DOCUMENTS    AND    BIOGRAPHY 


PERTAINING  TO 


THE  SETTLEMENT  AND  PROGRESS 


OF 


StarkCounty,  Illinois, 


t'ONTAINING 


AN  AUTHENTIC  SUMMARY  OF  RECORDS,   DOCUMENTS, 
HISTORICAL  WORKS,   AND  NEWSPAPERS. 


RELATING  TO 


Indian  History,  Orkjinai.  Settlement,  Organization  and  Politics,  Courts  and 
Bar,    Citizen   Soldiers,    Military   Societies,    Marriages,   Ciuirches, 

Schools,  Secret,  Bknevoi.ent  and  Litehahy  Societies,  Etc. 


together  with 


BIOGRAPHY  OF  REPRESENTATIVE  MEN 


PAST   AND    PRESENT. 


WRITTEN  FROM  RECORDS  AND  PERSONAL  REMINISCENCES, 

BY 

m'."'1':Yeeson. 


ILLUSTRATKD 


CHICAGO: 
M.  A.  LEESOX  &  00. 

MDCCCLXXXVII. 


DONOHUE  &  HE^NEBEKKY,  Printers  and  Binders,  Chicago. 


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PREFACE. 


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I  STORY  is  the  pith  or  substance  of  collected  biographies  or  of 
the  lives  of  men  and  women  of  a  State.  It  is  the  drama  of  set- 
tlement and  progress  —  a  link  of  golden  truths  whicli  binds  us  to 
the  past.  History  is  also  the  monument,  built  during  our  own 
a  lives,  to  be  our  instructor,  and  beyond  this  present  time  it  looks 
into  the  future  as  a  warning  teacher.  Local  history  is  not  only 
history  as  defined,  but  also  history  and  l)iography  —  grasping 
the  most  minute  details  connected  with  the  persons  and  events 
identified  with  the  progress  of  a  county,  township  or  village. 
The  past  and  pi-esent  —  the  whole  fabric  of  society  —  the  home, 
school,  church,  literary  and  benevolent  societies,  governmental 
and  military  organizations,  agriculture,  commerce,  manufactures 
and  all  these  institutions  which  draw  men's  interests  together, 
should  be  traced  to  their  humble  beginnings,  and  every  name 
and  date  placed  in  such  form  as  to  be  a  treasure  for  all  time; 
for  Old  Father  Time  will  one  day  call  up  such  records.  Local 
history,  while  embracing  all  such  details  of  men  alid  women  and 
events,  should  not  revel  in  records  of  vice  and  decay.  Its  teach- 
ings should  be  pure,  and,  to  have  them  so,  he  who  would  lead 
the  jDeojile  of  the  present  time  to  a  higher  nobility  of  character  and  purpose 
must  ]iot  give  the  story  of  decay  and  vice,  and  shame  and  crime  in  detail. 
Tiie  introduction  to  this  work  is  peculiar  in  its  practical  character.  It 
is  not  here  to  enlarge  the  volume  or  to  comply  with  any  known  literary  style; 
but  to  place  honestly  before  the  people  a  concise  instruction  in  the  whole 
history  of  the  LTuited  States  aiul  of  Illinois,  while  leading  down  to  the 
period  when  the  little  commonwealth  of  Stark  came  into  existence. 

The  general  histoiy  of  the  county  is  embrace'd  in  the  first  fifteen  chap- 
ters, each  one  exhausting  its  subject,  without  detracting  from  the  details 
of  township,  village  and  family  history,  contained  in  the  eight  great  chap- 
ters which  follow.  The  plan  of  township  history  is  sim})]ified  by  making 
the  personal  sketches  and  reminiscences  of  the  people  of  each  division  of 
the  county,  a  part  of  the  division  chapter,  arranging  them  ali)habetically. 
This  plan,  however,  will  not  place  .before  the  reader  at  once  all  the  family 
history  of  a  township  ;  because,  owing  to  change  of  location,  a  pioneer  of 
one  division,  may  be  an  old  settler  of  a  second,  and  a  modern  resident  of  a 
third  townshijD.  To  provide  a  ready  reference  in  this  case,  a  list  of  the 
families  treated  in  this  volume  is  given  and  the  contents  table  made  very 
complete. 

The  material  for  the  entire  history  of  the  county  and  of  each  township, 
village  and  hamlet,  was  collected,  written  and  edited  by  M.  A.  Leeson.  All 
this  is  based  on  official  records,  private  documents,  newspaper  accounts, 
and.  wdiere  quoted  and  credited,  on  the  published  historical  works  and 
reminiscences  of  local  writers  who  acted  justly  by  the  past  of  their  county. 


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IV  PREFACE. 

lu  this  work  the  cemeteries  Avere  not  forgotten,  so  tliat  the  monuments 
speak  in  this  vohime  of  names  and  dates  which  might  otherwise  pass  un- 
noticed. 

The  biographical  collection  is  the  work  of  many  men.  Their  notes 
were,  in  the  greater  nnmber  of  instances,  re- written  by  the  general  historian 
and  mailed  for  correction  or  revision.  In  a  few  cases  the  gentlemen 
engaged  in  this  department  proved  their  notes  at  the  time  of  writing  and 
thus  obviated  the  necessity  of  total  revision. 

While  absolute  perfection  (if  thei-e  is  such  a  human  attribute)  is  not  at 
all  claimed  for  this  volume,  we  feel  that  the  writer  has  given  the  people  a 
plain,  substantial,  matter-of-fact  work — the  most  thorough  of  its  class  ever 
offered.  AVe  believe  that  his  desire  to  exceed  all  pi'omises  has  been  satisfied, 
and  in  sending  the  work  on  its  mission  of  usefulness  we  do  so  with  that 
pleasure  which  always  accompanies  a  dut}'  faithfully  performed. 

To  the  county  officers  of  188(3  and  their  deputies,  to  whom  the  general 
historian  is  indebted  for  uniform  courtesy  and  material  aid  in  research,  we 
offer  expressions  of  gratitude  ;  to  the  gentlemen  of  the  press,  our  deep 
thanks  for  the  unanimit}"  of  their  endorsement:  to  the  clerks  or  secretaries 
of  the  various  educational,  literary,  religious,  secret,  benevolent,  military 
and  municipal  bodies,  our  sincere  acknowledgements,  and  to  all  the  people 
—  to  whose  cordial  and  intelligent  cooperation  the  success  of  this  work  is 
due  —  we  send  a  message  of  hope  and  belief  that  the  history  of  their  county 
will  prove  authentic  and  be  accej^table. 

M.  A.  LEESON  &  CO. 

February,  1Ss7. 


CONTENTS. 


Page. 

Title i 

Pheface iii 

Table  of  Contents v 

Map  of  Stark  County xv 

INTRODUCTION. 

PAKT  I. 

Ducovery  and  Diseorerers: 

Aborininal  Inhabitants 17-18 

Wars  of  the  United  States 19 

lieginients  in  the  Revohition 19 

AVarof  1812 19 

]\Iexican  War 19-20 

War  of  tlie  Rebellion 20 

Chronology  of  the  United  States 20 

PART  II. 

Derivation  of  Name — Illinois 32 

Illinois  Confederacy     .    32 

Chronology,  1655-1750 32-33 

1765-1814 34 

1816-1832 35 

1833-1871 36-37 

Conclusion 37 

Pere    Marquette's    Map    of     the 

Mississippi 

Documents  op  Stark  County 

CHAPTER  I. 

Topof/rnphy  (tnd  Natural  History: 

Physical  Characteristics 43 

Rivers  and  Streams 44 

Origin  of  Cooper's  Defeat 608 

Economic  Geology 45 

Coal  Measures 46 

Arclneology 48 

Storm,  Flood  and  Drought 50 

CHAPTER  II. 

lndian.i  of  Illinois  : 

Origin  of  American  Indian 52 

Indians  of  Illinois 53 

French  Forts 54 

Pottawatomies  and  Ottawas 56 

Starved  Rock 57 

Destruction  of  the  Illinois 57 

White  Settlements 59 

Treaties 59 

Black  Hawk  Troubles 63 


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CHAPTER   III. 

Exploration  and  Orcujyition  : 

American  Settlement  at  Peoria 65 

Travels  in  the  Neighborhood 65 

Isaac  B.  Essex's  First  School 65 

Settlement  in  Stark  County 66 

Pioneers  of  1830-35 ." 66 

Original  Assessment,  Dis.  No.  1.  .  .  67 

"     2....  67 

"     3 68 

"     4 68 

Military  Tract 69 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Marriage  Record  1831-1866: 

Introduction 70 

Record  1831-39 71 

Description  of  a  Wedding 72 

First  License  and  Certificate 72 

Beginning   of   Marriage    Record   of 

'  Stark 72 

Justices  and  Ministers 71-105 

CHAPTER   V. 

Pioneer  Associations  and  Reminiscences : 

Causes  of  Association 105 

Mutual  Protection  Society — OiTicers 

and  Members 106 

Beginnings  of  Old  Settlers'  Society..  107 

Organization  of  the  Society 107 

First  Annual  Meeting 108 

Second     "  "         108 

Death  Record  of  Old  Settlers 108 

Third  Annual  Meeting 109 

Death  Record  of  Old  Settlers 109 

Meeting  of  1882 110 

Death  Record  of  i\Ienibers 110 

Reminiscences .  .  Ill 

Meeting  of  1883 Ill 

Record  of  Deaths 112 

Seventh  ^Meeting 115 

Death  Roll  of  Old  Settlers 116 

Settlement  of  David  Fast 117 

Eighth  greeting 117 

Names  of  Okl  Residents  Present  .  . .  117 

Pioneer  Necrolony  for  1884-5 118 

Meeting  of  August,  1886 119 

RecoiTfof  Deaths 120 

Underground  Railroad , 122 

Receipt  for  Horse-stealing 124 


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CONTENTS. 


Page. 

Cattle  Drivin.-i  in  Early  Days 126 

J.  BlancbiU-d's  Reminiscences 127 

James   B.  Witter's  Reminiscences..  128 
H.  C.  Henderson's  "  ..128 

S.  H.  Hendersons  "  ..129 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Organization  and  Coinmit>sioners'  Court: 

Organization  of  Illinois 130 

"  Counties 1-30 

Voters  in  Spoon  liiver  Precinct 130 

Acts  of  Putnam  Co.  Conunissioners.   133 

First  Election  in  Spoon  River 133 

Bribery  Act  and  Plunder 133 

Afritallnoj  a  New  County 133 

Coffee  County  in  the  Legislature  .  . .   134 
Bill  for  Establishing  Stark  County  .   130 

Life  of  John  Stark 13."") 

Act  Providing  for  :More  Territory  .  .   13.t 
Commissioners'  Record,  1839-53  . .  .   136 

Organization  by  Townships 138 

First  Supervisors"  Board 138 

County  Buildings 138 

County  Poor  Farm 139 

Index  "to  Legislative  Acts 139 

CHAPTER  VII. 

Political  History: 

Introduction 140 

National  Caucus  and  Convention ...  141 

Precinct  Elections,  1839 141 

County  Election  liecord 142 

Masters  in  Chancery .  153 

Local  Conventions    153 

Douglas  and  Lincoln 153 

Unconditional  Union  Men 154 

Union  League  and  Knights  of  G.  C.  154 

Soldiers'  Convention 154 

Anti-polvganjv  ]\Ieeting 155 

Conventions  of  1886 155 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

The  Courts  aad  Bar: 

Introduction 159 

First  Law  Office 159 

Courts  of  Fulton  County 160 

Courts  of  Putnam  County 160 

Courts  of  Stark  County 1 60 

Reminiscences  of  First  Court     161 

Circuit  Judij:es 162 

Roll  of  the  "Old"  and  the  "New" 

Bar  of  Stark  County  .  .' 163 

Brief  Reference  to  a  Few  Cases  ....  167 

CHAPTER  IX. 

Journalism  and  Literature: 

Prairie  Advocate,  Toulon 168 

News,  Toulon 169 

Union.  Toulon 169 

News  (Redivivus),  Toulon 169 

Democrat,  Tovdon KiO 

Old-time  Billingsgate 170 

Democrat  (Redivivus),  Toidon 170 


Page. 

Ku  Klux  Bulletin,  Toulon 171 

Molly  Stark,  Toulon 171 

Herald  (Toulon  S.  W.) 171 

Sentinel,  Toulon 172 

Call  (Toulon  T.  W.) 172 

Post-Chronicle,  Wyoming 172 

Post,  Wyoming 172 

Herald,  W s'oming 172 

Post-Heralil,  Wyoming 172 

Daily  Post-Herald,  Wyoming 173 

Bee,  Wyoming 173 

Chronicle,  Bradford 173 

Times,  Bradford 173 

,    Independent,  Bradford 178 

Annex,  Lafayette 178 

Stark  County  and  its  Pioneers 174 

Pen  Sketches  of  Service  in  the  Ma- 
rine Artillery 174 

History  of  the  112th  Regiment 174 

Close  of  Chapter 174 

CHAPTER   X.     . 

Schools  and  Institutes: 

School  Statistics  of  State 175 

First  School  in  Stark  County 175 

Roll  of  School  Superintendents 175 

School  Statistics  of  County 176 

Teachers'  Institute  and  Association  .  177 

S.  G.  Wright's  Reminiscences 177 

William  Nowlan's  Reminiscences. .  .  178 

Roll  of  Teachers 178 

Statistics  of  Teachers 179 

Teachers'  Normal  Class 179 

Teachers"  Association 179 

Teachers'  Institute,  1882 180 

Normal  Institute 180 

CHAPTER  XI. 

lielif/ions  and  Semi-Religious  Associations: 

Establishment  of  Churches 181 

Sunday-school  Union 182 

Camp-meeting  A.ssociation 185 

Bible  Society" 185 

Temperance  League.  ., 186 

Women's  Christian  Temperance  As- 
sociation     186 

Musical  Society 186 

CHAPTER  XII. 

Agric ultu ral  Societies: 

Socictvof  1843 187 

Stark  "County  Agricultural  Society  .  187 

Effort  to  Esfablish  at  Wyoming 189 

Central  Agricultural  Society 189 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

Physicians  of  the  County: 
Record  of 191 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

Railroads: 

Western  Air  Line 193 

Peoria  and  Rock  Island 194 

Rushville  Branch 195 

Proposed  Roads 195 


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Page. 
CHAPTER  XV. 

Military  History: 

Introduction 196 

War  for  tlic  Union 197 

Statistics 197 

lievolutionarj'  Soldiers  liere 197 

Black  Hawk  and  Mexican  Wars...   197 
First  War  Meeting  in  Stark  C^ounty.   198 

Organization  of  Home  Guards 198 

County  and  F.ocal  Relief  Circles  ...   198 

jNniitar}'  Disbursing  Committee 199 

List  of   Soldiers   killed   up  to  Feb- 
ruary, 1802 199 

Township  Relief  Societies 199 

Women's  Loyal  Tjcague 199 

Provost-marshal  White  and  the  Ter- 

willigers -  .   199 

Bro.Tu's  Recruiting  Station 200 

The  Draft 200 

County  Central  Aid  C'ommittee  ....  200 

A  Furieral  Sermon 200 

Miles  A.  Fuller's  Report 203 

Sundry  Paragraphs 204 

Soldiers'  Momunent  Association.  .  .  .   205 

]\Ieeting  to  Celebrate  Peace 205 

Regimental  Sketches  and  Rosters  of 

Infantry  C'onunands 205 

Of  Cavalry  Commands 242 

Of  Artillerv  Commands 244 

Fourth  I.  X.  G 246 

G.   A.   R.   Post  Rosters,   pidc  town- 
slnpa. 

DOCI'MENTS     AND     BlOCiRAPHY     OF     TOWN- 
SHIPS  AND   Vllil-.'VGES  : 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

To u Ion  Toionsh ip : 

Topography 247 

Original  Land  Owners 218-251 

Present  Land  Owners 248-251 

Political  Statistics 251 

Supervisors  and  Justices 251 

Schools  and  School  Officers 254 

Census  of  Pioneers  in  1866 254 

Toulon  Cemetcrv  and  Its  Tenants.  ..  254 

Modena  Hamlet! 257 

Stark  Predestinarian  Baptists 258 

]\Ioulton   259 

Societies 259 

Toviii  of  Toulon: 

Introduction 259 

First  Settlers 260 

Survey  of  Town 261 

Sale  of  Town  Lots 261 

Its  Selection  as  County  Seat 262 

Improvement  Era   26B 

]{.  R.  Aid  Granted 263 

Trustees  and  Oliicers  of  Village.    .  .   263 

Reornanization 263 

Otlicials,  1873-1886 263 

Toulon  Postoffice 264 


Page. 

Old  Business  Houses 265 

Leaf  from  an  Account  Book 266 

Hotels 266 

Mauufactm-ing  Industries 267 

Banking  Houses 267 

Railroad  and  the  Grain  Trade 268 

Business  Circle 268 

Methodist  Church 269 

Congregational  Churcli   270 

Baptist'Church 276 

Second  Baptist  Church 279 

Christian  Church   279 

Catholic  Church 2^0 

Universalist  ( 'hiu'ch 280 

Sabbath  Schools 280 

Schools  of  Toulon 281 

Masonic  Lodge 284 

Eastern  Star' (Chapter 285 

I.  O.  O.  F.  Lodge 285 

Temperance  Workers 287 

W.  Vs\  Wriiiht  Post 288 

Militarv  Affairs 289 

Lotus  Club 290 

Woman's  Club .  .    280 

W.  C.  T.  U 291 

Y.  :M.  C.  A 291 

liiterary  Societies 291 

Old  Court  House  D.  S 291 

Toulon  Del)ating  Society 292 

Miscellaneous  Societies 293 

Toirii  of  Wyoming: 

Introduction 294 

Survey 295 

Early  Lot  Buyers 295 

Additions  to  Town 295 

Sketch  of  Its  Fir.st  Days 296 

Otficials,  1872-'86.  ..."'. 297 

Schools  of  Wyoming 297 

Methodist  Church 300 

Protestant  Episcopal  Church 303 

Catholic  Church 304 

Baptist  Ciiurch 305 

Congregational  Church 305 

United  Brethren  Church 306 

Masonic  Lodge 307 

Wyoming  Ciiaptcr 307 

Eiistern  Star  Chapter 308 

Wyo]ning  I.  O.  O.  F 308 

Wyoming  En(;ampment 309 

DeWolf>ost   309 

DeAVolf  Post 418 

Sons  of  Veterans 660 

National  Festivals 310 

Miscellaneous  Societies 311 

Postoflice 312 

Wyoming  Cemetery  and  Tenants.  . .  313 

Commerce  and  Mining 314 

Houses  in  Village  in  18S2 315 

Banks  and  liankers 316 

Business  and  Manufacturing  Circle..  317 

Opera  House 318 

Conflagrations 318 

Biography  and  Remini.sceuces.  ..318-418 


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CHAPTER  XVII. 

Elmira  Township: 

lutroduction. . .    420 

Oriirinal  Land  Owners 421-429 

Present  Land  Owners 421-429 

First  Settlement  and  Settlers 429 

Scotch  Settlement 4:i(» 

Travels  of  the  Turnbulls  and  Olivers  431 

Elmira  Cemetery  and  Tenants 432 

Osceola  Cemetery  and  Tenants 433 

Pioneer  Neighbors 433 

Highlanders  and  Lowlanders 434 

Schools 434 

Supervisors  and  Justices 435 

Insurance  Company 436 

Elmira  Grange ' 437 

Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 437 

lioster  and  Record  G.  A.  R 437 

Elmira  Library  Association 438 

Elmira  Village: 

Introduction ...      439 

L'nited  Presbyterian  Church 440 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church 441 

Elmira  Bible  Society 442 

Presbyterian  Church  of  Elmira 442 

Knox  Church 443 

Cumberland  Church 444 

Schools  of  District  3 444 

Business  Circle 445 

Osceola  Village: 

Introduction 446 

Presbyterian  Church 446 

;Methodist  Episcopal  Church 446 

Baptist   Church 447 

Free  Will  Baptist  Church 448 

Other  Religious  Societies 448 

iliscellaneous ■  448 

Elmira  in  the  War 449 

Biography  and  Reminiscences 455 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 
Esfie.r  Toicnship: 

Introduction 493 

Neighboring  Settlements 493 

Original  Entries 493 

Present  Landowners 493 

3Iadison  Winn's  Recollections   499 

Sheets  Cemetery 501 

Pleasant  ValleyCemetery 501 

Schools  of  Essex 502 

Supervisors  and  Justices 504 

Railroad  Election 504 

Pioneer  Postoffice 504 

Methodist  Church 505 

Latter  Day  Saints 505 

United   Brethren 505 

Duncan  Village 506 

Biography  and  Reminiscences. .  .507-525 

CHAPTER  XIX. 
Goslun  Township: 

Introduction 525 

Original  Entries 525 


Page. 

Present  Land  Holders 525 

Schools 532 

Cemeteries 535 

Lafayette  Village : 

Survey  and  Purchase 536 

Incorporation  of  Villaire 537 

Tru.stees,  1869-1887.  .'. 537 

Clerks,  1869-1887 538 

Old  and  New  Business  Circle 538 

Pioneers  of  1848 538 

Pensioners   538 

I.  O.  O.  F.  Lodge 538 

Dautrhter.;  of  Re'bekah 539 

Blue^  Lodge.  A.  F.  &  AM 539 

Eastern  Suir  Chapter 539 

Good  Templars 540 

Baptist  Church 540 

3Iethodist  Episcopal  Church 540 

Indian  Creek  Class 541 

Union  Church 541 

Presliyterian  Society 541 

Mormon  Church 542 

U.  :M.  p.  Church   542 

Universalist  Church 542 

Church  of  Christ 542 

Biography  and  Reminiscences 542 

CHAPTER  XX. 
Osceola  Township. 

Introduction 571 

Statistics 571 

Coal  and  Gas 571 

Original  Land  Entries 572 

Present  Land  Owners 572 

Schools 57.5 

Super^^sors 577 

Justices 577 

R .  R .  Aid  Election 577 

Franklin  Cemetery 588 

Bradford  Vill'ige : 

Survey  and   Plat  588 

First  Lot  Buyers 588 

Era  of  Settlement 588 

Business  Circle 588 

Bradford  Schools 578 

Village  Incorporated 581 

Trusfees  and  Officials 581 

^lasonic  Lodse 581 

Odd  Fellows'"  Lodge 582 

Good  Templars'  Lodge 582 

G.  A.  R.  Post  and  Roster 582 

Universalist  Church 583 

Sewing  Circle 583 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church 584 

Baptist   Church 584 

Congregational  Church 586 

Catholic   Church 586 

Protestant  Episcopal  Church 586 

Bradford  Cemetery 587 

LomhardriUe : 

Survey  and  Plat. 587 

Improvement  Society 587 

Biography 588 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 


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Page. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 


Penn    ToxonsMp  : 

Physical  Character 603 

Villaiies   of 603 

Population 603 

Cooper's  Defeat  Creek 603 

Original  Entries 604 

Schools  of  Peun 607 

Supervisors 608 

Justices 608 

Castleton  : 

S\u-\'ey  and  Plat 609 

Lot  Purchasers 609 

Business   Circle 609 

Ntn-mal    School 609 

^Methodist  Einseopal  Church 610 

Drawvcr's  Class 610 

liojoate's  Class 610 

:\[ethodist  Protestant  Church 610 

Evangelical  Lutheran  Church 611 

Societies 611 

Camp  Grove 612 

Franklin  Cemetery 612 

Snareville  Cemetery 615 

Biography  and  Reminiscences 615 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

Valley  Township: 

Physical  Character 640 

Population 640 

Original  Pantries '  040 

Present  Land  Ov^-ners 640 

Township  Schools 643 

Supervisors -644 

Justices 645 

Pioneer  Neighbors.  - 645 

Wolf  Hunt,  1830 645 

Yallev  Cemetery 645 

Stark  Village. 645,  659 

Pensioners 646 

Congregational  Church   646 

Members  of 647 


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Wady  Petra  Village 647 

Methodist  Church 647 

Grange 647 

Sons  of  Veterans 660 

Biography  and  Remiuisceuces 647 

CHAPTER   XXIII. 

West  Jersey  Township: 

Introduction 672 

Physical  Character 672 

Popuhition 672 

Original  Entries 672 

Present  Land  Owners 672 

Schools 67(5 

Supervisors 678 

Justices 678 

Pioneer  Neighbors 678 

Millbrook  Township 678 

Victoria  Township 678 

Pioneer  ^lemories 679 

First  Settlers 679 

Distiilerv 679 

First  Ball 679 

First  Postoffice 680 

Census  of  Pioneers 680 

West  Jersey  Cemetery   680 

Soldiers  Buried  in  Cemeterv 681 

West  Jersey  Village '. 681 

M.  E.  Chu'rch...: 681 

Hazen's  Class 681 

Finch's  Cla.ss 682 

Trickle's  Class 682 

Presl)vterirtn  Church 682 

Odd  Fellows 683 

Starwauo 683 

Burning   of  Intirraary 683 

Biography  and  Reminiscences 684 

CONCLUSION. 

Population  1840—80 707 

Township  1855—80 707 

Nationality  of   Citizens 707 

Population  of  Villages 708 

Annual  Expenditures  1839 — 85 707 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 


Page. 

Map  of  Stark  County 15 

Pere  Manjuette's  ^lap 39 

Starved  Rock 61 

Landing  of  La  Salle 95 

Pioneer  Home 113 

Pontiac 131 

Tecuraseh 149 

Black  Hawk 201 

First  SchooLhouse 495 


Page. 

Oliver  Whitaker 255 

James  H.  Miller 273 

Samuel  Burge 323 

Sylvester  Otmau 341 

William  Sturm 359 

Clinton  Fuller 477 

Abner  Kerns 529 

Rev.  A.  C.   Miller 649 

L  L.  Newman 697 


BIOGRAPHY  AND  REMINISCENCES. 


Torxox  Town  snip  xst> 
Towns  of  Ton.ox  and 
Wyoming. 

Page. 

Jolin  W.  Agard 319 

John  R.  Atherton 319 

Julius  Barnes 319 

Dr.  Bacraeister 191 

James  Ballentiue 320 

Eunice  Bass 320 

Thomas  A.    Beall,  Sr. .  320 

Thomas  Beall 320 

John  Berlield 320 

Carson  Berfield.  (Gen.  Hist.) 

Patrick   :M.  Blair 321 

Elva  M.  Black 322 

Herbert  Blakely 322 

Thomas  W.  Bloomer. .  322 

Andrew  F.  Bloomer. . .  328 

William  Boggs 322 

3Ia jor  Bohanuau 322 

William  J.  Bond 322 

Orlando   Brace 325 

Kezzie  F.  Brace   325 

Henry  C.  Bradley 325 

Samuel  G.  Breese 326 

William   Brown 326 

John  B.  Brown 620 

Capt.  John  M.  Brown.  327 

Samuel  Burge 327 

Kev.  Benjamin  Buree.  .  328 

D.   S.  Burroughs. .":...  328 

Henrv  Butler^ 329 

Ed^\  in  Butler 329 

C".  C.  Campbell 330 

Alfred  Castle,  M.  D . .  .  330 

Rev.  W.  W.  Carr 331 

Thomas  H.  Carlin 331 

Wm. Chamberlain, M.D.  332 

Julius  F.  Chapin 332 

Mary  F.  Chapin 332 

Joseph  Catterlin 332 

John  S.  Cleveland 332 

Jeffrey  A.  Coolev 332 

Presley   Colwell .' 332 

Mrs.  David  Cooper 332 

MarvCox 332 

Clara  De  W.  Cox 332 

Jere  M.  Cox 333 

Polly  Crandall 333 

Eliza  J.  Creighton 333 

P.  K.  Cross 333 


Page,  i 

John  Cuthertou 334 

Rev.  T.J.  Cullen 334 

Dr.    Curtiss 334 

L.  P.  Damon 3:34 

Samuel  M.  Dewey 335 

Stephen   Deaver 335 

Kezzie  Dexter 336 

R.  J.  Dickinson 336 

Henry  B.  Dorrance.  . .  .  337 

John  Drinnin 337 

Luther   Driscoll 337 

Mary  E.  Dugau 337 

William  Dunn 337 

Rev.  R.  C.  Dunn 337 

Benjamin  Drummoud .  .  365 

Otis  T.  Dyer 338 

William  5l.  Eagelston.  338 

C.  L.  Eastman 339 

S.  W.  Eastman 340 

Emory  J.  Edwards.  .  .  .  343 

B.  F.  Edwards UA 

John  G.  Emery 344 

Joseph  Essex 344 

Artemus  Ewers 344 

Spencer  Falconer 344 

Davis  Fast 344 

John  Finlev 344 

Rev.  J.  J.  Fleharty.  . .  344 

Benjamin  C.  Follett...  344 

Mrs.  Pleasant  Folktt..  345 

Sarah  E.  Fofflesoug. .. .  345 

:Mrs.  D.  Fos^ter. .  .\  . . .  336 

William  Fuller 345 

Miles  A.  Fuller 345 

Ernest  C.  Fuller 346 

Brady  Fowler 463 

Andrew  Galbraith 346 

Charles  Geesey 347 

Amos  P.  Gill.' 347 

Hu£rh  Y.  Godfrey 347 

Joel  D.  Goodale." 347 

W.  H.  Gray 347 

Ruby  Greenfleld 347 

F.  R.  Greenwood 347 

W.  H.Greenwood 348 

James   Grilhn 348 

A.  Gross 348 

Robert  Grieve 348 

Thomas  Hall.  M.  D  ...  349 

J.  Knox  Hall 352 

Mary  31.  Hammett 352  . 

X 


Page. 

John  Hanes 352 

Richard  Hardin 352 

Mrs.  Harty 3.52 

Sarah  ]\I.  Hazzard ...  .  352 
AuEcustus  G.  Hammond  352 

Charles  Hartley 353 

George  Hartley 353 

James  P   Headley 354 

George  Harvey 354 

John  Hawkes 354 

W.  H.  Henderson 355 

Thomas  J.  Henderson. .  223 
John  W.  Henderson...  356 
Henry  C.  Henderson. .  .  356 
Stephen  H.  Henderson.  356 
James  A.  Henderson  . .  356 
3Irs.  Ann  Heywood  . .  .   356 

Thomas  Hevwood 357 

Richard  Hight 357 

William  Holgate 358 

Henry    A.    Hoist,    ride 

Gtu.  Hist. 
Georse  E.  Holmes. . . .     358 

John^Hook 361 

Frank  C.  Hook 361 

W.  H.  Hoover 362 

Augustus  Hulsizer  ....  362 
Chjirles  F.  Hamilton  .  .   591 

Jane  Ingham 363 

Ellen  Jackson 363 

William  S.  Johnson  . . .  363 
Peyton  P.  Johnson  ....  363 

John  Jordan 364 

George  Kerns 364 

William  Kerns 365 

Martin  Keran 365 

James  Kinney 365 

Maria  Kightlinger 366 

Wesley  Kinir 366 

Albert  W.King 366 

James  E.  King 367 

George  S.  Lawrence...  367 

Davis  Lowman 368 

James  K.  Lashells 368 

William  J.  Law 368 

Abram  Lindsev 368 

Dr.  J.  L  Liiihffall 369 

Caleb  :M.  S.~"Lyon 367 

Caroline  Lvon 369 

William  R.  Leirir 369 

Leek  family  .  .^^7 369 


BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCKNCES. 


XI 


Page. 

Elizabeth  Long 369 

Mary  Ann  Lowman  . . .   369 

^lincrva  Lj'on 369 

Richard  Mascall ?69 

William  Malianv 369 

William  Mahany 694 

Col.  I).  W.  Magce,  M.D  369 

William  Mason 370 

Wallace  McW.  Mason  .  371 

John  A.  Maxfield 371 

Thomas  H.  Maxlield  . .  371 

David  McCance 372 

Charles  P.  McCorkle  .  .   372 
Kolx-rt  McKeio-han  ....  373 

John  INIark  :\rc:Millen..   373 
Stephen  W.  Maring  ...   374 
M.  F.  Meeker........     374 

Major  W.  K.  Merriman  374 
Hon.  James  H.  Miller  .   375 

Allen  P.  Miller 376 

William  Miller 377 

Royal  H.  Miller 377 

Wflliam  Miner 378 

Rev.  John  Mitchell  .. .  378 

Robert  Mitchell 378 

James  Montooth 378 

William  L.  ^Nlooney  . .  .   379 
J.  \V.  3Iorrison  ..'.....   380 

Robert  Moore 482 

K  B.  Morse,  M.  D....  381 

James  H.  Newton 381 

Ben j .  A .   Newton 381 

Jason  M .  Newton 382 

George  Nicholas 382 

Rev.^T.  J.  Nesmith  ..  382 

Elizabeth  Nixon 382 

Will  E.  Nixon   382 

James  Nowlan  383 

Thomas  A.  Oakes 383 

Sylvester  F.  Otman.    . .  383 

William  Ogle 519 

Benjamin  Packer 384 

Charles  S.  Pavne     385 

Harve\-  Pettit'. 386 

Allen  ^IcA.  Pierce,  M.D  386 

Henry  R.  Pierce 387 

F.  O.  Phelps 387 

Mrs.  Franklin  Pratt...   387 
Henry  T.  Prentiss..  ..   387 

John  Prior 3^7 

James  Price,  ride  mil.  ch. 

Nelson  Prout 388 

ilrs.  Elijah  Ransom. .  .  388 

Francis  Rennick 388 

Joseph  D .  Rhodes 388 

Eugene  Rhodes 388 

John  H.  Rhodes 564 

Hugh  Rhodes 564 

Mr.s".  Byrne  Riley 389 

Anthonv  Robinson....  389 

George  Rockwell 389 

James  M.  Rogers 389 

Frank  Rosseter 389 

William  R.  Sandham.  .  389 


Page. 

Peter  Sanner 390 

Wintield  Scott 390 

George  W.  Scott 390 

IVIartin  Shallenberger.  .  391 
Hopkins  Shivvers. .  .  .  393 
William  U.  Sickles. . . .  393 

Minott   Silliman 565 

Levi  Silliman 394 

Perrv  H.  Smith 394 

John  W.  Smith 394 

John  Smith 395 

Barbara  Smith 395 

PhcebeH.  Smith 395 

Whitney  Smith 395 

Isaac  B.  Spillman 395 

Nathan  Snare 395 

Perrv  Stanclitf -.  .   396 

Gen'  John  Stark 135 

Patrick  Sullivan 397 

Charles  M.  Swank  ....  398 

Andrew  Swartz 398 

Sj'lvester  Sweet 398 

]\irs.  William  Sweet. .  .   398 

Bushrod  Tapp 398 

Charles  M.  Teeter 398 

Elias  Stout  Teeter 399 

Isaac  Thomas 400 

James  M.  Thomas 400 

William  F.  Thomas...  401 

Frank  Thomas 401 

Gen.  Samuel  Thomas  .  401 

Owen  Thomas 403 

Harriet  Taylor 403 

Brailford  F.  Thompson  403 

Harriet  Ticknor 404 

L.   E.  Timmons 404 

E.  A.  Trimmer 404 

W.  A.  Truax 404 

Benjamin  Turner 405 

Jesse  T.  Turner 405 

Daniel  Tvrrell,  M.D...  407 

\.  F.  Stlckney 406 

James  M.  Sticknev.  . .     406 

J.  C.  Starr ' 406 

Daniel  D .  Stone 406 

Rev.  I).  G.  Stouffer  ..  406 

William  Sturm 407 

George  C.  Van  Osdell  .  669 

Gertrude  Wagner 410 

David  J.  Walker  ....     410 

Dexter  Wall 410 

Rev.  W.  Wallers  .   411 

John  W.  Walters...    .  412 

Joseph  AValther 412 

Oliver  Whitaker 413 

Jolui   Whitaker 414 

B.   WhiHen   415 

John   Whitcher 415 

William  Williams 415 

Warren  Williams 415 

Marshall  Winn 415 

James  Woods 416 

Stephen  G.  Worlev  ...  416 
Rev.  S.  G.  Wright  ...  416 


Page. 
William  W.  Wright...  416 
Capt.  W.  W.  Wright..  570 
Susan  D.  Wright  ....  .   416 

John  Wriglev 417 

David  DeWolf 418 

Hewes  White 492 

Keziah  I).  Young....  418 
B.  F.  Young 481 

Elmiha  Townsuip. 

John  Adams 455 

James  Arm.strong,  Sr. ..  455 

Louis  Austin 455 

Matthew  Bell 455 

W.  D.  Blanchanl   455 

Abhy  M.  Blanchanl...  456 
Dr.  E.  R.  Boardman. .  .  456 
Dr.  E.  O.  Boardman...  456 

Charles  Bolt 457 

Myrtle   G.  Bi-ace     ,  ,  .  .  457 

Lochlin  Buchanan 458 

Lochliu  ]M.  Buchanan.  .  458 

Asa  A.  Bunton 458 

Asa  Bunton 461 

James  Buswell 461 

James  Cinnamon 461 

David  Currier 462 

Lsabella  Fell 548 

Brady  Fowler 463 

Laton  Fuller 463 

Ambrose  Fuller. ......  463 

Clinton   Fuller 464 

Walter  U.  Fuller  464 

Wm.  W.  Fuller 464 

Charles  L.  Gerard   ....  465 

Hall  family 466 

Rol)ert  Hail 473 

John  M.  Hatch 473 

Aaron   Harvej' 592 

James  ^I.  Jackson 473 

Thomas  Jackson 474 

Col.  William  Jackson..  474 

David  Jackson 474 

John  Jackson 476 

Adam  Jackson 476 

James  L.  Jackson 479 

John  Leason 479 

AVilliam  Leason 465 

Thomas  Lvle...  • 461 

Carlos  B.'Lyle 479 

Horace  E.  Lvle 479 

Finlev  ^latheson 480 

Geo.  S.  .Alavnard 480 

Donald  Mci)onald 480 

Harriet  J.  ilcKeuzie...   481 

William   Moflitt 481 

Samuel    .Montooth 482 

Robert  Moore 482 

George  ilurray 482 

William  Murray 483 

Thomas  Nicholas 483 

Adam  Oliver 484 

Andrew  Oliver 484 

Henrv   H.  Oliver 485 


XII 


i;io(;kai'iiv    and   keminisokn^ks. 


Thomas  Oliver 

AVilliiim  Parks 

Matthew  B.    Parks .  . 
William   G.  Perkins. 

Gideon  Potter 

Jolm  F.  Reed 

Simon   15.  Spencer.  .  . 

Isaac  Spencer 

Charles   Stuart 

Sturms   family 

John  Tiirnbuil 

JohnG.  Turnbull..., 
William  11.  Turnlmll 
AVilliam  Turubull. .  . 
Archibald  Vandyke . 
Charles  V^andyke.  .  .  . 
Ilewes  White 


ACJE. 

485 
486 
486 
486 
487 
488 
488 
489 
450 
489 
489 
490 
491 
491 
491 
492 
493 


Page. 

Benson  8.  Scott 520 


EssKX  Township. 

F.  F.  Brockway 507 

Thomas  ColweH 508 

Henry  (V)lwell 508 

JohnColwell 509 

Joseph  Cox 509 

Thomas  W.  Cox   ....  509 

W.  K.    Cox 509 

Malon    Cox 510 

Mary  E.  Cox 510 

I.  P.  Carpenter 510 

Hannah   Dixon 510 

Samuel    Dixon 510 

Rosanna  Dixon 510 

Philip  F.  Earhart 510 

Eliza  Edwards 511 

Isaac   B.  Essex 511 

Thomas   Essex 512 

Philip   Fast 512 

Jane  Frail 512 

James  M.  Estep 512 

George  Fautz.  .  .    512 

Joseph  Friedman 518 

Daniel    Gini;ricli 513 

Lucinda  Giuiirich .  .  .    .  513 

A.   E.   Gingrich 514 

Thomas   Graves 514 

Nancy    Graves 514 

James  Graves 515 

Joseph  S.  Graves 515 

Jacob   Graves 516 

Lemuel  Graves 516 

Argeion  Graves 516 

Jerome  Graves 516 

James   Hartley 517 

Ann   Hartley." 517 

n.  Ingram." 517 

Jared  Jones   517 

Abner  Kerns 518 

John  Leffler 518 

Jesse    L,   .Moltiit 519 

Josiah    .MoHitt 519 

John   II.  Ogle 519 

Henry   M.   Rogers 520 

John" Scott.  . .'. 520 


520 
522 

522 
523 


Peter   Sheets . 

Henry  Springer 

Amelia  M.  Standard . 
John  P.  Standard  . . 
Christopher   Trickle. 

Edward  Trickle 523 

Jelfenson  Trickle 52a 

]\Iason  B,  Trickle 523 

Sylvester  Wilkinson...   524' 

Alonzo  Wilkinson 524 

Solomon   Wilkinson...   525 
Thomas   Winn 109 

GOSUKN    ToWNSIHI'. 

Eric  Anderson 543 

Josepll   Atherton 543 

Jesse  S.  Atherton 543 

^[rs.  A.  Atherton 543 

R.  C.  Baker 543 

Jeremiah    Bennett 543 

xV.  R.  R.  Revier 544 

U.  H.   Brown 544 

Emory  S.  Buffum 544 

Jonas  Butler 544 

Mrs.  P.  Cavenaugh ....  544 

Melinda  Carver 545 

Dr.  J.   R.  Crawford...   545 
Wm.  L.  Dalrymple.  .  .  .  545 

Elder  Delle  ". 545 

Mrs.  Dickinson  . 545 

Rebecca  Dickin.son.  .  .  .  545 

Jeremiah  DeMutli 545 

Lotan    Dexter 546 

GL'orge  F.  Dexter 546 

Daniel  Dodge 546 

Mrs    Dudley 546 

S   D.  Easton 546 

Elijah  Eltzroth 546 

Conrad  Emery 547 

John  Emery." 547 

Jacob  Fall ." 547 

Mrs.  Farr 547 

Barnabas  Frail 547 

D.  K.  Fell 548 

Isabella  Fell 548 

(Jideon  B.  Gillette 548 

J.  T.  (Gardner 549 

Hugh  Galbrailh 549 

Epii.  Garrison 550 

Luther  Geer 550 

Nelson  Grant 550 

Orson  Grant 550 

Ruth  Graves   ...  550 

:  Thomas  Gemmell 550 

'  William  J.  Hamilton.     551 
Andrew  Hamilton 551 

j  A.  IT.  Harris.    -.. 551 

Harry  Hayes 551 

John  S,  Haxtiui    551 

Martha  Hill 551 

i  Sabrina  Hilliard 551 

Azro  Hilliard 552 


Page. 

Charles  Himes 552 

Homer  II.  Himes 553 

Cad.  Howell 553 

I).  J.   Hurd 553 

James  Ingels 553 

James  Jackson 553 

Barnabas  M.  Jac'kson.  .  554 
Capt.  C.  P.  Jackson. . .  554 

J.  M.  Jones 555 

Jacob  Jones 555 

Sheridan  Jones 555 

Capt.  F.  A.  Jones 556 

William  Marks 556 

James  Martin 557 

William  Mason 557 

John  A. ^laxfield   ...    .  557 

Oren  Maxtield 557 

Elijah  McCleuahau.  . . .  557 
Henry  McClenalian .  .  557 
Elijah  J.  :McClenahan..  557 
James  McStimpson.  .  . .  558 

Harris  W.  Miner 558 

Susanna  Miner 109  559 

Robert  Moore 559 

Henry  S.  Newcomer. . .  559 

Dr.  J.  H.  Nichols 559 

James  Nicholson 560 

Eric  U.  Norberg 560 

Michael  No wlan 560 

William  Nowlan 561 

Philanda    Pomcroy.  .  .  .   561 

Elijah  Pomeroy 561 

Henry  Presler 561 

Samuel   Parrish 561 

Squire  Parrish 562 

Bethuel  Parrish 562 

Joel   Parrish 563 

J.  H.  Quinn 563 

Mrs.  Reed 564 

Wm.  A.  Reed 564 

Isaac  C .  Reed 564 

Huuh  Rhodes 564 

Jolm  F.  Rhodes 564 

T.  W.  Ross 565 

Jacob  Ross 565 

Lucretia  Ruston 565 

Minott  Silllman 565 

C .  F .  Spillman 566 

William  Snyder 566 

Alfred  .M.  Snyder 567 

A.  B.  II.   Snyder 567 

J.  F.  Thompson 567 

V.  Todd 568 

Abbie  A.  Todd 568 

Smith  Tuttle 5(18 

Peter  II.  Wade 568 

John  White 568 

John  A.  White 569 

John  H.  White 569 

Samuel  M.  White 569 

Simeon  AVilliams 569 

Rev.  J.  L.  Williams...  570 
Capt.  W.  W.  Wright..  570 
GadL.  Yale ".....  571 


BIOGRAPHY    ANT)    REMINISCENCES. 


xin 


Osceola  Township. 

Page. 

Alviu  Abbott 588 

Mary  P.  Adam,s 588 

Major  A.  Ames 588 

Z\3bnloii  Avery 589 

Dr.  J.  G.  Boardman...  589 

John  V.  Bevier 589 

John  n.  Boyd 590 

A.  H.  Brock 590 

Mrs.  Capperune 590 

Mrs.  Cashing  590 

James  B.  Do  vie 590 

W.  P.  Dator! 590 

Mrs.  Driscoll 590 

Mrs.  Fink 590 

Patrick  Finni^an 590 

Wesley  T.  Foster 591 

Otis  Gardner 591 

Charles  F.  Hamilton..  591 

Jenny  Hartley 592 

Thomas  W.  Harmon .  .  592 

William  Harvey 592 

Geo.  L.  Haskins 592 

Mrs.  T.  Horan   593 

John  Lackie 593 

Emily  i^I.  Lewis 593 

Francis  J.  Liggett 594 

Geo.  W.  Longmire.  . . .  595 

Catherine  iMcXultv   .    .  595 

Jolui  A.  Mielkey.' 595. 

H.  R.  Mokeler  ' 596 

James  M.  Morris 596 

A.  B.   j\[or.se 597 

Harmon  Pheni.x 597 

Geo.  W.  Reed 597 

George  Reeves 598 

Benjamin  F.  Rockhold  598 

Asher  Smith 599 

Byron  Smith 599 

Liberty  Stone 599 

Mrs.  Herbert  Searles. . .  600 

Nicholas  Stin-m 600 

Church  Sturtevant 600 

Isaac  Sturm 600 

A.  J.  Sturm    600 

Seth  Stuart (iOl 

AugiLst  S.  Thompson..  601 

Joseph  E.  Weed 601 

Washino-ton  White...  602 

Naomi  Wilcox 602 

John   Winslow      602 

Calvin  Winslow 602 

Penn  Township. 

Heniy  B.  Ackley 615 

John  Acklej^ 615 

Humphrey  Avery. .  .616-18 

S.  G.  Avery 616-19 

Elizabeth  Smith  Avery..  616 

]VIiles  Avery 617 

Jo.seph  C.  Avery 619 

Robert  McBocock 619 

Elijah  Bocock 620 


Paoe. 

Cyrus  Bocock 620 

Thomas  J.  Bocock.    ...   621 
William  C.  Bocock....   621 

John  B.  Brown 622 

Cramincr  W.  Brown..  .   622 

Erastus  Brown 622 

Harlow  Brown 623 

Benjamin  B.  Bunnell.  .   623 

Jam'es  A.  Bunnell 624 

Robert  E.  Bunnell....   624 

Daniel  Coghlan 625 

Samuel  Crum 625 

C.  W.  Davison 625 

Geo.  D.  Eaa-elston 626 

William  Eagel.ston 626 

Mary  P'arwdl 626 

James  W.  Fleming.  .  .  .   626 

Levi  Fonts 027 

Zura  Fidler 627 

C.  D.  Fuller 627 

Ben j .   F.  Gharrett   ....   628 

William  D.  Grant 628 

George  Green 628 

AndiW  Harty 629 

James  Holeate 630 

Dr.  J.  R.  Holgate 630 

Edwin  Holmes 630 

Leo    Julg 633 

Michael  Ivitterman 634 

Alexander  Kissinger  .  .   634 

Thomas  Leadley 634 

"Aiuitie"  McLauiihlin.   634 

James  McNulty.T 634 

Geo.  W.   Miller 634 

Warren  Pettit 635 

Virdl   Pike 635 

Clias.  H.  Perkins 635 

William  Redding 656 

William  Rvan 635 

Hcnrv  Seeiev 635 

Wm."  S.  Sniith 635 

John  Snare 636 

James  Snare   636 

R.    S.   Snare 637 

Edward  Somers 638 

Kliza])e1h  Sturm 638 

.Micagv  Swiger 638 

Wm!  H.  Whitlen 638 

C.  AVilson 639 

Archibald  Wheeler.  .    .   626 

Lydia  White 630 

Abram  Zimm 639 

Valley  Township. 

Josepli  Anderson 648 

Margaret    V.   Brain 648 

AVm.  Atkinson 648 

Perry  C.  Burdick 651 

Bishop  Chase 705 

r^hilander  Chase 706 

Pliilander  Chase 651 

Heber  Chase 651 

Bernard  C^olgan 652 

Thomas  H.  Crone 653 


Page. 

Wm.  Da\v.son 653 

John  Ij.  Dawson 654 

James  L.  Dawson 654 

Elizabeth  Dciwn 654 

AVm.    Dow  n 654 

Mary  A.  Dcwlnu-st .  .  .  .  65  > 

James    DcAvhurst 655 

L.   Duckworth 655 

G.  W.   Durvea 655 

Joseph  Ebv 655 

A  J.  Faulkner 655 

Ambrose  Ghert 656 

A.  AV.   Hendricks 657 

Henry   Hampson ......  657 

Sai'ah  Hampson 657 

Thomas  Heaghney....  658 

David    Hodges.  . .' 658 

Chas.  AI.    lIuU 659 

Geo.   L.  Jackson 659 

James  Jack-son 664 

Mrs.  Judith  S.  Job   .  .  .  660 

David  Joh 660 

Thomas    Kelly 660 

G.  Klepfer...' 660 

Alonzo  Kengsley 660 

Jonathan  Luce 660 

George  JIarlatt 661 

Malinda  jVIarlatt 661 

AVilliam  McConnell 662 

Sarah  McGinniss 662 

John    Morrissy 663 

William  Peterson 663 

John    Schanck 664 

Jacob  Simmerman 664 

A.J.  Sinunerman 664 

Edwin  Snare 665 

John   Speers 665 

Carl  Stagg 666 

James  Turner 655 

Charles   D.  Stisser.    ...  669 

Geo.  C.  Y:\u  Osdell.    ..  669 
Thomas  Wickliara,  tide 
Mstort/. 

A.sahel  Wihnot 670 

Harriet  N.  AVilmot 670 

Samuel  AVrigiey 671 

West    Jeiisioy    Township. 

S.  V.  Addis 684 

D.   O.  Addis 684 

James  P.  Addis 685 

Ella  Addis 685 

Francis  Anthony   ....  685 

John   H.Anthony 685 

Cyrus    Anthony 685 

AVilliam  Barr 

]Mrs.    Bishop 686 

AVilliam  Bishop 686 

Josepli    Bodine 686 

John   P.  Bodine 686 

David    J.  Bodine 687 

R.    A.  Bovd   687 

David  AV.Bi'own 687 

S.    Caskev 


XIV 


BIOaRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES. 


Page. 

Tjudnda  Duncer 687 

John   Dryden 687 

Rebecca  "Dunn 687 

A.  A.    Duim 689 

aeorge  Kckley 689 

Hannah    Gaffliev   689 

John    Finley 689 

A.  .].   Finley 689 

Samuel   J.   Fox 690 

Sarah  George 690 

Jacob  N .   Hazen 690 

John  Ilazen 690 

S.    R.  Hazen 691 

James   R.  Henry 691 

Mrs.   Ingels 692 

Levi  Johnson 692 

A.  J.  Johnson 692 

Wm .   H.  Johnson 698 


Page. 

R.  W.  King,  M.  D 693 

John    Keller   694 

Jacob    Kissell 694 

Philip  Knoir 694 

James  Little 6H4 

William  Mahany 694 

James  V.  B.  Mahany.  .  694 

W.S.McClauahan,  M.D.  695 

Rev.  A.  C.  Miller.  .  .    .  695 

I.  L.  Newman 696 

Joseph  Palmer 696 

Willard  Palmer 696 

John   Pratz 699 

Jonathan  Pratz 699 

S.  H.  Sanders 699 

John   Sargent 700 

Belle   Shafer 700 


Page. 

Mary  L.  Swank 700 

Peter   Sheets  700 

George  Slieets 700 

.Jacob  B.  Smith 700 

Jacob  Stimmell 701 

Sarah  H.  Stimmell....  701 

Robert  Stonier 701 

Chas.  W.   Terry 702 

Washington  Trickle...  703 

A.  D.  Van  Sickle 703 

.Tohn  Wiley 704 

W.  W.  Webster 704 

EcclesB.  West 700 

Jacob  Wygell 698 

Mahala  Young 704 

C.  W.    Young 704 

J.  Q.  Young 705 


INTRODUCTION 


I'AIIT  I. 


CllKO.XOLOGV    OF    THE    UNITED    STATICS. 

HE  honor  of  discovering  land  in  the  western  hemisphere 
has  been  variously  credited.  It  is  said,  and  on  very  good 
authority,  that  it  was  known  to  the  people  of  Cartilage, 
as  the  Atalantis  of  Plato's  ''Critias  and  Tiniaeus."  Again, 
Saint  Brendan  is  credited  with  its  discovery  in  the  sixth 
century  ;  while  Powell,  in  his  history  of  Wales,  assumes 
that  the  Welch  prince,  Madoc,  left  his  country  in  1170 
with  his  retainers,  and  made  a  settlement  here.  The 
works  of  those  early  settlers  and  explorers  were  of  such 
little  utility  that  notliing  has  been  transmitted  by  them 
to  posterity  which  might  substantiate  the  claims  of 
their  latter  day  countrymen.  Not  so  with  the  Tartars  and  others. 
Tiie  ancient  inhabitants  of  Uispaniola,  Peru,  Mexico,  and  even  Canada, 
who  came  ma  Kamptschatka,  from  China,  Japan,  and  even  from 
Africa,  left  behind  them  immutable  souvenirs  of  their  coming  and 
their  stay,  and  gave  to  tlie  continent  two  great  empires — Mexico  and 
Peru.  Then  followed  Sjiain  with  her  Christian  hero,  the  Genoese,  Col- 
umbus, 1492;  then  England  with  the  two  Venetians,  John  and  Se- 
bastian Cabot,  1497;  then  Portugal  with  the  Florentine,  Yespucius, 
1501;  then  the  French  explorers,  Cartier,  Marquette,  •  Joliet,  La 
Salle,  Allouez,  Dablon,  and  hundreds  of  other  Frenchmen  who  explored 
and  wrote  and  preached.  The  record  of  discovery  by  Europeans,  as 
accepted,  is  as  follows :  Christopher  Columbus,  San  Salvador,  1492  ; 
John  and  Sebastian  Cabot,  Labradoi-,  1497;  Americus  Vespucius, 
l^)razil.  1501  ;  Caspar  Cortereal,  Canada,  1501  ;  Ponce  de  Leon,  Florida, 
1512  ;  Juan  Verazani,  Coast  of  North  Carolina,  1524;  Jaccpies  Cartier, 
Gulf  of  St.  Lawrence,  1534;  Hernandez  Cortes,  California,  153() ;  Fer- 
dinand de  Soto,  Mississippi  river,  1541  ;  Samuel  Champlain,  River  St. 
John,  ir;o4;  Henry  Hudson,  Hudson  river.  1(509,  Marquette,  Joliet,  La 
Salle,  Upper  Lake  and  Mississippi  region  ;  Verandrye,  DeSmet,  Rocky 
Mountains. 

The  aboriginal  inhabitants  of  this  continent  have  left  numerous 
evidences  of  their  existence,  such  as  ruins,  stone  and  copper  vessels 
3  17 


18  INTRODUCTION. 

an<l  instruments.  The  written  records  of  their  occu])atioii'"  are  scarce 
and  uiiintelli*^ibk'.  The  Indian  inhabitants  number  over  a  quarter  of 
a  uiillion  (2()0,079j  and  are  gTou])ed  as  follows  :  Apaches,  New  Mexico, 
7,300  ;  Arrapahoes.  LT])per  Platte  river,  720  ;  Arrapahoes,  Upper  Ar- 
kansas river,  8,000  ;  iVrricarees,  Upper  Missouri  river.  1,080;  Assini- 
boines,  Upper  Missouri  river,  ;->,280  ;  Ulackfeet,  I'pper  Missouri  river, 
2,0S0  ;  Bloods,  Upper  Missouri  river,  2,400;  Brules,  Up])er  Missouri 
river,  1,120  ;  California  Tribes,  California,  33,590  ;  Canianches,  U])per 
Arkansas  river,  1.800;  Cayugas,  Senecas,  New  York,  147;  Cherokees, 
West  Arkansas  river,  17,530;  Cheyennes,  Upper  Platte  river,  1.800; 
Cheyennes,  Upper  Arkansas  river,  1,600  ;  Chickasaws,  AVest  Arkansas 
river,  4,287 ;  Chippewas  of  Lake  Superior,  Michigan,  AVisconsin  and 
Minnesota,  4,940;  rhi])pewas  of  the  Mississi])|)i  river,  Minnesota,  4,028  ; 
Chi[)j)ewas  and  Ottawas,  Michigan,  5,0(>6  ;  ('liij)])ewas  of  Saginaw  and 
Swan  Creek,  JVIichigan,  162.<;Chi])})ewas,  with  Pottawatoniies,  Michigan, 
247  ;Choctaws,  West  of  Arkansas,  16,000;  Christian,  orMunsees,  Kansas, 
90  ;  Creeks,  West  of  Arkansas,  25,000  ;  Crows,  U]iper  Missouri  rivei', 
3,900  ;  Delawares,  Kansas,  1,071  ;  (Iros  Ventres,  U])per  Missouri  river, 
1,000  ;  lowas,  Nel)raska.  291;  Kansas  Kaws,  etc.,  Kansas,  741  ;  Kaskas- 
kias,  Weas,  Peorias,  Weas  Miamis,  and  Piankeshaws,  Kansas,  384 ; 
Kickapoos,  Kansas,  34o;  Kiawas,  Upper  Arkansas  river,  1,800;  Man- 
dans,  I^])))er  Arkansas  river,  120;  Menominees,  Wisconsin.  1,724;  Mi- 
amis,  Indiana,  384 ;  Miss(nii*is  ancH)tt<)es.  Nebraska,  470;  Minnecon- 
goux.  Upper  Missouri  river,  1,280.  Muhauche,  Utahs,  New  Mexico, 
5(')()  ;  Navajoes  and  Mo(]uis,  New  Mexico,  15,000  ;  Oniahas.  Nebraska, 
953  ;  Onondagas,  New  Yoi'k,  422  ;  Oniedas.  New  York,  160;  Oniedas 
with  Onondagas,  New  York,  7o  ;  Oneidas  with  Stockln'idge,  etc.,  Wis- 
consin, 323  ;  Oregon  Tribes,  Oregon.  13,001) ;  Osages,  West  of  Arkan- 
sas, 4,098  ;  Pawnees  (four  l)ands).  Nebraska,  3,414  ;  Pri  dos  Mescal- 
eros,  etc..  New  Mexico,  4oo  ;  Poncas.  Nebraska.  864;  Pottawatoniies 
with  Kickapoos,  Kansas,  {'>U ;  Pottawatoniies  of  Huron.  Michigan,  50; 
Pottawatoniies  at  Agency  ]iroper,  Kansas.  2,25!t;  Pueblos.  New  Mex- 
ico, 10,000  ;  Qua])aws,  West  of  Arkansas.  314  :  Sacs  and  Foxes  (Missis- 
sippi), Kansas,  1.280;  Sacs  and  Foxes  (Missouri),  Nebraska,  96;  Sans 
Arcs,  Uj)per  Missouri  river,  l,(iOO ;  Senecas,  New  York.  2,988;  Senecas, 
with  Shawnees,  West  of  Arkansas,  159  ;  Seniinoles,  West  of  Arkansas, 
2,500  ;  Snawnees,  Kansas,  830  ;  Sioux  of  the  M!ssissip])i,  Upper  Mis- 
souri river,  8,686  ;  Sioux  of  the  Missouri,  Upper  Platte  river,  6,000  ; 
Stockbridge,  with  Munsees.  Wisconsin,  323  ;  Tus(^aroras.  New  York. 
305  ;  Two  Kettles,  Upper  Missouri  river,  96o  ;  Utah  Tribes,  Utah, 
1.200  ;  Utahs  (New  Mexico),  New  Mexico,  2,500;  Uncopapas,  Upper 
Missouri  river,  2,680;  Washington  Territory  Tril)es,  AVashington  Ter 
ritory,  14,000  ;  AYinnebagoes,  Upi)er  Missouri  river,  2,256;  Wyandots, 
Kansas.  435;  Yanctonnais  (Missouri),  Upi)er  Missouri  river,  3,840. 
Since  the  Revolution  many  of  these  tribes  have  been  constantly  u])  in 
arms  against  the  whites.  '  The  Indian  AVar  of  1790,  the  Barbarv  AVar 
of  lSo;j,  the  Tecumseh  AVar  of  1804,  the  British  Indians  AVar  of  1S12. 
15,  tne  Algerine  AVar  of  1815,  the  first  and  second  rebellions  of  the 
Seminoles,  1817  and  1835,  the  Black  Hawk  War  of  1832,  the  Minne- 
sota  Massacre   of  1862,  the  Peigan  AVar  of  1867,  the  Sioux  War  of 


CHRONOLOGY    OF    THE    ITNITEL)    STATES.  19 

1875-8,  the  Nez  Perces  War  of  1877,  and  the  Apaches  War  of  1883, 
with  a  thousand  other  minor  affairs  convey  an  idea  of  the  manner  in 
which  tlie  conquest  of  tlie  Indian  nations  was  affected. 

From  the  tlays  of  (Joi'tez  and  Pizarro  to  our  own  times  war  has 
been  waged  at  interv^als  throughout  the  two  Americas.  In  our  own 
country  the  following  named  wars  have  engaged  the  attention  of  the 
inhabitants  from  ir>75  to  188)'. :  King  Phili])'s  AVar,  1(375  ;  King  AYil- 
liani's  Wav,  1<)89  ;  Dutch  War,  1(;78  ;  Queen  Anne's  War,  1744  ;  French 
and  Indian  AVar,  1753  ;  American  lievcjlution,  1775  ;  Indian  War,  1790; 
Barl)arv  AA^ar,  1803 ;  Tecumseli  AVar,  1S()4  ;  AVar  of  1812,  1812  ;  Alger- 
ine  War,  1815;  First  Seminole  AVar,  1817;  Black  Hawk  War,  1832; 
Second  Seminole  War,  1835  ;  Mexican  War,  184f)  ;  the  Southern  Rebel- 
lion, 18f)l ;  Sioux  AVar,  1875-78.  Tlie  lie  volution  ary  War  may  be  said 
to  begin  with  the  agitation  against  the  Stamp  Act  in  17f>5,  and  to  end 
with  the  inglorious  surrender  of  Cornwallis  to  AA'ashington  and  Lafay- 
ette, October  19,  1781.  In  April,  1783  Cbngress  notihed  Washington 
of  the  treaty  of  peace  just  entered  into,  and  on  A})ril  18th,  at  New- 
burg,  the  commander-in-chief  ordered  the  ^proclamation  to  be  read  at 
the  head  of  every  regiment,  and  religious  services  to  be  held.  On 
April  19th,  20th,  21st  and  22(1  festivities  were  the  rule  in  honor  of 
complete  victory.  Acting  under  AVashington's  order  of  April  19, 
1 783,  preparations  for  the  illumination  of  the  victory  building  were 
made.  The  headquarters'  regiments,  then  in  Newburg  cantonment, 
were  ordered  to  cut  and  scpiare  124  pieces  of  timber  to  seven  inches, 
deliver  the  same  to  Colonel  Gouvion,  the  French  officer  in  charge  of 
the  illuminations,  and  act  under  his  directions  in  erecting  the  building. 
The  regiments  were  Maryland  Detachment,  Fourth  Pegiment,  Jersey 
Regiment,  Jersey  Battalion,  First  New  York  Regiment,  Second  New 
York  Regiment,  Hampshire  Regiment,  Hampshire  Battalion,  First 
Massachusetts  Regiment,  F^ourth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  Seventh 
Massachusetts  Regiment,  Second  Massachusetts  Regiment,  Fifth  Mass- 
achusetts Regiment,  Eighth  Massachusetts  Regiment  and  Third  Mass- 
achusetts  Regiment.  Tlie  shoeless  troops  worked  in  the  forest  until 
the  20th  of  April,  delivered  the  timber,  erected  the  great  frame  for 
illumination,  and  thus  celebrated  the  defeat  of  the  British. 

The  troops  of  the  Revolution  were  made  up  of  231,075  regular 
infantry  and  cavalry,  and  5(1, (»33  militia.  The  states contril)uting  were 
the  free  states,  172,819  regulars,  and  45,91* >  militia.  Slave  states, 
58,255  regulars,  and  10,123  mihtia. 

Notwithstanding  the  utter  rout  and  defeat  of  the  English,  that 
nation  reorganized  for  revenge,  and  under  many  guises  brought  on  the 
AVar  of  1812.  Their  motto  was,  '*  we  will  punish  that  ujistart  Yankee 
nation,  take  its  navv  and  some  of  its  territory."  Toward  this  end  they 
dispatched  1,000  war  vessels,  fully  manned  and  e(]ui])])ed.  to  ca])ture 
or  destroy  the  20  war  slii])s  of  the  United  States.  A  few  "  Yankee" 
sailors  swept  this  fleet  from  our  ocean  and  sea  coasts,  destroying  for- 
ever all  hope  in  British  hearts  for  the  restoration  of  tyranny  here. 
The  defeat  of  Proctor's  Enji'lish  and  Indians  in  Canada  closed  this  last 
struggle  for  English  su])reniacy. 

The  Mexican  War  brought' otiier  successes  to  the  Union,  resulted  in 


20  INTRODUCTION. 

the  acquisition  of  some  territory ;  but  above  all  formed  a  military 
school  in  which  man}'  soldiers  of  the  Union  studied  the  art  of  war,  and 
prepared  themselves  to  be  of  use  in  the  greater  struggle,  then  unseen, 
to  preserve  the  Union  itself. 

The  War  of  the  Eebellion  commenced  in  ISHl  and  ended  in  1865. 
The  fall  of  Fort  Sumter  was  a  signal  for  the  u])rising  of  the  people. 
The  news  of  the  calamit}'  was  flashed  throughout  the  world  on  April 
14,  1861,  and  earl}'  the  next  morning  the  proclamation  of  President 
Lincoln  was  telegra])hed  to  the  chief  executive  officer  of  each  state. 
The  prochimatious  of  the  governors  were  issued  April  16,  1861,  and  on 
that  the  same  day  every  man  within  the  loyal  states  was  prepared  to 
act  a  citizen's  part.  The  number  of  men  called  for  by  the  president 
was  2,942.71:8  and  the  number  obtained  2,690,-101.  The  reenlistments 
brought  the  numl)er  up  to  2,859,132,  while  the  number  who  commuted 
or  obtained  sul)stitutes  was  86,724. 

The  troops  furnished  by  the  Southern  States  were,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  those  of  Louisiana,  nearly  all  white.  Florida  furnished  two 
regiments  of  cavalry  ;  Alabama  one  white  regiment  ;  Mississippi  one 
battalion,  and  Xorth  Carolina  two  regiments,  one  cavalrv.  The  calls 
of  October,  1868,  and  February,  1861,  were  combined,  and  the  product 
of  the  draft  Julv,  1863,  credited  thereon. 

In  addition  to  above  total,  63,322  men  were  obtained  from  the 
territories  and  secession  states  under  the  different  calls.  The  draft 
gave  168,619  men.     The  number  of  colored  troops  was  186,097. 

The  Confederates  succeeded  in  enlisting  600,000  men,  of  whom  one 
thii'd  were  killed  on  the  field  or  died  of  wounds  or  disease.  The  re- 
maining 400,00u  were  captured,  or  became  prisoners  by  surrender,  or 
deserted.  The  total  losses  of  the  iS^orth  and  South  a])proximated  to 
600,000  men.     The  war  cost  the  United  States  about  $4,000,000,000. 

The  Chronological  Histoi'v  of  the  United  States  has  been  pre])ared 
with  great  care.  It  covers  the  leading  events  in  American  history, 
and  for  this  reason  it  must  prove  invaluable  as  a  plain  record  and 
reference. 

1492     Columbus  sails  from  Spain  August  3  ;  arrives  at  San   Salvador,  Oc- 
tober 12  ;  at  Cuba.  October  28  ;  and  Hayti,  December  6. 

1497  Cabot  discovers  Labrador,  July  3. 

1498  Columbus  discovers  South  America,  August  10. 

1501     Xegro  slaves  imported  into  Spanish  America,  or  Hispaniola. 

Americus  Vespucius  discovers  Brazil. 
1506     Columbus  died,  May  20. 

1512  Florida  discovered  by  Ponce  de  Leon,  April  6. 

1513  lialboa  discovers  the  Pacific  ocean. 

1520  Carolina  visited  by  Lucas  Vasquez  de  Ayllon,  September  29. 
1534-5     Cartier  came  up  St.  Lawrence  to  Montreal  in  June. 

1521  Mexico  conquered  by  Cortez. 

1524  Coast  of  North  America  explored  by  John  Verazani. 

1541  De  Soto  discovered  the  Mississippi. 

1562  Huguenots  settled  at  Port  Royal. 

15()4  Huguenots  settled  in  Florida. 

15G5  St.  Augustine,  Fla.,  settled  by  Spauiards,  September  18. 

1583  Henry  Gilbert's  troops  take  New  Foundlaud. 


CHRONOLOGY   OF   THE    UNITED    STATES.  21 

1585  First  English  colony  arrived  on  Eoanoke  Island   under  Raleigh. 

1587  Second  attempt  to  form  the  settlement. 

1602  Cape  Cod  discovered  by  Bart.  Gosnold.  May  34. 

1605  Port  Royal,,  IN.  S.,  settled  by  the  French. 

1606  London  and  Plymouth  Comjianies  chartered. 

1607  Jamestown  settled  by  the  London  Company. 

Plymouth  Company  settled  on  the  Kennebeck  river,  August  21. 

1608  Quebec  founded  by  the  French  under  Champlain.  July  3. 

1609  Virginia  received  its  second  charter,  June  2. 
Hudson  river  discovered  by  Hudson,  September  21. 

1610  Starving  time  in  Virginia. 

1612  Virginia  received  its  third  charter,  ^Marcli  22. 

1613  Pocahontas  married  to  Kolfe  in  April.  ■ 

1614  John  Smith  explored  New  England  coast. 
New  York  settled  by  the  Dutch. 

1616     Tobacco  culture  commenced  in  Virginia. 
Father  Le  Caron  in  the  West. 

1620  Plymouth,  Mass.,  settled  by  Puritans. 
Negroes  introduced  as  slaves. 

Charter  granted  to  Council  of  Plymouth. 

A  Dutch  vessel  with  first  negro  slaves  entered  James  river. 

1621  Treaty  with  Massasoite.  April  1. 

1622  First  Indian  massacre  in  Virginia.  April  1. 

1623  New  Hampshire  settled  at  Little  Harbor  and  Dover. 
1627     Delaware  and  New  Jersey  settled  by  Swedes  and  Finns. 

1632  Maryland  settled  by  Irish  Catholics,   under   the  leadership  of   Lord 

Baltimore  at  St.  Mary's,  and  Baltimore  named  after  a  village  of 
that  name  in  Cork  county,  Ireland. 
1632-4     College  founded  in  Baltimore. 

Nicollet  traveled  in  Michigan  and  the  AVest. 

1633  Connecticut  settled  at  Windsor  in  October. 

1636  Rhode  Island  settled  at  Providence.      Harvard  College  founded. 

1637  The  Pequod  war. 

1638  Delaware  settled,  near  Wilmington,  April. 

1641     New  Hampshire  settlements  united  to  Massachusetts. 
French  mission  in  tlie  Northwest. 

1643  Union  of  the  New  England  colonies  formed,  May  29. 

1644  Second  Indian  massacre  in  Virginia,  April. 

1645  Clayborne's  rebellion  in  Maryland. 

1650  North  Carolina  settled  on  the  Chowan  river. 

1651  The  ''Navagation  Act"'  passed  by  the  British  Parliament. 

1652  The  Maine  settlementG  united  in  Massachusetts. 
1655  Civil  War  in  Mai-yland. 

New  Sweden  conquered  by  the  Dutch,  October. 

1663  Carolina  granted  to  Clarendon  and  others. 

1664  New  York  became  an  English  province  ;  New  Amsterdam   changed 

to  New  York,  September  8. 
New  Jersey  settled,  at  Elizabethtown. 

1665  Mesnard,  Allouez  and  others  explore  the  West. 
1668     Father  Marquette  at  St.  Maire. 

1670     South  Carolina  settled,  on  the  Ashley  river. 
1673     Virginia  granted  to  Culpepper  and  Arlington. 

Marquette  and  Joliet  explore  the  Illinois  country. 


22  INTRODUCTION. 

1675  Kiug  PhilliiDp's  war  begun,  attack  on  Swanzey,  July  4. 
Marquette  died.  May  18. 

1676  Baeon"s  Rebellion. 

1680     La  ;Salle,  Hennej^in  and  other  French  explorers  on  the  Mississippi. 

Charleston  founded. 

New  Hampshire  made  a  royal  province,  September  28. 
1682     Pennsylvania  settled  by  Quakers. 

Delaware  granted  by  the  Duke  of  York  to  William  Penn,  August  .31. 
1686     Andros  arrived  at  Boston  as  Governor  of  Xew  England,  December  30. 

1689  King  William's  war  commenced.     Attack  upon  Dover.  July  7. 

1690  Schenectady  burned  by  the  French  and  Indians,  February  8.     Port 

Eoval  taken  by  the  English  under  Phipps,  May. 

1692  "Salem  Witchcraft""  delusion  prevailed. 

1697  King  'William"s  war  terminated.  September  20. 

1702  Queen  Anne's  war  commenced. 

1710  Port  Royal,  Xova  Scotia,  captured  by  the  English,  October  13. 

1713  Queen  Anne's  war  terminated,  April  11. 

1729  Xorth  and  South  Carolina  became  separate  provinces,  July. 

1732  Washington  born,  in  Westmoreland  county.  Virginia,  February  22. 

1733  Georgia  settled,  at  Savannah.  Februarv  12. 
1741  "The  Xegro  Plot,"  in  Xew  York. 

1744  King  George's  war  begun. 

1745  Louisburg  captured  by  the  English,  June  28. 
1748     King  George's  war  ended,  October  18. 

1753  Washington  sent  with  a  letter  from  Dinwiddle,  October  31. 

1754  Washington  delivered  St.  Pierre's  reply  to  Dinwiddle,  December  11. 
The  battle  of  Great  Meadows,  May  28. 

Congress  of  Commissioners  met  at  Albany,  June. 
The  battle  of  Fort  Xecessity,  July  4. 

1755  French  expelled  from  Xova  Scotia  by  Moncton,  June. 
Braddock's  defeat  at  the  battle  of  Monongahela,  July  9. 

The  British  defeated  by  Dieskau,  near  Lake   (ieorge,    September  8. 
Dieskau  defeated  by  the  British  at  Lake  George,  September  8. 

1756  Great  Britain  declared  war  against  France,  ^lay  17. 
France  declared  war  against  Great  Britain.  June  9. 

The  French,  under  Montcalm,  captured  Oswego,  August  14. 
Indians  defeated  at  Kittaning,  Sei)tember  8. 

1757  Fort  William  Henry  suri-eiidered  to  Montcalm.  August  9. 
The  massacre  at  Fort  William  Henry.  August  10. 

1758  Lord  Howe  killed  in  a  skirmish  at  Ticonderoga,  July  6. 
Abercrombie  repulsed  by  Montcalm  at  Ticonderoga,  July  8. 
Louisburg  taken  by  Amherst  and  Wolfe,  July  26. 

Fort  Frontenac  surrendered  to  the  English,  August  27. 
(xrant  defeated  by  Aubry,  near  Fort  Duquesne.  September  21 . 

1759  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point  abandoned  by  the  French. 
Xiagara  surrendered  to  the  English,  under  Johnson,  July  25. 
Battle  of  Montmorenci,  July  31. 

Battle  of  the  Plains  of  Abraham.  Sej)tember  13. 
Quebec  surrendered  to  the  English,  September  18. 

1760  The  F"rench  attempted  the  recovery  of  Quebec,  April  28. 
Montreal  and  the  whole  of  Canada  surrendered  to  the  English,  Sep- 
tember 8. 

1763     The  Peace  of  Paris  between  Great  Britain  and  France,  February  10, 


CHRONOLOGY    OF    THE    UNITED    STATES.  23 

1763     Florida  ceded  to  Great  Bi'itaiii  by  Spain,  Fe1)ruary  10. 

1765  The  Stamp  Act  })assed  by  the  Britisli  Pai-lia-ineiit,  March  8. 
A  Colonial  Congress  met  at  New  York,  October  7. 

1766  The  Stamj)  Act  repealed  by  the  British  Parliament,  March  1<S. 

1767  A  bill  imi)osing  duties  on  glass,  2)aper,  etc.,  passed  June  2i}. 

1768  A  body  of  British  troops  arrived  at  Boston,  September  27. 
1770     "  The  Boston  Massacre,'-' March  5. 

All  duties,  except  on  tea,  repealed  by  Parliament,  April  12. 

1773  The  cargoes  of  tea  at  Boston  thrown  overboard,  December  16. 

1774  "Boston  Port  Bill"  passed  by  Parliament,  March. 

"  The  First  Continental  Congress '' met  at  Philadelphia,  Septembers. 
Declaration  of  Eights,  November  4. 

1775  The  battle  of  Lexington  April  19. 

The  Revolution;  battle  of  Lexington,  April  19;  perpetual  Union 
of  colonies.  May  20;  Washington  appointed  Commander  in-Chiof, 
in  May;  Marshal  of  France,  by  King  Louis,  in  July,   1776. 

The  five  sons  of  Maurice  O'Brien  made  the  first  naval  capture. 

Ticonderoga  taken  l)y  the  Americans,  May  10;  Bunker  Hill,  defeat 
of  Americans  —  British  lost  1,054,  Americans  lost  453. 

Captain  John  Barry  received  the  first  naval  commission. 

Washington  takes  comnumd  at  Cambridge,  July  3;  Continental  fast, 
.Tuly  20;  Falmouth  burned  by  Bi-itish,  October  17;  Montreal  sur- 
rendered to  .Montg(nnery,  November  13;  Battle  of  Quebec,  Decem- 
ber 31. 

1776  Norfolk  destroyed  by  British,  .Tainniry  1;   Bostcni  evacuated  by  Brit- 

ish, March  17;  Battle  of  Fort  .Moultrie,  South  Carolina,  June  28. 
The  Americans  took  possession  of  Dorchester  Heights,  March  17; 
Washington  arrived  at  New  York,  Api'il  14;  Battle  of  Long  Isl- 
and, August  27;  New  York  abandoned  by  the  Americans,  Septem- 
ber 15;  Battle  of  Fort  Washington,  New  York,  November  16; 
Fort  Lee,  New  Jersey,  taken  by  British,  November  18;  (leneral 
Lee  taken  prisoner,  Deceml)er  13. 

Independence  declared,  July  4;  commissioners  to  solicit  the  aid  of 
the  French. 

Battle  of  Brooklyn,  August  27;  Howe  lost  2,000,  but  succeeded  in 
defeating  Sullivan  and  Putnam,  who  lost  oidy  400;  New  York 
evacuated  by  Americans;  Battle  of  White  Plains,  October  28; 
Howe  lost  300  or  400,  but  defeats  Washington;  Washington  re- 
treated beyond  the  Delaware,  November  28. 

Congress  adjourned  to  Baltimore,  December  12.  Battle  of  Trenton, 
December  26;  Washington  defeats  Rahl;  the  Americans  lost  nine 
men,  the  Fnglish  1,000. 

1777  Battle  near  Princeton,  January  3;  Americans  lost  100;  Mayhood's 

English  command  was  defeated  and  lost  400. 

Battle  of  Bennington;  Stark  lost  100;  but  defeats  Baiim  ami  Bre- 
men's English  commands,  and  kills  600  of  the  enemy. 

Battle  of  Brandy  wine,  September  11;  Howe  defeats  the  Americans. 
Philadelphia  possessed  by  the  British,  September  27;  Battle  of 
(Jermantown,  October  4;  defeat  of  Washington  l)y  Howe.  The 
battle  of  Stillwater;  l^urgoyjie  defeated  by  Ciates,  October  7.  Sar- 
atoga, October  17;  Burgoyne  surrenders  with  5,752  men. 

On  April  25,  Lafayette  landed  at  the  little  port  of  Georgetown,  at 
the    mouth    of  the  Great  Pee  Dee  river  in  South  Cai'olina;  and 


24  INTRODUCTION. 

from  that  day  forward  the  career  of  Marie  Jeau  Paul  Koch  Yves 
Gilbert  Motier,  Marquis  De  Lafayette,  has  held  a  place  in  the  his- 
tory of  America,  and  in  the  interest  and  affection  of  the  Ameri- 
can people. 

1778  Treaty  with  France,  February  6.     Jnne  18,  Philadelphia  evacuated 

by    British.     June    28,    battle    of   Monmouth;  Americans  defeat 

their  enemies. 
The  French  troops  under  Count  d'Estaing,  with  twelve  ships-of-the 

line  and  six  frigates,  arrived  in  July.     Counts,  Dillon,  Mac^Iahou, 

Walshe,  Koche,  Lafayette.  Kochambeau  were  among  the  officers. 

Battle  of  Khode  Island,  August  21»;  Sullivan  defeats  Pigott. 
Savannah  taken  by  British,  December  29.     New  Haven  plundered 

by    the   British."^    Wyoming    massacre,    July    3.      Cherry  Valley 

massacre. 

1779  The  battle  of  Stony  Ferry,  South  Carolina,  June  20. 
Tryon's  third  expedition  against  Connecticut,  July. 
The  battle  of  Stony  Point,  New  York,  July  15. 

British  garrison  at  Paulus  Hook  surprised  by  Lee,  July  19. 
The  battle  of  the  Penobscot,  Maine,  August  13. 
Sullivan's  expedition  against  the  Indians. 
"  The  Battle  of  the  Chemung,"  New  York,  August  29. 
Savannah  besieged  by  the  French  and  Americans,  September,  Octo- 
ber. 
Paul  Jones'  naval  battle  off  the  coast  of  England,  September  23. 
D'Estaing  and  Lincoln  repulsed  at  Savannah,  October  9. 

1780  Charleston  besieged  by  the  British,  April,  May. 

The  battle  of  Monk's  Corner,  South  Carolina,  April  14. 

Charleston  surrendered  to  the  British,  May  12. 

The  battle  of  Waxhaw,  South  Carolina,  May  29. 

The  battle  of  Springfield,  New  Jersey,  June  23 . 

French  Fleet  arrived  at  Newport,  Rhode  Island.  July  10. 

The  battle  of  Rocky  Mount,  South  Carolina,  July  30. 

The  battle  of  Hanging  Rock,  South  Carolina,  August  6. 

The  battle  of  Sanders'  Creek,  South  Carolina,  August  IG. 

The  battle  of  Fishing  Creek,  South  Carolina,  August  18. 

Arnold's  treason. 

Andre  executed  as  a  spy  at  Tajtpan,  New  York,  October  2. 

The  battle  of  King's  Mountain,  South  Carolina,  October  7. 

The  battle  of  Fishdam  Ford,  South  Carolina,  November  12. 

The  battle  of  Blackstocks,  South  Carolina,  November  20. 

1781  Revolt  of  the  Pennsylvania  troops,  January  1. 

The  battle  of  the  Cowpens,  >Jouth  Caroliiux,  January  17. 

The  revolt  of  New  Jersey  troops,  January  18. 

Arnold's  depredation  in  Virginia,  January. 

Cornwallis's  pursuit  of  Morgan  and  (Jreene,  January,  Fel)ruary. 

The  battle  of  Guilford  Court  House,  North  Carolina,  March  10. 

Articles  of  Confederation  ratified  by  the  States. 

The  battle  of  Hobkirk  Hill,  South  Carolina,  April  25. 

Siege  of  Ninety-six  by  General  (h-eene.  May,  Jnne. 

The  battle  of  Ninety-six,  South  Carolina,  June  18. 

Colonel  Hayne  executed  by  the  British,  at  Charleston,  July  31. 

Arnold's  expedition  against  Coniu'cticnt,  September. 

The  battle  of  Fort  Griswold,  Connecticut,  September  G. 


CHRONOLOGY    OF   THE    UNITED    STATES.  25 


1781 


The  battle  of  Eutaw  Springs,  South  Carolina,  September  S. 

The  siege  of  Yorktown,  Virginia.  Oetol)er. 

The  surrender  of  Cornwallis,  at  Yorktown,  October  11). 

1782  Preliminary  articles  of  peace  signed  at  Paris,  November  30. 

1783  Cessation  of  hostilities  proclaimed  in  the  American  army,  April  111. 
Savannah,  Georgia,  evacuated  by  the  British,  July  11. 

Definite  treaty  of  peace  signed  at  Paris,  September  3. 
American  army  disbanded  by  orders  of  Congress,  November  3. 
New  York  evacuated  by  the  British.  November  2"). 
Charleston,  South  Carolina,  evacuated  by  the  British,  December  14. 
Washington  resigns  his  commission,  December  23. 
1785     John  Adams,  ambassador  to  England. 

1787  Shay's  Eebellion,  in  Massachusetts. 

Constitution  of  the  United  States  agreed  on   by  the  convention  of 

delegates  at  Philadelphia,  September  17. 
Cotton  introduced  into  Georgia. 

1788  Ratification  of  Constitution  by  all  States  excejjt  Khode   Island  and 

North  Carolina. 

1789  The   first    Congress   under   the    Constitution    met   at    New    York. 

March  4. 
Washington  inaugurated  President  of  the  United   States,  April  30. 

1790  Harmar  defeated  by  the  Indians,  in  Indiana,  October  17,  22. 

1791  United  States  bank  established  at  Philadeljihia.  , 
Vermont  admitted  into  the  Union,  March  4. 

St.  Clair  defeated  by  the  Indians,  in  Ohio,  November  4. 

1792  Kentucky  admitted  into  the  Union,  June  1. 

1793  The  difficulties  with  France. 

1794  Wayne  defeated  by  the  Indians,  on  the  Maumee,  August  20. 
'•  Whiskv  Insurrection"  in  Pennsylvania. 

1795  '•'  Jay's  treaty  "  with  Great  Britain  ratified,  June  24. 
Treaties  with  the  Western  Indians,  Spain  and  Algiers. 

179G     Tennessee  admitted  into  the  Union,  June  1. 

1797     John  Adams  inaugurated  President  of  the  United  States,  March  4. 

1799  The  death  of  Washington.  December  14. 

1800  The  seat  of  govei'nment  removed  to  Washington. 
Treaty  of  peace  concluded  with  France,  September  30. 

1801  Thomas  Jefi'erson  inaugurated  President,  March  4. 

War  declared  against  the  United  States  by  Tripoli,  June  10. 

1802  Ohio  admitted  into  the  Union,  November  29. 

1803  Louisiana  purchased  of  France.  April  30. 
(^ommodore  Preble  sent  against  Trijioli. 

1804  The  frigate  Philadelphia  destroyed  by  Decatur,  February  15. 
The  duel  between  Hamilton  and  Burr.  July  11. 

1805  Derne.  a  Tripolitan  city,  captured  by  Eaton,  April  27.' 
Treaty  of  peace  concluded  with  Tripoli,  June  3. 

180fi     British  blockade  from  the  Elbe  to  Brest  declared.  May  1*!. 

Bonaparte  issued  his  "'Berlin  Decree"  November  21. 
1807     liritish  "  Orders  in   Council  '"  ])rohibited  coast  trade   with   France, 
January  7. 
American  frigate  Chesapeake  attacked  by  the  Leoi)ard.  June  22. 
British  armed  vessels  ordered  to  leave  the  United  Stales.  July. 
British  "  Orders  in  Council"  prohibited  all  trade  with    France  ami 
her  allies,  November  11. 


26  INTRODUCTION. 

1807     Aaron  Burr  tried  for  treason,  and  acquitted,  September. 

Bonaparte  issued  his  ''Milan  Decree,"  December  17. 

Embargo  on  American  ships  laid  by  Congress.  December  22. 
1809     Commerce    with     Britain    and    France    interdicted    by    Congress, 
March  1. 

James  Madison  inaugurated  President,  March  4. 

1811  Action  between  the  frigate  President  and  Little  Belt.  May  IG. 
Battle  of  Tippecanoe,  Indiana,  November  7. 

1812  Louisiana  admittted  into  the  Union.  April  8. 

War    against    Great    Britain    proclaimed    by    the    United   States, 

June  19. 
Invasion  of  Canada  by  General  Hull,  July  12. 
Surrender  of  Fort  Mackinaw,  Michigan,  July  17. 
'j'he  first  battle  of  Brownstown,  Michigan.  August  5. 
The  second  battle  of  Brownstown.  August  9. 
Surrender  of  Detroit,  Michigan,  by  General  Hull,  August  16. 
British  sloo})  Alert  taken  by  the  frigate  Essex,  August  lo. 
British  frigaie  Guerriere  taken  by  the  Constitution,  August  19. 
The  battle  of  Queenstown,  C-anada,  October  13. 
British  brig  Frolic  taken  by  the  Wasp,  October  18. 
British  frigate  Macedonian  taken  by  the  United  States,  October  25. 
British  frigate  Java  taken  by  the  Constitution,  December  29. 

1813  The  battle  of  Frenchtown,  Michigan.  January  22. 
British  brig  Peacock  taken  by  the  Hornet,  February  24. 
31adison  commenced  a  second  presidential  terin,  March  4. 
The  battle  of  York,  Canada.  April  27. 

Fort  Meigs,  on  the  Maumee,  besieged  by  Proctor,  May  1. 

The  battle  of  Fort  Meigs,  Ohio,  May  5. 

Fort  George,  Canada,  taken  by  the  Americans,  May  27. 

The  battle  of  Sackett's  Harbor,  New  York,  May  29, 

American  frigate  Chesapeake  taken  by  the  Shannon,  June  1. 

The  battle  of  Fort  Stephenson,  Ohio,  August  2. 

American  brig  Argus  taken  by  the  Pelican,  August  14. 

Creek  AVar  commenced  by  the  massacre  at  Fort  Mims,  August  30. 

British  brig  Boxer  taken  by  the  Enterprise,  September  5. 

Perry^s  victory  on  Lake  Erie,  September  10. 

The  battle  of  the  Thames,  Canada,  October  5. 

The  battle  of  Chrysler's  Field,  Canada,  November  11. 

1814  The  battle  of  Tohopeka,  the  last  of  the  Creek  War,  March  27. 
American  frigate  Essex  taken  by  the  Phoebe  and  Cherub,  March  28. 
The  battle  of  La  Colle  Mill,  Canada,  March  30. 

British  brig  Epei'vier  taken  by  the  Peacock.  April  29. 

British  sloop  Keindeer  taken  by  the  American  sloop  Wasp,  June  28. 

Fort  Erie  captured  by  the  Americans,  July  3. 

The  battle  of  Chippewa,  Canada,  July  5. 

The  battle  of  Lundy's  Lane,  or  Bridgewater,  Cana<la,  July  2o. 

The  first  battle  of  Fort  Erie,  Canada,  August  15. 

The  battle  of  liladensburg,  Maryland.  August  24. 

The  city  of  Washington  taken  by  the  British,  August  24. 

British  sloop  Avon  taken  by  the  American  sloop  Wasp,  September  1. 

McDonough's  victory  on  Lake  Champlain,  September  11. 

The  battle  of  Plattsburg,   New   York,  September  11. 

The  battle  of  North  Point,  Maryland,  September  12, 


CHRONOLOGY    OF    THE    UNITED    STATES.  27 

1814  The  battle  of  Fort  McHenry,  :\raiTl:uid,  September  13. 
The  battle  of  Fort  Bowyer,  Alalxuiia.  8epteml)er  15. 
The  second  battle  of  Fort  Frie,  Canada,  September  17. 

The  British  driven  f rom  Pensacola  by  General  Jackson,  November  7. 
The  battle  on  Lake  Borgne,  Louisiana,  December  14. 
Hartford  Convention,  December. 

The  battle  nine  miles  from  New  Orleans,  December  23. 
Treaty  of  peace  between  the  United  States  and  Great  Britain.  De- 
cember 24. 

1815  The  battle  of  New  Orleans,  January  8. 

American  frigate  President  captured   by  a  British  squadron,   Jan- 
uary 15. 
The  Cayanne  and  Levant  taken  by  the  Constitution,  Febi'uary  20. 
Tlie  British  brig  Penguin  taken  by  the  Hornet,  March  23. 
War  with  Algiers  declared  by  Congress,  March. 
Commodore  Decatur  sent  against  Algiers,  May. 
181(i     Bank  of  United  States  re-chartei'ed  for  twenty  years,  April  10. 
Indiana  admitted  into  the  Union,  December  11. 

1817  James  ]\Ionroe  iuangurated  President,  Marcli  4. 
Mississip]n  admitted  into  the  Union,  December  10. 
The  Seminoles  and  Creeks  commenced  depredations. 

1818  General  Jackson  went  against  the  hostile  Indians,  March. 
Pensacola  seized  by  General  Jackson,  May  24. 

Illinois  admitted  into  the  Union,  December  3. 
1810     Alabama  admitted  into  the  Union,  December  14. 

1820  Maine  admitted  into  the  Union,  March  15. 

Florida  cedcil  to  the  United  States  by  Spain,  October. 

1821  Missouri  admitted  into  the  Union.  August  10. 

1824  Lafayette  visited  the  United  States.  August. 

1825  John  Quincy  Adams  inaugurated  President,  ]\Iarch  4. 

182G  Death  of  the  two  ex-presidents.  Adams  and  Jefferson,  July  4. 

1829  Andrew  Jackson  inaugurated  President,  March  4. 

1831  Death  of  ex- President  Monroe,  Jiilv  4. 

1832  "The  Black  Hawk  War."     "Nullification"  in  South  Carolina. 

1833  Eemoval   of  tlie  government  funds  from  the  United  States  Bank, 

October. 

1835  War  with  the  Seminoles  commenced. 

General  Thompson  and  friends  massacred  by  the  Seminoles,  Decem- 
ber 28. 
Major  Dade  and  party  massacred  by  the  Seminoles,  December  28. 

1836  Arkansas  admitted  into  the  Union,  June  15. 

1837  Michigan  admitted  into  the  Union,  January  26. 
Martin  Van  Buren  inaugurated  President,  March  4. 
The  battle  of  Okechobee,  Florida,  December  25. 

1841  William  Henry  Harrison  inaugurated  President,  March  4. 
Death  of  William  Henry  Harrison,  April  4. 

John  Tyler  inaugurated  President,  April  (i. 

1842  The  war  with  the  Seminoles  termin;ited. 
The  "Dorr  Rebellion"  in  Rhode  Island. 

1845     Joint  resolutions  for  the  annexation  of  Texas  signed.  March  1. 
James  K.  Polk  inaugurated  President,  March  4. 
Florida  admitted  into  the  Union,  March  3. 
Texas  admitted  into  the  Union,  December  29. 


28  INTRODUCTION. 

1840     'riiornton's  part}'  captured  b}'  the  Mexicans,  Texas,  April  26. 
Fort  Brown  bombarded  bv  the  Mexicans,  Mav. 
The  battle  of  Palo  Alto,  Texas,  May  8. 
The  battle  of  Kesaca  de  la  Palma,  Texas,  May  9. 
Congress  declared  "war  existed  by  the  act  of  Mexico."  May  11. 
Taylor  crossed  the  Eio  Grande  and  took  Matamoras,  May   18. 
Monterey,  Mexico,  surrendered  to  General  Taylor.  September  '24. 
The  battle  of  Bracito,  Mexico,  December  25. 
Iowa  admitted  to  the  Union,  December  28. 

1847  The  battle  of  Buena  Vista,  Mexico,  February  23. 
The  battle  of  Sacramento,  Mexico,  February  28. 

The  surrender  of  Vera  Cruz  to  General  Scott,  March  27. 
The  battle  of  Cerro  Gordo,  Mexico,  April  18. 
The  battles  of  Contreras  and  Churubusco,  Mexico,  August  20. 
The  battle  of  Molina  del  Key,  Mexico,  September  8. 
The  battle  of  Chapultepec,  Mexico,  September  13. 
The  city  of  Mexico  entered  by  the  Americans,  nnder  Scott,  Septem- 
ber 14. 
The  battle  of  Huamantla,  Mexico,  October  9. 

1848  Treaty  of  peace  signed  at  Guadalupe  Hidalgo,  February  2. 
Wisconsin  admitted  into  the  Union,  May  29. 

1849  Zacharv  Taylor  inaugurated  President,  March  5. 

1850  The  death  of  President  Taylor,  July  9. 
Millard  Fillmore  inaugurated  President,  July  10. 
California  admitted  into  the  Union,  September  9. 

1853  Franklin  Pierce  inaugurated  President,  March  4. 

1854  "Kansas-Nebraska  Bill  "  passed,  June. 

1857  James  Buchanan  inaugurated  President,  March  4. 

1858  Minnesota  admitted  into  the  Union,  May  11. 

1859  Oregon  admitted  into  the  Union,  February  14. 
John  Brown's  raid  into  Virginia,  October  16. 

1860  Secession  ordinance  passed  by  South  Carolina,  December  20. 

1861  Secession    of    ^Mississippi,    Florida,    Alabama,    Georgia,    Louisiana, 

Texas,  Virginia,  Arkansas  and  North  Carolina  declared. 

Steamer  Star  of  the  West,  off  Charleston,  fired  into,  January  9. 

Kansas  admitted  into  the  Union,  January  29. 

"Southern  Confederacy"  formed  at  ^Montgomery,  Alabama,  Febru- 
ary 4. 

Jefferson  Davis  inaugurated  President  of  the  Confederacy.  February 
18.  _ 

Abraham  Lincoln  inaugurated  President  of  the  United  States, 
March  4. 

Fort  Sumter  attacked  by  the  Confederates,  April  12,  13. 

President  Lincoln  calls  for  75.000  troojDs,  April  15. 

Volunteer  troops  attacked  in  Baltimore.  April  19. 

The  President  issues  a  second  call  for  troops.  May  4. 

Confederate  victory  at  Big  Bethel,  Virginia,  June  10. 

Union  victory  at  Romney,  Virginia,  June  11. 

Union  victory  at  Booneville,  Missouri,  June  17. 

Meeting  of  Congress  in  extra  session,  July  4. 

Battle  of  Carthage,  Missouri,  July  5. 

Battle  of  Rich  ^Mountain,  Virginia.  July  11. 

Battle  near  Centreville,  Virginia,  July  i8. 


CHRONOLOGY    OF   THE    UNITED    STATES.  29 

1801     Confedenite  Congress  meets  at  Riclimond,  July  30. 

Battle  of  Bull  Run,  Virginia,  July  21. 

Battle  of  Dug  .Spring,  Missouri,  August  2. 

Battle  of  Wilson's  Creek,  Missouri,  August  10. 

Forts  Hatteras  and  Clark,  North  Carolina,  captured,  August  29. 

Confederates  take  Lexington.  Missouri.  September  20. 

Battle  of  Edwards'  Ferry,  or  Ball's  Bluff,  Virginia,  October  21. 

Capture  of  Port  Royal,  entrance  by  Union  fleet,  November  7. 

Battle  of  Belmont,  Missouri,  November  7. 

Mason  and  Slidel  taken  from  English  steamer,  November  8. 
1S(;2     Battle  of  Mill  Spring,  Kentucky,  January  19. 

Fort  Henry  c-apiured  l)y  I^nion  fleet,  February  (J. 

Roanoke  Island  captured  by  Union  forces,  February  8. 

Fort  Donelson  cajitured  by  Union  forces,  February  l(i. 

Battle  of  Pea  Ridge,  Arkansas,  March  6,  8. 

United  States  vessels,  (!ongress  and  Cumbei'hind  sunk   by  the  Merri- 
mac,  March  8. 

Engagement  between  the  Monitor  and  Merrimac,  March  9. 

Newbern,  North  C^arolina,  cai)tured  by  Union  trooj)S.  March  14. 

Battle  of  Winchester,  Virginia,  March  23. 

Battle  of  Pittsburg  Landing,  or  Sliiloh.  Tennessee,  April  (i,  7. 

Capture  of  Island  No.  10,  Mississippi  river,  April  7. 

Fort  Pulaski,  (leorgia,  captured  by  Union  fleet,  April  11. 

New  Orleans  captui-ed  by  Union  forces,  April  25. 

Battle  of  Williamsburg.  Virginia,  May  5. 

Norfolk,  Virginia,  suri'endered  to  the  Unionists,  May  10. 

CoJifederates  retreat  from  Corinth,  Mississippi,  May  28,  29. 

Battle  of  Seven  Pines  or  Fair  Oaks,  May  31,  June  1. 

Memphis,  Tennessee,  surrendered  to  the  Unionists,  June  0. 

Seven  days' contest  on  the  Virginia  peninsula,  June  25  to  July  I. 

The  President  calls  for  300. (I0()  luore  troops,  July  1. 

Battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  August  9. 

Pope's  battles  between  ^lamissas  and  Washington.  August  23-30. 

Battle  near  Richmond,  Kentucky.  August  30. 

Invasion  of  Maryland  by  Lee's  army.  September  5. 

Battle  of  South  Mountain,  Maryland,  September  14. 

llai-i)er's  Ferry  surreiulered  to  the  Confederates,  Se})tember  15. 

Battle  of  Antietam,  Maryland,  Sei)tendier  17. 

Battle  of  Munfordsville,  Kentucky,  September  17. 

Battle  of  luka.  Mississi[)])i,  September  19. 

Battl^i  of  Corinth,  Mississi})pi,  October  4. 

Battle  of  Perryville,  Kentucky,  October  8. 

Battle  of  Fredericksbui'g,  Virginia,  December  13. 

Union  repulse  at  Vicksburg,  Mississippi.  I)ecend)er  29. 

Battle  of  Stone  Iiiver,  or  Murfreesboro',  Tennessee,  Deceiidx'r  31. 
1803     The  President's  Emancipation  Proclamation  issued,  January  1. 

Biittle  of  Murfreesboro'  resumed  and  ended,  January  2. 

Arkansas  Post  ca])tui'e(l  by  Union  forces,  January  11. 

Bombardment  of  Fort  Sumter.  South  Carolina,  Ai)i'il  7. 

Union  cavalry  raid,  under  Crierson,  in  Mississippi,  Ai)rii. 

Battle  at  Port  Oilison,  Mississippi,  May  1. 

Battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  May  2,  3. 

Battle  of  Raymond,  Mississippi,  May  12. 


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18H3     Union  victory  near  Jackson.  Mississippi,  May  1-4. 

liattle  of  Champion  Hill.  Mississi})])i;    Montana  organized.  May  16. 

Battle  at  Big  Black  River.  Mississipi)i,  May  17. 

Second  invasion  of  Maryland  by  Lee's  army,  June. 

West  Virginia  admitted  into  the  Union,  June  20. 

Battle  of  Gettysburg.  Pennsylvania,  July  1,3. 

Vicksburg  surrendered  by  the  Confederates,  July  4. 

Port  Hudson  surrendered  by  the  Confederates.  July  8. 

Great  riot  in  ]Sew  York,  July  13,  10. 

Morgan  defeated  near  Kyger's  Creek.  Ohio,  July  31. 

Morgan  captnred  near  New  Libson.  Ohio,  July  2G. 

Fort  Wagner,  South  Carolina,  captured  by  Union  troops,  September  6. 

Battle  of  Chickamauga,  Georgia,  September  19,  20. 

Knoxville.  Tennessee,  invested  by  the  Confederates,  November  18. 

Union  victory  at  Lookout  Mountain,  Georgia,  November  24. 

Union  victory  at  Mission  Ridge,  Georgia,  November  25. 

Union  victory  at  Knoxville,  Kentucky,  November  29. 

1864  The  President  orders  a  draft  for  more  men,  February  1. 
Battle  of  Olustee,  Florida,  February  20. 

Grant  created  Lieutenant-General,  March  3. 

Fort  De  Russy.  Louisiana,  captured  l)y  Union  troops.  March  14. 

Battle  of  Cane  River,  Louisiana,  ^March  26. 

Battle  of  Mansiield.  or  Sal)ine  Cross  Roads.  Louisiana,  A})ril  8. 

Battle  of  IMeasant  Hill.  Louisiana.  April  9. 

Fort  Pillow,  Tennessee,  captured  by  the  Confederates.  April  12. 

Plymouth,  North  Carolina,  surrendered  to  the  Confederates,  April  20. 

Army  of  the  Potomac  commenced  a  forward  movement,  May  3. 

Battle  of  the  Wilderness.  Virginia,  May  5.  7. 

]\Iarcli  from  Chattanooga  against  Atlanta  commenced.  May  8. 

Battle  near  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Virginia,  May  7,  12. 

Battle  of  Resaca,  Georgia.  May  15. 

Battle  of  Newmarket,  Vii'ginia,  May  15. 

Army  of  the  Potomac  crossed  to  south   side  of  the  James,  June  14. 

Battle  between  the  Kearsarge  and  Alabama,  June  19. 

Invasion  of  Maryland  by  Farly's  army,  July  5. 

Battle  of  Monocacy.  Maryland,  July  9. 

The  President  calls  for  five  hundred  thousand  volunteers,  July  18. 

Battles  before  Atlanta.  Georgia,  July  20,  22,  28. 

Chambersburo".  Pennsvlvania.  sacked  and  burned.  Julv  30. 

Fxplosion  of  mine  and  Union  rej)uloe  at  Petersburg.  July  30. 

Confederates  defeated  in  Mobile  Bay.  Alabama,  August  5. 

Wei  don  railroad  seized  by  Union  troops,  August  18. 

Atlanta.  Georgia,  captured  by  L^nion  army.  September  2. 

Battle  of  AVinchester.  Virginia,  September  19. 

Battle  of  Fisher's  Hill,  Virginia,  September  22.- 

Battle  of  Cedar  Creek.  Virginia.  October  19. 

Confederate  ram  Albemarle  destroyed  by  torpedo.  October  4. 

Plymouth,  North  Carolina,  recaptured  by  Union   troops.  October  31 . 

Nevada  admitted  into  the  Union,  October  31. 

Battle  of  Franklin,  Tennessee,  November  30. 

Battle  near  Nashville,  Tennessee,  December  16. 

Savannah,  Georgia,  cajitured  by  Union  army,  December  21. 

1865  Fort  Fisher,  North  Carolina,  ca])tured  January  15. 


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1865     Constitutional  Amendment  abolishing  slavery,  January  31. 
Columbia.  South   Caroliiui,  cai)tured,  February  17. 
Charleston.  South  Carolina,  captured  by  Union  troops,  February  liS. 
Wilmington,   North   Carolina,   captured  bv  Union  troops,  February 

22. 
Battle  of  Bentonville,  North  Carolina,  ]\larch  10,  20. 
Battle  near  ([olds])oro',  North  Carolina,   March  21. 
Battle  of  Fort  Steadman,  Virginia,  March  25. 
Petersburg  and  Richmond  ca])tured,  April  3. 
Surrender  of  Lee's  army,  April  9. 
Mobile,  Alabama,  captui-ed  by  Union  forces,  April  13. 
President  Lincoln  assassinated,  April  14. 
Andrew  Johnson  inaugurated  l^resideut.  A|iril  15. 
Surrender  of  Johnston's  army,  April  2G. 
Jett'erson  Davis  captured  in  Georgia,  May  10. 
Close  of  the  Gi'eat  Bebellion  ;  hist  battle  at  mouth  of  liio  Grande, 

May  12,  13. 
Slavery  declared  abolished,  December  18. 

1867  Nebraska  admitted  into  the  Union,  March  1. 

Alaska  purchased  from  Bussia  for  *7, 200.000.  June  20. 

1868  The  House  of   liepresentatives  impeached  President  Johnson,  Febru- 

ary 24. 

The  President  was  declared  acquitted.  April  26. 
1861)     Ulvsses  S.  Grant  imiugurated  Pi-esident,  March  4. 
1871     The  "•  Alabama  Treaty  ''  was  concluded.  May  8. 

The  great  fire  of  C-hicago  occurred,  ()ctol)er  0,  10. 
1873     Second  Chicago  tire. 

1876  The  Centennial  Anniversai'V  of  American  Independence. 

The  "  World's  Fan-  "  in  Ph'iladeli)hia,  May  10  to  Novembei-  10. 
Colorado  admitted  into  the  Union.  August  1. 

1877  Rutherford  B.  Hayes  inaugurated   President,  March  5. 

1881  James  A.  Garfield  inaugurated  President.  March  4. 

James  A.  Garfield  shot  hy  Charles  J.  Guiteau.  at  Washington,  July  2. 
James  A.   Gai'field  died  at  Long  Branch,  Septeml)er  1!». 
Chester  A.  Arthur  inaugurated  President,  September  20. 

1882  'J'he  Two  Cents  Postage^Bill  introduced,  December  8. 

1883  Centennial  of  the  evacuation  of  New  York  by  the   l^ritish,  Novem- 

ber 26,  following  the  capture  of  Coniwallis  at  Yorktown. 

1884  James  G.    Blaine,   the  Republican  nominee  for  president,  defeated. 

A  small  majority  giving  New  York  State  to  G rover  Cleveland,  the 
nominee  of  the  democratic  party. 
1885-6  The   "Canadian    Fisheries"    and   the   "Cutting    Affair"    claimed 
some  attention  from  the  State  Department.     The  press  and  people 
prevented  a  wanton  attack  on  the  sister  republic  of  Mexicto. 


PART  II. 


CHRONOLOGY    OF    ILLINOIS. 


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[TE  origin  of  tlie  name  Illincjis  is  variously  credited.  Some 
persons  maintain  that  the  early  French  explorers  called  it 
/.s/e  a'fi,e  JVois  or  JVut  hiau(h  while  others  are  equally 
certain  that  the  aborigines  applied  the  name  niini  or  Land 
of  tixiperior  Men.  The  first  ]:)arty  state  that,  while  the 
ex])lore7's  were  en  yoxte  down  the  Mississi])pi,  they  camped 
on  an  island  covered  with  a  heavy  growth  of  pecan  trees, 
and  there  gfave  this  name  to  the  countrv.  The  second 
party  give  the  authority  of  Algonquin  annals  for  the  word 
Tl'tnrw(>l\  meaning  men,  and  also  quote  the  Otciiijiwe  and  C-ree  adajita- 
tion  of  the  word  Jnln'ncol'  and  Itjlntiri)l\  as  a})j>lied  to  the  })rairie  Indians 
in  the  same  manner  as  Chicagok  was  ap]ilied  to  the  red  settlers  along 
C/hicago  river  and  their  neighl)orli()()(l.  This  latter  definition  is  accepted 
with  very  just  reason  ;  for  the  once  ])()wei'ful  confedeiacy  of  tlie  Illinois 
was  in  truth  a  race  of  superior  Indians.  This  confederacy  comprised 
the  Tamaroas,  Michigans,  Kaskaskias,  (Jahokas  and  Peorias,  with 
representatives  of  the  Miamis  and  Delawares,  wiio,  l^etween  1670  and 
1675  retur'ned  from  the  West  and  settled  in  this  State.  Some  years 
]>rior  to  ir>7<»,  in  HJSS,  those  tribes  inhabited  the  country  south  of  lakes 
Erie  and  JMichigan,  but  were  driven  westward  beyond  the  Mississippi 
by  the  Iroquois,  where  their  eight  towns  stood  in  1670,  when  Father 
Manjuette  visited  St.  Es])rit,  on  Lake  Superior.  In  1673  Marcpiette 
and  .foliet  met  them  here,  and  two  years  later  the  former  established 
the  Mission  of  the  Immaculate  Conce])tion  among  them  at  Kaskaskia, 
seven  miles  below  the  present  town  of  Ottawa.  Four  years  after  the 
establishment  of  this  mission,  in  1671>,  La  Salle  found  at  least  six  thou- 
sand persons  tlierc^  and  four  hundred  and  sixty  lodges;  and  there  they 
resided  until  the  Pottawatomie  war.  when  the  power  of  the  confederacy 
was  shattered  at  Starved  P,ock.  The  Sacs  and  Foxes  inhabited  the 
northwestern  part  of  this  State,  and  in  later  years  became  notorious  as 
the  allies  of  tlie  Eno'lish.  In  1S32  there  were  twelve  Sac  families  and 
eight  Foxes;  while  Kickapoos,  Shawnees,  Mascoulins,  J^iankishaws, 
Pottawatomies,  Otchipwes  and  Ottawas  were  represented  in  other  })arts 
of  the  State,  as  related  in  the  histoiy  of  tlie  county. 

1055     First  li'oquois  Invasion  of  Illinois. 
1671     Exploration  by  Nicholas  Perrot. 
]67Si     Exploration  by  Fathers  Allouez  and  Pablon. 

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1G73     Return  of  the  Illinois  tribes. 
Exploration  by  Louis  Joliet. 
Exploration  by  Father  Mar()uette. 
Marquette's  A'oyage  up  the  Illinois  and  Desplaines  Rivers. 

1674  Establishment  of  the  Mission   of   the  Immaculate  Conception  near 

Utica.  La  Salle  county. 

1675  Death  of  Marquette.  May  IS. 

1680     Fathers  Ribourde  and  Membre  at  Starved  Rock. 

Chevalier  La  Salle  takes  possession  of  Illinois  for  France. 

La  Salle  at  Lake  Peoria,  January  3. 

La  Salle  returned  to  Fort  Frontenac  (Canada.) 

Henry  Tonti.  the  Italian,  and  fifteen  men  at  Fort  Crevecoeur. 

Second  Invasion  of  Illinois  by  the  Irocpiois. 

Father  Louis   llennepin   left   Fort   Crevecanir  in  February  for  the 
Uppei'  Mississippi . 

Father  Riboui'de  murdere<l  by  Kickapoo  Iiulians. 
1680     Authony  Au([uel  and  Michael  Ake  explored  the  Illinois  river  country. 

Tonti  retui'ued  to  (Ireen  Bay. 

Annihilation  of  the  Illinois  and  Tamaroas  by  the  Iroquois. 

La  Salle  returned  to  Illinois. 
1682     Building  of  Fort  St.  Louis. 

La  Salle  descended  the  Mississippi,  and  named  the  country  Louisiana. 
1682-7La  Salle  visited  France;  brought  out  a  colony  to  the  Gulf  States; 

explored  New  Mexico. 
1687     La  Salle  and  twenty  men  left  Fort  St.  Louis  (Matagorda  Bay)  for 
Illinois,  January  12. 

Assassination  of  La  Salle's  nephew  by  Du  Ilaut  and  Leotat,  en  route 
to  Illinois. 

Assassination  of  La  Salle  by  Du  Haut  and  Leotat. 
168-     Tonti's  expedition  in  search  of  La  Salle  and  colonists. 

1689  Execution  of  Du  Haut  and  Leotat,  the  assassins. 

1690  The  Mission  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  removed  from  Old  Kas- 

kaskia.  or  Fort  St.  Louis,  on  the  Illinois  river,  to  Kaskaskia,  six 
miles  above  the  mouth  of  the  Kaskaskia  river. 

1690-lSettlement  of  Cahokia,  five  miles  below  St.  Louis  city,  near  mouth 
of  Cahokia. 

1698  Kaskaskia  founded  by  Rev.  Father  Gravier.  Father  Pinet  at  Ca- 
hokia. 

1712     M.  Crozat,  of  Paris,  granted  a  monopoly  of  trade  in  Illinois. 

1717  Settlement  of  St.  Philip,  forty-five  miles  from  Cahokia. 

Philip  Renault,  1719. 
M.  Crozat  surrendered  his  charter.     Company  of  the  West  organized. 

1718  Settlement  of  Fort  Chartres,  twelve  miles  above  Kaskaskia,  by  Mis- 

sissippi Company . 
Settlement  of  Kaskaskia,  six  miles  above  confluence  of  Kaskaskia 

and  Mississippi. 
Settlement  of  Prairie  du  Rocher,  near  Fort  Chartres. 

1720     Philip  Renault  introduced  Negro  slaves  into  Illinois. 

1730  Total  population  of  settlements:  1*0  French  families,  200  French 
traders.  600  converted  Indians. 

1750  Father  Vivier  preaching  to  the  Illinois  tribes.  He  places  the  popu- 
lation of  the  five  French  villages  at  1,100  whites,  300  blacks,  and 
60  red  savages.     The  three  Indian  villages  did  not  then  contain 


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more  than  800  souls,  all  tokl.    There  was  not  a  settlement  between 
the  Arkansas  and  Illinois  rivers  at  that  date. 

1765     The  French  flag  replaced  by  the  British  flag  on  Fort  Ohartres,  Octo- 
ber 10. 
Pontiac  and  two  hundred  French  families  settled  on  the  Kankakee, 
near  Wilmington, 

1769     Pontiac    assassinated    by  Illinois  Chief   at   Joliet  Mound   after  the 
Council.     Extermination  of  the  Illinois. 

1773     The  Illinois  Land  Company  organized.     Purchased  lands  from  the 
Peorias  and  Kaskaskias. 

1775  The  French  trader  Viviat  organized  the  Wabash  Land  Company  of 

Virginia,  aided  by  Pere  M.  Clibault,  July  4,     Total  defeat  of  the 
British, 

1776  Shabbonee  bom  near  Wilmington,  Illinois, 

1778  La  Ville  de  Meillet  founded  near  Lake  Peoria. 

Capture  of  Kaskaskia  by  the  Americans  under  Colonel  George  Kogers 
Clarke. 

M.  Clibault  negotiates  for  the  surrender  of  Vincennes,  tlie  establish- 
ment of  American  courts,  etc. 

Establishment  of  the  county  of  Illinois  in  October.  John  Todd  ap- 
pointed Lieutenant-Commander  by  Patrick  Henry,  December  12. 

1779  Surrender  of  the  l^ritish  Grovernor  and  General  Hamilton  (the  hair- 

buyer)  to  General  Clarke,  February. 

1780  The  Illinois  and  AA'abash  Land  Companies  consolidated, 

1784     Virginia  ceded  all  her  territory  north    of   the  Ohio  to  the  United 

States,  when  a  territorial  form  of  government  was  instituted, 
1787     Ordinance    for    the    government  of    the    Northwestern    Territory, 
Major-General  Arthur  St,  Clair  appointed  Governor  by  Congress, 
Illinois  a  county  of  Indiana  Territory. 
1796     J.  V>.  Poiute  au  Sable,  a  resident  of  Chicago. 
Old  Peoria  abandoned. 

1804  Building  of  Fort  Dearborn  at  Chicago. 
Treaty  with  Sacs  and  Foxes. 

1805  First  mail  route  (Vincennes  to  Cahokia)  established. 

1809     The  Territory  of  Illinois  organized.     John  Boyle,  of  Kentucky,  ap- 
pointed Governor  by   President    Madison.      Boyle    declined    this 
})osition,  when  it  was  offered  to  Ninian  Edwards. 
St,    Clair  and    Eandolph   counties  only  political  divisions  of   Ter- 
ritory, 

1811  Peace  Convention  with  Pottawatomies  at  Peoria. 
Battle  of  Tippecanoe,  November  7. 

1812  Building  of  Fort  Russell,  near  the  present  village  of  Edwardsville. 
Massacre  of  Fort  Dearborn,  August  16. 

Governor  Edwards'  militia  attack  the  Pottawatomie  village  at  Peoria, 
August.     Captain  Craig  burned  Peoria,  November. 

1813  General  Howard's  command  of  nine  hundred  men  build  Fort  Clarke, 
at  Peoria. 

1814  Illinois  Herald  established  at  Kaskaskia. 
Governor  Clarke's  expedition  up  the  Mississip])i. 

The  Sixty-sixth  Illinois  Rangers'  terrific  figiit  near  Rock  Island. 
Major  Taylor,   Captains  Rector  and   Whiteside  attack  the    English 

and  Indians  near  Rock  river.     Defeat  of  the  Americans, 
Peace  of  Ghent,  December  24. 


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1816     Treaty  of  St.  Louis.     Lands  between  Illinois  and  Mississij)pi  rivers 
ceded. 

1818  Fort  Clarke  destroyed  by  fire. 

Territorial  Legislature  petitioned  Congress  for  admission  as  a  State 

in  January. 
Tbe  Enabling  Act  was  passed  April  IS. 
Convention  of  Kaskaskia,  July. 
Illinois  admitted,  December  3. 

Change  of  northern  boundary  so  as  to  secure  Chicago. 
Adoption  of  whipping,  stocks,  pillory,  and  gibbet  for   punishment 

of  criminals. 
First  State  election.     Shadrack  Bond,  Governor ;  Pierre  Mesnard, 

Lieutenant-governor. 

1819  Peoria  reoccupied  and  settled    by  American  citizens. 

A^andalia.  tlie  seat  of  government.  (Removed  to  Springfield  in 
1837.) 

1820  Reverend  J.  M.  Peck  was  the  first  educated  Protestant  minister  in 

the  State.     He  settled  in  St.  Clair  county. 

1821  Appropriation  of  $10,000  by  State  Legishiture  for  survey  of  Illinois 

and  Michigan  canal. 
Incorporation  of  the  Bank  of  Illinois. 
Henry  R.  Schoolcraft  and  party  at  Fort  Joliet. 

1822  The  slavery  and  anti-slavery  questions  raised  for  election  purposes. 

1824  Direct  mail  route  from  Vandalia  to  Springfield ;  and  to  Chicago  in 

1832. 
Aggregate  vote  polled,  11,612. 
The  proposition  to  make  Illinois  a  slave  State  defeated  at  the  polls 

by  1,800  votes. 

1825  Lafayette  accepted  invitation  of  Assembly  and  visited  Kaskaskia  in 

February. 
Bills    for  the  support   of  schools  and  construction  of  roads  by  pub- 
lic tax  passed. 

1826  Sanganash,  or  Billy  Caldwell,  appointed  Justice  of  Peace  of  Peoria 

cou  nty . 
Congress  granted  800,000  acres  of  land   to  the  State  to  aid  in  build- 
ing the  canal. 

1827  Winnebago  War  under  Chief  Red  Bird.     General  Cass,  of  Michigan, 

visited  Illinois. 

1828  Line  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  canal  resurveyed. 

The  Methodist  Ejuscopal  college,  Lebanon,  established.  First  in 
State. 

1830  The  legal  rate  of  interest  established.     Previously  150  per  centum 

was  reached. 

1831  Criminal  code  adapted  to  penitentiary  punishment. 

Black  Hawk  established  himself  upon  his  disputed  territory. 

General  Gaines,  commanding  1,500  Illinois  volunteers,  destroyed  the 
Indian  town,  and  forced  Black  Hawk's  people  to  cede  all  lands  east 
of  the  ^Mississippi,  and  settle  on  the  west  side  of  the  river. 

1832  General  Zachary  Taylor,   Abraham  Lincoln,   Jeff  Davis  and    Lieu- 

tenant Robert  Anderson,  at  Dixon,  Illinois,  in  re  Black  Hawk's 

war. 
Black  Hawk  recrossed  the  Mississi])pi  to  war  on  the  whites. 
Building  of  Fort  Joliet. 


3(5  INTRODUCTION. 

183'^  (iovenior  Keviiolds  collected  1.800  volunteers  under  comnuind  of 
]ii-ig!i(lier-(ieueral  Wliiteside.  This  command  destroyed  Prophets- 
town,  and  })i-oceeded  to  join  General  Atkinson's  division.  The 
flight  from  Stiliman's  Kun  was  one  of  the  comicalities  of  this  war. 
The  assault  on  Apple  Kiver  fort.  June,  183:2.  Black  Hawk  and 
150  wai'riors  defeated  by  25  men.  (ienerals  Henry  and  Atkinson 
at  the  battle  of  Eock  river.  Three  hundred  savages  killed  and  50 
made  prisoners,  iigainst  17  whites  killed  and  12  wounded.  Black 
Hawk  and  his  special  warriors,  who  escaped  from  the  Rock  river 
affair,  were  captured  by  the  Winnebagoes  and  handed  over  to 
(ieneral  Street.  He  was  interned  in  Fortress  Monroe  with  other 
hostile  Sacs,  until  June  4,  1833.  when  the  chief  and  his  party 
were  conveyed  to  Rock  Island.  Illinois,  and  there  set  at  liberty. 
He  settled  near  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  In  1838  this  old  ally  of  the 
British  died. 

Massacre  of  the  settlers  on  Indian  ci'eek. 

Rachel  and  Sylvia  Hall  captured  by  Indians.  Ransom,  12,000 
and  a  number  of  horses. 

1833  Treaty  of  Chicago. 

1834—5  Beginning  of  Governor  Duncan's  administration.  Ajjpropriations 
aggregating  i|10,230,0()0  made  by  the  State.  Town  lot  fever. 
Railroads  for  every  man,  or  a  money  compensation.  Legislators 
magnificently  reckless. 

1834  First  payment  of  annuity,   at   Chicago,   under  treaty  of   1833,   in 

October. 

1836  The  construction  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  canal  commenced. 

1837  Elijah   P.   Lovejoy,  Abolitionist,  mobbed  and  killed  at  Alton,  No- 

vember 7. 

1838  The  first  locomotive  run  on  Northern  Cross  railroad.  November  8. 
Thomas  Carlin  elected  Governoi',  opposed  by  Cyrus  Edwards,  Whig. 

1839  The  Illinois  Institute  for  Deaf  and  Dumb  was  founded,   and   the 

buildings  erected  at  Jacksonville  in  1842. 

1840  Settlement  of  the  Mormons  at  Nauvoo. 

Improvement  laws  rejiealed,  after  a  debt  of  115,000.000  was  con- 
tracted 


1841 


Arrest  of  Joe  Smith,  and  his  release  by  Judge  Douglas. 

Pirates  of  the  Prairie  before  the  law.     The  regulators  administering 


law 


1842     Second  arrest  of  Joe  Smith  and  his  escape. 

Adam  W.  Snyder  nominated  for  (governor;  died  previous  to  election, 

when  Thomas  Ford  was  nominated  to  oppose  Duncan. 
T'he  Mormon  war.     Joe  Sniitli  and  Hiram  Smith  killed  at  Carthage. 
End   of    Nauvoo   Mormonism.    Septembei",    1840.     The  action   of 
the   Gentiles  narrow  and  unconstitutional.     The  Mormon  exiles 
reached  Salt  Lake,  July  21,  1847. 
Woi'k  on  canal  resumed  l)y  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  Com})any. 
184(3     Nine  regiments  (8,370   men)  answered   the  call   for  troops  to  serve 
against    Mexicans.       Four   regiments,    or   3,720    men,    accepted, 
(ienerals  James  Shields,   Baker,   Coffey,   Harris,  Hardin.  Bissell, 
Houghton,  McKee,  are   Uiirnes   identified    with    this   state   in   the 
Mexican  war. 
1847     River  and  Harbor  Coiiveiitioii  at  Chicago.  Jnlv5. 
State  Constitutional  Convention. 


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CHRONOLOGY    OF    ILLINOIS.  3 

1847  The  Illinois  Hospital  for  the  Insane  was  established  bv  the  act  of 

March  1,  1847. 

1848  Opening  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  canal. 

1850  The  Galena  railroad  opened  to  Elgin. 

1851  In  1851  the  hospital  buildings  were  commenced  near  Jacksonville. 
1852-54     Railroad  building  era  in  the  West. 

1855     Chicago  the  focal  point  of  2,933  miles  of  railroad. 

1858  The   Chicago  Eye  and   Ear  Infirmary  Association,  in   May.     Was 

ma<le  a  state  institution  in  1871. 

1859  Selection  of  Lincoln's  name  for  President  at  the  Springfield  caucus. 
18G0     Abraham  Lincoln  elected  President. 

1801      Ten   thousand  volunteers  offered  before   April  24.  and    -il^LOOO.Ono 
tendered  by  patriotic  citizens. 
Captain  Stokes  and  700  men,  of  the  Seventh  Illinois  Infantry,  took 
10,000  stand  of  arms  from  St.  Louis  arsenal. 
1862     State  Constitutional  Convention. 

18G5     T'he  Asylum  for  Feeble-minded  Children  established  by  the  act  of 
February  15. 
First  steel  rail  rolled  in  America  at  Chicago,  May  25,  18(15. 
Illinois  was  represented  in  her  own  regiments  by  256,000  men,  and 

in  other  states  by  about  30,000  men. 
Great  State  Fair  at  Chicago  netted  $25().0()0  for  soldiers'  aid  and 
military  jmrposes. 
1867     The  Illinois  Industrial  University  at  Ilrbana  was  chartered. 

1869  The  Norther..  Asylum  for  the  Insane  was  established  at  Elgin. 

1870  State  Constitutional  Convention 

1871  Chicago   destroyed   by  fire,  October   9.     The  mimber  of   buildings 

burned   was  17,450,  and  amount  of  direct  loss,  $190,000,000,  of 
which  $44,000,000  returned  from  insurance. 
State  resumed  control  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  canah 

The  events  since  ISTl  are  of  such  a  character  as  to  come  under  the 
head  of  ordinary  news.  The  return  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  canal 
into  possession  of  the  state,  its  cession  by  the  state  to  the  general  gov 
ernment,  and  the  redemption  of  the  ])nblic  debt,  or  state  bonds,  form 
the  leading-  events.  The  great  strikes  of  1877,  1886,  and  the  anarchist 
troubles  at  Chicago  last  year,  while  engaging  nuich  attentK)n  troni  the 
]H'ess,  did  not  affect  the  course  of  business  materially.  Among  the 
acts  of  the  legislature,  the  most  beneficent  was  tiiat  regulating  regis- 
tration and  voting  at  Chicago.  Though  sectional  in  its  direct  influ- 
ence, it  forms  the  entering  wedge  for  equal  justice  tiiroughout  the 
state. 


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DOCUMENTS  AND   BIOGRAPHY   OF 
STARK  COUNTY. 


CHAPTER   I. 


TOPOGRAPHY    AND    NATURAL    HISTORY. 


TAPvK  COUNTY  is  Iwunded  on  tlie  north  hy  nenrvand  Bu- 
reau counties,  on  the  south  b\'  Peoria  county,  on  the  west 
by  Henry  and  Knox  counties  and  on  the  east  by  Bureau 
and  Marshall  counties.  The  area  is  288  square  miles  or 
184,820  aci-es,  of  which  1S2,B5!)  acres  were  snrveyed,  and 
180,125  acres  assessed.  The  population  in  1S8<»  was  11,207, 
increased  in  1885  to  over  12,000.  Toulon,  the  seat  of  jus- 
tice, is  14  miles  from  the  southwest  corner,  8-|  miles  from 
the  northwest  corner,  t>-|  from  the  extreme  northwest  cor- 
ner, 20|^  from  the  northeast  corner,  20  miles  from  the  south- 
east corner,  and  8  miles  from  the  south  line,  on  tlie  line  of 
the  R.  I.  &  P.  R.  R.  Wyoming,  the  leading  commercial 
town,  is  equally  outside  the  geograpliical  center,  l)ut  has 
the  advantages  of  two  railroads,  the  R.  I.  &  P.  and  the 
C.  B.  it  Q.  bi-anch  between  Buda  and  liushville.  Lafayette 
is  situated  near  the  western  county  line,  and  Bradford  near 
the  east  line,  each  having  railroad  facilities.  Duncan,  Castle- 
ton  and  Lombardville  are  villages  on  the  C.  B.  ife  Q.,  while 
Wady  Petra  and  Stark  are  on  the  R.  I.  Oc  P.  R.  R.  The  villages  of 
Elmira,  Osceola,  Pleasant  Green,  Modena,  Waldron,  Camp  Grove,  Val- 
ley, Slackwater,  Starwano  and  West  Jersey  are  without  railroad  facil- 
ities. 

The  surface  of  the  county  is  undulating,  except  in  the  neighbor 
hood  of  Spoon  river,  where  it  is  decidedly  broken.  Of  the  entire  area, 
no  less  than  173,711  acres  were  under  cultivation  in  1885,  and  it  may 
be  said  with  truth  that  the  total  area  offers  one  great  fertile  field  of 
wealth  to  the  cultivator.  Along  the  streams  and  around  old  Osceola 
the  primeval  forest  still  stands,  a  reminder  of  the  past.  South  of 
Toulon,  too,  the  old,  old  woods  continue  sentinel,  but  throughout  the 
county,  the  trees  of  fifty  years  ago  have  given  place  to  ornamental 
grove's  of  walnut,  elm,  maple,  and,  in  a  few  instances,  red  and  white 
])ine.  Osage  orange  hedges  guard  each  field  instead  of  the  old  rail 
fence  ;     large   and  elegant   residences   have  taken  the   place  of   the 

43 


44  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

pioneers'  homes ;  Avell-kept  floAver  and  vegetable  gardens  are  common 
in  the  towns  and  villages,  and  are  often  seen  in  the  country  districts, 
wliile  the  mown  lawn,  always  jileasing  to  the  eye.  greets  the  traveler 
in  both  town  and  country.  Within  tifty  years  this  wilderness  of  waving 
prairie  has  been  transformed  into  one  of  the  most  beautiful  garden 
s]wts  of  Illinois.  A  few  groves  and  the  streams  remain  as  landmarks 
of  the  olden  time. 

Rivers  and  Streams.  Spoon  river  has  its  head  waters  in 
Xeponsett  township.  Bureau  county,  where  the  stream  known 
as  "East  Branch"  rises,  and  in  Kewanee  township,  Henry 
county,  where  the  "West  l)ranch  has  its  source.  The  east  fork  entere 
Stark"  county  in  three  divisions,  so  to  speak,  the  central  stream 
being    known    as    Silver    creek.  The    streams    unite    in    section 

10.  Osceola,  forming  the  East  Branch.  Hall  creek  flows  into 
it  in  the  northwestern  Cjuarter  of  section  22,  and  Cooper's  Defeat 
creek  in  the  northeastern  quarter  of  section  31.  A  confluence  with 
the  West  Branch  is  formed  just  north  of  the  village  of  Modena  in  Tou- 
lon township  and  thence  to  its  estuary,  the  name  Spoon  river  is  ap- 
plied. In  Essex  township  it  receives  the  united  waters  of  two  creeks, 
flowing  westward,  known  as  Mud  Run  and  Camping  Pain  and  near  the 
village  of  Slackwater  receives  the  waters  of  West  Indian  creek.  From 
this  Spoon  river  flows  through  a  tortuous  channel  to  the  parent  Illi- 
nois, Avhich  it  entei*s  at  Point  Isabelle,  opposite  Havana.  In  the  days 
of  the  Indians  it  was  known  as  "  Feather  River '"  or  Maquon.  Its 
present  name  is  said  to  have  Ijeen  given  by  Dr.  Davison,  the  hermit, 
on  account  of  a  bayou  resembling  a  spoon  in  the  formation  of  its  shores 
near  what  is  now  the  village  of  Waterford  in  Fulton  countv. 

Walnut  creek  has  its  source  near  Xekoma  in  Henry  county,  whence 
it  flows  southeast  to  West  Jersey  township,  and  thence  to  its  confluence 
\vith  Spoon  river,  just  north  of  Rochester.  Peoi'ia  county.  To  the  char- 
acter of  the  trees  founl  along  this  stream  is  to  be  attributed  its  name. 

Camping  Run  rises  in  Marshall  county,  east  of  Camp  Grove,  and 
dates  its  name  l)ack  to  ante-railroad  days,  when  prairie  schooners 
anchored  there,  while  their  crews  feasted  round  the  camp  flres. 

Indian  creek  rises  just  northeast  of  Galva,  winds  like  a  trail 
through  Goshen.  Toulon  and  Essex  townships,  and  enters  Spoon  river 
in  section  2S,  Essex.  Prior  to  the  negotiation  of  the  treaty  of  Chi- 
cago, a  few  Pottawattomie  and  mongrel  Indian  lodges  were  scattered 
along  its  banks,  owing  to  which  fact  the  pioneers  of  the  county  gave  it 
this  name.  This  creek  is  not  to  be  confounded  with  Indian  creek.  La 
Salle  county,  where  the  massacre  of  settlers,  by  the  British  Indians, 
took  place  in  1832. 

Cooper's  Defeat  creek  may  be  called  the  east  Ijranch  of  the  East 
Foi'k  of  Spoon  river.  It  is  a  tributary  of  that  stream,  rising  near  Milo 
in  Bureau  county,  and  flowing  east  through  Osceola  townshi]).  except 
for  two  miles  where  it  wanders,  as  it  were,  through  the  nortiiern  sec- 
tions of  Penn  township.  The  name  is  credited  to  a  leamster  of  the 
surveying  party,  who  never  failed  before  to  drive  his  hoi*ses  across  or 
through  a  creek,  until  tliis  point  was  reached,  as  related  in  sketch  of 
Penn  township. 


TOPOGRAPHY    AND    NATURAL    HISTORV.  45 

Muddy  Run  parallels  ram])ino-  Tlim.  It  also  rises  in  Mai'shall 
county,  flows  through  the  southern  sections  of  Vallev  townshi])  and 
forms  a  confluence  with  (Janiping  Run,  near  the  nioutli  of  that  stream 

Jack  creek  is  the  name  given  to  a  small  stream  I'li lining  eastward 
to  Spoon  river,  which  it  enters  in  the  northwest  quartei-  of  section  12, 
Toulon  township. 

Fitch  creek  rises  in  Grove  township,  Knox  county.  Its  various 
feeders  flow  generally  eastward,  forming  the  main  stream  near  the 
west  line  of  Goshen  township,  and  watering  the  northwestern  sections 
of  that  township. 

There  are  found  in  every  division  of  the  county  numerous  small 
streams,  some  of  which  flow  from  springs.  As  noticed  in  the  historv 
of  the  townships,  many  ponds  or  miniature  lakes  are  found  through- 
out the  county. 

Altitudes^  soil  and  tree^. — The  altitudes  are  not  very  marked,  vet  it 
is  stated  that  in  the  neighhorhood  of  Lawn  Ridge  the  highest  elevation 
in  the  State  is  reached.  At  Bradford,  too,  a  decided  elevation  occurs. 
Prof.  E.  W.  Claypole's  ])a])er  on  Buffalo  and  Chicago,  read  some 
time  ago  before  the  American  Association  for  the  Advaiu'ement  of 
Science,  contained  a  suggestion  which  goes  to  show  what  nari-ow 
margins  nature  sometimes  makes  in  her  geogra})hical  and  geological 
ai'rangements.  It  also  shows  what  a  narrow  escape  Ghicago  has  had 
from  a  flood  that  would  have  revealed  no  friendly  Ai-ai-at  and  that 
would  have  discouraged  the  most  resolute  of  doves  on  its  quest  for 
terra-firma.  The  professor's  statement  in  brief  is  tiiat  the  great  lakes 
are  banked  u])on  a  table  land  about  r»00  feet  above  the  sea,  and  that 
the  drainage  flows  over  the  dam  at  Black  Rock,  the  lowest  ])oint. 
Hence  a  dam  twenty-five  feet  high  across  the  river  at  Black  Rock 
would  be  sufficient  to  tlii-ow  the  waters  of  the  upper  lakes  into  the 
Mississippi  by  the  Illinois  river.  The  professor  complacently  stated 
that  the  result  of  this  would  be  to  annihilate  the  St.  Lawrence  river, 
make  Buffalo  the  head  of  navio'ation.  aiul  Ghica<>'o  the  outlet.  In 
other  words,  the  conditions  of  Chicago  and  Buffalo  would  have  been 
reversed  had  the  rim  of  the  basin  at  l)lack  Rock  been  originally  a  few 
feet  higher. 

A  large  portion  of  the  county  is  prairie,  but  on  account  of  the 
numerous  intersecting  streams,  the  prairies  usually  contain  but  few 
square  miles  of  area.  There  are,  however,  some  large  prairies  in 
townshi])s  12  and  13,  range  7.  The  soil  is  a  common  dark-colored 
loam,  and  when  properly  drained  and  cultivated  is  everywhere  ])ro- 
ductive,  except  the  ''  barrens,"  a  small  ti'act  of  sandy  soil.  The  subsoil 
is  usually  a  brown  or  yellow  clay.  The  soil  of*  the  timber  lands  along 
the  water-courses  is  usually  of  less  depth  and  lighter  in  color.  Along 
the  water  courses  comuKm  oak,  hickory,  ash,  maple,  black  walnut, 
butternut,  cottonwood,  sycamore,  coffee  tree,  buck-eye,  box-elder,  red 
bud,  wild  ])lum,  cherry  and  crab  ajjple  trees  abound. 

Eeonoiide  (Jeologji. — Let  us  fancy  ourselves  visiting  Stark  county, 
away  back  in  the  days  when  the  foundations  of  the  present  coal  beds 
were  made.  What  do  we  behold?  An  immense  marsh  stretching  to  the 
horizon — a  wilderness  of  reeds  and  weeds,  and  mosses,  inhabited,  if  we 


4r;  HISTORY    OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

iimv  SO  speak,  with  amphibians,  alive  with  ten  thousand  species  of 
re])tile  ;  but  not  a  man  in  tlie  whole  great  waste — not  even  a  bird  flew 
hither  to  look  in  upon  the  loathsome  wilderness.  How  manv  years 
this  stagnant  sea  required  its  drying  ])rocess  to  continue  cannot  now  be 
cU'termined  with  certainty.  Tliere  ai-e  at  least  five  to  eight  feet  of 
vegetable  debris  requii-ed  to  form  one  foot  of  coal,  and  since  there  are 
thi-ee  feet,  representing  the  seam  in  this  county,  it  must  have  required 
t went v-f our  feet  in  depth  of  rich  vegetable  debris  to  form  our  ])resent 
coal  bed,  and  the  suljsequent  growth  or  carriage  hither  of  sufficient 
material  to  make  that  natural  hydraulic  j)ress  which  pressed  this  coal  into 
its  shape  and  texture.  Volumes  might  be  written  on  the  formation  of 
oui'  ])rairies.  of  our  coal  beds,  of  tlie  great  trains  of  sand  and  rock  and 
forests  which  the  drift  brought  hither  to  press  down  the  original 
stagnant  mass  of  vegetable  matter,  water  and  the  animal  life  which 
they  supported ;  hut  where  is  the  use  of  speculative  wi'iting  {  Our 
reason  points  out  one  natural  method  l)v  which  our  rich  prairie  soil 
and  everything  beneath  it  were  formed,  namely,  an  immense  lake, 
gradually  filling  up  of  the  same  by  sediment  and  shore  growth,  slow 
lifting-  up  of  lake  bottom  and  annual  decay  of  vegetable  debris ;  slower 
drainage  and  tlien  the  jirairie. 

The  quaternary  divisions  of  the  county  are  the  alluvium  and  drift, 
the  former  com|)rising  all  the  bottom  lands  or  stream  valleys  from  a 
few  rods  to  6,000  feet  in  width  ;  the  latter  comprising  a  series  of 
brown  and  blue  clays  with  sand  or  gravel  mixings  with  granite 
bowlders  of  ancient  rock — the  uplands.  This  drift  varies  in  dejith 
from  twenty  to  sixty  feet.  Through  this  formation  an  abundant 
su]i])ly  of  good  water  is  reachefl  before  the  bed-rock  is  tapped. 
Tliroughout  the  county  there  is  no  exposure  of  rock  other  than  the 
lower  series  of  coal  measures.  Of  this  series  No  7  shows  on  the  north 
line  of  section  10,  township  14,  range  7,  along  the  east  branch  of  Spoon 
river.  In  this  section  the  S.  C.  Francis  shaft  shows  sixty-four  and  one- 
fourth  feet.  This  was  sunk  in  1868,  and  from  the  record  shows  the 
following  formation  : 

Yellow  clay,  2  feet;  red  sand,  2  feet;  limestone  (nodular),  2-^  feet; 
clay,  light-  colored,  7  feet ;  clay  shale,  2  feet ;  sandstone,  8  inches ;  blue 
clay  shale,  8  feet ;  dark  colored  clay  shale,  5f  feet ;  coal,  2  inches  ; 
blue  clay  shale,  12  feet ;  impure  limestone,  3  inches ;  clay  shale,  8  feet ; 
impure  limestone,  2  inches  ;  blue  clay  shale,  1^  feet  ;  dark  colored  clay 
shale,  3  feet ;  coal,  2  feet,  7  inches ;  clay  (penetrated).  If  feet. 

In  section  32,  townsliip  1<>,  range  7,  the  exposure  was  worked.  In 
section  21,  Townshi]^  14,  range  7,  series  No.  6  is  far  below  the  surface 
Mithout  a  sign  of  outcro}). 

In  the  southeastern  part  of  section  3,  township  14,  range  10,  No. 
6  coal  appears  in  the  l)luft  of  West  Branch,  along  the  creek  to  the 
southeastern  corner  of  section  16.  This  series  has  been  worked  along 
the  western  ])lateau,  where  there  are  several  outcrops  above  water 
level  of  over  four  feet  in  depth  with  a  regular  clay  pai'tition  of  two 
inches  in  thickness. 

In  the  southeastern  part  of  section  3,  township    14,  range  6,  No.  6 
coal  appears  on  the  bluff  of  AYest  Branch.      Along  the  creek  to  the 


TOPOGRAPHY   AND    NATURAL    HISTORY.  47 

southeastern  corner  of  section  16,  this  series  has  been  worked  along  the 
western  plateau,  where  there  are  several  ontcro])s  a])()ve  water  level  of 
over  four  feet  in  depth  with  a  regular  clay  partition  of  two  inches  in 
thickness. 

The  mine  of  No.  6  series  in  township  14,  range  7,  section  28,  on  the  east 
bank  of  the  East  Branch,  ])i'esents  a  shaft  of  over  ninetv  feet,  of  which 
eighty-nine  and  two-thirds  feet  i)resent  the  following  strata:  Vellow 
clay,  8  feet;  limestone,  4  feet ;  light  colored  clay,  4^  feet ;  light  colored 
clay  shale,  S-Jfeet ;  limestone  2|feet ;  clay  shale,  1(»  feet ;  coal,  2  inches ; 
soft  black  slate,  4  inches  ;  clay,  4^  feet ;  sandstone,  22^  feet ;  clay  shale, 
0  feet ;  limestone,  4  feet ;  light  colored  clay  shale,  0  feet ;  green  clay 
shale,  2i  feet  ;  dark  colored  clay  shale,  3  1-6  feet ;  impure  limestone,  H 
foot ;  dark  colored  clay  shale,  2i  feet ;  coal  vein,  3  to  6  feet,  with  a 
clay  ])artition  of  3  inches  in  de])th.  The  slips  or  "  horsel)acks"  peculiar 
here  tend  to  retard  miners'  enterprise  ;  but  with  the  coming  of  the  coal 
cutter  and  other  modei'u  ap])liances  this  o1)stacle  will  vanish. 

In  the  northern  portion  of  section  1,  township  13,  range  6,  a  few 
shafts  have  been  made  to  the  depth  of  several  feet.  Near  Modena,  at 
a  depth  of  ab<^ut  thirty  feet,  a  1-foot  vein  was  struck.  Westward,  on 
section  4,  the  Jack  creek  beds  have  been  worked,  and  in  sections  2,  11, 
and  12,  the  out-crop  appears  in  the  banks  eight  to  ten  feet  above  water- 
mark, ^ 

Near  the  north  line  of  section  14,  Toulon  townshiji,  about  twelve  feet 
above  the  water  of  a  little  rivulet,  the  following  formation  may  be 
seen:  Sandstone  ;  clay  shale,  15  feet ;  im})ure  limestone,  clay  shale, 
black  slate,  coal,  average  3  feet ;  clay  partition,  coal,  1^  foot ;  clay 
shale,  partial  outcrop  of  sandstone.  The  strata  above  the  three  feet 
vein  of  coal  is  replete  in  its  deposit  of  imperfect  fossils,  such  as  the 
rardin  ia  fragilis^ pleurotomaria  grayviUensis,  and  fossils  of  fish.  On  the 
section  coal  and  a  strata  somewhat  similar  to  that  given  above,  are 
outcropping.  From  section  lo  along  the  courses  of  the  river  and 
tributary  rivulets  to  sections  25  and  26,  where  the  seam  is  over 
twent}"  feet  above  watei*-mark,  the  miner  has  left  traces  of  his  work, 
and  backward  from  tlie  stream  on  section  26,  coal  has  been  found  at  a 
depth  of  sixty-nine  feet  in  solid  strata,  four  to  five  feet  in  thickness, 
wdiile  just  east  the  miners  had  to  sink  a  shaft  to  a  depth  of  ninety-six 
feet  to  reach  the  seam. 

In  Essex  township,  section  23,  the  following  strata-  a])])ears  in  a 
shaft  sunk  a  few  years  ago  :  Clay,  21  feet ;  cla\'  shale,  8  feet  ;  lime- 
stone, 1  foot ;  clay  shale,  interslated.  If  foot ;  coal,  2^  feet,  with  thin  clay 
partition.  Although  this  belongs  to  series  No.  6,  horsebacks  or  slips 
render  mining  for  moi'e  than  local  use,  un})rofitable.  A  seam  of  series 
No.  2  coal  is  found  on  section  17,  at  the  base  of  the  bluifs  of  Indian 
creek,  which  was  very  little  woi-ked  u])  to  four  years  ago. 

In  West  Jersey  township,  on  section  11),  coal  of  the  No.  4  Illinois 
series  has  been  struck  at  a  depth  of  fifteen  feet.  Here  the  vein  is  from 
four  to  six  feet  deep,  underlaid  by  about  ten  inches  of  im[)ure  cannel 
coal,  and  this  by  a  clay  l)ed.  Fish  and  ])lant  fossils  abound  here, 
including  one  almost  perfect  form  of  iha  palaa>)iiscii-'<.  The  teeth  and 
imperfect   form  of   a  diplodus  have  also  been  exhumed.      The  coal 


48  HISTORY    OF   STARK   COUNTY. 


ohtained  is  very  gootl.  On  section  17  a  one  and  one-lialf  foot  vein  of 
the  Ts'o.  2  series  was  found  at  a  depth  of  fiftN^-nine  feet.  It  lies  in  the 
bed  of  the  creek,  and  is  woi'kable  only  at  low  water.  On  section  No.  10, 
Toulon,  a  ([uany  yields  al)un(hintly  of  building  stone  of  more  than  fair 
(jualitv.  On  Wahiut  creek,  in  West  Jersey  townshij),  a  quari-y  on 
section  20  produced  a  fair  hard  sandstone,  very  well  ada])ted  to  buildei's' 
uses. 

The  rock  in  sections  21  and  22,  Osceola  townsliip,  is  a  limestone  six 
to  twelve  feet  thick,  of  thin  layers.  This  is  an  uneven,  (Iral)-colored. 
weatiier-proof  stone,  found  in  tiie  first  section,  its  lower  strata  resting 
thirtv-nine  feet  above  a  two-inch  coal  seam  and  sixt^^-three  feet  above 
a  two-feet  seven  inches  vein  of  No.  7  series  coal.  As  a  stone  for  build- 
ing purposes,  or  for  lime  for  building  j)ur})oses,  it  cannot  be  excelled. 

The  sandstone  measures  of  Elmira  township  ai'e  f)utcropping,  and 
hidoen  beds  of  this  valuable  rock  abound.  In  section  1<>  is  found  a 
light-colored  soft  rock  about  twelve  feet  above  a  measure  of  No.  0  series 
coal.  In  Toulon  township,  section  14.  tiie  sandstone  is  l)elow  No.  i) 
series  coal,  but  of  a  very  superior  quality,  and  approaching  the  Parma 
stone  of  Michigan  in  compactness. 

In  Essex  townshij),  section  14,  a  sandstone  quarry  of  the  finest 
grade  has  been  worked  for  some  years,  wliile  that  on  section  17  (from 
which  the  stone  was  taken  fo^*  l)uikling  the  first  stone  house  in  the 
neighborhood  years  ago)  yields  plenty  of  good   material  for  ordinary 


ouildings. 


Osceola,  Elmira.  Toulon,  and  West  Jersey  furnish  the  greater  part 
of  the  coal  su})ply  ;  Essex  furnishes  a  little,  and  A'alley  less ;  Penn  and 
Goshen  are  reported  non-productive  m  the  matter  of  coal ;  but  what 
future  exploration  may  credit  these  townships  with  in  this  connection 
must  be  left  to  the  future. 

The  miners'  estimate  of  coal  deposits  is  l.OOU.UOO  tons  of  coal  to 
every  section  or  square  mile  per  foot  of  thickness  of  seam,  which,  it 
])laced  at  an  average  of  a  three-feet  seam,  as  in  this  county,  would  give 
108.000,(100  tons  to  each  township,  or  864,000,000  tons  to  the  entire 
county  of  No.  6  series  coal  alone,  exclusive  of  series  Nos.  1,  2,  -1  and  7. 
some  (^f  which  have  not  yet  l)een  ex])lored  at  all,  and  others  only  })ar- 
tially.  Allowing  five  tons  per  annum  to  each  voter  in  the  county  in 
1885,  or  12,000  tons  annually,  there  is  a  supply  of  No.  6  coal  here  to 
viehl  them  fuel  for  72,0(>0  years. 

ArcJuHjhjgy  —  The  general  prevalence  in  IlUnois  of  the  existence  of 
ancient  mounds  has  excited  no  inconsiderable  interest  in  the  mmds  of 
scientists  since  their  discovery  was  first  made.  Nearlv  every  county 
has  these  interesting  vestiges  of  a  numerous  people  long  since  gone  to 
rest,  about  whose  history  there  pends  a  veil — an  impenetrable  mystery 
— of  whom  the  later  Indian  tribes  possessed  neither  knowledge,  myth 
nor  tradition.  Those  in  iStark  county  are  as  numerous  as  elsewhere, 
for  s})eai'  and  arrow-heads,  human  l)ones,  and  sometimes  pottery  have 
been  found  here.  They  are  so  ccmimon  as  to  excite  little  interest  among 
those  who  have  resided  in  the  county  for  any  length  of  time,  and  are 
driven  over  and  plowed  up  as  if  Ijut  a  rise  in  the  ground,  not  all  that 
remains  of  the  history  of  a  past  race.      A   piece  of  native  copper  AA^as 


TOPOGKAPHY    AND    NATUKAL    HISTORY.  49 

found  in  blue  clay,  twenty-five  feet  below  the  surface,  on  Samuel  Sturm's 
farm,  one  mile  south  of  Bradford.  In  other  places  several  evidences 
of  the  drift,  as  well  as  of  prehistoric  settlements,  have  been  uiieai'thed. 
T.  M.  Shallenberger,  now  of  Nebraska,  W.  II.  Adams,  of  Eochester, 
Peoria  county,  and  others,  have  given  the  study  of  arehfeology  some 
attention;  but  their  research  in  this  county  has  been  limited  to  surface, 
I'ather  than  excavatorv  work.  Prior  to  the  removal  of  the  Indians, 
thev  visited  all  tlieir  old  camp-grounds  and  villages,  and  leveled  even 
with  the  ground  all  the  little  mounds  denoting  the  graves  of  their 
dead. 

W.  II.  Adams,  in  a  pa])('r  addressed  to  the  regents  of  the  Smith- 
sonian Institute,  and  pul)lished  in  1885,  on  the  mounds  in  the  valley 
of  Spoon  river,  says  :  "  On  the  north  side  of  Si)oon  river,  seventv- 
five  yards  distant,  eighty  rods  west  of  the  east  line,  and  twenty  rods 
south  of  the  north  line  of  section  12,  townshi])  11  north,  vange  4;^ 
east  of  the  fourth  ])rincipal  meridian,  is  a  round  numnd  about  thirty 
feet  in  diameter,  called  l)y  those  in  the  neighborhood  a  '•hogl)ack.''' 
On  the  highest  of  this  hogback,  at  the  surface,  is  some  evidence  of  fire. 
The  evidences  of  a  former  hi'e  increase  very  rapidly.  At  a  depth  of 
twelve  to  sixteen  inches  I  found  live  skeletons,  nearly  all  the  bones  of 
which  were  calcined  by  hre,  and  numy  of  them  entirely  consumed. 
One  of  the  skulls  lay  to  the  north,  one  to  the  northwest,  one  to  the 
southwest,  one  to  the  south,  and  one  to  the  northeast.  With  the  bones 
were  fragments  of  sandstone  bui"ned  red.  At  or  near  each  skull,  and 
neaiiv  on  a  line  between  the  point  of  the  shoulder  and  ear,  was  a 
water-worn  ])ebble,  excei)t  in  one  instance,  and  that  was  an  angular 
piece  of  flint.  The  ])el)b]es  had  not  l)een  acted  u])on  by  the  lire,  so 
that  they  evidently  must  have  been  placed  there  after  the  intense  heat 
of  the  "tire  had '  subsided.  From  the  appearance  of  the  earth 
one  would  be  strongly  inclined  to  believe  that  the  Are  in  this  instance 
had  been  one  of  unusual  intensity.  From  the  position  of  the  skulls  to 
each  other,  the  feet  of  one  body  would  reach  to  his  neighbor's  head, 
if  laid  at  full  length.  One  of  tlie  skulls  was  rather  thinner  than  those 
we  usually  And  in  other  mounds.  Some  of  the  teeth  evidently  be- 
longed to' a  person  of  great  age;  others  of  the  teeth  were  very  small, 
but  I  cannot  say  that  they  belonged  to  an  infant.  The  skulls  were  in 
fragments,  the'  largest  piece  obtained  being  about  t\vo  inches  scjuare. 
On  another  hogback,  east  of  the  one  described,  commencing  on  sec- 
tion 12,  township  11,  range  4  east,  extending  across  the  northwest  cor- 
ner of  section  7,  township  11,  range  5,  and  also  some  distance  on  sec- 
tion *),  township  11,  are  thirteen  common  round  mounds,  varying  in 
height  from  eighteen  inches  to  live  feet.  As  far  as  examined  these 
are  burial  mounds,  and  in  one  I  found  nineteen  skeletons.  ^  Tiiis  one 
was  forty-five  feet  in  diameter  and  five  feet  in  height.  The  l)ones 
were  in  a  fair  state  of  ])reservati()n.  I  o})ened  four  or  five  of  this 
grouj),  and  in  each  were  found  pieces  of  trap  rock  from  one  and  one- 
half  to  two  inches  square  ;  ])ieces  of  Imrned  sand  I'oclv,  small  watei'- 
worn  pebbles,  and  in  the  largest  mound  a  very   small    IVagment  of  red 

potterv." 

A  stick  of  cedar   was  exhumed   in    March,  18(52,   and    brought   to 


50  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Toulon  by  E.  S.  Kincade.  It  was  foiiiKl  while  digging-  a  well  in 
the  eastern  part  of  the  coimt3%  twenty-eight  feet. below  the  surface. 
While  placing  a  sewer  across'^Main  St.,  Toulon,  in  June,  1SS4,  one 
of  the  two  trees,  cut  near  the  site  of  the  court  house,  and  placed  there 
l>v  Oliver  Whitaker  over  forty  years  ago  to  bridge  the  slough,  was 
unearthed.  The  piece  taken  out  is  about  three  feet  in  length.  This 
was  smoothed  off  and  is  held  as  a  relic  of  the  early  years  of  the 
county. 

StofiH ,  Flood  a  Jill  JJrouyht. — The  big  snow  of  1 830  will  be  vividly  re- 
membered l)y  all  the  old  settlers.  The  snow  began  falling  on  the  night  of 
the  29th  of  December,  and  continued  to  fall  for  three  days  antl  nights, 
until  it  reached  an  average  depth  of  about  four  feet,  but  drifting  in  ])laces 
as  high  as  from  eighteen  to  twenty  feet.  Great  suffering  was  ex})erienced 
in  consequence.  The  settlers  relied  for  their  daily  food  upon  Indian  corn 
which  they  were  enabled  to  raise,  together  with  wild  game  which  was 
abundant  "at  that  time.  Plenty  of  the  former  was  raised  to  su])ply  the 
wants  of  all  until  the  next  season's  cro]);  but  when  the  snow  fell  very 
little  had  been  gathered.  Game  could  not  l)e  had.  The  great  depth 
of  snow  was  a  barrier  to  all  ti'avel.  and  it  may  be  well  imagined  the 
sufferings  of  the  people  were  very  great  indeed.  This  was  the  heavi- 
est snow  that  ever  fell  in  Illinois  within  the  memory  of  the  oldest 
settler  of  this  part  of  the  State.  According  to  the  traditions  of  the 
Indians,  as  related  to  the  })ioneers.  a  snow  fell  from  fifty  to  seventy- 
live  years  before  the  settlement  by  the  white  people,  which  swept 
away  the  numerous  herds  of  buffalo  and  elk  that  roamed  over  the  vast 
prairies  at  that  time.  This  tradition  was  verified  by  the  large  num- 
l)er  of  bones  of  these  animals  found  in  different  localities  on  the  prai- 
ries when  first  visited  by  the  whites.  The  deep  snow  is  one  of  the 
landmarks  of  the  pioneer. 

The  cold  winter  of  18-t'2-3.  commenced  on  Xov.  7.  1842,  and  con- 
tinued until  May.  1843.  This  season  of  ice  may  be  said  to  end  the 
days  of  profitable  hunting  in  Illinois. 

The  storm  of  June,  1877,  swept  across  West  Jersey,  Elmira,  and 
j)arts  of  Goshen,  blowing  off  house  i-oofs  and  rooting  \\\)  trees.  The 
county  is  not  in  tlie  storm  trail. 

The  greatest  flood  ever  known  in  the  county  was  that  of  February 
16,  1883.  xVs  a  general  rule  bridges  were  swept  away,  and  in  the 
wreck  of  the  l)rid"-eon  the  Toulon  and  Wvomino-  road  three  men  nearlv 
lost  their  lives.  In  the  s])ring  of  1831  there  was  a  great  flood  conse- 
({uent  on  the  break  of  the  "Big  Snow."  and  in  the  fall  of  1835  another 
flood. 

The  drought  of  188()  has  no  pai'allel  m  the  history  of  the  county. 
It  was  broken  on  August  12th.  13th,  lltli  and  15th.  On  the  night  of 
the  15th  a  rain  and  thunder  storm  swe])t  over  the  county,  but  at  nine 
o'clock  the  moon  ])eered  down  from  a  l)right  blue  sky,  while  a  rainbow 
of  peculiai'ly  bi'illiant  colors  illumined  the  west.  The  average  rainfall 
during  the  fifteen  years,  including  187").  for  the  months  of  April,  ^lay, 
June  and  July,  was  15.(59  inches,  the  minimum  8.59  (in  1884)  and  the 
maximum  22.16  inches  (1883).  For  the  corresponding  period  of  1886 
the  average  was  4.82,  or  less  than  one-third  of  the  average  of  the  fif- 


TOPOGRAPHY    AND    NATURAL    HISTORY.  51 

teen  years.  The  rainfall  of  July  was  only  1.5  inches,  while  the  aver- 
age for  the  same  month  during  the  fifteen  years  was  3.84  inches. 

Zo()h)(jy. — Of  the  s])ecies  of  native  animals  that  once  roamed  the  flow- 
ery prairies  and  wild  forests  of  the  county,  but  few  of  the  smaller  remain, 
and  none  of  the  larger.  Of  the  latter  we  cannot  even  find  a  specimen 
preserved  in  taxidermy.  The  buffalo  which  grazed  u])on  the  verdant 
])rairies  has  been  di'iven  westward.  With  or  before  it  went  the  ])eaver, 
elk,  badger,  panther,  black  wolf  and  black  bear.  Some  animals  which 
were  quite  numerous  have  become  very  rare,  such  as  the  gray  fox,  the 
catamount,  otter,  lynx,  coon,  and  the  Virginia  deer. 

There  still  remain  many  of  tlie  different  species,  mostly  inhabiting 
the  country  adjacent  to  the  Illinois  and  Spoon  rivei's  and  a  few  of  the 
other  larger  streams.  These  are,  however,  fast  disappearing,  and  be- 
fore long  will  be  known  only  in  history,  as  are  the  deer,  the  beaver, 
and  the  l)ison.  Among  those  still  to  be  found  here,  as  tra-mps,  are  the 
gray  wolf,  the  opossum,  raccoon,  mink,  muskrat,  the  common  weasel, 
the  small  brown  weasel,  skuidc,  woodchuck,  or  Maryland  marmot, 
prairie  mole,  common  shrew  mole,  meadow  and  deer  mouse,  and  the 
gray  rabbit.  Of  squirrels  there  are  the  gray  timber  sijuii-rel.  the  fox, 
chi])munk.  the  large  gray  prairie  squirrel,  the  striped  and  the  spotted 
prairie  squirrel,  and  the  beautiful  flyiug  scjuii'rel.  The  dai'k-brown  and 
the  reddish  bat  are  common.  ( )ther  small  animals  have  been  fouiul 
here  which  have  strayed  from  other  localities.  A.n  American  eagle, 
weighing  eleven  j)ounds  and  measui'ing  seven  feet  from  tij)  to  i\\)  of 
wings,  was  killed  by  Robert  (-iiurch,  in  October,  lS(iT,  neai'  Indian 
creek  bridge,  on  the  Toulon  and  Lafayette  road.  The  bii-ds  common 
to  Illinois  find  a  home  in  this  county,  and  between  residents  and  visit- 
ors, show  themselves  in  multitudes.  On  Ueceml)er  18.  1S84,  a  large 
wolf  was  killed  by  Jason  Oziah,  on  the  Nowlan  farm,  west  of  Toulon. 
On  May  23,  1885,  E.  H.  Bates,  of  (Xsceola,  presented  County  Clerk 
\/alker  with  fourteen  young  wolf  scalps,  and  received  $24  bounty. 
In  S])oon  river  and  tributary  streams  the  fisherman  is  sometimes 
rewarded  for  skill  and  patience ;  but  like  the  wikl  aniuuds  the  fish 
have  almost  disappearet 


CHAPTER    II. 


INDIANS    OF    ILLINOIS. 

FIE  origin  of  the  American  Indian  is  a  subject  of  deep  inter- 
est to  the  etlinoloo-ist,  even  as  it  is  one  of  instruction  and 
entertainment  to  the  general  reader.  The  ei'a  of  their 
establishment  as  a  distinct  and  insulated  people  must  be  cred- 
ited to  a  ])eriod  immediately  subsequent  to  the  division  of 
the  Asiatic  .peo])le  and  the  oi-igin  of  languages.  No  dou])t 
whatever  can  exist  when  the  American  Indians  are  regarded 
as  of  Asiatic  origin.  They  are  descended  directly  from  the 
survivors  of  that  people  who,  on  being  driven  from  their 
fair  possessions,  retired  to  the  wilderness  in  sorrow,  reared 
their  children  under  the  saddening  influences  of  their 
unquenchable  griefs,  and,  dying,  bequeatiied  them  only 
the  habits  of  the  wild,  cloud-roofed  homes  of  their  exile. 
From  that  time  forward  the  America  Indian,  as  we  know 
him,  has  existed. 

That  there  were  a  widely  ditferent  people  here  is  not  dis]nited  ; 
for  there  are  existing  numerous  evidences  of  a  civilization  akin  to  that 
of  the  lumbering  districts  of  the  Canadas,  ]\Iichigan  and  Wisconsin. 
The  question  of  prehistoric  settk^nents  on  the  Pacific  coast  and  the 
statement  of  tiie  ])artial  occupation  of  the  Mississi])pi  valley  by  Cau- 
casians in  the  dim  past,  are  ])oints  well  sustained.  M.  L.  Page  du 
Pratz,  a  French  savant,  met,  in  his  travels  among  the  Natchez,  the  cel- 
ebrated and  aged  Indian  antiquarian,  Moucacht  Ape,  who,  in  1745 
crossed  the  MTssissippi  and  reached  the  Pacific  by  the  Columbia  river. 
Moucacht  related,  among  other  experiences  that,  after  visiting  many 
nations,  he  shortly  came  to  the  last,  a  people  one  day's  journey  from  the 
(xreat  Water  and'al)Out  a  league  distant  from  the  Beautiful  I'iver.  who 
were  hiding  themselves  in  the  woods  from  white-bearded  men  who  came 
everv  vear  in  a  i)ark  for  a  vellow,  stinking'  wood,  and  to  steal  the 
young  women  foi'  slaves.  By  tliis  ])eople  the  traveler  was  at  once 
received  as  a  chief  by  his  own  family,  ''  because  they  thought  with  rea- 
son that  one  who  had  seen  white  men  and  many  nations  should  have 
more  mind  than  one  who  had  never  been  from  home  and  had  seen 
none  but  red  men."  These  bearded  disturbers  of  their  peace,  the  natives 
furtlier  infoi-med  him,  went  always  clothed,  no  matter  how  warm  tlie 
weather  :  their  wea])ons  also  made  a  great  noise  and  sent  forth  hre, 
and  they  came  from  where  the  sun  sets.  Seeing  that  it  was  the  yel- 
low wood  wliich  seemed  to  l)ring  theih  there,  following  the  counsel  of 
the  old  men,  the  ])eo])le  were  fast  destroying  that  odorous  attrac- 
tion, so  that  they  hoped  in  time  they  should  be  no  more  molested. 

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INDIANS    OF    ILLINOIS.  53 

Exceeding!}'  curious  to  see  these  white-bearded  men  who  were  neither 
English,  French,  nor  Spanish,  Moucacht  Ape  entered  heartily  into  a 
plan  to  attack  those  who  should  next  come.  It  was  now  about  the 
time  of  their  annual  arrival.  All  the  families  in  the  vicinity  of  their 
landing-])lace  liad  retired  from  the  coast  lest  their  young  women  should 
be  captui-ed.  Our  hero  had  smelt  gunpowder  and  was  not  afraid. 
Leaving  their  camp,  near  the  Beautiful  river,  the  warriors  journeyed 
five  days  to  a  point  on  the  coast  where  were  two  great  i-ocks,  between 
which  em])tied  into  the  sea  a  shallow  stream  on  whose  banks  grew  the 
yellow  wood.  It  was  between  the  t\v()  rocks  that  the  foreigners  ran 
their  vessel  when  they  came  ashoi'e.  Seventeen  days  the  warriors  now 
waited  the  arrival  of  their  prey.  All  had  been  arranged  in  council  for 
the  attack.  Presently  they  espied  the  vessel  in  the  distance,  and  hid- 
ing themselves,  they  watched  an  o]>])()rtunity  foui'  days  more.  At 
length  two  boats,  containing  thirty  men,  put  olf  from  the  ship  and 
entered  the  little  stream  between  the  rocks.  When  the  strangers  were 
well  scattered  gathei'itig  wood  and  taking  in  water,  the  natives  fell 
upon  them  and  killed  eleven,  the  rest  escaping.  Having  slaughtered 
the  strangers  like  a  savage,  Moucacht  Ape  examined  their  dress  and 
physique  like  a  scientist.  The  bodies  vvere  thick,  short  and  very 
white ;  the  head  was  heavy,  the  hair  short,  and  instead  of  hats  they 
were  clotli  wound  round  the  head.  The  dress  was  neither  of  wool  nor 
bark,  but  of  a  soft  stuff  like  the  old  cotton  shirts  of  Europeans.  That 
which  covered  the  leg  and  foot  was  of  one  piece.  Only  two  of  the 
dead  had  firearms,  with  powder  and  balls.  Joining  some  northern 
natives,  who  had  come  to  assist  at  the  slaying  of  the  strangers,  Mou- 
cacht Ape  continued  his  journey  along  the  coast  until  lie  reached  their 
village,  when  the  old  men  of  the  place  dissuaded  him  from  proceeding- 
farther,  saying  that  the  country  beyond  was  cold,  barren,  and  tenant- 
less.  Therefore  he  returned  to  his  own  ])eople  by  the  route  he  went, 
having  been  absent  on  the  westei'n  tour  hve  years. 

Such  is  one  of  the  many  stories  related  by  old  Indians  of  a  })ast  age 
and  handed  down  to  the  present  race  of  savages. 

The  Illinois  Indians  were  of  the  Algonquin  family,  and  were  divided 
into  live  tribes  —  the  Teorias,  Kaskaskias,  Moingwenas,  Kahokias,  and 
Tamaroas.  The}'  had  gained  possession  of  their  lands  by  subduing 
and  driving  away  the  Quapays,  a  Dakota  tribe,  and  in  16-10  they  nearly 
exterminated  the  Winnebagos,  after  which  time  they  held  undisputed 
possession  of  the  domains  until  l(i56,  when  the  Irocpiois  Indians  began 
a  long-continued  war  with  them,  which  was  soon  followed  by  a  hot 
contest  Avith  the  Sioux  tribe.  The  Illinois  at  this  time  formed  one  of 
the  strongest  Indian  confederacies,  and  were  ex})ert  bowmen,  but  not 
canoemen.  They  would  move  to  the  broad  plains  bcN'ond  the  Missis- 
sippi each  year  for  a,  summer-hunt,  and  in  the  wintei'  would  s])en(l  four 
or  live  months  on  a  southern  chase  —  returning  to  rest  at  Kaskaskia, 
their  beautiful  city  of  arbor-like  cabins,  covered  with  double  water- 
])roof  mats.  Each  cal)in.  as  a  rule,  would  contain  four  fires,  around 
each  of  which  the  families  would  gather.  The  population  of  their 
city  in  its  best  days  was  about  8,000  people.  Although  they  were  con- 
stantly at  war,  and  were  greatly  addicted  to  vice,  they  listened  to  th(^ 
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54  HIS'IOKV    OF    STAKK    ('(UXTY. 

earnest  teachings  of  Marquette  and  other  French  raissonaries.  were 
finally  converted,  and  were  much  improved  in  their  conversion.  The 
name  of  their  chief  was  Chicago,  lie  visited  France  in  1700.  and  was 
hio-hlv  esteemed  and  entertained  bv  the  I'rench  Government  officials. 

a"  little  over  two  hundred  years  ago.  in  the  summer  of  1680,  the  Iro 
quois  Indians  made  an  attack  upon  the  Kaskaskia  and  Peoria  tribes  of 
the  Illinois  confederation.  They  drove  Lieut.  Tonti,  who  was  under 
the  command  of  La  Salle,  from  Creve  ( 'oeur  Fort,  near  the  outlet  of  the 
Peoria  lake.  The  chief  object  of  the  Iroquois  was  to  destroy  the 
Illinois  Indians  and  lay  claim  to  their  lands,  as  they  had  done  to  those 
belono-intr  to  manv  other  tribes,  always  fighting  their  way  and  leavintj 
their  battle-fields  —  which  extended  from  the  Atlantic  coast  to  the 
Wal)ash  river,  and  from  the  Ohio  river  to  and  even  north  of  the  Great 
Lakes — strewn  with  their  victims.  It  was  with  a  great  slaughter  that 
they  con(]uered  the  hitherto  strong  and  im])ortant  ])eople,  laid  waste 
their  great  city  of  Kaskaskia.  and  drove  them  from  their  wigwams  to 
wander  in  broken  Ijands  over  their  broad  domain.  Many  of  the  Illinois 
were  murdered  and  their  homes  burned  to  ashes,  while  as  many  as  9<  >0 
Avere  taken  prisoners.  The  young  corn  in  the  field  was  cut  down  and 
burned ;  the  pits  which  contained  the  products  of  the  ])revious  year 
were  opened  and  their  contents  scattered  with  wanton  waste ;  the 
graves  had  been  robbed  of  their  dead  and  the  bodies  dragged  forth  to 
be  devoured  by  buzzards.  In  the  center  of  all  this  devastation  and 
ruin,  the  spoilers,  says  La  Salle,  had  built  for  themselves  a  lodge,  and 
covered  it  with  human  bones  and  the  scalps  of  the  Illinois.  A  few  of 
the  lodge-poles  that  had  esca})ed  the  fire  and  renuiined  standing,  were 
adorned  Avith  human  skulls,  thus  presenting  a  most  frightful  scene, 
with  all  these  ghastly  relics,  where  only  a  few  days  previous  had  stood 
the  proud  city  of  the  Illinois,  the  largest  ever  built  by  northern 
natives,  its  extent  being  over  a  mile  square.  It  was  a  lovely  place  in 
the  bosom  of  the  beautiful  valley,  and  was  Nveli  chosen  for  a  home. 
Just  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  river  stood  the  sandstone  blulf,  tall  and 
stately,  its  summit  overlooking  the  broad  valley  of  many  woodclad 
islands  up  and  down  the  river,  and  the  swift  current  of  the  water 
rushing  along  at  its  base  as  it  had  done  for  thousands  of  years  gone 
by.  AVeU  had  the  Illinois  looked  on  this  majestic  rock  as  a  fit  place  of 
refuge  in  case  of  danger.  But  little  did  they  think  that  it  would 
remain  after  them  as  a  monument  of  their  last  battle,  and  that  it  should 
be  the  scene  of  the  final  extermination  of  their  })roud  and  powerful 
})eople.  From  this  great  battle  the  Illinois  never  fully  recovered. 
They  were  constantly  at  war  with  the  Iroquois  and  Sioux,  and  later 
with  the  Pottawatomies.  The  allies  of  Pontiac,  the  Ottawa  chief, 
after  the  assassination  of  that  chieftain  by  the  hands  of  the  Illinois, 
nearly  exterminated  the  latter  —  a  part  of  them  taking  refuge  on  the 
sandstone  bluff.  "When  first  visited  bv  the  whites,  the  Pottawatomie 
confederation  numbered  nearly  12. Odd  souls,  and  were  divided  into  five 
tribes;  in  1S50  only  eighty-four  of  them  remained. 

In  the  Avinter  of  1680-81,  being  the  next  winter  after  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  city  of  Kaskaskia,  La  Salle  formed  a  plan  of  a  colony  on 
tlie  sandstone  bluff.     The  design  AA-as  to  include  French  and  Indians  of 


INDIANS    OF    ILLINOIS.  55 

various  tribes  as  a  protective  coalition  against  the  dreaded  Iroquois. 
This  colon}^  was  left  in  charge  of  Lieut.  Tonti. 

La  Salle  made  a  trij)  down  the  Mississip})i  river,  and,  when  he  reached 
its  month,  on  the  Gth  day  of  April,  1682,  he  took  formal  i)ossession  of 
all  land  drained  b}'  the  great  river  in  the  name  of  his  sovereign,  Louis 
XIV.  of  France,  and  called  the  new  acquisition  Louisiana.  After  his 
return  up  the  river  he  and  his  lieutenant,  Tonti,  began,  in  December, 
1682,  the  work  of  clearing  off  the  top  of  the  sandstone  bluff  to  build 
a  fort,  which  ^vas  afterward  called  Fort  St.  Louis.  The  weather  was 
bitter  cold,  and  the  wind  blew  terrifically ;  but  they  worked  steadily 
on,  and  soon  had  completed  a  number  of  storehouses  and  dwellings,  all 
of  which  were  inclosed  in  a  stockade.  On  the  bottoms  around  the 
rock  were  domiciled  20,0(»0  Iroquois  souls,  4,iM»u  of  whom  were  warriors. 
In  March,  168-1,  the  Iroquois  attacked  this  rocky  citadel ;  but,  after  a 
six  days'  fight,  withdrew,  taking  with  them  a  few  prisoners,  who  after- 
ward made  their  escape.  Tonti  commanded  Fort  St.  Louis,  upon  the 
rock,  until  1702,  when,  it  is  said,  he  was  forcibly  displaced  from  the 
command  on  account  of  some  alleged  irregularity ;  after  which  he 
wandei'ed  through  the  Southern  wilds  until  1748,  when,  shattered  in 
health,  he  returned  to  the  scene  of  his  former  glory — dying  in  the  fort 
the  following  spring,  and  being  bui-ied  on  tlie  west  side  of  the  rock. 
It  has  been  stated  that,  after  his  death,  the  Frenchmen  in  control  of 
the  fort  treated  the  Indian  maidens  so  scurvily  that  their  fathers  and 
brothers  destro3^ed  the  fort  and  drove  away  the  Frenchmen.  Charle- 
voix says  that  in  1721  he  saw  palisades  upon  the  rock,  which  he  sup- 
posed were  built  by  the  Illinois ;  but  no  authentic  account  is  given  of 
the  rock  being  used  as  a  fort  other  than  from  1682  to  1719,  previous  to 
the  last  battle  of  the  Illinois,  at  Avhicli  time  it  was  merely  used  as  a 
place  of  refuge,  and  not  of  fortification. 

Patrick  Kennedy,  who  made  a  voyage  up  the  Illinois  river  in  1773, 
speaks  of  the  French  as  residing  on  an  island  at  Joliet,  and  of  their 
making  salt  from  the  salt  ponds  on  the  south  bank  of  the  Illinois  river 
opposite  Buffalo  Rock,  which  is  about  tln-ee  miles  above  the  sandstone 
bluff.  A  few  of  the  principal  actors  in  the  Black  Hawk  war  of  1832 
were  considered  by  the  whites  to  be  of  French  and  Indian  ancestry; 
and  there  are  families  living  yet  in  the  Illinois  valley  that  trace  their 
lineao'e  as  far  back  as  to  the  davs  of  Tonti. 

The  earliest  accounts  I  find  of  the  Pottawatomie  Indians  south  of 
Lake  Michigan  is  in  167I-,  when  Marquette  mettiiemon  liis  return  with 
La  Salle  from  the  ^[ississi]>i)i,  on  a  part  of  which  journey  he  was 
attended  by  a  band  of  IlHnoisand  also  a  band  of  Pottawatomie  Indians. 
So  far  as  lean  learn,  they  were  the  first  of  the  tribe  who  ever  saw  the 
countr}^  south  of  Lake  Micliigan,  as  their  former  home  was  about 
Green  Bay.  In  the  following  year,  1675,  Marquette,  after  spending 
the  winter  at  Chicago,  established  at  Kaskaskia  on  Easter  Sunday,  his 
mission,  which  was  called  by  its  zealous  founder,  ''The  Immacuhite 
Conceiition."  This  mission  was  continued  here  until  1690,  when  it 
was  moved  to  Soutliern  Kaskaskia,  on  the  Kaskaskia  river,  which 
empties  into  the  Mississi])pi  river  in  St.  Clair  county. 

From  1675  it  is  proljable  that  the   Pottawatomies   emigrated   very 


5f)  HISTOKY    OF    STAKK    COL^'TY. 

fast  from  their  old  home  on  Green  Bay  into  the  more  hospital)le 
ro^-ions  south  of  Lake  Michigan.  As  they  were  found  in  tlieir  southern 
homes  in  different  bands  and  under  different  names  and  leaders,  thei)roh- 
abilities  are  that  they  left  in  parties.  The  number  of  the  Pottawato- 
mies  is  hard  to  determine ;  but  as  near  as  I  can  discover  there  must  have 
been  1,800  of  them  at  the  time  of  the  asseml)Iy  of  the  Algon(|uin  Confed- 
eration at  Niagara  in  1783,  when  there  were  450  Pottawatomie 
warriors  present.  The  fraternal  relations  existing  between  the  Potta- 
watomies  and  Ottawas  were  of  the  most  harmonious  character ; 
they  lived  almost  as  one  people,  and  were  joint  owners  in  their  hunting 
o-rounds.  Their  relations  were  scarcelv  less  intimate  and  friendlv  with 
the  different  bands  of  the  Sioux  tribe.  Xor  were  the  Chippewas  more 
sti'angers  to  the  Pottawatomies  and  Ottawas  than  the  latter  were  to 
each  other  ;  they  claimed  an  interest  in  the  lands  occu})ied  to  a  certain 
extent  Ijy  all  jointly,  so  that  all  three  tribes  joined  in  the  joint  treaty 
for  the  lirst  sale  of  their  lands  ever  made  to  the  United  States,  which 
was  made  in  Chicago  in  1821,  when  the  tribes  named,  except  the  Sioux, 
ceded  to  the  United  States  5,000,000  acres  in  Michigan.  Xorthern 
Illinois  was  particularly  the  possession  of  the  Pottawatomies:  but.  as 
before  stated,  it  is  hnpossible  to  fix  the  time  when  they  first  settled 
here.  Thev  undoul)tedlv  came  bv  degrees,  and  by  deo^reesestal^lished 
themselves,  encroaching  at  first  upon  the  Illinois  tribe,  advancing  more 
and  m«)re.  sometimes  by  good-natured  tolerance  and  sometimes  bv 
actual  violence.  But  they  did  not  come  into  exclusive  possession  here 
until  the  final  extermination  of  the  Illinois  tribes,  which  must  have 
been  some  time  between  1766  and  1770,  when  all  but  eleven  were 
destroyed  in  the  siege  of  ''  Starved  Rock."  The  only  authentic  account 
of  this  great  tragedy  that  is  obtainable  is  from  Meacheile,  an  old 
Pottawatomie  chief,  through  Judge  J.  D.  Caton,  who  was  an  intimate 
acquaintance  of  the  chief.  Meacheile  associated  his  earliest  recollec- 
tions with  their  occupancy  of  the  country.  lie  remembered  well  the 
battle  of  ''Starved  Rock,"  and  the  final  extinction  of  the  lllin(jis  tribe 
of  Indians.  He  was  present  at  the  siege  and  final  catastrophe  ;  and 
although  but  a  boy  at  the  time,  and  used  to  the  war  and  Woodshed 
that  were  continually  going  on  between  the  tribes,  the  terrible  event 
made  such  a  strong  impression  ujion  his  young  mind  that  it  ever 
remained  fresh  and  vivid. 

The  cause  of  the  dreadful  destruction  of  the  Illinois  tribe  is 
attributed  to  the  death  of  Pontiac,  the  great  Ottawa  chief,  which 
occurred  in  1766.  He  was  the  idol  of  his  peo])le,  and  was  lieloved  and 
obeyed  scarcely  less  by  the  Pottawatomies.  They  believed  the  Ilhnois 
Indians  were  at  least  accessory  to  his  murder  and  so  held  them  res])on 
sible;  consequently  the  Ottawas  and  Pottawatomies  in  connection 
with  the  Chippewas,  united  all  of  tlieir  forces  in  an  attack  upon  those 
whose  deadly  enemies  they  liad  now  become. 

The  Illinois  Indians  had  never  fully  recovered  from  the  great 
catastrojihe  they  had  suffered  nearly  a  century  before  at  the  hands  of 
the  terrible  Iroquois.  Their  spirit  and  their  courage  seemed  broken, 
and  they  submitted  U)  encroachments  from  the  north  In*  their  more 
enterprising  neighbors — Avith  an  ill-will,  no  doubt,    but 'without  pro 


INDIANS    OF    ILLINOIS.  57 

tecting  their  rights  by  force  of  arms,  as  they  would  have  (U)ne  in  for- 
mer times — and  songlit  to  revenge  themselves  upon  those  whom  they 
i-egarded  as  their  actual  enemies,  in  an  underhaiuied  and  treacherous 
way.  In  the  war  thus  waged  by  the  allies  against  the  Illinois  the  latter 
suffered  disaster  after  disaster,  till  the  sole  remnant  of  that  once  proud 
nation,  whose  uame  had  been  mentioned  with  respect  from  Lake  Supe- 
I'ior  to  the  mouth  of  the  Ohio,  and  from  the  Mississip])i  to  the  Wabash 
river,  now  found  suiticient  space  upon  the  half  acre  of  ground  which 
crowns  the  summit  of  "  Starved  Rock." 

As  the  sides  are  })erpeiulicular,  except  on  the  southeast,  where  oue 
may  ascend  with  difficulty  by  means  of  a  sort  of  natural  stairway,  and 
where  some  of  the  ste])s  are  only  a  few  inches  wide  and  as  miich  as 
three  feet  in  height,  not  more  than  two  persons  can  ascend  abreast, 
and  ten  men  could  easily  re[)el  ten  thousand  with  the  means  of  warfare 
then  at  their  command.  Of  late,  as  was  probably  the  case  when  Lieut. 
Tonti  commanded  Fort  St.  Louis  u})on  the  rock,  a  broad  staii'way  has 
been  erected  over  the  worst  places,  so  that  it  may  be  easily  ascended 
In'  touris^. 

The  length  of  time  that  the  Illinois  were  confined  u})on  the  rock  it 
is  hard  to  determine  ;  but  it  is  easy  to  imagine  that  they  had  not  pi'e- 
])ared  provisions  enough  for  a  very  extended  encampment,  and  that 
their  enemies  depended  upon  their  lack  of  the  same,  wliich  we  can  read- 
ily appreciate  must  occui-  soon  to  a  savage  jieople  who  rarely  antici- 
])ate  the  future  by  storing  up  suj)})lies.  On  the  noi'th  or  river  side  the 
upper  rock  overhangs  the  water  somewhat,  and  tradition  tells  us  how 
the  confederates  placed  themselves  in  canoes  under  the  cornice-like 
rocks,  and  cut  the  thongs  of  the  besieged  when  they  lowered  their  ves- 
sels to  obtain  water  fi'om  the  I'iver,  and  so  reduced  them  by  thirst  as 
well  as  by  starvation.  At  last  the  time  came  when  the  unfortunate 
I'emnant  of  the  once  honored  Illinois  Nation  could  hold  out  no  longer, 
and  they  awaited  but  a  favorable  opportunity  to  attempt  their  escape. 
This  was  at  last  afforded  by  a  dark  and  stormy  night,  when,  led  by 
their  few  remaining  warriors,  all  stole  in  profound  silence  down  the 
steep  and  narrow  declivity,  to  be  met  hy  a  solid  wall  of  their  enemies. 
The  horrible  scene  that  then  ensued  is  easier  to  imagine  than  to 
describe.  No  quarter  was  asked  and  none  was  given.  For  a  time  the 
howling  of  the  tempest  was  drowned  by  the  yells  of  the  combatants 
and  the  shrieks  of  their  dying  victims.  It  is  difficult  to  judge  of  the 
number  of  the  Illinois  that  were  quartered  u])on  the  rock.  During 
this  awful  battle  the  braves  fell  one  by  one,  fighting  like  very  fiends  ; 
and  fearfully  did  they  avenge  themselves  upon  their  enemies.  The 
few  women  and  children,  whom  famine  had  left  but  enfeebled  skel- 
etons, fell  easy  victims  to  the  war  clubs  of  the  terrible  savages,  who 
deemed  it  almost  as  much  a  glory  to  slaughter  the  emaciated  women 
and  helpless  children  as  to  strike  down  the  men  who  were  able  to 
make  resistance  with  arms  in  their  hands.  They  were  bent-  upon  the 
utter  extermination  of  their  hated  enemies,  and  most  successfully  did 
they  bend  their  savage  energies  to  the  bloody  task. 

Soon  the  victims  were  stretched  upon  the  slo[)ing  ground  south  and 
west  of  the  rock  ;  there  their  bodies  lay  stark  U})on  the  sand  which  had 


58  HISTOKY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

been  th^o^YU  up  by  the  \vil(l  prairie-Avinds.  The  wails  of  the  feeble 
and  the  shouts  of  the  strong  liad  ceased  to  fret  the  air,  and  the  night- 
Avind's  mournful  sighs  througli  the  neighljoring  pines  sounded  like  a 
requiem,  the  Hash  of  the  hghtning  in  the  dark  and  clouded  sky  lit  up 
the  a^vful  scene  like  tall  funeral  tapers.  Here  AYas  enacted  the  fitting 
finale  to  the  work  of  death  which  had  been  commenced  by  the  de- 
struction of  the  city  of  Kaskaskia  —  scarcely  a  mile  away  on  the  op])o- 
site  side  of  the  riYer  —  nearly  a  century  Ijefore  by  the  still  more  saY- 
age  and  terrible  Iroquois.  Yet  all  were  not  destroyed,  for,  in  the  dark- 
ness and  confusion  of  the  fight,  elcYen  of  the  most  athletic  warriors 
broke  through  the  besieging  lines.  From  their  high  ])erch  on  the  isa- 
lated  rock  they  had  marked  well  the  little  nook  below  into  which 
their  enemies  had  moored  at  least  a  part  of  their  canoes,  and  to  these 
they  rushed  with  headlong  speed,  unnoticed  by  their  foes.  They  threw 
themselYes  into  the  boats,  and  rowed  hurriedly  down  the  rapids 
below.  They  had  been  trained  to  the  use  of  the  paddle  and  the  canoe, 
and  knew  cYery  intricacy  of  the  channel,  so  that  they  could  safely 
naYigate  it  CYen  in  the  dark  and  boisterous  night.  They  k^ew  their 
deadly  enemies  would  soon  be  in  their  wake,  and  there  was  no  safe 
refuge  for  them  short  of  St.  Louis.  They  had  undouljtedly  been  with- 
out food  for  many  days,  and  had  no  proYisions  with  them  to  sustain 
their  waning  strength  ;  and  yet  it  was  certain  death  to  stop  l)y  the 
way.  Their  onl}^  hope  was  in  pressing  forward  by  night  and  by  day, 
without  a  moment's  pause  —  scarcely  looking  back,  yet  cYer  fearing 
that  their  pursuers  would  mjike  their  appearance  from  around  the 
point  they  had  last  left  behind  them.  If  they  could  reach  St.  Louis, 
there  they  would  be  safe ;  if  overtaken  they  would  perish,  as  had  the 
rest  of  their  tribe.  It  was  truly  a  race  for  life,  and,  as  life  is  sweeter 
than  reYenge,  we  may  safely  presume  that  the  pursued  were  impelled 
to  greater  exertions  than  the  pursuers. 

Until  the  morning  light  revealed  that  their  canoes  were  gone  the 
confederates  belicYed  that  their  sanguinary  work  had  been  so  thor- 
oughl}'"  done  that  not  a  living  soul  of  the  Illinois  people  remained. 
But  as  soon  as  the  escape  was  discoYered  a  hot  pursuit  was  commenced. 
But  those  who  ran  for  life  won  the  race.  They  reached  St.  Louis 
before  their  enemies  came  in  sight,  and  told  their  appalling  tale  to  the 
commandant  of  the  fort,  from  whom  they  receiYed  protection  and  a 
generous  sujiply  of  food,  which  their  famished  condition  so  much  re- 
quired. This  had  barely  l)een  done  when  their  enemies  ap})eared  and 
fiercely  demanded  their  victims,  that  no  drop  of  huinan  blood  might 
longer  circulate  in  the  Yeins  of  their  hated  enemies.  This  was  re- 
fused, and  they  retired  with  thi'eats  of  future  vengeance  upon  the  fort — 
which,  however,  they  never  had  the  means  of  executing. 

After  their  epeniies  had  gone,  the  Illinois,  who  never  afterwards 
claimed  that  name,  thanked  their  white  friends  for  their  kind  enter- 
tainment, and.  full  of  sorrow  that  words  cannot  express,  they  slowly 
])addled  their  way  across  the  river  to  seek  a  new  home  and  new  friends 
among  the  tribes  who  then  occujned  the  southern  part  of  Illinois,  and 
who  listened  to  their  sad  story  with  sympathy  and  kindness.  This  is 
the  last  that  we  really  know  of  the  last  of  the  Illinois.     We  do  not 


INDIANS    OF    ILLINOIS.  59 

know  that  a  drop  of  their  blood  now  animates  a  human  being;  but 
their  name  is  perpetuated  in  tliis  great  state,  of  whose  record  in  the 
l)ast  all  are  so  proud,  and  as  to  whose  future  the  hopes  of  all  are  so 
sanguine. 

Proclamations  affecting  the  Indian  tribes  here  were  issued  as  earlv 
as  1764,  land  sales  registered  as  earl\^  as  1773,  and  the  regulation 
Indian  treaties  in  1795. 

On  Decern l)er  oO,  1764,  General  Thomas  Gage  issued  his  proclama- 
tion respecting  lands  in  Illinois.  It  provided  liberty  for  the  Catholic 
I'eligion,  for  the  removal  of  the  French  inhabitants  should  they  not 
desire  to  become  subjects  of  the  British,  etc.,  etc.,  and  other  stipula- 
tions entirely  foreign  to  the  spirit  of  the  British. 

In  1773  the  Indian  deeds  to  the  Illinois  com])any  were  made. 
The  tracts  deeded  to  the  Illinois  compsmy  included  hinds  along  the 
Illinois  river  to  Chicago,  or  Garhck  creek,  and  thence  fifty  leagues 
north  to  the  battle-ground  of  tlie  Bewaria  and  Eenard  Indians  in  1727. 

By  the  treaty  of  Greenville,  1795,  640  acres  where  Chicago  now 
stands,  1,280  acres  at  the  mouth  of  the  Illinois,  640  acres  at  the  old 
Piorias  village,  near  the  south  end  of  Illinois  lake,  were  reserved  to  the 
savages  concerned  in  that  treaty. 

On  August  13,  1803,  the  United  States  negotiated  a  treaty  with  the 
Kaskaskia  Indians,  at  Vincennes,  with  the  remnant  of  several  Illinois 
tribes  then  grou])ed  undei*  the  name  of  Kaskaskias.  By  this  treaty  all 
their  lands  were  ceded  exce})t  350  acres  near  the  town  (which 'was 
secured  to  them  by  Congress  in  1791),  and  also  1,280  acres,  to  be 
selected  by  them.  The  annuity  promised  was  $1,000,  or  $500  more 
than  allowed  in  the  Greenville  treaty  of  1795  ;  $100  per  annum  toward 
the  supj)ort  of  a  ]H*iest  who  would  also  act  as  school  teacher ;  $300 
toward  the  erection  of  a  church,  and  $580  to  pay  off  their  debts. 
This  cession  comprised  all  lands  from  the  mouth  of  the  Ohio  to  twelve 
miles  below  the  mouth  of  the  Wal)ash,  to  the  ridge  between  the  head 
waters  of  the  Wabash  and  Kaskaskia  and  along  this  ridge  until  it 
reaches  the  waters  flowing  into  the  Illinois,  to  the  mouth  of  that  river, 
and  thence  down  the  Mississippi  to  the  Ohio. 

The  treaty  of  St.  Louis  between  the  United  States  and  the  Sacs 
and  Foxes  made  ]Sroveml)er  3,  1804,  ])rovided  for  the  cession  of  all  the 
country  bounded  by  the  Mississippi,  Wisconsin,  Fox  and  Illinois  rivers, 
on  condition  of  the  first  ])arty  paying  in  goods  $2,234.50,  and  an 
annuity  of  $600  to  the  Sacs  and  $400  to  the  Foxes.  It  was  also  stipu- 
lated that  their  wars  with  the  Great  and  Little  Osages  should  forever 
cease,  and  that  amity  should  forever  exist  between  the  first  and  second 
parties.  The  chiefs  signing  were  Layauvois,  Pashepahoe  or  The  Giger, 
Quashquame  or  Jumping  Fish,  Outchequaha  or  Sun  Fish,  Ilahshe- 
quaxhiqua  or  the  Bear.  The  witnesses  were  Pierre  Choteau,  Aug. 
Choteau,  Charles  Gratiot,  John  Griffin,  Wm.  Prince,  secretary  to 
General  Harrison,  who  signed  for  the  United  States. 

The  treaty  of  Portage  des  Sioux,  of  September  14,  1815,  was  signed 
by  Black  Hawk,  May  13,  1816,  at  St.  Louis.  It  was  siiiq)ly  a 
renewal  of  the  treatv  of  1804,  and  the  chief  declared  he  was  wheedled 


into  sio-ning-  it. 


60  HISTORY    OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

At  the  Council  of  Chicago,  held  August  17,  1821,  General  Louis 
Cass  defined  tlie  Pottawatomie  country  as  extending  along  both  sides 
of  the  Illinois  river  and  all  its  triljutaries  and  along  the  western  shore 
of  Lake  Michigan  to  Green  Bay,  with  other  possessions  south  of  Lake 
Erie.  This  treaty  was  concluded  after  much  dela}'  and  five  millions 
acres  of  land  became  the  property  of  the  United  States.  Tlie  last 
treaty  with  the  Pottawatomies  prior  to  their  removal  was  made  at 
Chicago,  September  26,  1833.  At  this  treaty  the  Indians  were  actu- 
ally made  drunk,  and  signed  away  their  possessions'  in  this  condition. 
In'l835  thev  received  their  last  annuitv  in  Illinois,  and  shortlv  after 
were  removed  to  Northwestern  Missouri. 

In  1831  a  missionarv.  Rev.  Jesse  Hale,  was  sent  into  the  military 
tract  to  labor  among  the  Indians.  Louis  Bailey  was  his  interpreter. 
Hale  delivered  his  sermon  all  right ;  so  did  Bailey  interpret  it  correctly. 
Shaubena  then  said  :  "  To  what  white  preacher  say,  I  say,  maybe  so  ! 
Are  all  white  men  good  ?  I  say,  maybe  so.  Do  white  men  cheat 
Indian  i'  I  sav,  maybe  so.  Governor  Cole  gave  me,  Shaubena,  hunt- 
ing grounds  and  told  me  to  hunt.  Your  big  AVhite-sides  (Gen.  White- 
side) come  along  and  tell  Shaubena  jn/eA'-a-c/tee  (clear  out).''  Having 
said  this  he  tore  and  tramped  upon  Governor  Cole's  agreement  with 
him.  Hale  adopted  conciliatory  measures,  and  stated  :  "  Whiteside  is 
a  bad  white  man."  Shaubena  replied  :  ''  If  Avhite  man  steal  Indian's 
land,  hang  him  I ''  This  last  sentence  settled  Hale's  life  among  tlie 
tribes.  Running  toward  Hennepin,  he  arrived  there  safe,  continued  his 
return  trip  east,  and  Shaubena  never  heard  of  him  again. 

In  early  years  it  was  tlie  custom  of  the  Indians  to  spend  a  part  of 
the  vear  along  the  streams  in  this  part  of  Putnam  countv.  Indeed 
thev  were  known  to  visit  Harris  W.  ^Miner's  cabin  in  herds,  stav 
several  days,  complete  a  series  of  trades,  and  pui'chase  meal.  He 
rememl)ers  seeing  the  chief  rolled  in  liis  blanket,  s]ee])ing  or  loafing 
for  days,  while  the  young  men  of  the  band  were  engaged  in  foraging 
or  hunting. 

In  1830  the  band  moved  from  Walnut  to  Indian  creek,  and  for  a 
short  time  made  Avhat  is  now  Stark  county  their  main  hunting  ground. 

The  Ottawa  chief,  Pontiac,  and  the  remnant  of  his  tril)e,  who,  after 
the  Franco-British  war,  selected  the  country  in  the  vicinity  of  Wil- 
mington for  his  principal  village,  and  there  located  in  1764-5.  In  17<)9, 
he  was  killed  by  a  chief  of  the  Illinois,  Kineboo,  during  the  council 
of  Joliet  Mound,  held  that  year.  In  this  Indian  village,  the  first  full- 
l>lood  Indian  friend  of  the  whites.  Shabbonee,  Avas  born  about  1  77<i. 
Although  an  Ottawa,  he  married  a  daughter  of  the  Pottawatomie  chief, 
Spotka,  at  the  moutli  of  Fox  river.  At  that  village  he  was  declared 
chief  of  the  Pottawat(miies,  and  shortly  after  removed  the  tribe 
to  the  head  of  Big  Indian  creek,  in  DeKalb  county.  In  1807  he 
visited  Tecumseh.  which  visit  was  returned  in  181<».  In  1811  he  was 
l)resent  at  the  council  of  Tincennes.  presided  over  by  (xcneral  Harri- 
son. In  1812,  the  couriers  of  Tecumseh  arrived  in  Illinois,  offering 
largesses  to  the  tribes  who  would  aid  the  British  against  the  United 
States.  Shabbonee  resisted  the  offer  until  the  fall  of  1812,  when  he 
and  twenty-tAvo  of  his  warriors  left  to  aid  Tecumseh.     He  was  present 


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UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS 
URBANA 


INniAXS    OF    ILLINOIS.  63 

at  the  battle  of  the  Thames,  in  Canada,  as  was  also  Billy  Caldwell  or 
SaiH/cnu/.sJ/.  During  the  Winnebago  and  Black  Hawk  war,  he  rendered 
incalculable  good  to  the  settlers,  and  died  regretted  in  (Trundvconntv, 
July  17,  1859.  His  wife,  Pokanoka.  was  drowned  in  Mazen  creek, 
(Trundy  county,  Xovember  ?>(),  18G4.  It  is  related  that  in  1832  he 
visited  this  part  of  the  niilitarv  tract,  warning  the  people  to  leave. 
Acting  on  this  information.  John  Essex,  David  Cooper,  Tliomas  Essex, 
Sr.,  and  Thomas,  Jr.,  with  their  families  set  out  for  the  fort  near  Pekin, 
but  all  returned  to  their  pioneer  homes  with  the  exception  of  Tliomas 
Essex,  Jr.,  who  settled  near  Peoria. 

It  is  related  that  one  of  the  jUMmary  causes  of  the  l^lack  Hawk  war 
was  from  an  incident  that  ha})pened  in  Liverpool  townshi[),  Fulton 
county.  Joseph  Farris,  Asa  Smith,  and  Bird  Ellis,  while  out  hunting, 
espied  a  youno-  Indian,  caught  him,  cut  switches  and  whi])ped  him 
with  tliem.  lie  attem]>ted  to  escape  and  while  doing  so  one  of  the 
])arty  struck  him  on  the  head  with  a  gun,  and  they  left  him  near  the 
Indian  camp.  He  recovered  so  as  to  get  to  his  friends,  but  died  just 
as  they  arrived  at  Peoria,  where  they  had  carried  him  on  a  litter. 

The  immediate  cause  of  the  Indian  outbreak  in  1830  was  the  occu- 
]>ation  of  Black  Hawk's  village,  on  the  Rock  river,  by  the  whites, 
dui'ing  the  absence  of  the  chief  and  his  braves  on  a  hunting  expedition, 
on  the  west  side  of  the  Mississi])pi.  AVlien  they  returned,  they  found 
their  wigwams  occu]ned  by  white  families,  and  their  own  women  and 
children  were  shelterless  on  the  banks  of  the  river.  The  Indians  were 
indignant,  and  determined  to  re])Ossess  their  village  at  all  hazards,  and 
early  in  the  spring  of  1831  recrossed  the  ]\Iississippi  and  menacingly 
took  possession  of  their  own  cornfields  and  cabins.  It  may  be  well  to 
remark  here  that  it  was  expressly  sti})nlated  in  the  treaty  of  18(»1,  to 
which  they  atti'ibuted  all  their  troubles,  that  the  Indians  should  not  be 
o])lio-ed  to  leave  their  lands  until  tliev  were  sold  bv  the  United  States, 
and  it  does  not  appear  that  tliey  occupied  any  lands  other  than  those 
owned  bv  the  government.  If  this  was  true,  the  Indians  had  good 
cause  for  indignation  and  complaint.  But  the  whites,  driven  out  in 
tui-n  by  the  retui-ning  Indians,  became  so  clamorous  against  what  they 
termed  the  encroachments  of  the  natives,  that  Governor  Ileynolds,  of 
Illinois,  oi'dered  General  Gaines  to  Rock  Island  with  a  military  force 
to  drive  the  Indians  again  from  their  homes  to  the  west  side  of  the 
Mississippi.  Black  Hawk  says  he  did  not  intend  to  be  provoked  into 
war  by  anything  less  than  the  blood  of  some  of  his  own  ])eo})le;  in 
other  words,  that  there  would  be  no  war  unless  it  should  IxM-ommenced 
by  the  ])ale  faces.  But  it  was  said,  and  probably  tliought  by  the  mili- 
tary connnanders  along  the  frontiei",  that  the  Indians  intended  to  unite 
in  a  general  war  against  the  whites,  from  Rock  river  to  the  Mexican 
boi-ders.  But  it  does  not  appear  that  the  hardy  fi-ontiersmen  them- 
selves had  any  fears,  for  their  ex|)erience  had  been  that,  when  well 
treated,  their  Indian  neighboi's  were  not  dangerous.  i>lack  Hawk  and 
his  band  had  done  no  more  than  to  attempt  to  repossess  the  old  homes 
of  which  they  had  been  deprived  in  their  absence.  No  blood  liad  been 
shed.  Black  Hawk  and  his  chiefs  sent  a  fiag  of  truce,  and  a  new  ti-eaty 
was  made,  by  which  Black  Hawk  and  his  band  agreed  to  remain    for- 


64  HISTORY    OF    STA^RK   COUNTY. 

ever  on  tlie  Iowa  side  and  never  recross  the  river  without  the  per- 
mission of  the  -President  or  the  Governor  of  Illinois.  Whether  the 
Indians  clearly  understood  the  terms  of  this  treat}^  is  uncertain.  As 
was  usual,  the  Indian  traders  had  dictated  terms  on  their  Ijehalf,  and 
tliey  had  received  a  large  amount  of  provisions,  etc.,  from  the  govern- 
ment, but  it  may  well  be  doubted  whether  the  Indians  comprehended 
that  they  could  never  revisit  tlie  graves  of  their  fathers  without  violat- 
ino-  their  treatv.  Thev  undoul)tedlv  thought  tliat  tliev  had  agreed  never 
to  recross  the  Mississip])i  witli  liostile  intent.  However  this  may  be,  on 
the  6th  day  of  April,  1832,  Black  Hawk  and  his  entire  l)and,  with  their 
women  and  children,  again  recrossed  the  Mississippi  in  plain  view  of 
the  garrison  of  Fort  Armstrong,  and  went  up  Rock  river.  Although 
this  act  was  construed  into  an  act  of  hostility  by  the  military  author- 
ities, who  declared  that  Black  Hawk  intended  to  recover  his  village,  or 
the  site  where  it  stood,  by  force  ;  but  it  does  not  appear  that  he  made 
any  such  attempt,  nor  did  his  appearance  create  any  special  alarm 
among  the  settlers.  They  knew  that  the  Indians  never  went  on  tlie 
war  })ath  encumbered  with  the  old  men,  their  women  and  their  chil- 
dren. The  war  commenced,  however,  and  among  the  enemies  of  the 
Hawk,  there  were  none  more  j^ronounced  than  the  early  settlers  of 
Spoon  I'iver  precinct,  as  shown  in  the  military  history. 


CHAPTER  ITT. 


EXPLORATION    AND    OCCUPATION. 


W 


IIP]X  the  illustrious  Mur([uette  was  on  his  return  voyao'e  u[) 
the  Illinois  river,  it  is  related  that  he  met  many  of  the  orig-- 
inal  Indian  occupiers  of  the  valley,  just  returned  from  their 
trans-Mississip})i   exile,  to  which  the   Iro(}uois   had   driven 
them.     When  La  Salle  came  here  over  two  hundi'ed  years 
ago,    he     found     the    Peorias    in    full    })ossession    of    the 
country,  with  their  })rincipal  town  at  the  outlet  of  the  lake. 
There  a  great  trading  post  was  founded  by  the  French,  and 
continued  down  to  the  war  of  1812.     At  this  time  Governor 
Edwards  ordered   the  destruction  of  the  seventy  dwellings 
constituting  the  town  and  the  banishment  of  the  inhabitants, 
owing  to  their  known  sympathy  with  the  Jh'itish.      In  1S14 
Fort  Clark   was  constructed,  then  deserted,  and   four  years 
later  Abner  Eads  and  Josiah  Fulton  settled  there  as  the  first 
white  American  pioneers.     This  was  the  actual  beginning  of 
'         settlement  on  the  military  tract  in  April,  1819,  by  the  advance 
guard  of  the  ''  Shoal  Greek  Golony.''' 

Harvey  L.  Ross,  in  his  youthful  days,  was  fond  of  hunting  and 
trading  with  the  Indians.  When  but  seven  years  of  age  he  had  killed 
wild  turkeys,  geese,  and  small  game  of  almost  every  kind,  and  at  twelve 
thoug-ht  nothino-  of  killino-  a  deer.  lie  savs  he  also  remembers  catching 
twelve  wolves  in  less  than  a  month  in  steel  traps  placed  near  a  dead 
iiorse.  He  relates  some  incidents  of  the  first  trading  ex])edition  in 
which  he  was  eno-ao-ed,  which  occurred  in  1828.  He  started  from 
Lewistown  in  com])anv  with  Edward  Plude,  a  Frenchman  and  Indian 
inteq)reter,  and  ''BiU"'  Eveland,  son  of  John  Eveland.  Eveland  was 
a  large,  powerful  man,  \vell  actpiainted  with  the  country  and  familiar 
with  the  Indian  character.  They  loaded  a  t\\'o-horse  wagon  at  Lewis- 
town  with  o-oods  and  ti'aveled  through  what  is  now  known  as  Knox. 
Stark  and  Peoria  counties,  where  they  found  a  large  number  of  Indians 
and  traded  their  goods  to  advantage.  They  returned  home  with  their 
wagon  loaded  with  furs  and  deer  skins.  They  were  gone  three  weeks 
and  had  traveled  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  miles,  meeting  only  with 
two  white  settlers  after  leaving  the  neigh l)orhoo(l  of  C^anton. 

Among  the  men  who  came  about  this  time  was  Isaac  I>.  Essex,  who 
was  a})pointed  Indian  teacher  by  Jesse  Walker,  the  first  Methodist 
preacher  in  the  State.  Although  the  school  was  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Indians,  white  chddren.  what  few  there  were,  were  permitted  to  attend. 
The  names  of  the  white  scholars,  as  far  as  remend)ered  by  Ga plain 
Haacke,  were  Lawson  Holland,  N.  Smith,  Sally  Eads,  J.  Sharp,  J.  and 

«5 


fiC,  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COIXTV. 

KoWert  Latham,  J).  Avery.  Andrew  Avery,  John  and  James  Dixon, 
Wilham,  M.  C,  and  Warren  Bogardus.  Essex  taught  several  terms 
and  then  moved  to  a  claim  a  little  below  Rock  Island.  His  claim  was 
made  on  the  top  of  a  blntf  overlooking  the  jNIississippi  river,  where  he 
attempted  to  build  a  city,  which  he  called  Quebec.  But  the  attempt 
failed,  and  Quebec  was  lost.  In  later  years  he  returned  to  Peoria,  and 
in  the  fall  of  1828  visited  this  county,  staked  his  claim  on  the  northeast 
(piarter  of  section  15,  Essex  townshi]),  prepared  the  logs  and  siding  for 
liis  future  house,  and,  returning  to  "Shoal  creek,"  remained  thereuntil 
April,  1829,  when  he  set  out  to  settle  finally  in  the  wilderness.  AVith 
him  were  his  wife  and  children,  and  accompanying  him  from  Prince's 
Grove  were  Daniel  Prince,  Frank  Thomas,  Stephen  French,  Simon 
Reed,  and  Revs.  Silliman  and  Allen,  P)aptist  preachers.  They  formed 
the  "  Building  Bee,"  who  raised  the  first  cabin  in  Stark  county  within 
twenty-four  hours  after  arriving  on  the  spot,  where  the  first  settler  had 
pre})ared  the  lumber  a  few  months  before.  Following  the  Essex  family 
came  John  B.  Dodge,  a  son-in-law  of  Benjamin  Smith,  and  a  relative 
of  Elder  Silliman.  He  built  his  cabin  on  section  14,  near  the  Essex 
cabin,  and  took  all  the  parts  credited  to  him  in  other  chapters,  until 
killed  at  Rock  Island  b}^  a  desperado  from  Kentucky. 

In  ]\[arch,  1830,  Squire  Benjamin  Smith.  William  P.  Sewell,  and 
Greenleaf  Smith  arrived  and  erected  the  third  building  in  the  county, 
near  that  of  Dodge,  who  left  his  cabin  to  John  E.  Owings  in  1831. 
William  D.  Grant  built  a  shanty  on  what  Avas  known  as  ''The  James 
Ilolgate  Farm,"  in  1881,  and  in  this  year  also  came  Thomas  and  Eliza- 
beth Essex,  parents  of  the  pioneer  settler,  with  their  children,  Thomas, 
David,  AVilliam,  and  Joseph  Essex,  and  Mrs.  Cooper  with  her  husband 
David.  Harris  W.  Miner,  mentioned  at  the  beginning  of  the  marriage 
record,  Peter  Miner,  and  Sylvanus  IMoore,  named  in  the  military,  or- 
ganic, legal  and  political  chapters,  and  the  quiet  David  Gregory,  were 
all  here. 

In  1832  Major  McClenahan  came  to  Spoon  river  early  in  the  spring, 
with  nine  of  his  children.  He  took  possession  of  Peter  Miner's  cabin 
near  Wyoming,  and  resided  there  for  a  fcAV  months  until  the  first  im- 
provements were  completed  in  Goshen  township,  known  as  the  "■Mc- 
Clenahan Settlement."  The  male  adults  of  the  family  then  were 
Elijah,  Elijah,  Jr.,  James  and  Robert.  AVithin  this  and  the  succeeding 
two  3"ears  came  James  Holgate,  Miss  Marsh,  Thomas  AVinn,  Hugh 
AYliite,  Lewis  Sturms,  ]\Iinott  Silliman,  John  Love,  James  ACorrow. 
John  P.  Hayes,  Jesse  Heath,  John  AlcClure,  Jason  Hopkins,  Hugh 
Alontgomery,  Elias  Love,  Thom.  Leeks,  A.  Baker,  Pardon  B.  Dodge, 
and  Henry  and  Samuel  Seeley,  some  of  whom  l^rought  large  families. 
Henry  AlcClenahan  came  late  in  1834,  and  the  next  year,  Thomas 
Bradford  and  Geo.  Parker. 

In  December,  1835,  a  party  arrived  at  Osceola  Grove  under  the  lead- 
ership of  Alajor  Robert  Moore.  This  })arty  comprised  the  leader,  with 
James  Buswell,  Isaac  Spencer,  Thomas  AVatts,  Giles  C.  Dana,  Peter 
Pi-att,  and  Dr.  Pratt,  but  all  did  not  settle  jiermanentlv  there.  In  June, 
1830,  came  William  Hall,  Mrs.  AVilliam  Hall,  Robert  and  Mary  Hall, 
Archil)ahl  A^andyke  and  wife,  Charles  A^andyke,  Myrtle  G.  Brace,'^ Brady 


EXPLORATION    AND    OCCUPATION.  67 

Fowler,  E.  S.  Brodhead,  John  Davis  family,  Henderson  family,  Thomas 
family,  William  Mahany.  William  Godle}^  the  Don-ance  family.  Will- 
iam and  Henry  Dunbar,  David  and  George  ISinimerman.  Motfetts, 
Plodg-esons,  Dunns,  Wyckoffs,  Websters,  Emerys,  Chatfields,  Trickles, 
Ecklevs,  Likes  or  Lakes,  Barnetts,  and  Jacob  Sniitli,  Henry  Butler,  Jar- 
ville  Chaffee,  W.  E.  Buckingham  (called  by  General  Thomas  the  "  Buke 
of  Duckingham"  ),  Simeon  Ellis,  Dextei'  Wall,  Ira  and  Cyril  AVard,  8.  G. 
Worley,  William  Ogle,  Adam  Da}^  Henry  Sweet,  Asher  W.  Smith, 
Lewis  and  Chris.  Sammis,  Ephraim  Barrett,  William  Bowen,  Adam 
Perry,  Eliphalet  Ellzworthor  Ellsworth,  Samuel  Love,  Peter  Sharer.  L. 
Townsend,  Henry  lireese,  Samuel  Butler,  Henry  Sweet,  Hugh  Frail, 
Joseph  Newton,  Israel  Seeley,  Daniel  Dobbins,  and  Henry  and  Matthias 
Sturms.  All  may  be  said  to  be  here  prior  to  the  close  of  the  year  1836, 
with  others  younger  and  less  ])rominent,  whose  names  appeal'  in  other 
cha})ters.  From  the  beginning  of  1S3T  to  the  spring  of  IS3I>  numv 
others  joined  the  settlers  here,  com|)leting  the  picmeer  circle,  aud  ready 
to  accept  the  res})onsibility  of  the  local  government  granted  to  them  m 
the  latter  year.  The  following  copy  of  the  original  assessment  roil 
almost  covers  the  whole  list  of  the  pioneers  of  Stark  county  : 

The  assessment  of  1839,  for  the  first  district  of  the  new  county, 
was  made  by  Isaac  Spencer.  In  the  following  list  the  names  of  own- 
ers and  values  of  ])ersonal  properties  are  given,  the  figures  denoting 
dollars:  Avery,  Zebulon.  344;  Aveiy,  Jose])h,  r)(i();  Bayard,  Epln-aim, 
164v  Bus  well,  James,  3o4;  Brace,  Mvrtle,  343;  Currier,  Asa,  22U;  Currier, 
David,  73;  Carter,  Timothy,  389;  Dukes,  Martin,  228;  Davis,  John,  364; 
Ferris,  Svlvanus,  55;  Fowler,  Brady,  144;  Gruthage,  Tlionias,  <'.0; 
Greenfield,  Charles,  123;  Gray,  Sarah,  10(»;  Hall,  Robert,  4()9 ;  Hall, 
Thomas,  150;  Hall,  Langley,  43;  Hall,  AVilliam,  296;  Harvey,  Aai'on, 
311  ;  Hamilton,  John,  15  ;  Lyle,  John  and  Thomas,  73(5 ;  Lyle,  William. 
152  ;  Leeson,  John,  460 ;  Moore,  James  M.,  216  ;  Moore,  William,  310 ; 
Moore,  Robert,  229  ;  Orsman,  Morris,  30  ;  Orsman,  J^ennett,  40  :  Oliver, 
Thomas,  273  ;  Parks,  William,  3()6  ;  l^ratt,  Peter,  106 ;  Ricker,  Benja- 
min, 342  ;  Sweet,  Henry,  118  ;  Sturm,  Henry  S..  340 ;  Sturm,  Samuel, 
97;  Sturm,  Matthew,  Jr.,  97  ;  Sturm,  Nicholas,  295;  Seeley,  Israel,  59; 
Seeley,  Henry,  327;  Smith,  Asher,  196;  Sturm,  Matthias,' 257  ;  Stone, 
Liberty,  112;  Spencer,  Isaac,  347:  Sharer,  Robei't,  125;  Turnbull, 
Robert,  155;  Turnl)ull,  John,  203;  Van  Dyke,  Arch,  113;  Whitaker, 
Oliver,  333  ;  Winslow,  Calvin,  312  ;  Woodard,  Daniel,  151  ;  Woodard, 
Smith,  125  ;  Winters,  John,  265  ;  White.  Hugh.  <)(') ;  White.  Henry,  S4 ; 
Whitcher  cV  Vance,  135;  Woodard.  Alfred.  117  ;  the  total  valuation 
being  |3,094. 

The  list  of  ])ersonal  proi)erty  in  district  No.  2.  in  the  county  of 
Stark,  with  the  names  of  the  owners  and  value  of  the  personal  j)i'oj)erty, 
assessed  by  John  AV.  Agard,  for  the  year  1S39,  is  as  follows,  the  tigui'es 
denote  value  in  dollars  :  John  W.  Agard,  3<>5  ;  Moses  IJoai'dnum,  71<>; 
Thomas  Bradford,  115;  Henry  Breeze,  197;  Henry  Butler,  682; 
George  Cargill,  375;  Samuel  Cam]),  4() ;  Lewis  L)avenport,  loo  ; 
Lemuel  S.  Dorrance,  6lO;  William  W.  Drnmniond,  S8  ;  Fli])halet 
Ellsworth,  359  ;  Chauncy  Fiellen,  306);  Jesse  W.  Heath,  125;  James 
Ilolgate,  775  ;  Moses  Jordan,  loo  ;  Samuel  Love,  224  ;  Elijah  McClena- 


68  HISTOKY    OF    STAKK    COLNTY. 

han,  -1:4:4 ;  Nehemiah  Merritt,  310 ;  Sylvaniis  Moore,  359 ;  Benjamin 
Newton,  120;  Benjamin  Newton,  Jr.,  45;  Joseph  Newton,  25Y ;  George 
Parker,  25  ;  Virgil  Pike,  149 ;  Christopher  Samas,  4,110  ;  Samuel 
Seely,  345;  Peter  Shafer,  104;  AVhitne.y  Smith,  653;  Benjamin  Smith,  30G; 
Sewell  Smitli.  148;  Greenleaf  Smith,  475;  John  Spencer,  230;  Samuel 
Thomas,  1,159  ;  Leman  Thurston,  123 ;  Thomas  Timmons,  170 ;  Horace 
Vail  201  ;  Dexter  Hall,  274;  John  A.  Williams,  75;  Thomas  Winn, 
357  ;  the  total  valuation  l)eing  Sl5,916.  The  real  estate  in  district  No. 
2  Avas  also  assessed  by  John  W.  Agard  at  ^14,880.  The  names  of  the 
greater  number  of  actual  settlers  are  given  in  the  list  of  original 
entries. 

The  assessment  of  Massilon  precinct  or  disti'ict  No.  3  was  made  in 
1839  bv  J.  H.  Barnett.  In  the  following  list  the  names  of  owners  and 
values  of  personal  ]iroperty  are  given  :  Arnold,  Philander,  184 ; 
Brown,  John,  278;  Burtield.  Benjamin,  243 ;  Burfield,  Carson.  106; 
Burfield,  Jolm,  75  ;  Barnett.  Ephraim,  755;  Barnett,  James  H.,  I(i4  ; 
Clark.  TlKjmas  S.,  280;  Coldwell.  Washington,  225  ;  Coldwell,  Thomas, 
271 ;  Coldwell,  Presley,  135  ;  Coldwell,  Henry,  141  ;  Cooley,  Abraham, 
442;  Cox,  Nathan,  308;  Drummond,  Benjamin,  419;  Drummond, 
Zorib.  152;  Davis.  Daniel.  190;  Dunn.  Augustus  A.,  230;  Ecklev,  George, 
352  ;  Emery.  Fred  W..  250  ;  Finch,  Lewis,  216  ;  Finley,  John,  299  ; 
Greenlee,  Allen,  143 ;  Greenfield,  Bethnel,  75  ;  D.  and  C.  Gingrich, 
326  ;  Hanna,  Kobert,  250  ;  Janez,  Michel,  218  ;  Moler,  John,  who  moved 
to  Iowa,  27 ;  ]\Iatthews,  Newton,  284 ;  Ogle,  Howard,  328  ;  Powell, 
Colvin,  235  ;  Porter,  William,  258 ;  Porter.  Edward,  141  ;  Mounts, 
Pero,  204;  McClure,  Joini,  8o8  ;  Pratts,  John,  395;  Sheets,  Peter,  970; 
Smith,  William,  435  ;  Smitb,  Jacob,  293  ;  Shaw,  Sumner,  188 ;  Sturges, 
David,  merchant,  325;  Simmerinan,  Jacob,  75;  Treekell,  Jefferson, 
<*>77  ;  Treekell.  Ste]:>lien,  merchant,  736  ;  Treekell,  Edward,  399  ;  Tree- 
kell, Washington,  399  ;  Thompson,  Thomas,  9(»  ;  Wvckoff,  Nehemiah, 
301 ;  Webster,  William  W.,  230  ;  Wriggan.  William  W.,  100  ;  and  John 
Whitzell,  135. 

The  list  of  ])roperty  in  district  No.  4,  in  the  county  of  Stark,  with 
the  names  of  the  owners  and  the  value  of  the  property,  assessed  by 
Silas  Richards  for  the  year  1839.  is  as  follows  :  Albright.  George,  80; 
liennett,  Jeremiah,  2ln  ;  Brink.  James,  47  ;  Cue,  William.  360  ;  Cundiff, 
John.  330;  Coburn.  William.  270;  Dunbar,  William,  693 ;  Dunbar, 
Henry,  419;  Driscoll,  Luthei',  615;  Emery,  Conrad,  538;  Emery, 
Jacob,  571  ;  Emery.  Jose])h  ;  339  ;  Emery,  Jesse,  128;  Eltgroth,  Elijah, 
40  ;  Grant,  Joshua,  145  ;  Grant.  Nelson',  155  ;  Hodgson,  Daniel,  425  ; 
Ilodg-son,  Jonathan,  726;  Hester,  John,  440;  Hays,  Harry,  845  ;  Ives, 
Henry,  220;  Jackson,  Barnabas  M.,  2,092;  Jackson,  George,  115; 
Lundy,  John,  254;  Lake.  William,  144;  Lake.  Reuben,  179;  Miner, 
Peter  F.,  485 ;  Miner,  Harris  AV.,  460;  Miner,  J.  Ot.  C.  H.,  1,336; 
Miner,  Jesse,  35;  Maiming.  Al)iah,  50;  McClenaghan,  Henrv,  455; 
Mason,  AYilliam.  397;  McWilliams.  John,  238;  Parrish.  Samuel.  270; 
Parrish,  Joel.  135;  Palmer.  Joseph,  320;  Richards,  Silas,  461;  Rich- 
ards, Milton,  392;  Reed,  Ira  C,  50;  Russell,  John,  64;  Shnmerman, 
David,  535;  Simmerman,  George,  205  ;  Sellen,  Edward,  255  ;  Stoddard, 
Israel,  315;  Stoddard,  Marcus  A.,  125:   White,  John.  562;  Wheeler, 


EXPLORATION    AND    OCCUPATION.  69 

William,  l(i8  ;  Pulhanioiis,  Isaac,  24;  Wilson,  James  J.,  117.  The 
total  \vi\s  $17,824.  The  list  of  lands  in  the  fourth  district,  in  the 
county  of  Stark,  with  the  names  of  the  owners  and  the  value  of  the 
lands  assessed  by  Silas  Richards,  for  the  year  1839,  comiirised  the 
names  of  Daniel  Frost.  Thomas  G.  Williams  and  Isaac  Foster. 

'  At  the  close  of  the  war  between  the  United  States  and  Fnglaiul  in 

1812,  our  government  laid  off  a  tract  of  land  in  Illinois  for  the  sol- 
diers who  participated  in  that  war.  The  land  thus  a}>pro))riated  was 
embraced  in  the  region  between  the  Mississi])pi  and  the  Illinois  rivers, 
and  extended  as  far  northward  as  the  north  line  of  Bureau  and  Henry 
counties.  To  it  the  name  "Military  Tract"  was  given,  and  by  that 
name  this  section  is  still  known.  Within  this  boundary  is  emlDraced 
one  of  the  most  fertile  regions  of  the  globe.  Scarcely  liad  Congress 
made  the  proper  provisions  to  enable  the  soldiers  to  secure  their  land 
ere  a  few  of  the  most  dai'ing  and  I'esolute  started  to  })ossess  it.  There 
were  only  a  few,  however,  who  at  first  regarded  their  ''  (juarter  sec- 
tion "  of  sufficient  value  to  induce  them  to  endure  the  hardships  of 
the  ])ioneer  in  its  settlement  and  im])rovement.  ]\Iany  of  them  sold 
their  patent  to  a  fine  ''prairie  quarter"  foi*  one  liuiuh-ed  dollai's. 
others  for  less,  while  some  traded*  theirs  for  a  horse,  a  cow,  or  a  watch, 
regarding  themselves  as  just  so  much  ahead.  This  was  a  source  of  no 
little  trou])le  to  the  actual  settlers,  as  shown  furthei'  on  in  tliis  volume, 
for  they  could  not  always  tell  which  quarter  of  land  belonged  to  a 
soldier,  or  which  was  "  Congress  land ''  and  could  be  ])re('m])ted. 
Even  when  a  settler  found  a  suitable  location  known  to  be  "  ])atent 
land,"  with  a  desire  to  purchase,  he  experienced  great  difficulty  in 
finding  the  owner,  and  often  did  nc^t  find  him  until  he  had  j)ut  Imn- 
di'eds  of  dollars'  worth  of  improvements  on  it,  when  the  patentee  was 
sure  to  ttirn  up.  It  was  seldom  that  a  "patentee"  could  be  found  at 
the  time  of  settlement,  and  many  of  the  early  settlers  presumed  that 
the  owner  never  would  be  known  ;  but  in  many  instances,  after  a 
patent  quarter  section  was  made  valuable  by  improvement,  the  original 
patent  would  be  brought  on  by  some  one,  who  would  oust  the  occu- 
pant and  take  ])ossession,  sometimes  })aying  him  something  for  his 
improvements  and  sometimes  not.  Many  holders  of  ]iatents  had  no 
])ity.  This  condition  of  affairs  presented  a  tem])tation  to  mei'ciiess 
"land  sharks,"  who  would  come  intcj  this  section  and  woi'lv  \\\)  cases, 
ostensibly  for  the  original  ])atentees,  but  really  for  theii-  own  pockets. 
The  most  notorious  of  these  was  one  Toliver  Craig,  who  actually  made 
it  a  business  to  forge  patents  and  deeds.  This  he  cai-ried  on  exten- 
sively from  1847  to  1854,  especially  in  Knox  and  Fulton  counties.  He 
had  forty  bogus  deeds  put  on  record  in  one  day  at  Knoxville.  He 
was  arrested  in  New  York  State  in  18.54,  by  O.  M.  Boggess,  of  Mon- 
mouth, and  taken  to  the  jail  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  attempted 
suicide  by  arsenic ;  but  at  the  end  of  a  year  he  was  released  on  bail. 
The  settlers  around  Osceola  Clrove,  with  men  from  other  townships, 
organized  an  anti-claim  jumpers' society,  which  chc-cked,  effectually,  the 

1     operations  of  the  claim  jum])ers,  and  enabled  them  to  hold  their  lands 

1    until  purchased  from  the  government. 


CHAPTEK   TV. 


MARRIAGE    RECORD    1831-1860. 


AKIIIA(4E  was  not  always  tlie  voluntary  proceedin*^-  we 
now  find  it.  It  ^vas  compulsory  among  the  Greeks.  The 
Spartans  could  not  tolerate  celibacy,  and  by  the  laws  of 
Lvcurgus  criminal  proceedings  could  be  taken  against  those 
wiio  married  too  late  or  nnsuital)ly,  as  well  as  against  those 
who  did  not  many  at  all.  It  went  hard  with  the  latter. 
Should  any  man  remain  single  bevond  a  certain  age  he  was 
])nblicly  scorned,  and  was  made  to  do  penance  by  walking- 
naked  in  the  winter  through  the  marketplace,  singing  a  sati- 
i-icid  song  on  himself.  In  the  French  settlement  of  Canada  women 
were  sent  over  after  the  men,  and  the  single  men,  that  they  might  be 
forced  to  marry,  were  subjected  to  heavy  taxation  and  to  restrictions 
on  their  trade  and  their  movements  generally.  Those  who  married 
were  dealt  with,  on  the  other  hand,  in  a  generous  s])irit.  Not  only 
were  thev  ])rovided  with  a  good  wife  and  comfortable  home,  but  they 
were  awarded  according  to  the  number  of  their  offs]3ring.  The  father 
of  ten  children  was  pensioned  for  life  at  the  rate  of  3o0  livresa  year. 
If  he  had  twelve  cliildren  the  allowance  was  increased  to  400  livres, 
and  it  went  up  to  1,2(>0  livres  when  fifteen  children  blessed  the  union. 
The  conditions  were  reversed  in  the  English  colonies,  for  there  the 
settlers  eagerly  welcomed  the  other  sex,  and  did  not  hesitate  to  pay 
traders  heavily  in  tobacco  weight  for  every  marriageable  woman  they 
In'ought  over.  As  far  l)ack,  however,  as  1695  the  local  authorities  of 
Eastham  in  Massachusetts  voted  that  every  unmarried  man  in  the 
township  should  kill  six  blackbirds  or  three  crows  yearly  while  he  re- 
mained single,  ])rodncing  the  scalps  in  proof,  an<l  as  a  penalty  for  not 
ol)eying  the  order  he  was  forbidden  to  marry  until  he  had  made  up  all 
ai-rears.  The  requirement  in  this  case  was  almost  nominal ;  but  it  was 
not  so  in'Marvland,  where  half  a  century  later  the  Colonial  Assembly 
imposed  a  tax  of  five  shillings  yearly  upon  all  bachelors  above  thirty- 
five  years  of  age  (and  on  widowers  without  children)  who  were  pos- 
sessed of  4'3oo.  There  was  a  similar  oraduated  tax  on  bachelors  in  Eno-- 
land  in  tiie  I'eign  of  William  III.  Any  commoner  who  was  a  bach- 
elor at  twenty-five  had  to  i)ay  a  shillint)-  fine,  yearly,  and  the  amount 
was  mcreased  in  accor'(hince  with  rank  or  title,  any  ducal  ofi'ender 
being  taxed  t(j  the  extent  of  i;12  lOs.  yearly.  The  taxes  grew  heavier 
l)efore  they  were  removed,  and  the  time  came  when  bachelors  were 
called  upon  to  ])ay  an  extra  tax  on  their  servants.  Thus  we  see  the 
olil  states  as  well  as  young  ones  have  found  out  that  their  prosperity 
depends  u[K)n  its  married  citizens.     The   best  subjects,  as  Lord  I>acon 

70 


MAKKIAGE    KECOKD    1881-1866.  71 

points  out,  are  those  in  this  relationship,  the  reason  he  o-ives  for  this 
conclusion  being  that  single  are  "  light  to  runaway,"  while  "  he  that 
hath  a  wife  and  children  hath  given  hostages  to  fortune." 

The  marriage  record  of  Spoon  River  precinct  of  Putnam  county, 
from  1831  to  1839,  is  as  follows  : 

1832. 
Feb.    16.     Daniel  Warren  and  Luoy  Skeel,  by  Samuel  1).  Laughlin,  J.  P. 

1833. 
Jan.      1.     Richard  Hunt  and  Ruth  Harram,  by  Samuel  D.  Laughlin,  J    P. 

1834. 
Nov.    Ki,     Emanuel  Hitclujock  and  Rebecca  Merrill,  by  Benj.  Smith,  J.  P. 

1836. 

Dexter  Wall  and  Sarah  Starks,  by  Benj.  Smith,  J.  P. 
Nero  W.  Mounts  and  Nancy  Martindale,  by  Benj.  Smith,  J.  P. 
Geo.  F.  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Romble,  by  W.  M.  Stewart,  J.  P. 
Martin  Batterton  and  America  Taylor,  by  Benj.  Smith,  J.  P. 

1837. 

Henry  James  and  Margaret  Wilkinson,  by  Luther  Driscoll,  M.  G. 
Jerry  R.  Larkins  and  Sarah  Ann  Davis,  by  J.  B.  Chenoweth. 
Nelson  Dugan  and  Mary  A.  Stroude,  by  W.  M.  Stewart,  J.  P. 
Wm.  M.  Young  and  Nancy  H.  Glenn,  by  J.  B.  Chenoweth,  M.  G. 
John  P.  Judson  and  Maria  Wattles,  by  J.  B.  Chenoweth,  M.G. 
Isaac  Baker  and  Eliza  Ash,  by  J.  B.  Chenoweth,  M.  G. 
Joseph  Cox  and  Catherine  Edwards,  by  J.  W.  Agard,  J.  P. 
Langley  Hall  and  Sarah  Ligo,  by  M.  G.  Brace,  J.  P. 

1838. 

April  10.     W.    W.    Drummond    and    Jemima   McClenahan,   by  Jonathan 
Miner,  M.  G. 
Samuel  Love  and  Catherine  Taylor,  by  J.  W.  Agard,  J.  P. 
Jacob  Zenor  and  Elvira  Skeels,  by  B.  Harris,  M.  G. 
Joseph  K.  Lane  and  Emily  Chaffee,  by  J.  W.  Agard,  J.  P. 
W.  A.  Drummond  and  Ruth  Cox,  by  J.  W.  Agard,  J.  P. 
Samuel  Sterne  and  Elizabeth  Phenix,  by  M.  G.  Brace,  J.  P. 
Thomas  Timmons  and  Mary  Jane  Davis,  by  J.  W.  Agard,  J.  P. 

1839. 

Robert  W.  Clanahan  and  Lucy  A.  Richards,  by  Jonathan  Miner. 
David  Currier  and  Rebecca  Jane  Parks,  by  W.  G.  Vail,  M.   G, 
Geo.  Simmerman  and  Phcebe  Richmond,  by  Jonathan  Miner. 
Mar.    13.     Dan.  Woodward  and  Mary  A.  Haditat,  by  M.  G.  Brace,  J.  P. 

During  this  time  a  license  was  issued  to  Minott  Silliman,  hut  as  the 
ceremony  was  not  jjerfornied  in  Putnam  county  the  document  and 
certificate  were  recorded  at  St.  Louis  in  1833. 

The  marriage  of  llai-ris  W.  Miner  and  Miss  Nancy  C-Ji'oss,  in  the 
winter  of  1831-2,  was  the  lirst  between  white  American  settlers  within 
the  bounds  of  Stark  county.  Squire  Hiram  M.  Curry,  of  Peoria 
5 


Mar. 

17. 

April 
May 

Oct. 

38, 
19. 
10. 

April 
July 

5. 
4, 

i  ( 

15, 

Aug. 

17. 

h  b 

34. 

Oct. 

31. 

Nov. 

13. 

Dec. 

13. 

a 

15. 

May 

31, 

Sept. 

35, 

Oct. 

3. 

(( 

4, 

Dec. 

16. 

o 

Jan. 

O, 

it 

8. 

Feb. 

38. 

72  TIISTOKY    OF    STAKK    COUXTY. 

county,  was  the  celebrant.  In  1832  Nero  W.  Mounts  married  the 
AVi(h)\v  ]\rartindale.     Squire  Benjamin  Smith  officiating. 

"In  Febrnarv.  1S3-1-."  says  Mrs;  Shallenl)urger.  •*  thei-e  was  a  wed- 
ding' at  tlie  house  of  James  Ilolgate.  of  which  we  can  still  learn  some- 
thino".  This  was  between  a  ii-entleman  bv  the  name  of  ]\IcClure  and  a 
sister  of  Airs.  Holgate.  Miss  Marsh.  The  guests  were  Mr.  and  Airs. 
Sylvanus  Moore,  Mr.  and  Airs.  Greenleaf  Smith,  Air.  and  Airs.  John 
Dodofe,  Air.  and  Airs.  Samuel  Seelev  and  Jesse  Heath.  AVhether 
Squire  Smith  or  some  wandering  jireaclier  performed  the  ceremony, 
Mr.  Holgate  did  not  inform  us,  but  said  he  had,  in  1834.  but  a  cal)in 
sixteen  feet  square,  and  well  filled  with  the  usual  comforts  of  })ioneer  life. 
They  took  the  door  from  its  hinges  to  add  to  the  tal)le.  and  as  tlie 
weather  was  mild  for  the  season,  the  men  stood  outside  while  the 
feast  was  spread.  Then  '  bee  gums '  were  brought  in  and  puncheons 
laid  on  them  for  seats,  and  the}"  had  an  excellent  dinner,  no  scarcity  of 
anything  Init  room.  The  re]iast  over,  the  men  had  again  to  retire  to 
the  '  sky  parlor "  until  the  table  could  be  cleai'ed  and  the  door  restored 
to  its  place,  when  the}'  all  managed  to  get  inside  and  had  a  gay  time. 
But  the  toilets  must  be  left  to  the  imagination  of  the  reader." 

The  first  marriao'e  license  in  this  countv  was  issued  bv  the  first 
clerk,  over  forty  years  ago.  AVe  give  the  form  of  the  license  and  cer- 
tificate in  full  : 

State  of  Illinois,  Stakk  County,  ss. — 

I,  Oliver  Wliitaker,  Clerk  of  the  County  Commissiouers  Court  of  the  County  of 
Stark,  do  hereby  authorize  any  regular  minister  of  the  Gospel.  Judge  or  .Justice  of  the 
Peace,  to  unite  in  marriage  William  Charles  and  Esther  Stoddard  ;  and  the  minister. 
Judge  or  Justice  of  the  Peace  who  may  unite  the  above  named  parties  shall  make  a  certiti- 
cate  of  the  same  and  return  it  to  me  within  thirty  days,  as  the  law  directs. 

In  testimony  whereof.  I  have  hereunto  set  mv  hand  and  private  seal  (there  being  no 
official  seal  provided)  at  Osceola,  this  16th  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1839. 

Oli\ter  Whitakek, 
Clerk: 
State  of  Illlsois,  Stark  Coixty. 

I  hereby  certify  that,  on  the  IStli  day  of  April.  A.  I).  IX'Si),  I  joined  in  the  holy  state 
of  matrimony,  'Sir.  ^^'illiam  Charles  and  Miss  Esther  .Stoddard,  according  to  the  usual 
custom  and  law  of  the  State  of  Illinois.  Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  this  18th  day  of 
April,  A.  D.  1839.  "  Lutiieu  Dkiscoll,  " 

Minixti  r  of  the  Gospel. 

The  record  of  nuirriage  certificates  entered  in  tliis  county  from 
this  time  to  the  close  of  1866  is  as  follows : 

1831). 

Wm.  Ch;irle.s  and  Esther  Stoddard,  by  Litther  Dri.scoll,  AI.  (i. 
Le^vls  Peny  and  Clarrissa  AI.  Elliot,  by  Jonathan  Aliiier,  AI.  G. 
Egbert  Ellsworth  and  Sarah  Parrish,  by  J.  W.  Agard,  J.  P. 
Robert    Colwell  and  Afaria  AleCTenahan.   bv  Jonathan   Afiner, 

M.  G. 
Abel  Stevens  and  Kosaniia  Davis,  by  W.  F.  \'ail.  M.  G. 
Jacob  Simmennan  anrl  Alalinda  Sheets,  bv  Jonathan  Hodgson, 

J.  P. 
Luther  Driseoll  and   Lydia   Parrish.  by  Luther  Driscoll,  AI.  G. 
Joseph  Sloeum  and  Eliza  AIcKellogg,  by  Silas  Eiehards,  J,  P. 
Wm.  F.  Thomas  and  Alarv  Butler,  bv  John  W.  Asfard.  J.  P. 


April 

1  IS. 

18. 

Alay 

10. 

a 

30. 

July 

8. 

Aug. 

15. 

Oct. 

16. 

a 

20. 

Nov. 

21. 

MARRIAGE    RECORD    1831-1866.  78 

Nov.   21.  Ira  Ward,  Jr.,  and  Elizabeth  Butler,  by  John  W.  Agard,  J.  P. 

"     28.  Andrew  Dray  and  Parmelia  Winter,  by  John  W.  Agard,  J.  P. 

Dec.      9.  John  Rickey  and  Clarrissa  Sweet,  by  John  AV.  Agard,  J.  P. 

1840. 

Jan.     2.  Josiah  Drummonds  and  Lucretia  Colwell,  by  Joseph  Perry,  J.  P. 

"      9.  Robert  Hall  and  Harriett  Marsh,  by  Samuel  Camp,  J.  P. 

"    29.  Oaks  Turner  and  Rebecca  G.  Butler,  by  AVilson  Pitner,  M.  G. 

April   2.  James  K.  McC-leniuiban  and  Anna  Pollock,  bv  W.  F.  Vail,  M.  G. 

"    14.  AVm.  H.   Butler  and   :\Iary  Fuller,  by  Wilson  Pitner,  M.  G. 

''    23.  John  Riggen  and  Anna  Botliwell,  by  Washington  Trickle,  J.  P. 

May     5.  Wm.  Porter  and  Eleanor  Hamilton,  l)y  W.  F.  Vail,  M.   G. 

April  30.  Ezekial  Dukes  and  Margaret  Wright,  ^by  W.   P.   Vail,  M.  G. 

"    29.  James  Pollock  and  Mary  Parrish,  by  W.  F.  Vail,  M.  G. 

May  14.  Alex.  B.   Hamilton  and  Mary  C.    Pratz,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 

"      3.  Wm.  E.  Elston  and  Eliza  Sweet,  by  Samuel  Camp,  J.  P[' 

July     5.  Everett  Elston  and  Mary  Howard,  by  Samuel  Camp,  J.  P. 

Aug.  24.  Stephen  Ordaway  and  Phtebe  Stiles,  by  Jonatban  Hodgson,  J.  P. 

Sept.    5.  Ira  C.  Reed  and  Maria  Charles,  by  Luther  Driscoll,  M.  G. 

"     21.  William  Tener  and  Christiana  Coleman,  by  John  Miller,  P.  J.  P. 

'*     24.  Samuel  Maycock  and  Augusta  Currier,  by  Samuel  Camp,  J.  P. 

Oct.      4.  Henry  S.  Cooper  and  Elizabeth  Manter,  by  Silas  Richards,  J.  P. 

"     11,  Theodore  F.   Hurd  and  Catherine  M.  Driscoll,  by  Luther  Dris- 
coll, M.  G. 

"     25.  JohnAV;  Henderson  and  Mary  Perry,  by  Jonathan  Miner,  M.  G. 

Nov.   26.  Sylvester  Glass  and  Oliver  Electa  Lane,  by  John  Miller,  P.  J.  P. 

"     'ZQ.  Ira  T.  Dibble  and  Lucretia  Elmira  Lane,  by  John  Miller,  P.  J.  P. 

Dec.      8.  W.  F.  White  and  Juliana  i\[urphy,  by  Edward  Trickle,  J.  P. 

"     23.  Charles  C.  Blish  and  Elizabeth  Boner,  by  Luther  Driscoll,  M.  G. 

1841. 

Jan.      3.  Joseph  Newton  and  Jane  White,  by  James  B.  Chenoweth,  M.  G. 

"       7.  C.  D.  Fuller  and  Lydia  Avery,  by  Samuel  Camp,  J.  P. 

j\Iar.     4.  Samuel  G.  Butler  and  S.  L.  Ward,  by  Jonathan  Miner,  M.  G. 

"     13.  Joseph  C.  Avery  and  Martha  Marsh,  by  Wm.   Parks,  J.  P. 

''     18.  Thomas  G.  Pattison  and  Sarah  Stinbrook,  by  Jonathan  Hodg- 
son, J.  P. 

"     18.  Marcus  A.  Stoddard  and  Lucinda  A.  Geer,  by  Jonathan  Miner, 
M.  G 

April    8.  John  Burfield  and  Emily  Colwell,  by  Edward  Trickle,  J.  P. 

"     18.  LTrial  T.  Simmerman  and  Juliet  Richards,  by  Jonathan  Hodg- 
son, J.  P. 

"     22.  James  Albro  and  Amy  Lake,  by  Luther  Driscoll,  M.  G. 

May      9.  Carson  Burfield  and  Eliza  McClenahan,  by  Joseph  Perry,  J.  P. 

June  24.  Zarah  Sweet  and  Sarah  Stevens,  by  Samuel  Camp,  J.  P. 

"     24.  Gabriel  Bowen  and  Nancy  Carter,  by  Aug.  Richards,  J.  P. 

July      o.  J.  A.  Parker  and  Ann  Eliza  Manning,  bv  Jonatban  Miner,  M.  G. 

"     15.  John  C.  Albro  and  Mary  A.  Chatfield,  by  Luther  Driscoll,  M.  G. 

"     27.  Patrick  Neval  and  Jane  Pounds,  by  Jonatban  Hodgson,  J.  P. 

No  date.  Noah  Fogg  and  Eliza  Smith,  no  record. 

Sept.  26.  Daniel  Smith  and  Henrietta  Eagon,  by  AVashington  Trickle,  J.  P. 

Oct.    17.  John  Bishop  and   Clariuda   Williams,  by  Edward  Trickle.  ,7.  P. 

''      4.  Minot  Sillimau  and  Henrietta  Bathen,  by  Junatlian  Hodgson. 

"    24.  Joseph  Blanchardand  Ann  AVliite,  by  AVm.  Parks,  J.  P. 


74  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Thomas  Graves  and  Xancy  A.  Cox,  by  Edward  Trickle,  J.  P. 
Eugenus  Frum  and  Elizabeth  Barnett,  by  Jonathan  Miner. 
G.  A.  Hough  and  Elizabeth  Clark,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
John  Pryor  and  Mary  Ilalsted,  by  Jonathan  Hodgson,  J.  P. 
Joseph  N.  Benedict  and  Martha  Bui-field.  by  Jonathan   Hodg 

son,  J.  P. 
Imri  Merchant  and  Martha  Brotjks,  by  Jonathan  Miner.  M.  G. 
Miles  A.  Fuller  and  Ann  Avery,  by  Wni.  Parks,  J.  P. 

1842. 

Charles  Bolt  and  Catherine  Slifer,  by  W.  F.  Yail,  M.  G. 
Seth  B.  Bristol  and  Rebecca  Pollock,  by  S.   G.   Wright,  M.  G. 
B.  S.  Helvard  and  Sabrina  Logan,  bv  John  Miller,  P.  J.  P. 
L.  0.  Riddle  and  Eliza  Smith,  by  John  Miller,  P.  J.  P. 
W.  G.  Knaggs  and  Laura  Ann  A.  Little,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright. 
James  H.  Beebe  and  Lucy  A.  Stoddard,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright. 
Solomon  Geer  and  Xancy  Phenix,  by  Peter  S.  Shaver.  J.  P. 
Daniel  P.  Reed  and  Leanna  Carter,  by  Edward  Trickle,  J.  P. 
Reuben  Col  well   and   Elizabeth   Springer.  l)y  Edward  Trickle. 
April  21.     James  B.  Witter  and  Margery  Eckley,t)y  Edward  Trickle,  J.  P. 
Henry  Sweet  and  Melinda  Stevens,  by  Samuel  Camp.  J.  P. 
Isaac  Pulhamons  and  Lutitia  Dunbar,  by  Jonatlum  Miner,  M.  G. 
Simon  Sturm  and  S.  S.  ]\[iller,  by  Wm.  Moore,  J.  P. 
W.  W.  Winslow  and  Lucy  M.   Fuller,  by  Wm.  Parks,  J.  P. 
John  Stewart  and  Aurrilla  Parrish,  by  Jonathan  Hodgson,  J.  P. 
Alex  H.  Swiger  and  Xancv  L  Jolinson.  bv  Wilson  Pitner.  M.  G. 
Wm.  Clark  and  Emeline  Walter,  by  John  M.  Miller,  M.  G. 
James  Davis  and  Sarah  Jane  Dunbar,  by  Jonathan  Hodgson. 
James  P.  Denby  and  Lucinda  Bostwick.  by  Augustus  Richards. 
James  McXaught  and  Elizabeth  Durana.  by  Jonathan  Hodgson. 
Robert  Rule  and  Charlotte  Oliver,  by  W.  F.  Vail,  M.  G. 
Smith  Hays  and  Jane  Dray,  by  Samuel  Camp,  J.  P. 

1843. 
Henry  Sellon  and  Phcebe   Stoddard,  by  Jonathan  Miner,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Ackley  and  Angeline  Scofield,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Samuel  Ridgeway  and  Icy  B.  Miller,  by  Peter  S.  Shaver,  J.  P. 
Lewis  Bayley  and  Mary  Lake,  by  Levi  Chase,  M.  G. 
Egbert  Ellsworth  and  Olin  E.  Glass,  by  John  Sanders.  M.  G. 
John  Swab  and  Mary  Jane  Emery,  by  AVashington  Trickle.  J.  P. 
Oliver  Moore  and  Hester  Ann  Thurston,  by  Peter  S.  Shaver. 
David  Essex  and  Xancy  E.   Wilkison,    by  Jonathan  Anthony, 

Pastor  M.  E.  church. 
Bevel  Beardsley  and  Martha  Xixon.  by  Luther  Driscoll,  M.  G. 
Edmund  Winslow  and  Eliza  P.  Currier,  by  Alfred  H.  Murray. 
Charles  Lake  and   Eliza  Ann  Davis,  by  Edward  Trickle.  J.  P. 
John  Cundiff  and  Ruth  Stites,  by  Jonathan  Miner.  M.  G. 
John  Augur  and  Lucinda  Snyder,  by  Jonathan  Hodgson. 
Smith  Woodward  and  Sarah  Jordan,  by  Lewis  Austin,  J.  P. 
Lucius  E.  Miner  and  M.  Louisa  Culbertson,  by  Jonathan  Miner. 
Thomas  Hinges  and  Ann  Carney,  by  John  \V.  Agard,  J.  P. 

1844. 

Jan.    29.     Lyman  Hanchett  and  Lucinda  Jane  Simmerman,  by  George  W. 
Jackson,  J.  P. 


Oct. 

28. 

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28. 

Dec. 

3. 

(( 

5. 

a 

24. 

a 

30. 

a 

31. 

Jan. 

17. 

Feb. 

3. 

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10. 

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10. 

a 

24. 

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24. 

Mar. 

3. 

a 

31. 

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April  21. 
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28. 

June 

8. 

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30. 

July 

14. 

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31. 

Oct. 

10. 

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26. 

Xov. 

8. 

Dec. 

25. 

ti 

22. 

Jan. 

2. 

Feb. 

9. 

<• 

19. 

Mar. 

20. 

April 
July 

1    5. 

6. 

20. 

Aug. 

17. 

Sept. 
Oct. 

4. 
12. 

<( 

18. 

a 

22. 

Xov. 

30. 

Dec. 

3. 

ii 

12. 

et 

28. 

MARRIAGK    KKUORD    1831-1866.  75 

Feb.      6.  Jonathan  Prattz  and  Eliza  Jane  Murphy,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright. 

'-     30.  David  Emery  and  Mary  Albright,  by  John  Berfield,  J.  P. 

•'     25.  (leorge  1).  Sturm  and  Marian  Jordan,  by  Lewis  Austin,  J.  l\ 

Mar.  34.  Caleb  A.  Mounts  and  Naomi  Newton,  by  James  B.  Clienoweth. 

"     38.  James  H.  Dunn  and  Patty  Ann  Sturm,  by  Lewis  Austin,  J.  P. 

May      0.  Theo.  Pulhanunis  and  Elfza  L.  Hodgson,  by  A.  E.  Phelps,  M.  G. 

"•     14.  Ansel  Fuller  and  Lydian  Sweet,  by  James  Buswell,  J.  P. 

"     31.  Levi  Leek  and  Emily  M.  Pomery,  by  Jonathan  Miner,  M.  (1. 

June     1.  John  Murphy  and  ^lartha  Hester,  by  Jonathan  Hodgson,  P.  J.  P. 

'•'       6.  Amza  Newman  and  Sylva  Jackson,  by  Lewis  Austin,  J.  P. 

"     39.  Jeremiah  P.  Ward  and  Almira  Day,  by  Jonathan  Miner,  M.  G. 

Aug.   11.  James  Jackson  and  Elizabeth  Sturm,  by  Lewis  Austin,  J.  P. 

Oct.       1.  Vickery  Nation  and  Kosanna  Pro,  by  Lewis  Austin,  J.  P. 

Nov.   31.  Isaac  C.  Reed  and  Luna  A.  Pomeroy,  by  Daniel  Bagley,  M.  G. 

Oct.    14.  Robert  M.  Moore  and   Maria  White,  by  James  lk;swell,  J.  P. 

Nov.  38.  Alexander   W.   Albro  aiul   Hester  Ann   Wilcox,   by   Hervey  J. 

Rhodes,  J.  P. 

Dec.     5.  David  H.  Long  and  Eliza  J.  Simmerman,  by  Edward  Trickle,  J.  P. 

''    14.  James  Greenough  and  Ellen  Barrett,  by  Jonathan  Anthony. 

"    34.  George  Sheets  and  Charlotte  Simmerman,  by  Edward  Trickle. 

1845. 

-Jan.    ID.  J.  H.  Martindale  and  Rachel  Ricketts,  by  John  Bertield,  J.  P. 

"     36.  James  Bishoj)  and  Charlotte  J.  Arnold,  by  John  Bertield,  J.  P. 

Feb.    33.  David  Gv/yre  and  Sarah  Colwell,  by  Edward  Trickle,  J.  P. 

Mar.  30.  Samuel  Bad  ham  aiul  Marv  Richards,  by  Robert  McClenahan. 

April  34.  Oliver  B.  Manley  ami  Eliza  Prattz,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 

'•     13.  John  Louis  and  Ellen  Howard,  by  James  Holgate,  J.  P. 

May      5.  Hall  S.  Gregory  and  Flora  Newton,  by  James  13.  Chenoweth. 

''      8.  John  A.  Maxtield  and  Jane  Winter,  by  Jonathan  Anthonv. 

'••    37.  Stephen  W.  Eastman  and  Susana  M.  Gill,  by  Elisha  Gill,  M.  G. 

June    5.  Thomas  B.  Donnelly  and  Margaret  Wilhelm.  by  John  Bertield. 

••     1(5.  Therrygood  Riggen  and  Mariah  Hubbell.  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

Aug.    3.  Hosea  Bulkley  and  Mary  Nicholson,  by  Daniel  l^agley,  M.  G. 

8.  Oliver  S.  Avei-y  and  Eliza  Jane  Atherton,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

Sept.    0.  Bushrod  Tapp  and  Mary  Jane  Essex,  by  Jonathan  Anthony.- 

Nov.  11.  George  A.  Worley  and  Mary  A.  Carter,  by  I.  G.  Whitcomb. 

"    18.  Henry  Seeley  and  Amanda  Boardman,  by  I.  G.  Whitcomb,  M.  G. 

"'    17.  William  Fenn  and  Anna  Hester,  by  Jonathan  Hodgson,  P.  J.  P. 

Dec.    11.  James  White  and  Anna  Parmer,  by  Daniel  Bagley,  M.  G. 

1840. 

Jan.    15.  Amza  Newman  antl  Sarah  AVoodward,  by  Jonathan  Hodgson. 

''    18.  John  Springer  and  Sarah  Coleman,  by  Edward  Trickle,  J.  P. 

Feb.   35.  Jacob  W.  Blake  and  Susan  L.  Powell,  by  Daniel  Bagley,  M.  G. 

"     19.  Adam  Oliver  and  Polly  Ann  Parks,  by  W.  J.  Eraser,  M.  G. 

Mar.  10.  David  Bedford  and  Mary  Knapp,  by  H.  R.  Halsey,  J.  P. 

April  19.  Avery  A.  Reed  and  Orselia  Pomeroy,  by  Daniel  Bagley,  M.  G. 

''     11.  William  Kinsey  aiul  Pauline  Wilson,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright. 

June    2.  William  E.  Foster  and  Sylvia  C.  Arnold,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright. 

July     3.  Orrin  Bates  and  Elizabeth  Vail,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

Aug.  38.  Thomas  A.  Leonard  and   Harriet  E.  McClure,  ])y  Luther  Dris- 

coll,  M.  G. 

Nov.  19.  Jackson  Dunbar  and  Mary  Ann  Wright,  by  Freeborn  Haney. 


76  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNYY. 

John  Hodgson  and  Abigail  Hester,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 
Washington  Dunbar  and  Anna  Lee,  by  John  Miller,  M.  P. 

1847. 

Thomas  P.  Camron  and  Cynthia  Hyler,  by  Edward  Trickle,  J.  P. 

David  Howard  and  Thankful  A.  Elston,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P 

Benjamin  Brooks  and  Amanda  J.  Rounds,  by  Harvey  J,  Rliodes. 

Charles  W.  Todd  and  Abby  Ann  Dudley,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright. 

Henry  Colwell  and  Clarinda  Ebby,by  John  Berfield,  J.  P. 

Thomas  Riggen  and  Maria  Roiands,  by  John  Berfield,  J.  P. 

David  P.  Wintro  and  Louisa  Edwards,  by  H.  J.  Rhodes,  J.  P 

Joel  Thurston  and  JNIalinda  Ratcliff,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

David  D.  DriscoU  and  Josephine  jM.  Berger,  by  Luther  Driscoll. 

Sylvanus  AV.  Warner  and  Emeline  Otis,  by  James  M.  Stickney. 

Amza  Newman  and  Phoebe  Greenfield,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

Nathan  H.  Jones  and  Susan  S.  Hubbell,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright, 

David  H.  Long  and  Angela  M.   Thompson,  by  Edward  Trickle. 

Stephen  Frye  and  Sarah  E.  Essex,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

Lyman  0.  Riddle  and  Margaret  Runyan,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

Samuel  Thomas  and  Ann  Oziah,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 

Henry  F.  Miller  and   Elizabeth    P.    Winslow,   by    Charles  M. 
Johnson,  J.  P. 

Minott  Silliman  and  Lutetia  Oziah,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 

George  D.Young  and  Catherine  Parmenter,  bv  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

Caleb  M.  S.  Lyons  and  S.  Eliza  Rhodes,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  ^1.  G. 

Charles  W.  Caswell  and  Christiana  Tenen.  by  Charles  M.  John- 
son, J.  P. 
Dec.  28.     Peter  Nyberg  and  Louisa  Anderson,  by  I.  I.  Headstrom,  J.  P. 

1848. 
Jacob  Springer  and  Samantha  L.  White,  by  C.  M.  S.  Lyons,  J.  P. 
Emanuel  Gunsaul  and  Missouri  Ann  Dunbar,  by  Moses  Jared. 
David  M.  Taylor  and  Suey  Ann  Powell.  byC.  M.  S.  Lyons,  J.  P. 
Robert  Bathan  and  Jeruslia  Berger.  by  John  ^liller,  J.  P. 
Daniel  Phenix  and  Jane  Moore,  by  Elisha  Gill.  M.  G. 
Mnr.     T.     Michael  Newell  and  Mary  Emery,   by  Rev.    Raphael  Rainaldi. 

priest. 
April    '2.     Jeduthan  S.  Hopkins  and  Ann  L.  Rouse,  by  Josiah  Moffit,  J.  P. 

2.     Cyril  Ward  and  Mary  McNaught,  by  C.  M.  S.  Lyons,  J.  P. 
May      -1.     Javil  Chaffee  and  ]Mary  Jane  Boardman,  by  Josiah  Moffit.  J.  P. 
4.     James  Essex  and  Elizabeth  Essex,  by  Josiah  Moffit,  J.  P. 
"     25.     Albert  B.  Butler  and  Catherine  Atherton,  by  Richard  Radley. 
"     30.     Alexander  Rule  and  Betsey  Oliver,  bv  John  Turnbull.  J.  P. 
June    3.     Luther  Geer  and  Polly  ^loore.  by  Luther  Driscoll.  M.  G. 
"      5.     Alexander  Christy  and  Irena  Sheets,  by  Josiah  Moffit,  J.  P. 
"    15.     Jacob  Simmerman  and  Amelia  Lane,  by  C.  M.  S.  Lyons,  J.  P. 
July     4.     AVilliam  A.  Sweet  and  Jane  Persons,  by  H.  I.  Humphreys.  M.  G. 
"    19.     John  Barnhill  and  Penninah  Hockenbarrv.bv  S.  G.  Wright.  M.G. 
Aug.  17.     Perry  Stancliff  and  Marthv  Davis,  bv  Josiah  ]\Ioffit,  J.  P. 
''     17.     Elder  Abv  and  :\rarv  AnnMuri^hv,  bv  W.  P.  King,  M.  G. 
"    31.     William  Waddell  and  Esther  Neelev,"  by  John  R.  Rounds.  J.  P. 
''    30.     William  Lyie,  jr.,  and  Margaret  McCreath,  bv  S. G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Sept.  10.     Charles  Rood  and  Elizabeth  Lyle,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
"     17.     David  W.  Bennett  and  Mary  Ann  Dodge,  by  Moses  Jared,  M.  G. 


Dec. 

20, 

(( 

24. 

Feb. 

27. 

Mar. 

18. 

li 

30. 

Apri: 

I   4. 

a 

5. 

May 

6. 

i\ 

25. 

June 

19. 

July 

9 

a 

8. 

a 

IG. 

a 

20. 

Aug. 

2. 

a 

2. 

a 

26. 

Sept. 

29. 

i  i 

30. 

Nov . 

4. 

Oct. 

25. 

Nov. 

20. 

a 

2G. 

Jan. 

2. 

Feb. 

8. 

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13. 

a 

24. 

a 

24. 

MARRIAGE   RECORD    1831-1866. 


t  i 


Sept.  21.  Charles  B.  Smith  and  Sarah  J.  Snyder,  by  H.  K.  Halsey,  J.  P. 

Oct.      1.  George  Prsson  and  Marta  Erie  Dotr,  by  I.  I.  lledstrom,  M.  G. 

"    31.  Aaron  Tyler,  jr..  and  Elizabeth  Buswell,  by  S.  G.  Wriglit.  M.  G. 

Nov.     5.  George  Elston  and  Mary  Ann  Imes,  by  Joshua  Gilfinan,  J.  P. 

"       9.  Argelon  Graves  and  Lucy  Ann  Boardman,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

Dec.   12.  Peter  Johnson  and  ^lary  Johnson,  by  I.  I.  Hedstrom,  M.  G. 

1849. 

Jan.      1.  Walter  Fuller  and  Chloe  M.  Rowe,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 

"       7.  Jeffrey  A.Cooley  and  Louisa  Culbertson,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.G. 

"     18.  AVilliam  A.  Stites  and  Lovice  Hodgson,  by  Absalom  AVoolescroft. 

Feb.     8.  Stanley  Morgan  and  Lydia  Long,  liy  Charles  M.  Johnson,  J.  1*. 

"    10.  Bennett  C.  Lee  and  Elizabeth  Knight,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

March  1.  John  Snyder  and  Susan  S.  Wright,  by  H.  R.  Halsey,  J.  P. 

"    15.  William    E.    Dunn  and  Angelina  H.   Wvckoff,  by  Samuel    (!. 
Wrio-ht,  M.  (i. 

"    11.  Isaac  Sturms  and  Jane  Stedham,  bv  Joshua  Gilfinnan,  J.  P. 

''     30.  William  B.  Smith  and  Eliza  McXaught,  by  John  :\[iller,  J.  P. 

"     27.  John  Potter  and  Charity  Ann  Young,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 

April    1.  Banajah  Orsman  and  Mary  Jane  Sturm,  by  James  Holgate,  J.  P. 

"      9.  Andrew  Parker  and  Adeline  D.Knowlton, by  James  Holgate,  J.  P. 

"    26.  Willard  F.  Clark  and  Sarah  Haekenberry.  by  John  Cummings. 

May      7.  Jacob  Holgate  and  Alvena  Williams,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

''    27.  Thomas  W.    Ross  and   Margaret  J.  Armstrong,  by  Samuel   (r. 
Wright,  M.  G. 

"     29.  Thonuis  J.  Henderson  and  Henrietta  Butler,  by  Richard  Radley. 

June  14.  William  P.  AVilliams  and  Joanna  Stidham,  by  S.  G.  Wright. 

''     20.  Jones  Wai'd  and  Martha  Wicksals,  by  Jonathan  Hodgson,  M.  G. 

*'    25.  Martin    Shallenberger    and    Eliza     Jane    Hall,    by    Samuel  G. 

Wright.  M.  (i. 

July     4.  Craig  Headley  and  Emeline  Garner,  by  H.  J.  Rhodes,  P.  J.  P. 

5.  James  H.  ("onley  and   Alinerva  Ann   Hall,  by  J.  F.  Thompson. 

Aug.  13.  George  Ilammon  and  Konar  Reader,  by  C.  M.  Johnson,  J.  P. 

Sept.  27.  Hirain  H.  Drawver  and  Mary  Phenix,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.G. 

"    23.  Charles  H.  Turner  and  Eliza"  Ricketts,  by  S.  G.  AV right,  M.  G. 

Oct.    12.  Albert  Peters  and  Martha  Crex,  by  I.  I.  Hedstrom,  M.  G. 

''    30.  Avery  A.  Reed  and  Rhoda  AV  alters,  by  Luther  Driscoll,  M.  (i. 

Nov.  15,  John  Leffler  and  Frances  A^'ilkinson,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

"    27.  Andrew  Oliverand  Helen Turnbull,  by  Samuel  G.  AVriglit,  M.G. 

Dec.   24.  John  P.  Barnett  and  Catherine  Miller,  l)y  .lohn  ^liller,  J.  P. 

1850. 

Jan.     1.  Peter  Nelson  and  Clarinda  Haskins,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

"    IG.  Abner  Sturm  and  Eliza  Sturm,  by  AV."  AV.  AVinslow,  J.  P. 

"    31.  AVm.   G.   Thompson  and  Alary  Stiles,  by  Absalom  Woolescroft. 

Feb.  14.  AVelleston  K.  Fuller  and  Sarah"  Oziah,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 

April   1.  Ethan  A.  Corn  well  and  Edith  Emery,  by  Milton  P^ckley,  J.  P. 

"      7.  Benj.  F.  Edwards  and  Catherine  Eckley,  by  Milton  Eckley,  J.  P. 

'■'    14.  Perry  AVinn  and  Sarah  Graus,  by  John  Miller.  J.  P. 

"    Ki.  0.  B.  Mauley  ami  Elizabeth  Aton,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 

''    11.  Miles  A.  Fuller  and  Elizabeth  S.  AA^alker,  by  James  B.  Chenoweth. 

"    21.  Robert  Cox  and  Susan  Guyre,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 

May  11.  James  C.  Egbert  and  Catherine  Swank,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 

"     "  Julius  Ives  and  Eliza  Newton,  by  Sam.  G.  AV  right,  M.  G. 


78  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COl'NTV. 

Nathan  Snare  and  Lydia  Davidson,  by  Absalom  Woolescroft,  M.Gr. 
Henry  Clay  Henderson  and  lantha  Fuller,  by  Sam.  G.  Wriglit. 
James  A.  5lorris  and  ALce  (Jreenougli,  by  Isaac  Thomas.  J.  P. 
Mardonius  Durand  and  Mahala  M.  St.  Peters,  by  Jacob  Young. 
Verness  Brown  and  Phoebe  Stofer,  by  Eev.  James  M.  Stickney. 
Peter  A.  Grass  and  Elizabeth  Ann  Wooley,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 
Daniel  Gingrich  and  Lucinda  Porter,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 
Daniel  McKee  and  Sarah  Jane  Sturm,  by  Miles  A.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
Elis  Deas  and  Mary  A.  Simmerman,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
Benj.  C.  Leonard  and  Susan  Durand,  by  John  Miller.  J.  P. 
Edwin  E.  Boardman  and  Hannah  Fuller,  by  Sam.  G.  Wright. 
John  Miller  and  Hannah  Swank,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
John  L.  Blanchard  and  Esther  Stowell,  by  Joseph  Catterlin  (Seal). 
James  K.  Lashellsaud  Saraii  M.  Williams,  by  Wm.  M.  Clark, M.  G. 
Wm.  L.  Howard  and  Susan  Wright,  by  James  Holgate,  J.  P. 
Andrew  J.  Finley  and  Margaret  J.  Carter,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 
David  Simmerman  and  Sarah  A.  Durand.  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
Henry  Hitchcock  and  Adaline  Newton,  by  Miles  A.  Fuller.  J.  P. 
James  Wolf  and  Tiantha  Livermore,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
James  D.  Hodgson  and  Eoxanna  Eisdon.  by  Eev.  Wm.  Gaddis. 
Elijah  Greenfield  and  Mary  F.  Winter,  by  Miles  A.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
Sylvester  Greenfield  and  Mahala  Winter,  by  Miles  A.  Fuller. 
Hugh  Y.  Godfrey  and  Frances  E.  McCance.  by  Eev.  A.  Gross. 
Wm.  E.  Jones  and  Elizabeth  W.  Littell,  by  Joseph  Catterlin,  J.  P. 
Wm.  Newton  and  Malinda  Shaw,  by  W.  W.  Winslow,  J.  P. 
Aaron  N.  Fitch  and  Martha  Martz,  by  Eev.  A.  Gross. 
Newton  Eussell  and  Susan  M.  Blake,  by  Joseph  Catterlin,  J.  P. 
Leonard  C.  Drawyer  and  Catherine    ^l.   Shavers,  bv  Wiles  A. 
Fuller,  J.  P. 

1851. 

Jesse  Williams  and  Mary  Ann  Green,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
Stephen  D.  Brees  and  Julia  Drawyer,  by  Miles  A.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
Homer  Laird  and  Olive  Carothers,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 
George  M.  Hazen  and  Margaret  Prattz,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 
William  F.  Berrian  and  Ann  Barnhill,  by  Sam.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
James  Osterliout  and  Filicia  Malvina  Shaver,  bv  Miles  A.  Ful- 
ler, J.  P. 
Joseph  W.  Halsted  and  KeziaB.  Gaddes,  by  John  Sinclair,  M.  G. 
Caleb  Brooks  and  Mary  Thompson,  by  Luther  Driscoll,  M.  G. 
Joseph  C.  Jackson  and  Susan  Dalrymple.  by  Miles  A.  Fuller. 
Thomas  N.  Fitch  and  Clarinda  Taylor,  by  Dan.  J.  Hurd.  J.  P. 
Jonas  Eimes  and  Marv  Lacev,  bv  Sam.  G.  Wright.  M.  G. 
Zelur  Snell  and  Elizabeth  Sturm,  by  W.  W^.  Winslow,  J.  P. 
John  J.  Shockley  and  Melissa  Pound,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
Abram  Phenix  and  Esther  C.  Moore,  by  W.  W.  Winslow,  J.  P. 
Christopher  Trickle  and  Agnes  Dwire,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
Silas  Pound  and  Louisa  D.  Smith,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
Thomas  J.  Elliot  and  Mary  C.  Dudley,  by  A.  Gross,  M.  G. 
Wm.  M.  Miner  and  Mary  Miner,  by  A.  Gross,  ^I.  G. 
Wm.  Morrison  and  Esther  Colwell,"by  John  Miller.  J.  P. 
Jefferson  Winn  and  Larinda  Wheeler,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 
James  H.  Newton  and  Hester  Ann  McCance,  by  A.  Gross,  M.  G. 
Jacob  Emery  and  Lydia  Driscoll,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 


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a 

28. 

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20. 

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8. 

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JVIAERIAGPJ    KKCOKI)    1831-1866.  79 

Isaac  Dimmick  and  Xancy  Sturm,  by  W.  A¥.  Winslow.  J.  I*. 
Jarvis  S.  Berger  and  ]\Iary  11.  Smith,  l)y  John  F.  Tliompson. 
Samuel  G.  Avery  and  Marietta  Day,  by  Sam.  (i.  Wright.  J.  1*. 
John  Motes  and  Lucretia  Drummond,  by  Johu  Miller.  J.  \\ 
Stoughton  Lamoree  and  Rosanna  Sheets,  by  Jolin  Miller.  .1.  !'. 
John  Chatt'ee  and  Mary  Ann  Fast,  by  John  Miller,  J.  \\ 
Patrick  M.  Blair  and  Harriet  M.  Hall,  by  Sam.  Cf.  AVright.  M.  (;. 
David  Oziah  and  Lydia  Ann  Updike,  by  John  Miller.  J.  P. 
Wanton  Briggs  and  Temperance  ])avidsou.  by  C.  Lazenby. 
John  Pouse  and  Lydia  Wooden,  by  Isaac  'I'homas,  J.  P. 
Addison  G.  Blanchard  and  Mary  M.  Bagley,  by  John  P.  Fckles. 
Linens  I).  Piehmond  and  Elizabeth  A.  Pouse, "by  Isaac  Thomas. 
Daniel  Keim  and  Sarah  llai'twell,  by  C.  Lazenby,  M.  (J. 

1852. 
James  Biggs  and  Eliza  Ann  Tapp,  by  G.  Lazenby,  M.  G . 
Calvin  Butler  and  Eliza  Ilarter,  by  John  Finley.  J.  P. 
Charles  II.  Winter  and  Sarah  A.  E.  Dray,  by  C'.  Lazenby.  M.  G. 
Peter  Fast  and  Elizabeth  Atlierton,  by  A.  (iross,  M.  (i." 
Noah  Springer  and  Elizabeth  Eby,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 
John  Deadly  and  Marv  Albro,  by  Joseph  Catterlin,  J.  P. 
Nicholas  C."Buswell  and  Ellen  Fowler,  by  \V.  W.  AVinslow,  J.  P. 
Sylvester  M.  Armstrong  and  Elizabeth  Eedfield.  by  II.  H.  llal- 

sey,  J.  P. 
Pobert  Jordan  and  Sarah  Dixon,  by  John  xMiller,  J.  P. 
Nathan  Graves  and  Emily  Boardman,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 
Samuel  C.  Neal  and  Asenath  L.  Matthews,  by  Robert  Cameron. 
Alphonzo  Gooding  and  Harriet  Lacey.  by  Sam.  G.  Wright,  M.  (i. 
Johnston  Breese  and  Mary  Besette,  by  Miles  A.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
Leonard  Duffer  and  Sarah  J.  Emery,  by  Sam.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Wm.  P.  Finley  and  Cynthia  J   Witter,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  V . 
Wm.  Benjamin  and  Mary  A.  Parcells,  by  James  Ilolgate,  J.  P. 
Andrew  Jackson  and  Sarah  Newton,  by  Miles  A.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
Arch.  Ayers  and  Catherine  0.  Becker,  by  Christopher  Lazenby. 
Hugh  (Jreenough  and  Sarah  Eliza  Miller,  by  Sam.  G.  Wright. 
Wm.  S.  Sliockley  aiul  Hannah  Losey,  by  .Jacob  Young,  J.  !'. 
John  A.  White  and  Marcia  E.  Baldwin,  by  Sam.  G.  Wright. 
John  Hiner  and  Elizabeth  Williams,  canceled. 
DeWitt  C.  Mears  and  E.  Anne  Armstrong,  by  A.  Gross,  M.  (J. 
Benj.  Baldwin  and  Elizabeth  Williams,  by  M".  P.  King,  M.  (i. 
James  M.  Flint  and  Margaret  F.  Hart.  l)y  Sam.  G.  Wright. 
John  W^rigley  and  Ann  Buckley,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 
Havilah  \^.  Johnson  and  Judith  '^rapj),  by  C.  Lazenby,  M.  (i. 
Samuel  M.  Eldridge  and  Caroline  F.  Gardner,  by  A.  Gross,  M.  G. 
Orrin  M.  (^iross  and  Lucia  Perkins,  by  A.  Gregg.  M.  G. 
Wm.  S.  Johnson  and  I^elinda  Tapp,  by  C.  Lazenby,  M.  G. 
Edward  Durand  and  ^lartha  Halsted.  byrl.  Hodgson,  M.  G. 
Thomas  Col  well,  Jr.,  and  Josey  E.  Graves,  by  James  Ilolgate. 
Anson  H.  Rutherford  and  Charity  Dixon,  by  John  Finley.  J.  P. 
Chauncev  D.  Fuller  and  Electa  Ann  Westfall,  bv  Miles  A.   I^'iil- 

ler,  J.  P. 
Henry  CuUiertson  and  Margaret  Dill,  by  C.  Lazenby,  M.  (J. 
David  Springer  and  Mary  K.  (J handler,  by  C.  ('.  AVilson.  J.  I'. 
19.     James  H.  Tull  and  Rachel  (^'arter,  by  John  P'inley,  J.  P. 


80  HISTOKY    OF    STAKK    COUNTV. 

Levi  Holiium  and  Lucy  llollister.  by  Miles  A.  Fuller.  J.  P. 
Abiali  Butler  and  Elizabeth  Emery,  by  Jacob  Young,  J,  P. 
David  Straiiilit  and  Sarah  Elston.  by  Miles  A.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
John  Lewis  and  Eebecca  Ann  Eagon.  by  M.  P.  King.  M.  G. 
Orville  Blanchard  and  Julia  Ann  Stimpson,  by  A.  Gross,  M.  G. 
Isaac  ]\Ioore  and  Abigail  Moore,  by  Samuel  Ordway,  M.  G. 
Samuel  Dixon  and  Hannah  Cox,  by  John  Miller,  J.  P. 
Geo.  Y.  Eose  and  Eurance  Parrish,  by  A.  Gross.  M,  G. 
Charles  Howater  and  Eachel  Bennett,  by  G.  Edwards.  M.  G. 
^\m.  Taylor  and  ^lilly  Morrison,  by  Joseph  C.  Tozier.  J.  P. 

1853. 
Levi  A.  Hodgson  and  Isadore  Hodgson,  by  C.  Lazenby,  M.  G. 
Horace  F.  Howard  and  Lovenia  F.  Fitch,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 
Joshua  Eound  and  Wilmyrth  Worley.  by  Joseph  Catterlin,  J.  P. 
Luther  P.  McCoy  and  Eel )ecca  J.  Eogers,  by  Jacob  Young.  J.  P. 
John  A.  Leeson  and  Martha  hnus.  by  John  B.  Fast,  M.  G. 
Jeremiah  Patch  and  Julia  E.  Morgan,  by  James  Holgate,  J.    P. 
Lyman  Thurston'  and  ^fartha  Durand,  Ijy  J.  M.  Hinman.  ^l.  G. 
Henry  Jones  and  Ellen  White.  l>y  Samuel  G.  Wright,  M.  (J. 
Cyrus  Pratt  and  Phoebe  Ann  Atherton,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
Henrv  S.  Godfrey  and  Susan  Eobertson,  by  A.  Gros?,  M.  G. 
Philip  Earhart  and  Floretta  Sheets,  by  John  Miller.  J .  P. 
Lewis    W.   ^^'illiams  and  Lucy  A.  Johnson,  by  Chris.  Lazenln'. 
John  Kelsey  and  Breta  Johnson,  by  Chris.  Lazenby,  M.  G. 
Stewart  Jordan  and  Catherine  Sturm,  by  W.  W.  AVinsloAv.  J.  P. 
John  M.  Hatch  and  Eoxanna  Lyle.  by  H.  E.  Halsey,  J.  P. 
Ira  Ward,  jr.  and  Jane  Stimson.  by  J.  M.  Hinman,  M.  G. 
James  Triplett  and  Barbery  Ball,  by  Joseph  Catterlin,  J.  P. 
James  Culbertson  and  Emily  B.  Ogle,  by  Samuel  G.  "Wright.  "SI.  G. 
George  W.  Leeson  and  .Mary  M    Leeson.  by  John  B.  Fast,   M.   G. 
Sylvester  H.  Jackson  and  Beularh  A.  Leeson,  by  John  B.  Fast. 
Clark  S.  Hitchcock  and  Thersey  A.  White,  by  Miles  A.  Fuller. 
W.  H.  Eutherford  and  Mary  A.  Springer,  by  Charles  C.  Wilson. 
Amos  Lester  and  Olive  Bennett,  by  Isaac  Edwards,  M.  G. 
David  Colwell  and  Lina  Mott,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 
Thomas  W.  Xewland  and  Mary  Buclianan,  by  A.  Gross,    M.   G. 
Aaron  Porter  and  Harriet  Y.  Matthews,  by  E.  Cameron,    M.  G. 
Nicholas  Sturm  and  MauA'inia  Saxton,  by  Retes  Sturm,   M.  G. 
Henry  E.  Colburn  and  Phoebe  A.  Lutz,  by  C.  Lazenby.  M.  G. 
Elijah  Fitch  and  Esther  Whipple,  by  A.  G.  Lucas,  M.  G. 
Levi  Francis  and  Charity  W  ilkinson.  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 
Alonzo  W    Bunce  and  Emily  Dawson,  by  Joseph  Catterlin,  J.  P. 
Benjamin  Todd  and  Frances  D.  Jones,  by  A.  Gross,  M.  G. 
Thonms  J.  Wright  and  Susan  D.  ]\IaxHeld,  by  C.  Lazenby,  M.  G. 
Wm.  C.  Lee  and  Harriet  J .  Leeson.    by  John  B.   Fast,   M.   G. 
James  Slater  and  Almira  Drury.  by  Peter  Sturm.  ^[.  G. 
Alfred  Gierliart  and  Wealthy  Ann  Dugan,  by  H.  J.  Eliodes. 
4.^  Israel  Thurston  and  Sylvia  Paine,  by  Joseph  Catterlin,  J.  P. 
J.  C.  Lambert  and  Mary  R.  Wright,  by  C.  B.  Donaldson.  J.  P. 
John  J.  Boyd  and  Eflfa  Poysher.  by  C.  Lazenby,  M.  (J. 
Fernando  Jones  and  Jane  Graham,  by  C     Lazenby,  M.  G. 
Alexander  Turnbull  and  Sophia  Turnbull.  by  Joseph  Catterlin. 
Jacob  Clemmer  and  Ann  Stowell,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 


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MARRIAGE    RECORD    1831-1 8<i(!.  81 

Aug.  16.  Washington  Brady  and  Julia  C-.  Denny,  by  Samuel  (1.  Wright. 
Matthew  H.  liounds  and  Eliza  Headly,'  by  IT.  J.  IJhodes,  j"  \\ 
Harrison  Newton  and  Olive  M.  Gierhart.  by  W.  '\\  Miller,  J.  P. 
Augustus  J.  Hammond  and  Cecilia  B.   Wynkoo]).   by  James  M. 

8tickney,  M.  G. 
David  Fast  aiul  Lydia  Moffit,  by  Isaac  Thonuis.  J.  1'. 
Liberty  Stone  and  Thankful  B.  Leeson,  by  James  l^uswcll,  J.  P. 
Moses  Snodgrass  and  Elizabeth  A.  McClenahan,  by  Henry  Breese. 
John  H.  Taylor  and  Del:)orah  A.  Barrett,  by  James  B.  C'henowith. 
Julius  Ives  and  Sarah  L.  Carothers,  by  S.  (I.  Wright,  M.  (J. 
John  Mortley  and  Mary  A.  Knotts,  by  Alex.  Moncrief,  J.  P. 
Cyrus  Sweet  and  Armindia  Ives,  by  A.  Cross,  M.  C. 
John  E.  Stanbury  and  Mary  Johns  Dotr,    by  Washington  Tric^klo. 
Thaddeus  S.  Thurston  and  Mary  Jane  Ellis,  by  Isaac  Thomas. 
Cialvin  Hart  and  Mnvj  A.  Holgate.  by  S.  (I.  Wright,  M.  C. 
Frederick  J.  Brown  and  Rachel  Pike,  by  A.  G.  Lucas,  M.  G. 
Benjamin  Ilawarten  and   Elizabeth  Newman,   by  H.  R.  Ilalsey. 
John  Bates  and  Sarah  Harvey,  by  Rev.  S.  C.  Wright. 

1854. 
Samuel  Maddox  and  Mars^aret  F.  Jennino-s,  bv  Alex.  Moncrief. 
James  Belangey  and  Elizabeth  Riley,  by  Henry  Breese,  J.  P. 
S.  S.  Kaysfier  and  Hannah  Whitaker,  by  Rev.  A.  Gross,  Baptist. 
Aaron  Curfman  and  Rachel  Wilkinson,  by  S.  S.  Walker,  ^l.  G. 
Edward  Besett  and  Melvina  L.  Hochstrasser,  by  M.  P.  King. 
Ambrose  Fuller  aiul  Alice  J.  Woodward,  by   Rev.  S.  G.  Wright. 
Sereno   E.   Donaldson  and   Francis  E.   Gushing,  bv  Rev.  S.  CJ. 

Wright. 
Albion  P.  Hurd  and  Clarrissa  Porter,  bv  Sam.  Ordwav,  J.  P. 
Stephen  W.  Lyle  and  Eliza  W.  Hatch,  by  Sam.  R.  Tlirall,  M.  G. 
Leven  E.  Timmons  and  Eliza  A.  Lake,  by  Isaac  Thomas,    J.  P. 
Adam  Gardner  and  So])hronia  Weaver,  by  James  Bus  well,   J.  P. 
John  Snare  and  ^laria  T.  Holgate,  by  C.  W.  Walker,  M  (L 
Peter  Kigles  and  Helen  Rutherford,  by  E.  ScudderHigh.  M.  G. 
Joseph  Glaze  and  Mary  A.  C'hamp,  by  Isaac  Tliomas,  J.  P. 
Nelson  C.  Shaver  and  Mary  Unibaugh,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 
Joseph  Jacobs  and  Mary  jane  Emery,  by  J.  S.   Mahan,  M.  G. 
Charles  Potter  and  Lucinday  Emery,  by  S.   G.  Wright,   M.  G. 
Wm.  W.  Warner  and  Caroline  A.  Greeley,  by  Alba  Gross,  M.  G. 
A\m.  Oliver,  and  Eliza  Turnbull,  by  N.  C.  Weede,  M.  G. 
Daniel  J.  Hodgson  and  Jane  A.  Miller,  bv  H.  R.  Halsey,  J.  P. 
Alex.  Buchanaii  and  Marv  McClennan,  l)v  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Luther  S.  Milliken  and  F,  A.  Brodhea(l,'by  Phil.  (Muise,  M.  G. 
John  A.  White  and  Mary  J.  Anderson,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
John  Q.  A.  Thomas  and  Kate  M.  Douglass,  by  Alex.  Moncrief. 
Samuel  Earhart  and  Catherine  A.  Porter,  by  A.  G.  Lucas,  M.(r. 
James  ^I.  Stimpson  and  Sai'ah  Parrish,  by  Alba  Gross,  M.  G. 
George  Dawson  and  Bashebe  Graves,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J .  P. 
Charles  C.  Allen  and   Mrs.  N.  Elmira  Culbertson.  l)y  All)a  Gross. 
Sylvester  H.  Stofer  and  Eliza  J.  Snell,  l)y  Jacob  E.  Jones,  J.  P. 
James  Cakhal  and  Martha  Fitch,  by  S.  (J.  Wright,  M.  G. 
John  D.  Carter  and  Julia  Ann  Dray,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 
Wm.  Bonar  and   Mary  Ann  Lewis,  by  John  B.  Fast,  M.  (J. 
G.  W.  Longmire  and  Thankful  Elston,  by  Jacob  E.  Jones,  J.  P, 


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82  IirSTOKV    OK    STAHK    COUNTY. 

Fred  Mawbey  and  Hannah  E.  Baldwin,  by  Alex.  Moncrief,  J.  P. 
Wilson  Smith  and  Mary  M.  Dennis,  by  A.  Gross,  M.  G. 
John  Kerr  and  JMary  H.  Kerr,  by  Alex.  Moncrief.  J.  P. 
C'has.  Leverton  and  Mary  Jane  Graves,  by  C.  C.  Wilson,  J.  P. 
Alexander  Taylor  and  Susan  Hnrlbnrt,  by  Thomas  M.  Pattin. 
Adrian  K.  Atin  and  Sarah  Jane  Prattz,  by  M.  P.  King,  M,  Of. 
Wm.  H.  Hall  and  Harriet  E.  Hill,  by  David  James,  M.  G. 
David  M.  Leeson  and  Sybil  P.  Leeson,  by  Alex.  Moncrief,  J.  P. 
Thomas  Dunn  and  Henrietta  Geer,  by  John  B.  Fast,  M.  G. 
Finlev  Murchison  and  Marv  Turner,  bv  X.  C.  Weede,  M.  G. 
Wm.  P.  Buswell  and  Eliza  llolgate,  by^'S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Geo.  AY.  Mahan  and  Harriet  Xewton,  by  T.  S.  Vail,  M.  G . 
Anderson  Yelm  and   Priscilla  E.  Aby,  by  M.  P.  King.  M.  G. 
Wm.  Leeke  and  Hester  H.  Higgins,  by  John  Morey,  M.  G. 
Benjamin  Anderson  and  Mary  Ellen  Addis,  by  John  Morey. 
Jason  G.  Duncan  and  Abigail  Smith,  no  record  of  marriage. 
John  A.  Gilfillenand  Lucinda  Buswell,  l)y  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Kaler  and  Mary  Leonard,  by  Herrick  P.  Halsey,  J.  P. 
Lewis  Olmsted  and  Martha  Pratt,  by  John  Morey,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Harter  and  Clarissa  Carter,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 
Henry  S.  Hinerand  Mary  C.  Grolf.  by  John  Turbett,  M.  G. 
John  E.  Smith  and  Sarah  J.  Updyke,  by  Alex.  Moncrief,  J,  P. 
Thomas  Riggin  and  Julia  Ann  Stargett,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
John  B.  Roosd  and  Sarah  E.  Avery,  by  John  B.  Fast,  M.  G. 
Eufus  Stites  and  Eacliel  Hodgson,  by  H.  P.  Halsey,  J.  P. 
John  Peterson  and  Julia  Hayes,  by  Myron  H.  Xegus,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Snell  and  Emily  Taylor,  by  Henry  Brees,  J.  P, 
John  Davis  and  ]S'ancy  J.  Albertson,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 
Wilson  Price  and  Eliza  Graif,  by  John  Morey,  M.  G. 
Norman  Pomeroy  and  Lydia  Anthony,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 
John  P.  Freeman  and  Rachel  Freeland,  by  John  B.  Fast,  M.  G. 
Nathan  Field,  and  Abigail  E.  Pratt,  by  James  Holgate,  J.  P. 
Royal  A.  Tanner  and  Emilv  Eady,  by  Alex.  Moncrief,  J.  P. 
Philip  Gless  and  Charlotte  S.  White,  by  Alex.  Moncrief,  J.  P. 
James  Howard  and  Martha  Snnggs,  bv  S.  G.  AA^right.  M.  G. 
Hiram  P.  Geer  and  Mary  Jane  Stewart,  by  A.  G.  Lucas,  M.G. 
Levi  Craine  and  Nancy  Stephens,  by  S.  G.  AVright,  M.  G. 
Samuel  M.  Jones  and  Martha  Redfield,  by  S.  G.  AV right,  M.  G. 

1855. 
Ben.  F.  Smith  to  Mary  R.  AAliite,  by  Andrew  Gregg,  M.  G. 
Henry  C.  Blanchard  and  Mary  E.  Albertson,  by  Isaac  Thomas. 
Austin  Smith  and  Sarah  K.  McNaught,  by  Alba  Gross,  M.  G. 
Joshua  Gilfillen  and  Lucy  A.  Sawyer,  by  Samuel  R.  Thrall,  i\I.  G. 
Stephen  AV,  Eastman  and  Martha  Merchant,  by  Alba  Gross,  M.  G. 
EdAvard  Colgan  and  Drusilla  Marlatt,  by  H.  R.  Halsey,  J.  P. 
Milton  P.  King  and  Mary  A.  Lucas,  by  A.  G.  Lucas,  M.  G. 
Alex.  Sunburg  and  Mrs.  P.  Nelson,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
Andrew  Tull  and  Sarah  Carter,  by  John  Morey,  M.  G. 
David  Olmsted  and  Rachel  A.  Fraker,  by  John  Morey,  M.  G. 
John  Hook  and  Nancy  Jane  Swarts,  by  Alex.  Moncrief,  J.  P. 
Amos  Dennis  and  Margaret  A^an  Sickle,  by  John  Morey,  J.  P. 
John  Wiley  and  Eunice  M.  Trickle,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M"".  G . 
Jacob  AA'iley  and  Julia  Ann  Murphy,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 


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MAKKIAGE    RECORD    1831-18(U).  83 

Mar.     3.     Eeuben  Swank  and  Martha  Ileaten,  by  Joliii  Morey,  M.  G. 
Croft  Pilgrim  and  Susanna  Swank,  by  John  Morey,  M.  ({ . 
Samuel  P.  Shannon  and  Snrah  E.  Ilazen,  by  .John  Morey,  M.  (1. 
Thomas  McNaught  and  Rachel  E.  Riggins,  bv  Jacob  Young.  J.  P. 
Joseph  D.  Taylor  and  Elizabeth  Ward.  l)y  \y.  M.   Fuller";  J.  P. 
Elijah  Eagan  and  Luna  Stevenson,  by  Jolni  Sargent,  M.  G. 
Duncan  Mathesonand  Catherine  Buchanan,  by  Chas.  Donoldson. 
Matthias  A.  Sturm  and  Matilda  Sturni,  by  Jacob  E.  Jones,  J:  P. 
Robert  Colwell  and  Abigail  Vinson,  by  John  Finley.  J.  P. 
Matthias  Sturm  and  Eliza  Stratten,  by  Jacob  E.  , I  ones.  J.  P. 
Isaac  E.  Dennis  and  Margaret  L.  Wiley,  by  John  Morey,  M.  G. 
Herman  Geiscnhoiner  and  ^[argaret  Fall,  by  Alex.  Moncrief. 
Wm.  Ives  and  Julia  A.  Brown,  by  Myron  II.  Negus,  J.  P. 
Elijah  McCleiiehan  and  Elizabeth  Wilson,  by  James  M.  Rogers. 
Marshall  Gustin  and  Marv  Ann  Ansman,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.G. 
McCandless  Moffitt  and  Annie  Moffet,  by  W.  F.  Vail,  M.  G. 
John  Marshall  and  Eliza  Patoh,  by  Christian  lirinkerholf,  M.G. 
John  Eavans  and  Ann  Briton,  by  John  Moncrief,  M.  G. 
John  Woodward  and  Rebecca  E.  Shimey.  bvR.  C.  Dunn,  M.G. 
Merritt  Jamison  and  Sally  Jay,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 
John  Elliss  and  Leanna  Francis,  Isy  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 
John  Davison  and   Mary  Ellen  Shull.  by  John  Morey.  M.G. 
Albert  Ellsworth  and  Cornelia  Elliott,  by  John  Morey.  M    G. 
Cornelius  Denham  and  Mary  P.  Buswell,  by  S.  G.AVright,  M.  C 
James  Spillman  and  Sarah  JE.  Athala,  by  A.  G.  Lucas,  M.G. 
Henry  Stofer  and  Nancy  Jane  Briton,  by  Alex.  Moncrief,  J.  P. 
Horace  A.  Johnson  and  Amelia  A.  Creighton,  by  (J.  Brinkerholf. 
Henry  Colwell  and  Sarah  Ann  Vinson,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 
Wm.  Dunn  and  Susan  Dorrance.  by  Jacob  E.  Jones,  J.  P. 
Geo.C.  Boardman  and  Martha  J.  York,  by  H.  J\.  Halsey,  J.  P. 
Jelferson  Win  and  Olive  Jane  Beers,  by  C.  Brinkerholf,  M.  G. 
Israel  Thurston  and  Rhoda  Deats,  by  C.  Brinkerholf,  M.  G. 
Sylvester  F.  Otman  and  Emma  Deuchfield.  by  R.  C.  Duim,  M.  G. 
Newton  Shepler  and  Mandy  Glen,  by  Sands  Perkins,  J.  P. 
Samuel  Penwell  and  Olive  Leighton,  by  Alex.  Moncrief,  J.  P. 
Gideon  G.  Goodale  and  ^lary  Ann  Sweet.  Ijy  C.  Briiikerhoff. 
John  Mills  and  Georgianna  Slygle,  by  Washington  Trickle.  J.  P. 
Wm.  H.  Worley  and  Sarah  F.  Armstrong,  by  Wm.  R.  Stowe. 
Harris  ]\[iner  and  Mary  Burd,  by  W.  Haney,  M.  G. 
Adam  Dick  and  Mary  Pumersey,  by  W.   itaney,  M.  G. 
John  Collison  and  C!hristianna  l\eeder,  by  Samuel  G.  Wright. 
Jonathan  Nicolas  and  Emily  Humphrey,  by  A.  G.  Lucas,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Winn  and  Nancy  Sheffer.  by  Wm.  Haney.  M.  G. 

1850. 
Morgan  Risedorph  and  Francis  Avery,  by  dolin  B.  Fast,  ^L  (i. 
W.  il.  Davidson  and  H.  J.  Hazen,  Ijy  Wm.  Haney,  M.  G. 
John  West  and  Caroline  Lacy,  by  Jacob  ^'oung,  J.  1*. 
Abner  Aldav  and  Edith  Dixon,  bv  Isaac  Thomas.  .).  P. 
Wm.  P.  Fenn  and   Lucv  J.  Wooden,  bv  R.  C.  Dunn,  A[.  G. 
Vincent  1'app  and  Catherine  Stargell.  bv  W.  'I'rickle,  d.  P. 
Elias  Wilcox  and  Clarissa  Sillamaii.  I)y  II.  'W  Ives,  ,1.  P. 
John  Miller  and  Sarah  Shuts,  by  David  McCance,  J.  I'. 
Benj.  Newton  and  Sarah  Roberts,  by  Wm.  G.  Gordon,  M.  G. 


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84  IIISTOKY    OF    STAKIv    COUNTY. 

Jesse  Vinson  and  Diana  Hickman,  by  S,  W.  Bates,  M.  G. 
Jolm  E.  Jones  and  Louisa  Jane  Stacy,  by  J.  E.  Jones,  J.  P. 
(Teoro;e  Ludliini  and  Sarah  E.  Sturm,  bv  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Edward  P.  Wright  and  Ahna  J.  Wright,  by  S.  G.  AVright,  M.  G. 
Berien  Snyder  and  Clarissa  Buck,  bv  Samuel  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
James  J.  Dickey  and  Caroline  Jones,  by  W.  Trickle,  J.  P. 
Xewton  Carter  and  Amy  McDanel,  by  Wm.  Haiiey,  M.  G. 
James  Caneday  and   Margaret  Sturdham,  by  D.  McCaiice,  J.  P. 
Richard  Hare  and  Elizabeth  Fintz,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Wm.  Sargent  and  Margaret  Nelson,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 
Thomas  Kvan  and  MaiT  Pixlar,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 
Henrv  Presler  and  Sarah  Ann  Gillett,  by  A.  G.  Lucas,  M.  G. 
^[arcus  D.  Smith  and  Emiline  Jordan,  by  James  Buswell,  J.  P. 
Josiah  Jaques  and  Isabell  Pratz.  by  A.  G.  Lucas,  M.  G, 
William  P.  Bacon  and  T.  S.  Briggs,  by  E.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
John  Riley  and  Joannah  Griftin,  by  Thomas  Lynch,  M.  G. 
James  Ilartlev  and  Ann  Mellor.  bv  William  Beardslev,  M.  G, 
Thomas  Zinnn  and  Xaney  .M.  Wheeler,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G, 
Gideon  A.  Barlow  and  Martha  B.  Peterson,  by  T.  S.  Bennett,M.G. 
Ezekiel  Enniss  and  Polina  Davis,  by  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P. 
Fred.  Kalzenberger  and  Frances'  Y.  Whili'en,  by  P.  Case,  M.  G 
John  Wilder  and  Louisii  Wood,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 
George  W.  Edwards  and  Mary  M.  Spellinan,  by  D.  ]\IcCance,  J.P 
Calvin  B.  Proud  and  Xancy\l.  Graves,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Levi  IIop])ock  and  Sarah  M.  Davison,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Bennett  C,  Lee  and  Missouri  Gnnsanl,  by  C.  Brinkerhoff,  M.  G 
John  W.  Jones  and  Susaniia  Fei'braehe,  by  Jason  Wells,  M.  G 
Gideon  D.  Hitchcock  and  Sarah  J.  Shaver,  by  J.  A.  Pratt,  J.  P, 
Cyrus  Jacobs  and  Elizabeth  Jones,  by  W.  H.  Whitten,  J.  P. 
Jacob  Dawson  and  Isabell  Eby,  by  D.  D.  Firbrache,  J.  P. 
Brookens  ^I.  Strong  and  Lydia  A".  Sturdevant.  by  C.  A.  Hewitt 
Abner  Adkins  and  Mary  Jane  Bogard,  by  J.  M.  Rogers,  J,  P. 
Thomas  Eagleston  and  Ann  V.  Ettis,  by  J.  M.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
Geo.  S.  ]Maynard  and  Esther  A.  Durgin.  by  Milton  McDonald 
Wm.  II.  Johnson  and  Lydia  Sturm,  by  W.  II,  Whitten,  J.  P. 
Harrison  Cox  and  Margaret  Stricklen,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  M.  G. 
George  AV.  Reed  and  Phoebe  D.  Webster,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G 
Joseph  Buchanan  and  Sophia  J.  Truitt,  by  Rd.  Dunning,  M.  G 

Dan.  Alward,  Jr.,  and  Amanda  Rennick, 

Joshua  J.  Round  and  Columbia  A.  Riggin,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  ( 
John  Adams  and  Sarah  J.  lues.. by  AY.  H.  Whitten,  J.  P. 
Jonas  Johnson  and  Christine  Anderson,  by  C.  Brunkerhoff. 
Thomas  Oliver  and  Jane  Turnbull,  by  N.  O.  Weede,  M.  G. 
S.  R.  Hazen  and  Mary  J.  Ban.  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Solomon  Dixon  and  Mary  J.  Pratt,  by  James  M.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
Ellis  AVilson  and  Mary  Jane  Fredericks,  by  Jason  AVells,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Matthews  and  Lydia  Brown,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Henderson  Edwards  and  Matilda  Mounts,  by  Isaac  Tliomas,  J.  P 
Jas.  Cummings  and  Catherine  ^I.  Sharer,  by  Milton  McDonald 
Wm.  Thomas  and  Martha  Ann  Shaver,  by  Milton  McDonald, 
('has.  Telitson  and  E,  L.  Burd,  l)y  AA^m.  Ilaney,  M.  (r. 
("has.  E.  Stone  and  Fanny  L.  Huckings,  by  R.  (J.  Dunn,  M.  (i 
Benj.  A.  Newton  and  Susanna  Dunn,  by  J.  E.  Jones,  J.  P. 


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Wm.  Sill  and  Matilda  Jane  Jenkins,  by  P.  S.  Shaver.  J.  P. 
Chas.  Case  and  Lneinda  Hill,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  (I. 
Samuel  Sturm  and  Aby  Elstone,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  (J. 
Jeremiah  Wilcox  and  Buthany  Moats,  by  C.  Brinkerhotf.  M.  (J. 
Zara  K.  Bennett  and  Lydia  Seeley,  ])y  Jo.  E.  Jones.  J.  1'. 
John  Reed  and   Emihne  Ifeadley,  by  H.  H.  llalsey.  J.  P. 
Thomas  Cross  and  Sarah  Harvey,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 
Patrick  Oavin  and  Marg-aret  J.  Farding,  by  Alex.  Hochstrassei-. 
Anna  C.  More  and  Lydia  A.  Batcheloi-,  by  1).  McCJance,  J.  P. 
Lewis  J.  Jordan  and  Catherine  Sturm,  by  J.  E.  Jones,  J.  P. 
Francis  T.  Brockvvav  and  Catherine  J.  Trickle,  by  W.  S.  Bates. 
Wm.  A.  Knight  and  Mrs.  Lovina  Swift,  by  R.  C.  Dunn.  M.d. 
Andrew  J.  Barns  and  Sarah  Barren,  by  I).  McCanc(\.  J.  P. 
Nelson  C.  Shaver  and  C-ontent  Chapman,  by  A.  Taylor,  J.  P. 

1857. 
Lochlin  liuchanan  and  Christina  McClennan.  by  K*.  C.  Dunn. 
Leonard  S    Severance  and  Eunice  O.  (leer,  bv  Milton  .McDon- 
ald, M.  G. 

Henry  Wald  and  Jane  Frazer, . 

James  Prather  and  Ann  Johnson,  by  J.  Ferguson.  M.  G. 
James  Roberts  and  Laura  Fi-edeiicks,  by  Jason  Wells,  M.  G. 
Lafayette  Dunbar  and  Almira  Wells.  l)y  D.  McCance,  J.  J'. 
Aaron  A.  Garnor  and  Hari'ict  Willianis,  byl).  McC'ance.  J.  P. 
Peter  Suavely  and  Catherine  Conner,   by  D.  McCance.  J.  P. 
Samuel  McAughean  and  Mary  Fell,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Wm  .  Round  and  Mary  Jane  Reed,  by  Abner  Mason,  M  .  (i . 
A\in.  W.  Atkins  and  Sylvina  C.   Hurlbert,  by  Peter  S.  Shaver. 
-John  K.  Mealnuin  and  Jane  Hoar,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
John  Rarick  and  Esthei'  Alward.  l)y  W.  Haney,  M.  G. 
Roger  Greenougli  and  MaiT  Saljins.  by  Isaac  Thomas.  .1.  1*. 
Zenas  Justice  and  Catherine  Morgan,  by  David  McCance.  J.  P. 
Daniel  Kelley  and  Ann  Flinn,  nuii-ried  at  Catholic  Mission. 
Joseph  Dyress  and  Hanna  Crosby. 
'Zb.     F.  A.  Jones  and  Marie  Lacy,  by  Wm.  Haney.  M.  G. 
•^6.      Wm.  Reed  and  Mai'\  Gingricdi.  bv  W.  S.  liates.  >L  G. 
■■iC.     Albert  Rouse  and  Harriet^Ray.  l)y  J.  M.  Rogers.  .1.  W 
irch  8.     John  Demuth  and  Sarah  Whiplev.  bv  J.  I'acker.  M.  <l. 

7.      Edward  Bliss  and  Mai-garet  U.  Clarson,  by  D.  McCance.  d.  P. 
1:3.     Jienj.  Brown  and  Maria  Kane.  l)v  H.  T.  Ives,  J.  P. 
\-l.      Wm'.  Laton  and  Matilda  M.  Danu)n.  by  W.  S.  Bates.  M.  C. 
r.).     Eli  ('.  .Jones  and  Susan  J.  Moore,  by  C.  A.  llewett.  ^L  (i. 
PJ.     Andrew  Stevenson  and  Mai-tlia  Ann  Johnson,  by  Mellon  P.  King. 
•^(!.     J.icol)  Ovei-landci' and  Abigail  Case,  bv  W.  Trickle. . I.  P. 
.John  C     Eckley  and  Marv  J.  Wardiu'. 
Aj)i'il    II.      Jonas  Eltzratb  and   Maria  Ridgcwav.  by  \l.  C.   Dunn.  M.(i. 
'•     13.      Henry  C.  Shull  and  Lucy  Ann  Cnives.'by  W.  S.  l^atewell.  M.<;. 
••      10.      Henry  Greenawalt  and  .\laria  Colwell.  Dy"  D.  McCance.  .1.  I'. 
May      ;J.     George  Barber  and  Sarah  J.  Kirkpatrl(d<.  by  W.  II.  Wliitten.  J.  P. 
G.      Henrv  Ligram  and  .bine  Wrigley.  by  .1.  M.  Rogers.  .1.  P. 

26.  S.  S.  Stephens  and  Marv  -L  Sturtevant.  hy  Alveii  AljUotr.  M.  (i. 
22.      Saiidford    M.  Whitt  inu'ton   and    Eliza   .1.   Annsti-ong.  bv  D.  Mc- 
Cance. J.  P. 

27.  David  Courier  and  Caroline  K.  C.  Patridge,  by  R.  C.  Dunn.  M.(i. 


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86  HISTORY    OF   STAKK    COUNTY. 

lieiijuuiiu  Turner  and  Ruth  A.  Myers,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  ii. 
Morris  Fowler  and  Elizabeth  Hamilton,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Franklin  Rhodes  and  Catlierine  M.  Wood,  bvS.  G.  Wright.  M.G. 
Elias  Eby  and  Elizabeth  Cox,  by  W.  8.  Bates,  M.  G. 
George  Oziah  and  Rachel  A.  Barnbill,  by  W.  Haney,  M.  G, 
Stephen  A.  Munson  and  Sarah  Ann  Hotchkiss,  by  James  Fer- 
guson. M.  G. 
Russell  C.  Briggs  and  Percy  Weaver,  by  W.  W.  Jones,  M.  G. 
Martin  Keran  and  Mary  S.  Langford.  byE.  Ransom,  Jr.,  M.  G. 
Michael   Flynn  and  Johanna  Hogan.  by  Rev.  Peter  Corcoran. 
Leonard  Wolf  and  Catherine  Lane,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
John  White  and  Lena  Banewey,  by  W.  F.  Vaill,  M.  G. 
John  Young  and  Julia  Ann  Vines,  by  A.  Taylor,  J.  P. 
Jacob  Morrison  and  Phebe  A.  Johnson,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 
John  0 'Grady  and  Ellen  Farrell,  by  Rev.  John  O'Gara. 
\\'iIson  Price  and  Caroline  E.  Sipes,  by  Rev.  Wm.  Haney. 
Michael  ^IcCarty  and  Fanny  ]\fartin.  married  at  Catholic  Mis. 
George  W.  Dunbar  and  Eunice Broiigliton,  In'  I).  ^IcCance.  J.  P. 
Thomas  Wilson  and  Sarah  Shade,  by  Jas.  M.  Rodgers,  J.  P. 
Farquhar  Bain  and  Jenet  McDonald,  by  R.  C.  Dunn.  M.  G. 
Gus.  L.  Goodale  and  Clarissa  Jackson,  by  Jacob  W.  Rodgers,  J.  P. 
1'heo.  Truman  and  Marv  Matthews,  bv  James  Ferguson.  M.  G. 
Henry  H.  Oliver  and  Mary  Murchison,  by  David  A.  Wallace,  M.  G. 
Darius  S.  Wiley  and  Mary  Ann  Aten.  by  E.  Ransom,  M.  G. 
Robt.  J.  Dickenson  and  Lauraitte  M.  Chapman,  by  R.  C.  Dunn. 
David  0.  Toothaker  and  Catherine  E.  White,  by  Jacob  Y^oung. 
Francis  Kline  and  ]\Iargaret  O'Xeal,  ])y  Rev.  Thomas  O'Gara. 
James  Greenougli  and  Sarah  Bash,  by  S3'lvester  F.  Ottman.  J.  P. 
Wm.  S.  Hiner  and  Betsy  Twiss,  by  Rev.  James  Ferguson, 
John  C.  Gore  and  Mary  Ann  Gage,  b}'  Rev.  Amos  Morey. 
Wm.  A.  Boyer  and  Elizabeth  J.  Cooper,  by  Rev.  A.  J.  Jones. 
Freeman  Besett  and  Mahala  Dorrauce,  by  C.  W.  Wood,  J.  P. 
Wm.  Drummond  and  Ellen  Timmons,  by  D.  D.  Ferbrache,  J.  P. 
Herman  Page  and  Rachel  Hodgson,  by  E.  Ransom,  M.  G. 
John  Hazen  and  Eliza  Anthony,  by  James  Ferguson,  M.  G. 
Seth  Davison  and  Mary  E.  Donovan,  b}'  E.  Ransom,  M.  G. 
Henrv  S.  Stone  and  Martha  L.  Stacy,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Jephthah  E.  Tucker  and  Hachel  R.  Todd,  by  Amos  Morey,  M.  G. 
Leonard  C.  Drawyer  and  Elma  J.  Rickey,  by  C.  D,  Fuller,  J.  P. 
Alex.  Y.  Fuller  and  Amy  Breese,  bv  C.  D.  JFuller,  J.  P. 
John  W.  Tuttle  and  Maria  J.  Fleming,  bv  R.  C.  Dunn.  M.  G. 
C.  X.  Bangs  and  Xancy  Fowler,  by  A.  Abbott,  M.  G. 
Lewis  Williams  and  Mary  Alexander,  by  C.  D.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
Xelson  Jones  and  Sarah  Munson,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Frank  Walk  and  Hannah  Xortman,  by  Rev.  Father  Griffith. 
George  F.  Dexter  and  Laura  Miner,  by  Rev.  Amos  Morey. 
Thomas  A.  Foster  and  ^laria  J.  Winslow,  by  Rev.  A.  Abbott. 
Charles  Wilson  and  Julia  ]\Iix.  by  Rev.  A.  H.  Lewis. 
Warren  Chaffee  and  J.  Proud,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 
T.  Warrington  and  Charlotte  blasters.     License  issued  Xov.  26. 
John  S.  Moffit  and  Melvina  L  Bunnell,  by  A.  J.  Jones,  M.  G. 
.Tames  Eagleston  and  Almeda  Whitman,  by  Rob.  M.  Bocock.  J.  P. 
Lafayette  Gra}*  and  Lydia  E.  Morey,  by  E.  Summers,  M.  G. 


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MAKKiAGPJ    KECOBD    1831-1860.  87 

Dec.    20.  John  Cole  and  Mary  A.  Rowell,  by  James  M.  Rogers,  J.  P. 

"      19.  Jackson  Church  and  Julia  liotchkiss,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 

"^      22.  Dewitt  Stevens  and  Mary  Welsie,  by  David  McCance,  J.  P. 

"      31.  PI.  P.  Grant  and  L.  W.  Norton,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

"      31.  Thomas  D.  Church  and  Sarah  White,  by  Amos  D.  Morey,  M.  G. 

31.  Zura  Hall  and  Harriet  E.  Bower,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  C. 

"      24.  Nathan  C.  Bolin  and  Lucinda  A.  Harlow,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 

1858. 

Jan.      1.  Champlin  Lester  and  Ann  McReath,  by  J.  N.  Graham,  M,  G. 

"        2.  James  Kennedy  and  Hannah  Shockley,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 

"         7.  Thomas  Alday  and  Martha  Dixon,  by  James  M.  Rogers,  J.  P. 

"       12.  Isaac  N.  Tidd  and  Elizabeth  Green,  bv  A.  J.  Jones,  M.  G. 

"      10.  P.  Resedorph  and  Mahala  Board  man,"  by  W.  H.  AVhitten,  J.  P. 

''       10.  Chas.  H.  Fuller  and  Theda  Gillette,  bv  J.  W.  Rogers,  J.  P. 

"      17.  R.  E.  Westfall  and  Sarah  Ann  Woods,"  by  E.  Ransom,  M.  G. 

14.  W.  S.  Ilixon  and  Melissa  Lutes,  by  Myron  H.  Negus,  M.  G. 

14.  Michael  Vanaky  and  Melinda  Riley,  by  C.  D.  Fuller,' J.  P. 

"      15.  Franklin  J.  Bush  and  Abba  Gillett, 

"      23.  Henry  Scott  and  Catherine  Turnbull,  by  John  N.  Graham. 

27.  David  Lyon  and  Mary  Jordan.  l)y  W.  B.  Harris,  M.  G. 

Feb.      4.  Benj.  F.'Gharrett  and  Eliza  Griffin,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

*'       5.  Jolm  H,  Turnbull  and  Mary  Armstrong,  by  J.  M.  Graham. 

"       5.  Andrew  M.  Ewing  and  Phebe  Briggs,  by  W.  H.  Jones,  M.  G. 

"       5.  Milton  Morrow  and  Lvdia  Briggs.  by  W.  H.  Jones,  M.  G. 

'-'       7.  Asher  W.  Avery  and  Martha  Rickey,  by  C.  D.  Fuller,  J.  P. 

"     18.  John  Murchison  and  Jemima  Chisholm,  J.  M.  Graham,  M.  G. 

"     18.  John  T.  Thornton  and  Helen  Lyle.  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

Feb.   21.  David  Colwell  and  Eliza  Updyke,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 

Mar.  11.  Oliver  Smith  and  Eliza  Warren,  by  "C.  M.  Wright,  M.  G. 

Feb.    28.  David  J.  Courtis  and  Harriet  E.  Dewey,  by  Phila.  Chase,  M.  G. 
25."-' Luther  J.  JMcIlvain  and  Eliza  Ridgeway,  by  A.  J.  Jones,  M.  G. 

Mar.   14.  Adolphus  Ribley  and  Ellen  Eagleston,  by  J.  M.  Rogers,  J.  P. 

"        2.  Asa  A.  Bunton  and  Mary  Lyle,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  J.  P. 

''        0.  C.  D.  Hichell  and  ^Margaret  Sturm,  bv  Bernard  Wagner,  M.  G. 

8.  David  R.  Gilvin  and  Eunice  M.  Trickle,  bv  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

8.  Alfred  M.  Snyder  Mand  ary  E.  Hayes,  by  C.  Brinkerhoff,  M.  G. 

"       —  Anthony  Dennis  and  Betsy  Piester.  ■ — ■- 

Feb.    25.  W.  11.  Adams  and  Sarah  J.  Anthony,  by  Jas.  Ferguson,  M.  G. 

Mar.  14.  Harvy  B.  Harris  and  Mary  J.  Wall,  by  A.  J.  Jones,  M.  G. 

16.  Bethuel  Parrish  and  Eliza  Strayer,  by  James  Ferguson,  M,  G. 

"      15.  Joseph  H.  (ioxand  Nancy  Wilkinson,  bv  David  M.  Cance.  J.  P. 

"      17.  Ira  F.  Dewey  and  Isabella  Knapp,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  :\I.  G. 

'•'      18.  David  Tinlin  and  Sarah  E.  Armstrong,   by  E.   Ransom,  M.  G. 

"      23.  David  Crumb  and  Mary  Headley,  by  D.  j\IcCance,  J.  P. 

25.  Joseph  Robb  and  Agnes  Murnan,  by  A.  J.  Jones,  M.  G. 

"      25.  H.  N.  McConaughy  and  Ann  N.  White,   by  Jacob  W.  Rogers. 

30.  Joel  Hester  and  Lydia  Ann  Hodgson,  by  Amos  Morey,  M.  G. 

April    4.  Wm.  Dixon  and  Hannah  Wright,  by  S.  F.  Ottman,  J.  P. 

(1.  Allen  T.  Parrett  and  Maria  Nichols,  by  A.J.  Jones,  M.  G. 

"       t>.  George  Van   Pelt  and  Amanda  M.    Brown,  by  E.    Summers, 

"     14.  I'd  ward  J.  Wyman  and  Susan  E.  Bradford,  by  J.  II.  Anthony. 

'•       4.  Anson  H.  Curtis  and  Elizabeth  Imes,  by  Jas.  M.  Rogers,  J.  P. 

May    11.  Robert  Growl  and  Mrs.  Eliza  Todd,  by  Amos  Morey,  M.  G. 
6 


88  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

James  Buckley  aud  Susanna  Mills,  by  A.J.  Jones,  ]\I .  G . 
Wm.  H.  Ely  and  Ahnira  Summerman,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
Eobt.  H.  Worley  and  Margaret  Anthony,  by  Jas.  Ferguson,  M.  G. 
Geo.  Shotzen  and  Euth  A.  Drummond,  by  James  M.  Rogers. 
Jno.  Snethen  and  Christina  C.  Benedict,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Spencer  Cox  and  Rebecca  Lamb,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
David  P.  Winter  and  ]^ancy  Haxon,  by  Jacob  AV.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
W.  H.  Turnbulland  Margaret  Turnbull,  by  J.  M.  Graham,  M.  G. 
George  Jackson  and  Margaret  Coltliar,  by  J.  j\I.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
Jos.  E.  Loring  and  Mildred  L.  Johnson,  by  Wm.  McDermand. 
Roswell  Jordan  and  Rebecca  Cade,  by  Peter  Sturm,  J.  P. 
George  Phenix  and  Susan  Jane  Drawyer,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Josiali  Cogall  and  Tacy  Graves,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 
Thomas  V.  Olmsted  and  Sarah  A.  Sherwood,  by  Geo.  F.  Hill. 
Augustus  Kelsey  and  Anne  J.  Hodgson,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Noah  Springer  and  Eve  Gingrich,  by  B.  Wagner,  M.  G. 
Henry  B.  Dorrance  and  Mary  E.  Powell,  by  Chancy  D.  Fuller. 
Dennis  Lee  and  Elizabeth  F.  Garrison,  by  1).  McCance,  J.  P. 
Humphrey  Avery  and  Emma  J.  Davison,  by  C.  D.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
Elias  L.  Emery  and  Mary  E.  Lowman,  by  J.  Ferguson,  M.  G. 
John  G.  Turnbull  and  Helen  Scott,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Chas.  N.  Crook  and  Helen  R.  Goodrich,  by  R.  McBocock,  J.  P. 
Nelson  Allen  and  Margaret  Lindsey,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 
John  Morris  and  Catherine  Schanck,  by  S.  F.  Otman,  J.  P. 
Benj.  Cleveland  and  Melissa  Thirston,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  C. 
Peter  Peterson  and  Christina  Nelson,  by  Jacob  W.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
Walter  B.  Bettis  and  Mary  F.  Jay,  by  John  Snethen,  J.  P. 
Edward  Cleveland  and  Caroline  Bangs,  by  David  McCance,  J.  P. 
John  AY.  Riggs  aud  Jane  Stowe,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Isaac  Nicholas  and  Martha  Humphreys,  by  James  M.  Rogers. 
John  A.  Leeson  and  Margaret  A.  Coon,  by  Joseph  P.  Gilbert. 
Richard  Hight  and  Ann  Bunnell,  by  C.  D.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
John  Brooks  ami  Judith  A.  Hall,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Peter  C.  Johnson  and  Martha  Vixel,  by  Amos  Morey,  M.  G. 

Charles  B.  Foster  and  Charles ^by  Alvin  Abbott,  M.  G. 

John  Jackson  and  Polina  A.  Mahony,  by  E.  Ransom,  M.  G. 
James  H.  Hickok  and  Harriet  L.  Pomeroy,  by  Isaac  L.  Hart. 
Darius  Dermand  and  Sarah  A.  Iliner,  by  James  Ferguson,  M.  G. 
Charles  Rhodes  and  Caroline  Cram,  bv  R.  C.  Dunn,  ^I.  G. 
Joseph  Ridle  and  Mary  Bennett,  by  T.  S.  Bennett,  ^L  G. 
Mason  Stofer  and  Candace  Stine,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
David  Cumming  and  Marv  A.  Anthonv,  bv  Amos  Morev.  M.  G. 
AVilliam  Calhoun  and  Mary  J.  Stanley,  by  Amos  Morey,  ]\[.  G. 
Andrew  Anderson  and  Christiana  Pierson,  by  Amos  Morey,  M.  G. 
Elias  Muller  and  Lucy  Redding,  by  A.  G.  Gridley,  J. 'P."^ 
James  D.  ]iallentine  and  Rlioda  AA'alter.  by  Jacob  W.  Rogers. 
James  B.   Russell  and  Mary  J.  Bevier,  by  Alvin  Abbott,  M.  G. 
Isaac  Grant  and  Harriet  Snyder,  by  M.  H.  Negus,  M.  G. 
A\  m.  H.  Harris  and  Anna  Harmon,  by  W.  H.  Whitten,  J.  P. 
Esthner  Rounds  and  Eliza  Smeggs,  by  Jacob  AV.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
Andrew  J.  Brodi  and  Sarah  R.   Stedham,  by  J.  T.  Linthicum. 
Eli  Ferris  and  Nancy  J.  Fitch,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Richard  Hill  and  Lucy  A.  Stiles,  by  George  F.  Hill,  M.  G. 


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MAKKIAGE   KECOKD    1831-1806.  89 

Dec.  IG.  John  Eickey  and  Rebecca  A.  Speers,  by  S.  P.  Kezerta,  M.  G. 

"  23.  James  A.  Goodrich  and  Leah  Redding,  by  W.  H.  Whitten,  J.  P. 

'•  8.  Simon  Dixon  and  Sarah  Bateman,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 

"  9.  Aaron  Smitli  and  Lydia  Dah-yniple,  by  P.  S.  Shaver,  J.  P. 

"  15.  John  Martin  and  Jane  B.  Fowler,  bv  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

"  18.  Wm.  Wrio-lit  and  Ellen  Jarvis,  bv  S!^  F.  Otman,  J.  P. 

"  23.  Charles  H.  Lake  and  ]\Iarv  A.  Boice,  by  Jacob  W.  Rogers,  J.  P. 

•'  23.  George  AY.  Scott  and  Marv  C.  Cox,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 

"  23.  —Alex.  Headley  and  Ilannali  Rhodes,  by  Thos.  S.  Bennett,  M.  G. 

"■  30.  Jesse  S.  Atherton  and  Lois  Grant,  by  M.  H.  Negus,  M.  G. 

1859. 
John  C.  Laurence  and  Martha  Crawford,  by  A.  H.  Hepperly. 
Valentine  B.  Thornton  and  Lodema  E.  Rhodes,  by  R.  C.  Dunn. 
John  O'Neil  and  Catherine  McKiggins,  by  Father  O'Gara,  M.  G. 
Andrew  Stone  and  Eliza  C.  Clark,  by  Alvin  Abbott,  M.  G. 
John  Buchanan  and  Emeline  Beers,  by  M.  H.  Negus,  M.  G. 
Timothy  E.  Bailey  and  Sophia  E.  Smith,  bv  Sylvester  F.  Otman. 
John  Weir  and  Jennette  E.  Fell,  by  J.  A.  McCulleh,  J.  P. 
Cornelius  Stevenson  and  Tyrilla  Bedford,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
John  Pilgrim  and  Isabella  Coleman,  by  A.  H.  Hepperly,  M.  G. 
Soloman  Dixon  and  Mary  F.  l^ateman,  by  W.  J,  Smith,  M.  G. 
Ephraim  N.  Pardee  and  Sarah  Stone,  by  A.  Wedge,  ]\L  G. 
Walter  T.  Hall  and  Emily  Shinn,  by  A.  H.  Heperly,  M.  G. 
John  A'ernon  and  Aurora  Madearis,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
N.  Wright  Dewey  and  Harriet  P.  Dewey,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Nelson  G.  Gill  and  Missouri  E.  Whitford,  by  Elisha  Gill,  M.  G. 
John  Corkhill  and  Annie  Quayle,  by  Jacob  W.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
Leander  H.  Hewitt  and  Hannah  W.  Morey,  by  George  F.  Hill. 
Samuel  Bolt  and  Mary  Snell,  by  C.  D.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
William  Lopeman  and  Lydia  A.  Freeland,  by  Jas.  Buswell,  J.  P. 
John  H.  Oliver  and  Lizzie  C.  Poole,  by  A.  H.  Hepperly,  M.  G. 
Orson  B.  Stowell  and  Harriet  R.  Church,  by  A.  H.  Hepperly. 
Theo.  T.  McDaniel  and  Sarah  Curfman,  by  James  M.  Rogers. 
Cuthbert  Blakely  and  Melinda  Price,  by  James  M.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
John  Maxfield  and  Sarah  Shockley,  by  C.  Brinkerhoff,  M.  G. 
Chester  W.  Woodman  and  Ann  Porter,  by  W.  H.  Whitten,  J.  P. 
Benjamin  S.  Hall  and  Juliet  Truitt,  by  W.  H.  Wliitten,  M.  P. 
John  Seeley  and  Sarah  Willison,  by  W.  J.  Smith.  M.  G. 
Joseph  Slott  and  Mary  Jilewer,  by  Elijah  S.  Brodhead,  P.  M. 
■  Michael  Gallagher  and  Catherine  Clifford,  by  Rev.  AV.  H.  Power. 
William  Taylor  and  Catherine  McCarty,  by  Francis  Loomis,  J.  P. 
Jolni  Green  and  Maria  E.  Gentry,  by  Jacob  A^oung,  J.  P. 
Orvill  Baker  and  Alartba  Given,  by  Jacob  AV.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
Jasper  M.  Morris  and  Catherine  E".  Bolt,  by  J.  W.  Smith,  M.  G. 

David  J.  Welch  and  Elizabeth  Jones,  

Tiiomas  J  Wright  and  Ann  Moncrieff,  by  Rev.  R.  C.  Dunn. 
Simon  Peter  Smith  and  Elmira  Stevens,  by  David  McCance,  J.  P. 
Sim])son  Syfert  and  Sarah  A.  Newton,  by  James  B.  Chenoweth. 
David  Jones  and  Harriet  Leseur,  l)y  W.  S.  Bates.  M.  G. 
Albert  AI.  Oliver  and  Mary  D.  Grifhn,  by  John  L.  Scott,  M.  G. 
David  S.  Miller  and  Margaret  A.  Cross,  by  AVm.  Leggett,  M.  G. 
Samuel  Smith  and  Nancy  Ellison,  by  AV.  S.  Bates,  M,  G. 
Wm.  Headley  and  Emily  R.  Rhodes",  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 


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90  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

Harve}'  0.  Slnyter  and  Melvina  McDaniel,  by  Jacob  W.  Rogers. 
Mathusaleh  Bevier  and  Eliza  F.  Foster,  by  A.  Abbott,  M.  G. 
Thomas  Proctor  and  Melita  Armstrong,  by  Elijah  8.  Brodhead. 
Harlan  Craig  and  Minerva  Jane  Xelson,  by  John  Snethen,  J.  P. 
John  Jackson  and  Ellen  Flanagan,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead,  Pol.  Jns. 
Alfred  Edwards  and  Harriet  A.  Clark,  by  A.  Abbott,  M.  G. 
David  Barrett  and  Mary  McSherry,  b}'  James  M.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
Henry  Olmsted  and  Celestia  Aten,  by  Jacob  Matthews,  M.  G. 
James  Coleman  and  Charlotte  Kane,  by  Jacob  Matthews,  M.  G. 
Jacob  Vandike  and  Mary  E.  Blood,  by  C.  H.  Case,  M.  G. 
Amos  Hodge  and  Hattie  E.  Hood,  by  Samuel  Ordway,  M.  G. 
Felix  Inman  and  Sarah  A.  Cole,  by  K.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Charles  0.  Wilson  and  Laura  A.  Earle,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead,  Mag. 
Benj.  G.  Homer  and  Catherine  Winters,  by  C.  D.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
Clark  Wooden  and  Maiy  Jackson,  by  James  ]\I.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
Silas  R.  Swarts  and  Nancy  Ely,  by  Thos.  S.  Bennett,  M.  G. 
Ed.  H.  Champion  and  Hannah  A.  Drawyer,  by  H.  B.  Foskett. 
John  M.   Brown  and  Maggie  R.  Hawks,  by  Andrew  J.  Jones. 
Charles  Dickinson  andLydiaA.  Church,  by  Thomas  S.  Bennett. 
Geo.  Colwell  and  Sarah  ]iarr,  by  John  H.  Anthony,  J.  P. 
Robt.  Smith  and  Sally  A.  Schockley,  by  John  H.  Anthony,  J.  P. 
Sam.  D.  Lindley  and  Sarah  C.  Hixinbaugh,  by  Jacob  W.  Rogers. 
Wm.  Shepley  and  Catherine  ]\Iyers,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 
Thomas  L.  Coll  well  and  Ellen  Xicholas,  by  W.  S.  Bates,  M.  G. 
John  Sidner  and  Phebe  Libbey,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 
August  C.  Bergman  and  Catherine  M.  Johnson,  by  J.  W.  Rogers. 
James  F.  Thompson  and  Mai"garet  A.  Todd,  by  Jacob  Matthews. 
Henry  J.  Otman  and  Carrie  Hall,  by  R.  C,  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Micagy  Swiger  and  Eliza  Sturm,  no  record. 

18G0. 

Oliver  R.  Newton  and  Abbee  H.  Pettee,  by  Samuel  Ordway. 
Samuel  Smeggs  and  Mahetable  Rhodes,  by  Jacob  W.  Rogers. 
Thomas  T.  Wright  and  Nancy  J.  Dawson,  by  Robt.  McCutchen. 
Henry  Garner  and  Tabitha  Stevenson,  by  ^I.  P.  King,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Blake  and  Matilda  Spillman,  by  W.  H.  Whitten.  J.  P. 
John  Kelley  and  Ellen  Carr,  by  Rev.  AValter  H.  Power. 
David  Woodard  and  Orritta  Rhodes,  by  J.  L.  Hawkins,  Y.  D,  M. 
Seth  F.  Rockwell  and  Hannah  E.  AVoodard,  by  J,  L.  Hawkins. 
Samuel  White  and  Nancy  A.  Jones,  by  John  Finly,  J.  P. 
James  AV.  Ratliffe  and  Olive  Rouse  by  James  M.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
James  Truitt  and  Prudence  A.  Drake,  by  Jas.  M.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
James  Tucker  and  Hannah  N.  Six,  by  E.  S.  Broadhead,  P.  M. 
Henry  Emery  and  Hannah  Emery,  by  James  E.  Gaston,  M.  G. 
John  H.  Lane  and  Lydia  A.  Hall,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Henry  M.  Hall  and  Anna  A.  Hubbard,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Charles  T.  Bennett  and  Lucinda  Sturm,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Edward  S.  Talladav  and  Martha  Maveock,  bv  J.  L.  Scott,  M.  G. 
Thomas  Tinimons  and  Lucy  A.  Graves,  by  W.  S.  Bates,  M.  G. 
Bradford  F,  Thompson,  and  Eliza  A.  Bevier,  by  Alvin  Abbott. 
John  W.  Smith  and  Almira  A.  Vedder,  by  James  Sheldon,  M.  G. 
Almon  AY.  AA'ilder  and  ^Mury  A.  Coleman,  by  S.  C.  rium])hrey. 
Lewis  AA".  AVilliams  and  Mary  Atherton,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  (L 
John  E.  Gharrett  and  Harriet  H.  Holgate,  by  J.  L.  Scott,  M.  G. 


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MARRIAGE    RECORD    1831-1  S^J^i.  91 

Wm.  Kineade  and  Margaret  Kernieeu,  hy  J.  W.  Rogers,  J.  P. 
Samuel  E.  White  and  Mary  A.  Marlin,  by  E.  C.  Dunn,  M.  Gr. 
David  K.  Michael  and  Susan  Sturm,  by  C.  H.  Case,  M.  Gr. 
George  Ely  and  Carrie  Johnson,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Amasa  Sawyer  and  Rebecca  D.  Sawyer,  by  E.  C.  Dunn,  M.  Gr. 
Frank  (r.  Drew  and  Sophia  L.  Clark,  by  E.  C.  Dunn,  M.  Gr. 
Chas,  McCumsey  and  Mary  E,  Godfrey,  by  J,  W,  Eogers,  J,  P. 
John  D.  Essex  and  Mary  J.  Gierhart,  by  E.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Geo.  E.  Mercer  and  Harriett  Ballard,  by  J.  W.  Eogers,  J.  P. 
Lewis  H.  Kerns  and  Mary  M.  Kern,  by  Syl.  F.  Otman,  J.  P. 
George  Kerns  and  Alice  Wrigley,  by  W.  J.  Smith  M.  G. 
Jas.  D.  Lundy  and  Martha  A.  Mathews,  by  John  Morey,  M.  G. 
Amos  Bennett  and  Hannah  Bunton,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Berry  Edmiston  and  Delila  Shenefelt,  by  J.  L.  Scott,  M.  G. 
John  T.  Eagieston  and  Eliza  Wrigley,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 
John  Maine'and  Abi.  W.  Eagen,   by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 
Edward  W.  Stewart  and  Hannah  Craft,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 
John  L.Jennings  and  Mary  J.  Collins,  byE.  S.  Broadhead,  J.  P. 
Jerome  B.  Thomas  and  Harriet  X.  E.  Tasker,  by  E.  C.  Dunn, 
Samuel  W.  Eagan  and  Sarah  E.  AViley,  by  E.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Stej)hen  Young  and  Clarista  Lorman,  by  Henry  Allen,  M.  G. 
John  Jackson  and  Eliza  A.  Montooth,  by  E.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Erastus  Stanton  and  Martha  Armstrong,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead. 
Charles  Brown  and  Hannah  A.  York,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead. 
William  Wilson  and  Lois  Sweet,  by  E.  Eansom,  M.  G. 
John  McKenzio  and  Hectorina  McGregor,  by  W.  F.  Vaill,  M,  G. 
Eobert  W.  Hall  and  Sarah  A.  Olmsted,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead. 
Joab  Nicholas  and  Alcinda  Colwell,  by  E.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
GHiarles  W.  Carter  and  Sarah  Carter,  by  Samuel  Ordway,  M.  G. 
James  Greenough  and  Mary  A.  Eraser,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
AYilliam  Atkinson  and  Hannah  Eobson,  by  J.  M.  Glraham,  M.  G. 
William  K.  Morgan  and  Mary  J.  Winter,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead. 
James  0.  AVilliamson  and  Emilene  Wilson,  by  C.  H.  Case,  M.  G. 
Moses  H.  Weaver  and  Virginia  Clark,  by  (■.  A.  Hewitt,  M.  G. 
George  Graen  and  Isabella  Fell,  by  J.  M.  Graham,  M.  G. 
William  Wilson  and  Mary  E.  Falconer,  by  Jacob  Matthews. 
Eachel  H.  Todd  and  Margaret  Brangle,  by  A.  J.  Wright,  jM.  G. 
Jasper  Taylor  and  Eliza  Ann  Pyle,  by  AVilliam  Leggett,  M.  G. 
Dewitt  C.  Green  and  Almira  Greenough,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead. 
Adam  S.  Murchison  and  Xancy  Fuller,  by  John  M.  Graham. 
AVm.  Slick  and  Mahala  Harrott,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead,  Magistrate. 
John  B.  Kay  and  Mary  Currier,  by  William  Leggett,  M.  G. 
JSTathan  D.  Stewart  and  Julia  C.  Kenyon,  by  John  Snethen,  J.  P. 
William  A.  Wooden  and  Martha  F.  Allison,  by  J.  Woodward. 
Aug.  S.  Thompson  and  Sarah  Fowler,  by  C.  H.  Case,  M.  G. 
Gleo.  A.  Dudley  and   Sarah  E.  Dudley,  by  Issaac  L.  Hart,  J.  P. 
Gavin  L.  Eenwick  and  Mary  Harvey,  by  Joseph  Woodward. 
Eufus  Woodcock  and  Olive  Green,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead,  Mag. 
-James  B.  Matthews  and  Susannah  M.  Matthews,  by  J.  Matthews. 
David  Murray  and  Susannah  M.  Turnbull,  by  John  M.  Graham. 
Patrick  Smitli  and  Jane  Flanigan,  by  Catholic  Missioner. 

1861. 

Jan.      1.     James  Martin  and  J\Iary  E.  Nichols,  by  G.  F.  Hill,  M.  G. 


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92  HISTORY    OF    8TAKK   COUNTY. 

Charles  L.  Lane  and  Mary  E.  Finley,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

Charles  F.  Blood  and  Rachel  A.  Sturm,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 

Wm.  Rhodes  and  Betsy  Rounds,  by  Isaac  L.  Hart,  J.  P. 

Thomas  Zinn  and  Sarah  A.  Wilson,  by  Jacob  W.   Rogers,  J.  P. 

Dix  Ryan  and  Sarah  Smith,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  J.  P. 

Colburn  J.  Robbins  and  Sarah  M.  Bennett,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead, 

Magistrate. 

Daniel  Mcintosh,  and  Mary  E.  Riggan,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

Carlos  Miner  and  Laura  Pomeroy,  by  R.  C.  Dunn.  M.  G. 

Frederick  Hartsock  and  Sinthey  Carpenter,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 

Presley  Terrell  and  Lavena  R.  Curfman,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

Orlando  H.  Brace  and  Lucy  Hudson,   by  I.  I,  Fleharty,  M.  G. 

Jacob  M.  Jones  and  Catherine  Atherton,  by  Jacob  Young,  J.  P. 

Elisha  Elston  and  Maria  Rickey,  by  ^Y.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 

Royal  J.  Curtiss  and  Achsa  Rhodes,  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

James  M.  Virtue  and  Elizabeth  Chandler,  by  John  Finley,  J.  P. 

Artemus  E.  Ewers  and  Anna  D.  Hochstrasser,  by  E.  S.  Brod- 
head, P.  Mag. 

Orastus  Alden  and  Salome  Rhodes,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

James  P.  Headley  and  Gate  Kindle,  by  I.  L.  Hart,  J.  P. 

Harmon  Imes,  and  Lydia  Shade,  by  James  Snare,  J.  P. 

Benjamin  Aby  and  Prinnah  H.    Bodine,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 

Cyrus  Avery  and  Phebe  Xewton,  by  James  B.  Chenowetli,  M.  G. 

James  Shrouf  and   Charlotte   Bunnell,  by  Syl.  F.  Otman,  J.  P. 

John  Finley  and  Sarah  Adams,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 

Xathaniel  Kissell  and  Martha  P.  Burns,  by  AVm  Leggett,  M.  G. 

Geo.  Strayer  and  Urena  L.  Parrish,  by  A.  J.  Wriglit,  M.  G. 

Allen  M.  Pierce  and  Marx  W.  Thomas,  by  Jacob  JMatthews.  jM.  G. 

Charles  Plummer  and  Louisa  Callwell,  by  E.  S.  Brudliead,  P. 
Mag. 

Morris  Kirkpatrick  and  Hannah  A.  Elston,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 

Michael  Plankeal  and  Francis  Williams,  b}^  L".  J.  Giddings,  M.  G. 

Asa  Currier  and  Mary  L.  King,  bv  Wm.  Lesfgett,  M.  G. 

Spencer  S.  Elston  and  Polly  M.  Sturm,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 

Hiram   D.  Sturm  and  Catherine  A.  Williams,  by  Peter  Sturm. 

Phillip  Webber  and  Caroline  Ames,  Jacob  Mathews,  M.  G. 

Edwin  Youngkin  and  Matilda  Hart,  by  U.  P.  Aten,  M.  G. 

Robt.  G.  Williams  and  Labella  Hollingshead,  by  E.  S.  Brod- 
head. P.  Mag. 

John  Colgan  and  Maria  Goldsberry.     Xo  record. 

James  S.  Patterson  and  Margaret  J,  Rule,  bv  D.  A.  Wallace. 

Wilson  Trickle  and  Elizabeth  J.  Miller,  by  E.  Ransom,  M.  G. 

George  W.  Miller  and  Mana  Cross,  by  Jacob  Matthews,  M.  G. 

Alex.  Crowl  and  Mary  J.  Espey,  by  J.  M.  Graham,  M.  G. 

Stephen  A.  Cornish  and  Isabella  Marlin,  by  J.  M.  Graham.  M.  G. 

David  0.  Dufur  and  Elizabeth  Drunim.  bv  R.  C.  Dunn.  M.  G. 

D.  S.  Main  and  Rebecca  Coon,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 

Christian  South  and  Susanna  Straver,  bv  Joseph  S.Williams,  J.  P. 

Walter  Lyle  and  Julia  A.  Ferris, 'by  R^  C.  Dunn.  M.  G. 

John  Shaver  and  Mary  P.  Greenman,  by  Jacob  Matthews.  M.  G. 

Nathan  B.  Foster  and  Clara  L.  Wethersby,  by  J.  B.  Russell,  J.  P. 

John  Fowler  and  Sarah  E.  Xorris.  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

Michael  Alderman  and  Jayey  E.  Colwell,  by  W.  S.  Bates,  M.  G. 


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MAERIAGE   RECORD    1831-1866.  93 

Warren  Williams  and  Eliza  C.  Perry,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

William  Eby  and  Lovina  Hull,  by  David  Wlieffiu.  J.  P. 

Franklin  Pross  and  ]Margaret  E.  Pruitt,  by  Jacob  Matthews. 

Josejili  P.  Hall  and  Jane  Carse,  by  Wm.  L.  Leggett,  M.  Gr. 

Roswell  F .  Woodwortli  and  Charlotte  E .  VanVelsen,  by  Wm . 
Colwell,  M.  G. 

Eugene  M.  Gallup  and  Mary  E.  Merchant,  by  A.  J.    Wright. 

Shepherd  P.  Westphall  and  Elizabeth  Aumick,  by  E.  S.  Brod- 
head,  P.  Mag. 

Wm.  J.  Gamel  and  Anna  J.  Wave,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead,  P.  M. 

Harry  C  Johnson,  and  Susan  Todd,  by  A.  J.  Wright,  M.  G. 

David  H.  Eobbins  and  Martha  Cole,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead,  P.  M. 

Matthews  Gillan  and  Jeunette  Graham,  by  C.  A.  Hewitt,  M.  G. 

Edward  S.  Force  and  Eliza  Aten,  by  W.J.  Smith,  M.  G. 

Joseph  Curtiss  and  Mary  E.  Farding,  by  Jacob  Matthews,  M.  G. 

Hiram  Parrish  and  Martha  J.  Hoj^pock,  by  J.  A.  Pratt,  P.  M. 

Samuel  G.  Seranton  and  Julette  J.  Westfall,  by  E.  S.  Brod- 
head, P.  ^lag. 

Lawrence   McNamee  and  Martha  Armstrong,  by  D .  McCance. 

Henry  B.  Upton  and  Jannet  Scott,  by  I.  M.  Graham,  M.  G. 

Whitfield  D.    Matthews    and  Mary  K.    Chaddock,   by  W.   J. 
Smith,  M.  G. 
"     13.     Wunel  S.  Thurston  and    Clarinda  McKinniss,  by  E.  S.  lirod- 

head,  P.  Mag. 
"     17.     Samuel  A.  Fitch  and  Mary  E.  McDaniel,  by  D.  McCance. 
"     24.     Walter  M.  Dexter  and  Alida  J.  Bennett,  by  Edward  Sellen. 
"     24.     WiUard  Palmer  and  Elsie  Gamer,  by  A.  C. "Miller,  M.  G. 
"     27.     Miner  Y.  Smitli  and  Harriet  Lee,  by  James  Bnswell,  J.  P. 
Nov.     1.     Milo  W.  Fargo  and  Marv  ^l.  Reeger,  bv  Jacob  Matthews,  M.  G. 
"      4.     Wm.  Luce,  jr.,  and  Jane  McVickers,  bv  J.  B.  Russell,  J.  P. 
''      7.     Wm.  D.  Cuinming  and  Martha  E.  Anthony,  by  A.  C.  Miller. 
'"    12.     Patrick  McSherry  and  Ellen  McGuire,  by  Catholic  Missioner. 
'"    19.     Horatio  G.  Scribner  and  Hannah  Scholes,  by  W.  W.  Winslow. 
"    14.     Robert  L.  Scott  and  Isabella  Happock,  by  Daniel  M.  Kelly,  J.  P. 
'•'    14.     Harrison  Miner  and  Alice  Parrish,  by  H.  B.  Foskett,  M.  G. 
"    14.     Charles  B.  Thorp  and  Harriet  Riddle,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 
''    14.     Tyrus  Matthews  and  Climena  Scribner,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead. 
"    18.     Lewis  Redding  and  Cvnthia  Ann  Walling,  bv  John  E.  Evans. 
"    18.     Franklin  Runnells  and  Lenora  E.  Blood,  by'^C.  A.  Hewitt.  M.G. 
"    16.     Ambrose  W.  Matthews  and  Sarah  Ann  Wilsey,  by  D.  McCance. 
"    17.     Hiram  P.  Mallory  and  Hannah  Redding,  by  John  R.  Evans. 
Dec.     4.     Chas.  T.  Edwards  and  Eunice  V.  Spencer,  by  C.  A.  Hewitt. 
"      4.     Jesse  J.  Flahartv  and  Annie  Bruce,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 
"    11.     Chas.  H.  Barce  and  Kesiah  Y.  Flint,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 
"    19.     Thomas  S.  Jones  and  Margaret  J.  Jones,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 
"    17.     George  Miller  and  Mary  Ely,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
"    22.     Andrew  Oliver  and  Betty  Armstrong,  by  John  M.  Graham. 
''    23.     John  Arganbright  and  Latitia  Ray,  by  Minot  Silliman,  J.   P. 

1862. 
Jan.      1.     John  Buchanan  and  Ann  McBeth,  by  John  M.  Graham.  M.  G. 
"      1.     R.  C.  Baker  and  Mary  A.  Shore,  by  J.  T.  Westorer,  M.  G. 
*'      1.     Moses  H.  Weaver  and  Sophia  Stuart,  by  Charles  P.  Blake,  J.  P. 
"      5.     David  II.  Anderson  aiui  Sarah  A.  Veeder,  by  Jacob  Matthews. 


94-  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Thomas  C.  McChesney  and  Rosetta  A.  Palmer,  by  W.  J.  Smith. 
Moses  B.  Robinson  and  Mahala  Swift,  by  Jefferson  Raymond. 
Robert  M.  Finley  and  Mary  A.  Hum,  by  W.  J.  Smith  ^  M.  G. 
Roderick  McKenzie  and  Margaret  Ross,  by  Geo.  Stebbins,  M.  G. 
John  Jones  and  Kanc}'  Jane  White,  by  Minott  Silliman,  J.  P. 
Levi  Eckley  and  Charlotte  S.  AVhite,  by  John  Finley,  0.  J. 
John  Shaner  and  Cordelia  Flook,  by  John  Xeff,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Pratt  and  Mary  A.  Snethen,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
John  H.  Taylor  and  Isabella  Galley,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 
Albert  P.  Terwilliger  and  Margaret  Willey,  by  Peter  Stnrm. 
Charles  Janes  and  Christina  Baglon,  by  D.  McCance,  C.  J. 
Joseph  Patterson  and  Caroline  Price,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 
Patrick  Hanlev  and  Margaret  Al worth,  by  Lewis  Lightner, 
Caleb  S.  Heaton  and  Mary  E.  Knoff,  by  Allen  C,  MHler,  M,  G, 
Betherel  Parrish  and  Celestia  Ferris,  by  W,  J,  Smith,  M,  G. 
Jacob  L.  Young  and  Julia  A.  Gardner,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M,  G. 
John  Colwell  and  Almira  Fast,  by  W.  S.  Bates,  M.  G. 
Donald  McKae  and  Christy  McLennan,  by  John  M,  Graham. 
Xils  Xelson  and  Parmelia  Paulson,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
AVm.  J.  Morey  and  Josephine  Driscoll,  by  D.  M,  Kelly,  J.  P. 
Adam  Jackson  and  Agnes  ^lurray,  by  John  M.  Grabam,  ]\L  G. 
Wm.  Dickinson  and  ]\Iary  Atkinson,  by  J.  S,  Millsapps,  M.  G. 
Joseale  Bevier  and  Eliza  McKibbins,  by  Louis  Lightner.  M.  G. 
Wm.  Redding  and  Hannah  L.  L.  Atkinson,  by  John  R.  Evans. 
Milner  P.  Davidson  and  Lora  A.  Lyon,  by  John  XeiT,  M.  G. 
Peter  Roberts  and  Sarah  N.  Clifton,  by  Levi  Lapham,  J.  P. 
Robert  Faulds  and  Catherine  Courtney,  by  James  M.  Stickney. 
Wm.  A.  Lawson  and  Sina  Mott.  by  E.  S.  Brodhead,  Pol.  Mag. 
Elias  Nuller  and  Rlioda  Jenkins,  by  Sylvester  F.  Otman,  J.  P. 
David  D.  Coombs  and  Eliza  Applegate,  by  B.  F.  Fuller,  J.   P. 
Francis  Baxter  and  Jane  A.  Wardell,  by  A.  J.  Wright.  M.  G. 
Wilson  Spencer  and  Caroline  Brace,  by  Jacob  Matthews.  M.  G. 
Richard  F.  Williamson  and  Louisa  Nicholson,  by  A.  J.  Wright. 
Jobn  Butler  and  Mary  Cavenagh.  by  Catholic  Missioner. 
Charles  W.  Coe  and  Julia  A.  Bennett,  by  Alvin  Abbott,  M.  G. 
Xicholas  Sturm  and  Martha  Sturm,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Albert  Vail  and  Sylvia  Stockton,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead.  Pol.  Mag. 
John  Smith  and  Bridget  McComisky,  by  Louis  Lightner,  M.  G. 
Wm.  H.  Drennin  and  Lucy  A.  Chatfee,  by  W.  S.  Bates,  M.  G. 
Wm.  H.  Ansman  and  Ruth  A  Xelson,  by  Peter  Sturm.  M.   G. 
Harrod  Murnan  and  Gertrude  A.  Lyon,  by  E.  S.  Brodhead. 
Samuel  Montootb  and  Hannah  S.  Stnrm,  by  Peter  Sturm,  yi.  G. 
Jacob  McDaniel  and  Louisa  Hall,  by  Ahab  Keller.  M.  G. 
]\richael  liargin  and  Celia  Xoble,  by  E.  Delaharty,  M.  G. 
Jeremiah  Wagoner  and  Laura  Culton,  by  R.  McBocock,  J.  P. 
Benjamin  Mehew  and  Marietta  Ellenwood,  by  John  Xeff,  M.  G. 
Robert  Alexander  and  Melissa  R.  Mix,  by  Peter  Sturm.  M.  G. 
Gersham  Bunnell  and  Ellen  Cooper,  by  James  Snare,  J.  P. 
James  A.  Long  and  Rosina  Glitch,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Charles  Kezer  and  Sarah  J.  Smith,  by  Josiah  Kerns,  M.  G. 
Josiali  Miner  and  Lydia  A.  Houck,  by  Jetf.  Raymond.  J.  P. 
Wm.  Higginson  and  Mary  Evins,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Lemuel  F.  Mattbews  and  Lucretia  S.  Trickle,  by  W.  J.  Smith. 


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MARRIAGE    RECORD    1831-1866.  07 

Aug.  27.  Newton  Baiighn  and  Irene  Simms,  by  D.  McCance,  C.  J. 

"  28.  Ephraim  W.Smith  and   Sarah  M.  Addis,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 

'^  30.  James  N.  Davison  and  Mary  C.  Eicliards,  by  B.  F.  Fuller,  J.  P. 

Sept.    2.  Alvah  Sturtevant  and  Rebecca  Pratt,  by  Jacob  Matthews,  M.  G. 

2.  Thomas  Corlitt  and  Mary  Zinne.  by  D.'  McCance,  J.  P. 

''  9.  Robert  Allen  and  Alice  Holt,  by  R^.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

"  12.  Jacob  Williams  and  Sarah  Saxton,  by  Peter  Strum,  M.  G. 

"  21.  W^ellington  H.  Boyer  and  Anna  P.  Hinson,  by  D.  Hitchcock. 

"  21.  George'W.  Gharrett  and  Alice  Fuller,  by  James  Snare,  J.  P. 

"  14.  Geo.  (*ooper  and  Rebecca  Bunnell,  by  James  Snare,  J.  P. 

"  25.  Geo.  H.  McClenahan  and  Martha  L.  Atherton,  by  J.  Raymond. 

Oct.  o.  Thomas  Wickluini  and  Mary  Welch,  bv  P.  McGregor.  Cath.  Pas. 

1.  Philip  C.  Rhea  and  Eliza  j".  Parks,  by  John  Neff^  M.  G. 

''  2.  Charles  Stephens  and  Hannah  J.  Jewell,  by  I).  McCance,  J.  P. 

"  2.  Ira  H.  Ilochstrasserand  Margaret  Driunin,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 

"'  5.  George  Holmes  and  Martiia  E.  Carney  by  John  Neff,  M.  G. 

"  15.  Neri  McDaniel  and  Finiah  Mcintosh,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 

"  21.  Michael  S.  Smith  and  Nancy  Bateman,  by  W.  J.  Stubble,  M.  G. 

"  23.  Joseph  P.  Gibbs  and  Hannah  B.  Gibbs,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

"  29.-  Lewis  Corson  and  Lydia  A.  Buck,  by  E.  C.  Brodhead,  P.  Mag. 

Nov.  8.  Ziba  Hackett  and  Lucinda  Smith,  by  Thos.  Grattridge,  J.  P. 

"  9.  John  M.  Ilurd  and  Mahala  R.  Swank,  by  S.  A.  Elliott,  M.  G. 

"  12.  Wian  E.  Clough  and  Jennie  Thornton,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

''  27.  Samuel  White  and  Lucinda  Harris,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

Dec.  2.  Wm.  E.  Thomas  and  Elmira  Myers,  by  D.  Cance,  J.  P. 

"  15.  Geo.  M.  Adams  and   Hannah  R.  Adams,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

"  15.  D.  H.  Dalrymple  and  Louisa  Harmon,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 

"  24.  John  E.  Dack  and  Jane  Wiley,  by  John  Neff,  M.  G. 

"  28.  Stephen  Halsey  and  Delia  H."  Lacey,  by  D.  M.  Kelley,  J.  P. 

"  29.  Isaac  Welch  and  Catherine  L.  Baldwin,  by  R.  C!.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

"•  31.  J.  C.  Capestake  and  Sarah  C.  Hulsizer,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

1863. 

Jan.  5.  George  Board  man  and  Lvdia  Smith,  bv  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 

"  15.  Wm.  Coleman  and  Eliza'Leigh,  by  S.  A.  Elliott,  M.  G. 

"  11.  John  Freeland  and  Emilene  Hall,  by  James  Snare,  J.  P. 

"  14.  Norman  Malcom  and  Elvira  Straight,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

"  23.  Geo.  E.  Richmond  and  Eliza  N.  Simmerman,  by  S.  M.  Farrar. 

"  27.  Jolm  H.  Ogle  and  Diantha  W.  Sturm,  by  A.  C.  Price,  V.  D.  M. 

Feb.  5.  Albert  M.  Frisbie  and  Harriett  Hines,  by  M.  P.  King,  M.  G. 

5.  G.  H.  H.  Q.  Dalrymple  and  Mary  Griffin,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 

"  10.  Richard  J.  Crodder  and  Eliza  A.  Tofflemoyer,  by  John  Sargent. 

'•  11.  Ellis  W.  Gaskill  and  Jane  McBride,  by  J.  A.  Graham,  M.  G. 

"  11.  John  Besler  and  Anna  Jopig,  by  E.  S.  Broadhead,  Pol.  Mag. 

"  13.  Wm.  Murray  and  Isa])ella  Fairbairn,  by  J.  M.  Graham,  M.  G. 

"  19.  Geo.  Rutherford  and  Jane  Armstrong,  A.  J.  Wright,  M.  G. 

"  22.  Francis  S.  Clark  and  Malvenia  Powell,   by  W.  R.  Stowe.  M.  G. 

"  23.  Reed  Spencer  and  Sarah  J.  Greenman,  by  James  Snare,  J.  P. 

"  25.  Farquhar  Bain  and  Ann  ]\[urehison,  no  record. 

Mar.    16.  William  McCormick  and  Mell  French,  by  James  Snare,  J.  P. 

"  9.  James  H.  Springfield  and  Martha  E.  Geer,  Benj.  M.  Lombard. 

"'  26.  Madara  D.  Fezler  and  Marv  B.  Whitaker,  by  R.  C.  Dunn. 

''  25.  John  C.  Emery  and  Louisa  C.  Hall,  by  R.  C.  'Dunn.  M.  G. 

"  31.  John  Smilie  and  Mary  A.  Burns,  by  D.  M.  Kelly,  J.  P. 


08  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

JSTatliaii  Downing  and  Ilaniiali  F.  Eiter,  S.  P.  Unntiiigtoii. 
Murdow  Murchinson  and  Sally  Matheson,  no  record. 
Wm.  H.  Thwiss  and  Hannah  Witter,  by  A.  C.  Price,  M.  G. 
Jacob  H.  Sanders  and  Mary   M.  Brace,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.  G. 
Daniel  B.  Glark  and  Eliza  A.  Kent,  liscence  returned. 
David  L.  Ash  and  Eliza  Messenger,  by  Lemuel  Pomeroy,  M.  G. 
Francis  M.  Timmons  and  Eliza  Rush,  by  A.  G.  Hammond,  J.  P. 
George  Smith  and  Adelia  A.  Greenman,  by  Jos.  Woodward. 
Thomas  Scavenger  and  Ann  E.  Corner,  by  James  W.  Hewett. 
Thomas  Eobinson  and  Lucy  G.  Lyle,  W.  J.  Stubbles,  M.  G. 
David  Collins  and  Sarah  Burns,  by  John  Nelf,  M.  G. 
Calvin  Vulgamot  and  Catherine  (Jingrich,  by  W.  S.  Bates. 
W.  L.  Straharn  and  Harriet  E.  Reed,  by  D.  Whiflfen,  J.  P. 
Aaron  S.  Atherton  and  Mary  J.  Sanders,  by  W.  J.  Smith,  M.G. 
Wm.  S.  Hixon  and  Lucv  Oziah,  A.  J.  AVright,  M.  G. 
Wm.  P.  Hall,and  Louisa  J.  Hadsell,  by  D.  M.  Kelly,  J.  P. 
rienry  Caruthers  and  Lucinda  Simmerman.  by  S.  M.  F.  Farrar. 
Thomas  C  Hepperly  and  Selina  A.  King,  by  John  ]\"et¥,  M.  G. 
Jothan  Rounds  and  Martha  Cypler,  by  B.  F.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
John  C.  May  and  Rebecca  A.  Trickle, "^A.  C.  Price,  M.  G. 
Chas.  H.   Maxfield  and  Helen  Fuller,  by  A.  J.  Wright.  M.  G. 
Robert  Riddle  and  Betsy  Cameron,  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.G. 
Geo.  Boale  and  Lydia  Mix,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Samuel  Hewett  and  Mary  J.  Sapp,  Ijy  James  W.  Hewett,  P.M. 
■'John  W.  Emery  and  Lizzie  Livingstone,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Jacob  IF  Simmerman  and  Levina  Durand,  J.  W.  Hewett. 
Robert  M.  Masters  and  Ijouisa  Lundy,  by  Jacob  Matthews. 
Thomas  Dawson  and  Jane   Meadows.  Jos.  Woodward,  J.  P. 
Cornelius  L.  Lupert  and  Laura  Halsey,  A.  Gross,  M.G. 
W.  H.  Gray  and  Eliza  Traphagan,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Thomas  Homer  and  Charlotte  Dew-ey,  by  A.  J.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Aug.  B.  Kirkjjatrick  and  Fannie  Redding,  l)y  Jesse  Redding. 
David  Magee  and  Eliza  Jewell,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
John  Black  and  Eliza  Mason,  by  E.  Ransom,  jr.,  M.  G. 
Cornelius  Horn  and  Lienor  Newton,  by  N.  Y.  Giddings,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Peterson  and  Marv  Wooden,  bv  Robt.  McCutcheon,  ^f.  G. 
Geo.  A.  Clifford  and  Mary  C.  Clifford,  by  A.  C.  Price,  M.  G. 
Charles  H.  Grimm  and  Catherine  McLennan,  by  J.  M.  Graham. 
Reuben  Gardner  and  Marv  McGee,  bv  AV.  W.  Winslow,  J.  P. 
Wm.  P.  McGilliard  and  Eliza  J.  Torrance,  by  A.  C.  Miller,  M.  G. 
Chester  Lyon  and  Chloe  A.  Austin,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Peter  Nelson  and  Lucinda  A.  Smith,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
George  Currier  and  Sarah  Drury,  by  A.  M.  Gardner,  M.  G. 
Dan.Drawver  andLucia   A.    Wilson,    by    D.    A.    Falkenburg 

M.  G.^  ^  ' 

James  A.  Edwards  and  Susan  Lee,  by  A.  C.  Price,  M.G. 
Isaac  Shepherd  and  Mary  A.  Cockshot,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Daniel  McClure  and  Matilda  Case,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.G. 
J.  B.  Cochran  and  Sarah  C.  Goodspeed,  by  Ansel  J.  Wright.    . 
James  Pace  and  Bell  McLain,  by  George  Stebbins,  M.G. 
Bainbridge  Ray  and  Mary  Prather,  by  D.  McCance,  M.G. 
George  Boardman  and  J.  C.  Updike,  by  W.  S.  Bates,  M.  G. 
Wm.  P.  Caverley  and  Elizabeth  Hartley,  by  A.  E.  Wells,  M.  G. 


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MARRIAGE    RF.CORD    1 831-1 86t).  99 

Joseph  Smith  and  Sarah  Armentrout,  Ijy  S.  M.  F.  Farrar,  J.  P. 
John  H.  Houzo  and  Susannah  Gingrich,  by  I).  McCance,  J.  P. 
Wm.  S.  Kimball  and  ^lai-garet  P.  Conistock,  by  James  W.  Hewett. 
Thos.  T.  Leacox  and  Hannah  Y.  Wilson,  by  Delos  S.  Main,  M.  G. 

18G4. 

Geo.  C.  Maxfield  and  Cynthia  C.  Parrish,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Isaac  S.  Whitaker  and   Sarah  A.  Shinn,  by  I\.  C.  Dnnn,  M.  G. 
Miles  Colwell  and  Amanda  Barr,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
James  Kerns  and  Sarah  J.  Bristoll,  by  N.  J.  Geddings,  M.  G. 
James  R.  Lawson  and  Ophelia  Lafferty,  by  J.  W.  Hewett,  P.  M. 
Nathan  Shulze  and  Eliza  A.  Culbertson,  by  R.  C.  Dnnn,  M.  G. 
Wm.  C.  Phelps  and  Rachel  Snyder,  by  Jos.  Woodward,  J.  P. 
Thos.  Turnbull  and  Margaret  Montooth.  by  J.  M.  Graham,  M.  C. 
Thomas  Baskin  and  Nancy  Simmons,  J.  B.  Clhenoweth,  M.  G. 
Thomas  W.  Embleton  and  Kate  Beach,  by  F.  F.  Perkins,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Miller  and  Mary  E.  Miller,  by  S.  M.  F.  Farrar.  J.  P. 
Geo.  P.  Gerard  and  Nancy  E.  Leeson,  by  A.  H.  Hepperly,  M.  G. 
Martin  Medearis  and  Margaret  J.  Robinson,  by  Jas.  Snare,  J.  P. 
Daniel  Keller  and  Mary  VV.  Wright,  by  E    Ransom,  M.  G. 
Cyrus  A.  Anthony  and  Charlotte  Shaw^,  by  Allen  C.  Miller.  M.  G. 
Ezra  J    Griffin  and  Rel)ecca  L.  Nicholas,  bv  J.  M.  Ford.  M.  G. 
John  Dawson  and  Jemima  Detman,  by  B.  F.  jNIiller,  J.  P. 
Robert  Cinnamon  and  Jane  McClane,  by  F.  F.  Perkins,  M.  G. 
Anthony  Sturm  and  Nancy  Bogard,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Jas.  M.  Harwood  ami  Rebecca  Wall,  by  A.  H.  Hepperly,  M.  G. 
Edwin  H.  Tyrrell  and  Elizabeth  Rockwell,  by  F.  Bascom,  M.  G. 
Abe.  Loudenburg  and  Lydia  Phenix,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Jesse  Redding  and  Sarah  Fulk,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Alfred  S.  Hemmant  and  Mary  E.  Kavanaugh,  by  J.  W.  Agard. 
'JMiomas  J.  Townsend  and  Maria  L.  Bevier,  byA.  C.  Price,  M.  G. 
Albert  Vansickle  and  Rachel  A.  Oziah,  by  S.  M.  F.  Farrer,  J.  P. 
Thomas  Imes  and  Cynthia  A.  Harmon,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Charles  Hall  and  Sarah  Carter,  by  Thomas  Beall,  J.  P. 
Peter  J.  Allison  and  Mary  A.  Williams,  byA.  J.  Wright,  M.  G. 
James  F.  Holmes  and  Mary  Richardson,  by  A.  J.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Daniel  E.  Markland  and  Hannah  E.  Miller,  by  James  Snare,  J.  P. 
Geo.  H.  Hurd  and  Cynthia  J.  Wilson,  by  K.  C.  Price,  M  .  G. 
Harry  Hull  and  Alice  Somberger,  by  Jacob  Matthews,  M.  G. 
Chas.  H.  Colwell  and  Hester  Miller,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Ira  C.  Reed  and  Sarah  M.  Barnell,  by'S.  M.  F.  Farrar,  J.  P. 
AVm.  Calhoon  and  Ann  M.  Beayer,  by  A.  C.  Price,  M.  G. 
Theo.  Bacmeister  and  Laura  L.  Ogle.  byA.  C.  Price,  M.  G. 
Ira  Newton  and  Oliye  E.  Smith,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Americus  Jones  and  Hannah  Messenger,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Abram  Vandike  and  Henrietta  R.  Blood,  byA.  C.  Price,  M.  G. 
W.  H.  (iibbs  and  Julia  A.  Grant,  by  J.  W.  Hewett,  Pol.  Mag. 
John  Drew  and  Atlanta  Lyle,  by  Ehud  Fordyce,  M.  G. 
Emery  Buffom  and  Anna  Ilimes,  by  A.  C.  Price,  M.  G. 
Henry  H.  Emery  and  Sarah  A.  Swab,  by  D.  M.  Kelly.  J.  P. 
James  Abates  and  Martha  Baritt,  by  J.  W.  Hewett,  Pol.  Mag. 
Henry  Rhodes  and  Carrie  Johnson,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Seidell  Miner  and  Eliza  C.  Smith,  by  A.  C.  Price,  M.  G. 
Oloff  H,  Johnson  and  Sarah  Swift,  by  E,  McCance,  J,  P, 


100  niSTdKV    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

James  II.  Dexter  and  Eliza  M.  Johnson,  by  S.  L.  Hamilton. 
Jesse  AV.  Hawk  and  Susan  Locey,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Wm.  Murnan  and  ]Mary  Coe,  by  I).  MeCance,  J.  P. 
John  Kermeen  and  Annie  McCain,,  by  1>.  F.  Fuller,  J.  P. 
John  Graves  and  Rebecca  J .  Hurry,  by  E.  B.  Barker,  M.  G. 
Francis  G.  Lego-itt  and  Katv  Long,  by  A.  C.  Price,  M.  G. 
W.  0.  Dalrymple  and  Ellen"^  Conner,  by  W.  W.  Winslow,  J.  P. 
Francis  W.   Funis  and  Ellen  Cooper,  by  J.  W.  Ilewett,  P.  M. 
Henry  Lassing  and  Josie  Marker,  by  P.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
JohnW.  Rounds  and  Missouri  A.  Davis,  by  D.  M.  Kelley.  J.  P. 
Robert  A.  Turnbull  and  Rebecca  Montooth,  by  R.  C.  Dunn. 
Thomas  A.  Colvin  and  Sarah  Willeson,  by  S.  B.  Smith,  M.  G. 
Stephen  Roberts  and  Susaniia  Hogan,  by  J.  W.  Hewett,  P.  M. 
Daniel  0.  Addis  and  Margaret  Caskey,  by  Allen  C.  Miller,  M.  G. 
Eugene  B.  Lyon  and  jMartha  Cox,  by  E.  P.  Barker,  M.  G. 
Thomas  Xicliols  and  Marv  J.  Cohvell,  bv  J.  W.  Hewett,  P.  M. 
John  A.  Cowell  and  Charlotte  Gridley,  by  E.  P.  Baker,  M.  G. 
Fred  P.  Bloom  and  Charlotte  Curfman,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Israel  Dawson  and  Effie  McMillen,  b}'  J.  W.  Hewett,  P.  M. 
Philip  Arganbright  and  Josephine  Boggs,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Lorenzo  Waldron  and  Clarrissa  Reed,  by  Edward  Aril  on,  M.  G. 
AVm.  W.  Stuart  and  Delphine  ISTewton,  by  James  B.  Chenewith. 
AVm.  0.  Flaharty  and  Margaret  Kelly,  by  John  Kilkenny,  Priest. 
Abram  Buifiugton  and  Susan  A.  Pettit.  by  A.  H.  Ilepperly.  ' 
Wm.  W.  Hylton  and  Adelaide  Phenix,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Calvin  R.  Smythe  and  Armentia  Triiilett,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Wm.  A.  Cade  and  Fannie  E.    Simpson,  bv  J.  M.  Van  Wagner. 
Geo.  B.  Vansickle  and  Alziria  Barnhill,  by  A.  C.  Miller.  M.  G. 
John  Hoppock,  Jr.,  and  Ilattie  Conklin,  by  Horace  Worden, 
John  Imes  and  Mary  Asburn.  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
James  Boland  and  Eleanor  Boyd,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Daniel  McCrady  and  Mary  Dixon,  no  record. 
Marion  Davis  and  Ellen  Boardman,  by  J.  W.  Agard,  M.  G. 
Bela  H.  Curtiss  and  Alary  Sliaw,  by  Alvin  Abbott,  M.  G, 
Joel  Straight  and  Eliza  Whitcher,  by  A.   G.   Hammond,  J.  P. 
John  M.  Cole,  and   Christenah  Peterson,  by  D.  M.  Hill,  M.  G. 
Charles  C.  Gleeson  and  Mary  Bolt,  by  James  Snare,  J.  P. 
John  Barler  and  Xancv  J.  (rraves,  bv  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 
Hugh  Rhodes  and  Hannah  Beatty,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Cuthbert  Driscoll  and  Sarah  J.  Davis,  by  M.  H.  Negus  M.  G. 
D.  McLennan  and  Catharine  JMurcliison,  by  Lemuel  Pomeroy. 
Hiram  AA^yatt  and  Rebecca  Newmyer,  by  James  Darsie. 
John  AV.  Dickenson  and  Delia  AI.  Drawyer,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 
Jacob  Rogers  and  ]\Iary  W.  Reujanington,  by  A.  C.  ^Miller,  M.  G. 
AV.  II.  Fleming  and  Sarah  A.  AVilson,  by  AVm.  Leber,  M.  G. 
Harrison  I).  Gill  and  Sarah  Britten,  by  E.  P.  Barker,  M,  G. 
Sidney  F.  Harding  and  Mary  A.  Irwin,  by  J.  M.  Graham,  M.  G. 
Alonzo  Luce  and  Catherine  Miller,  by  J.  AV.  Hewitt,  J.  P. 
Robt.  G.  Stowe  and  Martha  E.  Pope,  by  E.  Ransom,  Jr.,  M.  G. 
John  F.  Greenfield  and  Thurza  Hitchcock,  by  D.  McCance,  J.  P. 

1865. 
Henry  Newton  and  Cynthiana  Harvey,  by  J.  AV.  Hewitt,  J.  P. 
Daniel  Lundy  and  Catherine  Emery,  by  Jacob  Matthews,  M.  G. 


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MAKKIAGE    KECOKD    1831-1866.  101 

John  Greenwood  and  Susan  Wright,  hy  J.  W.  Agard.  M.  G. 
Kowland  F.  Washbnrn  and  Ijucinda  Williams,  by  E.  P.  Barker. 
James  P.  McGuyre  and  Mary  J.  Collins,  by  J.  W.  Hewitt,  J.  P. 
Thomas  Hick  and  Margaret  Cockshoot,  by  J.  W.  Hewitt,  J.  V. 
Adam  Fletcher  and  ]Mary  Pees,  by  J.  W.  Hewitt.  P.  Mag. 
John  Armstrong  and  Jane  Pule,  by  J.  M.  Van  Wagner,  M.  G 
Geo.  W.  Kirkpatrick  and  ]\[artlia  A,  Taylor,  by  James  Darsie. 
Wm.  0.  Johnson  and  Hannah  L.  Fitch,  by  James  Darsie,  M.  G. 
Wm.  J.  Lamperand  Mary  Clayton,  by  C.  Selden,  M.  G. 
Joseph  F.  Lewis  and  Catlierine  Buckley,  by  I).  McCance,  J.  P. 
Poss  Colwell  and  Mary  J.  Gierhart.  by  A.  J.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Mathusalah  Bevier  and  Fanny  L.  Hicks,  by  Alvin  Abbott,  M.  G. 
Wm.  W.  l^uswell  and  lone  Beckwith,  by  J.    M.  Grciham,  M.  G. 
Daniel  Moon  and  Hester  A.  Lord,  by  John  M.  (Jraham,  M.  G. 
James  A.  Henderson,  and  Fi'ancis  A.  Dewey,  by  P.    C.  Dunn. 
John  Harvie  and  Melinda  Jane  Simmerman,   by  James  Snare. 
Aron  J.  Anderson  and  Susan  Updyke,  by  J.  W.  Hewett,  J.  P. 
Wm.  A.  Ellis  and  Adaline  W.  Davis,  by  A.  G.  Hammond,  J.  P. 
Wm.  Warhurst  and  Lydia  Umbaugh,  by  Geo.  W.  Brown,  M.  G. 
Alex.  Ballentine  and  Isabella  Templeton,  by  P.  C.  Dunn.  M.  G. 
Simon  Cox  and  Mary  E.  Graves,  by  A.  G.  Hammond,  J.  P. 
John  H.  Brown  and  Mary  Holmes.  l)y  James  Darsie,  M.  (i. 
Albert  G.  Hilliard  and  Euplnmia  Clark,  by  W.  J.  Beck,  M.  (i. 
Miles  S.  Williams  and  Pollv  M.  Elston,  bv  W.  W.  Winslow,  J.  P. 
Eli  Wilson  and  Mary  M.  Morris,  by  J.  W.  Hewitt,  P.  Mag. 
Thomas  Mayborn  and  Pebecca  Jerrems.   by  A.    G.  Hammond. 
Lewis  Hoppock  and  Hnldah  Cross,  by  W.  J.  Beck,  M.  G. 
Henry  C.  Morris  and  Mary  Burnam.  by  E.  Pansom,  Jr.,  ]Vr.  G. 
George  P.  Harris  and  Jane  Page,  by  J.  W.  Hewett,  P.  Mag. 
Abel  T.  George  a]ul  Rhoda  E.  Sharer,  by  J.  B.  Chenoweth.  M.  (J. 
Wm.  Delay  and  Martha  Patrick,  bv  C.  M.  S.  Lvon,  J.  P. 
Geo.  W.  Goodnow  and  Mary  Harmsehild,  by  D.  McCance,  C.  J. 
John  T.  Kinmonth  and  Henrietta  Atherton,  by  James  Darsie. 
Wm.  M.  Pilgram  and  ^larv  Waslibui'ne,  bv  E.  P.  Barker.  M.  (\. 
Oliver  White  and  Mattie  L.  Mercer,  bv  Darius  M.  Hill,  :\r.  G. 
Geo.  Atwood  and  Catherine  M.  Foster,  by  A.  J.  Wright.  M.  G. 
Jacob  Umbaugh  and  Sarah  E.  Dudley,  bv  A.  J.  Wright,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Boyd  and  Mary  Colthar,  by  A.  C.  Miller,  M.  G^ 
Simi)son  Simmons  and  .Margaret  Hull,  by  C.  A.  Hewett,  31.  (i. 
John  Frey  and  Eliza  Jane  l^'ulk.  liy  Peter  Sturm,  ]\L  G. 
James  Montooth  and  Mary  Wilson,  by  Wm.  Leber,  M.  G. 
Ezra  Ferris  and  ^lai'v  C.  Cummings.     No  I'ecord. 
Chancey  E.  Ballard  and  Mary  E.  Zink.  l)y  James  Buswell,  J.  P. 
Charles  H.  Newman  and  Alvira  \.  Jordan,  bv  Alvin  Abbott. 
Harlan  P.  Wyckoft'  and  Phebe  Ackley,  by  li.\)  Dunn,  M.  G. 
Wm.  Mowon  and  Lucinda  Potts,  by  C.  M.  S.  Lyon.  J.  P. 
John  McKee  and  Madeline  Bradford,  bv  A.  H.  Hep})erlv.  M.  (i. 
George  A.  Smith  ;ind  .Mary  E.  Wolf,  by  A.  C.  Price,  M.^  G. 
Chris  G.  Birlemeyer  and  Ann  B.  Wenger,  l)y  E.  Pansom,  jr. 
Jas[)er  Dollison  and  Lydia  Klli.son.  by  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  J.   P. 
JMorris  C.  Lampson  and  Mary  J.  Fi'ancns,  by  A.  (i.  Hanimund. 
Andrew  Creighton  and  Hannah  Atkinson,  In'  Jos.  Woodward. 
P.enjamiu  C.'Follett  and  Helen  Phodes,  by  A.  J.  Wright,  .AL  (i. 


h)2  HISTOKY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

Sept.     5.  Eli  Emery  and  Mary  C  Johnson,  by  J.  W.  Hewitt,  J.  P. 

"       5.  Stephen  AV.  Marring  and  Sarah  Porter,  by  A.  J.  Wright,  M.  G. 

''       5.  Hiram  A.  S,  Kane  and  Marv  E.  Burns,  bv  J.  ^\ .  Hewett.  P.  M. 

0.  Geo.  W.  Peed  and  Mrs.  Jan'e  Hunter,  by  AVm.  A.  Clark,  M.  G. 

7.  Philip  F.  Earhart  and  Lucretia  Dollison,  bv  C.  M.  S.  Lvon. 

"     11.  George  Phelps  and  Sarah  Choate,  by  E.  P.  Barker.  M.  G. 

•  •     1-J-.  Sylvester  Hall  and  Catherine  Harding,  by  A .  H .  Hepperly,  M.  G. 

"     14.  Joseph  A.  Webster  and  Susan  E.  Saxton,  by  J.  B.  Russell,  J.  P. 

'•     14.  Benj.  F.  Hersh  and  Love  S.  Fox,  by  A'.  G.  Hammond.  J.  P. 

••     16.  Bnrdiek  Kinvon  and  Silvina  Wilson.  G.  W.  Shaffer.  M.  G. 

••     IG.  David  M.  Poor  and  Matilda  Witter.' by  D.  M.  Hill.  M.  G. 

••'     18.  Job  Mahaffy  and  Ann  E.  Broughten,  by  H.  R.  Halsey,  J.  P. 

''     21.  Stephen  (jreen  and  Francis  S.  Hunt,  bv  James  W.  Hewett,  J.  P. 

•'•'     24.  Royal  H.  Miller  and  Arabella  Kisseil,*by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.'  G. 

Oct.      1.  Charles  M.  A\^ilson  and  Jane  A.  Lawson,  by  Wm.  Leber,  M.  G. 

"        2.  Joseph  C.  Hiner  and  Eleanor  A.  Eagan,  by  A.  P.  Aten,  M.  (J. 

"        2.  Orange  F.  Dorranee  and  Ada  Hicks,  by  J.  Milligan,  M.  G. 

"        4.  James  A.  ]\rcKenzie  and  Louisa  Thomas,  by  J.  AV.  Agard,  M.  G. 

7.  Joseph  H.  Gi7igrich  nnd  Marv  A.  Finch,  bv  D.  M.  Hill,  M.  G. 

■'      10.  Demetrius  E.  Morris  and  Mavy  Vandyne,  by  G.  AA' .  Shaffer,  M.  G. 

12.  Samuel  Happock  and  Sarah  J.  Likes,  by  E.  Ransom.  Jr.,  M.  G. 

14.  AA"m.  C.  \\'right  and  Susan  C.  Casky,  by  J.  AA" .  Hewitt.  P.  3[ag. 

17.  Hector  M.  Lamb  and  Athalia  Barlow,  1)y  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  J.  P. 

19.  Erastus  E.  Reed  and  Clarinda  AVood,  by  James  Snare,  J.  P. 

"      19.  H.  H.  Ballentine  and  Mary  Trimmer,  by  Aug.  G.  Hammond. 

"      19.  Chauncev  R.  Miner  and  Chloe  R.  Parrish,  bv  A.  J.  Wright. 

"      19.  Richard  R.  Luce  and  Eliza  McVicker,  by  D.'  McCance,  J.  P. 

•'      23.  Duncan  G.  Ligraham  and  Eliza  A.  Sticknev,  bv  J.  M.  Sticknev. 

'•      2(J.  Wm.  B.  Thompson  and  Ellen  Toothaker,  by  R.^  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

"      26.  Anson  R.  'J'anner  and  Catherine  Oxenberger,  bv  Peter  Sturm. 

■•      26.  Oliver  P.  Crowell  and  Mary  .M  Hiner,  by  D.  M.  Hill,  M.  G. 

"      2ij.  James  AVall  and  Ann  Carroll,  by  Missionary  Priest. 

"      29.  Henry  S.  Crook  and  Mattie  Hanchett,  by  Robt.  McBocock,  M.  G, 

31.  Gideon  Murray  and  Jane  Fairbairn.  by  A.  J.  AA' right.  M.  G. 

Nov.      2.  Aaron  Schmuck  and  Julia  A.  Hill,  by  E.  Ransom.  Jr.,  M.  G. 

"        5.  James  M.  Lowman  and  Mary  E.  Thomas,  by  D.  M.Hill,  M.  G. 

12.  Samuel  Redding  and  Letitia  Boffard,  by  Sam.  Stoughten.  ^L  G. 

'•      13.  Ninirod  C.  Bishop  and  Auliana  AVinslow.  bv  Alvin  Abbott.  M.  G. 

'•'      19.  Joseph  B.  Armentrout  and  Pollv  A.  Fantz'.  bv  D.  M.  Hill.  M.  G 

"      11).  Wm.  11.  Hazard  and  Sarah  M.  "Caskev,  bv  A    C.Miller.  M.  G. 

•■      23.  (ieoro-e  H.  Martin  and  Ruth  AVhite.  bv  D."  M.  Hill.  M.  G. 

••      26.  Fred'.  .Al.  Talbott  and  Melissa  R.  Alexander,  by  L.  R.  AVinn,  J.  P. 

Dec.      5.  Geo.  W.  Botkin  and  Jane  B.  Potter,  by  E.  Ransom,  M.  G. 

"      — .  Joel  Dixon  and  Hannah  Putnam,  bv  0.  (i.  AA'ood.  J.  P. 

"      24.  Robert  Hall  and  Jane  AVrag,  by  R.  AIcBocock,  J.  P. 

25.  Jonathan  Graves  and  Rachel  Graves,  by  A.  G.  Hammond.  J.  P. 

'•      25.  Henry  0.  Ackley  and  ^lelvina  Simmerman,  bv  C.  AA'.  Young. 

••      28.  James  R.  (ielvin  and  Martha  0.  Trickle,  by  D.  M.  Hill.  M.  G. 

28.  Samuel    Mechm  and  Almeda  A.  Cheeseman,  bv  J.  AV.  Hewitt. 

'•      28.  John  L.  Finley  and  Rebecca  Trickle,  by  D.  M.  Hill.  M.  G. 

31.  John  McCarthy  and  Mary  Poll,  by  A.  G.  Hammond.  J.  P. 

1866. 

Jan.      1.  Uzias  1'.  Smith  and  Valina  E.  Miller,  by  Louis  Benedict,  M.  G. 


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MAKRIAGE    EECOKD    1831-180f».  1  (>') 

Williarcl  B.  Foster  and  Mary  Ciirtiss,  by  Alvin  Al)bott,  M.  Or. 

Patrick  McGuire  and  Sarah  Harty,  by  Father  Kilkenny. 

Jos.  0.  H.   Spinney  and  Jnlia  Bevier,  by  Alvin  Abbott,  M.  G. 

Harry  Fornian  and  Susannah  Schanck,  by  A.   C.  Price,  M.  G. 

Archibald  Wade  and  Elizabeth  Lyman,  by  E.  Kansom,  Jr. 

Wm.  H.  Barton  and  K.  M.  Standard,  by  A.  G.  Hammond. 

Lewis  Halsted  and  Harriet  A.  Jackson,  by  E.  Ransom,  Jr. 

Laban  M.  Diigan  and  Susan  A.  Cook,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

Wm.  L  Cross  and  Delia  M.  Fuller,  by  D.  M.  Hill,  M.  G. 

Charles  D.  Shaver  and  Delia  Bourlier,  by  J.  B.  Chenowth. 

Henry  Zimmerman  and  Jacobin  Wilt,  by  A.  G.  Hammond. 

Orrin  Kinmouth  and  Hester  Atherton,  l)y  F].  Ransom,  M.  G. 

Oarin  Maxfield,  Jr.,  and  Cynthia  Stone,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

Charles  Dudley'and  Eliza  C.  Bevier,  by  M.  H.  Megus,  M.  G. 

Peter  F.  Gregory  and  Rachel  Bird,  by  J.  W.  Hewitt,  P.  M. 

George  Leigh  and  Margaret  Knotf,  by  Wm.  Leber,  M.  G. 

W.  J.  Hamilton  and  Annette  Bryan,  by  A.  J.  Wright,  M.  G. 

Franklin  Stanton  and  Ellen  Riggin,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.G. 

Newton  Dollison  and  Mary  White,  by  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  J.  P. 

Peter  J.  Riner  and  Martha  L.  Graves,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  ({. 

Nathan  Snare  and  Isabella  Williamson,  by  AV.  E.  Martin. 

Joel  Hendrick  and  Henrietta  Wilson,  by  W.  Leber,  M.  (r. 

John  I).  Essex  and  Mary  Bunnell,  by  A.  G.  Hammond.  P.  P. 

Ira  F.  Hayden  and  Marietta  Vinson,  by  J.  W.  Hewitt,  J  .  P. 

Nicliolas  Fiber  and  Wyonia  Anderson,  by  J.  W.  Hewitt,  J.-  P. 

Hiram  Thurston  aiurOrmilda   White,  by  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  J.  P. 

Charles  0.  Wilson  and  Lucinda  Acer,  by  J.  W.  Hewitt,  J.  ^P. 

AVm.  Johnson  and  Mary  Y.  P)arrett,  by  J.  W.  Hewitt.  J.  P. 

Clayton  A.  DeWolf  and  Lusetta  Atherton,  by  David  R.  Gelviii. 

W^m.  Turnbull.  Jr.,  and  Catharine  McLennan,  by  J.  R.  Harris. 

Milton  Trickle  and  Drusilla  Shirver?,  by  E.  Ransom,  ^l.  G. 

.John  Wiley  and  Sarah  C.  Aten,  by  W.  Leber,  M.  G. 

Ephriam  S.  Garrison  and  Sarali  C.  Pratz,  by  D.  McCance. 

Carlos  B.  Lyle  and  Mary  S.  Eiigles,  by  J.  R.  Harris,  M.  G. 

Andrew  Galbraith  and  Hannali  R.  Thomas,  by  E.  P.  Barker. 

Jacob  Carr  and  Rhoda  Miller,  by  A.  (J.  Hammond,  J.  1*. 

Michael  Hurim  and  Angeline  Overlander,  by  AVilson  Trickle. 

James  Morris  and  Henrietta  Little,  by  Calvin  Seldiii,  M.  G. 

Henrv  Scott  and  Ellen  linswell.  bv  J.  R.  Harris,  M.  G. 

Wm.'Moffittand  Elizabeth  J.  Hall,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

Elwood  DeWolf  and  Nancy  Atherton,  by  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  J.  P. 

James  Swank  and  Henrietta,  Kissel,  by  W"ni.  Leber,  M.  G. 

John  Farrell  and  Harriet  Poil,  1)y  C.  A.  Shurtleff,  J.  P. 

Calvin  B.  Rockwell  and  Maria  L.  AVhitt'en,  by  S.  A.  Estee. 

AlvaW.  Brown  and  Francis  Hodgson,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

Wm.  H.  TL  Myers  and  Mary  E.  Shannon,  by  A.  J.  Wright. 

Samuel  K.  Leacox  and  Flora  Kirkpatri(;k,  by  J.  R.  Harris. 

Alfred  Christie  and  Margaret  Grife,  by  G.  W.  Gue,  M.  G. 

Charles  E.  Shinn  and  Rebecca  J.  Pollok,  l)y  E.  Ransom.,  Jr. 

D.  J.  Stimmell  and  Adeleide  Triplett,  by  S.  A.  Estel,  M.  G. 

Ezekul  Ayres  and  Nette  Bell,  by  Wm.  Leber,  M.  G. 
26.     Lyman    B.  Smith  and  Clara  Rhynhart,  l)y  R.  C.  Dunn.  M.(L 
30.      C.  Svvackhammer  and  Eliza  Warden,  by  C.  W^  Young,  J.  P. 


10 J:  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

June   G.  Eoderick  Matlieson  and  Mary  A.  McLennan,  by  N.  C.  Weede. 

'•        9.  James  Smith  and  Ann  Rees.  by  C.  M.  S.  Lyon.  J.  P. 

•'        0.  Clayton  A.  Gibbs  and  Julia  Bevier.  by  E.  Ransom,  M.  G. 

"     10.  Elezer  Lafl'ertv  and  Margaret  A.  Harkness.  bv  C.  M.  S.  Lvon. 

.  •'      12.  Mark  M.  Lucy  and  Mary  Berfield.  by  R.  0.  Dunn.  M.  G.' 

"      26.  Edffar  W.  Curtiss  and  Kate  McKibbon.  by  Father  Kilkenny. 

19.  AVni.    J.  Galbertson  and  x\una  Bevier,  byR.  G.  Dunn,  M.J. 

20.  Abel  Armstrong  and  Annie  Reed,  by  X.  C.  Weede,  M.  G. 
Juh^    3.  Andrew  J.  Rushing  and   Emma  Dugan,  byD.  M.  Hill. 

"       3.  Luman  P.  Himes  and   Lucinda  BufEum.  by  L.  D.  Gowen. 

''       3.  Alex.  Murchison,  Jr.,  and  Maggie  Wede,  by  John  H.  Montgomery. 

4.  Joseph  M.   Cree  and  Phebe  Christopher,  by  "William  Leber. 

''        4.  Isaac  E.  Ensley  and   Eliza  J.  Barnell,  by'C.  M.  S.    Lyon. 

"        4.  William   D.   Freeman  and  Xancy  .Stacy,  by  C.    M.    S.  Lyon. 

"       4.  Peter  M.  Harkness  and  Marcella  Reed,  h\  Hugh  Rhodes,  J.  P. 

13.  Jiniathan  Thompson  and  Melenda  Parsons,  by  C.  ^I.  S.  Lyons. 

24.  Hugh  Stoekner  and  Anna  Beers,  by  A.  J.  Wright,  M.  G. 

'•      22.  Henry  W.  Moore  and  Hester  Spelman,  by  James  B.  Russell. 

29.  Samuel  G.  Butler  and  Susan  Hotchkiss,  by  Philander  Chase. 

Aug.    9.  Solomon  Leighton  and  Sarah  Snell,  by  James  Snare.  J.  P. 

•' .    15.  Henry  C.  Griffin  and  Ellen  Green,  by  A.  H.  Hepperly,  M.  G. 

''      30.  Henry  Seelev  and  Alma  South.  1)V  J.  W.  Aaard,  M.  G. 

••      29.  Charles  Shaner  and  Bell  Warner." by  W.  J. "Smith,  M.  G. 

29.  James  Burris  and  Susan  A.  Eastes.  by  James  Snare.  J.  P. 
Sep.     3.  SaxtonT.  Kellogg  and  Honer  Piester,  by  G.  AV.  Shaffer. 

'•        2.  Oscar  G.  Hixson  and  Sarah  A.  Cox,  bv  A.  G.  Hammoml. 

0.  Albert  P.  Finley  and  Rachel  Hiner.  by"D.  M.  Hill.  M.  G. 

G.  Geo.  H.  Simmermauand  Eliza  C.  Richmond,  by  C.  M.  S.  Lyon. 

'''       G.  Asa  Tavlor  and  Catherine  Umbaugh.  by  C.  M.  S.  Lvon. 

"'     20.  John  M.  Roach  and  Adeline  Funk,  by  W.  A.  Clark,  ^l.  G. 

''     27.  Thomas  \\ .  Ross  and  Happalonia  Wiiber,  by  W.  J.  Beck.     ■ 

"■      30.  Elijah  Terwilliger  and  Mary  F.  Sturm,  by  Peter  Sturm,  M.  G. 

'•      30.  John  Whitcher  and  Alma  Hall,  by  A.  G.  Hammond.  J.  P. 

Oct.     3.  Samuel  S.  Havden  and  Maria  Wilson,  bv  William  Leber.  ^[.  G. 

4.  Jacob  Young  and   Mary  J  .  Kirkbuff,  by  Allen  C.  Miller,  M.  G. 

8.  Chas.  A.  Ketchen  and  Abbey  E.  Gardiner,  by  L.  D.   Gowan. 

■■      14.  XewillH.  IManchard  and   Ellen  F.  Stone,  by  S"am.  G.  AVright. 

15.  Freeman  R.  Davison  and  Susan  A.  Jewell,  by  James  Buswell. 

•'      IG.  Hurmon  H.  Hochstrasser  and  Cristina  Drinnin,  by  A.  J.  A\'right. 

18.  Wm.  McKinstrv  and  Esther  Bovd,  bv  B.  C.  Dennis,  M.  G. 

"      21.  Amas  P.  Gill  and  Anne  V.  Stoddard'  by  A.  J.  Wright.  M.  G. 

'''      25.  (ieorge  ^Lu■ray  and  Lucetta  Woodward,  by  J.  H.  Montgomery. 

19.  Arch.  D.  Thorp  and  Araand  Perry,  by  E.  Ransom,  Jr.,  M.  G. 
24.  James  C.  Powell  and  Rose  Holmes,  by  J.  H.  ^Montgomery,  M.  G. 

"     30.  Wm.  H.  nines  and  Rachel  Lemoine.  by  J.  W.  Errett,  M.  G. 

30.  Samuel  M.  Lemoine  and  Alma  Hines.  bv  J.  W.  Errett.  iL  G. 
''      30.  Alfred  Foil  and  Mary  C.  Lemoine,  by  J.  W.  Errett,  M.  (L 

30.  Ebenezer  M.   Armstrong  and    ^[artha   Walliker.  by   Baxter    C. 
Dennis.  M.  (i. 

Nov.    1.  Daniel  M.  Beers  and  Eliza  Bowers,  by  A.  S.  Estee.  M.  G. 

'•        T.  Albert  Shoemaker  and  Maggie  J.  Snare,  bv  W.  E.  Martin,  ^f.  G. 

'-'      11.  (ieo.  W.  Pate  and  Martha  Gintry,  by  H.  R.  Halsey,  J.   P. 

11.  Wm.  W.  Morse  and  Mary  J.  More,  by  B.  L.Lombard.  M.  G, 


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Nov.  8.  Shelden  P.  Mayhew  and  Rosa  Dickenson,  by  E.  Eansom,  Jr. 

7.  John  L.  Addis  and  Margaret  E.  Coleman,  by  II.  Tiffany.  M.  G. 

"  10.  Royal  Lafferty  and  Sarah  Jane  Atherton,  by  E.  Ransom,  M.  G. 

"  15.  Henry  B.  Perry  and  Rebecca  0.  Dewey,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

"  29.  Daniel  J.  Walker  and  Stella  D.  Rhodes,  by  L.  Dow  Gowan,  M.  G. 

Dec.  5.  Patrick  O'Donnell  and  lionora  Shea,  by  Father  Kilkenny,  C.  P. 

''  3.  Jasper  N.  Kitterman  and  Philinda  Mix,  by  I.  W.  Searle,  J.  P. 

"  16.  John  L.  Kennedy  and  Amanda  Shaw,  by  J.  Cavitt,  M.  G. 

"  12.  Rowland  T.  Lake  and  Jennie  E.  Hurd,  by  Horace  Tiffany,  M.  G. 

"  18.  Lewis  E.  Morton  and  Charlotte  J.  Christopher,  by  II.  Tiffany. 

"  24.  Simeon  C.  Chamberlain  and  Sarah  Jane  Cress,  H.  R.  Halsey. 

"  27.  Thomas  A.  Foster  and  Nancy  Bangs,  by  Alyin  Abbott.  M.  G. 

"  29.  Wm.  Nicholas  and  Mary  M.  Colwell,  by  R.  C.  Dunn,  M.  G. 

What  a  fund  of  history  tliere  is  in  this  plain  record  of  the  begin- 
nings of  many  families  wliose  lives  are  linked  with  the  progress  of 
this  county.  Fortunately  for  the  comity,  the  lessons  inculcated  of 
temperance  and  virtue  bore  fruit,  and  in  almost  every  instance  carried 
^yith  them  happiness  and  prosperity. 


CHAPTER  V. 


PIONEER    ASSOCIATIONS    AND    REMINISCENCES. 


T  seems  as  if  there  were  something  in  partial  isolation  of 
mankind  that  develops  the  kindlier  feelings  of  the  human 
,  soul,  enlarges  its  better  impulses,  and  recreates  mankind 
into  more  nearly  the  image  of  the  true  man.  And  this  is 
^"/^true  even  of  these  men,  some  of  whom  led  wild  lives,  and 
this  was  but  the  excrescent  growth  of  the  circumstances  in 
which  they  were  placed,  and  in  no  way  affected  the  manli- 
ness of  character  wdiich  developed  itself.  It  seems,  indeed, 
as  if  it  were  a  wise  provision  of  nature  that  the  opening  of 
new  countries  should  l)e  attended  with  a  renewal  of  the  sim- 
pler life  of  man,  and  thus  introduce  new  blood  into  the 
Avorld  of  civilization.  Few  today  can  understand  the  feelings  which 
animated  the  pioneer  men  and  sustained  them  under  every  difficulty. 
Fewer  still  are  they  who  comprehend  the  feelings  of  the  pioneer  women 
as  they  contemplated  their  surroundings  and  looked  into  the  future, 
the  horizon  of  which  was  darkened  by  discouragement  and  gloom. 
And  vet  thev  faltered  not,  but  sustained  their  husbands  bv  a  trust  in 
the  outlook  that  was  constant,  and  bore  an  abundant  harvest.  As 
wives,  they  Avere  the  most  agreeable  of  companions ;  as  friends,  the 
most  faithful  and  affectionate ;  as  mothers,  gentle  as  children  ever  had 
the  misfortune  to  lose,  who  corrected  the  most  pernicious  of  evils  by 
the  most  tender  management.     Prudent  from  affection,  though  most 


106  HISTOKT    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

liberal  of  nature,  they  practiced  econoni}'  from  the  love  they  Ijore 
their  husbands,  and  at  critical  periods,  preserved  order  in  affairs  from 
the  care  of  which  those  husbands  were  relieved ;  she  reclaimed  her 
choice  from  despair,  urged  his  indolence  to  exertion,  and  constantly 
admonished  him  to  industry,  integrity  and  manhood.  The  early  set- 
tlers of  Stark  were  naturally  temperate  and  religious,  and  to  them  is 
due  in  greater  measure,  the  enviable  place  which  tlie  county  holds 
today  in  moral  and  physical,  as  well  as  financial  strength. 

The  Stark  Count v  Mutual  Protection  Society,  organized  August  12, 
ISlrS,  to  oppose  the  operations  of  horse-thieves  and  gamblers,  may  be 
credited  as  being  the  initial  association  of  pioneers,  which  led  to  the 
formation  of  many,  if  not  all,  of  the  secret  and  l^enevolent.  agricult- 
ural and  religious  associations  of  the  county  in  after  years.  The  first 
meetins"  was  held  in  the  court  house  at  Toulon.  Mvrtle  G.  Brace  was 
temporary  President ;  Hugh  Rhodes,  Secretary,  and  Wheeler  B.  Sweet, 
Organizing  Secretary.  Pi-ecinct  committees  were  a))pointed  as  fol- 
lows: Toulon — AVilliam  Ogle,  O.  Whitaker  and  George  Buchanan. 
Mamlllon — Edward  Trickle,  Thomas  S.  Clark  and  Allen  Greenlee. 
La  Fayette  —  Jacob  Emery,  AVilliam  Pratt  and  M.  Atherton.  Tr^c- 
iidng — Capt.  Butler,  James  Holgate  and  Joseph  Xewton.  Osceola — 
William  Dodd.  John  Lyle  and  Walter  Fuller.  Constitution  and  by- 
laws were  reported.  At  this  juncture  Dr.  Chamberlain  moved  the 
adoption  of  a  resolution  favoring  an  anti-gamWing  society  in  conjunc- 
tion with  the  anti-horse-thief  organization.  The  report  was  amended 
so  as  to  cover  this  resolution,  and  the  constitution  adopted  and  signed. 
The  original  members  were :  Conrad  Emery,  George  A.  Worley, 
Henrv  Butler.  Thomas  Hall,  Minott  Sillijnan,  Joseph  Emerv.  Lewis 
Perry,  Elijah  McClenahan,  E.  Trickle,  M.  Chamberlain.  T.  S.  Clark, 
William  Bowin.  David  Emery.  Henderson  Truman,  J.  Emery,  Jesse 
Emery.  John  Dodd,  I.  Acklev,  J.  Kichty.  John  Pollok.  Peter  E  Pratt, 
]\[.  Atherton,  William  M.  Pratt,  Jose})h  Atherton,  Hiram  S.  AUn-ight, 
Joseph  Cox,  Henry  Price,  O.  Whitaker,  Joseph  Xewton,  Lemuel  Dor- 
rance.  W.  H.  Butler,  John  Prvor.  Thomas  Lyle,  A.  R.  Butler.  William 
Ogle,  AV.  T.  FuUer.  Andrew  Ilroy.  W.  ]\L  Pose,  Jacol)  Sumner.  George 
Sumner,  George  Sheets,  Hugh  lihodes,  W.  B.  Sweet,  J.  AV.  Hender- 
son, J.  H.  Barnett,  H.  White,  Henry  T.  Ives,  Nathan  Snare,  W.  E. 
Elston,  Joseph  P.  Xewton,  Philip  Munson,  Tliomas  J.  Henderson, 
William  O.  Sment.  John  Turnbull,  Brady  Fowler.  AValter  Fullei".  .la- 
cob  Holgate.  M.  G.  Brace.  Isaac  Thomas.  S.  G.  AVright.  William  Hall, 
Samuel  G.  Butler,  Samuel  Thomas.  Ira  Ward.AVilliam  Moore.  William 
Lyle,  A.  W.  Harod,  Matthias  Sturm,  Henry  Sturm.  Joseph  Blanchard, 
Christian  Gingrich  and  Thomas  Dugan. 

The  revival  of  the  anti-horse-thief  organization  was  attejnpted 
August  10,  ISGO,  and  on  the  21th,  resolutions  were  adopte<l,  asking 
the  supervisors  to  consider  the  sul)ject  General  Henderson  delivered 
an  historical  address  before  a  meeting  of  old  settlers  in  1805,  ])ut  there 
is  no  account  whatever  of  the  meetiii";  beino'  dulv  organized.  A  meet- 
ing  of  old  settlers  was  held  at  Toulon.  January  2.  18»;«;.  for  the 
pui'pose  of  organizing  a  society.  Dr.  Tliomas  Hall  presided,  with 
Oliver  White  as   Secretary.     A  committee  was   ajjpointed   to  take  a 


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PIONEEK    ASSOCIATIONS    AND    KEMINISCENCES.  107 

census  of  all  the  persons  then  in  the  county  who  were  here  April  4, 
1839.  The  members  were:  W.  W.  AVinslow,  Osceola;  M.  G.  Brace, 
Elmira;  Lewis  Perr}".  Goshen ;  C.  L.  Eastman,  Toulon;  James  Hol- 
gate,  Penn;  W.  Trickle,  W.  Jersey  ;  Hariy  Hull,  Valley;  and  W.  H. 
Butler,  Essex.  At  this  meeting,  also,  T.  J.  Henderson,  C.  L.  Eastman 
and  C.  M.  S.  Lyon  were  a])p(nnted  to  arrange  for  a  meeting  on  April 
4,  1866.  The  census  referred  to  was  taken  in  a  few  townships,  as 
noted  in  township  history,  and  there  the  subject  dropped  not  to  be 
revived  for  twelve  years. 

The  following  letter  addressed  to  Oliver  Whi taker  l)y  W.  H.  Butler, 
dated,  Brayton,  Audubon  C^o.,  la.,  June  21,  1880,  accompanied  a  history 
of  the  Ijcginnings  of  tlie  Old  Settlers'  Association  :  "  For  several  months 
I  have  been  so  unsettled  that  I  have  not  felt  inclined  to  attend  to  any 
business,  though  I  have  ke})t  constantly  in  view  my  responsibilities  as 
secretary  of  the  Stark  C-ounty  Old  Settlers'  Society,  and  my  duty  to 
you  as  its  president.  At  last,  from  copious  notes,  I  have  niatle  out  my 
report  and  send  it  herewith.  "^  *  *  *  *  *  There  is  an  omission 
of  Mr.  Phelps'  name  as  to  the  executive  committee,  who  you  know  was 
appointed  the  year  previous.  *  *  *  *  Please  fill  as  you  would 
have  it  done.  1  would  ask  it  as  a  personal  favor  that  you  would  allow 
my  friend,  E.  H.  Phelps,  to  read  these  minutes  at  the  next  meeting. 
*  *  *  -X-  J  send  also  proceedings  of  the  initial  meeting  of  the 
society.  ''"  *  *  *  They  are  to  he  signed  by  the  temporary  pres- 
ident and  secretary.    With  my  best  regards  to  Mr.  Whitaker,  etc.,  etc." 

From  the  original  document  referred  to  in  this  letter,  we  learn  that 
long  prior  to  the  fall  of  1878,  a  number  of  old  settlers  meditated  a  per- 
manent organization,  and  with  that  ol)ject  before  them  held  one  or  two 
meetings  of  a  festive  business  character.  The  War  of  the  Union  was 
the  principal  obstacle  to  organization.  A  decade  and  a  half  had  passed 
away  before  the  subject  of  permanent  organization  was  again  seriously 
considei'ed.  On  December  13,  1878,  a  day  when  *'  the  sev^erest  snow- 
storm that  had  been  experienced  for  years  was  raging,"  about  150  old 
settlers  and  their  friends  assembled  at  the  Toulon  House,  and  there 
shared  with  one  anotlier  the  pleasures  which  old  acquaintance  under 
olden  circumstances  coukl  alone  summon  up.  A  feast  was  held,  and 
then  the  asseml^letl  men  and  women  moved  to  the  town  hall  to  con- 
sider the  question  of  organization.  There  the  meeting  Was  called  to 
order  by  Benjamin  Turner.  Oliver  Whitaker  was  chosen  temporary 
chairman,  and  E.  H.  Phelps,  secretary.  Minott  Silliman,  Benjamin 
Turner  and  James  Holgate  were  a]>pointed  a  committee  on  resolutions 
expressive  of  the  sense  of  the  meeting  in  re  organization.  This  com- 
mittee reported  in  favor  of  organizing  ''The  Stark  County  Old  Settlers' 
Society"  and  of  making  a  quarter  century's  residence  a  test  of  mem- 
bershij).  This  resolution  was  adopted  and  the  election  of  officers  ju'O- 
ceeded  with.  Oliver  Whitaker  was  chosen  president;  W.  H.  Butler, 
secretary  ;  Benjamin  Turner,  treasurer ;  Edwin  Butler,  E.  H.  Phelps 
and  Dr.  W.  T.  Hall,  executive  committee.  It  was  then  agreed  that  the 
first  annual  meeting  of  the  society  should  l)e  held  September  1,  1879, 
at  the  County  Court  House. 

After  business,  Charles  Myers,  the  toast-master,  presented  the  follow- 


108  HISTOKT    OF    STABK    COL■^TY. 


ing  special  subjects  to  bespoken  to:  (1)  "The  Pioneer  Ministry," 
responded  to  by  Elder  Keane ;  (2)  ''  Our  Earliest  Settlers,''  by  Deacon 
Korman  Butler ;  (3)  '•  The  Stark  County  Bar,"'  by  Hon.  ]\L  Shallen- 
berger  ;  (4)  '•  The  Press."'  by  E.  H.  Phelps;  (5)  "Education."  by  B.  F. 
Thompson ;  (6)  "  The  Physician."'  by  Dr.  AV.  T.  Hall.  Benjamin 
Tm^ner  moved  a  vote  of  thanks  to  the  several  committees  and 
especially  to  the  ladies.  Mr.  Shallenberger  moved  a  vote  of  thanks 
to  Mr.  Stockner  for  his  kindness  in  opening  his  house  to  the  old 
settlers  so  o-enerouslv  and  freelv.  The  motions  were  carried  and  the 
first  meetino:  of  the  old  settlers  of  Stark  county  was  somethino-  of  the 
past. 

The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  society  was  held  in  the  court  house 
square,  Septemljer  3,  1879.  The  ofhcers  present  were  Oliver  AVhitaker, 
Toulon,  president :  vice-presidents :  Levi  Eckley.  "West  Jersey  :  D.  J. 
Hurd,  Goshen;  Jefferson  Trickle,  Essex;  Brady  Fowler.  Toulon  :  M. 
B.  Parks.  Elniira ;  E.  Colgan,  Valley ;  James  Holgate.  Penn ;  W. 
"NV.  AVinslow,  Osceola:  treasurer.  Benjamin  Turner:  secretary, 
AV.  H.  Butler.  The  executive  committee  were  Dr.  T.  AV.  Hall.  Edwin 
Butler  and  E.  H.  Phelps.  The  officers  having  taken  their  places  with 
the  invited  guests  upon  the  platform,  and  the  audience  comfortaUy 
seated,  a  thousand  strong,  the  Toulon  cornet  band,  Eugene  Shallen- 
beroer,  leader,  delio-hted  tlie  assemblao-e  with  some  verv  excellent 
music.  The  secretary  then  read  the  report  of  the  initial  meeting  of 
the  society,  held  the  year  previous,  E.  H.  Phelps  acting  as  secretary, 
after  which  the  president  read  the  programme  of  exercises  for  the  day. 

By  request,  the  venerable  Elder  Stickney  offered  prayer,  which  was 
followed  by  the  Toulon  Glee  Club  singing  ••  "We  Come  Home  Again." 
This  club  comprised  Mrs.  A.  T.  Higgins.  organist ;  Mrs.  Lawrence,  Miss 
Pauline  Shallenberger.  Miss  Ada  JPhelps.  Miss  Ida  Mosher.  ]\liss  Ida 
Smith,  Mr.  X.  J.  Smith,  Mr.  D.  J.  Walker  and  Mr.  Clyde  Lyon.  The 
election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  resulted  as  follows :  President, 
Oliver  Whitaker  of  Toulon :  vice  ])residents :  John  Finley  of  Toulon. 
Levi  Eckley  of  West  Jersey.  Jefferson  Trickle  of  Essex,  J.  D.  Phodes 
of  Goshen.  Andrew  Oliver  of  Elmira.  E.  Colgan  of  Valley.  James  Hol- 
gate of  Penn,  W.  Winslow  of  Osceola  ;  treasurer.  Benjamin  Turner  of 
Toulon ;  secretary,  W.  H.  Butler  of  Wyoming. 

Hon.  Martin  Shallenberger  delivei'ed  the  address  of  welcome.  The 
executive  committee  elected  were  Orlando  Brace.  Levi  Silliman  and 
Henry  Perry.  At  this  meeting  Captain  Thompson  brought  up  the 
resolution  to  erect  a  monument  to  Dr.  Hall.  This  was  carried  and  a 
committee  on  subscriptions  appointed.  (General  Henderson  delivered 
an  address. 

The  second  annual  and  third  general  reunion  of  pioneers  was  held  at 
Toulon,  September  9,  1880.  Oliver  Whitaker  presided,  Avith  Captain 
Thompson  acting  secretary.  Judge  Wright  delivered  the  address  of 
welcome,  and  Miles  A.  Fuller,  the  annual  or  historical  address.  The 
election  of  officers  resulted  as  follows  :  Oliver  Whitaker,  president  ; 
.  B.  F.  Tliompson,  secretary;  Benjamin  Tui-ner.  treasurer.  D.  J.  Ilui'd 
of  (ioshen,  I.  W.  Shaw  of  Osceola.  B.  P.  Brown  of  West  Jei'sey.  Itobei-t 
Hall  of  Elmira,  Henry  Colwell  of  Essex.  Wui.  Eagelston  of  Toulon.  AV. 


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H.  Whitten  of  Penn.  Win.  Dawson  of  Valley,  were  all  elected  vice- 
])residents.  The  president  appointed  Thomas  IT.  Maxfield,  J.  F. 
Rhodes  and  F.  W.  Fuller,  executive  committee.  Elder  Stickney  was 
chaplain,  while  the  Toulon  Choral  Union,  with  Miss  Lottie  Brace  at  the 
organ,  discoursed  the  music. 

Captain  Thompson  read  the  list  of  deaths  during  the  year  1879-80, 
giving  ages,  as  follows  :  Mrs.  Elmira  Allen,  47  ;  Dennis 'Maw  bey,  63  ; 
Miss  Louisa  M.  Culbertson,  25  ;  Mrs.  Sibella  E.  Armstrong,  76  ;  Mrs. 
Sarah  Deifenderfer,  58 ;  Otis  T.  Gardner,  71 ;  Ansel  M.  Gardner,  78 ; 
Joseph  D.  Ehodes,  60 ;  John  Schenck,  57 ;  Mrs.  S.  Callisson,  26 ;  Mrs. 
John  11.  Ogle,  40;  Thomas  Winn,  79;  Peter  Sheets,  91;  Lewis  Perry,  73. 

Thomas  Winn,  at  tlie  time  of  his  death,  had  been  a  resident  of  this 
state  48  years,  and  of  this  county  45  years.  He  had  six  sons,  Madison, 
Jefferson,  Perry,  William,  Warren  and  Marsh,  all  of  whom  are  now 
living  except  Jefferson.  The  oldest,  Madison,  attended  the  first  regu- 
larly organized  school  in  this  county,  and  is  the  oldest  person  now 
living  who  attended  school  as  a  pupil  in  this  county.  He  resides  near 
West  Jersey,  has  been  49  years  a  resident  of  this  state,  and  30  years  a 
school  director.  The  oldest  pioneer  of  Stark  county  now  living  is]\Irs. 
Susannah  Miner,  the  widow  of  Harris  W.  Miner.  Mrs.  Miner's  maiden 
name  was  Smith.  She  was  born  in  Lincoln  count}^  Massachusetts, 
March,  11,1 798,  and  is  therefore  over  82  years  old.  From  Massachusetts 
she  moved  to  AVheeling  county,  A^irginia,  April,  1814  ;  from  tliere  to 
Licking  county,  Ohio,  April,  1816  ;  and  thence  to  Essex  in  this  county, 
Se})tember,  1829,  since  which  time,  for  51  years,  she  has  been  a  resident 
of  this  count}^  She  was  married  to  Harris  W.  Miner,  October  29, 1832. 
She  still  enjoys  good  health.  Mr.  Perry  H.  Smith  is  the  oldest  living- 
native  of  Stark  county,  he  being  the  first  child  Iiorn  in  the  territory 
now  composing  this  county,  who  is  now  living. 

The  third  annual  or  fourth  reunion  of  the  association  was  held  Sep- 
tember 1, 1881.  The  officers  elected  were:  president,  Oliver  Whitaker ; 
vice-presidents:  West  Jersey,  Jonathan  Pratz  ;  Goshen,  E.  S.  Buffom ; 
Essex,  Henry  Colwell  ;  Toulon,  Major  M.  Silliman  ;  Elmira,  Andrew 
Oliver;  Valley,  Wm.  Dawson;  Penn,  James  Snare;  Osceola,  Edward 
P.  Wright;  treasurer,  Benjamin  Turner;  secretary,  B.  F.  Thompson; 
executive  committee,  J.  M.  Brown,  W.  W.  Wright  and  Samuel  Burge. 
Miles  A.  Fullei'  delivered  the  address  of  welcome.  General  Thomas  J. 
Henderson,  the  annual  address,  Rev.  D.  G.  Stouffer,  the  prayer,  and 
the  Toulon  Glee  Club,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Samuel  Burge  and  Adna 
Smith,  Mrs.  LaAvrence  and  Miss  Phelps,  Mrs.  Burge,  organist,  then  sang, 
"  We  Come  with  Song  to  Greet  ,you.''  The  secretary  read  the  list  of 
deaths,  giving  name,  residence  and  date  of  death  as  follows :  Wyoming. 
—  John  B.  Brown,  May  18,  1881;  Mrs.  J.  B.  Brown,  June  30,  1881  ; 
Miss  Kellie  Johnson,  Feliruarv  11, 1881 ;  Mrs.  B.  Crone,  August  28, 
1880;  Mrs.  Anna  Curfman,  March  22,  1881.  Elmira.— John  Grife, 
April  18,1881;  Wm.  D.  Blanchard,  May  11,1881.  Osceola.— Mary 
T.  Gardner,  March  27,  1881;  Mrs.  Phoebe  Smith,  June  29,  1881. 
Goshen. —  Michael  Nowlan,  March  5,  1881;  Mrs.  Ann  Bradley,  July  9, 
1881 ;  Mrs.  Susannali  Miner,  July  16,  1881 ;  Mrs.  Thomas  Dugan,  May 
10,  1881 ;  Luther  Geer,  June  27, 1881 ;  Robert  Moore,  August  26,  1881. 


110  HISTORY    OF    STARK    OOI'XTY. 

West  Jersey. —  Jose])li  DeWolf,  1881.  Toulon. —  A.  R.  Remington, 
May  6,  1881  ;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Fast,  July  28,  1881.  Essex.— Mrs.  Jeff- 
erson Trickle.  Auo-ust  28,  1881.  Kansas. —  Mrs.  Samuel  G.  AVright. 
1880.  Toulon. —  Benjamin  Packer,  Sr..  August  31.  1881.  Penn.— 
Mrs.  Jane  Xewton,  ]\larcli  11,  1881 ;  Alex.  Kissenger,  October  18. 1880. 
Modena. —  Mrs.  J.  H.  Yernon,  1881.  Toulon. —  Mrs.  Joseph  Perry, 
March  30,  1881 ;  Elisha  Mosher,  March  0,  1881 ;  Jacob  Wagner,  Mav 
12,  18>!1:  Mrs.  S.  Cowperthwaite,  May  20,  1881:  Oliyer  Mahany, 
April  19,  1881.    Osceola. —  Alex.  H.  Brock.  January  11.1881.    Goshen. 

—  Jonas  Butler,  July  20,  1881.  Essex. —  Wm.  R.  Shinn,  December  12, 
1880.  Lamar,  Mo. —  Xancy  Perr}^  Xoy.  5,  1880.  Grinnell,  Iowa. — 
Elizabeth  Maryin.  April  IT.  1881.  Red  Oak,  Io^ya. —  James  W.  Hewitt, 
Xoyember  9.  1880.  Victoria,  111. —  Le\yis  Finch,  July  30,  1881. 
Southern  111. —  Isaac  B.  Essex,  1878.  Peoria. —  Archibald  Ayers, 
December  21,  1880.  Essex.—  Mrs.  Clarinda  Colwell,  January  22, 1880. 
Goshen. —  Mrs.  B.  M.  Jackson,  December  24. 1880  ;  Simeon  L.  Williams. 
August  l«i,  1881.  Shelby  Co.,  111.— John  C.  Jones.  February,  1881. 
At  this  meeting  Dr.  Chamberlain  announced  that  sill  were  collected 
toward  the  Dr.  Hall  monument.  Tlie  four  county  clerks,  O.  Whitaker, 
T.  J.  Henderson,  Miles  A.  Fuller  and  D.  J.  Walker  were  present,  while 
Messrs.  Henderson.  Shallenberger  and  Andrew  Baldwin  sang  "  Auld 
Lang  Syne." 

The  meeting  of  September  7,  1882,  was  one  marked  by  social  and 
intellectual  success.  A  large  contingent  from  Kewanee  and  neighbor- 
ing towns  helped  to  swell  the  ranks  of  the  old  settlers  of  Stark,  so  that 
when  President  Whitaker  called  the  meeting  to  order,  a  number  of 
these,  to  him  familiar  faces  of  olden  times,  turned  toward  the  chair. 
Addressing  them  he  explained  the  wide  difference  between  the  chair- 
man's gayel  —  nothing  less  than  one  of  Judge  Finley's  croquet  mallets 

—  and  the  mallet  of  olden  days,  and  made  sundry  quaint  comparisons 
between  the  past  and  present.  The  Toulon  band  discoursed  sweet 
music,  Rey.  E.  C.  Cady  offered  prayer,  and  the  Glee  Club,  represented 
by  Samuel  Burge,  Carrie  Burge,  John  Walker.  Mrs.  G.  S.  Lawrence. 
Lucretia  Flint  and  Newton  Smith,  rendered  one  of  their  fayorite  songs 
Letters  were  then  read  from  S.  A.  Dunn  and  J.  M.  Dunn,  Grinnell,  la., 
one  fi'om  Amelia  M.  Perry,  announcing  the  death  of  James  L.  Perry  on 
August  1, 1882;  one  from  "Long  John''  WentAyorth  to  Samuel  Burge: 
one  from  Branson  Lowman,  dated  Hastings.  Xeb.:  one  from  S.  S. 
Ka3'sbier,  Seneca,  Ivan.:  one  from  S.  G.  Butler,  Farragut,  la.;  one  from 
W.  H.  Butler.  Cheney,  Xeb.:  one  signed  "Joseph  Blanchard  and 
family,"  Island  Lake.  Burton,  P.  O.  Ivan.;  one  from  (\  H.  Brace,  Pekin. 
m.;  and  one  from  S.  G.  Wright.  Brookyille,  Ivan.  A  list  of  deaths 
in  the  old  settler's  circle  \yas  also  read,  coyering  the  ])eriod  from  Sep- 
tember, 1881,  to  date  of  meeting.  The  list  of  deaths  comprises  the 
names  of  Rey.  J.  G.  Agard,  who  came  in  1836  and  died  at  Chicago, 
October  11,  1881;  Ruloff  Parrish,  of  Goshen,  died  March  12,  1882, 
settled  here  in  1837;  Mrs.  Tlieodosia  Moon,  settled  in  1833,  died  Octo- 
ber 1.  1881,  at  Elmira ;  Robert  Mitchell  settled  in  1838,  died  at  Toulon 
in  July,  1881.  Mi*s.  Lydia  MagbA^'s  death  osyas  reported  with  dates; 
Ellis  Deyine  died  at  Galya  in  August,  1882,  settled  here  in  1841 ;  John 


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Drinnin  died  at  Toulon  in  18S1,  settled  here  in  lS4tt;  JIug-h  Rhodes, 
who  came  at  this  time,  died  in  Goshen  Julv  14,  18S2;  AVilliam  Turn- 
bull  died  at  Elmira  July  12,  1882,  settled  there  in  1819;  Mrs.  Judith 
Tap]),  of  Toulon,  died  in  1882,  settled  here  in  1851;  Elder  John  Sar- 
geant  came  in  1853,  died  in  Peoria  in  July,  1882;  Mrs.  Isabella 
8hrivers,  of  Essex,  settled  here  in  1853,  died  in  1882;  John  Mcintosh 
died  in  West  Jersey  in  1882,  settled  here  in  1853;  Mrs.  Deborah  Rat- 
cliff  died  at  Wyoming  in  1882,  settled  here  in  1852  ;  Stephen  D.  Easton, 
a  settler  of  1853,  died  in  Goshen  in  1882;  J.  S.  Ilaxton  came  in  1858, 
died  in  Goshen  in  September,  1881;  James  L.  Perry  came  in  1857, 
died  in  Iowa  in  1882  ;  Joel  S.  Wilson  came  in  1858,  died  in  Penn  town- 
ship in  1882  ;  James  G.  Armstrong-  died  in  Iowa  in  1881 ;  Mrs.  Frail 
died  in  Goshen  in  1882 ;  Havilah  B.  Johnson  at  Peoria  in  October, 
1881  ;  Mrs.  Julia  Xewton  at  Elmira,  August  24,  1882;  Squire  Parrish, 
without  dates ;  David  L.  Sterling  died  at  Bradford,  June  23,  1882,  and 
Mrs.  Vernon  at  Modena,  July  3,  1882. 

The  election  of  officers  resulted  as  follows :  O.  Whitaker,  presi- 
dent;  Benjamin  Turner,  treasurer;  John  M.  Brown,  secretar}- ;  Wells 
White,  II.  M.  Ilall  and  Dexter  Maxfield,  executive  committee.  The 
vice-presidents  were  John  Lackie,  Osceola ;  Theo.  Whitten,  Penn ; 
Henr}^  I'lood,  Valley;  Andrew  Oliver,  Elmii'a;  Geo.  W.  Dewey, 
Toulon  ;  Edward  Tricle,  Essex ;  Minot  Silliman,  Goshen  ;  Levi  Eckley, 
West  Jersev.  Addresses  were  delivered  bv  James  A.  and  D.  W.  Hen- 
derson,  Norman  Butler  and  others. 

In  the  letter  of  S.  G.  Wright  the  following  historical  facts  are  given : 
"  I  I'emember  spending  my  first  niglit  in  Stark  county,  July  2,  1840. 
On  the  morning  of  the  3d,  in  passing  through  Osceola  Grove,  I  saw  a 
pleasant-looking  old  lady  walking  amid  the  tall  shady  oaks,  knitting 
as  she  walked  and  ready  to  give  the  information  which  we  needed,  viz.: 
'  the  dii-ect  road  to  Providence.'  It  was  good  Mother  Parks.  I  learned 
from  her  of  several  settlers  there  from  Vermont,  remembering  espe- 
cially James  Bus  well,  Isaac  Spencer,  Riley  Chamberlain  and  diurch 
Sturtevant.  I  did  not  move  my  family  into  the  county  until  the  fall 
of  1841,  nor  l)ecome  much  acquainted  Avith  any  of  these  families  until 
the  fall  of  1842."  Speaking  of  the  soldiers  of  Stark,  he  writes  :  "  May 
we  profit  by  the  inheritance  their  toil  and  blood  liave  secured  us." 
Speaking  of  temperance,  he  writes :  "  In  Kansas  we  secured  a  consti- 
tutional amendment  to  prohibit  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  intoxicat- 
ino-  drinks.  God  hasten  the  dav  when  vou  shall  achieve  the  same  for 
Illinois.     May  Stark  county  be  foremost  for  it." 

In  S.  S.  Kaysbier's  letter,  he  says:  "As  the  first  druggist  in  Stark 
county,  and  one  among  the  first  in  journalism,  I  may  rank  as  a  pioneer. 
Thirty-one  years  ago  (now  36)  I  rented  of  John  Culbertson  the  old 
'  Red  End,'  on  north  side  of  public  square,  at  $5  per  month.  It  Avas 
in  that  building  that  Mr.  Culbertson  made  most  of  his  fortune,  but  a 
second  fortune  was  too  much  to  ask  of  that  rickety  wooden  house. 
*  ""  *  "  I  sat  on  the  porch  of  Cooley's  hotel  the  night  of  my 
arrival,  and  there  I  heard  Prof.  Donaldson's  singing  school  pupils' 
voices  distinctly,  as  they  were  wafted  from  the  old  court  house." 

The  meeting  of  September  6,  1883,  was  held  in  the  public  square 


112  HISTORY    OF    STA.EK   COUNTY. 

at  Toulon.  The  following  named  officers  were  elected :  O.  Whitaker, 
president;  Dr.  H.  M.  Hall,  secretary;  Benjamin  Turner,  treasurer. 
The  vice-presidents  are :  A.  J.  Finlev.  West  Jersey ;  Minott  Silliman, 
Goshen ;  Henry  Colwell,  Essex ;  Isaac  Thomas,  Toulon ;  Col.  AVilliam 
Jackson,  Elmira ;  George  Marlatt,  Yalley ;  Daniel  Phenix,  Penn,  and 
E.  P.  Wright,  Osceola.  Executive  committee :  Perry  Winn,  Chauncey 
Miner  and  William  H.  Xewland. 

Elder  Stickney  offered  prayer,  the  Glee  Club  rendered  the  music, 
giving  Todhunter's  pioneer  song  among  others.  James  A.  Henderson 
delivered  the  address  of  welcome,  and  Captain  Brown  read  the  death 
roll  as  follows :  Xames  of  old  settlers  who  died  during  the  year  ending- 
September  (\  1883,  and  reported  at  the  annual  reunion,  1883 :  John  C. 
O wings,  died  in  Cherokee  county,  la.,  Septemher  16,  1882,  aged  83 
years;  originally  settled  in  Fulton  county  in  1825,  resided  in  Stark 
county  a  snort  time,  removed  to  Carroll  county,  where  he  resided  40 
years,*^  removed  to  Iowa;  voted  at  the  first  election  in  this  county. 
Sarah  Thomas,  wife  of  Owen  Thomas,  died  at  Toulon  township,  Sep- 
tember 20,  1882,  aged  62 ;  a  resident  of  this  county  29  years.  Polly 
Crandall  died  at  Caput,  Mo.,  October  1,  1882,  aged  85 ;  became  a  resi- 
dent of  this  county  in  18-10,  removed  to  Missouri  in  1880;  a  resident 
of  this  county  40  years.  Isaac  W.  Searl  died  at  Bradford,  October  2, 
1882,  aged  69 ;  a  resident  of  this  county  44  years.  Kebecca  Fowler, 
wife  of  Brady  Fowler,  died  in  Toulon  township,  October  14,  1882, 
aged  76  years';  a  resident  of  this  county  46  years.  Jane  Johnson,  wife 
of  Aaron  Johnson,  died  at  West  Jersey,  Xovember  3, 1882,  aged  72;  a 
resident  of  this  county  since  1849.  AVilliam  Chamberlain  died  at  Tou- 
lon, November  2,  1882,  aged  65 ;  resident  of  this  state  41  yeare  and  of 
Toulon  36  years.  Finley  Matheson  died  in  Elmira,  December  26, 1882, 
aged  63 ;  came  to  this  county  30  years  ago.  Mrs.  Jehile  Kissell, 
daughter  of  John  Mcintosh,  died  at  West  Jersey,  December  12.  1882, 
born  in  Stark  county,  aged  29.  Royal  L.  Pratz  died  in  West  Jersey 
township.  January  16,  1883.  born  m  Stark  county,  aged  26  years. 
James  S.  Jackson,'  son  of  H.  II.  Jackson,  died  in  Taylor  county,  Iowa, 
January  7,  1883;  removed  to  Iowa  in  1882.  Mrs.  Clinton  Fuller  died 
at  Elmira.  January  25, 1883,  aged  63  years;  resided  in  county  about  30 
years.  James  In  gels,  of  La  Fayette,  died  in  Florida.  January  27. 1883, 
aged  63:  resident  of  this  county  29  years;  his  death  was  caused  Ijy  the 
accidental  discharge  of  his  gun  while  hunting.  Daniel  D.  Stone  died 
in  Toulon  townshi}),  February  7,  1883,  aged  70 ;  resident  of  county  27 
years.  Sylvester  Sweet  died  at  Toulon.  February  8,  1883,  aged  88 ;  a 
resident  of  the  county  42  years:  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  James 
Darby  died  in  Henry  county.  111..  Februery  12.  1883,  aged  78;  came  to 
this  county  in  1848.'  JohnFinle}^  died  at  Toulon,  Feljruary  28,  1883, 
aged  81 ;  a  resident  of  the  state  49  years  and  of  this  county  45  years ; 
he  was  clerk  at  the  first  election  held  in  the  county ;  was  the  second 
sheriff  of  the  county,  served  three  terms;  was  county  judge  one  term, 
and  justice  of  the  peace  for  many  years.  Susanna  McCoy  died  in 
West  Jersey  township.  May  6,  1883,' aged  57;  resident  of  county  30 
years.  Edward  Nixon  died' at  Toulon,  May  8,  1883,  aged  59  ;  resided 
in  this  state  53  vears  and  in  this  county  27  years.     Belle  Grieve, 


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daughter  of  Rol>ert  Grieve,  died  in  Toulon  township,  April  23,  1883, 
aged  20;  born  in  Stark  county,  Owen  Thomas,  Jr.,  died  at  Oska- 
loosa,  la.,  March  30,  1S83,  aged  32;  came  to  this  county  in  1854,  re- 
moved to  Iowa  in  1879.  William  R.  Legg  died  at  Clark,  ISTeb.,  May  11, 
1883;  a  former  resident  of  Toulon.  Tihoda  E.  George  died  in  Eimira 
township,  March  24,  1883,  aged  51 ;  resided  in  county  48  years. 
Charles  II.  Maxfield  died  in  Jefferson  county,  Neb.,  M;'iy  23.  1883, 
aged  40 ;  born  in  the  county.  Catherine  Porter  died  in  West  Jersey 
township,  May  26,  1883,  aged  96;  resident  of  state  and  county  49 
years.  Mahala  Young,  wife  of  C.  W.  Young,  died  at  West  Jersey, 
June  1,  1883,  aged  54;  came  to  Illinois  in  1844  and  to  this  county  in 
1854.  Robert  McClenahan  died  at  Sigourney,  la.,  June  11,  1883,  aged 
45;  born  in  the  county  and  removed  to  Iowa  about  1856.  Presley 
Col  well  died  in  Nodaway  county,  Mo.,  June,  1S83,  aged  72;  came  to 
this  county  in  1837,  removed  to  Missouri  in  1879.  Charles  M.  Teeter 
died  at  Wyoming,  June  13,  1883,  agetl  66 ;  came  to  IVfarshall  county  in 
1855  and  to  Stark  in  1858.  Orson  Grant  died  at  La  Fayette,  June  14, 
1883,  aged  39;  born  in  the  county.  Charles  Jordan,  father  of  Robert 
and  John  Jordan,  died  at  Wyoming,  June,  1883,  aged  83;  settled  in 
Ohio  in  1812,  afterward  went  to  Iowa,  where  he  remained  until  a  few 
years  ago,  when  he  came  to  Wyoming,  and  resided  witli  his  sons. 
Mrs.  Mary  C.  Riggen  died  in  Iowa,  June  23,  1883,  aged  (')o;  came  to 
this  county  about  1844.  Eliza  A.  Henry,  wife  of  James  R.  Henrv, 
died  at  West  Jersey,  July  1,  1883,  aged  62;  resided  in  county  32  years. 
Eleanor  Trickle,  wife  of  Washington  Trickle,  died  at  Elmwood,  Peo- 
ria county,  July  15,  1883,  aged  76;  came  to  this  county  in  183(),  re- 
moved to  Peoria  county  in  1866.  Thomas  Nichols  died  at  Eimira, 
July  22,  1883;  resident  of  state  and  county  about  49  years.  Mrs.  Al- 
len Atherton,  daughter  of  Lewis  Williams,  died  in  Goshen  township, 
July  31,  1883,  aged  22;  born  in  this  county.  Jonas  I>.  Pallentine,  of 
Toulon,  died  at  Monica,  Peoria  county,  August  3,  1883,  aged  6S ;  resi- 
dent of  county  40  years.  ]\[arian  Grieve,  daughter  of  Robert  Grieve, 
died  in  Toulon  township,  August  17,  1883,  aged  22;  born  in  the  county. 
Ora  E.  Pratz,  son  of  Jonathan  Pratz,  died  at  West  Jersey,  August  23, 
1883,  aged  21 ;  born  in  the  county.  J.  M.  Ilurd  died  at'West  Jersey, 
August  25,  1883,  aged  65;  resident  of  county  27  years.  John  Pilgrim 
died  at  Galva,  September  1,  1883,  aged  77;  came  to  county  in  1852. 

A  number  of  valuable  historical  letters  were  read  before  this  meet- 
ing, references  to  which  are  made  in  other  pages. 

The  old  mill  brought  here  in  1836,  and  owned  by  S.  G.  Breese,  was 
placed  on  the  grounds  during  the  old  settlers  reunion  of  1883. 

The  seventh  annual  reunion  of  the  old  settlers  was  held  at  Toulon, 
August  26,  1884.  A.  P.  Miller  delivered  the  address  of  welcome.  Dr. 
Co])estake  described  Stark  county  as  he  found  it  on  his  arrival  here. 
A,  G.  Hammond,  who  settled  at  Wyoming  thirty -four  years  before  this 
meeting  when  a  boy  of  sixteen  years,  delivered  an  historical  address. 
Henry  G.  Little  was  here  at  the  organization  of  the  county,  and 
related  some  pleasing  facts  of  that  time.  C.  C.  Wilson,  the  iirst  super- 
visor from  Valley  township,  delivered  an  interesting  speech;  and  the 
president,  Oliver  Whitaker,  explained  all  about  the  exhumed  log,  which 


11  (i  HISTOKY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

lay  on  the  platform  ;  the  time  it  grew  where  the  conrt-house  noAV 
stands,  wlien  it  was  used  in  bridging  the  slough  on  Main  street,  and 
its  discovery  while  repairing  a  bridge  at  this  place  in  1S84.  George 
X.  Brown,  then  of  the  Wyoming  Jferahh  now  of  the  Peoria  Transcript^ 
said  some  ])retty  things  of  the  pioneers.  A  list  of  men  and  women 
who  died  since  the  last  reunion  was  read,  and  next  a  large  number  of 
interesting  letters  from  old  settlers,  who  could  not  respond  to  invita- 
tions to  be  ])resent,  were  read.  The  Glee  Club,  represented  by  R.  J. 
Dickinson,  i).  J.  Walker,  F.  W.  Lyon,  L.  L.  Long,  Mrs.  Ida  Ml  Swee- 
deen,  Mrs.  M.  S.  Higgins,  Misses  Editli  Dickinson,  Bird  Thornton,  and 
Mattie  White.  The  officers  elected  were:  Oliver  Whitaker,  president; 
Dr.  H.  M.  Hall,  secretary;  Benjamin  Turner,  treasurer;  the  vice-presi- 
dents chosen  were:  Eccless  West,  W.  Jersey;  G.  H.  Retllield,  Goshen; 
P.  P.  Johnson,  Toulon;  Henry  Colwell,  Essex;  Cyrus  Bocock,  Penn; 
Samuel  Wrigley,  Valley;  John  Locker,  Osceola,  and  Myrtle  Brace, 
Elmira. 

The  death-roll  for  the  year  ending  August  1,  1884,  is  made  up  as 
follows :  Mrs.  Mary  Hoffman,  of  W.  Jersey,  died  September  10,  1883, 
aged  71  years.  Mrs.  Barbara  E.  Smith,  daughter  of  John  Emery  and 
a  resident  of  the  count}^  for  forty-four  years,  died  April  21,  1883,  aged 
52  years.  Mrs.  Frances  Barnes,  daughter  of  Sewell  Smith,  formerly  of 
Essex  township,  died  at  Lincoln,  ]Keb.,  August  10, 1883.  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Cruchfield,  daughter  of  the  late  David  Cooper  and  for  tw^enty-seven 
years  a  resident  here,  died  in  Essex  township,  January  1, 1881-,  aged  7fi 
years.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Chaffee,  widow  of  Jarvil  Chaffee,  formerlv  of 
Essex  township,  died  in  Taylor  county,  la.,  March  3,  1884,  aged  80 
years.  Allen  Stimmell,  died  in  A¥est  Jersey  township,  January  4,  1884. 
Mrs.  Joseph  De  Wolf  died  in  AV^est  Jersey  township,  January  19,  1884, 
aged  54  years.  Mrs.  Martha  A.  j\[yers,  (bed  in  Toulon,  January  23, 
1884;  she  came  here  in  1855.  Mrs.  Kate  llogle  died  near  Toulon, 
January  23,  1884,  in  her  33d  year.  David  McCance  died  at  Toulon, 
Februarv  19,  1884,  aged  69  vears;  he  resided  here  thirtv-six  vears. 
The  death  of  Charles  W.  Wrfght,  J.  F.  C^ha]n"n,  Mrs.  Philander  Pome- 
roy,  Darius  Panders,  Miss  Sarah  Anderson,  Mrs.  Ruby  Greenfield, 
Mrs.  Gertrude  Wagner.  C.  S.  Fulper,  H.  S.  Johnson,  James  A.  Hender- 
son, Stacy  Cowperthwaite,  Mrs.  Amelia  Tkitler,  Jefferson  Trickle,  S.  P. 
Fast,  George  Harvey.  Andrew  Swartz,  Lucy  P.  Cooley,  John  Miller, 
Mrs.  Margaret  P.  Hawkes,  I^atrick  Cavanaugh,  Cy renins  Dewey  antl 
William  Thomas — each  one  is  noticed  in  the  township  histories.  Let- 
ters Avere  read  from  N.  P.  Cross,  of  Pleasanton,  Kan.;  John  M.  Burns, 
of  Orion.  111.;  Cyrus  Shinn,  of  Eagle  S])rings,  Kan.;  B.  F.  Fuller,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C;  J.  E.  Bush,  Beatrice,  Xeb.;  David  Fast,  Irwin,  Mo.; 
Daniel  W.  Henderson,  Jefferson,  la.;  A.  J.  Whitaker,  AYashington, 
D.  C;  Henry  G.  Little,  Grinnell,  la.;  AV.  E.  Dunn,  Galesburg,  111,; 
AA^  AV.  AA^inslow,  Osceola,  111.;  S.  G.  Butler,  Farragut,  la. 

Henry  G.  Little,  writing  in  1884,  sa3"s:  "  A"ou  first  tried  for  Coffee 
county,  taking  one  township  from  Henry  and  some  from  Knox.  I 
worked  hard  to  help  defeat  it,  and  we  did  so."  David  Fast,  writing 
fi'om  Irwin,  Mo.,  says :  "  On  September  28,  1850,  I  came  to  Stark  and 
lived  there  until  September  28,  1881.     In  1850  I  started  a   harness 


PIONEER    ASSOCIATIONS    AND   REMINISCENCES.  117 

shoj)  ill  an  old  frame  l)uil(ling  south  of  uncle  Norman  liutler's  house, 
and  at■tel■^^'al■d  used  by  B.  ( '.  Follett  as  a  staV)le." 

The  eighth  annual  reunion  of  old  settlers  was  hekl  August  25, 
1885.  Miles  A.  Fuller  delivered  the  address  of  welcome;  Martin 
Shallenberger  spoke  on  the  subject  of  pioneer  manners  and  customs; 
(Captain  Thomson  read  letters  from  al)sent  friends;  T.  J.  Henderson 
also  delivered  an  address,  and  the  list  of  all  settlers,  who  died  since 
the  last  meeting,  was  read.  The  officers  elected  were :  Oliver  Whit- 
aker,  president;  Henry  M.  Hall,  secretary;  Benj.  Turner,  treasurer; 
John  F.  Rhodes,  Wm.  F.  Xiciiolson,  and  Harlan  Pierce,  members  of 
executive  committee.  The  vice-presidents  chosen  were  C.  W.  Young, 
New  Jersey ;  Barney  Frail,  Goshen ;  Henry  Colwell,  Essex ;  Eugene 
Lyon,  Toulon;  David  Currier,  Elmira;  Edward  Colgan,  Valley;  Wes- 
leV  Brown,  Penn ;  and  John  Lackie,  Osceola.  Among  those  present 
were  Perry  Smith,  of  Wyoming,  the  first  white  child  born  in  this 
county,  fifty -four  years  before  this  meeting;  M  B.  Parks,  who  built 
the  first  house  in  Elmira  township ;  Adam  Perry,  who  taught  the  first 
school  in  the  county ;  Samuel  O.  Brees,  of  Wyoming,  whose  parents, 
on  coming  here,  moved  into  a  stable,  where  he  was  born  on  Chi-istmas 
day;  Dr.  and  ^Mrs.  L.  Hurd,  who  were  the  first  cou})le  married  in 
Henry  county.  Jerome  B.  Thomas,  of  Ohio,  who  settled  here  forty- 
one  years  prior  to  this  meeting,  was  here.  O.  P.  Emery,  of  Galva, 
and  Little,  of  Kewanee,  were  also  here.  The  pioneers  of  fifty  years 
ago  or  more,  present  at  this  meeting,  were  Perry  Smith,  came  fifty- 
four  years  ago;  JSlrs.  Jonathan  Pratz,  Perry  Winn,  N.  W.  Holmes, 
Minot  Silliman,  each  fifty -one  years  ago;  NeJson  Grant,  Jacob  Emery, 
Barnabas  Frail,  Hiram 'All  n-ight,  G.  H.  Redfield  and  wife,  R.  H. 
Moore,  each  came  fifty  years  ago.  The  old  settlers,  who  were  here 
forty  vears  ago  or  more  at  date  of  eighth  reunion,  are  named  as 
follows:  M.  B.  Parks,  Wm.  Sheets,  John  Fowler,  Wm.  Ogle,  Levi 
Eckley,  Jonathan  Pratz,  ]\rrs.  George  M.  Hazen,  Miles  A.  Fuller, 
Washington  Trickle,  each  fortv-nine  years. 

Archiljald  Vandyke,  Uncle  Johnnie  Turnbull.  Dr.  H.  M.  Hall, 
Perry  Grant,  Wallace  Mason,  Mrs.  Josiah  ]\[offit,  JMrs.  John  Black, 
Samuel  Brees,  AVm.  Mason,  Henry  Colwell,  each  forty-eight  years. 

Calvin  Eastman,  Oliver  Whit.iker  and  Mrs.  Whitaker,  Wm.  Oliver, 
Wells  AVhite,  Barney  Jackson,  Wm.  Sturms,  Andrew  Oliver,  W.  T. 
Leeson,  Thomas  Oliver,  Orlando  Brace,  Benj.  Brown,  each  forty-seven 
years. 

Amos  Bennett,  Mrs.  Sarah  Bennett,  Mrs.  Colburn  Roblnns,  Walter 
M.  Fuller,  AY.  P.  Currier,  each  forty  six  years. 

Mrs.  D.  R.  Gelvin,  J.  P.  Head'ley,  Harrison  Miner,  Benj.  Turner, 
Orin  Maxfield,  Dr.  Walter  Hall,  each  forty-five  years. 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Snyder,  A.  J.  Finley,  Edward  Xowlan,  Mrs.  AY.  M. 
Fuller,  each  forty-four  years. 

Mrs.  Charles "^E.  Sh'inn.  S.  R.  Hazen,  John  and  G.  M.  Hazen.  Eli 
Emery,  Charles  Rhodes,  Alichael  Emery,  each  forty -three  years.  Wm. 
White.  R.  C.  Briggs  and  A.  J.  Maxfield.  each  forty-two  years.  Mason 
Trickle.  Isaac  Thomas,  Jerome  B.  Thomas,  Charles  Sturtevant,  and 
Jackson  Lawrence,  each  forty-one  years.     John   Ogle,  AYm.   Sweet, 


118  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Samuel  Jones,  L.  P.  Hiiiies,  Joseph  Atherton,  ]Mrs.  C.  E.  Harrington. 
AVillard  Palmer,  Samuel  Thomas,  Sylvester  H.  Saunders,  A.  C.  Himes. 
AVm.  Allen,  David  Oziah.  Mrs.  John  R.  Atherton,  each  forty  years. 

The  above  seventy-live  named,  with  others  mentioned  hereafter, 
constituted  the  pioneer  circle  in  September,  1885. 

The  ]uoneer  necrology  for  the  year  was  reported  as  follows: — Jacob 
Stimmel  died  in  West  Jersey  township  March  24, 1885 ;  aged  66  years. 
Ca])t.  George  W.  Buchanan  died  September,  188-4  in  the  STth  year  of  his 
age;  he  came  with  his  familv  to  this  county  in  1837  and  remained 
here  until  1853,  when  he  moved  to  Davis  count v,  Washington  terri- 
torry,  where  he  resided  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  Christopher 
Tlin'er,  of  Clienoa.  111.,  died  Xovember  8.  1884.  in  the  80th  vear  of  his 
age:  he  was  a  resident  of  West  Jersey  township  from  1849  to  1866. 
W.  L.  Shirts  of  Galva,  died  November  14,  1884,  aged  62  years.  He 
was  a  citizen  of  Toulon  from  1854  to  1867,  since  which  time  he  has 
resided  in  Galva.  IMrs.  Mary  E.  Austin  died  at  her  home  in  Elmira,  Stark 
county,  November  18,  1884,  aged  65  yeai's;  she  was  the  daughter  of 
John  Leeson,  Avas  married  to  Lewis  Austin  in  1838,  moved  to  Elmira 
in  1840,  where  she  resided  to  the  time  of  her  death.  Mrs.  Hannah 
Guller  died  in  Elmii-a,  Stark  county,  December  30,  1884  ;  she  was 
married  to  Ambrose  Fuller  in  1816,  and  they  settled  in  Elmira  in  1839  ; 
her  husband  died  in  1845,  and  his  was  the  first  grave  in  Elmira  ceme- 
tery. Mrs.  Lydia  Fuller  Shivvers  died  in  Toulon,  December  20,  1884, 
aged  60  years  ;  in  1844  she  was  married  to  Ansel  Fuller  in  Osceola, 
but  thev  moved  to  Wethersfield  township,  where  they  resided  until  his 
death  in  I8r)3  ;  Se])tember  5,  1882,  she  married  Hopkins  Shivvers  and 
resided  in  Toulon  until  her  death,  Mary  Pierson  AVhite,  daughter  of 
J.  D.  Pierson,  died  September  8,  1884,  in  the  22d  vear  of  her  age.  H 
Blakely  died  in  Toulon,  December  26,  1884.  Walter  H.  Blair  died  in 
Toulon,  December  26,  1884,  in  the  23d  year  of  his  age.  Isaac  P.  Spen- 
cer died  in  Osceola,  December  27, 1884;  he  was  one  of  the  first  comers 
to  the  grove  early  in  the  thirties.  William  Williams  died  at  the  resi- 
dence of  David' Lowman.  in  Hastings,  Xeb.,  January  6,  1885;  Mr, 
Williams  was  a  native  of  England,  was  born  in  1794;  came  to  Amer- 
ica 1839,  to  Stark  county  in  1855,  where  he  resided  until  Davis  Low- 
man  and  family  moved  to  Nebraska,  he  accompanying  them.  Capt. 
John  R.  Atherton  died  at  his  residence  in  Toulon,  January  31,  1885, 
in  the  83d  year  of  his  age ;  He  moved  from  Kentucky,  his  native  state, 
to  Illinois,  in  1831,  and  to  Stark  county  in  1845.  Daniel  Woodward 
died  near  Bradford,  January  20,  1885  ;  he  was  an  old  time  settler  of 
Stark  county.  Mrs.  Mary  Shannon  died  near  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  Feb- 
ruary 6, 1885 ;  she  had  but  recently  moved  to  Iowa  from  West  Jersey, 
where  the  remainder  of  her  life  had  been  passed.  Zara  Newton  died 
in  Elmira  township,  Feb.  6,  1885,  aged  78  years ;  he  came  to  Stark 
county  many  years  ago.  Charles  Bolt  died  in  Osceola  township,  Feb- 
ruary 23,  188.5,  aged  70  years  ;  he  came  to  this  county  in  1845,  settling 
in  the  township  in  which  he  died.  Thomas  Faulconer  died  in  Yalley 
township,  March  18, 1885.  He  was  a  long  time  resident  of  that  town- 
ship. P^lijah  Bocock  died  at  Castleton,  March  18,  1885,  in  the  87th 
year  of  his  age;  moved  to  Illinois  in   1837,  and  to  Stark  county  in 


PIONEER    ASSOCIATIONS    AND    KEMINISUENCES.  119 

1866.  Solomon  "Wilkinson  died  in  Essex  townshi}),  April  2^  1885,  aged 
88  years ;  he  came  to  this  county  in  18-19,  and  settled  on  the  farm 
where  he  died.  Mrs.  Peter  Shaffer  died  near  Starwano.  March  16, 
1885,  an  early  settler  in  Stark  county.  Robert  Patterson  died  near 
Fairmount,  ISTeb.,  April  15,  1885,  ag'ed  71  years;  he  came  to  this 
countv  in  1855  and  remained  here  until  about  two  3^ears  ago,  when  he 
moved  to  Nebraska.  William  Henry  Butler  ^vas  born  in  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  October  5,  1811,  emigrated  to  Putnam,  now  Stark  count3%  in 
1835,  and  in  September  of  that  year  married  Mary  Fuller,  of  Elmira; 
in  1880  he  moved  on  to  a  farm  near  Lincoln,  Nelj.,  where  he  died,  March 
29,  1885;  he  was  a  printer  by  trade,  learing  to  set  type  in  the  old 
Franklin  printing  ottice  in  Richmond,  Va.,  in  1823;  worked  seven 
years  with  Harper  Brothers  and  on  dailies  in  Wall  street ;  after  he 
came  west  he  was  connected  with  the  Peoria  Iieyister,  and  afterward 
with  what  is  now  the  Stark  County  iV^<?ms.  Josiah  Mottitdied  in  Essex 
township,  April  IT,  1885,  in  the  76th  year  of  his  age;  he  came  to  this 
countv  in  1837,  settling  on  the  farm  where  he  died.  Adam  Oliver 
died  in  Elmira  townshi]).  May  8,  1885,  in  the  70th  year  of  his  age  ;  he 
settled  in  tliat  townshi})  in  LS38.  Jacol:>  Smith  died  in  Oalva  last  fall, 
in  the  82d  year  of  his  age ;  he  settled  in  West  Jersey  townshi])  in  1835 
and  lived  there  until  1876,  when  he  moved  to  Galva.  Airs.  Catherine 
Buchanan,  wife  of  Capt.  Geo.  W.  Buchanan,  died  in  Havis  county, 
W.  T.,  July  23,1885,  in  the  84th  year  of  her  age.  Nathan  Bevier  died 
in  Lafayette,  July  23,  1885,  in  the  8Sth  year  of  his  age ;  he  moved  to 
Lafayette  in  1856  and  has  since  resided  there.  Daniel  Gingrich  died 
in  Essex  townshi]),  August  20,  1885,  aged  76  years  ;  he  came  to  this 
county  in  1837.  Joel  Goodale  died  in  Toulon  townslii]),  August  21, 
1885, "in  the  76th  year  of  his  age;  he  came  to  Stark  county  in  1876^ 
Branson  Lowman  died  in  Hastings,  Neb.,  March  13,  1885,  aged  <)7 
years  ;  he  came  to  Illinois  in  1832,  to.  Stark  county  in  1857,  where  he 
lived  until  1882,  when  he  moved  to  Nel)raska.  Mrs.  Rachel  Brown, 
daughter  of  Yirgil  I^ike,  tlied  at  Frazee.  Minn.,  -January  10.  1885,  one 
of  Stark  county's  pioneers.  II.  B.  Dori-ance  died  near  Modena,  March 
23,  1885,  in  the  48th  year  of  his  age  ;  he  was  a  native  of  this  county. 
Mrs.  Robert  Grieve  died  in  Ehiiira  townslii]),  March  3(»,  1885,  in  the 
55tii  year  of  lier  age.  Mary  Ann  Woodward  died  in  Osceola  town- 
ship, March  13,  1885.  Mrs.'  Sarah  M.  Smitli,  formerly  wife  of  the  late 
Sewal  Smith,  died  in  Lafayette,  March  22,  18S5.  aged  77  years  ;  she 
came  with  lier  husband  to  Stark  countv  at  a  verv  earh'  da  v.  Mrs. 
Al)by  Ann  Todd,  wife  of  Maj-)r  C.  W.  Todd,  died  at  Lafayette,  Marcii 
1<>,  ill  the  76th  year  of  her  age  ;  she  came  to  this  county  with  her 
husband  in  1840.'  Samuel  Montooth,  senior,  died  near  Modena,  Feljru- 
ary  16,  1885,  aged  76  years.  Total  number:  38 — six  more  than  last 
xear. 

The  meeting  of  August  19,  issij,  sur})assed  all  other  reunions  in 
method  of  organization  and  number  of  persons  present.  The  weather, 
too,  was  delightful,  and  tiie  old  courtJiouse  grove  was  clothed  in  all 
the  richness  of  sunnner.  The  dinner  Avas  excellent  in  matei'ial  and 
arrangement.  This  important  ])art  of  the  ])rograinnie  was  carried  out 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Congregational  society,  and  earnetl  for  the 


120  HISTORY    OF    STAJ^K    COUNTY. 

uses  of  that  church  over  $100.  The  officers  elected  were  :  Oliver  Wit- 
aker,  president;  Jonathan  Pratz,  West  Jerse}' ;  Minott  Silliman,  Go- 
shen ;  John  McMillan,  Essex;  Isaac  Thomas.  Toulon  ;  John  Turnlmll, 
Elniira ;  Samuel  Wrigley,  Valley  ;  Cyi'ns  Bocock,  Penn  ;  and  .lohn 
Lackie,  Osceola,  vice  presidents ;  Benjamin  Tui'uer,  treasurer;  B.  F. 
Tliompson,  secretary.  The  executive  committee  comprised  Orlando 
Brace,  AVilliam  Xolan  and  Chester  M.  Turner.  Capt.  Thompson  acted 
as  secretary  of  the  meeting,  vice  Dr.  Hall,  removed  to  Kansas.  To 
him  is  entirely  due  the  compilation  of  the  deatii  roll,  given  as  follows: 
William  Dawson  died  at  Stark,  September  10,  1885,  aged  75  years,  lo 
months  and  3  days;  came  to  Illinois  from  Ross  county,  Ohio,  in  1839, 
and  lived  in  Valley  township  since  1S50.  Miss  Louisa  Col  well,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  Colwell,  died  at  her  home  near  Duncan,  October  21, 1885, 
aged  21  years ;  her  entire  life  was  sj)ent  in  the  vicinity  where  she  died. 
Abram  Bowers  died  in  Penn  township,  Xovember  i4,  1885,  aged  74 
years;  came  to  Stark  county  in  1856,  and  lived  in  the  county  until  the 
time  of  his  death.  Robert  McKinney  Boccjck  died  at  his  home  in  Penn 
townshij),  January  19,1886,  aged  60  years;  came  from  Ohio  to  Fulton 
county  in  1837,  and  in  1854  moved  to  Stark  county,  where  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  was  spent ;  he  sei'ved  as  justice  of  the  ))eace  in  his 
township  for  sixteen  years,  and  was  serving  his  thii'teenth  year  as  a 
member  of  the  county  board  of  su])ervisors,  of  which  he  was  chairman. 
Anthony  Robinson  died  at  his  home  near  Wyoming,  May  21,  1886, 
aged  61  years.  Warren  Pattee  died  at  his  home  in  Penn  townshi]). 
May  4,  1886,  aged  74  years.  Mrs.  Sarah  Bennett,  wife  of  Jeremiah 
Bennett,  died  at  Saxon,  Febrnary  3,  1885,  aged  83  years,  2  months  and 
22  days;  moved  to  Fulton  county  in  1838,  and  the  year  following  came 
to  Stark  count}',  where  her  remaining  days  were  sjient,  a  resident  for 
forty-eight  years.  ]\Irs.  Keziah  Young,  wife  of  St(^phen  Young,  died 
at  Toulon,  Fel)ruarv  3,1886,  aged  >i^'}  years  and  11  months;  came  from 
Maine  to  Iowa  in  1854,  and  in  1858  moved  to  Toulon,  where  her  days 
were  ended.  Thomas  A.  Oakes  died  near  Toulon,  iMarch  15,  1886, 
aged  74  years,  8  months  and  !<•  days.  Mrs.  Lucretia  Ruston  died  at 
her  daughter's,  Mrs.  Anderson,  in  Toulon,  February  28,  1886,  aged  65 
years;  came  to  Lafayette  in  1851,  and  lived  there  about  one  year; 
her  lirst  husband  was  Homer  1  limes.  Mrs.  Sophia  S.,  wife  of  Moses 
II.  AVeaver,  died  at  Osceola.  .Vpril  24,  188(5.  Hon.  James  Ilolgate  died 
at  the  home  of  his  daughter.  Mrs.  John  Snare,  at  Snareville,  ]\Iai'ch  22, 
1886,  aged  81  yeai-s.  7  months  and  24  days;  came  from  Pennsylvania! 
to  Penn  townsJiip  in  is^'.o  ;  he  was  one  of  the  three  commissioners  that 
managed  the  county  aifairs  until  1849,  when  he  was  elected  judge,  and 
served  until  1S53  ;  he  was  assessoi'  of  Penn  townshi])  for  sixteen  yeai'S, 
and  the  lirst  supervisoi'  from  the  township  and  the  first  chairnum  of 
tlie  boai'd.of  supervisors  in  the  county;  in  1863  he  served  one  term  in 
the  state  legislature.  Mrs.  Ann  Dixon  died  near  Stark,  March  28, 
ISSC),  aged  72  years;  came  to  Stark  county  in  1851.  Jose])h  Atherton 
died  near  Lafayette,  May  1,  1886,  aged  72  years,  4  months  and  13 
days;  came  from  Ohio  to  Hancock  county  in  1836,  and  from  there  to 
Stai"k  county  in  1845,  Avhere  he  terminated  his  life.  John  Whit*^  died 
at  Lafayette,  May  8,  1835,  aged  54  years,  6  months  and  2S  days;  came 


PIONEEK   ASSOCIATIONS    AND    KEMINISUEI^OES.  121 

from  Ohio  to  Stark  county  in  1836,  and  lived  on  the  same  place  till 
the  time  of  his  death.  Geo.  Springer  died  May  16,  1886,  aged  70 
years,  7  months  and  9  days;  came  from  Ohio  to  Stark  county  in  ISil, 
settling  in  Essex  township,  and  there  lived  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
Thomas  Graves  died  in  Essex,  December  12,  1885,  aged  68  years,  11 
months  and  14  days.  Mrs.  Rel)ecca  Dickinson,  widow  of  Win  T.  Dick- 
inson, died  at  Lafayette,  Sei)teml)er  12,  1885,  aged  85  years,  11  months 
and  28  days.  Mrs.  Sarah  Ileadley,  wife  of  James  Ileadley,  died  in 
Toulon,  June  11,  1886,  aged  85  years,  9  months  and  17  days.  Mrs. 
Jane  P.  Sweet,  wife  of  William  Sweet,  died  at  Toulon,  June  15,  1886, 
aged  60  years,  4  months  and  6  days.  Geo.  B.  llarlau  died  in  Wyo- 
ming, November  15,  1885,  aged  72  years  and  2  months.  Mrs.  Mai'tha 
A.  Mori'is,  wife  of  Geo.  Morris,  died  in  Toulon,  December  K),  1885, 
aged  48  years.  Anthony  Hol)inson  died  near  Wyoming,  May  2,  1886, 
aged  61  years.  Mrs.  Elmira  F.  Eastuum,  wife  of  Calvin  L.  Eastman, 
died  at  Toulon,  July  3,  1886,  aged  63  years;  was  a  resident  of  Stark 
county  for  forty  two  years,  and  an  occupant  of  the  same  house  for 
thirty-four  vears.  Benjamin  F.  Young  died  at  Toulon.  July  21,  1886, 
aged  59  years.  Solomon  B.  Bass  died  in  Toulon,  July  30, 'l8S(;,  aged 
76  years,  1  month  and  2<)  days.  S})encer  Faulconer  died  in  Valley, 
May  22,  1886,  aged  77  years.'  Mrs.  Margaret  Ih-ain  died  near  AYady 
Petra,  July  2.  18S<i,  aged  67  years,  1(>  months  and  5  days.  Mrs.  Mary 
P.  Adams  died  near  Bradford,  November,  1885,  aged  85  years.  John 
V.  Bevier  died  at  Bradford,  January  30,  1886,  aged  81  years.  Nicho- 
las Sturm  died  in  Osceola,  March  2i,  1886,  aged  78  years.  Mrs.  Dorcas 
Gushing,  wife  of  Geo.  Cusliing,  died  at  Bradford,  March  29, 188<Naged 
64  years.  Micagy  Swiger  (lied  in  Penn,  February  i»,  1886,  aged  63 
years,  8  months  "and  15  days.  Mrs.  Hannah  F.  Downing,  wife  of 
Nathan  Downing,  died  in  Penn,  Mai'ch  5,  188(),  aged  44  years.  James 
McNultv  dietl  in  Penn,  June  29,  1886,  aged  72  years."  Mrs.  Sarah 
Hartv.  wife  of  Andrew  Harty,  died  in  Penn,  July  "28,  ISSf..  William 
Miner  died  in  Southern  Missoui'i,  July  31,  1885.  Mi's.  Kosannah 
Dixon  died  at  Peoria,  September  2,  18"85,  aged  77  years.  Mrs.  Jane 
Sturm,  wife  of  Peter  Sturm,  died  at  Cambridge,  March  21,  1886.  Mrs. 
Fanny  Smith,  nee  Silliman,  wife  of  AVilliam  P.  Smith,  died  at  Princa- 
ville. "April  2,  1886,  aged  s-2  years.  Jesse  T.  Turnei-  died  at  Marietta, 
Fulton  county,  April  28,  188V),  aged  74  years,  7  months  and  13  days. 
Mrs.  Porter,' wife  of  V/illiam  Porter,  died  at  Atkinson,  May,  1886. 
Mrs.  Sarah  F.  Brown,  nee  Hodgson,  wife  of  Alva  W.  Ih'own.  died  at 
Medale,  llari'ison  county,  Iowa,  June  23,  ISSd;  born  in  Stark  county, 
in  1840.  Mrs.  Rebecca' Dickinson  died  at  Galva,  111.,  June  24,  1881), 
aged  81  years;  Mr.  Dickinson  was  licr  fourth  husband.  Mrs.  Rebecca 
Nelson,  wife  of  Upton  Nelson,  and  sister  of  Peter  Sturm,  died  in  AFis- 
souri  about  the  1st  of  August,  188<i;  born  December  i8,  bsbs.  ^Mrs. 
Elizabeth  AVhitman,  motliei-  of  Thomas  Gemmell,  died  at  Peoria  while 
on  a  visit,  A])ril  18,  1 88(5,  aged  O'J  years,  8  mcmtlis  and  14  days;  she 
came  from  Scotland  to  this  country  in  1866.  and  lived  here  most  of 
the  time  till  her  death.  Mrs.  S.  A'.  Miller  died  in  Fai-ragut,  Iowa, 
while  on  a,  visit.  May  19,  1SS6,  aged  48  years;  eaiuc  IVoui  Ohio  to 
Knox  county  in   1849,  and  moved   to  Stark  county  in  1861.     Joseph 


122  HISTOKY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

Catterlin  died  at  Abilene,  Kansas,  May  21,  188G,  aged  96  years,  7 
niontlis  and  15  days;  moved  from  Virginia  to  Springfield  in  1885; 
came  to  Tonlon  in  1849.  Mr,  Silas  Moody  died  at  Perry,  Iowa,  July 
10,  1886,  aged  7C»  years,  6  months  and  9  days.  William  Walker  died 
at  Eldora,  Iowa,  July  30,  1886,  aged  65  years.  Mrs.  Sabrina  (Chat- 
field)  Ililliard  died  at  New  Virginia,  Iowa,  Januar}^  28,  1886,  aged  69 
years;  slie  came  to  Stark  county  in  1834,  and  lived  near  Lafayette 
until  1873,  and  was  the  first  female  that  taught  school  in  Stark  county. 
Mrs.  Maria  Kightlingei-,  wife  of  Jacob  Kightlinger,  died  at  her  home 
in  Yates  City,  July  16,  1886,  aged  84  years;  she  came  from  Pennsyl- 
vania to  Stark  county  in  1837,  Jiving  liere  two  years,  then  removing 
to  Knox  county,  and  later  to  Yates  City.  Henry  G.  Kinkade  died  at 
Starwano,  August  19,  1886,  aged  31  years,  9  months  and  1  day  ;  has 
lived  in  Stark  county  since  he  was  one  year  of  age. 

M.  A.  Fuller's  historical  address,  delivered  at  the  meeting  of  1880, 
stands  as  one  of  the  most  elaborate  ])ortrayals  of  ])ioneer  life  ever 


given 


The  underground  railroad  must  not  be  (overlooked.  About  the 
time  Stark  county  was  organized  this  line  began  to  assume  practical 
form  in  the  neighborhood,  and  was  })atronize(l  by  a  few  passengers. 
A  few  years  later  the  road  grew  in  favor  with  i-efugee  slaves,  and  ulti- 
mately became  an  im])ortant  highway  between  the  Sunny  South  and 
the  bleak  Canadas.  (Talesburg  Station  was  one  of  the  best  organized 
on  the  line  of  the  Underground  Paib'oad.  There  Nehemiah  West, 
George  Davis,  P.  Neeley  and  Samuel  Hitchcock  were  the  permanent 
conductors  on  the  division  extending  to  Ontario,  in  Knox  county,  and 
through  Stark  county.  In  Ontario  township  the  house  of  C.  F.  Camp 
was  the  depot,  and'llod  Powell  conductor.  Rev.  John  Cross,  con- 
nected with  the  railroad  in  1843,  was  charged  with  aiding  in  the  escape 
of  slaves,  but  before  the  trial  he  removed  to  liureau  county,  where  a 
deputy  sheriff  was  sent  to  arrest  him.  Mr.  Cross  offered  to  go  with- 
out op])Osition.  ])ut  there  were  no  means  at  the  dis])osal  of  the  deputy 
to  travel,  so  that  his  ])risoner  agreed  to  su])ply  his  own  team.  They 
started  or.  Saturchiy,  stayed  with  Oliver  Whitaker  at  Osceola  Grove 
next  day,  where  the  ]irisoner  preached.  On  Monday  they  left  en  route 
for  Knox  county,  where  Mr.  Cross  defended  himself.  Prior  to  this, 
in  1839  or  1840,  he  was  imprisoned  in  the  (4alesl)urg  jail,  but  was 
bailed  out  by  the  abolitionists. 

From  liev.  S.  G.  Wi'ight's  journal  the  following  extract  is  taken,  as 
bearing  on  this  I'ailroad  system:  '' December  24,  1S41  ;  started  for 
Walnut  Creek;  gi-eat  i-ain  ;'  the  creek  was  swimming;  llichard  C.  and 
William  Dunn  were  with  me;  difficulty  in  crcjssing  branch  above 
Trickle's  mill ;  had  to  bi-eak  ice  for  near  an  hour,  and  go  around  by 
Traker's  Grove;  ])reached  at  Mr.  Foster's  Friday,  April,  1842;  went 
to  Knoxville  to  hear  debate  between  Kinney  and  Frazer ;  also  to  ob- 
tain a  teachei-;  May  2,  went  to  Lafayette  to'  hear  Mi'.  Harris  expose 
Moi-monism  ;  I'ehearsed  his  lecture  to  my  people  at  Mr.  Webster's. 
"  -"•  *  -=<-  ■"  February  <),  1843:  On  I'ri day  another  fugitive  from 
slavery  came  along,  making  twenty-one  that  have  passed  through  this 
settlement  on  their  wavto  Canada';  the  ink  freezes  on  my  pen  as  I  try 


PIONEER   ASSOCIATIONS    AND    REMINISCENCES.  123 

to  Avrite.  May  22,  1843 :  Saturday  Avent  to  Emery  settlement,  but 
foimtl  so  strong  an  antipathy  against  abolitionists  that  few  would  hear 
me  preach,  so  I  went  on  and  preached  at  Toulon  Sabbath  morning ; 
report  saitl  the  Mormons  meant  to  dra\v^  me  into  deliate  here.  May 
20  :  The  grand  jury  found  a  bill  against  me  and  my  elder,  W.  W. 
Wel)ster,  for  harboring  runawa}^  slaves.  June  24:  Witness  in  case  of 
The  People  vs.  Cross,  for  harboring  runaway  slaves.  January  5, 1847  : 
Arrived  home  on  Fridav :  found  that  two  fugitives  were  along  with 
only  Christmas  papers." 

W.  II.  Adams,  in  one  of  his  pioneer  sketches  j)ublished  in  the  Senti- 
nel, speaks  of  Fountain  Watkins,  "  the  laughing  Abolitionist,"  and  of 
his  connection  with  the  Underground  Railroad,  better  known  as  the 
"  Great  Southern  and  Canadian  Underground  Railway."  In  his  sketch 
he  refers  to  Dave  Frisby,  the  first  school-teacher  in  the  Elm  wood  dis- 
trict, Knox  county  ;  Mrs.  Watkins,  wife  of  Fountain  Watkins ;  Eli 
Wilson,  an  old  abolitionist ;  Peter,  a  colored  fugitive  ;  George  Pierce 
and  John  Dalton,  anti-abolitionists;  Elias  Wycoff  and  IXeliemiah 
Wycoff,  well-known  names  in  Stark  county.  One  of  Watkins'  stories 
as  told  to  Mr.  Adams  is  as  follows:  ''  Some  time  late  in  the  forties,  Eli 
Wilson  brought  quite  a  likely  young  man  to  my  place,  who  said  he 
had  been  a  waitei'  on  a  Mississippi  river  steamboat.  Fie  stayed  with 
us  for  about  a  week,  and  played  with  the  boys  in  the  ^voods.  Some  of 
our  kind  of  men  at  Farmington  sent  me  word  one  evening  to  push  the 
l)oy  ahead,  as  hunters  were  on  his  track.  It  would  not  answer  to  start 
that  night,  as  it  would  be  certain  to  invite  pursuit.  I  finally  con- 
cluded to  wait  until  morning,  and  studied  out  a  plan  how  the  old 
woman  and  me  would  go  visiting'  the  next  dav  on  horseback.  As  the 
fall  winds  were  kinder  hard  on  the  'wimin's'  faces,  it  was  no  more 
than  natural  for  her  to  have  on  a  veil.  So  the  next  morning  I  saddled 
a  gray  team  I  owned,  and  had  Peter  put  on  one  of  my  wife's  dresses 
and  veils,  and  helped  him  to  mount  the  horse  with  the  side-saddle 
just  as  though  it  was  my  wife.  I  mounted  the  other  horse,  and 
admonished  Peter  not  to  talk  unless  I  spoke  to  him.  AVe  struck  out, 
taking  a  road  that  led  in  the  direction  of  the  east  side  of  the  mound 
west  of  the  town  of  Elm  wood.  The  road  across  the  Kickapoo  bottoms 
was  lined  on  each  side  with  a  dense  growth  of  high  weeds  and  brush. 
While  in  this  place  we  saw  a  team  coming  towards  us  with  George 
Pierce  and  John  Dalton  in  the  wagon.  I  had  been  toll  that  Dalton 
had  l)een  blowing  around  that  if  ever  he  cauglit  me  'running  off  a 
nigger,'  he  would  arrest  me-  I  ]iulled  out  to  the  right  and  Peter  to 
the  left  to  let  the  wagon  pass.  I  said:  'Good  morning,  ha!  ha!'  and 
they  said   '  good  morning.'     We  had  not  got  more  than  a  rod  from 

them  when  I  heard    (Tcorge  say  :    '  I'll  be  d d  if  I  don't  believe 

''Fount"  has  got  a  nigger  with  him.'  Here  the  road  made  a  sharp 
turn,  the  ground  was  soft,  and  didn't  we  ply  the  bud  and  let  the  horses 
go  until  we  reached  the  high  ground  at  the  mound.  Here  we  ]uilled 
rein  and  looked  back.  Not  a  soul  was  in  sight.  I  told  Pete  that  it 
was  twelve  miles  to  the  next  timber,  and  we  had  to  travel,  ns  there 
was  danger  of  them  cusses  following  us  We  reached  the  hazel  brush 
south  of  Rochester,  on  Spoon  river,  where  I  hid  Pete  and  started  for 

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124  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

town  to  find  something  to  eat  for  the  horses,  the  rugitive  and  myself. 
Meeting  Dave  Frisby,  I  did  not  pretend  to  notice  him ;  but  he  recog- 
nized me  and  said,  'Helo,  Fount;  how  do  you  do?  Wiiere  are  you 
going?'  I  rephed :  'Just  down  here  to  find  a  girl ;  my  wife  is  not 
very  well.'  Dave  said  :  '  You  don't  want  a  girl;  you  have  a  runaway 
somewhere  in  the  brush,  and  are  now  looking  for  something  to  eat. 
I  know  you,  eld  fellow  ;  you  can't  fool  this  child.  Fount.  How  is  the 
wife  and  babies,  anyhow  ?  I  said  :  '  Dave,  where  have  you  been  l ' 
He  re])lied  that  he  was  in  business  at  Eochester,  and,  continuing,  said : 
'  Say,  Fount,  you've  got  a  fugitive  hid  somewhere  ;  don't  you  deny  it. 
Do  you  see  that  house  over  there?  I  board  there  with  Eli  as  Wycoff, 
brother  to  ]^ehemiah,  of  Stark  county,  both  sound  abolitionists.'  I 
said :  '  Dave,  Wycoff  may  be  all  right,  but  you  always  said  it  was  not 
right  to  help  the  slaves  get  away  from  their  masters.'  He  replied : 
'  Fount,  you  know  I  always  said  slavery  was  wrong ;  then  it  is  right  to 
free  them.     Here  is  my  hand.'     I  could  tie  to  Dave." 

I  turned  about  and  went  with  Dave.  Wycoff  was  not  at  home,  but 
was  expected  shortly.  The  horses  were  cared  for,  Dave  and  I  went 
out  to  the  fugitives  retreat.  I  gave  the  signal  and  the  woman  stejjped 
out.  We  introduced  her  to  the  family  and  Mr.  Wycoff.  Mr.  Wycoff 
then  came  and  was  delighted  to  help  any  one  out  of  bondage.  Fete 
and  I  had  supper,  and  afterwards  I  informed  W^'coff  that  the  lady 
wished  to  make  some  change  in  her  dress.  She  was  shown  into  a 
room,  I  followed  after  and  said,  "  Pete,  take  off  your  dress."  Wycoff 
said,  "  Is  that  a  man  ? "  I  replied  that  it  was,  that  he  had  on  my  wife's 
dress,  and  that  I  wished  to  take  it  home  with  me  as  dresses  were  not 
over  plenty  at  my  house.  Peter  slipjjed  out  of  the  dress  and  stood  be- 
fore us  in  a  suit  of  broadcloth.  All  laughed,  the  women  came,  and 
seeing  the  joke,  also  laughed.  I  waited  until  late  that  night,  bade 
Pete  and  his  new  friends  adieu,  and  arrived  home  just  before  daylight. 
Ha!  ha!  ha!  You  don't  hear  the  crack  of  the  slave-driver's  whip  now- 
a-days.     Ha  !  ha !  ha ! " 

In  the  histories  of  West  Jersey,  Elmii'a,  Osceola,  and  other  town- 
ships, many  of  the  conductors  on  the  Great  Southern  and  Canadian 
Underground  11.  R.  find  proper  mention. 

In  the  first  pages  of  this  cliapter  reference  is  made  to  the  anti- 
horse-thief  and  gambler  associations.  There  luis  always  hovered 
around  the  frontier  of  civilization  bold,  desperate  men,  who  prey  u))on 
the  unprotected  settlers  rather  than  gain  a  livelihood  by  honest  toil. 
Theft,  robbery  and  murder  were  carried  on  by  regularly  organized 
bands  in  Ogle,  Lee,  Winnebago  and  DeKalb  counties,  who  moved 
through  other  sections  of  the  State.  The  leaders  of  these  gangs  of  cut- 
throats were  among  the  first  settlers  of  that  ]wrtion  of  the  State,  and 
consequently  had  the  choice  of  location.  Among  the  most  ])rominent 
of  the  leaders  were  John  Driscoll,  William  and  David,  his  sons  ;  John 
Brodie  and  three  of  his  sons  ;  Samuel  Aikens  and  three  of  his  sons ; 
William  \\.  Bridge  and  Norton  B.  Boyce.  These  were  the  i-epresenta- 
tive  characters,  those  who  })lanned  and  controlled  the  movements  of 
the  combination,  concealed  them  when  danger  threatened,  nursed  them 
when  sick,  rested  them  when  worn  bv  fatigue  and  forced  marches,  fur- 


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iiished  hiding  places  for  their  stolen  booty,  shared  in  the  spoils,  and, 
under  cover  of  darkness  and  intricate  and  devious  ways  of  travel, 
known  only  to  themselves  and  subortlinates,  transferred  stolen  horses 
from  station  to  station;  for  it  came  to  be  known  as  a  well-established 
fact  that  they  had  stations,  and  agents,  and  watchmen  scattered 
throughout  the  country  at  convenient  distances,  and  signals  and  pass- 
words to  assist  and  govern  them  in  all  their  nefarious  transactions. 

The  "Keceipt  for  Hoi'se  Stealing''  published  in  1SS<!  in  the  Brim- 
field  News  from  the  pen  of  W.  H.  Adams,  conveys  a  good  idea  of  some 
of  the  troubles  and  clangers  to  which  the  early  settlers  were  subjected 
by  horse-thieves.  He  introduces  his  poper  by  a  mention  of  the  Laffertys, 
Slocum's,  Driscolls,  George  Eckley,  Ileniy  McClenahan,  James  ]\[ont- 
gomery,  John  Miller,  Joe  Swalm,  Wesley  Fraker  and  others  ;  follows 
up  the  emigration  of  the  Laffertys  from  Ashland  count}",  Ohio,  to 
Knox  county,  Illinois,  in  18)^0,  and  then  enters  upon  the  story  of  horse- 
stealing in  1838.  Three  men  came  to  Lafferty's  in  A})ril,  1838,  stating 
that  they  were  land-buj'ers,  and  asking  to  stay  all  night.  The  evening 
of  the  next  day  they  returned  with  all  their  ''land  papers"  wet, claim- 
ing that  their  vehicle  upset  while  crossing  the  creek.  Mr.  L.  dried  the 
pa})ers.  On  next  morning  which  was  Sunday,  one  of  the  young  men 
brought  forth  a  fiddle,  when  Mrs.  Lafferty  said,  "■  we  have  noise  and 
racket  enough  on  week  days,  I  want  a  little  rest  on  Sunday."  That 
night  her  husband's  team  of  "blacks"  was  stolen,  and  early  on  May  2, 
John  Latfert}^  entered  U]wn  the  pursuit  of  the  thieves.  He  returned 
next  morning  and  met  John  IMiller,  who  lived  in  w4iat  is  now  Frince- 
ville  towniship,  Sew^el  Smith  of  Mud  Eun,  in  Putnam,  and  Bob  Colwell, 
who  lived  south  of  Frince's  Mill,  on  Spoon  river,  each  of  whom  lost 
horses.  When  they  heard  that  two  of  Lafferty's  and  two  of  Fraker's 
horses  were  stolen  the  same  night,  they  proposed  that  all  would  return 
to  their  homes,  get  arms  and  supplies,  and  give  pursuit,  appointing 
Montgomery's  house  at  Sugar  Tree  Grove,  the  starting  place.  This 
a])])()iutment  was  kept,  and  Laffert_y,  Swalm,  Fraker,  Colwell,  Miller 
and  Smith  started  in  search  of  the  thieves.  Meantime,  one  Iloantree 
of  Henderson  Grove,  arrived  at  Miller's  house  with  tlie  information 
that  two  horses  in  charge  of  a  boy  were  at  Washburn's  Grove.  John 
McCoy  was  dispatched,  identified  the  horses,  and  pushed  forward  in 
'search  of  Laffertv  and  friends,  whom  he  met  returnino-  to  Washburn's. 
Arriving  there,  they  relieved  the  landlord  of  the  horses,  aiul  pi'epared  to 
make  preparations  for  hanging  the  boy.  Meantime,  Miller  led  the  boy 
some  distance  away,  and  got  a  promise  from  him  to  give  full  inform- 
ation if  his  life  would  Ije  spared.  Lafferty  and  Colwell  questioned  him, 
and  learned  that  the  rendezvous  was  in  the  Winnel)ago  swamp.  At 
midnight  the  party  set  forth  to  capture  the  robbers,  Lafferty  and  ]\Iiller 
leading  with  the  boy  between  them.  Toward  morning  they  arrived 
near  tlie  rendezvous.  At  daylight  all  the  party  got  within  a  few  yards 
of  the  camp  and  waited  for  the  robljers  to  appear,  which  one  did  just 
before  sunrise.  He  was  captured  by  John  Miller;  two  others  jumj^ed 
out  of  the  bush  hut  and  were  captured.  Then  all  the  horses  and  saddles 
were  got  together  and  the  victors  and  vanquished  proceeded  to  another 
grove  to  try  the  robbers.     The  court  was  organized,  the  boy's  state- 


126  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COFXTV. 

ments  were  noted,  each  of  the  settlers  identified  his  horses,  and  the  trio 
were  fonnd  guiltj  and  hanged.  At  Spring  Creek,  on  their  homeward 
journey,  they  were  fired  npon  1>}  friends  of  thieves,  the  fire  was  re- 
turned Ijrisklv  and  thus  ended  the  adventure  of  the  earlvdays  of  Mav, 
1838.  Lafferty  and  party  merely  stated  to  their  friends  that  '*  the  boy 
gave  a  receipt  that  he  would  never  steal  another  horse."  In  June,  1838, 
Colwell,  Joe  Drummond  and  others  visited  the  Winnebago  swam]>, 
where  they  saw  three  bodies  swinging  from  a  tree.  Colwell  said.  *'  1 
wonder  if  them  ere  injuns  were  hung  by  the  whites  during  the  Black 
Hawk  War?"  Drummond  turning  to  him  said,  "Dad,  you  fellers 
didn't  shoot  him,  you  hung  him."  Colwell  replied,  ''  I  guess  they're 
dead,"  and  the  party  left  the  scene  of  the  tragedy. 
,  "'  Cattle  Drivino-  in  Earlv  Davs  "  is  the  title  of  a  storv  from  the 

^  ])en  of  W.  II.  Adams  in  Xhe  Brlmjield  JSeics.  John  Emery,  now  of 
Galva,  is  made  the  hero.  It  appears  that  in  al)out  ls44or  1815,  one 
Ther^'good  Smith,  a  dealer  of  Rochester,  resolved  to  change  the 
farmer's  notes  in  his  possession  into  something  more  tangil>le.  and  thus 
acquired  possession  of  225  head  of  cattle.  This  herd  he  placed  in 
charge  of  John  Emerv  of  Stark  Countv,  with  orders  to  drive  them  to 
Chicago.  Eraervwas  assisted  on  the  drive  bv  John  P.  Pratz,  Elias  Laf- 
ferty  and  Michael  Smith,  notorious  '*  l)ull-whackers."  At  "Xine  Mile 
House,"  on  the  Des]ilaines.  he  sold  a  few  head  and  received  s2(>(i  in 
gold,  then  pushed  on  to  Chicago,  where  the  cattle  were  slaughtered 
and  Emery  paid  81, KK)  in  "  wildcats  "  for  the  quarters,  the  only  jiarts 
then  weighed  in  the  market.  During  the  da^^s  passed  at  Chicago,  he 
boarded  at  the  City  Hotel,  corner  of  State  and  Lake  streets,  a  mile 
distant  from  the  old  slaughter  house.  On  leaving  Chicago,  he  passed 
the  first  night  at  the  "  Nine  Mile  House,"  and  there  met  Jack  and 
Bill  Britts  of  New  Bradford  on  Green  River.  Pushing  forward  with 
the  Britts,  Jack  remained  at  Paw  Paw  while  Emery  and  Bill  Britt 
went  forward  to  Princeton.  They  had  no  sooner  arrived  there  than 
two  men,  well  mounted,  appeared.  They  were  robbers  on  his  track. 
At  Princeton  he  was  introduced  to  a  ladv  and  her  son  from  Meadville, 
Pa.,  who  wished  to  learn  the  way  to  Carson  Berfield's  home  in  Stark. 
He  volunteered  to  accompany  them,  and  next  day  set  out  on  the  jour- 
nev.  Noticing  the  carriage  and  the  saddled  hoi'se,  one  of  the  robbei's 
exclaimed:  "  What !  off  so  soon  t  and  rushed  in  hot  haste  to  the  stable 
for  their  horses,  quickly  a])pearing  again,  one  patting  on  the  bridle 
and  the  other  with  the  saddle  away  up  on  his  horse's  shoulders  was 
vainlv  striving  to  tighten  the  surcingle  as  the  horse  plunged  about.  At 
this  juncture  the  lady  and  son  stepped  into  the  cari'iage.  As  soon  as 
seated  she  requested  Mr.  Emery  to  hand  her  his  valise  and  overcoat,  a 
request  which  he  lost  no  time  in  complying  witli.  The  landlady  had 
informed  almost  every  guest  of  the  jeopardy  that  the  stalwart  looking 
drover  was  in,  with  the  solemn  admonition  not  to  mention  it  as  they 
valued  their  lives.  As  a  matter  of  course  every  guest  in  the  house 
was  on  deck  to  see  the  outcome.  ]\[en  and  women  were  all  in  favor 
of  the  drive,  most  particularly  the  women.  When  Mr.  Emery  handed 
his  valise  to  the  occupants  of  the  carriage,  one  of  the  robbei's  said, 
"  AVhat,  are  you  going  with  them  folks  ?"     Emery  i"e})lied.  **  Yes ;  look 


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liere  —  here  is  one  thousand  dollars  in  paper  (reaching  into  his  vest 
])ocket  and  pulling  out  the  wallet)."  Replacing  this,  he  reached  into 
his  trousers  pocket  and  withdrew  the  gold,  saying:  "Here  is  two  hun- 
dred dollars  in  gold ;  I  would  like  to  see  you  get  it.  As  soon  as  you 
approached  me  last  evening  I  knew  what  your  business  w^as,  and  who 
set  you  dirty,  contemptible,  thieving  skunks  on  my  track.  You  can 
come  and  go  with  me  if  you  think  it  will  be  healthy,  or  you  can  go 
back  to  Paw"  Paw  Grove  and  tell  Jack  Britt  that  you  didn't  get  my 

money  —  or  you  can  go  to  h 1."     As  Mr.  Emery  swung  himself  into 

the  saddle  and  rode  awav,  he  was  observed  bv  all  eves. 

Hundreds  of  stories,  more  or  less  of  this  character,  are  current, 
some  of  which  are  briefly  told  in  the  pages  devoted  to  towmship  and 
personal  history. 

J.  Blanchard,  writing  from  Burrton,  Kas.,  to  Captain  Brown,  in 
1883,  recites  the  following  reminiscences:  "In  the  fall  of  1841  the 
writer  married  one  of  the  fair  daughters  of  Osceola.  Soon  after  the 
ceremony,  which  was  performed  by  the  venerable  Square  Parks,  I 
took  my  bride  to  our  cabin  away  out  on  the  prairie,  even  before  the 
windows  and  doors  were  adjusted.  But,  contrary  to  the  present 
custom  of  wedding  tours,  we  went  to  work  fixing  things  and  getting 
ready  for  real  housekee])ing.  Our  household  then  consisted  of  my 
wnfe  and  I  and  my  bachelor  brother.  At  the  commencement  we  laid 
in  a  toleral)le  supply  of  groceries  and  provisions,  and  things  went  on 
swimmingly,  yes  lovingly,  for  a  time.  But  near  the  end  of  the  next 
summer  our  stores  run  alarmingly  low%  and  we  were  reduced  to 
'pumpkins  and  ])otatoes.'  In  those  days  there  were  no  w^ater-mills 
nearer  than  the  Kickapoo  or  IVIackinaw  rivers  except  an  old  log  mill 
on  Jack  creek,  known  as  Parker's  mill.  But  at  that  time  there  was  no 
w^ater  behind,  and  the  only  way  to  get  a  little  corn  cracked  was  for 
two  or  three  men  to  get  on  the  water-wheel  and  tread  it  out.  But 
about  this  time  Lemuel  Dorrance  built  a  saw  and  grist  mill  on  Spoon 
river,  about  one  mile  distant.  And  a  year  or  two  previous  to  1811  the 
steam  mill  was  put  in  operation  at  Wethersfield.  So  I  tramped  out 
some  smutty  spring  wheat  with  my  oxen  and  started  to  the  latter 
])lace  to  mill.  And  though  it  was  but  seven  or  eight  miles  on  a  bee 
line  (for  there  were  no  farms  in  the  way)  from  Myrtle  G.  Brace's  to 
AYethersfield,  yet  I  was  three  days  making  the  round  trip.  While  I 
was  there,  a  gaunt-looking  man  from  Victoria  came  in,  having  on  a 
very  long  face,  and  he  said,  '  Pherris,  when  can  you  grind  my  grist  ? 
We  have  eaten  the  last  ])umpkin.'  'Don't  know,'  said  Pherris,  the 
miller.  'Perhaps  in  two  or  three  days.'  'Why,  God  bless  you!  my 
family  will  starve  in  that  time,'  exclaimed  the  gaunt  man.  'I  can't 
help  it,'  replied  the  miller.  But  if  the  bottom  had  not  dropped  out  of 
the  well  at  the  steam  mill  the  ^vater  had,  and  we  had  to  haul  water 
from  a  S])ring  near  Squire  Blish's,  ami  })our  it  into  the  well.  How- 
ever, in  the  course  of  two  or  three  days,  we  all  got  our  grists,  and 
went  on  our  way  rejoicing.  And  the  flour  was  soon  kneaded,  set  on 
the  coals  in  the  big  stove  or  sod  fire-place  (for  we  had  no  quick  meal 
stoves  in  those  days),  but  it  came  out  a  real  short  cake  or  light  biscuit. 
Not  long  after  we  set  up  housekeeping,  we  had  a  kind  of  infair,  and. 


128  HISTORY    OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

our  cabin  not  being  finished,  I  deLayed  putting  on  the  wedding  gar- 
ments until  the  guests  had  arrived.  I  asked  Mrs.  B.  where  I  should 
change  ray  clothes.  Mrs.  Oliver  Whitaker  being  present,  and  alwa3^s 
ready  for  a  joke,  said,  'Why,  Blanchard,  go  up-stairs.'  But,  lo  and 
behold!  there  was  nothing  up  there  but  sleepers  and  rafters.  So  I 
resorted  to  the  haystack,  and  soon  came  back  as  good  as  new." 

James  B.  "Witter,  writing  to  Oliver  Whitaker,  from  Fairmont, 
Neb.,  in  1883,  says:  "AVhen  I  received  j^our  card  of  invitation, 
instantly  my  mind  ran  back  over  the  years  when  I  first  came  to  Stark 
county.  It  was  in  the  fall  of  1839  that  I  first  came  into  the  county; 
it  gave  me  an  opportunity  to  see  the  growth  of  that  little  count}^  u]) 
to  18C9.  The  first  few  years  of  my  residence  there,  the  places  of 
almost  every  man  were  familiar.  I  passed  over  almost  every  road 
that  was  used  in  the  county,  knew  almost  every  house  and  the  names 
of  the  persons  residing  in  it.  But  what  a  change  in  thirty  3^ears ;  still 
more  in  forty.  The  settlements  were  fia'st  made  along  the  streams 
and  near  the  timber,  and  in  passing  from  one  settlement  to  another  it 
was  often  a  lonely  tramp,,  not  hearing  a  sound  excej^t  the  birds  that 
were  used  to  a  prairie  countr}^,  or  perhaps  some  wild  animal  would 
jump  up  and  dash  away  and  would  soon  l^e  out  of  sight  in  the  tall 
grass.  But  those  things  have  long  since  disap])eared,  and  now  ap])ear 
cultivated  fields,  fine  houses,  with  herds  of  different  kinds  of  stock, 
which  serve  to  enrich  the  farmer  and  to  give  life  and  activity  to  the 
people  of  the  county.  I  would  further  say  that  my  wife  came  to 
Illinois  in  the  year  1835,  and  her  father  came  to  Stark  county  in  1837. 
AVe  were  married  in  1842,  and  together  we  toiled  through  those  hard 
years  which  followed  the  early  settling  of  Stark  county." 

The  letter  of  H.  C.  Henderson,  dated  Marshalltown,  Iowa,  August 
25, 1883,  is  a  model  pioneer  letter,  such  a  one  as  every  old  settler  sliould 
write.  It  was  addressed  to  Dr.  Henry  M.  Hall,  then  secretarv  of  the 
Old  Settlers  Association,  and  from  it  the  following  extract  is  made : 
"  I  think  of  the  broad,  uncultivated  prairies  of  old  Stark,  of  the  lieauti- 
ful  hills  and  valleys,  the  woodlands  and  streams,  that  delighted  my 
boyish  fancy,  when  the  young  blood  coursed  freely  through  a  frame 
quivering  with  strong,  happy  life.  I  remember  well  the  wcjods  and 
prairies  decked  with  many-hued  fiowers,  and  carpeted  with  native 
grass.  I  remember  the  waving  fields  and  golden  harvest,  I  recall  the 
summer's  heat,  the  smoky  autumn,  Avith  its  foliage  of  fire  and  gold  ; 
I  think  of  snowy  winters  and  ice-bound  streams,  of  the  caljin  and  barn, 
of  the  log-cabin  school  house,  of  fun  and  frolic,  of  work  and  play ;  how 
I  used  to  go  barefoot,  and  often  was  compelled  to  do  so;  of  the  thi'eatl- 
l)are  clothes  and  sometimes  scanty  fare  at  the  family  Ijoard ;  of  the 
spelling-schools,  of  the  singing-schools,  and,  after  awhile,  of  the  Sunda}^- 
school,  in  the  organization  and  direction  of  which  your  venerable  father 
took  an  active  part;  of  the  campmeetings  and  celebrations;  of  the 
elections  and  the  courts.  Well  I  rememl)er  the  first  county  meeting  at 
Major  McClenahan's  to  organize  the  county  ;  and  the  first  courts  held 
in  m}'  father's  old  cabin,  when  all  the  county  were  our  guests.  How 
lonesome  it  used  to  be  in  the  old  cabin  after  court,  or  the  meeting  of 
the   count}^   commissioners,   composed   of   Jonathan   Hodges,    Calvin 


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Winslow  and  Jefferson  Trickle,  or  William  Ogle  (I  forgot  which  now), 
with  Augustus  Dun  as  sheriff  and  Oliver  Whitaker  county  clerk. 
As  I  glance  back  at  those  times  how  those  venerable  forms  come  up 
before  me.  I  remember  when  the  county  seat  was  located  at  Toulon, 
and  Carson  Berfield  staked  out  tlie  lots  through  the  hazel  and  plum 
thickets,  so  dense  that  a  way  had  to  be  cut  with  brush  scythes  to  enable 
them  to  carry  the  chain  and  point  the  compass.  I  recall  also  the  old 
court  house  built  by  Elder  Mott,  who,  it  was  said,  painted  it  with 
])uttermilk.  ITo^v  well  I  remember  when  Ben  Turner  opened  up  a 
hotel  in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  puljlic  square,  and  Mr.  Whitaker 
kept  l)oarders  in  the  northwestern  ])art  of  the  town  ;  when  Dr.  Hall 
moved  his  old  eccentric  cabin  from  Osceola  to  town,  and  rebuilt  it  with 
its  quaint  angles  and  odd  proportions,  on  the  hillside  south  east  of  the 
court  house.  In  those  days  I  knew  nearly  everybody  in  the  county, 
and  had  at  one  time  and  another  been  at  nearly  all  their  cabins.  I 
could  now  almost  name  them  all :  Wesley  Miner,  William  Bowen, 
William  Mahany,  Major  McClenahan  and  Stephen  G.  Worley  on  the 
west  and  south  sides  and  Andrew  Swartz,  Minot  Silliman,  William 
Ogle,  Adam  Perry,  and  "old  man  Leak,"  on  the  east  side,  composed 
the  entire  settlement  on  Indian  creek  above  the  old  town  of  Moulton, 
not  now  known  to  the  younger  generations.  At  Wyoming,  with  only 
one  house  in  it,  I  think,  resided  General  Thomas  and  his  family,  the 
Butlers  and  Whituey  Smith.  Above  them,  east  of  S]ioon  river,  Elijah 
McClenahan,  Syl.  Moore,  Jesse  Heath,  James  Holgate,  Lemuel  Dor- 
rance  and  Mr.  Breese  made  up  nearly  the  entire  settlement  east  of 
S])oon  river  between  the  Osceola  and  Wyoming  settlements,  and  the 
Winslows,  Buswells,  Sturms,  Myrtle  G.  Brace  and  the  Lyle  brothers 
made  most  of  the  settlement  on  upper  Spoon  river.  The  Woods,  Adam 
Day,  Essex,  Chaffees,  Coxes,  Smiths,  Boardmans  and  Trickles  were 
nearly  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  southeast  part  of  the  county.  I  might 
mention  many  others  whom  I  remember  with  pleasure,  who  then,  or 
shortly  after,  resided  there — the  Olivers,  Fullers,  Turnbulls,  and  many 
others  whom  I  have  neither  the  time  nor  space  to  mention  now.  I 
knew  them  all  well  for  a  number  of  years  and  have  heard  of  them  often 
since,  and  always  with  pleasure.  They  laid  the  foundations  of  society 
deep  and  strong,  and  fifty  years  have  I'olled  away  since,  but  the  in- 
fluence of  these  good  fathers  and  mothers  is  still  felt,  and  their  works 
follow  them  in  the  prosperity  and  glory  of  the  present  time." 

S.  II.  Henderson,  of  Hastings,  Neb.,  writes:  "More  than  forty- 
seven  years  ago  (July  2,  1836)  on  a  rainy  day,  my  father,  with  his 
family,  and  the  family  of  Mrs.  Jane  Elliott  arrived  at  the  place  selected 
for  our  home  on  Indian  Creek,  just  one  mile  south  of  Toulon.  Not 
one  of  the  Elliott  family  remains,  and  the  descendants  of  the  widow 
are  scattei'ed  far  and  wide.  And  1113^  dear  father  and  mother  are  long- 
since  passed  away.  Their  children  are  remembered  for  their  sakes. 
Many  who  are  regarded  as  old  settlers  in  Stark  county  settled  there, 
after  our  family  emigrated  to  Iowa  in  184:5,  nearly  thirty-eight  years 
ago.  I  regret  exceedingly  that  I  cannot  be  with  .you.  For  a  quarter  of 
a  century  I  have  been  an  itinerant  ])reacher  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  in  that  time  I  have  missed  roll-call  l)ut  twice,  and  then  I 


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HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 


was  in  the  service  of  my  country,  lielping  to  put  do\vn  the  great 
rebellion." 

Many  reminiscences  might  be  introduced  here ;  ])ut  as  innumerable 
references  to  pioneer  days  are  found  throughout  this  Avork,  moi*e 
particularly  in  the  pages  devoted  to  township  history  and  biography, 
the  writer  selected  the  foregoing  as  a  fair  resume  of  ]noneer  history 
for  the  country's  pioneer  circle. 


CHAPTER  VI. 


ORGANIZATION    AND    COMMISSIONERS     COURT. 


i^  the  organization  of  Illinois  Territory  in  1809,  it  was 
divided  into  the  counties  of  Randolph  and  St.  Cllair.  In 
1818  the  whole  northwest  part  of  the  state  belonged  to 
Madison  as  set  off  from  St.  Clair  on  the  establisliment  of 
state  government.  In  1821  Pike  county  was  founded,  aiul 
in  182?>  Fulton  county  was  organized.  When  this  (Fulton) 
county  was  established  and  for  over  two  years  thereafter,  it 
extended  east  and  west  from  the  Illinois  to  the  Mississi])})i 
rivers,  and  from  the  base  line  near  where  Rushville,  Schuy- 
ler count}^,  now  stands,  to  the  northern  boundary  of  the 
state,  including  the  country  where  Rock  Island,  Galena, 
Peoria,  Joliet  and  (Chicago  now  are.  It  was  indeed  a  large 
county,  and  embraced  wliat  is  Jiow  the  wealthiest  and  most 
populous  portion  of  the  great  West.  The  great  lead  mines 
of  Galena  had  not  yet  been  discovered,  and  Chicago  was 
only  a  trading  and  mditary  post.  In  1825  the  Legislature 
created  Peoria  county  and  attached  to  it  for  all  county 
purposes  all  the  country  lying  north  of  it  within  this  state 
on  l>oth  sides  of  the  Illinois  river  as  far  east  as  the  third  principal 
meridian.  The  Commissioners'  Court  of  that  county  convened  for  the 
first  time  March  8,  1825.  In  this  year  also,  Schuyler  county  was  es- 
tablished, and  the  same  >'ear  the  counties  of  Adams,  Hancock,  MoDon- 
(jugh,  Warren,  Mercer,  Knox,  Henry  and  Putnam  were  set  off  from 
Fulton.  In  1839  Stark  county  was  formed  out  of  six  congressional 
townsliips  of  Putnam  and  two  of  Knox  county.  On  A])ril  2,  1831, 
Putnam  was  divided  into  four  precincts,  one  of  which,  Spoon  River, 
included  all  the  county  south  of  the  direct  line  from  the  head  of  Crow 
Prairie  to  Six  Mile  Grove,  thence  northwest  to  the  oi-iginal  county 
line;  Bureau  precinct,  all  the  present  county  of  that  name  and  })arts 
of  Stark  and  Marshall  counties,  with  nineteen  voters.  The  voters  in 
the  Spoon  River  precinct  of  Putnam  county,  August  1,  1831,  were  W. 
1).  Grant,  Sewell  Smith,  John  B.  Dodge,  Sylvanus  Moore,  Benjamin 
Essex,  Thomas  Essex,  Thomas  Essex,  Jr.,  Daniel  Cooper,  Harris  W. 


l-ONTIAO  —  CHIEF   OF    TUK    OTTAWAS. 


ORGANIZATION    AND    COMMISSIONERS'    COURT.  133 

Miner,  Isaac  B.  Essex,  Greenleaf  Smith,  AViii.  North,  Benjamin  Smith, 
John  C.  Owings. 

In  September,  1831,  a  road  from  Hennepin  to  Smith's  Ford  on 
Spoon  Itiver,  was  ordered  to  be  re-snrveyed  and  marked. 

Dnring  the  Black  Hawk  war,  in  May,  1832,  the  miHtary  companies 
known  as  Eads',  Barnes'  and  Bangliman's,  with  a  detachment  of  Ignited 
States  infantry  nnder  CoL  Zacli.  Tavlor,  and  Lients.  Jeff  Davis  and 
Sidney  Johnson,  camped  at  Boyd's  Grove.  It  is  related  that  many  of 
the  Spoon  River  voters  nltimately  '-were  taken  with  the  war  fever  " 
and  entered  the  ranks,  l)ut  of  this  the  writer  has  no  anthority,  be^'ond 
the  rosters  given  in  the  military  chapter. 

In  March,  1831,  the  commissioners  of  Pntnam  laid  off  the  county 
into  road  districts.  All  the  settlements  in  the  Spoon  river  neighbor- 
hood formed  No.  lY,  with  Sylvanus  Moore,  supervisor.  At  this 
time  James  Holgate,  Samuel  j\[eri'ill  and  James  McGlenahan  were 
appointed  fence-viewers  for  townshij)  13  north,  range  6  east. 

In  June,  1834,  Benjamin  Smith,  James  Holgate  and  Elijah  McClen- 
ahan  were  appointed  judges  of  election  in  the  Spoon  Iliver  precinct. 
The  first  election  after  organization  was  held  August  1,  1831,  when  the 
following  named  voters  were  recorded  in  Spoon  Iliver  precinct:  W.  D. 
(larrett,  Sewell  Smith,  John  B.  Dodge,  Sylvanus  Moore,  Benjamin 
Essex,  Thomas  Essex,  Thomas  Essex,  Jr.,  David  Cooper,  Harris  W. 
Miner,  Isaac  B.  Essex,  Greenleaf  Smith,  B.  Smith,  Wdliam  Smith, 
Benjamin  Smith  and  John  C.  Owings.  The  judges  of  election  were 
William  and  Greenleaf  Smith  and  W.  B.  Essex,  with  John  C.  Owings 
and  Benjamin  Smith  clerks.  The  meeting  was  held  at  Benjamin 
Smith's  house. 

Little  or  nothing  was  accom})lished  in  the  way  of  ]>ublic  improve- 
ments in  Spoon  Biver  precinct.  The  towns  of  Wyoming,  Osceola, 
IMoulton,  Massillon  and  Lafayette  Avere  jilatted  in  183P)-7,  but  beyond 
this  ])ublic  enteri)rise  did  not  lead. 

The,  bribery  act  of  1837,  granting  millions  of  dollars  to  public 
woi'ks  which  were  never  completed,  and  loans  of  money  made  to 
counties,  so  as  to  win  the  people's  approval,  resulted  in  Putnam 
receiving  $10,000  as  her  share  of  the  public  plunder.  Amnion  Moon, 
who  Avas  then  county  treasurer,  loaned  this  sum  Avithout  proper 
security,  and  thus  Putnam  lost  her  spoils.  Stark,  however,  received 
the  portion  of  this  fund  to  Avhich  she  Avas  entitled. 

The  time  had  now  arrived  when  the  people  of  Avestern  Putnam 
resoh^ed  to  haA^e  a  little  commonwealth  of  their  own.  This  period 
and  events  belonging  are  well  portraj^ed  by  Mrs.  Shallenberger, 
thus:  ''At  the  session  of  the  legislature  in  1836-7,  an  act  "for  the 
formation  of  the  county  of  Coffee"  Avas  approved.  Noav,  as  Colonel 
AVilliam  Henderson  Avas  from  his  first  settlement  here  prominent 
in  local  politics,  and  known  to  be  an  enthusiastic  admirer  of  the 
Tennessee  hero.  General  Coffee,  Avith  or  under  Avhom  he  had  done 
military  serAnce,  it  is  hi^'hlv  iirobable  that  this,  as  Avell  as  siibse- 
(|nent  acts  for  the  same  purpose  wei-e  secui-ed  thi'ough  his  instru- 
mentality. The  ncAV  county  was  to  be  eighteen  miles  scpiare,  com- 
prising nine  full  toAvnships — six  Lo  be  taken  from  Putnam,  two  from 


134  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    ("OFNTV. 

Knox  and  one  from  Henrv.  Benjamin  Mitchell.  Eicbard  X.  Cullom 
of  Tazewell,  and  Samuel  Hackleton  of  Fulton,  were  the  commission- 
ers to  select  the  site  for  the  county  seat,  which,  if  located  on  ground 
not  alread\^  laid  out  as  a  town,  should  be  called  Eipley.  This  act, 
however,  was  not  to  take  effect  unless  a  majority  of  the  voters  in 
Knox  and  Henry  counties,  at  an  election  on  tlie  K'tb  day  of  April. 

1837,  should  sanction  it.  Putnam  was  allowed  no  voice  in  these 
proceedings,  and  the  ])roject  failed  on  the  vote;  so ''Coffee  county*" 
was  no  more,  although  it  had  already  appeared  on  several  maps  of 
that  day.  A  more  vigorous  attempt  was  made  during  1838,  con- 
tinuing through  a  great  part  of  the  year.  Much  feeling  was  excited 
by  this  contest,  as  is  usual  in  local  questions.  Both  parties  in  the 
struo-u-le  had  weif-'htv  arouiments  to  wield.  Those  wisliino-  to  make 
the  Illinois  river  a  boundary  on  the  east,  urging  the  increased  tax- 
ation that  must  result  to  the  residents  in  a  small  county ;  the  other 
side  uro'ino-  the  convenience  of  a  county  seat  near  at  hand.  So  the 
question  of  a  new  county  was  made  the  leading  issue  in  the  canvass 
for  another  representative  from  the  Spoon  river  country.  As  early 
as  February.  1838,  a  meeting  was  held  at  the  house  of  James  Hol- 
gate,  near  AVyoming.  when  it  was  "Tlesolved.  to  petition  the  next 
legislature  for  a  new  county,  and  to  protest  against  the  Illinois  river 
as  a  boundary  on  the  east,"  and  "to  nominate  Colonel  WiUiam  H. 
Henderson,  in  order  to  the  success  of  their  plans."  After  adjourn- 
ment, a  meeting  of  the  disaffected  minority,  some  fifteen  or  twenty, 
was  held  and  resolutions  passed  "to  accept  the  Illinois  river  as  a 
boundary  on  the  east,  and  to  put  Thomas  S.  Elston,  Esq.,  of  Bureau. 
in  nomination  for  the  legislature.*'  Mr.  Elston,  however,  does  not 
appear  to  have  become  a  candidate.  Others  were  nominated  in  dif- 
ferent parts  of  Putnam  and  Bureau ;  but  only  the  names  of  Colonel 
Henderson.  Amnion  Moon.  B.  M.  Hays  of  Hennepin,  and  Andrew 
Burns  of  Magnolia,  were  conspicuous  in  the  canvass.  In  an  address 
to  the  electors  of  the  district,  puldished  in  the  nearest  papers.  Colonel 
Henderson  stated  that  '"he  sliould  lay  down  as  a  basis  for  his  action, 
two  lines,  to-wit:  the  lines  dividing  ranges  8  and  9,  east  of  the  fourth 
principal  meridian,  and  another  which  had  reference  to  the  formation 
of  Marshall  county.''  He  was  elected  bv  a  plurality  of  nearly  a 
lumdred  over  his  competitors,  receiving  the  almost  unanimous  vote 
of  Spoon  river,  Lacon  and  Lafayette  precincts.  Notice  for  a  petition 
for  a  new  county  was  again  advertised  according  to  law,  in  October. 

1838,  and  on  the  sixteenth  of  January,  1839,  Colonel  Henderson  pre- 
sented this  petition  from  citizens  of  Putnam.  Henry  and  Knox  coun- 
ties, praying  the  formation  of  a  new  county. 

The  subsequent  proceedings  are  summarized  from  legislative  and 
other  documents  as  follows  :  In  1837  the  vote  of  Eastern  Knox  county 
for  division  and  annexation  to  Coffee  county  was  77,  while  against  the 
measure  ISO  votes  were  cast,  thus  effectually  closing  the  road  which 
earliei'  appeared  open  to  the  success  of  the  measure.     On  January  23, 

1839,  Mr.  Moore  reported  a  bill  for  an  act  to  establish  Stark  county, 
which  was  twice  read,  and  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stapp,  referred  to  a  com- 
mittee composed  of  Stapp,  Henderson,  Alexander,  Compher  and  Jar- 


ORGANIZATION    AND    COMMISSIONKRs'    COURT.  135 

rott.  On  Febniarv  5,  Jarrott  I'ejiorted  the  bill,  Stap]>  moved  indefinite 
postponement ;  Init  on  motion  of  Henderson  the  bill  and  amendment 
were  laid  on  the  table.  ()n  P'ebruar}-  7,  on  motion  of  Otwell,  tliev 
were  referred  to  a  committee,  composed  of  ]\[urphy,  Otwell,  Duljois, 
Jarrott  and  Kercheval.  On  Febrnarv  11,  Duljois  reported  the  bill,  etc., 
and  recommended  ado])ti()n.  Forty  three  votes  were  recorded  in  favor 
and  31  contra.  On  Febrnarv  15,  the  engrossed  l)ill  was  read  a  third 
time,  but  its  passage  was  negatived.  On  Febrnarv  K!,  the  question  — 
"Shall  the  bill  passT'  was  again  negatived.  On  February  28  a  mes- 
sage from  the  senate  announced  that  that  bod v  amended  a  bill  for  "an 
act  to  dispose  of  the  territoi'v  lying  west  of  the  Illinois  I'iver  in  the 
county  of  Putnam  and  for  other  ])nr])oses,"  so  as  to  read,  "  an  act  for 
the  formation  of  Stark  and  for  other  purposes,"  and  further  asked  the 
concui'i'ence  of  the  house.  On  March  2,  the  council  of  revision 
reported  approval  of  the  act,  and  Stark  county  was  established. 

John  Stark,  after  whom  the  county  is  named,  was  born  at  London- 
derry, N.  H.,  August  28,  1728,  of  Irish  parents,  who  came  to  the 
colonies  in  1719,  and  in  1730  moved  to  Derrvfield,  now  Manchester. 
In  1752  John  joined  a  hunting  expedition  through  the  wilds  of  North- 
ern New  Hampshire,  was  captured  l)y  the  Al)enaquoies,  carried 
to  Canada,  released  by  a  Ijoston  friend  on  payment  of  $103,  and  the 
vear  following  visited  the  headwaters  of  the  Androscoo-o-an.  Durino- 
the  Ivevolntion  he  was  at  Saratoga,  and  was  of  the  council  which  stipu- 
lated the  surrender  of  Bui-goyne.  He  also  served  in  Ilhode  Island  in 
1778,  and  in  New  Jersey  in  178(».  In  1781  he  Avas  a])pointed  comman- 
der of  the  northern  department  of  the  American  army  and  served  until 
he  greeted  the  birth  of  the  United  States.  In  his  Irish  rifle  brigade 
were  seventy-one  Irishmen,  who  r.erved  at  Bunker  Hill,  where  four  of 
them  were  killed.  Stark's  order  was,  '•  wait  till  you  see  the  white  of 
their  eyes,"  and  on  another  occasion,  "We  must  win  today,  boys,  or 
tonight  ]Molly  Stark  is  a  widow.''  The  name  has  not  suffered  in  its 
present  connection,  for  in  later  years  the  sons  of  Molly  Stark  obeyed 
luany  an  order,  with  a  much  nobler  foe  in  front  than  Stark  fought 
against. 

The  act  approved  Fel)ruary  1,  18-l:(),  provided  that  Cyrus  Walker,  of 
McDonough  county,  D.  G.  Salisbury,  of  Bureau  county,  and  William 
Fenn,  of  Marshall  county,  be  commissioners  to  locate  the  seat  of  jus- 
tice for  Stark  county,  they  to  meet  at  W,  H.  Henderson's  house  in 
1840.  It  was  further  jirovided  that  that  ])ortion  of  Henry  county 
within  the  following-named  boundaries  be  attached  to  Stark,  viz.:  "  Be- 
ginning at  the  southeast  corner  of  Henry  county,  running  north  on 
line  dividing  ranges  5  and  (!  to  the  northeast  corner  of  section  2-I-,  T 
15  N.,  R.  5  E.,  thence  west  with  the  section  lines  to  the  northwest  cor- 
ner of  section  22.  in  B.  4,  thence  along  the  section  22,  thence  south 
along  line  dividing  towns  13  and  l-t  N.,  thence  east  to  beginning." 
This  addition  was  sul)ject  to  a  vote  of  Henry  county,  ordered  to  be 
taken  in  March,  1840.  Another  act,  a]>]n'oved  February  1,  1840, 
declared  valid  the  assessment  of  taxes  taken  in  Stark  and  Henry  coun- 
ties in  1839,  as  if  taken  regulai-ly  under  the  act  concernino-  ]Hd)lic  rev- 
enue, as  approved  February  26,  1839.     The  act  approved  February  27, 


136  HIP'rOK'Y    OK    STARK    rOFXTV. 

1S41,  provided  that  the  east  ^  of  E.  4  and  all  of  R.  5  in  townships  14 
and  15  N.  constitute  a  part  of  Stark,  and  be  taken  from  the  southeast 
corner  of  Henry  county,  on  condition  that  the  people  of  Henry 
county  would  vote  in  favor  of  such  addition  to  Stark.  It  was  further 
provided  that  John  Dawson,  Peter  Van  Bergen  and  AVilliani  F.  Elkin, 
all  of  Sangamon  county,  be  ap]winted  conimissionei's  to  locate  the 
town  of  Toulon,  the  county  seat,  and  they  were  instructed  to  meet  at 
"\V.  H.  Henderson's  house  in  April,  18-1-1.  The  action  of  those  com- 
missioners was  also  made  liable  to  a  vote  of  the  ])eople  of  Stark.  The 
sale  of  lots  in  the  town,  and  the  transfer  t)f  school  funds  from  Henry 
and  Knox  counties  to  Stark  county,  were  also  provided  for.  A  refer- 
ence to  the  ])ioneer  chapter  will  point  out  the  opposition  this  question 
met  with  from  the  citizens  of  Henry  county,  concerned  an  anti-square 
opposition  which  still  persists  in  denying  a  ninth  township  to  Stark. 

Co7nmiss{o7iers^  Record. —  The  first  meeting  of  the  County  Commis- 
sioners was  held  at  Elijah  McClenahan's  house,  April  4.  ISMO,  under 
the  act  establishing  the  county,  approved  March  l\  that  year.  Calvin 
AVinslow,  Stephen  Trickle  and  Jonathan  Hodgson  present.  The  two 
first  named  qualified  before  the  latter,  who  was  a  justice  of  the  peace, 
and  he.  in  turn,  before  Calvin  AVinslow.  Oliver  Whitaker  was  aji- 
pointed  clerk  j>/r>  tern.  Mmott  Silliman  qualified  as  treasurer  and  Oli- 
ver Whitaker  as  clerk.  On  April  5th.  T.  14,  R.  6  and  7  E.  was  laid 
off  as  justice  district  Xo.  1  ;  T.  13,  R.  7  E.,  as  district  Xo.  2 ;  T.  12  X., 
R.  5  E.,  as  district  Xo.  3;  T.  13,  R.  5  E.,  as  Xo.  4,  and  T.  13,  R.  6  E., 
as  Xo.  5.  The  boundaries  were  not  exactly  those  of  the  congressional 
townships.  Xine  road  districts  were  established  on  this  day  also.  The 
road  supervisors  then  appointed  were  John  Lyle,  James  Holgate, 
AVhitney  Smith.  Jefferson  Trickle,  W.  ^ .  "Webster  (June  term),  Joseph 
Palmer,  Peter  F.  Miner,  S.  G.  Worlev  and  John  ^Miller.  It  was  then 
ortlered  that  every  able-bodied  man  should  perform  three  days'  work  on 
the  roads.  There  were  five  assessors'  districts  established.  Isaac 
Spencer.  J.  "W.  Agard,  I.  H.  Barnett,  Silas  Richards  and  Adam  Perry 
were  appointed  justices  of  the  respective  justice  districts. 

On  A^n'il  5.  ISoO,  James  Holgate  was  appointed  school  commis- 
sioner. The  school  lands  trustees  appointed  on  April  6,  1839,  were  I. 
C.  Avery,  Henry  Seely  and  A.  M.  Smith,  for  Osceola ;  Henry  Breese, 
Samuel  Camp  and  I.  Spencer,  for  Penn :  J.  W.  Heath,  Samuel  Seely* 
and  Adam  Perry,  for  Toulon  :  Calvin  Powell.  Sr..  Moses  Boardman 
and  AVhitney  Smith,  for  Essex ;  AY.  W.  AVebster,  Jose]jh  Palmer  and 
Milton  Richards,  for  AVest  Jersey :  C.  H.  ]^Iiner.  Luther  Driscoll  and 
Samuel  Pari'ish,  for  Goshen.  The  first  tleeds  recorded  in  the  county 
were  as  follows:  AVilliam  Dunliar  to  Ruliff  Parrish.  June  24,  1839,  for 
lots  1,  2  and  8,  in  block  38,  La  Fayette  village;  Henry  and  Eliza  Seely 
to  Xicholas  Sturm,  February  28,  1839,  for  the  X.  -J-,'X.  AY.  \.  Section 
27,  T.  14,  R.  7,  the  consideration  being  8187.50. 

Robert  AlcClenahan  was  appointed  county  collector.  A  lottery 
was  held  to  determine  the  terms  of  the  commissioners,  which  resulted 
in  giving  Stephen  Trickle  one  year,  Jonathan  Hodgson  two,  and  Cal- 
vin AYinslow  three  years.  The  board  decided  that  the  county  and  cir- 
cuit courts  should  be  held  hereafter  at  AA".  H.  Henderson's  house.     On 


ORGANIZATION    AND    COMMISSIONERS'    COURT.  loT 

June  4th  a  tax  of  40  cents  per  |100  valuation  was  ordered.  At  this 
session  live  election  })recincts  were  established,  grand  and  ])etit  juroi's 
were  appointed,  and  the  assessors  ordered  to  be  paid.  In  Sej)tend)er. 
1839,  William  Ogle  replaced  Commissioner  Trickle.  John  Hester, 
Adam  Perry  and  Joseph  D.  Lane  were  commissioned  to  locate  a  road, 
commencing  at  Boyd's  Grove  toward  L.  S.  Dorrance's  mill.  This  was 
the  introduction  to  road-makmo-  undei"  the  new  local  government.  On 
September  3d  a  number  of  orders  were  issued  for  $1  each,  to  judges 
and  clerks  who  presided  at  the  August  election,  and  the  day  after  a 
resolution  was  recorded  granting  75  cents  per  day  to  each  grand  and 
petit  juiyman  who  would  be  called  to  serve  in  court.    On  December  2, 

1839,  an  order  was  issued  for  $2.50  to  B.  M.  Jackson,  to  cover  freight 
and  other  charges  on  eleven  record  books,  from  Cincinnati,  O.,  to 
Stark  county,  and  one  for  75  cents  for  conveying  seven  record  books 
from  La  Fayette  to  Colonel  Henderson's  house  was  issued  to  Philip 
Anshute. 

The  ilrst  regular  bridges  over  Spoon  river  on  the  Peoria  and  Galva 
road  were  erected  in  the  fall  of  1839,  L.  S.  Dorrance  supplying  the 
lumber.  In  March,  1840,  William  Lyle  was  paid  ij^l().50  for  the  origi- 
nal book-case  in  clerk's  office.  At  this  session  the  following  names 
were  bestowed  on  the  five  election  precincts  respectively,  viz :  No.  1, 
Osceola,  Wyoming,  Massillon,  La  Fayette  and  C.entral.     On  March  7, 

1840,  Minot  Silliman  presented  his  account  as  follows:  $L2C)8.7<)  from 
September  !2,  1839,  to  date,  including  ^505.(50  of  the  internal  improve- 
ment fund  ]iaid  over  by  the  Stai'k  count}^  commissioners  as  agents  for 
Putnam  county;  contra  jurors'  certificates,  $27;  county  orders  paid 
out,  $528.49;  commission,  $n.lO;  total  expenditure,  $5r)«).59  ;  cash  on 
hand,  $702.17.  Henry  P)reese  was  appointed  collector  of  the  county. 
The  iirst  overseers  of  the  ])Oor  were  appointed  September  9,  1840,  as 
follows:  William  Mahany,  Central  township;  Henry  McClenahan,  La 
Fayette  townshi]);  Brady  Fowler,  Osceola  township;  Nehemiah  ]\Ier- 
ritt,  Wyoming  township.  In  October.  1840,  a  special  election  for  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  was  held  in  Massillon  township,  which  cost  the  county 
$5.50  judges'  and  clerks'  fees.  The  total  expenditures  for  the  year 
ending  March  7,  1841,  amounted  to  $l,2!ts.o2.  and  the  total  revenue, 
incliuling  balance  from  1840,  $2,111.00. 

On  July  12,  1841,  John  Dawson,  P.  V.  Bergen  and' AV.  F.  Elkin, 
appointed  under  the  act  of  February  27,  1841,  to  locate  the  county 
seat  of  Stark  county,  made  theii-  repoi't,  stating  that  on  Afay  17,  1841. 
they  did  locite  the  Town  of  Toulon  as  the  county  seat,  on  ninety  rods 
of  land  then  owned  by  John  Miller,  being  a  ])art  of  the  southwest 
quarter  of  section  19.  in  townshi])  13,  noi'th,  range  0,  east,  being  twelve 
rods  east  and  twelve  rods  noi-th  of  the  west  and  south  boundaries  of 
the  (piarter  section  ui)on  the  c(jndition  that  John  AEiller  execute  to  the 
commissioners  a  good  deed  in  fee  sim])le  for  the  tract.  This  de(Ml  was 
made  July  28,  1841.  by  John  and  Mary  Ann  Millei",  r(^s(M"ving  only 
such  timber  and  shrubs,  buildings,  rails  and  fruit  trees,  to  be  removed 
by  him  l)efore  April  1.  1842,  and  hke  property  when  the  owner  of  any 
lot  shall  commence  buildino-  on  and  enclosing''  the  same.  This  {\iH'i\ 
was   acknowledged    by    Joseph    Peri-y.     In    Se[)tember,    1841,   Heady 


138  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

Fowler  re})laced  Calvin  Winslow  on  the  county  board.  The  expendi- 
tures for  the  year  ending  March  9,  1842,  exceeded  $1020,  still  leaving  a 
balance  in  favor  of  1843  of  $1,053.19. 

Tlie  commissioners  in  1843  were  AVm.  Ogle,  Brady  Fowler  and  F. 
AV.  Emmery.  In  1844,  L.  S.  iJorrance  took  Wni.  Ogle's  ))lace;  in  1845. 
Joseph  Palmer  replaced  Brady  Fowler;  in  1 846,  Jefferson  Trickle  took 
F.  W.  Emery's  place;  in  1847,  James  llolgate,  Joseph  Palmer  and 
Jefferson  Trickle  formed  the  Ijoard,  and  the  last  named  with  Theo.  J. 
Hurd  and  Thomas  Lyle  in  1848.  They  were  the  last  commissioners 
of  Stark  and  its  five  precincts,  Toulon,  Osceola,  Lafayette,  Massillon, 
and  Wyoming. 

During  the  year  1849  the  commissioners'  court  was  abolished  and 
the  l)usiness  of  the  county  ])laced  in  charge  of  tlie  county  court. 
James  Holgate,  deceased,  was  judge,  and  Wm.  F.  Thomas,  slieriff.  and 
ex  officio,  collector  of  taxes.  Calvin  L.  Eastman,  Theo.  F.  Hurd  and 
Henry  Breese  were  ap])ointed  commissioners  in  r)eceml)er,  1852,  to 
divide  the  county  into  townships  in  accoidance  with  the  act  of  Feb- 
ruaiy  17,  1851,  pi'oviding  for  townslii[)  organizati(jn.  One  of  tlie  last 
acts  of  the  old  board,  June  fi,  1853,  was  a  resolution  favoring  $50,000 
aid  to  the  "Western  Air  Line  Raih'oad.  In  August.  1853,  534  voters 
sanctioned  this  aid,  and  141  op]Mjsed  tlie  ]>roposition. 

The  justices  of  the  ])eace  holding  office  in  1849  were:  W.  W.  Win- 
slow.  Dan.  J.  Ilurd.  Walter  M.  Fuller.  Isaac  Thomas,  ]\riles  A.  Fuller, 
Jacob  Young,  John  F.  Thompson.  James  B.  Lewis.  John  Miller.  Wm. 
Ogle.  Alilton  Eckley,  JosejJi  Catterlin.  John  Finley  and  Heri'ick  A. 
Ilalsey  were  elected  in  1851;  James  Hathaway.  Chas.  C.  Wilson  and 
John  F.  Thompson  in  1852.  -lauies  llolgate  was  county  judge,  and 
Oliver  Whitaker  notary  public.  The  names  of  the  pioneer  justices 
from  the  days  of  Squire  Owens  and  St[uire  Benjamin  Smith  down  to 
1806.  are  given  in  the  marriage  record,  while  from  1853  to  the  jiresent 
time  the  I'ecord  is  given  in  the  histories  of  the  several  townships. 

The  committee  on  division  of  the  county  re])orted  in  January,  1853. 
the  following  names  for  seven  of  the  eight  divisions  :  Essex,  Valley. 
(Toslien,  Toulon.  Penn,  Elmira  and  Osceola.  The  su])ervisors  subse- 
(piently  chosen,  were  Lemuel  Dixon,  Charles  C.  Wilson,  Lewis  H. 
Fitch.  Calvin  L.  Eastman,  James  Holgate,  Thomas  Lyle  and  Bradford 
Foster.  AVest  Jersey  was  subsequently  organized  in  1853,  anti  AV.  AV. 
AVebster  elected  first  =;u]iprvisor.  James  Holgate  was  elected 
first  chairman  of  the  board.  -June  7.  1853.  The  committee  above 
named  received  $1.50  for  their  services,  and  the  new  organization  was 
completed.  The  justices  elected  in  LS53  are  named  as  follows  :  Alfi'ed 
Fi-cemaii,  Clins.  B.  Donalson.  John  Millei-,  Jacob  E.  Jones,  Hervey  J. 
Phodes.  Henry  Breese,  John  Snare.  James  Buswell.  W.  AL  Fuller, 
Isaac  TJjonias,  John  Finley,  Herrick  P.  Ilalsey.  AVashington  Trickle, 
Jacob  Young,  Alex.  Moncreif,  James  Holgate.  county  judge.  From 
1S54  to  the  ])resent  time  the  names  of  sii])ervisors  ;iiul  justices  are 
given  in  the  histories  of  the  townships. 

('ounty  Bidldingfi. — The  county  courthouse  and  jail  are  noticed  by 
Mis.  Shallenberger.  thus:  "The  first  courthouse,  a  plain  wooden 
sti'iictui'c  built    to  meet  present  wants,  was  completed   in    1S42.  and 


OKGANIZATION    AND    COMMISSIONERS'    COUHT.  181) 

served  many  important  pur])oses  for  the  county  and  town,  not  only  as 
a  seat  of  justice,  but  sometimes  as  church  and  sclioolhouse  too.  The 
old  jail  was  built  a  year  or  so  later,  perhaps,  in  isl-t,  by  Ira  Ward,  Jr.; 
a  man  from  Knox  county  by  the  name  of  Hammond,  doing  the  mason 
work.  This  still  serves  to  hold,  rather  insecurely,  however,  Stark 
county  criminals,  and  it  can  hardly  be  said  ihat  its  accommodations  or 
management,  reflect  any  great  credit  upon  the  county  officials  who 
control  this  matter.  The  present  courthouse  is  a  substantial  and  well 
proportioned  brick  edifice,  with  airy  and  convenient  offices  on  the 
first  floor.  Standing,  as  it  does,  on  a  square  shaded  by  a  fine  growth 
of  young  trees,  it  is  a  pleasant  and  comel}"  picture  foi'  the  eye  to  rest 
upon ;  one  for  which  a  good  many  of  our  citizens  would  be  willing  to 
fight  valiantly  should  its  possession  ever  be  seriously  disputed  —  as 
some  see  fit  to  predict.  Tt  was  erected  in  ISSP)  at  a  cost  to  the  countv 
of  $12,000."  On  July  14,  1SS4,  the  l)id  of  J.  Volk  &  Co.  for  imilding 
a  fire  proof  office  structure  for  the  county  was  accepted,  and  Messrs. 
Caverly,  Jordan  and  Armstrong  were  appointed  a  building  committee. 
This  building  contains  the  offices  of  the  county  clerk,  circuit  clerk  and 
treasurer  onlv,  the  other  offices  with  tlie  court  rotmi  beino-  in  the  old 
building. 

The  Poor  Farm. — In  the  notice  of  the  old  commissioners'  court, 
reference  is  made  to  the  establishment  of  an  almshouse.  Mrs.  Shallen- 
berger,  speaking  of  this  institution,  says  :  "The  first  county  ])ooi'-house 
was  located  a  little  noi'theast  of  Toulon,  on  what  was  long  famibarly 
known  as  '  Adam  Perry's  ])lace;'  indeed,  the  house  was  but  the  old 
residence  enlarged,  and  ada])te(l  in  various  ways  to  its  new  duties. 
But  tliis  beino'  deemed  insufficient  to  meet  the  demands  bable  to  be 
made  by  the  increase  of  })au})ers,  as  the  county  grew  in  years  and 
numbers,  it  was  decided  in  ]S()8  to  1)U3"  a  larger  farm,  farther  from 
town,  and  to  erect  upon  it  a  good,  substantial  and  commodious  ])()or- 
house.  Accordingly  a  ti-act  of  land  described  as  the  noi'theast  cjuarter 
of  section  12,  in  township  12  north,  range  5  east,  in  Stark  county, 
was  purchased  from  Davis  Lowman,  at  a  cost  of  al)out  $8,000,  and 
early  in  the  following  year  i)reparations  for  building  l)egan — the 
committee  in  charge  being  (\  M.  S.  Tyons,  J.  11.  (^uinii  and  II.  Shiv- 
vers."  Hewes  A¥hite  was  appointed  superintendent  in  March,  18()2. 
The  old  poor-farm  was  sold  June  27,  18(58,  in  lots  of  five  and  ten  acres, 
bringing  $7,865.  A  few  months  ])rior  to  this  the  county  ])urchased 
from  Davis  Lowman  160  acres  for  $f),(»00,  and  on  this  the  present 
county  j)oor-house  stands.  I'he  biiihlings  were  erected  l)y  William 
(laverly  at  a  cost  of  $16,00(».  In  August,  1870,  J.  S.  Green,  superin- 
tendent, reported  nine  inmates.  Tewis  Lacy  died  there.  July  20,  1870, 
in  his  80th  year.  From  f  80S  to  June.  188().  two  hundred  and  two  per- 
sons were  received  into  this  institution.  For  a  number  of  years  Suj)er- 
inteudent  jMorrison  has  managed  the  house,  and  by  methodical  business 
means  placed  it  at  th(^  pinnacle  of  all  county  charitable  houses  in  the 
state.  In  December,  1880,  the  house  was  destroyed  by  fire;  no  lives 
were  lost,  l)ut  the  superintendent  lost  his  personal  property. 

The  index  to  legislativ(^  acts  alfecting  Stark  county,  tVoni  |s;;i»to 
ISO)!),   is  as  follows:    county  formed,   boundary  and   organization,   L. 


140 


HISTOKV    OF    STARK    COUNTV. 


1889  (^  Mar.),  2ii9;  locate  county  seat  and  extend  county  limits,  after 
vote,  L.  1840  (1  Feb.),  62;  share  in  internal  improvement  fund.  Id.  (29 
Jan.\  ()5 :  assessments  for  1839  legalized,  h\.  (1  Fel).).  77;  Toulon  to 
l)e  county  seat,  L.  1841  (27  P^eb. ),  98;  records  made  by  B.  Turner, 
deputy  of  B.  M.  Jackson,  legalized,  L.  1845  (18.  Feb.),  8(i4;  township 
from  Henry  and  added  to  this  county,  vote  thereon,  L.  1849  (12  Feb.), 
55;  shee])  and  swine  not  to  run  at  large,  L.  1855  (14  Feb.),  154;  school 
lands,  T.  12.  R.  (>,  sold  by  Isaac  B.  Essex,  deeded  by  governor,  L.  1851, 
township  law,  L.  1853  (8  Feb.),  151;  Osceola  plat  vacated,  Pr.  L.  1855 
(14  Feb.),  46;  Wyoming  chartered,  2  Pr.  L.  1865  (16  Feb.),  642;  Tou- 
lon chartered,  Pr.  L.  1859  (11  Feb.),  688;  amendment,  offenders  com- 
mitted, 2  Pr.  L.  1865  (16  Feb.),  583;  Washington  street  partly  vacated, 
Pr.  L.  1847  (2()  Feb.),  2(i4;  same,  Pr.  L.  1851  (28  Jan.),  18;'coimtv  to 
sell  town  lots,  Pr.  laws  1849  (12  Feb.),  133,  and  Pr.  L.  1855  (14  Feb.), 
526;  Toulon  Lodge  No.  93  A.  F.  and  A.  M.  chartered,  Pr.  L.  1853  (lo 
I'"el).),  569 ;  trustees  First  Baptist  cliurch.  acts  legalized.  Pr.  L.  1859 
(12  Feb.),  33;  supervisoi's  sell  seminary,  1  Pr.  L.  1867  (^18  Feb.)  4. 


CHAPTEK   YII. 


POLHICAL    HISTORY. 


OLITK'S,  or  the  science  of  government,  occupies  a  first 
])]ace  in  the  estimation  of  all  free  peoples,  and  of  those  wlio 
would  be  fi'ee,  even  as  it  does  in  that  of  the  governing- 
classes  of  countries  where  little  or  no  freedom  exists. 
Fnder  our  own  Hag,  in  every  county  and  nuniici})ality  in 
the  Union,  ])olitics  is  an  ever-recurring  subject.  For  this 
reason  a  large  sjmce  is  devoted  to  this  chapter,  and  the 
folh)wing  summar}"  of  the  history  of  conventions  inti'o- 
duced.  Previous  to  1796  the  nominations  for  President 
and  A'ice  President  were  entirely  in  the  hands  of  the 
Electoral  College:  subsecjuently.  tlie  nominating  ])ower 
became  one  of  the  pi'ivileges  of  the  sevei'al  [)arties  in 
Cono-ress.  Georo-e  Washiiit>ton  was  nominated  as  the  first 
President  without  any  formality  of  convention  in  1788.  It 
is,  ])erhaps,  forgotten  that  John  Adams  had  nearly  half  as  many  votes 
in  the  Electoral  ("olle"'e.  Washini'ton  was  renominated  for  a  second 
term  in  1792,  but  not  without  consideral)le  o])position.  Probably 
most  I'eaders  of  this  o-eneratioii  do  not  Icnow  that  in  the  first  Electoral 
College  the  names  of  Lincoln  and  Harrison  wei-e  presented  as  rival 
canditlates  for  election.  K  H.  Harrison,  of  Maryland,  received  six 
votes;  and  Benjamin  Lincoln,  of  Massachusetts,  one  vote.  The  sharp 
contrast  between  the  method  of  nominating  candidates  now  and  in 
the  early  da\'s  of  the  Ke]nil)lic  is  shown  l)y  the  following  sketch  of 
the  contest  for  the  Presidency  in  isoo;     The  method,  as  the  Constitu- 


POLITICAL   HISTORY.  141 

tion  then  stood,  of  voting  for  two  candidates  without  distinction  as  to 
the  office  for  which  they  were  intended  —  the  one  receiving  the  highest 
number  of  votes  to  be  President  —  furnished  pecuhar  facihties  for 
quietly  displacing  Adams  without  seeming  to  make  any  open  attack 
ujion  him;  and  even  without  tlie  necessitv  that  more  than  a  limited 
numljer  of  influential  politicians  should  be  in  the  secret.  The  names 
of  Adams  and  Pinckney  being  brought  forward  in  a  private  caucus  of 
the  Federal  members  of  Congress  held  for  the  purpose  of  agreeing 
upon  candidates  to  be  supported  by  the  party,  it  was  recommended 
pretty  unanimously  that  both  should  be  voted  for  equally ;  but  the 
opponents  of  Adams  secretly  hoi)ed  that  means  might  be  found  to 
secure  Pinckney  the  larger  vote.  A  similar  caucus  of  the  opposition 
members  selected  as  their  candidates  Thomas  Jefferson  and  Aaron 
Burr — with  the  distinct  understanding,  however,  that  Jefferson  was 
the  choice  of  the  party  for  President.  Both  these  caucuses  were  held 
with  profound  secrec}^  —  this  sort  of  dictation  being  not  yet  recognized 
as  a  part  of  the  institutions  of  the  country.  Their  proceedings,  instead 
of  being  formally  reported,  were  communicated  to  local  leaders  by 
letters. 

In  1804,  for  the  first  time,  the  electors  balloted  separately  for 
President  and  Vice-President,  Jefferson  being  chosen  by  the  adminis- 
tration party,  and  Charles  C.  Pinckney  by  the  Federalists.  In  1808  a 
Democrat ic-Pepublican  congressional  caucus  nominated  Madison,  and 
a  Federalist,  Charles  C.  Pinckney.  In  1812  a  congressional  caucus 
renominated  Madison,  while  an  op])osition  caucus  at  New  York 
selected  DeWitt  Clinton.  In  1810  Monroe  received  the  nomination 
of  the  Democratic-Republican  congressmen,  and  liufus  King,  of  the 
Federalist  caucus.  In  1820  the  power  of  the  caucus  waned,  failed, 
and  Monroe  was  reelected.  In  1824  Crawford,  nominee  of  a  congress- 
ional caucus,  failed,  and  the  revolt  against  the  system  threw  the  onus 
of  nomination  on  State  legislatures.  C'la}^  Jackson,  and  J.  Q.  Adams 
were  nominated,  and  the  latter  was  ultimately  elected  b}"  vote  of  the 
House.  In  1828  Jackson  was  nominated  bv  the  Tennessee  Legislature, 
and  Adams  by  the  National  Eepulilicans.  Two  years  later  the  Anti- 
Masons'  C(nivention  was  called,  met  in  September,  1831,  at  Phila- 
delphia, and  nominated  William  Wirt  for  President.  In  December 
the  National  Repuljlicans  nominated  Clay  at  Baltimore,  and  the 
national  nominating  convention  was  at  last  a  fact.  Since  1830  the 
national  convention  has  grown  in  popular  favor,  until  in  our  own 
time  it  forms  a  meeting  that  claims  the  attention  of  the  whole  world. 
In  the  following  record  of  elections  mention  is  made  of  the  candidates 
for  President,  and  the  vote  each  received  in  this  county. 

Prec'incf  Ehti'ions. — The  election  of  1839  for  precinct  No.  4  was 
held  at  T.  J.  Ilurd's  house,  when  fifty-five  voters  were  ])resent.  The 
August  elections  for  justice  of  the  peace  resulted  in  the  choice  of  Silas 
Picliards.  Israel  Cummins  was  elected  constable.  The  election  of 
1830  for  district  No.  2  was  held  at  James  Holgate's  Ijouse.  Forty-four 
votes  were  recorded  for  county  officers.  The  election  of  township 
officers  resulted  in  the  choice  of  Washington  Trickle  and  John  Finley, 
justices,  and  Lewis  Finch,  constable.  The  elections  of  1839  for  pre- 
9 


142  ITISTOKY   OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

cinct  Xo.  5.  at  the  house  of  Wm.  II.  Henderson,  resulted  in  the  choice 
of  Wm.  Mahoney  and  Joseph  Perrv,  justices,  and  David  Gwinn,  con- 
stable. In  September,  David  Gwinn,  or  Gwire.  was  elected  justice. 
In  precinct  No.  1.  fifty-three  voters  Avere  of  record.  Wm.  Parks  and 
James  Buswell  received  equal  votes  for  justice,  and  Nicholas  Sturm 
was  elected  constable.  In  September,  Wm.  Pai'ks  was  elected  over 
BusweU  b}^  six  votes. 

County  Elections. — The  first  general  election  after  organization  was 
held  August  5,  1839.  For  some  months  prior  to  election  day  the 
county  was  kept  at  fever  heat  not  only  by  the  democrats  and  whigs, 
as  distinct  parties,  but  by  sectional  and  personal  influences  Avithin  each 
partv.  An  account  of  the  condition  of  the  county  at  that  time  is  given 
in  chapter  Y.  In  the  following  pages  a  complete  record  of  elections 
is  given : 

August  5,  1839:  Commissioner — Calvin  Winslow,  w..  120;  Jonathan 
Hodgeson.  d.,  224;  William  Ogle,  d.,  116;  Calvin  Powell.  ^\.,  10;  Stephen 
Trickle,  d'.,  114.  Clerk— Oliver  Whitaker.  d..  98:  Adam  Perry,  av.,  31: 
Eobert  McClennahan,  w.,  85.  Treasurer — Minott  Sihinian,  d.,  150;  Enoch 
Cox,  w.,  71.  SnrAeyor — Josej^h  C.  Averv,  72;  J.  W.  Agard.  d.,  2;  Charles 
H.  Miner,  w.,  73;  Carson  Berfield,  d.,  7G.  Judge— John  Miller,  d.,  109; 
Augustus  Eichards,  w..  37.  Eecorder — Jesse  Heatli,  d.,  109:  B.  M.  Jack- 
son, d.,  114. 

August  3.  1840:  Commissioner — William  Ogle,  d.,  184;  Ste])hen 
Trickle,  d.,  104.  SherifE— John  Finley.  d.,  ICO;  Samuel  Butler,  av.,'130. 
Coroner — Adam  Day,  d.,  178;  Moses  Boardman,  il.,  24;  James  Holgate, 
d.,  29;  B.  Essex,  d.,  i.  Eepresentative — Elisha  Swan,  d.,  103;  W.  H. 
Henderson,  w.,  139. 

November  2,  1840:  President — W.  H.  Harrison,  av.,  187:  Martin 
Van  Buren,  d.,  154. 

April  19,  1841:     County  seat — For  location,  202;  against  location,  65. 

August  2,  1841:  Congress — James.  H.  Ealston,  d..  140:  .Tolin  T. 
Stuart,  Av.,  130.  Commissioner — Brady  FoAvler,  d.,  138;  AV.  ^^'.  A^'ebster, 
w. ,  124;  Calvin  AVinsloAV,  av.,  6.  School  commissioner — Samuel  Camp,  d., 
i3:  Benjamin  Turner,  d.,  65;  Charles  H.  ]\Iiner,  w.,  122. 

August  1,  1842:  Governor — Thomas  Ford  d..  189;  Joseph  Duncan, 
AV.,  152.  Lt. -governor — John  ^loore.  d.,  183;  W.  H.  Hejiderson,  av.,  133. 
State  senator,  \Ym.  H.  Thompson,  d.  173;  Charles  Ballance,  av..  154.  Eep- 
resentative— B.  ^I.  Jackson,  d..  188:  Henry  Breese,  w..  155:  Cyrus  Lang- 
Avorthy,  119.  Con.  conA'ention — For  convention,  288:  against  convention, 
27.  Sheriff — John  Finley.  d.,  220;  LeAvis  Perry,  av.,  105.  Coroner — 
Adam  Day,  d.,  180;  Liberty  Stone,  av..  10(i.  Commissioner — Jonathan 
Hodgeson  d.,  140;  scattering.  2. 

October  31.  1842:  Sheriff— John  Finlev,  d.,  80;  J.  K.  McClennahan, 
w..  4. 

August  7,  1843:  Congress— J.  P.  Hoge.  d.,  160;  Cyrus  Walker,  w., 
180;  Matthew  Chambers,  13.  School  commissioner — Charles  II.  ^liner, 
AV.,  176;  William  F.  Thomas,  d..  155.  Probate  justice — Jonathan  Hodge- 
son, d.,  1G4;  Thomas  Hall.  d..  139.  Commissioner — Lemuel  S.  Dorrance, 
AV.,  187:  Joseph  Palmer,  d.,  170.  Clerk— Oliver  Whitaker,  d..  185;  Jesse 
Heath,  d..  165.  Eecorder — J.  W.  Heiiderson,  w.,  195;  Benjamin  Turner, 
(1..  101.  Treasurer— Minott  Sillinuin.  d.,  302;  Sylvester  Schofield,  0. 
Surveyor — Carson  Berfield.  d.,  258;  Charles  H.  ^Miner.  av.,  33. 


POLITICAL    HISTORY.  143 

August  5,  1844:  Congress  —  Joseph  P.  Hoge,  d.,  215;  Martin  B. 
Sweet,  w.,  178;  John  Crass,  a.,  33.  Commissioner — Joseph  Palmer,  cL, 
200;  Harry  Hays,  w.,  189;  Hugh  Rhodes,  a.,  27.  Representative — B.  M. 
Jackson,  d..  Bureau,  22G;  C.  H.  Miner,  w.,  Peoria,  144;  W.  W.  Webster, 
a.,  Stark,  31.  Representative — Benjamin  L.  Smith,  d.,  Bureau,  203, 
Harvey  Hadley,  w.,  Peoria,  173;  Lazarus  Reeves,  a..  Stark,  6.  Slieriff — 
John  W.  Henderson,  w.,  201;  John  Finley,  d.,  198;  W.  W.  Winslow,  a., 
29.  Coroner— John  Miller,  d.,  193;  M.  S.  Hubl)ard,  w.,  183;  Liberty 
Stone,  a.,  28. 

November,  4_,  1844:  Presideut— J.  K.  Polk,  d.,  206;  Henry  Clay,  w., 
187;  James  G.  Birney,  a.,  33. 

August  4,  1845:  Commissioner — Jefferson  Trickle,  d.,  145;  W.  W. 
Webster,  a.,  28;  Scliool  commissioner — James  B.  Lewis,  d.,  172;  CM. 
Garfield,  d.,  29;  Hugh  Rhodes,  a.,  17. 

August  3,  181(3:  Governor— Augustus  C.  French,  d.,  217;  Thos.  M. 
Kilpatrick,  w.,  205;  Richard  Eells,  a.,  59.  Lt.  governor — J.  B.  Wells, 
d.,  218;  N.  G.  AVilcox,  w.,  204;  Abram  Smitli,  a.,  59.  Congress — 
Thomas  J.  Turner,  d.,  220;  James  Knox,  w.,  207;  Wait  Talcott,  a.,  57. 
Senator— Peter  Sweet,  d.,  214;  L.  B.  Knowlton,  w.,  196;  Moses  Pettin- 
gill,  a.,  58.  Representative,  Bureau,  Peoria  and  Stark  —  Thomas  Epper- 
son, d.,  210;  R.  E.  Thompson,  w.,  207;  Albert  G.  Porter,  a.,  58.  Repre- 
sentative, Bureau  and  Stark  —  Sauiuel  Thomas,  d.,  184;  Theodore  F.  Hurd, 
w.,  227;  Augustus  A.  Dunn,  a.,  60.  Sheriff  —  J.  W.  Henderson,  w., 
264;  Benjamin  Turner,  d?,  173;  Henry  J.  Rhodes,  a.,  32.  Commissioner 
—  James  Holgate,  d.,  222;  Myrtle  G.  Brace,  w.,  207;  Giles  C.  Dana,  a., 
50.  Coroner— Philip  Anschutes,  d.,  217;  E.  M.  Garfield,  d.,  192;  Lib- 
erty Stone,  a.,  52. 

April,  1847:  Constitutional  Convention  —  B.  M.  Jackson,  d.,  154; 
George  H.  Shaw,  11;  Henry  D.  Palmer,  w.,  92;  Hugh  Rhodes,  a.,  23. 

August  2,  1847:  Conimissioner  — Thomas  Lyle,  d.,  213;  H.  R.  Hal- 
sey,  w.,  200;  W.  AV.  Webster,  a.,  19.  Clerk  — T.  J.  Henderson,  w.,  231; 
James  B.  Lewis,  d.,  212.  Recorder — Samuel  G.  Butler,  w.,  223;  John 
Berfield,  d.,  203.  Treasurer —  Minott  Silliman,  d.,  223;  John  Miller,  d., 
173;  Joseph  Blanchard,  a.,  49.  Probate  Judge  —  S.  W.  Eastman,  d.,  182; 
Thomas  Hall,  d.,  138;  Harvey  J.  Rhodes,  a.,  49.  Surveyor  —  Carson  Ber- 
field d.,  316;  William  Buswell,  a.,  40.  School  Commissioner  —  James  B. 
Lewis,  d.,  278;  Samuel  G.  AYright,  a.,  87. 

March  6,  1848:  j^ew  Constitution — For,  233;  against,  84.  Article 
on  colored  perscms  —  For,  148;  against,  135.  Two  mill  tax  —  For,  250; 
against,  54. 

August  7.  1848:  Governor  — Augustus  C.  French,  d.,  246;  J.  L.  D. 
Morrison,  w..  36;  Charles  V.  Dyer,  a.,  57.  Lieutenant  Governor  —  Will- 
iam McMurtry,  d.,  243;  Pierre"  Menard,  36;  Henry  H.  Snow,  56.  State 
Secretary  —  Horace  C.  C!orley,  d.,  241;  L.  C.  Payne  Freer,  55;  Levi  Davis, 
31.  Auditor — Benjamin  E.  Vail,  54;  Milton  Carjoenter,  d.,  243;  Enoch 
Moore,  31.  Congress  — Joseph  B.  Wells,  d.,  224;  E.  D.  Baker,  w., 
220;  Joseph  C^all,  f.  s.,  39.  Senator— R.  H.  Spicer,  d.,  229;  John 
Denny,  w.,  216;  Joseph  Jackman,  f.  s.,  37.  Representative  —  Lemuel 
Andrews,  d.,  216;  AVilliam  Bailev,  w.,  223,  Harvev  J.  Rhodes,  a.,  40. 
Commissioner  — Theodore  F.  Hurd,  w..  239;  Milton  Atherton,  d.,  211;  W. 
W.  Webstei'.  a.,  34.  Slieriff  — John  Finley,  d.,  231;  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  w., 
225;  Giles  C.  Dana,  a.,  24.  Coroner — William  Ciuimberlain,  w.,  226; 
John  A.  Williams,  d.,  186;  Liberty  Stone,  a.,  35. 


144  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

September  4,  1848:  Supreme  Judge  —  John  D.  Caton,  cL,  200;  Jesse 
B.  Thomas,  w.,  55.  Clerk  of  Supreme  Court- — Lorenzo  Lehind,  w.,  206; 
John  M.  Mitchell,  d.,  14.  Judge  of  Circuit  Court  —  Benjamin  F.  Frid- 
lev,  d.,  133;  Theoplins  L.  Dickey,  w.,  130:  Onslow  Peters,  d.,  10.  States 
Attorney  — Burton  C.  Cook,  d.,  179;  Edward  S.  Holbrook,  d.,  38. 
Circuit  Clerk  — Oliver  Whitaker,  d..  199;  Jefferson  Winn,  d.,  49;  N.  W. 
Khodes,  w.,  12. 

I*sovEMBER,  7,  1848:  President  —  Taylor,  w.,  214;  Cass,  d.,  174;  Van 
Buren,  f .  s.,  84. 

December  23,  1848:  Eepresentative — John  Henderson,  w.,  218; 
Barnabas  Jackson,  d..  130. 

April  14,  1849:  Prcuitc  Justice  —  Harvey  J.  Rhodes,  a.,  105;  Philij) 
J.  Anschutes.  d..  10:  Jonathan  Hodgeson,  d.,  45.  Adding  Township 
14-5 —  For,  172;  against,  7.     Adding  S  i  of  14-5  — For,  154;  against,  19. 

November  G,  1849:  County  Judge  —  James  Holgate,  d.,  26G;  Harvey 
J.  Rhodes,  a.,  127.  Additional  Justice  —  James  B.  Lewis,  d.,  231; 
AVilliam  Ogle,  d.,  238:  Herrick  P.  Halsey,  w.,  189:  Henry  Breese,  w., 
157.  County  Clerk  —  T.  J.  Henderson,  w.,  245;  Edward  K.  Wilson,  d., 
178.  Treasurer  —  Benjamin  Turner,  d.,  219;  Samuel  C.  Butler,  w.,  194. 
Surveyor  —  Carson  Bertield.  d..  325;  James  Egbert,  d.,  25.  School  Com- 
missioner—  Samuel  CI.  Wright,  a..  199;  M.  Shallenberger,  d.,  189. 
Township  Organization  —  For,  103;  against,  103. 

January,  14,  1850:  Circuit  Judge — Onslow  Peters,  d.,  193:  William 
Kellogg.  Av.,  131.  States  Attorney  —  Aaron  Tyler  jr.,  156;  Lewis  W. 
Ross,  115;  Harmon  C.  Reynolds,  46;  John  T.  Lindsay,  3. 

November  5,  1850:  State  Treasurer  —  John  Moore,  160;  Ebenezer 
Fuller,  23.  Congress  —  Thompson  Campbell,  157:  Martin  P.  Sweet,  123. 
Representative  —  James  M.  Allan,  w.,  122;  W.  W.  Drummond,  d..  137. 
Sheritf— William  F.  Thomas,  d.,  142;  Stephen  G.  Worley,  w.,'  129. 
Coroner — Minott  Silliman,  d.,  166;  Hiram  Nance,  w..  100. 

November  4.  1851:  Bank  Law — For.  172;  agiiinst,  118.  State  Sen- 
ator—  Samuel  Webster,  w.,  161;  Reuben  H.   Spicer,  d.,  154.     Treasurer 

—  Benjamin  Tui'ner,  d.,  264;  six  others,  13.  Surveyor  —  Carson  Berfield, 
d.,  256;  eight  others,  11.  School  Commissioner — Samuel  G.  Wright,  a., 
152;  T.  J."  Henderson,  w..  26:  G.  A.  Clifford,  w.,  30. 

November  2,  1852:  President  —  Pierce,  d,,  350;  Scott,  w.,  336; 
Hale,  f.s.,82.  Governor  —  Joel  A.  Mattison,  d.,  357; Edwin B.  AVebb.,  w., 
338;  D.  A.  Knowlton,  f.  s.,  73;  Lt.  Governor  —  Gustavus  Koerner,  d., 
356;  James  L.  D.  Morrison,  av..  338;  Philo  Carpenter,  f.  s.,  73.  State 
Secretary  —  Alexander  Starne,  d.,  356;  Buekner  S.  Morris,  av.,  337; 
Erastus  Wright,  f.  s.,  72.  Auditor  —  Thomas  H.  Campbell,  d.,  356; 
Charles  Betts,  av.,  339  ;  E.  J.  Smith,  f.  s.,  71.  Treasurer  —  John  Moore, 
d.,  357  ;  Francis  Arenz,  w.,  343  ;  Moses  Pettingill,  f.  s.,  53.  Senate  — 
Benj .  Graham,  d.,  358;  Samuel  Webster,  av.,  337;  Geo.  A.  Clifford,  f. 
s.,  64.  Legislature  —  Wm.  Marshall,  jr..  d.,  358;  James  M.  Allan,  w., 
384.  Congress  —  Lewis  W.  Ross,  d..  361  :  James  Knox,  w.,338  ;  L.  W. 
Curtis,  f.  s.,  71.  Court  Judge  — H.  M.  Wead.  d.,  362;  H.  0.  Mevri- 
man,  w.,  318:  Elisha  N.  Powell,  av..  59.  States  Attornev  —  E.  G. 
Johnson.  d..418  :  Geo.  W.  Stipp,  w.,  34(i.  Sheriff— Clinton  "Fuller,  w., 
359  ;  John  Berfield,  d..  356  ;  Joseph  Blanchard,  f.   s.,  49.     Court  Clerk 

—  Milton  Ecklev,  av.,  269  ;  Jefferson  AVinn,  d.,  298  ;  Oliver  AAHiitaker,  i.. 
192.      Coroner  —  Ebenezer   Fuller,    d.,    330;   David  MeCauce,  d..  369; 

Amos  Hodgeson,  d..  52.      Associate  Judge John  F.  Thompson,  d.,  355  ; 

Herrick  R.  Halsev,  w.,  334;  Harvey  J.  Rhodes,  a.,  65. 


rOLITICAL    IIISTOHY.  145 

Marci]  14,  1S53  :  Court  Judge  —  Onslow  Peters,  d.,  175;  Elihu  X. 
Powell,  w.,  4o  ;  Jonatlian  K.  Cooper,  av.,  00. 

August  13,  1853  :     P.  P.  Sub.  —  For,  534  ;  ugaiust,  141. 

November  8,  1853  :  County  Judge  —  James  Holgate,  d.,  237;  Her- 
rick  P.  Halsey,  w.,  236  ;  Harvey  J.  Phodes,  a.,  9.  Clerk  —  Milton  War- 
ren, d.,  240  ;  "Miles  A.  Fuller,  w.,  268.  Treasurer  —  Benj.  Turner,  d., 
246;  Davis  Lowman,  w.,  255.  Surveyor  —  Sylvester  F.  Otman,  d.,  264; 
James  Perry,  Av..  237.  School  Commissioner — S.  CI.  Wright,  a.,  218  ; 
Lucius  E.  Miner,  \v.,  110. 

April  4,  1854  :     'I'ownship  organization  —  For,  389  ;  against,  104. 

November,  1854:  Congress — William  McMurtry,  cl.,  213;  James 
Knox,  w.,  300.  Senate  — John  Moore,  d.,  233  ;  Janies  Miller,  w.,  272. 
Pepresentative  —  Henry  Grove,  w.,  347  ;  T.  J.  Henderson,  w.,  395  ;  Wni. 
S.  Moss,  d.,  182;  Alexander  Moncrief,  d.,  237.  Sheriff  —  David 
McCance,  d.,  248;  Joseph  Blanchard.  w..  327.  Coroner— Minott  Silli- 
man,  d.,  251  ;  Luther  S.  Milliken,  w.,  348. 

JuxE  4.  1855  :  Suppress  intemperance  —  For,  428  ;  against,  359.  Su- 
preme Judge  —  John  Dean  Caton,  d.,  749;  E.  S.  Leland,  w.,  29. 
Supreme  Court  Clerk  —  Lorenzo  Leland,  w.,  425.  Circuit  Judge  — 
Onslow  Peters,  d.,  42 L  ;  Elihu  N.  Powell,  w.,  334. 

November   6,1855.     Treasurer  —  Davis  Lowman,   av.,    237;  Mathew 

B.  Parks,  d.,  136.      Surveyor — Sylvester  F.   Otman,  f.   s.,  285;  James 

C.  Egbert,  d.,   63.     School    Commissioner- P.    C.    Dunn,   a.,  381;  C. 
M.   S.Lyon,  w.,  67. 

April  1,  1856:     Circuit  Judge  —  Jacob  Gale,  d.,  372;  scattering,  98. 

Novi:mber  4,  1856:  President  —  Buchanan,  d.,  353;  Fremont,  r., 
718;  Filmore,  Am.,  152.  Governor — Wm.  A.  Pichardson,  d.,352;  Wm. 
H.  Bissell,  r.,  747;  Buckner  S.  Morris,  Am.,  128.  Lt.  Governor — -P. 
J.  Hamilton,  d.,  356  ;  John  Wood,  r.,  749  ;  Parmenas  Bond,  Am.,  128. 
State  Secretary — Wm .  H.  Snyder,  d.,  357;  Ozias  M.  Hatch,  r.,  744; 
Wm.  H.  Young,  Am.,  128.  Auditor  —  Samuel  K.  Casey,  d.,  356;  Jesse 
K.  Dubois,  r.,  744.  State  Treasurer  —  John  Moore,  d.,  357;  James  Mil- 
ler, r.,  870.  Supei'iutendent  of  Instruction  —  J.  H.  S.  Mathews,  d.,  355; 
Wm .  H.  Powell,  r.,  744;  Ezra  Jenkins,  Am.,  128.  Congress  —  James 
W.  Davidson,  d.,  465;  AVm.  Kellogg,  r.,  757.  State  Senate  — John 
Dickson,  d.,  436  ;  T.  J.  Henderson,  r.,  767.  Pepresentative — Wm  .  S. 
Moss,  (1.,  339;  M.  Sliallenberger,  d.,  458;  John  T.  Lindsay,  r.,  747:  Cal- 
vin L.  Eastman,  r.,  726.  Circuit  Judge  —  Elihu  N.  Powell,  r.,  786; 
Amos  Merriman,  d.,  80.  States  Attorney —  Joseph  AV.  Parker,  d.,  466; 
Alexander  McCoy,  r.,  760.  Sheriff  —  William  Lownum.  d.,  588;  Henry 
.]3reese,  r.,  615.  Clerk  —  Jefferson  Winn,  r.,  807;  Milton  Dwire,  d.,  406. 
Coroner — Benj.  Hilliard,  742;  John  P.  Atherton,  r.,  472.  Constitu- 
tional Convention  —  For,  1,008;  against,  133. 

November  3,  1857:  Countv  Judge  —  Jamo^;  Holgafe,  d.,  264;  John 
Finley,  r.,  396;  C.  W.  Young,  Am.,  78.  Cler>' —  Warluim  Mordoff,  d., 
190;  Miles  A.  Fuller,  r.,  479;  Jas.  G.  Armstjoug,  Am.,  ',2.  Treasurer 
—  William  Lownum,  d.,  275;  Davis  Lowmaii.  r.,  3  70;  ISIathan  Snare, 
Am.,  97.  School  (Commissioner  —  P.  C.  Dunn,  r.,  424;  James  Fergu- 
son, Am.,  74;  Charles  Mvers,  d..  229.  Surveyor — Sylvester  F.  Otman, 
r.,  404;  John  H.  Anthony,  d.,  238;  B.  F.  Fuller,  Am..  94. 

November  2.  1858:  State  Treasurer— James  ]\[iller.  r.,  933;  Wm.  F. 
Fondey,  d.,  589;  John  Dougherty,  d.,  2.  Superintendent  Instruction — New- 
ton Bateman,r .,  933;  August  C .  French,  d .,  588;  John  Reynolds,  d.,  2.  Con- 


146  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

gress  —  Wm .  Kellogg,  r . ,  929 ;  James  A\' .  Davidson,  d . ,  584:  Jacob  Gale,  d . , 
8.  Eejjresentative  —  Thomas  C.  ]\[oore,  r.,  930;  Myrtle  G.  Brace,  r.,  930; 
Jacob  Jamison,  d.,  585;  Ebon  C.  Ingersoll.  d.,  583;  ^Mathew  McReynolds, 
d.,  G:  Wash.  Corrington,  d.,  4.  Sheriff — Oliver  P.  Emery,  r.,  543; 
Mark  Blanchard,  d..  511;  Benj.  F.  Fnller,  i.,  408.  Coroner  —  Benj.  L. 
Hilliard,  r.,  930;  Henry  M.  Hall,  d.,  588. 

NoYEMBER  1,1859:  Treasurer — Win.  Lowman,  d.,445:  Hugh  Rhodes, 
r.,  466.  Surveyor  —  S.  F.  Otman,  r.,  485:  J.  H.  Anthony,  d.,  425.  School 
Commissioner  —  R.  C.  Dunn,  r.,  511;  Wm.  H.  Butler,  d,,  401. 

NoYEMBER  6,  1860:  Constitutional  Convention  —  For,  1,481:  Against, 
59.  President  — Lincoln,  r.,  1.1G4:  Douglas,  d.,  059;  Bell,  23.  Governor 
—  James  C.  Allen,  d.,  671;  Richard  Yates,  r,,  1,167;  Wm.  Brown,  8. 
Lieutenant-Governor  —  Lewis  W.  Ross,  d.,  673;  F.  A.  Hoifman,  r.,  1,164; 
H.  C.  Blackburn,  8,  State  Secretary — Geo.  H.  Campbell,  d.,  673;  Ozias 
]\I.  Hatch,  r.,  1,172.  Auditor — Bernard  Artzen,  d.,  673;  Jesse  K.  Dubois, 
r.,  1,172.  State  Treasurer  —  Hugh  Malier,  d.,  673  ;  Wm.  Butler,  r. , 
1,172.  Superintendent  Instruction  —  Edward  R.  Roe,  d.,  673;  Xewton 
Bateman.  r.,  1,172.  Congress — R.  G.  Ingersoll,  d.,  672;  Wm.  Kellogg, 
r.,  1,174.'  State  Senate  — Albert  C.  Mason,  d.,  673;  Thomas  J.  Pickett, 
r.,  1.172.  Rejjresentative — John  T.  Lindsay,  d.,  669;  Jacob  Jamison,  d., 
671;  E.  S.  Johnson,  r.,  1,172;  Theodore  Hurd,  r.,  1,173.  State's  Attor- 
ney—  Henrv  B.  Hopkins,  d.."674;  Alexander  McCov.  r.,  1,170.  Circuit 
Clerk  — Theo.  A.  Foreman,  d.,  698;  P.  M.  Blair,  r.,  1,128.  Sheriff  — 
Ephraim  Marklev,  d.,  710;  Elisha  Greenfield,  r.,  1,123.  Coroner  —  Henrv 
M.  Hall,  d.,  680':  Jerome  B.  Thomas,  r.,  1,160. 

JuxE  3,  1861:  Circuit  Judge  —  Elihu  X.  Powell,  r.,  219;  Amos  L. 
Merriman,  d..  111.  Clerk  Supreme  Court  —  Lorenzo  Leland,  r.,  180; 
David  L.  Hough,  d.,  141. 

NoYEMBER  5,  1861:  Specie  Basis  —  For,  7;  Against,  566,  Delegate 
Constitutional  Convention  —  Thos.  J.  Henderson,  r.,476:  Julius  Manning, 
d.,  153;  jSTorman  Purple,  d.,  73.  County  Judge  —  David  McCance,  d., 
534;  John  Finley,  r.,  19.  County  Clerk  —  Miles  A.  Fuller,  r.,  525.  Treas- 
urer—  AVilliam  Lowman,  d.,  546.  School  Commissioner  —  Charles  ^Myers. 
d.,  260;  ]Sr.  F.  Atkins,  r.,  314.  Surveyor  —  William  Xowlan,  d.,  505; 
James  C.  Egbert,  r.,  53. 

JuxE  17,  1862:  Xew  Constitution  — For,  485;  Against.  993.  Art. 
on  Bank,  etc.  —  For,  529;  Against.  916.  Sec.  1.  Xegroes— For.  715: 
Against,  693.  Sec.  2,  Xegroes— For,  1,382;  Against,  39.  Sec.  3,  Xe- 
groes—  For,  1,072;  Against.  237.  Congressional  Apportionment  —  For. 
482;  Against,  955. 

iSi^OYEMBER  4,  1862;  State  Treasurer — Wm.  Butler,  r.,  801;  Alexan- 
der Starne,  d.,  566.  Superintendent  Instruction  —  Xewton  Bateman,  r., 
801;  John  P.  Brooks,  d..  565.  Congress  —  E.  C.  Ingersoll,  r..  815; 
James  C.  Allen,  d.,  544.  Congress  —  Owen  Lovejoy,  r.,  564;  T.  J.  Hen- 
derson, u.,  763;  Benj.  Graham,  d.,  28.  State  Senate  —  Mark  Bangs,  r., 
794;  John  T.  Lindsay,  d..  564.  Representatives  —  Enoch  Emery,  r., 
777;  Calvin  L.  Eastman,  r.,  796;  Wm.  W.  O'Brien,  d.,  545;  James  Hol- 
gate,  d.,  590.  Sheriff  — B.  Frank  Fuller,  r.,  703;  Thos.  W.  Ross.  d.. 
650.     Coroner  —  Jeffrev  A.   Coolev,  r..   743:  Theo.  Bacmeister.  d..  682. 

XoYEMBER  3,  1863: '  Treasurer— C.  M.S.  Lyon.  r..  695;  R.  J.  Dick- 
enson, d.,  206.  Surveyor  —  Henry  Oliver,  r..  693;  John  H.  Anthony,  d., 
208.  School  Commissioner  —  X.  F.  Atkins,  r.,  697;  Robert  S.  Barr.  d., 
210. 


POLITICAL    HIST()K^'.  147 

November  17,  1SG3:  Circuit  Judge  — M.  Sluilk'iil)ergei\  d.,  443;  M. 
AV illiuuLsoiu  v.,  887. 

XovKMBEU  8.  1864:  JVesideiit  — Geo.  B.  McClell.m,  d.,  013;  A.  Lin- 
coln, r..  1,174.  (lovenior  —  rlumes  C.  liobinson.  d..  014;  li.  J.  Oglesby, 
r.,  1,174.  Lieuteuiint-Govenior  —  S.  Corning  Jndd..  d..  014;  AVilliam 
Bross,  v.,  1,173.  Secretary  State  —  Wm.  A.  Turney,  d.,  014;  Sharon 
Tyndale,  r.,  1,174.  Auditor  — John  Hise,  d.,  614;'0.  H.  Miner,  r., 
1,174.  Treasurer — Alexander  Starne,  d.,  014;  J.  II.  Beveridge,  r., 
1.174.  Sujierintendent  Instruction  —  John  P.  Brooks,  d.,  614;  Newton 
liatenian,  r.,  1,174.  Congress  at  Large ^ — -James  C.  Allen,  d.,  614;  Sam- 
uel W.  Moulton.  r.,  1,174.  Congress  — James  S.  Eckles.  d.,  613;  E.  C. 
Ingersoll.  r.,  1,174.  Kepresentative  —  AVm .  Ronnseville,  d..  01:5;  .lacol) 
-Jamieson,  d.,  012;  Alex.  McCoy,  r.,  1,173;  R.  (.-.  Dunn,  v.,  1,17<). 
State's  Attorney  —  Geo .  E.  Ford,  d.,  Oil;  Chas.  P.  Taggert,  r.,  1,174. 
Sheriff  —  James  Nowlan,  d.,  014;  Jolin  M.  Brown,  r.,  1,100.  Circuit 
Clerk  — Chas.  Mvers,  d.,  009;  P.  :\[.  Blair,  r.,  1,17!».  Coroner  — H.  M. 
Hall,  d.,  014;  John  F.  Rhodes,  r.,  1,170. 

May  7,  1864  :  Congress.— E.  C.  Ingersoll,  r.  871  ;  Hezekiah  M.  Wead, 
d.,  400. 

June  0,  1864  :  Supreme  Judge. — Charles  B.  Lawrence,  r.,  483  ;  scat- 
tering, 14. 

November  7,  1805  :  County  Judge. — Hugh  Rhodes,  r.,  358.  Clerk — 
M.  A.  Fuller,  r.,  363.  Treasurer— R.  J.  liickinson,  r.,  366.  Supt.  of 
Schools— B.  G.  Hall,  r.,  300.     Surveyor— Edwin  Butlei',  i-.,  370. 

November  0,  1800:  State  Treasurer — George  W.  Smith,  r.,  1,293; 
Jesse  J.  Philips,  d.,  585.  Supt.  Instruction — Newton  Bateman.  r.,  1,294; 
J.  M.  Crebs,  d.,  585.  Congress  at  Large. — John  A.  Logan,  r.,  1,292;  T. 
D.  Dickey,  d.,  585.  Congress — E.  C.  Ingersoll,  r. ,  1,280  ;  Silas  Ramsey,  d., 
585.  State  Senate— G.  L.  Fort,  r.,  1,292;  W.  E.  Cook,  d.,  585.  Repre- 
seutativQ— S.  F.  Otman,  r.,  1,289  ;  Thos.  C.  Moore,  r..  1,291  ;  Wm.  T.  Dow- 
dall,  d.,  584;  J.  M.  Rogers,  d.,  585.  Sheriff— Jesse  Likens,  r,,  1,277;  Cy- 
rus N.  Anthony,  d.,  590.  Coi'oiier — John  Finley,  r.,  1,292;  David  Fast, 
Jr.,  d.,  579. 

June  3,  1867:  Clerk  Supreme  Court— W.  M.  Taylor,  r.,  575;  S.  J. 
McFadden,  d.,  8.  Circuit  Judge- S.  I).  Puterbaugh,  r.,'437  ;  H.  M.  Wead. 
d.,  209;  J.  K.  Cooper,  i.,  21. 

November  5,  1807:  Keeping  up  Stock — For,  005;  against,  401. 
Treasurer — R.  J.  Dickinson,  r.,  705  ;  Patrick  Nowlan,  d.,  327.  Survevor 
—Edwin  Butler,  r.,  058;  John  H.  Anthony,  d.,  328. 

November  3.  1808:  President— Seymour,  d.,  705;  Grant,  r.,  1,394. 
Governor — John  R.  Eden,  d.,  719  ;  John  M.  Palmer,  r.,  1,381.  Lieutenant 
Governor^ — Wm.  H.  Van  Epps,  d.,  717;  John  Dougherty,  r,,  1,381.  Sec- 
retary of  State — G.  Van  Horebeke,  d.,  713;  Edward  Rummel,  r.,  1,384. 
Auditor — John  R.  Shannon,  d.,  716;  Charles  E.  Lippincott,  r.,  1,377. 
State  Treasurer— Jesse  J.  Phillips,  d..  716;  Erastus  N.  Bates,  r.,  1,382. 
Attorney-General— Robert  E.  Williams,  d.,  716  ;  Wash.  J^ushnell,  r.,  1,381. 
Penitentiary  Commissioners — J.  W.  Connet,  d.,  716;  W.  M.  Gai'rard,  d., 
710;  Calneli  Zarley,  d.,  710;  Andrew  Shuman,  r. ,  1,382;  John  Reid,  r. , 
1,382  ;  Robt.  E.  Logan,  r.,  1,383.  Congress  at  Large— W.  W.  O'lirien,  d., 
715;  John  A.  Logan,  r.,  1,382.  Congress— John  N.  Niglas,  d.,  717;  E. 
C.  Ingersoll,  r.,  1,351  ;  Samuel  Dorr,  t.,  3.  Board  of  Equalization — Wm. 
French,  d.,  615;  Ela  H.  Clapp,  r.,  1,380.  Constitutional  Convention — 
For,  582;  Against,  664.     States  Attorney — J.  W.  Cochran,  d.,  720;  Chas. 


148  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

P.  Taggart^  r.,  1,301.  RepresentatiA^e — Patrick  Xowlan,  d,.  'ioS;  Ileury 
Truitt,  d.,  731 ;  B.  F.  Thompson,  r.,  1,352  ;  W.  E.  Phelps,  r.,  1,360. 
Circuit  Clerk — Wm.  Lowman,  tl.,  768  ;  John  M.  Brown,  r..  1,302.  Sheriff 
— C.  P.  Jackson,  d.,  726:  S.  M.Adams,  r.,  1,365.  Coroner — Wm.  Brad- 
ley, d.,  716;  Thomas  Hall,  r.,  1,376. 

]S^0VEMBER  2,  1869  :  Constitutional  Convention — Ilenrv  N.  Wells,  r., 
704;  M.  A.  Fuller,  r.,  723;  Henry  Grove,  d.,  260;  M.  Shallenberger,  d., 
274.  County  Judge — Hugh  Rhodes,  r.,  600  ;  James  Snare,  i.,  273.  Countv 
Clerk— Oliver  Whitaker,  r.,  737;  Thos.  J.  Wright,  d.,  234.  Treasurer— 
R.  J.  Dickinson,  r. .  706:  Benj.  A.  Newton,  i.,  254.  Superintendent  of 
Schools— B.  G.  Hall,  r.,  681 ;  John  W.  Agard,  d.,  280.  Survevor— Edwin 
Butler,  r.,   702;  J.   H.   Anthony,  d.,  268. 

July  2,  1870  :     New  Constitution — For.  609  ;  Against,  65. 

November  8,  1870:  State  Treasurer— E.  N.  Bates,  r.,  768:  Charles 
Ridglv,  d.,  494;  R.J.  Hammond,  t.,  3.  Penitentiary  Commissioners — 
Elmer  Washburn,  r.,  767;  Casper  Butz,  r.,  767:  Frank  T.  Sherman,  d.,  494; 
Thomas  Redman,  d.,  493  ;  J.  F.  Simson,  t.,  3  ;  Josej^h  Smith,  t.,  3.  Sujaer- 
intendent  of  Public  Instruction — Carl  Feinse,  d.,  495  :  Newton  Bateman, 
r.,  762  ;  D.  AVilkins,  t.,  3.  Sheriff— S.  M.  Adams,  r.,  665  ;  E.  B.  Lyon,  d., 
581.  Coroner — P.  P.  Johnson,  r.,  490;  James  Culbertson,  i.,  406;  Madi- 
son Winn,  d.,  348.  State  Senate. — Lucien  H.  Kerr,  r.,  691  ;  Mark  Bangs, 
r.,  766;  J.  W.  Cochran,  d.,  514;  W.  E.  Cook,  d.,  494;  Lucien  E.  Kerr, 
error,  49.  Representative — M.  A.  Fuller,  r.,  759;  James  M.  Rogers,  d., 
496.  Congress  at  Large — John  A,  Logan,  r. ,  763,  Wm.  B.  Anderson,  d., 
495;  J.  AV.  Nicholson,  t.,  3.  Congress— E.  C.  Ingersoll,  r.,  547;  B.  N. 
Stevens,  d.,  586;  F.  B.  Ives,  t.,  63. 

November  7,  1871  :  Congress  at  Large — John  L.  Beveridge,  r.,  640  ; 
Samuel  S.  Hays,  d.,  343.  Surveyor — Edwin  Butler,  r. .  615;  John  An- 
thony, d.,  351.  Treasurer — R.  J.  Dickinson,  r.,  489;  Geo.  Nicholas,  d., 
486;  Alex.  Hepperly,  i.,  5. 

November  5,  1872:  President  —  Grant,  r.,  1218;  Greeley,  1.  r.,  606: 
O'Connor,  d.,  5.  Governor  —  R.  J.  Oglesby,  r.,  1217;  Gustavus  Koerner, 
1.  r.,  i]6o;  Sidney  Creese,  d.,  5.  Lieutenant  Governor  —  J.  L.  Beverage, 
r.,  1221;  Charles  Black,  1.  d.,  663;  S.  B.  Allen.  6;  B.  S.  Storrs,  d.,  5. 
Secretary  of  State  —  Geo.  H.  Harlow,  r..  1218;  Edward  Rummel,  1.  r., 
664;  J.  W.  Wallace,  7;  Ethan  Sutton,  d.,  5.  Auditor  —  C.  E.  Lippen- 
cott,  r.,1192;  Daniel  O'Harra,  1.  d.,  670;  0.  E.  Burch,  6;  C.  H.  Weit- 
man,  d.,  5.  State  Treasurer  —  Edward  Rutz,  r.,  1220;  C.  H.  Lanphier,  1., 
664;  Geo.  Dietrich,  7;  Henrv  West,  d.,  4.  Attornev  General  —  Jas.  K. 
Edsall,  r.,  1219:  John  Y.  Eustace.  1.  d.,  663;  John  6.  Robinson,  7:  Geo. 

A.  Meach,  d.,  4.  Board  of  Equalization  —  Rufus  W.  Miles,  r..  1,222; 
Samuel  P.  Marshall,  1.  d.,  669.  Clerk  of  Supreme  Court  — C^ario  D. 
Trimble,  r.,  1223;  Eli  Smith,  ].,  664;  J.  K.  Malburn,  d.,  5.  Congress 
— N.  E.  AVorthington,  1.  r.,  677;  Granville  Barrere,  r.,  1210;  J.  H. 
Nicholas,  d.,  4.  State  Senate  — L.  B.  AVhiting,  r..  1213:  Milo  Ken- 
dall, 1.,  668.  Representative  —  Cvrus  lioeock,  r.,  1864:  Joab  R.  A[ul- 
vane,  r.,  1834i^;  M.  R.  De^^■e\,  1.  r.,  1946+.  Circuit  Clerk  — J.  M. 
Brown,  r.,  1144;  H.J.  Cosgrove,  1.  r.,  697.  Sheriff— S.  M.  Adams,  r., 
1138:  E.  B.  Lvon,  1.  d.,  746.  States  Attornev  — J.  H.  Miller,  r.,  1156; 
P.  M.  Blair,  1.  r.,  697.  Coroner  — P.  P.  Johnson,  r.,  1165;  W.  T. 
Hall,  1.  r.,  662;  James  Culbertson,  i.,  43. 

June  3,  1873:     Circuit  Judge  — Henry  B.   Hopkins,  r.,  420;    J.   W. 
Cochran,  a.  m.  d.,  273;  Henry  AY.  AVells,  i.,  76.     Supreme  Judge  —  C. 

B.  Lawrence,  r.,  470;  A.  M.  Craig,  a.  m.  d.,  299. 


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POLITICAL    IIISTOKY.  ir>l 


November  4,  1873:  County  Judge— W.  W.  Wright,  r.,  TC3;  D.  Low- 
man,  a.  m.  v..  088.  Clerk  —  D.'ivid  J.  A\'alkei',  r. .  787:  J.  Arui^^trong,  a. 
m.  r.,  (55!).  1'reasurer  —  Orlando  Brace,  r.,  733:  (1.  W .  Nicholas,  a.  ni. 
d.,  700.  Superintendent  Schools  — Alonzo  Abbot,  r.,  78G;  E.  H.  Phelps, 
a.  m.,  (535. 

JSTovEMBEE  3,  1874:  State  Treasurer  —  T.  S.  Eidgeway,  r.,  770;  David 
Gore,  a.  m.  d.,571.  State  Superintendent  Schools — Wm.  B.  Powell,  r,, 
705;  S.  M.  Etter,  a.  m.  r.,  553.  Congress  — R.  II.  Whiting,  r.,  711; 
L.  F.  Ross,  a.  m.  d.,(j30.  State  Senate  — L.  D.  Whiting,  r.,  773;  J. 
Benedict,  a.  m.,  574.  Representative  —  A.  G.  Hammond,  r.,  1208;  Jonas 
H.  Moore,  r.,  087;  Davis  Lowman,  a.  m.  r..  007;  J.  J.  Herron,  a.  m. 
d.,  810.  '  Sheriff  — S.  M.  Adams,  r.,  803;  A.  A.  Gingrich,  a.  m.  d., 
481.     Coroner  —  W.  H.  Butler,  r.  801;  S.  Grimshaw,  a.  m.  r.,  540. 

November  2  1875.  Treasurer  —  Orlando  Brace,  r.,  403;  W.  K.  Fuller. 
1.  r.,  457.     Survevor— Edwin  Butler,  r.,  501;  John  II.  Ogle,  1.  d.,  437. 

Electioxs,  1870  :  Twenty-one  Presidential  Electors,  r.,  1 ,440  ;  d. ,  780; 
g.   b.,  00  ;    pro.,   4.      Governor ^ — Shelby  M.    Collum,  r.,   1,403;    Lewis 

Steward,  d.,   880;   James  F.  Simpson,  g.   b., ;    Samuel  B.    Allen, 

pro.,  4.  Congress  —  Thomas  A.  Boyd,  r.,  1,307;  George  A.  Wilson,  d., 
842;  William  AV.  Mathews,  g.  b.,  104.  Representatives  —  Daniel  J. 
Ilurd,  r.,  2,078;  Charles  Baldwin,  r..  2,027+;  James  Nowlan,  d.,  2,020^; 
James  J.  Herron,  g.  b.,  6444.  State's  x\ttorney — Bradford  F.  Thompson, 
r.,  1.101;  John  E.  Decker,  d.,  1,111.  Clerk  of  Circuit  (Wrt  — John  M. 
Brown,  r.,  1,418;  David  Tinlin,  d.,  880.  Sheriff  —  Samuel  M.  Adams,  r., 
1,477;  James  M.  Lawman,  d.,  827;  William  J.  Yance, — .,  1.  Coroner 
—  Wilson  Trickle,  r.,  1,433  ;  William  B.  Armstrong,  d.,  870. 

Elections,  1877:  Judge  8th  Circuit— David  McCulloch,  r.,  300; 
Elbridge  (I.  Johnson,  — ,  42  ;  Geaser  A.  Roberts,  d..  172  ;  John  B.  Cohns, 
d.,  5.  County  Judge  — Wiiliam  W.  Wright,  r.,  800;  Patrick  M.  Blair, 
d.,  400.  Clerk  —  David  J.  Walker,  r.,  1,221;  David  Lowman,  pro.,  4; 
Treasurer — Orlando  Brace,  r..  070;  Donald  Murchinson,  r.,  137;  P.  S. 
Mattox,  d.,  150  ;  Williston  K.'  Fuller,  g.  b.,  251. 

Elections,  1878:  Congress  —  Thomas  A.  Boyd,  r.,  007;  George  A. 
Wilson,  d.,  332;  Alex.  McKeighan,  g.  b.,452.  State  Senator  —  Lorenzo 
D.  Whiting,  r.,  006  ;  James  McGinnis,  g.  b.,  580;  Alex.  H.  Thompson, 
— ,  311.  Representatives  —  Simon  Elliott,  r.,  1,000+;  Martin  Shallen- 
berger.  d.,  020+  ;  Albert  G.  Scott,  g.  b..  1.301  ;  Sylve^ster  F.  Ottman,  r., 
1,703.  Sheriff— C.  F.  Hamilton,  d.,  800;  S.  M.  Adams,  r.,  1,005; 
Andrew  Galbraith,  r.,  1.  Coroner — W.  B.  Armstrong,  g.  b.,  802  ;  John 
F.  Rhodes,  r.,  1,017.  Constitutional  Amendment  —  To  amend  sec.  31, 
art.  4,  1,704;  against,  60. 

♦Electioxs,  1870:  Treasurer  —  Orlando  Brace,  r.,  842  ;  Absolam  D. 
Perrine,  g.  b.,  000.  Surveyor  —  Manning  A.  Hall,  r.,  002;  John  W. 
Agard,  d.,  536. 

Elections,  1880  :  Pres.  Electors — Twentv-one  Electors,  r.,  1.383; 
d.,  081  ;  g.  b.,  380;  pro.,  4.  Governor  — Shelby  McCulloin,  r..  1,378; 
L3mian  Trumbull,  d.,  084;  Alvin  J.  Streeter,  g.  b.,382;  Uriah  Copj^, 
pro.,  4.  Congress,  0th — John  II.  Lewis,  r..  1,303  ;  John  S.  Lee,  d  , 
004;  Wm.  H.^Revnolds,  g.  b.,  372.  Board  of  Equalization  — A¥m.  Mel- 
lor,  r.,  1,383  ;  Charles  F.  Robisou,  d.,  083  ;  Matthew  H.  Mitchell, —,  370. 
Representatives — Charles  Baldwin,  r.,  1.010+ ;  Svlvester  F.  Ottman.  r.. 
2.313+ ;  John  II.  Welsh,  g.  b.,  1,080;  Simon  Elliott,  d.,  1,077+;  C' 
Otman,  0.     State's  Attorney — Bradford  F.  Thompson,  r.,  1,201  ;  Wm. 


152  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

E.  Scott,  d.,  1,110.  Circuit  Court  Clerk  — Jolm  M.  Brown,  r.,  1,35;  ; 
Samuel  G.  Brees,  d..  1,046.  Sheriff  —  Samuel  W.  Adams,  r..  1,397;  Eugene 
B.  Lyon,  d . ,  1 ,032.  Coroner  —  John  F.  Rhodes,  r. .  1,378  :  Ilobert  AV.  King, 
g.  b.,  1,052.  Constitutional  Amendment — For  amendment  of  sec.  8, 
art.  10.  863;  against,  656. 

Elpxtioxs  1882  :  Congress  10th  —  John  H.  Lewis,  r..  1,148:  Nicholas 
E.  Worthington,  d.,  553:  Matthew  H.  Mitchell,  g.  h.,  320.  Senator 
25th  —  Lorenzo  I).  Whiting,  r.,  842;  John  E.  Decker,  d.,  785:  Jolm  C. 
Copestake,  g.  b.,  329;  Representative  25th  —  John  Lackie,  r.,  1.895^: 
James  V.  Thomson,  g.  B..  1,391:  Jolm  H.  Welsh,  d.,  1.4514^:  A.  B. 
Avcrv.  r..  1,153^:  John  T.  Thornton,  pro.,  53^.  County  Judge  —  Wil- 
liam W.  Wright,  r.,  1,178;  David  McCance,  d.,  517;  George  W.  Bradlev. 
g.  b..  327.  Clerk  — David  J.  Walker,  r..  1.230:  Patrick  M.  Blair,  dV. 
461:  S.  11.  Hazen,  g.  b..  318.  Sheriff  — Andrew  Galbraith,  r.,  1,278; 
Ira  G.  Foster,  d.,  396:  Thomas  Gemmell,  g.  b.,  352.  Coroner  —  Charles 
W.  Teeter,  r.,  1,172:  David  G.  Plummer.  d..  512;  E.  W.  Young,  g.  b.. 
302.  Treasurer- Orlando  Brace,  r.,  1,137:  John  H.  Anthony,  d.,  401: 
Jolm  Dexter,  g.  b.,  476.  Superintendent  Schools — William  E.  Saudham, 
r.,  1.129:  Amelia  L.  Halsey,  ind.,  610;  B.  F.  Jackson,  g.  b.,  229.  Ap- 
propriation—  For  the  $531,712.18,  862:  against,  558.  Canal  Cession  — 
For,  1,435;  against,  181. 

Electioxs  1884:  President  —  James  G.  Blaine,  r..  1.365:  Grover 
Cleveland,  d.,  784;  B.  F.  Butler,  g.  b.,  99;  St.  John,  pro.,  212.  Gov- 
ernor—  Eichard  J.  Oglesby,  r.,  1,384:  Carter  H.  Harrison,  d.,  796;  James 
B.  Hobbs,  g.  b.,  92;  Jesse  Harper,  pro.,  190.  Congress  —  Nicholas  A. 
Worthington,  d.,  1,102;  Julius  S.  Stan*,  r.,  1,336.  Board  of  Equaliza- 
tion—  William  Meelor,  r.,  1,379:  E.  A.  Perkins,  d.,  791.  Eepresenta- 
tives— Simon  Elliott,  g.  b..  905^:  James  H.  Miller,  r.,  2,066;  Albert  W. 
Boydon,  r.,  2,038;  Eli  V.  Eally,  d..  2,057.  States  Attorney— John  E. 
Decker,  d.,  1,268;  Bradford  F.  Thompson,  r.,  1,084.  Circuit  Court 
Clerk  —  Jolm  M.  Brown,  r..  1,403:  Paul  Xewton,  ind.,  1,032.  Coroner 
Sedgwick  E.  Hazen,  g.  b.,  1,038:  David  S.  Burroughs,  r.,  1,375.  Sur- 
veyor—  Carson  Berfield,  d..  1,082;  Edwin  Butler,  r.,  1,376.  Committee 
on  Amendments  —  For  amendment  of  sec.  16,  art.  5,  1,207;  against,  258; 
for  state  house  appropriation,  850:  against.   1,249. 

Elections  1885:  Judge  Circuit  Court  —  David  McCullougli,  r.,  898; 
X.  M.  Laws,  r.,  874:  Thomas  M.  Shaw,  d.,  692;  Sanmel  S.  Page,  d.,  734: 
Xathan  W.  Green,  d,.,  641 . 

Election  OF  1886:  State  Treasurer  —  Tanner,  r.,  1,233:  Eicker,  d., 
785:  Austin,  j^ro.,  134.  Superintendent  Instruction  —  Edwards,  r.,  1,232; 
Oldt.  d..  779:  Gilmer,  pro..  136.  Congress— Post,  r.,  1.194:  'Worthinsr- 
ton,  d..  890:  .AlcCulloch.  pro..  123.  Senate  — Washburn,  r..  1.227:  Bry- 
ant, d.,  851;  Triinble.  pro..  131.  Representative  —  James  H.  Miller,  r.. 
2.238:  Pomerov.  d.,  1,148:  Morrasy,  pro.,  33:  Dexter,  r..  2,684:  Bloom,  d., 
351.  Judge  — Fuller,  r.,  1,280;  Sliallenberger,  d . ,  770;  Xowlan,  pro.,  133; 
Clerk  — Walker,  r..  1.250:  Xowlan.  d..  830:  Callison,  pro.,  123.  Treas- 
urer—Hawks, r..  1,263;  Colwell.  d.,  801;  Oliver,  pro.,  136.  Sheriff  — 
!Montooth,  r..  1.254:  Hamilton,  d.,  639;  Xewton,  pro.,  296.  Superin- 
tendent Schools  —  Sandham,  r..  1,280:  Sherman,  d.,  591:  Mrs.  Stouffer, 
jjro.,  308.  Coroner  —  Sprague.  r..  1.217:  Eogers,  d..  775:  Xewland, 
pro.,  157. 

In  Xovember,  1886,  a  majority  of  308  votes  opposed  the  proposed 
constitutional  amendment.     It  is  stated  on  good  aiithorit}'  that  Benja- 


I'OLI'l'JC'Al.    IIISTOKY.  153 

mill  Turner,  James  M.  Thomas,  and  Wni.  Lowman  were  delegates  to 
the  Ohicag-o  River  and  Harbor  c(niventioii  of  1S41);  but  there  is  no 
mention  of  a  Starlv  County  delegation  in  tlie  reports  of  tliat  meeting 
made  by  Horace  Greeley. 

The  office  of  Master  in  Chancery  was  established  here  in  1853, 
when  H.  J.  Drummond  was  appointed.  In  1854  Martin  Shallenberger 
^vas  commissioned,  and  served  until  1850,  when  James  A.  Henderson 
received  the  appointment,  but  I'esigned  ]n  May,  1802.  George  A. 
Clifford  was  appointed,  but  did  not  file  bonds.  In  18(55  he  was 
succeeded  by  James  W.  Hewitt,  and  he  by  Judge  W.  AV.  Wright  in 
]  809,  who  filled  the  office  until  1875.  In  this  year  John  E.  ])ecker 
received  the  ])osition.  In  1870  Allen  P.  Miller  was  commissioned 
Master,  and  served  until  the  appointment  of  Patrick  M.  Blair  in  1880. 

Local  Political  Conventions. — The  first  convention  or  caucus  ever 
held  in  Stark  county  was  in  1838,  followed  b}"  the  more  imjiortant  one 
of  1830.  For  the  decade  and  a  lialf  succeeding'  there  is  nothino-  on 
record  to  show  who  participated  in  political  organization  bevond  the 
election  returns  embraced  in  this  chapter. 

The  Democratic  convention  for  Peoria  and  Stark  counties  assem- 
bled at  Princeville,  August  11,  185G.     James  Ilolgate  presided,  with 

E.  P.  O'Donnell  and  lioswell  Bills,  secretaries.  The  delegates  from 
Stark  county  were  Benj.  Turner,  J.  Jamieson,  Elislia  Barton,  Sylvester 

F.  Otman,  Paul  Pouse,  jr.,  Nicholas  Sturm,  W.  D.  Blancliard,  and 
James  Ilolgate.  The  delegates-at-large  were  B.  M.  Jackson,  E.  M. 
Emery,  W.  B.  Armstrong,  and  W.  Ogle.  J.  W.  Parker  was  nom- 
inated for  prosecuting  attorney,  and  Martin  Shallenberger  for  repre- 
sentative. The  following  notice  a])peared  under  date,  Wyoming,  111., 
September  20,  1850 :  "The  Old  Line  Whigs  of  Stark  are  requested  to 
meet  at  Toulon,  October  8,  1850,  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  the  old 
Whig  party."  This  was  signed  by  Henry  Butler.  This  meeting  was 
duly  held,  and  the  repulJican  ticket  of  that  year  approved.  The 
American  caucus  followed  with  their  nominations,  and  the  officers  of 
three  parties  were  named  for  the  thrilling  campaign  of  that  year. 

Stephen  A.  Douglas  visited  Toulon,  October  20,  1858.  The  next 
day  Abraham  Lincoln  arrived.  The  first  Lincoln  man  in  Stark  county 
was  Hugh  Godfrey,  the  wagon-maker,  who,  in  1858,  after  Lincoln's 
visit  to  Toulon,  wrote  with  chalk  on  the  cross-beam  of  his  shop:  "For 
President  in  1800,  Abraham  Lincoln."  When  asked  was  he  in  earnest, 
he  said,  "Old  Abe  is  the  man  I  am  going  to  vote  for  in  1800,"  and  he 
did  vote  for  him.  E.  W,  Blaisdell,  Avho  is  still  living  in  Pockford,  111., 
claims  to  be  the  first  man  who  ])ublicly  suggested  Abraham  Lincoln 
for  President.  This  he  did  in  a  "rinoino- editoriaP'  in  the  Pockford 
Mepioblican,  of  which  he  was  editor  during  the  memorable  Lincoln- 
Douglas  senatorial  campaign.  The  joijit  discussion  Ijetween  R.  C. 
Ingersoll  and  Judge  Kellogg  took  place  at  Toulon,  Se])tember  25,  1800. 

Throughout  the  winter  of  18GU-1,  "Kansas  Meetings"  were  held 
in  every  township,  when  moneys  and  supplies  were  liberally  con- 
tributed for  aid  of  the  Kansas  sufferers. 

The  Democrat,  in  noticing  the  republican  ratification  meeting  at 
Toulon,  says :     "  We  are  informed  that  the  Hon.  M.  G.  Bi'ace  has  a 


154  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

si^linter  of  the  veritable  rail  that  "•  Old  Hanks "' brought  into  the  Re- 
|)ul)lican  State  Convention.  If  a  rail  can  make  Lincoln  president,  cer- 
tainly a  splinter  ought  to  send  Mr.  Brace  to  the  legislature.  Readers, 
the  genuineness  of  this  splinter  is  well  authenticated.  There  has  been 
a  question  about  the  rails  which  the  Republicans  had  at  their  ratifica- 
tion meeting,  some  people  saying  they  were  stolen  from  Culbertson's 
fence,  but  you  can  rely  on  this  splinter." 

The  unconditional  Union  convention  of  Stark  county  assembled 
October  19,  1S63,  with  ().  Whitaker  president  and  Dr.  A.  M.  Pierce 
secretary.  The  Union  convention  of  1861  assenil)led  Au^ist  20,  Georo-e 
AV.  Dewey  president.  The  delegates  were:  Toulon  —  George  W. 
Dewey,  IJrady  Fowder,  George  W.  Scott,  R.  0.  Dunn,  James  Johnson, 
('.  ]\r.  S.  Lyon  and  Hiram  "Willett.  AVest  Jersey  —  Jacob  Young,  J. 
Raymond,  S.  H.  Sanders,  I.  L.  Xewman  and  E.  B.  Pomeroy.     Osceola 

—  John  Lackie.  I.  AV.  Searle,  Alfred  Foster  and  J.  G.  Fowler.    Goshen 

—  J.  H.  Wilbur,  Hugh  Rhodes,  I).  M.  Kelly,  Charles  Hines  and  J.  IL 
Barnett.  Elmira  —  Walter  M.  Fuller.  James  Buswell.  Lewis  Austin 
and  George  Grey.  Penn  —  George  Moss,  William  Eagelston.  John 
Acklev  and  Robert  M.  Bocock.  Yalley  —  Joseph  Woodward,  H. 
McYicker  and  J.  M.  Rogers.  Essex  — H.  A.  Hoist,  O.  C.  Walker, 
Jose])h  Cox,  Ho])kins  Shivers  and  Edward  Trickle.  The  delegates  to 
congressional  convention  elected  were  P.  M.  Blair,  W.  H.  Butler,  John 
Schank  and  James  Blanchard.  Davis  Low^nan.  Isaac  Thomas  and  P. 
M.  Blair  w^ere  elected  members  of  the  central  committee. 

The  Chicago  Trilmne,  published  September,  1876,  gave  an  account 
of  the  Sons  of  Lil)erty  in  Illinois,  and  their  design  to  capture  Camp 
Douglas  and  release  the  Confederate  prisoners  in  Xovember,  1861.  In 
the  list  of  prominent  members  of  the  order  the  present  postmaster 
(Judd)  of  Chicago,  Martin  Shallenberger  of  Toulon,  and  a  half  a  dozen 
of  men  from  Putnam,  Henry,  Knox  and  Marshall  counties  are  men- 
tioned. In  reference  to  those  terrible  days,  it  might  be  added  that 
had  not  cool  heads  led  the  people  of  Stark  their  zeal  would  have 
l)rouo-ht  them  to  the  execution  of  four  or  five  neiglibors,  and  thus 
blacken  one  of  the  proudest  w\ar  records  in  Illinois.  It  is  a  fact  that 
neither  Judd,  Shallenberger,  or  any  of  the  men  named  in  the  report, 
entertained  the  idea,  of  rescuing  the  prisoners. 

The  Union  League,  then  in  full  force  here,  embraced  almost  the 
entire  numl)er  of  republican  voters  residing  here.  The  differences  ex- 
istino-  between  the  Knio'hts  and  Leamie  did  not  rest  at  all  on  the 
former's  sympathy  with  the  reljellion,  but  were  grounded  mainh'  on 
plans  for  a  settlement  between  the  Xorth  and  South.  The  Uncondi- 
tional Union  party  of  Stark  county  called  a  convention  for  Septeml)er 
23,  1865,  which  call  was  signed  b}"  P.  ]M.  Blair.  Davis  Lowman  and 
Isaac  Thomas,  L'nion  Central  Committee. 

Tlie  first  soldiers  convention  of  Stark  county  was  held  October  21, 
186.5,  and  nominated  a  soldier's  ticket  for  county  officers.  Rev.  A.  J. 
Wright,  nominated  for  county  judge,  S.  F.  Ottman  for  county  clerk 
and  Oliver  White,  for  superintendent  of  schools,  declined  the  nomina- 
tion. 

On  August  27,  1869,  the  temperance  convention  held  at  Buda, 


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noiiiiiiated  Rev.  F.  B.  Ives,  for  congress.  It  is  related  tliat  up  to  this 
time  temperance  ideas  grew  apace  under  the  genial  guidance  of  tem- 
perance associations  ;  but  now  ])ohtics  crept  into  each  meeting  room, 
organization  deca3xd,  so  to  speak,  and  men  wlio  were  recUiimed  solely 
1)V  association,  fell  back  into  their  drunken  ^vays. 

The  anti-polygamy  meeting,  held  at  Toulon  on  February,  1882,  was  ^' 
addressed  by  Judge '  Wright,  A.  P.  Miller,  B.  F.  Thompson  and  Rev- 
erends Myers  and  Stouffer.  J.  II.  Miller  offered  the  resolution  as 
follows:  '•  Resolved,  by  the  citizens  of  Toulon  in  nuiss  meeting  assem- 
l)led,  irrespective  of  sex,  political  parties,  or  religions  creeds  ;  being 
fully  impressed  with  the  belief  that  all  citizens,  no  matter  where  situ- 
ated, should  and  do  look  with  horror  upon  the  encroachment  of  any- 
thing that  tends  to  invade  our  homes,  or  the  homes  of  our  fellow^  citi- 
zens;  as  w^ell  as  any  teaching  or  ])ractice  that  tends  to  set  at  defiance 
the  sanctity  of  the  niai'riage  relation,  oi'  doctrine  that  under  the  pre- 
tense of  a  revelation  defies  the  laws  of  l)oth  God  and  man,  which  have 
declared  from  time  immemorial  in  all  civilized  nations  and  govern- 
ments. '  that  one  man  should  have  but  one  wife,  and  one  woman  l)at 
one  husband  ;  except  in  case  of  death  or  a  legal  sepai-ation  in  conform- 
ity with  the  laws  of  civilized  legislation,  when  either  is  at  liberty  to 
marry  again.'  And  we  denounce  in  unmeasured  terms  any  doctrines 
or  teachings  that  recognize  any  invasion  (^f  the  sanctity  of  the  nuir- 
riage  relation,  or  endangers  social  order  as  understood  in  all  enlightened 
governments;  l)eing  without  precedent  in  the  past,  and  in  utter  defi- 
ance of  all  that  is  pure  or  sacred.-'  The  second  resolution  denounced 
niormonism  and  its  practices,  and  called  upon  the  journalist,  lu'eacher 
aiul  orator  to  act  and  speak  in  favor  of  the  bill  then  before  congress. 
In  the  fall  of  1882  the  differences  between  the  republicans  of  Stark 
and  ]?nreau  counties  in  re  the  senatorial  convention,  were  amicably 
juljusted. 

The  greenback  county  convention  held  at  Wvoming,  in  August, 
1881,  endorsed  the  county  ticket  of  the  proliibition  and  democratic 
parties.  The  democratic  and  republican  conventions  of  that  year  par- 
took in  a  great  measure  of  the  interest  attached  to  the  presidential 
canijiaign. 

llie  first  prohibition  convention  <»f  the  loth  congressional  district  '^ 
assembled  at  Elmwood,  September  28,  1880.  Stark  \vas  represented 
by  R.  C.  Baker,  J.  M.  Jones,  Wm.  A.  Newton,  E.  B.  Lvon,  Eli  Emer- 
ick,  J.  C.  Atherton,  Rev.  D.  0.  Stouffer,  II.  Y.  Godfrey.'  ludge  David 
McCuUoch  received  the  nomiiuitiiui  for  congress,  Williain  Xolan  is 
])i'esident  of  the  central  committee. 

The  greenback  district  convention  was  held  at  Beoi'ia,  Se])tember 
15,  188<;.  The  Stark  county  delegates  were  Jacob  Shnhiw,  W.  II. 
Sherman,  C.  F.  Hamilton,  Dexter  G.  I).  Eagleston,  Anton  Sundguist, 
riiili])  Bromer,  ]\Iicliael  Ryan,  Allen  Burl,  J.  B.  Robinson,  Richard 
Iloadley,  John  Foster  Coulson.  Some  discussion  followed  the  pro[)0- 
sition  to  nominate  a  greenl)ack  ticket,  and  in  the  confusion  which  fol- 
lowed, Richard  Iloadley,  chairman  of  the  Stark  county  delegation, 
announced  that,  "as  it  was  YQvy  })lain  to  be  seen  that  the  convention 
was  being  run  by   bulldozers,  that  they  could   h()[)e   for  no   impartial 


156  IIISTOKY    OF    STjVKK    COUNTY. 

decisions  br  the  chair  they  should  witlidraw  from  tlie  convention." 
This  they  immediately  (tid,  followed  l)y  a  large  portion  of  the  Knox 
county  delegation  and  a  ]);irt  of  tlie  Peoria  county  delegation.  Fif- 
teen delegates  remained,  nominated  W.  T.  A^allace,  and  resolved  to 
call  their  ticket  "  The  National  Labor  Party."  The  thirty-nine  who 
withdrew,  met  in  John  Brady's  office  as  a  regular  convention,  adopted 
four  resolutions,  one  of  which  was  an  approval  of  Mr.  Wortliington's 
course  in  Congress,  and  one  expressive  of  adhesion  to  the  greenback 
party.  The  committee  on  resolutions  comprised  J.  T.  Thoni])son,  C. 
F.  Hamilton  and  Irwin  J.  Clark.  The  nominee  for  Cono-ress  declined 
and  A.  M.  Clark  was  subsequently  selected. 

The  Pepublican  convention  of  the  tenth  district  was  held  at  Gales- 
Imrg,  August  26,  1886.  Col.  William  Jackson,  :\Iiles  A.  Fuller,  and 
I>.  F.  Thompson  represented  the  county  on  the  committees  of  creden- 
tials, organization,  and  resolutions  respectively.  A.  G.  Hammond's 
motion  to  ])roceed  with  an  informal  ballot  was  carried,  and  the  roll  of 
counties  for  nomination  l)eing  called,  J.  A.  Leeper,  of  Fulton,  nom- 
inated Hon.  G.  Barrere;  G.  W.  Price,  of  Knox,  nominated  Gen.  P.  S. 
Post ;  and  B.  F.  Thompson,  of  Stark,  nominated  Judge  W.  W.  Wright 
as  the  unanimous  choice  of  Stark  county.  Mr.  John  McGinnis,  of 
Peoria,  seconded  the  nomination  of  Mr.  Wright.  The  I'oll  was  then 
called  and  stood  as  follows:  Fulton,  23  for  Barrere;  Knox,  25  for 
Post;  Peoria,  15  for  Post  and  15  for  Wright;  Stark,  7  for  Wright, 
making  a  total  of  2o  for  Barrere,  40  for  Post,  and  22  for  Wright. 
Before  the  announcement  of  the  vote  by  the  chairman,  the  Fulton 
county  delegates  changed  their  votes  from  Barrere  to  Wright,  making 
the  total  vote  stand  45  for  Wright  and  40  for  Post.  A  motion  to 
adjourn  was  lost  by  a  vire  voce  vote,  but  carried  by  a  rising  vote.  On 
reassembling,  the  first  formal  ballot  was  taken  as  follows:  Fulton, 
Wright  21,  Post  2;  Knox,  Post  25:  Peoria,  Wright  12,  Post  18; 
Stark,  Wright  7;  total.  Post  45;  Wright  40.  On  motion  of  Capt. 
Thompson,  (tcii.  Post's  nomination  was  made  unanimous.  Mi". 
Thompson's  speech  in  nominating  Judge  AVright  was  highly  c-omj^li- 
mented  by  the  Galesburg  and  Peoria  ]iapers.  Judge  AVright  made  a 
speech,  promising  his  best  support  and  that  of  Stark  county  to  the 
successful  candidate. 

The  Democratic  Congressional  convention  of  the  tenth  district  for 
1886  was  held  at  Canton.  X.  E.  AVorthington  was  ]-enominated.  S. 
Y.  Thornton,  of  the  Fulton  county  Ledger^  called  the  convention  to 
order.  Dr.  Walter  Hall,  of  Toulon,  was  made  chairman  of  the  con- 
vention, and  J.  E.  AValsli,  of  Peoria,  secretary.  The  delegates  to  the 
convention  from  this  C(junty  were  U.  H.  Brown,  Dr.  AV  T.  Hall,  Ed 
Colgan,  and  Frank  Thomas.  The  alternates  were  J.  AI.  Kogers,  AY. 
T.  Ditmon,  T.  AY.  Ross,  and  Alatthew  McKeighan.  The  delegates 
were  instructed  for  X.  E.  AA^»rthin<i'ton. 

The  Stark  county  prohibition  convention.  Avhich  met  at  Toulon, 
June  12,  1886,  made  the  following  nominations  for  county  officers: 
AVm.  Xowlan,  of  Lafa3'ette,  for  coujity  judge;  G.  E.  Callison,  of 
Toulon,  for  county  clerk;  Mrs.  D.  G.  Stouffer,  of  AYyoming,  for  sii])er- 
intendent  of  schools;   AY.  A.  Xewton,  of  Toulon,  for  sheriff;   AYm. 


POLITIC  A  I.    IIISTOKY.  157 

Newland,  of  Toulon,  for  coroner.  The  following  were  ap]iointed 
delegates  to  attend  the  state  })rohibition  convention  held  at  8])ring- 
field.  June  23,  1886:  J.  M.  Jones,  Lafayette;  Eli  Emery,  Toulon;  8. 
E.  Ilazen,  "West  Jerse}^ ;  and  J.  C.  C bpestake,  AYj^oming. 

The  Greenback  county  convention  assembled  August  28,  188(5,  with 
W.  P).  Armstrong  as  chairman,  and  C.  F.  Hamilton  as  secretary. 
Jacob  Shulow,  Henry  CV)hvell,  and  W.  H.  Sherman  composed  the 
committee  on  organization.  Dr.  King,  of  West  Jersey;  J.  B.  Robin- 
son, of  Essex;  and  Eicluird  Iloadley  were  the  committee  appointed  to 
confer  with  a  committee  fi'om  the  Democratic  convention  on  the  ticket 
to  be  indorsed  bv  this  convention.  The  report  of  this  committee  was 
received,  and  upon  motion  adopted,  to  indorse  the  ticket  nominated 
bv  the  Democratic  count}^  convention.  The  following  Avere  appointed 
delegates  to  the  congressional  convention,  with  instructions  to  vote  for 
the  renomination  of  IS".  E.  Worthington :  Jacob  Sliulow,  of  Valley; 
Philip  Beamer  and  Andrew  Kamerer,  of  West  Jersey;  Michael  Ryan 
and  Allen  Beall,  of  Valley;  W.  H.  Sherman.  John  Dexter  and  G.  D. 
Eagleston,  of  Penn;  Richard  Iloadley,  Foster  Goulson  aiul  Antony 
Sundquist,  of  Toulon  ;  Henry  Colwell,  of  Essex.  The  following  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  attend  the  representative  and  senatorial 
convention,  to  be  held  at  Princeton,  September  21,  188G:  Dr.  R.  W. 
King,  George  VanSickle,  J.  W.  Cole  and  Thomas  Dryden,  of  West 
Jersey;  C.  F.  Hamilton,  of  Osceola;  AV.  B.  Armstrong,  J.  I>.  Robinson 
and  A.  J.  Smith,  of  Essex ;  John  Black,  Xathan  Snare  and  Fred 
Greenwood,  of  Toulon;  Frank  ]vissinger  and  Elbert  Drawyer,  of 
Penn;  John  A.  Colgan,  of  Valley;  James  JacKson,  of  Elmira.  The 
delegates  chosen  to  the  state  convention  ^vere  Henry  Colwell,  of 
Essex;  W.  II.  Sherman  and  John  Dexter,  of  Penn. 

The  members  of  the  Greenback  county  central  committee  were 
chosen  as  follows:  J.  B.  Robinson,  of  Essex;  Elisha  Swank,  of  West 
Jersey;  Jacob  Shulow,  of  A'alley;  W.  II.  Sherman,  of  Penn;  Henry 
Colwell,  of  Essex. 

In  1884  the  prohiljition  vote  of  this  county  was  99,  and  of  the  dis- 
trict, 583,  increased  in  1886  to  123  and  869  respectively. 

The  Democratic  County  Convention  assendjled  at  Payne's  Opera 
House,  Wyoming,  August  30,  18S(;.  Pati'ick  M.  Ijlair,  of  Toulon,  was 
elected  temporary  chairman,  and  George  Nolan,  of  Toulon,  temporary 
secretary.  Harmon  Phenix,  F.  II.  Brown,  John  II.  Ogle,  S.  II. 
j\IcKeighan,  and  William  Stevenson  were  cliosen  a  committee  on  cre- 
dentials ;  and  A.  J.  Sturm,  T.  AV  Ross  and  James  Fi'ail  a  committee 
on  ]iermanent  organization.  They  rej^orted  in  favor  of  F.  II.  Brown, 
of  Goshen,  for  chairman,  and  George  oVolan,  of  Toulon,  for  secretary, 
and  these  gentlemen  were  chosen.  Frank  Thomas,  John  E.  Decker, 
AVill  A.  Scott,  and  AV.  A.  Truax  were  made  a  committee  to  confer 
with  a  similar  committee  of  the  Greenback  convention  in  session.  The 
following  were  made  a  committee  to  select  the  names  of  candidates  for 
the  county  offices,  to  be  tilled  at  the  coming  election  :  AVillis  Pierson, 
IT.  C.  Brown,  James  Estej),  J.  M.  Rogers,  P.  M.  Blair,  James  G. 
Brady,  W.  T.  Ditmon,  Humphrey  Avery,  A.  J.  Sturm.  The  confer- 
ence committee  had  ao-reed  with  the  Greenback  committee  that  onlv 


158  HISTOliV    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

one  ticket  should  be  nominated  by  both  conventions,  and  also  had 
agreed  ii])on  the  names  of  candidates  for  the  oifices  to  be  filled,  and 
the  committee  to  name  candidates  reported  in  favor  of  the  names 
agreed  n])on,  which  were:  For  County  Judge,  Martin  Shallenberger ; 
County  Clerk.  James  Nowlan ;  County  Superintendent  of  Schools, 
Wm.  ll.  Sherman;  C-ounty  Treasurer,  Henry  Colwell;  Slieriff,  Henry 
Hamilton;  CV^roner,  James  M.  Rogers.  The  delegates  to  the  legislative 
convention  were  :  J.  E.  Decker,  Harmon  Phenix,  ]>enjamin  Turner, 
T.  W.  Ross,  AVinfield  Scott,  Dr.  O.  C.  Darling,  Chester  Turner,  and  C. 
P.  Jackson. 

To  fill  vacancies  on  the  county  central  committee,  the  following 
wei'e  chosen  :  Edwin  Ferris  for  Penn,  Willis  Pierson  for  West  Jersev, 
and  Madison  Winn  for  West  Toulon,  vice  Winfield  Scott,  A.  W.  Pal- 
mer, and  J.  Knox  Hall,  resigned. 

The  democratic  senatoiial  convention  at  Princeton,  September  S.'^, 
nominated  John  P.  Pi'yan  for  state  senator  and  A.  Morrasy  and  J.  M. 
liogei's  for  I'epresentatives.  Benjamin  Turner  was  a  delegate  from 
Stark  county,  and  was  accompanied  thither  by  his  son  Chester. 

The  republican  county  convention,  held  in  August,  1886.  The 
meeting  w^as  called  to  order  Ijy  J.  M.  Brown,  and  E.  S.  Buffum,  of 
Lafayette,  chosen  temporary  chairman,  and  F.  C.  Willson,  of  Brad- 
ford, secretary.  C.  W.  Young,  Cyrus  Bocock,  and  A.  G.  Hammond 
were  apjiointed  a  committee  on  credentials.  J.  D.  Quinn,  John 
Lackie,  Jacolj  Graves,  William  Jackson  and  S.  F.  Otnian,  committee 
on  permanent  organization,  who  reported  in  favor  of  the  officers 
named.  I).  J.  Walker  was  declared  in  nomination  for  county  clerk, 
John  Hawks  for  county  treasurer.  W.  R.  Sandham  for  county  superin 
tendent  of  schools,  and  Dr.  L.  T.  S})rague.  of  Lafayette,  for  coroner. 
An  informal  ballot  was  now  taken  for  candidates  for  county  judge,  and 
the  following  were  brought  oiit :  M.  A.  Fuller,  B.  F.  Thompson,  G. 
C.  VanOsdel,  A.  P.  Miller.  On  vote  Ijeing  taken,  M.  A.  Fuller  received 
37;  B..  F.  Thompson,  22;  A.  P.  Miller,  11;  G.  C.  YanOsdel,  3.  Mr. 
Fuller  having  received  a  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  was  declared  in 
nomination.  An  informal  ballot  was  next  taken  for  candidates  for 
sheriff,  and  the  follo\v]ng  presented :  James  Montooth,  John  F. 
Rhodes,  B.  A.  Newton,  J.  R.  Jones.  On  vote  being  taken,  Montooth 
received  25;  J.  F.  Rhodes,  20 ;  J.  R.  Jones,  10;  B.  A.  Newton,  12. 
Second  l)alloting,  Montooth  received  35  ;  Rhodes,  20  ;  J.  R.  Jones,  10  ; 
C.  R.  Miner,  2.  Montooth  having  received  a  majority  of  all  the  votes 
cast  was  declared  in  nomination.  (\  W.  Young,  \V.  T.  Dickinson,  and 
N.  J.  Smith  were  appointed  a  committee  to  select  delegates  to  tlie 
congressional  convention,  which  selection  was  as  follows  and  accepted 
bv  the  convention  :  E.  S.  Buffum,  A.  G.  Hammond,  C^'rus  Bocock, 
William  Jackson,  M.  A.  Fuller,  D.  S.  Hewitt,  B.  F.  Thompson.  The 
following  were  the  delegates  appointed  to  the  re[)ublican  state  con- 
vention :  fJohn  Lackie,  W.  F,  Price.  O.  Brace.  The  following  were 
selected  as  the  county  central  committee :  B.  R.  Brown,  of  AYest  Jer 
sey  ;  E.  S.  Buffum,  <^f  (4oshen  ;  Perry  Winn,  of  East  Goshen  ;  Jacob 
Graves,  of  South  Essex;  A.  (i.  Hammond,  of  North  Essex;  ,) .  IVf. 
Brown,  of  Toulon;  Marsh  Winn,  of  East  Toulon;  AVilliam  Jackson, 


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159 


of  Eliiiirji ;  Samuel  Wrigley,  of  Yalley ;  Cyrus  Bocock,  of  Penn  ; 
Josepli  Flemmiug,  of  Osceola.  The  committee  was  organized  with 
J.  M.  Brown  chairman  and  E.  S.  Buffum  secretary.  The  following 
were  appointed  by  the  caucus  as  delegates  to  the  legislative  conven- 
tion, to  be  held  at  Princeton;  September  7:  Xewton  J.  Smith,  Xiles 
A.  Fuller,  A.  W.  King.  J.  A.  Clock,  C.  W.  Brown,  B.  F.  Garrett,  T.  FI. 
Crone,  A.  G.  Hammond,  Wilson  Trickle,  L.  Egbert,  Perrv  Winn,  Sam- 
uel White. 

At  the  republican  legislative  convention  held  at  Princeton  Septem- 
ber 7,  Edward  A.  Washburn,  present  county  treasurer  of  J>ureau 
county,  was  nominated  for  state  senator.  Sterlino-  Pomerov,  of  Bureau 
county,  and  James  H.  Miller,  of  Stark  county,  were  nominated  for 
re[)resentatives. 

The  victors  and  vanquished  of  the  campaign,  which  followed  the 
several  nominations,  are  referred  to  in  the  pages  devoted  to  election 
returns  ;  \vhile  in  the  pages  devoted  to  family  history  tlie  greater  num- 
ber of  them  hnd  mention. 


CHAPTER   YIIL 


THE    COURTS    AND    BAE. 


ROM  the  earliest  ])eriod  in  the  history  of  the  world  the  ad- 
vocate has  existed  and  made  his  presence  known  where  men 
of  other  trades  were  silent  and  unfelt.  The  author  of 
''  Paradise  Lost  "  lived  at  a  time  when  mental  revolutions 
reduced  humanity  to  a  state  of  skepticism  and  left  the  con- 
science of  the  peo])le  uncontrolled  by  that  spiritual  govern- 
ment which  for  centuries  ruled  the  Christian  world,  and 
judging  from  the  experiences  of  tliat  time  declared  that 
''  most  men  are  allured  to  the  trade  of  law,  grounding  their 
])ui"])oses  not  on  the  ])rudent  and  heavenly  contemplation  of  justice  and 
etjuity,  which  was  never  taught  them,  but  on  the  promising  and  pleas- 
ing thoughts  of  litigious  terms,  fat  contentions  and  flowing  fees."  The 
advances  made  by  society  in  after  years  fostered  certain  ambitions, 
and  among  the  highest  of  them  was  to  attain  the  ])rofession  of  the  law. 
It  became  a  great  never-ending  study,  and  thus  in  Johnson's  time  the 
bar  end>raced 

"  ]V[en  of  that  large  professipu,  who  can  speak 
To  every  cause,  and  tliing-s  indeed  contraries, 
Till  they  are  hoarse  again,  yet  all  be  law  : 
That  with  most  (juick  agility  can  turn. 
And  return,  make  knots,  and  undo  them. 
Give  forked  counsel,  take  provoking  gold 
From  either  side  and  p>it  it  up." 

In  the   earlier  years  of  tlie  county  the  circuit  hiwyers,  [)iMnci})ally 

from  Peoria,  Galesburg,  Canton,  and  other  old  pioneer  centers  of  the 

military  tract  were  well  known'  in  tlie  courts  of  Stark.     The  coming 

of  W.  W.  Drummond  to  establish  an  <»ttice  formed  an   introduction  to 

10 


160  IIISTOKY    OF    STARK    COUNTY, 

a  permanent  local  bar,  l)ut  not  until  1847,  when  Martin  Sliallenberger 
settled  at  Tonlon,  did  the  nnmbers  of  circuit  lawyers  attendino- Stark 
county  courts  decrease.  Within  the  last  four  dec:ides  Stark  county 
has  claimed  many  excellent  lawyers,  and  even  furnished  a  few  to  the 
new  states  and  territories.  In  the  following  pages  brief  notices  of  the 
old  and  new  bar  are  made. 

The  Circuit  Court  of  Fulton  county,  the  first  connected  with 
Northern  Illinois,  was  held  April  20,  1824.  There  was  not  another 
term  of  the  court  held  until  iS^ovember,  10,  1825,  when  John  York 
Sawyer,  presided.  Judge  Sawyer  was  one  of  those  early  judges  Avho 
had  no  finely  furnished  and  fitted  room  in  which  to  hold  court.  It  was 
the  humble  cabin,  or  plain  board  building,  in  which  this  al)le  judge 
])resided.  He  has  been  known  to  hold  court  upon  the  liank  of  the 
Mackinaw  river  in  Tazewell  county.  He  was  a  man  eminently  suited 
to  the  times.  John  Twing,  attorney  general  jpro  tern.,  acted  ks  pros- 
ecuting attorney  at  this  term,  and  Stephen  Dewey,  clerk.  Ossian  M. 
Itoss  oificiated  as  sheriff.  This  was  the  first  circuit  at  that  time,  and 
extended  throughout  the  northern  pai't  of  the  state.  A  few  years 
later  it  was  changed  to  the  fifth,  and  included  all  the  country  in  the 
military  tract,  even  the  counties  of  Cook  and  Jo  Daviess. 

In  ^lay,  1831,  Judge  Young  opened  the  first  session  of  the  first 
circuit  court  for  Putnam  county.  Among  the  ])etit  jurors  present  were 
John  Whitaker,  Wm.  Boyd,  Wm.  AYright,  Ezekiel  Thomas  and  Justus 
Anient.  A  number  of  fines  were  imposed  on  absent  juroi's,  most  of 
whicli  were  remitted.  In  Septeml^er,  1831,  the  names  of  Benjamin 
Smith,  Sylvanus  Moore.  AYm.  D.  Grant,  Ilari'is  Miner,  Isaac  B.  Essex, 
Aaron  Whitaker,  Jolin  B.  Dodge,  James  Garvin,  Eoswell  Blanchard, 
Wm.  Smith  and  David  Cooper  appear  as  grand  jurors.  At  this  term 
Clark  Hollanbeck  was  chai'ged  with  "malfeasance  in  office*'  as  justice 
of  the  peace,  but  tlie  case  was  subsequently  quashed.  The  first  indict- 
ment in  May,  1831,  was  that  of  Resin  Hall  for  l)iganiy,  and  ^Martha 
Wright,  one  of  liis  wives.  Before  the  September  session  was  held, 
Hall,  wives,  cal)in  and  all  disappeared. 

The  first  entry  in  the  record  A  of  the  circuit  court  of  Stark  county 
(held  at  the  house  of  W.  H.  Henderson,  October  11, 1839,  with  Tiiomas 
Ford,  judge  of  the  ninth  judicial  circuit,  presiding;  Norman  J.  Purple, 
states  attorney;  Augustus  A.  Dunn,  sheriff,  and  John  W.  Henderson, 
clerk),  is  as  follows:  Luther  Driscoll  having  been  duly  summftned  as 
a  grand  juror  was  appointed  l)y  the  court,  forenuin  of  the  grand  jury  ; 
and  Asa  Currier,  Henrv  Seelev,  Samuel  Love,  John  Hester,  David 
Simmerman,  Nathan  Swartz,  Adam  Day,  Adam  Perry,  Wm.  ^Mahany 
being  also  (hdy  summoned,  also  gave  their  attendance,  and  tliere  not 
being  a  sufficient  number  to  constitute  a  grand  jury,  it  is  ordered  that 
the  sheriff  summon  two  others  from  the  bystanders  to  complete  tlie 
panel:  and  the  sheriff,  thereupon,  returned  the  names  of  James  K. 
McClenahan  and  Wm.  W.  Di'ummond,  who  also  gave  their  attendance, 
■"  "■  "  who  with  tlie  others  were  sworn  to  enquire  for  the  body  of 
the  county  of  Stark  aforesaid,  and  retired  to  consider  of  their  indict- 
ments and  presentments.  This  jury  brought  in  a  true  l)ill  against 
Frederick  Ulard,  and  having  no  further  business  received  discharge. 


THE    COURTS   AND   BAK.  161 

J  allies  Pollok,  who  left  Ireland  in  1832  and  came  to  Philadelpliia, 
declared  his  intention  to  l)ecome  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  October 
12,  1839,  before  Judge  Thomas  Ford  of  the  ninth  judicial  circuit. 
This  is  the  first  declaration  of  record  in  Stark  county.  Tlie  Turnbull 
and  Oliver  declarations  bear  date  October,  1810. 

James  A.  Henderson  in  his  address  before  tlie  Old  Settlers  in  1882, 
describes  graphically  this  first  court.     It  is  as  follows : 

"It  is  Frulay  morning,  Octol)er  11,  A.  D.  1839,  and  the  early  set- 
tlers of  Stark  county  have  met  at  a  private  residence,  about  one  mile 
due  south  of  where  tlie  court-house  now  stands,  to  be  present,  as 
officers,  jurors,  suiters,  Avitnesses  or  spectators,  at  the  first  term  of  the 
Circuit  Court  held  in  the  county.  Tliomas  Ford,  Esq.,  is  judge,  ISTor- 
man  H.  Purple,  states  attorney,  and  Onsk)w  Peters  and  Tlieophilus 
Lyle  Dickey  are  the  lawyers  present.  John  W.  Henderson  is  clerk, 
pro  tern.;  Augustus  Dunn  is  sheriff,  and  Luther  Driscoll  as  foreman, 
Asa  (Jurrier,  Ilenry  Seeley,  Samuel  Love,  Samuel  Seeley,  John  Finley, 
Adam  Day,  William  Mahaney,  "William  Porter,  Sumner  Shaw,  John 
Hester,  David  Simmerman,  i^athan  Swartz,  Adam  Perry,  James  K. 
McClanahan  and  William  W.  Drummond  constitute  the  grand  jury, 
while  Washington  Colwell,  Calvin  Powell,  sr.,  Elijah  Eltzroth,  Daniel 
Hodgson,  Henry  McClanahan,  Milton  Richards,  Jeremiah  Bennett, 
Minott  Silliman,  William  P>owen,  David  Cooper,  Josiah  Moffit,  Samuel 
llai-ris,  Ilobert  Sharer,  Nicholas  Sturms,  Isaac  Spencer,  James  Buswell, 
Horace  \i\\\,  Nehemiah  Merrit,  Christopher  Sammis,  Thounis  Timmons, 
Thomas  S.  Clark,  Washington  Trickle,  George  Eckley  and  Jacob  Smith 
form  the  petit  jury.  And  scattered  here  and  there  in  groups  upon  the 
grass  beneath  the  magnificent  trees  which  sheltered  the  home  upon  the 
hill,  we  will  imagine  we  see  the  Arnolds,  Websters,  liarnets,  Lyons, 
Piddles,  Nichols,  Jones,  Dawsons,  Pratz,  Dunbars,  Lakes,  Grants, 
Cummings,  Bonhams,  Chatlields,  Camps,  Wykoffs,  Dunns,  Berhelds, 
Trickles,  Uicliards,  Emerys,  Pigins,  Powells,  Clarks,  Eckleys,  Egberts, 
Finches,  llurds,  Jacksons,  I) wires,  Ilodgesons,  McWilliams,  Masons, 
Turners,  llilliai'ds,  Halseys,  Farrs,  Stodclards,  Geers,  Sillimans,  Ogles, 
McC'lanahans,  Peeds,  Mascalls,  Greenleafs,  Coopers,  Essexs,  Eastmans, 
AVards,  Smiths,  Coxes,  Colwells,  Sheets,  Graves,  Mounts,  Moffitts, 
Thomas,  Ihitlei's,  Agards,  BaiTetts,  Dorrances,  Averys,  Shavers,  Stur- 
tevauts,  Parkers,  Holgates,  Walls,  Fullers,  Breeses,  Pikes,  Moores, 
Phenixs,  Sturms,  Searles,  Dalrymples,  Parks,  Whitakers,  Halls,  Spen- 
cers, Ihiswells.  Woodwards,  J^races,  Turnbulls,  Olivers,  Pules,  Lyles, 
Blanchards,  Whites,  Fowlers,  Parrishes.  Miners,  Perrys,  Austins, 
Heaths,  AViuns,  Alillers,  Maxlields,  Days,  Williams,  Polk^cks,  Mitchells, 
Nowlans,  Frails,  Gradys,  Drays,  Worleys,  Winters,  Littles,  Potters, 
Lesons,  AVlieelers,  Ames,  Van  Dykes,  and  man\'  others  whose  names 
1  cannot  now  recall.  They  are  laughing,  talking,  shaking  hands 
and  telling  of  each  othci's  welfai'e.  Some  have  journeyed  hither  on 
foot,  others  on  horseback  or  in  wagons.  Some  have  come  from  afar, 
while  others  live  'near  by,  and  that  may  mean  a  mile  or  six  away. 
The  fainily,  as  was  the  custom  with  all  the  early  settlers,  has  made 
expensive  ])reparations  to  I'eceive  and  care  for  all  who  may  come  — 
judge,  lawyers,  jurors,  suitors,  witnesses  and  people.     AVe  will  suppose 


162  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

that  all  have  come,  and  as  we  look  back  and  remeinljer  how  many 
grown  people  had  to  eat  before  the  boys  were  admitted  to  the  table, 
it  seems  as  if  none  were  absent. 

The  court  has  opened,  the  grand  jnry  has  been  im]')anelled  and 
charged,  and  after  a  brief  absence  in  a  corn-crib  ]iear  by,  has  returned 
into  court  with  a  '  true  bill,'  charging  a  member  of  one  of  the  most 
respectable  families  of  the  county  with  the  crime  of  larceny,  on  the 
testimony  of  Christopher  Sammis.  a  merchant  of  IMoulton,  Avhose  goods 
had  been  stolen.  Joseph  K.  Lane,  Moses  Boardman,  John  Pryor,  Daw- 
son and  J.  Chaffee  were  here.  The  grand  jury  has  been  discharged. 
The  prisoner  made  his  escape  before  trial,  and  perhaps  never  was  in 
the  county  afterwards.  If  his  attorneys.  Peters  and  Dickey,  had  been 
as  longheaded  then  as  they  afterwards  ]3rove(l  themselves  to  be.  pos- 
sibly they  might  have  cleared  him,  by  picking  a  flaw  in  the  indictment. 
In  another  room  there  stands  a  long  table  whicli  has  been  covered  Avith 
a  bountiful  supply  of  the  humble  fare  of  the  pioneer's  home.  And  all 
are  expected  to  enter  and  partake  of  it  as  freely  and  as  heartily  as  if 
it  were  their  own.  At  last  the  sun  has  readied  tlie  highest  point  in 
the  heavens,  and  paused,  as  it  were,  for  a  moment's  rest  ere  starting 
down  the  westward  grade.  Sheriff  Dunn  has,  in  obedience  to  tlie 
order  of  the  court,  just  cried  an  adjournment  for  dinner.  The  out- 
siders have  been  duly  summoned,  and  as  those  Avho  have  been  fortu- 
nate enough  to  gain  admission  to  the  little  court-room  file  out,  the 
doors  leading  to  the  other  rooms  are  thrown  wide  open,  and.  in  the 
name  of  the  liead  of  that  hospitaWe  home,  who  is  here  iio  more  to  per- 
form that  office,  I  bid  you,  Mr.  President,  and  each  one  of  you  old 
settlers,  to  enter  the  o])en  door,  and  beg  to  assure  you  of  a  hearty, 
earnest  welcome  from  all  witliin.  Walk  in  and  be  seated,  and  as  you 
partake  of  the  noon-day  meal,  talk  of  the  events  of  1839  —  of  the  years 
long  gone  1)V.  But,  as  I  step  aside  to  ]iermit  your  entrance,  I  am 
reminded  that  almost  fortv-three  vears  have  passed  awav  since  that 
table  was  spread  and  that  dinner  was  eaten  by  the  early  settlers  of 
Stark  county.  I  am  also  sadh"  reminded  that  many  of  those  who^e 
names  have  been  called  and  who  were  there  on  that  day,  are  not  here 
now." 

Among  the  first  circuit  judges  was  Richard  M.  Young,  a  native  of 
Kentuckv,  who  settled  in  Illinois  at  an  early  date.  He  was  appointed 
circuit  judge  in  1S28,  and  served  until  January.  1837,  when  he  accejited 
a  seat  in  the  United  States  senate.  In  matters  relating  to  the  consti- 
tution and  laws  of  the  state  he  took  a  very  active  part,  until  stricken 
down  b}^  insanity.  Thomas  Ford,  who  served  as  prosecuting  attor- 
ney prior  to  1835,  was  appointed  judge  of  the  nortliern  circuit.  He 
was  born  in  Pennsvlvania  in  the  vear  1800:  was  brought  bv  his  wid- 
owed  mother  to  Missouri  in  1804,  and  shortlv  afterward  to  Illinois. 
He  received  a  good  education;  studied  law;  was  elected  four  times 
judge  — twice  as  circuit  judge,  judge  of  CMiicago,  and  judge  of  supreme 
court.  He  was  elected  governor  by  the  democratic  party  in  1842  ; 
wrote  his  history  of  Uhnois  in  1847,  and  died  in  18r)0.  John  Dean 
Caton  was  ap])ointed  judge  of  this  circuit  in  August,  1842,  and  served 
until    1848.     Mrs.   Shallenberger   speaks  of  him  thus:     "During  tlie 


TiiK  conns  AM)  i!AR.  1(;3 

administration  of  Caton,  there  was  quite  a  strife  over  the  appoint- 
ment of  circuit  clerk,  tlie  aspirants  heinii'  John  AV.  Hendei'son,  whio-, 
and  Oliver  AViiitaker,  democrat.  Caton  being  a  democrat,  appointecl 
Mr.  Whitaker,  \vh(j  lield  the  office  under  tliis  ai)pointment  until  a 
change  of  law  made  it  elective,  when  he  was  again  chosen  by  the  peo- 
]>le,  and  served  every  term  till  ]N"ovember,  1852,  when  he  was  defeated 
by  Jefferson  AVinn."  Thomas  Lyle  Dickey  was  the  first  judge  of  the 
ninth  district,  over  which  he  presided  until  Stark  was  placed  in  the 
tenth  district,  with  Judge  Kellogg  presiding,  from  1849  to  1852.  Judge 
Onslow  Peters  presided  over  the  sixteenth  circuit  in  1855.  His  death 
occun-ed  at  AYashington,  D.  C,  in  February,  185(1.  In  April,  185(>, 
Jacob  Gale  was  elected,  but  did  not  serve,  when  Elihu  X.  Powell  was 
;i])pointed.  He  was  defeated,  in  June,  1861,  by  Amos  L.  Merriman, 
who  gave  place  in  1863  to  Marion  AVilliamson,  who  defeated  Martin 
Shallenberger  in  the  contest  for  the  judgeshi]).  In  1867  Sabin  I). 
Puterbaugh  was  elected;  resigned  in  1873,  when  Henry  B.  Hopkins 
was  chosen  judge.  In  1873  Jose])h  AV.  Cochrane  was  elected  on  the 
A.  M.  D.  ticket,  and  served  until  June,  1879.  David  AlcCulloch,  nom- 
inee of  the  prohibition  party  in  1886  foi'  congress,  was  elected  on  the 
I'epublican  ticket  in  1877,  and,  Avith  X.  J>.  Laws  and  Judge  Burns,  was 
reelected  in  1879  for  the  eighth  judicial  circuit.  In  Se]:)tember,  1886, 
Judge  Samuel  S.  Page  [)resided  here,  with  John  AI.  McAIillen,  foreman 
of  gi-and  jury  ;  S.  G.  Brees,  clerk  of  grand  jury,  and  the  circuit  clerk 
and  sheriff.  In  1885,  Judges  Page,  Thomas  M.  Shaw  and  Xathan  AV. 
Green  were  elected.  A  reference  to  the  ])olitical  ciiapter  will  point  out 
the  names  of  court  oflftcers  here  since  1839.  The  greater  number  of 
the  lawyers  of  Stark  countv  being  closely  connected  with  public  affairs 
here,  are  noticed  at  some  length  on  other  ])ages  ;  but,  lest  any  of  the 
old  or  present  bar  might  not  be  mentioned,  the  following  personal 
notices  are  made : 

Benj.  F.  Fridley,  state's  attorney  in  1846,  resided  at  Ottawa,  but 
traveled  through  the  circuit.  He  moved  to  Anrora  snbsequentlv. 
AVhile  ])ossessing  little  educational  ti'aits,  he  was  a  man  of  strong  nat- 
ural ability.  Julius  Alanning,  an  old  lawyer  of  Ivnoxvdle,  practiced 
liere  in  1846  ;  died  at  Peoria.  He  was  a  very  able  lawyer,  and  gener- 
ally, if  not  always,  assisted  AV.  AV.  Drummond,  first  resident  attorney 
of  Stark.  H.  O.  Merriman,  of  Peoria,  who  attended  court  here  in  tlie 
forties,  died  at  Peoria  "Lawyer"  Bangs  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Peoria;  practiced  at  Toulon  in  1845-6,  when  he  moved  to  Iowa.  AV. 
J.  Phelps,  the  second  la\vyer  who  estal)lislied  himself  at  Toulon,  left 
here  in  1846  for  the  AVest.  Onslow  Peters,  a  Afassachusetts  man,  of 
the  Peoria  bar,  was  one  of  the  old  bar  ;  subsequently  elected  circuit 
judge;  died  in  1856,  at  AVashington,  D.  C.  In  his  office  Martin  Shal- 
lenl)erger  read  law  in  1846-7.  Silas  Ramsey  resided  at  Lacon,  but 
i)racticed  in  Stark  occasionallv  in  the  forties. "  C.  K.  Ilarvev,  a  circuit 
lawyer,  practiced  here  tlirough  several  terms.  He  was  one  of  the  lead- 
ing lawyers  of  those  times.  His  daughter  married  A.  AI.  Craig,  judge 
of  the  supreme  court.  Aaron  Tyler,  jr.,  read  law  with  Onslow  Peters  ; 
came  to  Toulon  in  1845,  and  practiced  here  for  some  two  years,  when 
he  moved  to  St.  Louis  ;  thence  to  Knoxville,  Avhere  he  was  appointed 


164  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

circuit  judge,  and  thence  to  Cliicago,  where  he  died.  Another  lawyer, 
the  senior  Tyler,  had  a  large  list  of  cases  here  in  1S4:C).  Lincoln  B. 
Knowlton,  a  Peoria  pioneer  lawyer,  was  prosecuting  attorney  for  this 
circuit,  and  continued  in  ])ractice  there  until  his  death,  about  1S55. 
He  was  an  eloquent  and  logical  s])ealver,  eccentric  in  a])pearance. 
Benton  C  Cook  was  state's  attorney  in  1847.  Martin  Shallenbero'er, 
the  senior  member  of  the  Stark  County  Bar,  settled  here  in  IS-tT.  His 
reputation  of  being  the  best  read  man  in  the  eighth  judicial  circuit  is 
generally  admitted.  Lawyer  Taylor  was  present  here  in  1847;  but 
whether  it  was  J.  L  Taylor,  of  JPrinceton,  or  not,  is  even  yet  unde- 
cided.  J.  S.  Fancher,  who  practiced  at  Peoria  for  a  short  time,  prac- 
ticed here  in  1847.  Amos  L.  Merriman,  subsefjuently  circuit  judge 
here,  resigning  in  1863,  now  a  resident  of  AVashington,  D.  C,  was  a 
circuit  lawj^er  in  1847,  with  his  brother.  E.  N.  Powell,  of  the  Peoria 
bar,  who  was  judge  for  this  circuit  subsequently,  practiced  here  in 
1848;  died  at  Peoria,  July  15,  187L  AVm.  A.  Chumasero,  a  lawyer  of 
La  Salle  county,  now  of  Helena.  M.  T..  was  here  in  1848.  Ira  J.  Fenn, 
of  Lacon,  practiced  here  occasionally  from  1848  to  1860. 

H.  G.  Reynolds  came  from  Rock  Island  to  Knoxyille  about  1851, 
moved  to  Springfield  in  1854,  and  is  now  a  citizen  of  Kansas.  At 
Knoxville  he  served  as  state's  attorney  and  postmaster.  George  A. 
Clifford,  who  came  from  Massachusetts  at  an  early"  date  and  settled  at 
Rochester,  practiced  law  at  Knoxville;  then  was  city  editor  and  re- 
porter on  the  Chicago  Democrat;  next  practiced  law  at  Toulon,  en- 
tered the  service  of  the  Union,  and  afterward  was  em])lo3^ed  as  steno- 
grapher and  legal  adviser  and  again  as  official  reporter  of  court  martials 
and  other  heavy  cases.  In  I860  he  was  assistant  editor  of  tlie  cam- 
paign paper  called  the  Stark  County  Democrat^  and  in  1862  was  ap- 
pointed master  in  chancery.  He  fell  into  intempei'ance,  and  it  is  said 
that  wliile  suffering  under  a  nervous  attack  he  di'op]:)ed  from  a  window 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  was  killed.  His  widow  now  resides  at 
Albert  Lea,  Minn.  Xorman  H.  Purple  was  distinguished  for  high 
legal  abilities,  served  as  judge  of  Fulton  county  from  1845  to  1849, 
refused  official  positions  and  devoted  his  whole  time  to  his  office. 
Harvey  J.  Rhodes,  a  pioneer  justice  of  Stark  county,  began  practicing 
law  in  1851 ;  died  some  years  ago.  Ezra  G.  Sanger,  a  Peoria  lawyer, 
visited  this  court  in  1851,  and  for  some  years  after.  Robert  Wilkin- 
son, of  Rock  Island  was  here  in  1852;  like  his  brother,  Ira  O.  Wilkin- 
son, he  was  one  of  tlie  reliable  lawyers  of  thirty  years  ago.  E.  Gav 
Johnson,  a  Peoria  lawyer  and  state's  attorney,  ])racticed  law  here 
occasionally  from  1852  to  the  period  of  his  death.  George  Blakely,  his 
partner,  Avas  here  also  in  1852,  Dr.  Roberts,  of  Pekin,  who  later  be- 
came a  lawyer,  is  credited  with  being  here  in  185: .  Leander  Douglas, 
of  Knoxville,  afterward  of  Galesburg,  where  he  died  a  few  years  ago, 
practiced  here  in  1852.  Thomas  J.  Henderson  is  noticed  throughout 
the  history  of  the  county  and  particularly  in  the  sketch  of  Toulon. 
William  F.  Bryan,  of  Peoria,  practiced  in  the  courts  of  Stark  county 
in  1853.  Lorin  G.  Pratt,  of  Peoria,  visited  Toulon  in  1853,  moved  to 
Chicago  many  years  ago,  where  he  is  still  in  practice.  William  Kel- 
logg's  name  appears  on  the  circuit  coui-t  docket  in  1854.     He  was 


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judge  of  this  circuit  from  1849  to  1852 ;  elected  to  congress;  died  at 
Peoria  some  yem's  ago.  He  was  considered  a  very  able  lawyer.  Judge 
J.  W.  Hewitt,  practiced  liere  in  1855.  H.  N.  Keightly,  of  Knoxville, 
at  one  time  a  partner  of  G.  A.  Clitford,  practiced  in  tlie  courts  of 
Stark  county  in  185-1-.  Geo.  ~\V.  Stip]),  l^etter  known  as  Judge  Stipp, 
of  Uureau  county,  practiced  here  in  1855.  John  II.  Howe,  of  Kewanee, 
practiced  in  1857;  was  electetl  colonel  ISItli  111.  Yol.  Inf.;  served  as 
circuit  judge;  died  some  3'ears  ago,  Hiram  Bigelow,  of  Galva,  ap- 
jieared  in  the  courts  here  in  1857  and  has  been  an  occjisional  visitor 
since  that  time.  Alex.  JMcCoy,  state's  attorney,  practicetl  here  in  1857. 
He  moved  from  Peoria  to  Chicago  some  years  ago.  John  Burns,  who 
presided  here  recently  as  circuit  jndge,  practiced  here  in  1859.  C.  C. 
Wilson's  name  appears  on  the  list  of  lawyers  in  1857.  He  was  a 
pioneer  of  A^alley  township;  moved  to  Princt^tori,  and  ultimately 
settled  at  Kewanee,  Avliere  he  now  resides.  John  I.  Bennett,  now  of 
Chicago.  ])racticed  here  in  1801.  Judge  Bailey,  of  Macomb  county, 
practiced  here  in  18<)1.  Levi  North,  of  Kewanee,  is  a  name  connected 
witli  the  courts  here  since  1801.  He  is  said  to  be  as  good  a  portrait 
painter  as  he  is  a  lawyei". 

Ira  O.  Wilkinson  practiced  here  in  1802,  was  subsequenth^  circuit 
judge  of  the  Rock  Islaud  circuit.  Geo.  W.  Pleasants,  who  also  prac- 
ticed here  in  1802.  is  now  circuit  judge.  Henry  B.  Hopkins,  of  Peoria, 
was  here  in  1802.  He  served  as  circuit  judge  by  ap])ointment,  succeed- 
ing S.  D.  Puterbaugh.  -  ]\[iles  A.  Fuller,  a  pioneer  of  the  county,  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1862.  A  sketch  of  his  life  is  given  in  the  his- 
tory of  Toulon.  Julius  Starr,  of  Peoria,  practiced  herein  1804.  D.  C. 
Young  came  here  in  1805  ov  18(i0,  ])racticed  law  here  for  a  few  years. 
Ivol)ert  Barr  studied  law  under  JSlartin  SluiUenberger,  was  admitted  an 
attorney  in  18<><;.  moved  to  Adell,  la.,  where  he  is  now.  Vi.  W.  AVriglit, 
noticed  in  tlie  history  of  Toulon,  as  well  as  in  other  cha])ters,  has  tilled 
an  honoral)le  place  among  the  members  of  tlie  bar.  Ford  D.  Smith 
read  law  under  Martin  Shallenberi>er,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1808. 
practiced  here  until  1872  or  1878,  when  he  returned  to  his  home  near 
Ilackettstown,  N.  J.  J.  H.  Miller,  one  of  the  leading  members  of 
the  state  legislature,  ju'acticed  in  the  circuit  court  here  in  1809. 
Nicholas  E.  Worthington,  who  came  from  Maryland  to  Peoria,  en- 
tered the  practice  of  law  in  the  sixties,  practiced  here  in  1869,  was 
elected  member  of  congress  in  1882,  reelected  and  received  the  unan- 
imous nomination  of  his  ]iarty  for  a  third  term  in  1880.  Tiiomas  E. 
Milchrist,  of  Galva,  practiced  here  as  early  as  1808,  and  is  still  a  visi- 
tor. He  is  states  attorney  at  Galva.  Sabin  D.  Puterbaugh,  author  of 
"Pleading  and  Practice,"  came  here  first  in  1869,  served  as  judge  of 
this  circuit  until  his  resignation  in  ]87o.  Mariou  AVilliamson,  circuit 
judge  from  18(^2  to  1800,  born  in  Adams  county,  Ohio,  died  at  Peoria 
in  1868.  C.  K.  Ladd,  of  Kewanee,  ])racticed  here  in  1871.  Jos.  W. 
Cochran,  judge  of  this  circuit,  practiced  here  in  1871.  He  preceded 
Judge  McCulloch  on  the  bench.  AV.  H.  Adams,  whose  name  is  iden- 
tified with  archaeological  discovery  in  this  district,  practiced  in  the 
circuit  coui't  here  in  1872.  Tillottson  and  Guiteau  opened  a  law  office 
at  Bradford  in  1874,  and  a  branch  office  at  Toulon,  over  which  Guiteau 


166  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

presided.  Thomas  Cratty,  of  Peoria,  practiced  here  in  1878.  He  is 
now  at  Chicago.  A.  P.  Miller's  name  a])pears  as  an  attorney  on  the 
circuit  court  docket  in  1881.  Frank  Thomas  was  admitted  to  the  l)ar 
in  1878,  now  of  W3^oming.  Bradford  F.  Thom]>son's  name  ap])ears  as 
attorney  before  the  circuit  court  in  1878.  F.  N.  Pi'out  studied  under 
J.  H.  Miller,  is  now  engaged  in  law  practice  at  Blue  Spring,  Neb. 
James  E.  Bush,  admitted  in  1878,  practiced  law  at  Bradford,  now  at 
Beatrice,  Neb.  Thomas  D.  Higgs  studied  under  Martin  Shallenberger 
in  1878,  now  at  Storm  Lake,  Iowa.  W.  W.  Hammond,  son  of  A.  (1. 
Hammond  of  Wyoming,  is  now  in  practice  at  Peoria.  Lawyer  Kerns, 
read  law  at  Peoria.  Frank  Marsh  read  law  under  Martin  Shallon- 
berg-er,  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  is  now  in  Neljraska.  Ilenrv  0.  Fuller 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  here  and  ]s  now  a  resident  lawyer  of  Peoria. 
Harry  Pierce  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  May,  1883.  Gi'ant  Newell,  a 
son  of  Dr.  O.  W.  Newell,  of  Bradford,  studied  law  at  Chicago  in  1885. 

Among  the  lawyers  who  practiced  here,  not  hitherto  mentioned, 
were  Shill,  Fraser,  Kinners  and  Mirrin,  1818-50;  Fleming,  Hazard,  W. 
Sandford,  Craig,  H.  L.  Miller,  Perley,  Davidson,  Blair,  Keed,  Sanders, 
Fenice,  Porter,  Richmond,  Stone,  Bishop,  AVilliams,  Farwell,  Hinman, 
Walshe  and  Page,  1851-61 ;  Jolinson,  P.  S.  Pei'ley,  D.  C.  Young,  Ste- 
phens, George  Puterlmugh,  Cooper,  Worrell,  Moss,  M.  Kendall,  Ide, 
G.  G.  Gibbons,  1862-9;  J.  C.  Maclin,  G.  E.  Ford,  Shaw,  Ingersoll, 
Brawbey,  Herron,  Fargo,  Hannaman,  Kretzinger,  F.  W.  Wright,  Bas- 
sett,  Cornell,  Emerson,  Wear,  Jack  and  G.  M.  Dixon,  in  1870-1 ; 
McKinzie,  F.  S.  Potter,  J.  S.  Starr,  in  1872 ;  J.  E.  Busli,  M.  M.  Lucy, 
L.  Allen,  Winchester,  J.  E.  Cone  and  Ulrich,  are  names  of  attorneys 
on  the  docket  in  1878;  Talliaferro,  Pepper,  Gannon,  Olson,  Pettee,  B. 
P.  Duffy,  C.  C.  Wilson  and  J.  P.  Miller,  in  1879 ;  Price,  Shepherd, 
Marston,  Foster,  Raum,  in  1881-2;  M.  M.  Bassett,  in  1883;  F.  S.  Bos- 
settei-,  C.  W.  McGovernand  Muckle,  in  1881 ;  W.  S.  Brackett,  Moore, 
Bradford  and  Prince,  in  1885. 

While  many  important  civil  cases  have  been  tried  and  disposed  of 
here,  a  large  number  have  been  carried  to  the  Supreme  Court,  and  be- 
fore that  court  some  of  the  most  elaborate  ai-guments  on  i-ecord  have 
been  made  by  Stark  county  lawyers.  In  criminal  matters  the  county 
is  almost  barren.  The  few  ca})ital  crimes  committed  are  noticed  as 
follows :  Piney  Arnold,  once  a  resident  of  Stark  county,  murdered 
James  M.  Sweeney  at  Solana,  Cal.,  in  1859,  and  was  tried,  convicted 
and  sentenced  in  January,  1860.  In  November,  1865,  one  Archie 
Moore  murdered  one  Lafferty  in  presence  of  a  number  of  people,  and 
then  lied.  C^aptain  Brown,  then  sheriff,  learned  that  a  letter  was 
mailed  to  him  at  Farmington,  and,  going  thither,  awaited  Moore.  The 
plan  succeeded,  and  the  murderer  was  taken  to  tiie  Peoria  jail.  Joseph 
H.  Wilbur,  while  returning  from  tlie  postoffice  at  Lafayette  to  his 
home,  on  the  evening  of  October  13,  1867,  was  assaulted  and  killed. 
David  Anshutz  was  arrested  on  the  charge.  The  trial  took  ])lace  in 
November,  1868.  Martin  Shallenberger  represented  the  })eople.  Judge 
Howe  the  prisoner.  He  was  found  guilty,  and  the  jury  fixed  the  pun- 
ishment at  twenty-one  years  in  state's  prison.  Stewart  Bowers  mur- 
dered Paxton  Perry,  son  of  Anderson  Perry,  of  Goshen  township,  at 


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the  bank  corner  at  Toulon,  Jul\'  4.  The  case  was  tried  at  Toulon,  l)e- 
fore  Judge  Cochran  nnd  jury.  jVI;irtin  Shallenl)ergei'  and  the  hite  AV. 
W.  O'Brien  defended  Bowers,  James  IL  Miller  and  Judge  Puterbaugh 
])rosecnted.  A  verdict  of  "not  guilty"  was  returned,  as  the  charge  of 
murder  could  not  be  maintained.  It  appeared  on  the  trial  that  they 
often  went  into  the  timber  to  play  Indian,  shooting  at  one  another, 
dodging  the  bullets  behind  trees.  Bowers  subsequently  married 
Perry's  sister,  and  is  now  a  prosperous  citizen  at  JSTebraska.  The 
shooting  of  John  Hopkins  1)}^  Benson  S.  Scott,  at  Duncan,  occurred  in 
July,  IST'J. 

Peter  lluber  of  West  Jersey  township  was  murdered  by  a  tramp 
named  Church,  December  1, 1881.  This  Church  was  a  resident  of  Tou- 
lon for  over  twenty  years,  wdiere  it  is  said  he  married  a  very  question- 
able character.  The  coroner's  jur}^ — W.  A.  Hampton,  A.  Kamerer, 
S.  M.  Huffman,  Xaam  I].  Leigh,  J.  M.  Wick  and  Francis  Dugan — found 
that  Andrew  J.  Church  stabbed  Huber,  from  which  wound  the  latter 
died  in  eight  or  ten  minutes.  Robert  H.  Thompson  and  Wm.  H.  Bell 
arrested  the  murderer  near  Henry  Godfrej^'s  house,  wdiile  trying  to 
escape.  The  trial  took  ])lace  in  April,  1882.  J.  E.  Decker  and  A.  P. 
Miller  defended ;  B.  F.  Thompson  and  J.  IT.  Miller  prosecuted.  He  was 
found  guilty,  and  sentenced  to  hard  labor  for  life.  Sylvester  Makinson 
was  sentenced  to  death,  March  15,  1885,  and  executed  May  11,  for  the 
murder  of  Mrs.  M.  E.  Copeland.  In  April,  1886,  William  and  Mrs. 
McCaul  of  Coal  A'illage,  were  tried  for  the  murder  of  the  little  Sturm 
child,  but  acquitted.  Martin  Shallenberger  and  James  H.  Miller 
defended,  winning  an  acquittal. 

The  law  circle  of  the  county,  like  the  county,  is  small;  but  large  in 
all  those  qualities  wdiich  bring  honor  to  its  membership,  and  tinge  all 
dealings  with  honesty  and  ability.  I^Towhere  in  this  State  or  outside 
it  does  a  higher  sense  of  integrity  obtain  than  within  Stark  county's 
limited  legal  circle. 


CHAPTEE  IX. 


JOURNALISM    AND    LITEKATURE. 

[IE  history  of  the  press  of  the  county  presents  an  apt  illus- 
tration of  its  progress.  Periiaps  in  the  wliole  world  of  jour- 
nalism there  cannot  be  found  its  equal  in  nianl}^  expression 
and  sound  reasoning  —  certainly  not  its  superior.  A  great 
deal  of  courtesy  is  manifested  in  the  offices,  a  "svestern 
friendliness  exists  among  the  journalists,  and,  above  all,  a 
desire  to  do  justice  to  the  people,  by  exposing  what  is 
wrong,  and  commending  what  is  right,  is  a})parent.  Tlie 
business  of  a  newspaper  is  to  give  the  neivs.  This  may  be 
done  in  different  ways;  but  journals  agree  upon  one  point 
—  that  their  readers  are  entitled  to  adequate  information 
respecting  whatever  notewoi'thy  thing  has  happened.  It  is 
also  the  business  of  the  press  to  review  the  7i€ios,  and  herein 
consists  the  higher  element  of  journalism.  The  charge,  so  jnstly  brought 
against  many  of  the  sul)sidized  papers  of  the  great  cities,  and  also  against 
the  little  sheets  of  eastern  towns  for  narro^v,  anti-national  reviews  was 
never  api)lical)le  here.  Many  of  the  owners  and  editors  of  the  Stark 
county  journals  have  devoted  the  Ijest  years  of  their  lives  to  this  dis- 
trict ;  they  have,  so  to  speak,  a  stake  in  the  country,  and  with  it  a 
reputation  for  ■|)robity  and  sound  judgment  which  they  have  held 
during  the  building  up  of  our  institutions  and  I'efiected  through  their 
newspapers  and  books. 

The  Prairie  Advocate  was  issued  January  4,  1856,  by  John  G, 
Hewitt,  editor;  and  John  Smith,  j)rinter  and  publisher.  The  sub- 
scribei's'  list  shows  aljout  000  names.  On  the  front  page  is  the  carriers' 
address  to  the  patrons  of  the  Prairie  Advocate,  on  page  2,  the  saluta- 
tory, general  news  and  a  six-verse  rhythmic  acknowledgement  of  a 
Christmas  donation  visit,  written  by  Kev.  C.  Brinkerhoff.  Page  3  is 
given  up  to  marriage  notices  and  advertisements,  so  also  is  page  4, 
The  local  news  seemed  to  be  the  least  appreciated  at  that  time,  as  it 
received  very  little  notice.  Charles  Smith  was  the  carrier  boy.  In 
establishing  this  journal.  Judge  Hewitt,  a  dentist  here  at  that  time, 
interested  a  number  of  his  fellow  citizens  in  the  ]iroject,  and,  with  a 
$300  bonus,  he  visited  John  Smith,  of  Pekin,  and  agreed  with  him  to 
move  the  office  to  Toulon.  The  type  was  antique,  indeed,  and  fit 
company  for  the p'^'ess  —  supposed  to  be  the  third  printing  press  intro- 
duced into  this  state.  Toward  the  middle  of  the  year,  Oliver  "White, 
then  a  school  teacher  at  Toulon,  became  a  regular  contributor,  and 
])assed  so  much  time  in  the  office  that  he  learned  to  work  at  the  case. 
Moving  to  Henry  county,  he  took  a  position  on  the  Dial.  John  Smith 
meantiine,  sold  his  interest  to  Hewitt  and  retired  to  farm  life,  leaving 

168 


JOURNAIJSM    AND    LITP:KATUKE.  169 

the  latter  to  carry  on  the  Advocate  until  earlj^^  in  1857,  Avhen  he  sold 
the  entire  oufit  to  Rev.  K.  V.  Dunn,  avIio  chaug'od  the  title  to  i\\eStarlx' 
County  Xcws 

Tlie  /Sta/'l-  County  News  is  the  regular  successor  of  the  Pioneer 
Advocate^  as  purchased  1)}"  Mr.  Dunn,  in  the  spring  of  1857,  who  gave 
it  its  ]n'esent  title.  After  a  few  months  he  sold  tlie  office  to  Messrs. 
AV'hitakei"  and  Henderson,  who  placed  Dr.  S.  S.  Jvaysl)ier  in  charge  as 
editor.  At  the  close  of  18(50  the  publication  sus):)ended,  and  the  Neios 
office  was  a  blank  until  the  fall  of  1861,  when  W.  II.  Butler  took  con- 
trol, and  resuscitating  it.  called  his  new  venture  the  Stark  County 
Union. 

The  Starh  County  Union  was  non-political,  but  decidedly  Unionist. 
At  that  time  no  one  waited  for  a  local  weekly  ]iaj)er.  Every  one 
rushed  for  the  daily  journals ;  even  advertising  was  forgotten,  so 
that,  notwithstanding  Mr.  Butler's  earnest  effort  and  lil)eral  outlay  of 
money,  the  Union  was  forced  to  suspend. 

The  Starh  County  News  (revived)  peered  out  from  the  debris  of  tlie 
old  office  in  the  spring  of  1863,  and  under  the  new  lights  by  which 
Dr.  S.  S.  Kaysbier  illuminated  the  now  very  small  newspajier.  The 
little  news  became  a  power  in  the  land.  In  January  1861,  Oliver 
AYhite  joined  Kaysbier  in  its  publication,  placed  the  name  of  Lincoln 
at  the  head  of  an  enlarged  pa])er  for  a  second  term,  purchased  sole 
ownershi})  in  Julv  and  continued  its  publication  until  the  fall  of  1868, 
when  he  sold  a  half  interest  to  Joseph  Smethurst,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1869  sokl  the  other  half  to  Edwin  Butler.  Subsequently  James  A. 
Henderson  purchased  Smethurst's  interest,  and  with  Mr.  Butler 
managed  the  paper  until  his  death,  Mrs.  Henderson  now  holding  her 
late  husband's  share,  and  acting-  as  local  editor  of  the  News. 

The  Stark  county  Democrat  was  first  issued  July  19,  1860,  the 
price  being-  stated  at  fifty  cents  for  the  campaign.  Martin  Shallen- 
l)erger  was  editor,  with  CI.  A.  Clifford,  AY.  H.  Butler,  Charles  ]\[yers, 
Ben.  AVilliams,  J.  II.  Anthony,  J.  B.  liassell,  AY.  D.  Hicks  and  Thomas 
Ross,  assistant  editors.  It  advocated  the  election  of  the  "Little 
Giant,"  or  Stephen  A.  Douglas.  The  policy  of  the  editor  is  portrayed 
in  lines  written  June  1,  I860,  l)v  '•'■' IVfelville  "  for  the  first  issue,  the  last 
verse  of  which  is  thus  given  : 

"Curses  fall  on  his  name,  bliglit  forever  his  fame,  who  this  glorious  union  would  sever, 

Who  would  part  the  fair  stars  that  our  banner  adorn, 

His  ambition  to  feast  on  the  wrecks  of  the  storm, 
When  Lil)erty's  svm's  set  forever." 

In  the  issue  of  November  3,  1860,  printed  by  C.  Bassett,  of  Ive- 
wanee,  111.,  this  notice  appears:  "BAY  UB.  AYe  shall  jiublish  one 
more  number  of  this  ]^a})er,  giving  the  full  election  returns  throughout 
the  United  States,  when  the  Democrat  will  be  no  longer  ])ublishecr. 
AYe  expect  emry  man  who  is  in  arrears  will  pay  up  now."  The  little 
sheet,  thirteen  by  nineteen  inches,  recommending  itself  as  the  best 
advertising  medium  in  the  county,  and  having-  one  column  of  the 
same.  The  "largest  dry  goods  merchants,"  B.  Ar  J.  Nowlan,  having 
recently  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Thos.  B.  Starrett,  indulge  in  a 
four-inch  ad.     Rockwell's  saloon  is  also  advertisetl.     For  politics,  Lin- 


170  TIISTORY    or    STAKK    COUNTY. 

coin  is  slurred  and  liis  stories  ridiculed,  while  Douglas  is  represented 
<as  making  rapid  strides  toward  the  ]?residency.  Under  the  head  of 
"Carrying  Coals  to  Newcastle"  are  noted  the  meetings  held  by 
Republicans  in  Elmira. 

Some  facts  respecting  the  origin  of  the  Stark  county  Deinocrat  of 
1860  will  not  be  out  of  phice.  On  July  6,  1860,  a  meeting  of  leading- 
democrats  was  held  at  Toulon  to  take  ste})s  toward  the  publication  of 
a  ]>arty  journal.  E.  L.  Emerv  suljmitted  a  plan  prepared  by  M. 
Shallenberger,  })roviding  for  a  stock  subscription  to  carry  the  work  on 
for  a  stated  time.  This  stock  was  to  be  assessed  just  as  required,  but, 
sliould  the  paper  become  self-supporting,  tlie  amount  of  capital  stock 
unpaid  would  be  still  collected  and  applied  to  the  printing  and  distri- 
bution of  Douglas  literature.  This  plan  was  ado])ted  and  the  gentle- 
nuMi  named  as  editors  were  elected.  P.  Nowlan  was  elected  fiscal 
agent  and  bookkeeper,  and  Benjamin  Turner,  distributing  agent.  The 
agents  appointed  to  canvass  the  different  towns  were  Benj.  Turner,  E. 
L.  Emery,  T.  J.  AVright,  Wm.  B.  Armstrong  and  G.  J.  Taggart, 
Toulon;  M.  Blanchard  and  B.  F.  Thompson,  Osceola;  James  Holgate 
and  Dexter  Wall,  Penn;  J.  Mofht  and  H.  Col  well,  Essex;  John  Morris 
and  Benj.  ['xmghn.  Valley;  Jesse  Funk  and  J.  Hepperly,  Elmira;  E. 
Mailvley  and  J.  M.  Parker,  West  Jersey;  Jesse  Atherton  and  T.  W. 
Ross,  Goshen.  It  was  also  agreed  that  the  Toulon  National  Demo- 
cratic Association  present  a  banner  to  tlie  town  furnishing  the  largest 
list  of"  subscribers.  The  ])roceedings  were  signed  1)y  D.  McCance, 
president,  and  F.  A.  Forman,  secretary,  of  the  Toulon  National  Demo- 
cratic Association. 

The  relations  between  the  Neios  (Republican)  and  the  Democrat  in 
August,  1860,  ma}"  be  judged  of  by  the  following  paragraphs: 

"A  HOLY  THING.  A  whiskey  barrel  in  a  Democratic  community 
where  there  are  augers  handy." — Stark  county  News. 

••The  same  old  stereotyped  charge  which  the  editor  (shade  of  departed 
Franklin,  forgive  us!)  of  the  News  likes  to  make.  •People  who  live  in 
glass  houses  should  never  throw  stones."  " — Stark  county  Democrat. 

"AN  EMPTY  ^.nilNG.  A  whisky  barrel  in  a  ball-room,  wlien  a 
Eepublican  editor  has  had  an  opportunity  to  suck  at  the  bung-hole.'" — 
Stark  county  Democrat. 

Stark  C^ounty  Democrat^  not  that  of  1860,  was  first  issued  August  2, 
1867,  by  Seth  F^  Rockwell,  from  the  office  in  the  Culbertson  budding, 
in  Rockwell's  row.  M.  Shallenberger  was  political  editor.  In  the 
latter's  salutatory  address,  it  is  stated  that  with  the  exception  of  the 
campaign  journal  of  1860,  "it  is  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the 
county  that  any  other  than  a  Republican  paper  has  been  published." 
Indeed,  it  may  lay  claim  to  be  the  pioneer  Democratic  pulJication, 
since  that  of  1860  was  only  inspired  and  written  here,  but  printed  and 
published  at  Kewanee.  This  lirst  number  contains  a  criticism  of  the 
first  chai)ter  of  the  history  of  Stark  county,  printed  in  the  News.,  sup- 
l)Osed  to  be  written  by  the  editor-in-chief.  The  Democrat  was  regu- 
larly issued  up  to  December  25,  1867,  when  a  notice  appeared  stating 
that  its  publication  w^ould  be  suspended  through  the  holidays.     No.  20 


JOURNALISM   AND    LITEKATURE.  171 

appeared  on  Januaiy  8,  1808,  and  every  week  tliereafter  to  the  close 
of  October  of  that  year.  In  November,  1808,  paper  had  not  arrived; 
there  was  a  l>rief  suspension,  and  the  next  issue  was  ])ubhshed  under 
the  name  The  Prairie  Chief.  On  August  19,  1808,  S.  F.  Rockwell  is- 
sued his  valedictory.  The  Prairie  Chief,  Avith  M.  Shallenberger  and 
Ben.  W.  Seaton  editors.  Yol.  II.,  No.  2,  appeared  November  LS,  1808. 
The  editors  gave  as  a  reason  for  the  change  of  name:  "'We  think  the 
heading  of  the  paper  looks  better."  In  April,  1872,  he  sold  the  Chief 
to  Henry  M.  Hall,  who  published  regularly  until  January,  1870,  (when 
he  moved  to  loAva)  under  the  title  JSeai  Era.,  a  Democratic  paper. 

The  Kit  Klux  Bulletin  was  issued  at  Toulon,  May  7,  1809.  Its 
motto  was,  "Chide  mildly  the  erring."  Its  editors  were  ''Grand  Cv- 
clops,"  ''White  Alligator"  and  "Rattling  Skeleton;"  or,  as  alleged, 
Thomas  Shallenberger,  Charles  W.  Wright  and  Albinus  Nance,  the 
latter  afterwards  governor  of  Nebraska.  The  following  extract  from 
the  salutatory  gives  an  idea  of  the  principles  of  this  journal:  ''Our 
Pulletin  is  not  a  religious  paper.  Others  may  ])rate  of  the  orthodox, 
the  martyrs,  and  the  clergy;  of  the  peace  and  happiness  of  religion, 
and  spiritual  hap])iness ;  but  we  ])refer  to  deal  with  the  human  crea- 
tures about  us.  We  do  not  confine  ourselves  to  any  sect  or  creed  ;  we 
are  on  the  side  of  reform,  and  our  field  of  labor  is  as  broad  as  the  uni- 
verse. Toulon  needs  reorganizing,  and  we  attempt  to  reorganize  her. 
Let  us  ho])e  that  we  may  meet  with  better  success  than  Artemus,  when 
he  attempted  to  reorganize  Betsy  Jane."  The  first  page  was  maiidy 
devoted  to  a  story  called  "  The  'Lyon '  Hunt,"  a  local  subject.  On  the 
third  page  the  (piestion  is  asked,  "Why  is  our  barber  like  Charlie 
Wright?"  and  answered,  "Because  he  never  wears  out  the  knees  of 
his  breeches  in  secret  prayer."  On  the  fourth  l)age  the  im])ortant 
question  is  asked,  "  Why  is  P.  M  Blair  like  a  turkey  gobbler?"  and 
answered,  "Because  he  cant  swallow  a  billiard  liall."  Almost  every 
one  learned  sometliing  regarding  himself  from  this  little  four  ])age 
journal;  but  it  was  not  a  success,  the  editors  grew  tired,  and  like  the 
clan  after  whom  it  \vas  named,  colla])sed. 

Ilolly  Starl\  a  tri-Aveekly  newspaper,  was  issued  l)y  Olivei'  White 
at  Toulon,  in  1870.  The  little  journal  was  decidedly  republican,  aud 
carried  the  name  of  James  CI.  Blaine  for  President. 

Toulon  seuii-weekly  Ileraid.,  a  four-page,  twenty-four-column  jour- 
nal followed  MoUi/ Starl'.  Yol.  lY,  No.  1,  was  issutnl  July  2,  i8S0, 
l)earing  the  editorial  name  of  E.  H.  Phelps.  This,  too.  was  re])ublican, 
carrying  a  twin  miniature  picture  of  (4arfield  and  Arthur  at  the  head 
of  its  local  cohunus.  In  every  issue  of  this  paper  a-  desire  to  give  the 
people  news,  and  plenty  of  it,  is  manifested.  Among  the  eccentricities 
of  the  types,  the  following  notice  from  the  Peoria  Call,  relating  to  the 
Jferald  office,  bi'ings  foi'th  one:  "The  Toulon  Herah]  has  a  poet,  and 
the  poet  wrote  a  beaiitiful  little  poem  all  about  'a  IViend  with  a  heai't 
of  gold,'  and  the  Herald  ])ri liters  set  it  u])  a  'heart  of  Chicago,''  and 
when  Plieli)s,  the  ])i';!ctical  and  mattar-of-fact  editor  of  the  IferaUL 
read  the  ])roof.  he  mildly  wondercMl  at  th(>  ])liysi()Iogical  ]i<Hndiarity  of 
the  friend's  heai't,  l)iit  didn't  i|uestion  the  accuracy  of  the  statement, 
and  so  it  went  through  the  paper,  'heart  of  Chicago;'  and  now  the 


172  IIISTOKY    OF    STAEK    COUNTY. 

poet  threatens  to  put  a  head  on  the  whole  office,  if  they  don't  fix  the 
thing  u])  satisfactorily."  It  is  said  that  this  paper  was  moved  to 
Wyoming  in  1881,  and  published  there  under  the  name  of  Wyoming 
Herald. 

The  Stark  countv  Senthrel  closed  its  sixth  volume,  September  23, 
1886.  The  paper  was  first  issued  October  8, 1880.  On  April  30,  1881, 
the  partnership  between  Thomas  IT.  Blair  and  Will  E.  Nixon  was  dis- 
solved, and  that  of  W.  E.  Tsixon  and  J.  K.  Hall  formed,  which  existed 
until  ALay,  1882,  when  Mr.  Hall  became  sole  owner.  On  January  1, 
1884,  Gus  Ilulsizer  purchased  an  interest  in  the  paper.  This  copart- 
nership, existing  between  J.  Knox  Hall  and  Gus  Ilulsizer,  Avas  dis- 
solved Fel)ruary  13,  1885,  and  the  latter  became  sole  owner  and  editor. 
The  Sentinel  is  now  one  of  the  strongest  prohibition  journals  in  tlie 
state.  It  is  well  edited,  full  up  of  local  news,  and  claims  a  very  wide 
circulation  in  the  western  states,  as  well  as  in  this  county.  The  editor, 
in  closing  volume  six,  says:  "AYe  are  thankful  for  the  friends  we 
have  got,  and  are  ready  to  hea]i  coals  of  fire  on  the  heads  of  our  ene- 
mies; in  fact,  do  anything  honorable  to  keep  our  'list'  booming  and 
bring  delinquents  to  time,  and  we  greatly  fear  when  oui*  spirit  departs 
it  "will  seriously  haunt  the  lives  of  some,  unless  they  bring  up  their 
arrears  soon.  Amid  clouds  and  sunshine,  buoyant  hopes  and  ])rospects 
figured  out  mountain  high,  we  change  to  volume  seven  and  thank  our 
numerous  readers  for  liberal  support,  kind  words,  and  timely  advice, 
and  ho]^e  by  judicious  management  and  fine  maneuvering  to  retain  all 
and  <>-ather  in  manv  more." 

The  ti'i-weekly  CaJl  was  issued  by  ]Sixon  Bros,  at  Toulon,  March 
20,  1883.  It  was  changed  to  the  semi-weeklv  Call,  but  ceased  puljli- 
cation  August  16,  1883. 

The  Post-Chronicle  dates  l)ack  to  1872,  when  E.  H.  Phel]>s.  now  of 
Kansas  Oity,  was  requested  to  found  a  newspaper  at  Wyoming.  The 
first  number  was  issued  August  9,  1872,  to  eighty  ])a_ying  subscribers. 
Tlie  name  ado])ted  \vas  due  to  the  fact  that  the  Bradford  Chronicle 
then  held  the  field  in  the  eastern  townshijis,  and  the  new  ])aper  was 
in  fact  a  consolidation  of  the  newspaper  interests  of  AVyoming  and 
Bradford. 

The  AVyoming  Post,  a  new  name  given  to  the  pioneer  journal  of 
the  town,  made  its  appearance  within  a  few  months  under  Mr.  Phel]«' 
charge,  and  continueil  in  charge  until  the  sale  of  liis  paper  to  Gil- 
christ. In  October,  1878,  Oraddock  ilv:  Yosburg  issued  their  greetings 
as  editors  of  the  Post.  This  journal  continued  in  existence  until  Feb- 
ruar}'  5,  1885,  when  it  was  consolidated  with  the  Herald.,  under  the 
name  Post-lLrald.  J.  M.  Xewton,  of  the  last-named  journal,  holding 
a  position  in  the  office  almost  continuousl}'  from  1872  to  1885. 

The  Wyoming  Ilerald  was  one  of  the  journalistic  enterprises  of 
E.  II.  Phelps.  Whether  it  was  a  continuation  of  the  Toulon  Herald  or 
a  se])ai-ate  venture  the  writer  will  not  say,  Imt  from  the  following  para- 
gra])h,  which  a])i)eared  in  tlie  Peoria  rA^^/yv?«/,  Noveiid)er  ]2.  is^d,  it 
appears  to  be  identical  with  the  Toulon  Herald,  excei)t  in  name  of 
office:  "When  Phelps  of  Xht^^yonxmg  Hercdd  sold  out  to  Gilchrist, 
the  paper  he  was  then  publishing  —  the  Wyoming  l\)st  —  he  agreed 


JOUKNALISM    AND    LITERATUKE.  173 

not  to  pul)Tisll  a  paper  in  Stark  county  for  five  years.  Eecently 
he  removed  his  |)a})er  from  Toulon  to  Wyomino-,  and  thus  game  m 
(hrect  conflict  with  Gilclirist's  successor,  Sandham.  Tlio  hitter  has 
now  asked  for  an  injunction  restraining-  Phelps  from  publishing  the 
Herald  in  AVyoming.  The  point  is  to  be  argued  in  this  city  next 
week."  Agreeable  to  the  above  facts,  B.  F.  Thompson,  ])etitioner"'s 
attorney,  and  J.  II.  jMiller,  defendant's  attorney,  went  to  Peoria  to 
argue  the  case  before  Judge  McCulloch."  It  is  clear,  however,  that  the 
Iierald  survived  this  attack,  for  in  April,  1SS2,  Chandler  &  Sweeney 
]nirchased  the  office  from  E.  H.  Plielps,  who  left  for  Kansas  Oitv.  In 
February,  18S4,  L.  W.  C-handler  sold  his  interest  to  A.  AV.  llotchkiss; 
Sweeney  also  dis])Osed  of  his  interest,  and  on  January  1,  1885,  the 
])ublicati()n  of  a  tri- weekly  newspaper  ceased,  the  owners  continuing  a 
weekly  journal,  until  its  consolidation  with  the  Post  under  the  name 
Fost-JIerald.  On  February  5,  1885,  the  flrst  number  of  the  Posf- 
Herald  was  issued,  with  AY.  P.  Sandham  and  A.  AY.  llotchkiss,  pul)- 
lishers.  Jason  M.  Newton  has  been  assistant  editor  from  ])rior  to  this 
time  to  Januarv,  188(;,  and  editor  since  that  time,  thus  leaving  Mr. 
Sandham  free  to  attend  to  his  official  duties  as  Superintendent  of 
Schools.  The  Post-Herald  is  an  excellent  weekly  ])aper.  Sound  judg- 
ment marks  its  progress;  while  in  its  local  and  editorial  columns  the 
enterprising  spirit  of  the  town  of  its  publication  is  nnide  manifest. 
A.  W.  llotchkiss,  so  long  connected  with  this  ])a])er,  is  publisher  of  the 
Wo^-Keeueij  Trlhune^  in  Kansas. 

The  Dalhj  Post  Herald  is  a  newsy  sheet,  issued  from  this  office 
during  the  fairs  of  the  Central  Agricultural  Society.  In  make-up  and 
local  news  it  vies  with  anv  of  the  penuv  dailies  of  our  laro-e  cities. 

The  jSta/'k  Count ij  Bee  was  issued  m  1870,  at  AVyoming,  by  M.  M. 
Monteith.  Professing  independence  in  politics  Avhile  leaning  toward 
republicanism,  it  could  not  exist  very  long,  nor  did  it. 

The  Bradford  ('hr<))il<'Je  dates  l)ack  to  the  spi'ing  of  1872,  l)ut 
there  is  no  ])ositive  information  at  Inind  to  warrant  the  statement  that 
it  was  published  tlien.  In  August  of  that  year  it  was  consolidated 
with  the  Post,  at  AVyoming,  under  tiie  title  Post-Chronicle. 

The  Bradford  Times  was  flrst  issued  December  25,  188(».  Tlie  salu- 
tatory was  as  follows:  ''  The  cpiestion  will  })rol)ably  arise  in  the  minds 
of.  many  who  receive  this  copy  of  the  Tiiaes,  AVhat  is  the  use  of  anotlier 
])aper  in  Stark  county?  AVe  answer  l)y  saying  that  the  peo])le  of  Bi'ad- 
ford  tliink  tliey  can  support  a  ])ai)er.  They  also  think  that  while  it 
may  be  beneflcial  to  them  in  manv  ways  it  can  do  them  no  ])ossible 
harm.  This  is  all  the  excuse  we  have  to  offer,  simply  letting  the  |)a])er 
speak  foi'  itself.  F.  N.  Prout,  editor."'  ■  Prof.  AY.  li.  Sandhanrs  naine 
appears  as  editor  Sei)tember  21,  1881  The  Times  was  not  ])i'inted  at 
Jh'adford.  The  l^radford  Lndependeid  was  issued  June  4,  1885,  fi-om 
the  flrst  printing  office  ever  established  at  Bradford,  by  (\  F.  Ihimil- 
ton  and  J.  C.  Blaisdell,  the  latter  continuing  in  pai'tnershii)  until  .June 
1,  188(1,  when  Air.  Hamilton  became  sole  owner. 

TJte  Lafdijrtle  Annex  was  issued  l)y  S.  A.  Miller  in  Octol)ei',  188o. 
In  June,  1881  S.  A.  Aliller  changed  the  name  i.)ft\\e  Annex  io  the  Lafnij- 
ette  Sentinel^  under  which  the  paper  was  published  to  its  close. 


174  HISTOKY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 


AUTHORS  OF  PUULISIIKD  WORKS. 


IP  we  exce])t  the  liistorical  contributions  of  George  Clifford  to  tlie 
})ress.  the  readal^le  little  book  of  1863,  by  Oliver  AYhite,  on  the  marine 
artillery,  and  the  pamphlet  on  the  progress  of  the  R.  I.  &  P.  R.  E.,  by 
P.  M.  Blair,  in  1869,  we  must  j^lace  the  historical  work  of  Mrs.  Shal- 
lenl^erger  first,  and  her  name  among  the  first  authors  in  the  county. 

Stark  ( 'ountu  and  Its  Pioneers  is  the  title  of  this  work,  issued  from 
the  press  of  the  Prairie  Chief -aX  Caml)ridge,  111.,  in  1876,  and  dedica- 
ted to  the  ]iioneer  families  of  the  country.  Apart  entirel}'^  from  the 
])raiKe  wliich  should  be  accorded  to  the  writer  or  compiler  of  local 
history,  this  vokime  should  earn  for  its  author  both  praise  and  thanks; 
for  in  it  are  found  many  items,  which  never  could  be  obtained  had  she 
not  made  the  effort  prior  to  1875.  Again,  the  woi'k  bears  evidence  of 
her  desire  to  be  exhaustive  ;  it  is  the  result  of  two  and  a  half  years  of 
literary  work,  and  a  testimonial  for  all  time  to  her  industrv  and  her 
a])preciation  of  what  is  due  to  the  past,  to  the  present  and  to  the 
future.  While  the  volume  does  not  pretend  to  contain  anything  like 
the  whole  ]:)ioneer  story  of  the  county,  it  forms  one  of  the  most  valu- 
able contrilmtions  to  local  history  which  has  come  under  the  notice  of 
the  writer  since  1871,  when  he  entered  on  historical  work. 

Pen  sl'etches  of  service  in  the  marine  artiUery.  In  May.  1863  there 
was  ])ublished  at  Toulon  a  little  book  by  Oliver  "White,  under  this 
title.     His  contributions  to  the  press  are  generally  well  ])repared. 

Tlis  History  of  tJie  112t]i  Pegt.  III.  Vol.  Inf.  was  completed  Novem- 
ber 19,  1885,  and  issued  from  the  press  of  the  Starl'  Countij  News  the 
same  year.  The  ty])e,  paj)er  and  binding  reflect  nmch  credit  on  the 
book  depai'tment  of  that  office.  Tiie  work  contains  480  ])ages  of 
])riiite(l  mattei",  devoted  solely  to  the  112th  i-egiment.  The  author. 
Captain  I>.  F.  Thompson,  treats  his  subject  exhaustively  and  well. 
So  thoroughly  has  his  task  been  performed  old  comrades  of  his  regi- 
ment, after  reading  the  book,  sit  doAvn  content  as  they  did  when  Lee 
surrendered,  and  say  :  —  'AVe  have  no  more  to  learn-— it  is  all  there." 

The  historical  addresses  of  the  Hendersons,  Miles  A.  Fuller,  Millers, 
Martin  Shallenberger  and  the  historical  reminiscences  of  AY.  H.  Adams 
and  many  others,  credited  with  such  stoi'ies  in  this  work,  have  gone  far 
to  Vender  the  work  of  the  historian  light,  aiul  the  benefits  to  their 
fellow  citizens  very  material.  Beliind  all  this  there  is  a  literary  under- 
current prevailing  in  the  county  which  is  manifested  in  ])apers  on 
s])ecial  subjects,  and  in  a  few  instances  cai-ricd  into  ciiurch  and  other 
records. 

I  cannot  leave  this  subject  without  touching  on  the  ])oets  and 
])oetry  of  the  cotmty.  In  a  few  instances  their  verses  are  introduced 
ill  one  or  other  of  the  various  chapters:  but  beyond  this,  and  it  must 
be  regretted,  the  character  of  this  record-book  will  not  })ermit  their 
l)ublication.  Many  of  the  poets  write  under  assumed  names,  such  as, 
"  Nina,''  while  a  few  subscribe  their  full  names  —  among  whom  are  the 
Stewarts  and  StoufTers.  From  185<'.  to  the  ])resent  time  the  county 
]U'ess  has  contained  very  choice  poems  fi'om  local  poets. 

The  literary  circles,  too.  have  jiroduced  some  excellent  essayists, 


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175 


but,  like  the  poets,  their  labors  must  claim  only  a  general  notice.  So, 
too,  with  the  debating  societies.  Their  logical  contests  cannot  be  re- 
counted ;  but  in  each  case  the  names  of  the  essayists  and  debators  are 
given  in  the  history  of  the  townshi])s. 

In  music  and  })ainting,  in  law  and  medicine,  the  county  will  more 
than  compare  with  any  other  288  square  miles  of  an  equal  population 
in  the  universe. 


CHAPTER   X. 


SCHOOLS    AND    INSTITUTE. 

IvOM  1821  to  1869  Illinois  received  no  less  than  $713,195.45 
from  the  ]n'oceeds  of  sales  of  school  lands,  together  with 
S117,919  of  the  it^28,()0O,O()(>  surplus  divided  by  Congress  in 
1836  among  the  states.  The  land  grant  for  educational 
purj)oses  comprised  985,066  acres  for  common  schools  and 
4<i,oso  acres  foi-  universities.  The  report  of  the  State 
Supei'intendent  of  Public  Instruction  for  the  year  ending- 
June  30,  1883,  was  issued  in  April,  1881.  It  shows  the 
\vhole  number  of  persons  under  twenty-one  years  of  age  in 
the  state  to  be  1,510,918,  as  compared  with  1,529,318  in 
1882,  and  1,500,255  in  1880.  The  number  between  the 
ages  of  six  and  twenty-one  years  is  1,016,936,  as  compared  with  1,037,- 
567  in  1882.  The  increase  under  this  head  is  166,223  in  the  eleven 
years  reported  since  1872.  There  are  now  1,096,540  persons  in  Illinois 
of  school  age,  and  the  school  enrollment  is  743,343.  Many  changes 
have  been  made  in  the  original  school  laws  of  the  state,  each  one  tend- 
ing to  improve  the  system.  The  amendment  ])roviding  for  the  elec- 
tion of  district  school  directors  came  into  force  in  May,  1857.  A  few 
years  ago  the  act  regulating  the  meeting  of  teachers'  institutes  came 
into  operation  and  has  been  attended  with  beneficial  results. 

The  first  school  district  was  No.  1,  of  Essex  in  1833,  where  a  school- 
house  was  built  July  4,  1834.  Adam  Perry  presided  here  three 
months,  receiving  $55.50  from  Isaac  P.  Essex.  "  On  July  8,  1835,  Miss 
Sahrina  Chatfield  received  sl3  for  teaching  here  three  "months.  Miss 
Chatfield  nuii-ried  B.  L.  llilhard,  and  died  in  Clark  county,  Iowa,  as 
related  in  the  township  history.  From  this  small  beginning  the  school 
system  has  grown  iq)  to  its  i)i'esent  important  place.  The  action  of 
the  county  couiiuissioners  in  1839,  in  a[)pointing  trustees  for  the  school 
lands  of  the  several  townshi])s,  is  referred  to  in  the  chapter  on  the 
organization  of  the  county.  In  the  history  of  the  townships  the  schools 
ai-e  treated  as  fully  as  records  would  pei-mit,  so  that  in  this  chapter  all 
relating  sj)ecially  to  the  tcnvnships  is  omitted. 

The  school  commissioners  or  county  superintendents  from  184(»  to 
the  jiresent  time  are  named  as  follows :     James  Holgate,  1840;  Chas. 
II.  Miner,  1841-5  (died  in  Chicago  about  1850);  James  P.  Lewis,1845-9. 
H 


17()  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

(Lewis  taiiglit  school  in  the  "  Old  Brick,"  which  stood  ^vhe^e  Pierson 
Miller's  house  now  is).  Samuel  G.  Wright  was  elected  in  1841)  over 
Martin  Shallenberger.  He  was  reelected  in  1851  over  Thomas  J.  Hen- 
derson and  G.  A.  Clifford  ;  reelected  in  1853  over  Lucius  E.  Miner.  In 
1855  R.  C.  Dunn  was  elected;  reelected  in  1857;  reelected  in  1859. 
N.  F.  Atkins  was  chosen  in  1861,  reelected  in  1863.  but  dying  Ijefore 
expiration  of  term,  his  place  was  filled  b}^  J.  W.  Agard.  Following 
Mr.  Agard  were  B.  G.  Hall,  now  in  Iowa ;  Alonzo  Abbott,  of  Brad- 
ford, a  member  of  the  institute  of  1886;  Amelia  L.  Ilalsey,  now  a 
Chicago  teacher,  and  W.  R.  Sandham,  the  pi'esent  county  superin- 
tendent and  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Education.  The  dates  of 
election,  candidates  for  the  offices,  votes  and  party  to  which  each  can- 
didate belonged  are  all  given  in  the  political  chapter. 

The  principal  school  statistics  for  each  half  decade  since  the  close 
of  the  war  are  given  as  follows:  The  order  of  figures  is  :  Year,  1st 
column  ;  nundjer  of  districts,  2d  ;  number  of  school  houses,  3d  ;  school 
not  kept,  4th;  number  of  pii])ils  under  21  years,  5th;  number  attend- 
ing, 6th ;  number  of  males,  Ttli ;  number  of  females,  8th  ;  number  of 
graded  schools,  0th  ;  number  of  male  teachers,  10th  ;  number  of  female 
teachers,  11th  ;  total  receipts  for  scliool  purjioses.  12th  column  : 


1865  —  76  —  71  —  5  —  4798  —  3042  — 1550  —  1 492  —  1  - 

-24  —  115  —  17,494.39 

1870  —  69  —  74  —  1  —  5014—3138  —  1654  —  1484—  2- 

-38  —  105  —  38,222.49 

1875  —  79  —  84 6192  —  3520—1833  —  1687  —  17- 

-59  —  110  —  55,226.41 

1880  —  73  —  72  —  1  —  5500—2772  — 1453  —  1319—  6- 

-51  —  110  —  59,294.80 

in  isco  there  were  two  pi'ivate  schools  attended  by  tliiity-hve 
pupils.  In  1870  there  were  nine  colored  youths  attending  school 
here. 

The  condition  of  the  schools  of  the  county  in  18S6,  ;is  sh«Avn  in 
Superintendent  Sandliam's  report  to  the  l)e])artment  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion, is  as  follows:  Males  under  twenty-one  years,  2425;  females 
under  twenty-one  years,  2311;  total  under  twenty-one  yeai's,  4736. 
Males  between  six  and  twenty-one  years,  J  740;  females  between  six 
and  twenty-one  years,  1711 ;  total,  3460.  jS^umber  of  school  districts 
holding  school  for  110  davs  or  more,  seventy;  number  of  traded 
schools,  six;  ungraded,  sixty-five;  total  number  of  schools,  seventy- 
one;  total  numljer  of  ])upi]s  enrolled,  2683,  of  which  450  males  and 
454  females  were  enrolled  in  graded  scliools.  In  these  last-named 
schools  there  were  eight  male,  and  sixteen  female,  teachers  emi)loyed 
during  the  year  ending  June  30,  188*1.  In  the  ungraded  schools  were 
thirty-six  male,  and  eighty-six  female,  teachers,  or  in  all  schools  146 
teachers.  In  the  graded  schools  male  teachers  presided  574^  months, 
and  female  teachei's,  108J  months.  In  the  ungraded  schools  male 
teachers  presided  151:^,  and  female  teachers,  350,  months  in  the  aggre- 
gate. The  number  of  brick  schoolhouses  is  four,  of  frame  houses,  sixty- 
eight,  o-ivino-  u  total  of  seventv-two  buildinos.  Seven  districts  have 
libraries,  aggregating  233  volumes.  There  are  two  private  schools, 
attended  bv  fortv  male,  and  fortv-two  female,  puinls.  i)resided  over  bv 
one  female,  and  two  male,  teachers.  The  highest  salary  ])aid  any  male 
teacher  per  month  was  J^112.50,  and  paid  any  female  s55  ])er  month. 
The  lowest  in  the  case  of  males  was  .^27,  and  of  females.  ^25,  per 


I 


S(UI0OL>S    AND    INSTITUTE.  177 

month.  The  amount  earned  by  male  teachers  during  tlie  year  was 
5^10,477.92,  and  by  female  teachers,  $17,008.20.  The  amount  of  dis- 
trict tax-levy  was  5^31, 100.03.  The  estimated  value  of  school  property 
was  placed  at  §106,550;  of  school  libraries,  $740,  and  of  school  appa- 
ratus, $1205.  The  amount  of  bonded  school  debt  in  June,  1880,  was 
$4350.  There  were  four  of  school  age  in  the  county  who  could 
neither  read  nor  write  —  one  mute,  one  blind,  and  two  mentalh'  weak. 
The  accounts  of  townsliip  treasurers  in  re  distributal)le  funils,  shows 
receipts,  including  balances  in  every  township,  amounting  to  $584,097, 
all  of  which  was  paid  out  except  $223.13  on  hand  June  30,  1886.  The 
account  with  school  districts  s  lows  total  receipts  from  special  district 
taxes  of  $32,228.72,  })upils  who  paid  tuition  fees,  $500.70,  and  other 
receipts,  bringing  the  total  revenue  of  districts  for  the  3^ear  up  to  $61,- 
283.50.  The  whole  amount  paid  teachers  was  $28,545.44.  The  total 
ex])enditure.  reported  by  districts,  was  $30,084.86,  leaving  a  balance 
of  $23,008.64  on  June  30,  1886.  During  the  year  a  bequest  of  $18,- 
309.50  was  made  by  Lewis  Austin  to  the  schools  of  Elmira.  The 
amount  ])aid  school  treasurers  was  $4,193.40,  moneys  invested,  $18,- 
932.12.  The  names  of  treasurers  for  the  year  ending  June,  1886,  are 
Samuel  AYrigley,  Valley;  A.  G.  Hammond,  Essex;  Joseph  Swank, 
West  Jersey;  C.  M.  I>eecher,  Goshen;  Levi  Silliman,  Toulon;  Brooks 
W.  Crum,  Penn ;  H.  J.  Baldwin,  Osceola ;  and  W.  M.  Fuller,  Elmira. 
The  foregoing,  with  the  exhil)it  of  township  fund,  balance  sheet, 
hoards  of  education,  high  schools,  and  general  report  of  the  county 
supei'intendent,  constitute  the  whole  report  for  the  year  ending  June 
30,  1886.  In  his  report  to  the  Board  of  Supervisors  he  states  that  he 
had  spent  124  days  visiting  schools;  twenty  days'  institute  work; 
twelve  days  on  teachers'  examination,  and  other  official  work,  forty- 
six  days.  During  the  year  1885-86,  had  visited  every  school  in  the 
county  three  times,  and  five  schools  four  times.  In  every  township 
the  efforts  of  the  present  superintendent  to  raise  the  school  standard 
still  higher  are  appreciated.  The  people  know  that  his  enthusiasm  in 
school  Avork  alfects  the  teachers,  is  carried  by  them  to  the  })upils,  and 
thence  to  the  homes  of  the  people.  His  administration  of  the  su})er- 
intendent's  office  has  been  attended  with  incalculable  good. 

Tcdchers'  Institute  and  Association. — In  a  letter  addressed  to  Wil- 
liam Nowlan  by  Rev.  S.  G.  Wright,  replying  to  one  asking  for  infor- 
mation in  re  the  county  institute,  the  following  history  is  given:  ''My 
recollection  is  that  Rev.  A.  Lyman,  of  Geneseo,  at  my  invitation,  con- 
ducted the  first  county  institute  at  my  honse,  just  noi'th  of  Toulon. 
Rev.  R.  C.  Dunn  afterward  told  me  it  was  the  first  institute  hehl  in 
Illinois.  I  have  a  minute  book  in  my  journal  under  date  of  March  19, 
1850:  'Last  Friday  I  drew  up  a  constitution  for  a  teachers'  associa- 
tion.' Also,  under  date  A])ril  1,  1850:  'Last  week  attended  Teachers' 
Institute.'  Also,  in  May:  'attended  institute  in  Lafayette.  I  find, 
also,  in  November,  a  notice  of  a  teacliers'  institute  and  essays  of  a 
high  order  read.  I  have  a  notice  of  having  addressed  the  institute  in 
October,  1852.  I  think  we  had  at  that  time  a  countv  institute  with 
sul).  or  local  institutes,  as  at  Lafayette.  Mr.  Xowlan,  continuing  the 
subject,  believes  that  the  meeting  of   October,  1852,  was   the  first 


178  HISTORY    OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

public  or  regular  meeting  of  the  teachers.  From  this  period  until 
1859  meeting's  Avere  held,  but  the  organization  was  little  more  than  a 
social  meeting  clul>.  In  the  summer  of  1859  R.  C  Dunn  and  Oliver 
White  were  the  only  pei-sons  avIio  responded  to  a  call  for  reorganizing 
the  institute.  A  few  evenings  later  the  teachers  of  Toulon  assembled 
at  Mr.  Dunn's  house,  where,  with  Mr.  Dunn,  were  Rev.  A.  J.  "Wright, 
Baptist;  Rev.  Matthews.  Methodist,  both  of  Lafayette;  Rev.  S.  C. 
Humphrey,  Christian  church,  Toulon;  Rev.  G.  A.  Leaver,  of  Wyom- 
ing. During  this  session  one  B.  F.  Taylor  delivered  his  lecture. 
Among  the  readers  were  L.  D.  Gleeson.  Miss  Rogers.  Dr.  J.  C.  Cope- 
stake,  Miss  Maiy  Berfield.  W.  W.  Wright,  C.  J.  Gill,  or  'Jud'  Gill. 
Gill  Avon  the  prize,  although  Rev.  G.  A.  Leaver  announced  publicly 
that  he  could  not  distinguish  Jud's  reading  from  a  gymnastic  exercise. 
This  meeting  adjourned  to  the  .spring  of  1860,  but  did  not  reassemble 
then. 

In  the  spring  of  1867  B.  G.  Hall  I'eceived  a  premium  of  s50  for 
getting  a  number  of  subscril)ers  for  the  Teachers  JournaJ.  This  he 
donated  to  the  teachers'  institute,  to  be  applied  in  founding  a  library. 
Some  money  was  added  to  this  sum  and.  books  were  purchased.  This 
led  t(j  the  formation  of  the  Stark  County  Teachei*s'  Library  Associa- 
sion,  which  ceased  after  a  short  time,  and  with  its  downfall  the  book 
collection  disa|)[)eared.  Then  followed  the  teachers"  institute  as  Ave 
noAv  know  it.  haunted  Avitli  lectui'ers,  school  book  agents  and  ambitious 
readers  like  Gill. 

The  teachers  who  received  certificates  in  1861  were:  Rebecca 
Trickle,  William  P.  Barr,  All)ert  S.  Johnston.  John  F.  Rhodes.  Levi 
Silliman.  Charles  Atherton.  Eugenie  Hull,  Kate  F.  Johnston.  Ellen 
Stanton,  Ellen  T.  S])encer,  Ann  L.  Himes,  Eliza  Drumm.  Olive  Smith, 
Martha  M.  Burnham,  Rebecca  Xicholas,  Ella  Bales,  Jennie  McCul- 
lough,  Lucy  Oziah.  William  Seely  (local  preaclien,  Angelina  Trickle, 
Miss  Lynum.  Eliza  C.  Smitli.  Miss  Sabra  Wood,  Ada  AVillcox,  Clara 
Pike,  !Martlia  Pratt.  ]Martha  Porter,  Alice  Fuller,  Mary  J.  Lennon, 
Mary  J.  Pettit.  Mrs.  L.  I).  Purge,  Mary  Perry.  Fanny  Hicks.  Harriet 
Rhodes.  Ellen  Kino-.  ^Mai-v  Gillette.  ]\[arv  B.  Whitaker.  Martha  Sher- 
borne.  Ellen  Lynch.  Jane  Lyncli.  Jc^shua  Thorj).  Olive  Decker.  Peter 
A.  Ferbrache,  Charles  Th()m})Son,  Alonzo  P.  Johnscm.  Martin  Johnson, 
Edwin  Smith,  Eugene  M.  Gallup,  Eliza  Marvin.  John  Watts,  Henry  H. 
Leonard,  William  Bell,  Salathiel  Fast,  James  Ferris.  Robert  Barr, 
James  Holgate.  Ezra  Griffin.  Lucia  (Tregoiy.  Albert.Crawfoi-d.  Herl:)ert 
Bassett,  John  Kell,  Harmon  Phenix,  Marv  (Toodrich.  Philip  Tabor. 
Ben.  Drake,  D.  V.  Redding  and  William  W.  Miller. 

Among  those  to  Avhom  certificates  Avere  issued  in  1862  were  Samuel 
Purge,  James  M.  Severens,  W.  A.  Jones,  Sanford  Clark.  James  Rob- 
inson, George  BroAvn,  X.  C.  Blsho}).  George  Smitli,  Martin  Stitsel  and 
Orra  M.  Allen,  the  onh'  males  anion"-  sixtv-nine  admitted.  In  1863 
there  do  not  apjiear  to  be  any  certificates  or  examinations  held,  and 
onh"  eight  in  1S6-I-.     In  \^^u)  the  following  notice  Avas  published: 

•' A  teacliers'  institute  Ava.s  ealled  to  be  held  at  Toulon,  eoinineiieiiiii- 
April  20,  1865,  and  a  good  deal  of  pains  taken  to  jjersuade  teachers  from 
abroad  to  attend,  but  it  being  the  Aveek   of  the  assassination  of  our  Presi- 


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(lent,  the  editor  gave  notice  tluit  tlie  people  could  not  prcpui-e  for  tlie  insti- 
tute; it  was  therefore  not  held  and  no  other  one  called. 

"J.  W.  Agari), 
''County  Superintendent  of  Schools." 

The  teachers  to  whom  certificates  were  granted  in  ISO-i  and  1865, 
and  who  niav  be  considered  inend:)ers  of  the  post-hellvm  institutes,  are 
named  as  follows:  W.  11.  Ulanchard,  Francis  Davis,  (leorge  Nicholas, 
Chai'les  ]\Iyers,  Allen  V.  Miller,  Edwin  Butler,  llobert  J.  Dickinson, 
James  H,  TTurnbuU,  George  Bradley,  Leona  Blanchard,  Jane  Deys,  El- 
vira Newton,  Susan  A.  Beattv,  Eni'ilv  Tildon,  Louisa  L.  Wilson,  Eliza 
A.  ISrcGlashan.  Maria  L.  ruttei-,  :\[artha  O.  Trickle,  Nancy  S.  Bennett, 
Alice  Bayniond,  Harriet  AVitter,  Eliza  Eckley,  Mary  B.  Carter,  Henri- 
etta J.  Flint,  Amelia  A.  Ilalsey,  Harriet  G.  Grant,  Kate  A.  Hablit, 
Mary  J.  Munson,  Hannah  Munson,  Rosie  Pratz,  Jennie  Bevier,  Henri- 
etta Ividdle.  Bebecca  Fonts,  ACi's.  Townsend,  Jane  E.  Shemerhorn,  Mar}^ 
C.  Lvon,  Annie  E.  Dyei",  Eliza  Jane  Moffitt,  Juliet  P.  Judd,  Mrs.  Mary 
A.  Bailey,  Eliza  J.  Stockner,  Amanda  Mohan,  Libbie  A.  Bryan,  Emi- 
line  Taylor,  Louisa  Whiffen,  Emily  Kellogg,  Lecta  Nicholas,  Anna  B. 
Kinmouth,  Olivia  A.  Rhodes,  Celesta  Eastman,  Jennie  Dixon,  Eliza  A. 
Sticknev,  Lucy  A.  Lil)by,  Almira  M.  Snyder,  Henrietta  L.  Snider,  Susan 
P.  Nash,  ]\[ary  O.  Stevens,  Miss  Anthony,  Josephine  Dyer  and  Celestia 
Dyer. 

P'rom  Novend^er,  1S()5  to  December  7,  1S66,  there  were  one  less 
than  l.")l  teachers'  certificates  issued,  many  being  rene-svals.  Among 
the  nundjer  were  Orlando  Brace,  a  returned  soldier,  James  E.  Finley, 
Cyrus  A.  Anthony,  Charles  Butler,  Charles  R.  Thom])son,  all  returned 
soldiers;  Albert  W.  King,  Josephine  Dyer,  of  District  No.  8,  Penn, 
who  ]iresided  there  for  a  number  of  years ;  ^Mrs.  Maria  P., 
widow  of  N.  F.  Atkins;  Robert  Fell  and  Alfred  Ilemmant,  returned 
soldiers.  In  LS(;7  certificates  were  issued  to  Augustus  Hulsizer  and 
Edwin  Butler,  returned  sohliers,  and  eighty-eight  others.  In  1808 
ninetv-nine  certificates  were  issued,  only  twenty -nine  to  male  ai)pli- 
cants.  In  18()1>,  92  certificates  were  granted;  1870,  108;  in  1871.  02; 
in  1872,  141  ;  in  1873,90;  in  1874, 140;  in  1875,  111  ;  in  i876,  242;  in 
1877,  160;  in  1878,  103;  in  1S70.  11.^  in  1880,  108;  in  1881,  119;  and 
in  18S2,  124  certificates  were  issued.  Even  now.  four  years  after  the 
last  list  was  made,  a  large  number  of  the  ladies  have  married,  or  are 
scattered  throughout  tlie  west  —  very  few  are  engaged  in  the  schools 
of  Stark  county.  ' 

The  Teachers'  Normal  Class  was  organized  in  the  ''Old  Brick"  at 
Osceola,  INIarch  23,  1868,  bv  B.  G.  Hall,  with  the  following  :  Bartlett 
G.  Hall,  Dr.  II.  B.Upton,  AVilliam  C.  Kay,  Louisa  A.  Stone,  Ellen 
Hall,  Emeline  Lvle,  Marv  Adams,  Martha  Rule,  N.  Clark,  Rev.  S.  G. 
AVright,  Edwin  J.  Smith,' Ed.  P.  Wright,  Anna  P.  Oliver,  Esther  Hall, 
Bertha  Parks,  Anna  Davis,  Ellen  Gurley,  ]\[ary  P.  Wright  and  Florence 
J.  Chandjerlain. 

The  Stark  County  Teachers'  Association  \vas  organized  at  Toulon, 
October  27,  1869.  W.  C.  Dewey  was  elected  president;  Mrs.  A.  J. 
Dyer,  vice-president;  R.  Fell,  secretary,  and  Miss  Henrietta  Riddle, 


180  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COFNTY. 

treasurer.  F.  M.  Shallenberger,  W.  P.  Wing.  Misses  A.  J.  Dyer. 
Louisa  Taylor  and  L.  Witter  formed  the  executiYe  committee. 

From  this  time  down  to  the  present  day  the  teachers  of  Stark 
haYC  been  held  together  hy  organization ;  but  of  tlieir  meetings, 
brief  notices  are  only  at  hand. 

Paul  Newton  was  president  and  Grace  Jones  secretar}'  of  the  Stark 
County  Teachers'  Association  in  1S80-1,  and  both  are  today  prominent 
in  the  school  circle  of  the  county. 

The  Teachere'  Institute  in  1882  comprised  the  following  members : 
A.  L.  Halsey,  H.  M.  White,  M.  Starrett.  B.  G.  HaU,  Amy  I.  E.  Reed, 
ElYira  Demuth,  H.  J.  Bvatt,  Sarah  Berfield.  Frank  Akins,  M.  A.  Plall, 
F.  E.  Saunders,  A.  B.  "'Abbott,  W.  P.  Sandham.  H.  J.  Clark.  P.  J. 
Dickinson,  F.  S.  Posseter.  Mary  Christy,  E.  II.  Farley.  Lizzie  Meehan, 
Xeva  Xewell,  A.  Keller,  William  Xowlan.  James  Kinney,  Pobert  Fell, 
Hattie  J.  Dator,  S.  A.  Little,  Henry  Nowlan,  F.  C.  Wilson,  ]\Iary  Hey- 
wood,  E.  E.  Ackley,  George  Xowlan.  E.  B.  Humphreys.  M.  H.  Keyes, 
Paul  Xewton,  W.  C.  Henry,  Joseph  Chase,  Al'l)t  Snare,  D.  T.  Osen- 
bauD-h,  E.  C.  Posseter.  Frank  Pist.  ]\[arv  A.  West.  Anna  Hevwood, 
James  Chambers,  Ella  Turney,  Grace  Jones,  Josie  Tjaden,  Kate  Dris- 
coU,  XeUie  Jones.  B.  F.  Jackson.  Adna  T.  Smith. 

In  188^^  the  Xormal  Institute  \Yas  organized  under  the  new  statute. 

The  Stark  County  Xormal  Institute  met  at  Wvoming.  July  18, 
1886,  with  Superintendent  Sandham  presiding.  He  was  assisted  by 
Mr.  A.  B.  Abbott,  of  Bradford,  and  Miss  Grace  Jones,  of  Wyoming. 
The  list  of  members  present,  by  townships,  is  as  follows:  West  Jersey 
ToAvnship. —  Lizzie  L.  Lyon.  Minnie  Bradley,  Jennie  Sweat,  Madge 
Adams,  Sarah  Fulton,  Caspar  liana  wait.  Goshen  Township. —  Hattie 
Hendricks,  Mary  Maginis,  Amy  Byatt,  Willie  White,  George  W. 
Heskett,  Mamie  Byatt,  Eva  Beers,  Xellie  M.  Jones.  Frank  John- 
son. Cora  Galbraith.  Will  F.  Johnson.  Essex  Townshi]). —  Beatrice 
Kinkade,  Lucretia  D.  Ogle,  Ella  B.  Finley,  Jennie  A.  Colwell,  Ella 
E.  Turney,  Xettie  E.  AViley,  Jenny  Jordan,  Cleora  II.  Quick,  Kate 
A.  Thomas,  Alma  Trimmer,  Minnie  Gehr,  Eveline  Lory,  Henrietta 
Graves.  Toulon  Township. —  Jennie  Gharrett.  Alice  M.  MaAvby,  Elsie 
J.  Mawliy,  Anna  C.  Chase,  Hattie  White,  Carrie  White,  Mary  Fulton, 
Hattie  Byatt,  Anna  Hevwood,  Mary  Hej^Avood,  Lena  Trouslot.  Addie 
Keeling.  Georgia  Biles,  Posa  Swanson.  Fred  Fox.  Frank  Xowlan. 
Frank  Smith,  Xina  E.  Ilartz.  Carrie  Ilolgate,  Hallie  Sargent,  Anna 
Copestake,  Blanche  WoUe,  Ella  Wolfe,  Maud  Brees,  Alice  Graham, 
Dora  B. 'Pliter,  Mamie  Pliter,  Laura  Dickinson,  Effie  Adams,  Sarah 
Kerney,  Dell  Lyon,  Maggie  Peny,  Charles  Foster,  Frank  Jones,  W.  F. 
Xicholson.  Elmira  Township. —  Mary  E.  Prosser,  Vena  Johnston, 
Lottie  Oliver,  Maggie  Ilaswell,  Alice  Green,  Lucille  Buswell,  Alice 
Martin,  Stella  Sterling.  Elmer  E.  Briggs.  Valley  Township. —  Clara 
L.  Joh,  Allie  Y.  Cox,  Florence  Peterson,  Mary  Gill.  Alice  A.  Selders, 
Mollv  McManus.  Cora  Jarman.  Georgia  A.  Parkei*.  Melvin  liJ.  Patter- 
son.  Penn  Township. —  Mary  Colgan,  Florence  A.  Proctor.  Ella  Wick- 
ham,  Marie  E.  Dolan,  Sallie  Clark,  Xellie  Bunnell.  Attie  Martin.  Paul 
Xewton,  Percival  G.  Pennick.  Osceola  Townsliip. —  Clyde  Buswell. 
Effie   Christy,  Abby   A.  Damon,  Lillie   Phenix.  Lizzie   Howes,  Marj^ 


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Sliarky,  John  M.  Davles,  Florence  Kussell,  llattie  Bray,  Jacob  Wasson, 
Sara  A.  Little,  Stella  Sterling.  Monica,  Peoria  county. —  Ida  Whit- 
ting'ton,  Emma  Mclvown.  This  list  eml)races  many  names  connected 
with  fonnei'  meetings,  and  almost  covers  the  entire  roll  of  teachers 
then  in  the  county  schools. 

The  institute  of  188<)  is  the  fourth  held  under  the  administration  of 
Professor  Sandham,  and  the  last  of  the  four  normal  drills  held  under 
the  new  school  law. 


CIIAPTEM   XL 


KKLKaors    AM)    SEMI-KKI.Kaors    ASSOCIATIONS. 


fl 


HE  pioneer  ^Methodist  pi'eacher  of  Illinois,  Jesse  Walker, 
was  Ixn-n  in  Viro'inia  in  17^0,  entered  the  ministry  of  the 
M.  E.  church  in  1804;  two  years  later  came  to  Illinois,  and 
in  1826  visited  the  Indian  village  near  Plainfield.  In  1827 
\\v  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  Fox  River  mission  ; 
in  1821>  took  eluu'ge  of  the  Des  Plaines  mission,  estahlislied 
numerous  societies  of  tlie  M.  E.  church  throughout  northern 
Illinois,  and  died  at  Plainfield  in  1885.  Fifteen  years  after, 
his  l)ody  was  disint<M'red  and  reburied  in  the  new  cemetery, 
where  a  monument  to  his  memory  was  erected  by  order  of 
the  Rock  river  conference,  M.  E.  church.  Under  him  Isaac  B. 
Essex  was  ap]winted  teacher  of  the  Indian  school  at  Peoria, 
and  to  him  is  credited  one  of  the  first  sermons  on  Methodist 
doctrine  in  Stark  connty.  It  is  not  at  all  certain  that 
elders  Silliman  and  Chenoweth  ])reached  here  in  1829,  con- 
tenting themselves  with  the  physical  aid  given  to  Essex  in 
establishing  Jiis  home.  Rev.  E.  Heath  of  the  St.  Louis 
Methodist  church,  ju'eached  here  toward  the  close  of  1834, 
and  the  following  year  came  Rev.  William  C.  Cummings  of  the  Peoria 
mission,  to  lay  the  foundations  of  ]\Iethodism  here.  From  1829  to 
1835  the  preachers  named  in  the  history  of  Essex  township,  visited  the 
settlements  in  what  is  now  Stark  county.  The  I]aptist  church  of 
Fahrenheit,  (T(jshen  townshi]),  Avas  fouiuled  in  1837  at  the  house  of 
elder  Miner.  The  luothei'  of  Presbyterian  churches  was  established  at 
Osceola,  June  8,  1839,  elder  Davis  presiding.  The  IVIorinons  may  be 
said  to  have  recruited  a  church  here  in  1 84-< i-lfi,  with  John  Miller, 
Isaac  J3.  Essex,  Ii'a  T.  Dibble,  Adam  Perry,  Robert  and  James 
McClenahan,  Dr.  Richards  and  Avife,  Deacon  Mott,  Samuel  Parrish, 
Mrs.  Parrish,  one  son  and  three  daughters,  members  ;  but  in  1811,  the 
founder  of  Congregationalism  here,  S.  (i.  AYright,  offered  battle  to  the 
Mormon  elders,  and  won  a  few  of  those  members  back.  AVithin  the 
last  forty-six  years,  all  the  new  Presbyterian  societies,  the  Universalists, 
Christians  or  Canipl)elites,  United  Brethren  and  Catholics  have  built 
u])  chui'ches  and  large  societies,  which  are  all  noticed  in  the  township 
history. 


182  HISTORY   OF    STARK    COUSTY.  , 

Sunday  School  Union.—  The  Stark  county  Siinda}^  School  Union, 
organized  in  1867,  held  its  first  annual  meeting-  at  James  Ilolgate's 
grove  that  year.  Davis  Lowman  was  j^resident,  witli  AV.  AV.  "Wright 
secretary.  The  Stark  county  Sunday  School  Union  Picnic  Association 
was  organized  August,  1868,  during  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Union. 
The  Sunday  School  society  held  its  annual  meeting  August  12,  1869, 
when  D.  Lowman  was  elected  president.  W.  W.  Wi-iglit.  secretary, 
and  Samuel  Bnrge,  treasurer.  The  vice-presidents  were  :  J.  M.  Rogers, 
H.  Griffin,  Liberty  Stone,  Osceola;  Eev.  J.  H.  Montgomery.  Elmira; 
Eev.  AV.  A.  "Webster  and  H.  "Willet,  Toulon ;  Rev.  M.  Hill  and  Isaac  and 
Thomas,  Essex  ;  Eev.  T.  S.  Tail  and  Eeuben  Swank.  "West  Jersey  ;  and 
Kev.  Mr.  Tiffany,  G.  Dillery,  Goshen;  Schermerliorn,  Penn  ;  H.  H. 
Oliver,  Elmira  ;  and  A.  X.  Peterson,  Valley. 

In  1870  a  formal  meeting  was  held,  of  which  no  record  can  be 
found.  The  sixth  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Toulon,  August  22, 1871. 
Avhen  the  following  officers  were  elected  :  Davis  Lowman,  president ; 
IT.  Y.  Godfrey,  E.  G.  HiD,  Eeuben  Swank,  Eev.  Montgomery  of 
Elmira,  Ilopkin  Shivvers,  Chas.  Is  ewell,  James  "Woods  and  Dr.  T.  "W. 
HaU,  vice  presidents;  W.  W.  "Wright,  secretary,  Samuel  Burge,  treas- 
urer and  ^.  "W.  Dewey,  assistant  secretary.  The  seventh  annual  meet- 
ing was  held  at  the  M.  E.  Church.  Toulon,  January  15,  187;>.  E.  H. 
Phelps  was  chosen  assistant  secretary  vice  X.  W.  Dewey,  the  other 
officers  being  reelected  except  the  vice  presidents  for  Toulon,  Essex, 
"West  Jersey  and  Osceola,  of  which  the  following  were  chosen  res])ect- 
ively :  xs^.  W.  De^vey,  Eev.  J.  "W.  Agard,  J.  Eaymond  and  E.  P. 
Wright.  Tlie  eightli  meeting  was  held  September  1,  1874.  Davis 
Lowman  was  elected  president ;  E.  L.  McCord,  E.  H.  Pheli)s,  W.  W. 
Wright,  Eobert  Stonier,  H.  H.  Oliver,  C.  A.  Schemerhorn,  E.  P. 
A¥right  and  Henry  Blood,  vice  presidents:  X.  W.  Dewey,  secretary 
and  Saniuel  Burge,  treasurer.  The  ninth  meeting,  like  the  others,  was 
held  at  Toulon,  August  17, 1875.  Tlie  officers  were  nearly  all  reelected ; 
and  so  from  1876  to  1878  the  greater  number  of  old  officers  were  con- 
tinued. In  1879  Eev.  J.  C.  INlvers  was  elected  president ;  B.  G.  Hall, 
secretary;  Eev.  W.  Walters,  B.'  G.  Hall,  A.  L.  Pott  and  E.  II.  Phelps, 
executive  committee ;  E.  P.  AV right.  Eev.  T.  Springer  and  James  Ful- 
ton, Penn,  H.  F.  Blood,  E.  II.  Miller  and  Wm.  "\¥ilson,  Essex,  John 
Hawks,  E.  A.  Burge.  Geo.  Eutherford,  Aliss  A.  L.  Halsey  and  A.  D. 
Perrine,  vice  presidents.  The  annual  meeting  of  1880  was  held  at 
Castleton,  September  1,  when  Rev.  D.  T.  Wilson  Avas  elected  president ; 
B.  G.  Hall,  secretary  and  treasurer ;  E.  E.  Tyson,  D.  S.  Wrain  and  W. 
H.  Barrett,  executive  committee.  The  vice  presidents  then  chosen 
were  AVatson  Henry,  L.  P.  Ilimes,  E.  B.  Lyon,  E.  H.  Aliller,  Eev. 
James  Henderson,  II.  F.  Blood,  Paul  Xewton  and  Geo.  Thompson. 
The  meeting  of  June,  1881,  was  held  at  Bradford.  Eev.  Wm.  Stur- 
geon was  elected  president;  Dr.  J.  G.  Boardman.  Judge  AV.  AV. 
AVrioIit,  Eevs.  J.  C.  Alvers,  L.  F.  Cullom  and  E.  E.  Tvson.  executive 
committee,  and  B.  G  Hall,  secretary.  Airs.  A.  L.  Halsey,  Airs.  C.  AV  . 
A^an  Petten,  Dr.  E.  O.  Boardman.  Dr.  J.  G.  Boardman,  A.  P.  Aluller, 
E.  H.  Smith  and  H.  D.  D.  Alartin  were  among  the  vice  presidents 
elected.      The  meeting  of  June,  1882,  was  held  at  the  Baptist  Church, 


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Osceola.  Dr.  J.  G.  Boardman  was  olocted  ])resident:  Augustus  IIul- 
sizer,  W.  11.  P>arrott,  Ilevs.  AV.  If.  Joi'dau  and  IngTaliaui  and  B.  G.  TTall, 
executive  committee.  Among  the  new  vice  presidents  were  M.  Snai'e, 
II.  J.  Baldwin,  Ghas.  Grivits,  L.  P.  Ilimes  and  Geo.  Eutlierford.  The 
fifteenth  annual  meeting  was  held  in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  Elmira, 
in  June,  1883.     Dr.  J.  G.  Boardman  and  B.  G.  Hall  were  reelected. 

A.  P.  Miller  was  added  to  the  executive  committee,  and  A.  S.  Thomp- 
son was  chosen  vice  president  for  Gsceola,  the  othei'  vice  presidents 
being  reelected.  The  sixteenth  meeting  Avas  held  at  Toulon,  June, 
188-1-,  when  T.  C.  Thomas  was  elected  ])resident;  Dr.  J.  G.  Boardman, 
secretary,  and  these  with  AV.  IF.  Rarrett,  J.  AV.  Stevens  and  Geo. 
Eutlierford,  executive  committee.      The  vice  presidents  were  Revs.  Y. 

B.  Ingraham,  W,  H.  Jordan  and  JVEessrs.  T.  F.  Fate,  Gus.  llulsizer,  W. 

C.  Henry,  A.  C.  Himes,  Henry  F.  Blood  and  Joseph  C'hase.  In  1885 
Bev.  ^y.  IT.  Jordan  was  elected  president,  and  in  June,  1886,  the  fol- 
lowing named  officers  were  chosen:  President,  J.  W.  Stephens,  vice 
])residents,  A.  S.  Thompson,  E.  P.  Boardman,  W.  Peagan,  Morris 
Smith,  Joseph  Chase,  Gus.  Jlulsizer,  W.  C.  Henry  and  E.  G.  Hill; 
executive  committee,  Osceola  and  Elmira,  T.  F.  Fate;  Penn  and  Valley, 
W.  H.  Jordon ;  Toulon  and  Essex,  1).  G.  Stouff er ;  AVest  J  ersey  and 
(iroshen,  J.  F.  Phodes;  J.  G.  Boardman,  secretary  and  treasurer."  The 
seventeenth  meeting  was  held  in  June,  1885,  with  Augustus  Hulsizer, 
])residing.  The  officers  elected  were  Rev.  W.  II.  Jordan,  president ; 
Dr.  J.  G.  Boardman,  secretary;  J.  W.  Stephens,  H.  F.  Blood,  A.  S. 
Thomson,  Gus  Hulsizer,  executive  committee;  Robert  Thoin])son,  W. 
Reagan,  Wm.  Simpson,  J,  F.  Rhodes,  Joseph  Chase,  C.  P.  Wilson,  W. 
C.  Henry  and  Robert  Armstrong,  vice  jiresidents. 

Cami^meefimj  Asson'afion,  as  noticed  in  the  history  of  Wvoming, 
may  be  said  to  (late  back  to  1840,  when  Elder  Newton  G.  Berryman 
presided  over  a  meeting  held  on  or  near  the  site  of  the  present  M.  E. 
church  at  Wyoming.  Revs.  Euos  Thompson  and  Wilson  Pitner,  as- 
sisted. The  meeting  at  Fraker's  Grove,  near  Lafayette,  in  1842,  over 
which  A.  E.  Phelps  presided,  outdone  the  first  camp  completelv, 
while  the  third,  held  at  Wyoming  in  1843,  surpassed  its  predecessors 
in  number  attending  and  sjuritual  work  performed.  Rev.  John  Morey 
presided,  with  Rev.  H.  J.  Humphry,  assisting.  Year  after  year  the  Meth- 
odists and  others  carried  on  such  meetings  until  a  regular  campmeeting 
association  was  formed.  This  ba,nd  of  gospel  workers  claim  a  com- 
plete organization,  with  groves,  tents,  buildings,  etc.  The  meeting  of 
August  11,  188(),  continued  for  several  days.  During  the  session  good 
board  can  be  obtained  on  the  camp  ground  at  the  following  prices  : 
One  day,  i{>l ;  tAvo  or  more  days,  25c.  per  meal ;  for  the  week,  |4 ;  on 
Sunday,  transient,  50c  per  meal. 

BiNe  faciei ij. — The  Stark  County  Bible  Society  elected  the  fol- 
lowing officers  for  1850-7:  Norman  Ihitler,  president ;  C.  M.John- 
son, vice-president ;  T.  11  Starrett,  secretary ;  Davis  Lowman,  treas- 
urer; Rev.  R.  C.  Dunn  and  Rev.  Mr.  Ransom,  executive  committee; 
Samuel  Halsted,  Benjamin  Packer,  Hopkins  Shivers,  local  agents; 
Mrs.  N.  Butler  and  Miss  Sarah  Armstrong-,  collectors.  The  traveling: 
agent  reported  that  onl}'  thirteen  families  in  the  county  Avere  Avithout 


186  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

J]ibles.  This  org-anizution  ina^v  1)e  said  to  have  lost  its  occupation 
since  the  organization,  of  l^rancli  or  townshi])  Bible  societies. 

Temperance  League. — The  Citizens"'  Tempei'ance  League  was  organ- 
ized :\[arch  T).  1883,  with  ])resident,  A.  P.  Millei-;  vice-president.  W.  IT. 
]>arrett ;  secretary,  B.  F.  Thompson  ;  treasurer,  P.  P.  Johnson  ;  execu- 
tive committee.  Charles  Girvits.  AVest  Jersey  ;  A.  G.  Ilammond,  Xorth 
Essex  ;  Henry  Blood,  Yalley  ;  Paul  Xewton,  Penn :  A.  F.  Stickney, 
East  Toulon  ;  AYm.  A.  Dewey,  West  Toulon  ;  AYm.  Kowlan,  Goshen  ; 
Kol)t.  Armstrong,  Elmira :  E.  P.  Wright,  Osceola  :  J.  M.  Jones. 
Lafayette;  D.  ]\[urchison,  Toulon  Village;  1>.  G.  Ilall,  AVyoming  Vil- 
lage, and  H.  J.  Baldwin,  Bradford.  The  Stark  County  Temperance 
T'nion.  of  whicli  J.  11.  Quinn  was  last  president,  preceded  the  Citizens' 
T'uiou.  For  tlie  ])ast  forty  years  tliis  tem]iorance  organization  has 
been  carried  on  under  one  form  oi-  another,  and  is  as  iustlv  ao-o-ressive 
today  as  it  Avas  when  the  saloonkeeper  and  distiller  and  l)rewer  placed 
the  whisky  shop  within  easy  access  of  every  citizen.  How  soon  the 
question  of  regulating  morals  will  l)e  introduced  into  temperance  work 
is  uncertain.  There  are  many  crimes,  not  always  l)red  of  strong  drink, 
against  society  and  the  home,  which  call  for  prompt  denunciation  and 
punishment. 

Tr.  C  T.  I\ — The  Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union  dates 
back  to  May,  1884.  In  this  month  JNIi's.  Smith,  of  Elmwood,  district 
oi'ganizer.  canvassed  the  C(ninty  and  formed  three  local  societies,  one 
at  Wyoming,  one  at  Toulon,  and  one  at  Lafayette.  In  February,  1885, 
a  convention  was  held  at  Wvoming,  when  Miss  jMcDowell  org-anized  a 
county  society.  In  April,  188(),  a  liranch  was  estal>lished  at  Stark  A'il- 
lage,  and  on  the  18th  of  that  month  the  second  convention,  in  which 
the  four  societies  were  represented,  was  held  at  Toulon.  Mrs.  R.  A. 
Turner  has  been  president  since  organization,  ]Mrs.  Harriet  ]M.  Blaii- 
treasurer,  and  Mrs.  C.  P.  McCorkle  are  the  present  olficers. 

JSLus'ical  Sorletij. — On  August  25,  iSlio,  the  Stark  County  Musical 
Union  elected  A.  J.  AVright,  president ;  D.  J.  Walker,  secretary  and 
treasurer ;  ]S^.  J.  Smitli,  conductor ;  O.  Whitaker,  John  F.  Ilhodes,  S. 
M.  F.  Farrar,  Theo.  Xewell.  P.  V.  Blanchard.  and  Miss  Jennie  Hay- 
wood, vice-presidents.  F<n"  many  years  this  excellent  society  has  not 
existed  as  a  county  organization,  but  in  its  place  a  hundred  musical 
societies  have  grown  up,  so  that  no  church  and  ver}"  few  homes  are 
without  their  own  musical  circle.  All  such  societies  are  referred  to  in 
the  township  and  village  histories,  and  this  one,  too,  should  find  its 
place  there,  had  it  not  something  to  do  in  founding  many  of  our  church 
choirs  of  the  present  time. 

The  jNIasonic  and  Odd  Fellow  societies  and  Grand  Army  Posts  are 
treated  in  the  chapters  devoted  to  local  history. 


CITAPTEK  XII. 


AGEICULTUKAL   SOCIETIES. 


EGIISTNINGS  of  all  iiiutual  ])rotection  and  i^rogressiye  or- 
ganizations date  Ijack  to  the  settlement  of  Elniira  town- 
ship and  neighborhood,  when  the  pioneers  banded  them- 
selves together  to  ])rotect  their  claims  nntil  their  lands 
could  l>e  ])urchased  and  entered  under  the  laws.  Following 
came  the  anti-horse-thief  and  anti-o-amblino-  association, 
then  the  underground  railroad  conductors'  association,  and 
following  a  number  of  local  agricultural  organizations.  In 
the  fall  of  1843  a  meeting  of  famers  was  held  in  the  old 
court  house,  which  is  now  the  Virginia  House  stable,  to 
discuss  means  and  ways  for  the  organization  of  an  agricul- 
tural society.  Capt.  Henry  Butler  delivered  an  address; 
Jonathan  Miner  presided,  with  Ilenr}"  Butler  secretaiy.  W. 
11.  Henderson  was  elected  president ;  Lawrence  Dorrance, 
vice-president;  J.  Emery,  II.  IS.;  Oliver  Whitaker,  secretary;  Jonathan 
Hodgson,  treasurer ;  J.  Holgate,  Sylvanus  Moore  and  Cyril  Ward,  ex- 
ecutive committee.  On  November  25, 1843,  the  constitution  was  signed 
bv  the  following  named  members:  James  Holgate,  Syl.  Moore,  Samuel 
Camp,  Dexter  Wall,  S.  Strouss,  Asher  M  Smith,  Amza  ]S^ewman, 
Joseph  ]^ewton,  L.  C.  Aveiy,  Nehemiah  Merritt.  John  A.  Williams, 
Abner  Camp,  AVilliam  F.  Thomas,  Henjy  Butler,  L.  Dorrance. 

The  Wyoming  committee  comprised  Syl.  Moore,  William 
Thomas  and  James  Holgate.  The  central  committee  was  composed  of 
Benjamin  Turner,  W.  Miner  and  Cyril  Ward.  The  Massillon  commit- 
tee comprised  Moses  Boardman,  Stephen  Trickle  and  (leorge  Eckley. 
The  Lafayette  precinct  committee  comprised  Joseph  Emery,  Barney 
Jackson  and  Henry  IMcClenahan.  The  Osceola  committee  comprised 
flames  Moore,  James  Bus  well  and  lleniw  Sturms.  The  committee  on 
constitution  comprised  Charles  H.  Miner,  Henry  Butler  and  Oliver 
Whitaker ;  and  the  corres])onding  committe.  Captain  Butler,  M.  G. 
P>race,  B.  M.  Jackson,  W.  II.  Henderson  and  Moses  Boardman.  For 
some  years  this  association  existed  only  in  name. 

Stark  County  Agrictdtitral  Society  was  organized  Octobor  29,  1853 
and  held  its  first  fair  at  Toulon,  September  20,  1  854.  In  1868  the 
society  purchased  the  fair  grounds  of  twelve  acres  from  the  county  for 
S720,  and  the  same  year  [)urchac:ed  three  acres  more  for  $330,  Mi". 
Kowlan  negotiating  the  purchases.  The  original  members  were : — 
Henry  Butler,  senior,  John  B.  Atherton,  AVilliam  AV.  Wright,  sr. 
Hugh  Rhodes,  Benjamin  Turner,  Thomas  J.  Henderson,  Jacob  Janii- 

Tapp,   Joseph   Cox   and 


son,   B.  F.   Boughii,   S.   M. 


Curtis,  Bushrod 
18^ 


ISS  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Williaiii  Cluuiibei'liu.  General  TIkjhuls  was  ap})ointe<l  President; 
C\aptain  Bntler,  Wni.  AV.  Wright,  Jacob  Jamison  and  David  ]\[cCance 
were  ap]iointed  a  committee  on  constitution.  Tlie  first  election  under 
the  C(mstitutiontook  place  in  Xovend)er  185o,  wlien  Hugh  Khodes  was 
ciiosen  })]'esident,  Martin  Sha]lenl)erger  and  Jacob  Jamison,  vice- 
presidents,  John  R.  Atherton,  treasurer;  David  McCance,  recorder; 
am]  Captain  l^utler  correspondent.  Tlie  tirst  fair  was  held  in  Septem- 
ber l.'^."')4,  and  annually  since  that  time,  witli  the  exception  of  18(12. 
]\rrs.  Sludlenberger  in  her  reminiscences  of  that  meeting  savs  :  ''  Some 
still  remember  that  first  fair  in  1854,  when  the  stock  was  quartered  in 
Air.  Wliitaker's  yard,  and  exhibited  on  the  pul>lic  square,  while  the 
])roducts  of  the  dairy,  kitchen  and  loom  were  disposed  of  Avithin  the 
old  court  house,  the  table  containing  a  few  fancy  articles  which  a 
gentleman  lifted  up,  one  by  one,  that  the}'  might  be  seen  by  the 
assemblage.'"  Many,  if  not  all  the  members  of  the  society  of  18-13 
were  interested  in  this  fair. 

The  presidents  of  the  society  prior  to  1803  Avere :  Hugh  Rhodes, 
Jacob  Jamison,  Isaac  Spencer,  Charles  Myers,  W.  AY.  AVright  and 
James  Holgate.  The  old  secretaries  Avere  David  McCance,  G.  A. 
Clifford,  OliA^er  Whitaker  and  AV.  II.  Butler,  with  J.  R.  Atherton  and 
Oliver  AVhitaker  treasurers.  The  names  of  jiresidents  elected  since 
18()o  are  given  as  follows  :  1868,  J.  H.  Quinn  ;  18ti4,  James  M.  Thomas ; 
1805,  James  H.  Quinn  ;  1806,  Davis  LoAvman  ;  18<!7,  AVilliam  XoAvlan  ; 
1868,  Ohver  AYhitaker ;  1869,  Mark  Blanchard:  1870,  Joseph  D. 
Rhodes;  1872,  Mark  Blanchard;  1873.  II.  H.  Oliver;  1874,  Henry 
Col  well ;  1875,  AVilliam  Holgate;  1876,  AViniield  Scott;  1877,  Dennis 
Mawbey ;  1878,  Joseph  D.  Rhodes-;  1879,  Samuel  AA'rigley;  1880, 
Andrew  OliA^er;  1881,  James  M.  Rogers;  1882;  Henry  Col  well; 
1884,  Cvrus  Bocock  ;  and  1885-7,  Henrv  Colwell. 

In  1863  Patrick  Xowlan  was  elected  secretary,  served  until  1872 
when  AVilliam  Lowman  was  chosen,  and  he  gave  place  to  H.  M.  Hall, 
in  1873.  James  ISTowlan  AA^as  elected  in  1874,  served  until  1879,  when 
B.  J.  Hall  Avas  elected  secretary.  \\\  1880  (Inirles  Alyers  Avas  chosen 
aufl  he  served  until  lb84,  when  James  Xowlan,  the  present  incuml)eut, 
was  elected.  The  treasurers  were  O.  AVliitaker,  1863;  AAllliam  Low- 
man,  1861-71;  Geo.  AV.  Nichols,  1871 ;  Samuel  Burge,  1873-87.  The 
corresponding  secretaries  since  1863  are  named  as  follows:  AVilliam 
XoAvlan,  P.  M.  Blair,  Charles  Myers,  II.  AI.  Hall,  Benjamin  C.  Follett, 
1872,  AA''illiam  XoAvlan  and  James  AI.  Thomas,  in  1875-7. 

The  following  were  elected  Avithout  opposition  at  the  close  of  the 
fair  of  1886 ;  Henry  Cohvell,  president ;  Perry  AVinnand  C.  AV.  Brown, 
Aice  presidents;  AV.  AV.  Buswell,  manager  for  Osceola  and  AVilson 
Trickle,  manager  for  Essex.  For  secretary  James  Xowlan  received 
23r>  votes  and  R.  J.  Dickinson  (Jl,  ALanagers  for  Goshen,  J.  H.  Quinn 
received  149  votes  and  Fred  lihodes,  144.  Alanager  for  Elmira, 
Thomas  Oliver  received  229  votes  and  H.  II.  Oliver  68.  Edward  Col- 
gan,  A'alley  ;  E.  B.  Lyon,  Toulon  ;  A.  -1.  .lolnison,  AA'est  Jersey;  and 
Cyrus  Bocock,  Penn,  were  rei'lected.  The  field  officers  of  the  fair  of 
1886Avere:  Col.  AVilliam  Jackson,  Alai'shal;  Cora  Moore  and  Frank 
Berfield,  Assistant    Alarshals ;  OhA'er  AA^hitaker,    Judge   of  Election  ; 


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AORICUI.TUKAL    SOCIKTIES.  189 

Will  JSTicliolson  and    Joseph  IS^owlan,  Clerks  of  Election  ;  and  E.  B. 
Lyon,  Superintendent  of  Grounds. 

The  question  of  removing  the  fair  to  AVvoming  was  mooted  early 
in  1873,  and  in  January,  1874,  took  a  definite  foi'm.  The  history  of 
this  movement  is  best  related  in  the  following  official  docnments  : 

Wyoming,  III..  January  2:i,  J8T4. 

We,  the  citizens  of  Wyoming,  pledge  ourselves  that  we  will  haul  the 
lumber  from  the  fair  grounds  at  Toulon,  free  of  expense,  to  the  Stark 
Co:ii!ty  Agricultural  Society,  to  Wyoming  ;  provided,  the  society  locates 
thcii- grounds  at  the  latter  jDlace.  ,Si(///ed,  James  Holgate,  F.  F.  lirock- 
way,  W.  F.  Thomas,  Alfred  Castle,  Perry  Stauclilf,  Samuel  Thomas, 
Isaac  Thomas. 

Wyoming,  III.,  Jamuiry  22,  1874. 

1  hereby  guarantee  the  payment  of  1800  for  the  purpose  of  fencing  and 
improving  the  Stark  County  Agricultural  Fair  Grounds ;  providing,  the 
said  grouiids  be  located  within  the  corporate  limits  of  Wyoming,  to  be  paid 
by  June  next.      Sigiied,  Wiufield  Scott. 

Tor  LUX,  January  24,  1874. 

We,  the  undersigned,  do  hereby  tender  the  Stark  County  Agricultural 
Society  live  acres  of  grounds,  adjoining  their  present  grounds  on  the  east, 
upon  the  following  conditions  :  1st.  The  fairs  of  said  society  shall  he  held 
on  the  pi'esent  fair  grounds  and  the  grounds  hereby  tendered  for  ten  years 
next  ensuing.  2d.  The  said  society  will  give  the  right  of  way  for  a  road 
across  the  north  side  of  the  present  fair  grounds,  od.  AVe  do  further  ten- 
der to  said  society  a  bona-fide  subscription  of  200  da3's  labor  to  improve  ami 
fence  said  fair  grounds,  upon  the  conditions  al)ove  sj^ecified.  Signed,  B.  C. 
Follett,  F.  liacmeister,  J.  D.  Rhodes. 

On  January  24,  1874,  the  [))'()positions  were  discussed.  AVni.  ^o\\- 
lan's  resolution  to  post])()ne  consideration  of  the  nuxtter  until  after  the 
fair,  was  lost.  AVni.  Ilolgate  -.noved  that  the  Ayyoming  proposal  be 
accepted,  to  which  -I.  II.  Anthony  moved  an  amendment,  pi'oviding 
for  a  vote  on  the  two  propositions  l)y  the  agricultural  board.  This 
amendment  was  cari'ied,  and  the  vote  on  the  cpiestion  taken  with  the 
following  result  :  For  tho  ])roposition  of  Toulon,  John  II.  Anthony, 
Samuel  Bnrge,  Henry  M.  llall.  Davis  Lownum,  A.  S.  IMurchison,  lleni-y 
II.  Oliver,  and  James  II.  Quinn,  7;  for  the  proposition  of  Wyoming, 
Henry  Colwell,  A.  J.  Finley,  Wm.  Ilolgate,  AVm.  Xowlan.  James  M. 
Itoii'ers  and  I.  W.  Searls,  0.  Thus  Wvoniin*'' lost  —  ami  the  old  organi- 
zation  of  1853  continues  meeting  on  the  ancient  hunting  grounds  neai' 
Toulon. 

The  AVool  Growers'  xVssociation  of  Stark  County  was  pei'manently 
organized  I)eceml)ei'  2,  1805,  with  J.  II.  (^uinn.  president,  and  Wm. 
iS'owlan,  secretary. 

Central  A<jric>ilfin'<il  SorJet//. — The  tirst  meeting  at  Wyoming  to 
form  a  second  agricultural  society  was  held  October  23,  187s.  A.  G. 
Hammond  presided,  with  F.  15.  AVall,  secretary.  A  committee  to 
solicit  snbscri[)tions  was  then  appointed,  consisting  of  W.  Scott,  James 
Ilolgate,  John  AVrigley,  Sam.  AVrigley,  Edward  Colgan,  A.  J.  Sheets, 
Monroe  Cox,  AVm.  Pettit,  Sylvester  AV'ilkinson,  E.  J.  Griffin  and  J.  M. 
Thomas.     For  over  two  years  the  subject  was  discussed,  but  not  until 


190  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

1881    did  ])lans  for  the  establisLinent  of  fair  grounds  at  AVyoming 
materialize. 

A  meeting  to  consider  the  question  of  establishing  a  society  with 
headquarters  at  W3^oming  was  held  February  5,  1-881,  on  a  call  issued 
by  Winfield  Scott, 'W.  II.  Ilolgate,  Samuel  Wrigley  and  A.  J.  Sheets. 
This  meeting  was  held  with   A.  G.  Ilauimond  presiding,  and  T.  I>. 
AYall,  seci'etary.     A  constitution  was  reported,  ado})ted  and  signed  by 
Benjamin  Bunnell.  John  Monier,  John  S])eers,  James  McKean,  Geo.  W. 
Scott,  Winfield  Scott.  T.  B.  Wall,  James  M.  Thomas,  Sr.,  and  Samuel 
Wrigley.     The  otticers  then  elected   were  Winfield  Scott,  president ; 
Samuel  Wrigley,  vice  ])resident;  T.  ]].  Wall,  secretary;  J.  M.  Thomas, 
recording  secretary;  G.  AY.  Scott,  treasurer.     The  society  purchased 
from  Mrs.  ]\I.  A.  Markham  a  tract  of  31»^  acres  at  $100  per  acre,  in 
April,  1881,  and  the  work  of  bnilding  and  laying  out  grounds,  entered 
upon.     All  was  ready  in  July,  and  on  September  0,  7,  8,  and  1>,  1881, 
the  first  fair  was  held — preminms  anujunting  to  .^^4,000  l)eing  offered, 
the  highest  premium,    s200,  l)eing   won  by   James   McKean's  2:28i| 
trotters.     The  highest  premium  was  s50  for  short  horns,  won  that  year 
and  since  that  time,  with  one  exception,  1S81-,  l)y  AV.  Scott  Sz  Son.     In 
October,  1881,  the  election  resulted  as  follows:     AV.  Scott,  president; 
A.  ^X.  King,   secretary;   E.  Davison,  vice  president;   Wm.  Ilolgate, 
treasurer;  James  McKean,  II.  B.  Harris,  Samuel  AVrigley,  Geo.  AA^. 
Scott,  directors.     At  the  fair  of  1882,  two  si 00  premiums  were  offered. 
The  officers  elected  in  1882  wereAVm.  Ilolgate,  president;  R.  Davison, 
vice  president ;  T.  B.  AA^all,  secretary ;  J.  M.  Thomas,  corresponding 
secretary ;  A.  AV^.  King,  treasurer ;  AV.  Scott,  R.  Davison,  S.  AVrigley, 
G.  AA^.  Scott  and  J.  M.  McKean,  directors.     The  elections  of  1883  re- 
sulted as  follows  :     R.  Davison,  president ;  Samuel  AVrigley,  vice  presi- 
dent;  A.   G.  Hammond,  recording  secretary;  J.  AI.  Thomas,  corres- 
])onding  secretary;    Jacob  Graves,  treasurer;    AV.  C.   Decker,  John 
Monier,  C.  AV.  Brown,  Joseph  Cox,  directors.     The  officers  for  1884  were 
AVinfield  Scott,  ]>resident ;    John  Moniei-,  vice  ]iresident  ;  C.   P.  Mc- 
Corkle,  treasurer ;  T.    B.  AVall,   seci'etary ;    D.   S.   Burroughs,  A.  AV. 
King,  A.  II.  Mallory,  Alichael  Colgan,  A.  J.  Sturms,  directors.     The 
officers  of  1885-86  are  AVinfield  Scott,  president ;  John  Monier,  vice 
])resident ;    C.  P.  AlcCorkle.    treasurer:    AV.   A.   Scott,  corresponding 
and  recording  secretary,   with  John  Monier,  C.  P.  McCorkle,  J.   A. 
Kloek,   Samuel  AVrigley,  AV.  A.  Scott,  AVinfield  Scott,  T.  J.  Bocock, 
James  McKean  E.  II. 'Mallory,  directors.     The  society  was  iucorpo- 
i-ated  in  October,  1870.     AVinfield  Scott,  AVm.  Ilolgate,  Samuel  AVrig- 
ley and  Andrew  J.  Sheets  are  named  in  the  certificate,  and  the  capital 
stock  placed  at  it^lo,0O0.     The  roll  of  members  comprises  231  names  of 
stockholders  owning  1,000   shares  valued  at   $10  each,  all  paid  up. 
The  debts  of  the  society  in  1885  amounted  to  sl38,  while  against  this, 
the  grounds  and    buildings,  counted  among  the  finest   in   the  State, 
stand  to  credit.     This  pi-operty  is  now  declared  free  from  taxation. 


CHArXEK  XIII. 


rilVSICIAlNS    OF    THE    corxTV. 

[IE  first  resident  physician  of  Stark  county  was  Dr.  Eliplia- 
let  Ellsworth,  who  })ractice(l  here  before  the  Black  Hawk 
war,  and  made  a  permanent  settlement  here  in  1834.  In 
1835  a  Dr.  Pratt  settled  in  Elinira  township,  and  in  1837 
came  Dr.  Thomas  Hall,  a  man  identified  closely  with  the 
county  up  to  the  period  of  his  death.  He  was  followed  by 
Dr.  William  Chandjerlain,  in  1810.  When  dysentery  and 
typhoid  prevailed  here  they  traveled  on  horseback  for  nine 
weeks,  making  eighty  miles  one  day  and  fifty-six  the  next. 
Six  years  later  he  and  Dr.  Chamberlain  attended  1,500  patients  and 
dispensed  eighty  ounces  of  quinine  or  Peruvian  bark.  Dr.  E.  R.  lioard- 
nian,  Dr.  Bacmeister,  Dr.  Curtiss,  Dr.  King,  and  others,  to  whom  full 
references  are  made  in  the  township  histories,  must  be  classed  as  pioneer 
physicians.  Many  of  the  physicians  who  have  practiced  in  this  county 
are  named  in  tlie  following  review:  In  May,  1881,  Dr.  Baldwin  sold 
his  office,  lot  and  practice  at  Toulon  to  Dr.  Pratt,  of  Galva.  Charles 
W.  Wi'ight,  a  medical  student,  died  at  Toulon,  March  9, 1884.  On  June 
'28,  1883,  Dr.  L.  L.  Long  moved  to  Toulon  from  Orion.  Dr.  Gilman, 
dentist,  settled  at  Wyoming  in  July,  18T<».  Dr.  Thomas  Motter,  Avho 
was  found  dead  in  his  office  at  AVx'oniing,  January  (5,  1885  ;  })racticed 
in  that  town  for  twelve  yeai's.  Dr.  J.  (1.  (Ireene  died  in  August,  1879. 
He  Avas  an  old  resident  of  Wyoming.  Dr.  A.  Swen  moved  to  Canton, 
]\IcPhe]'S(m  county,  Kansas,  from  AVvoming  in  March,  188G.  Dr.  Gar- 
field, who  practiced  at  Toulon  from  l.sll  to  1818,  then  residing  in  a 
log  cabin  o})posite  Benj.  Turner's  house,  moved  to  LaSalle,  111.  Dr. 
Curtiss,  referred  to  in  a  former  page,  was  one  of  the  earl}^  phj^sicians 
here.  In  1865  S.  S.  Kaysbiei'  l)egan  the  practice  of  medicine  here. 
He  is  no\v  in  ]\ansas.  Dr.  AV.  J.  Adams,  dentist  of  Toulon,  was  })ro- 
hibited  from  using  rulJjer  dental  plates  in  Se])tember,  1800.  Dr. 
Kitchen,  a  dentist,  was  here  in  1869.  Dr.  Dunn,  l)i'()ther  of  Bev.  li  .  C. 
Dunn,  who  served  in  the  ]12th  Illinois  lufantrv,  di^Hl  at  ('hicago. 
Cook  county,  in  March,  1869.  Dr.  Waltei-  T.  Hail  o])ened  his  officeat 
Toulon  in  March,  1869,  moved  to  Bi'adford  in  October  of  that  yeai",  but 
subsecpiently  returned  to  Toulon.  Dentist  Hoover  was  at  Toulon  in 
1880.  Dr.  Clark  Demuth,  of  Plymouth,  Mich.,  ]n"acticed  at  Toulon 
])rior  to  1S81.  Dr.  J.  C.  Copestake,  of  AVyoming,  pi-acticed  at  AVest 
Jersey,  and  here  also  were  the  following  named  ])liysicians :  West, 
liarnett,  Upshaw,  Perry,  AV.  A.  IIam[)ton,  Claybaugh,  11.  AV.  King, 
AV.  S.  McClenahan.  I)r.  Eam])er  pi-acticed  some  years  at  Bradford. 
In  1870  his  son  was  ap[)ointed  receiver  for  AVashington  Territory.  Dr. 
Swazey,  the  organizer  of  the  first  base  ball  club  in  the  county,  was  at 

191 


H»2  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUXTY, 

Toulon  about  1S»>G.  In  the  fall  of  ISHO  one  Dr.  Ilayden.  of  "Wyominu-. 
was  taken  to  the  tinil)er  by  the  people  and  there  siiaved,  tarred, 
feathered  and  pelted  with  rotten  eggs.  His  alleged  assault  on  the 
daughter  of  the  pastor  of  the  M.  E.  Church  there  was  the  cause  of  this 
])oi)ular  punishment.  li.  O.  Philli})s.  of  Cal..  practiced  at  Lafayette  up  to 
the  time  of  his  emigration  to  the  Pacific  slope.  Dr.  D.  F.  Chamberlain, 
a  member  of  the  first  company  sent  from  Stark  Co.  to  the  war,  is  now 
proprietor  of  a  hotel  at  Eagle  Rock.  Idaho.  Dr.  Joseph  S.  Kohn  died 
at  Dorrance,  Stark  Co.,  March  '29.  1SS~>.  He  Avas  born  in  Union  Co., 
Pa  .  in  1S09.  l)ut  for  years  practiced  in  Stark  and  Bureau  Counties. 
Dr  Chas.  E.  Jordan,  formerly  principal  of  the  Castletou  school,  is  now 
a  dentist  at  Red  Cloud.  Xeb.  Dr.  Pinney,  of  Kewanee,  an  old  settler 
of  the  county,  who  visited  Texas,  served  in  the  rebel  army,  returned  in 
A]iril.  1SS3.  is  now  in  Texas.  His  wife  is  a  sister  of  Mrs.  G.  Laurence's 
mother.  Dr.  Gilman  G.  Shaw,  a  <;i'aduate  of  the  Eclectic  CoUeo-e  of 
Pennsvlvania,  settled  in  Loml)ardville  about  1876.  Dr.  Emigh.  of 
Ih-adford.  left  for  Red  Cloud,  Xeb.,  1SS3.  Dr.  A.  V.  For^ay  located 
at  Bradford  in  February,  ISSO.  Mrs.  Dr.  Henrietta  Iv.  Morris,  formerly 
of  ]3radford,  was  elected  vice-president  of  the  State  Eclectic  Medical 
Association  in  May,  1SS6.  Dr.  Annie  L.  Green  removed  from  Bradford 
to  Princeton  in  August.  1870.  Dr.  James  Culbertson  studied  medicine, 
but  has  not  ]iracticed  here.  Dr.  Azra  Lee,  a  surgeon  in  the  war  of  1812, 
connected  with  the  village  of  Duncan,  died  in  August,  ls7»;.  Dr.  L.  T. 
Sprague  settled  at  Lafayette  in  the  fall  of  1881,  and  opened  a  drug- 
store there.  Dr.  Thomas,  a  physician  of  Duncan  in  1881.  Dr.  Daniel 
Tyrrell  is  an  old  settler  here,  but  long  since  retired  from  active  profes- 
sional work.  Dr.  S.  T.  C.  Washburn  died  at  Bradford  in  1862,  aged 
4o  years.  Dr.  Young  was  also  here  that  year  and  here  his  wife  died. 
The  official  list  of  physicians  registered  in  Stark  county  since  1877 
includes  the  following  names:  T.  Bacmeister,  Germanv,  December 
4,  1877:  11.  :\L  Hall,  now  of  Kansas:  ^y.  T.  Hall.  U.  S..  December  19, 
l'^77;  L.  L.  Long.  Pennsylvania.  April  5.  1>^4;  A.  AV.  Peterson,  Ger- 
many, December  31,  1877.  all  registered  at  Toulon.  The  physicians 
registered  at  AVyoming  since  1877  are  named  as  follows:  J.  C.  Cope- 
stake,  England,  Felnniary  1,  1878;  Harvey  X.  Fox.  Ohio,  January  9, 
1880 ;  D.  "W.  Magee,  Pennsylvania.  December  20,  1881 ;  X.  B.  MoVse, 
L".  S.,  February  •>,  1878.  In  the  other  villages  throughout  the  county 
are  found  the  following  named  registered  physicians  (all  natives  of 
the  Union,  with  the  exceptions  of  J.  Fieldhouse,  of  Camp  Grove,  a 
native  of  Enij-landi:  E.  O.  Boardman.  Osceola:  E.  R.  Boardman. 
Elmira;  James  G.  Boardman,  Bradford:  AV.  AV.  Clayljaugh.  AVest 
Jersey:  John  R.  Crawford.  Lafayette;  O.  (  .  Dai-ling,  Bradford:  S.  A. 
Davison,  Bradford:  J.  Seth  Farrell,  Duncan:  J.  Fieldhouse,  Camp 
Grove:  J.  R.  Ilolu'ate.  Castleton :  AV.  S.  McClenahan.  AVest  Jersev : 
John  B.  Mc Dee.  Camp  Grove:  S.  T.  AV.  Potter,  AVada  Petra :  G.  G. 
Shaw,  Lombardville;  Loyal  T.  Sprague.  Dr.  Xicholls,  Lafayette.  Many 
of  the  above  named  physicians  are  members  of  the  Military  Tract 
^ledica]  Societv.  and  a  few  of  them  are  eminent  in  scientific  cii'cles. 


CHAPTEE  XIY. 


KAILROADS. 


HE  AVestern  Air  Line  Eailroad,  or  a  road  over  the  route 
siil)seqiiently  surveyed  under  this  name,  was  mentioned  as 
early  as  1850;  but  not  until  1853  did  the  idea  take  practical 
shape.  In  that  year  the  Western  Air  Line  Eailroad  Com- 
'  pany  appealed  to  the  county  for  aid,  and  this  appeal  was 
liberally  responded  to,  as  shown  in  the  following  abstract 
from  a  supreme  court  judgment.  The  case  of  Olaf  John- 
son i'.  Stark  county  was  tried  before  the  State  supreme 
court  in  April,  I860.  From  the  facts,  as  understood  bv  the 
court,  the  following  are  given :  On  August  13,  1853,  534 
votes  were  cast  in  favor  of  aiding  the  Western  Air  Line 
Eailroad,  while  141  votes  were  recorded  against.  In  1855, 
six  per  cent  bonds  were  issued  for  $1,000  each,  signed  by 
W.  AV.  AVel)ster,  chairman  of  the  supervisors'  board,  and 
Miles  A.  Fuller,  clerk,  for  which  the}'  received  $50,000 
stock  in  return.  In  the  evidence  of  Johnson  it  is  said  that 
the  Swedish,  or  Bishop  Hill  colony,  graded  sixteen  miles 
of  the  road  from  Wyoming  to  Galva.  It  a])peared  fur- 
ther that  AYel)ster,  at  the  election  of  railroad  officers  held  at  Lacon  in 
1856.  cast  the  vote  to  which  Stark  county  was  entitled,  and  that  in 
1857  Isaac  Thomas  cast  a  representative  vote.  The  judgment  of  the 
circuit  court  was  reversed,  and  Stark  county  was  ordered  to  pay  both 
the  principal  and  interest. 

In  September,  1855  the  ceremony  of  breaking  ground  was  per- 
formed. A  dinner  was  spread  on  the  public  square  at  Toulon,  and 
the  $50,000  donation  to  the  enterprise  promised  a  twent3^-fold  return. 
Work  on  this  division  of  the  W.  A.  L.  railroad  prior  to  May,  1856,  rep- 
resented 08.400  yards  of  excavation  and  embankment,  and  during  that 
month  21,000  yards  were  completed.  W.  11.  Greenwood  was  engineer. 
At  this  time  the  road  was  graded  from  the  south  side  of  O.  Whitaker's 
field  to  C.  L.  Eastman's  farm.  Then  the  shock  came.  The  embank- 
ment was  there,  but  beyond  this  there  were  no  signs  of  completir.t;' 
the  work.  Intei'est  coupons  Avere  ])resented  and  payment  refused. 
On  September  15,  1858,  one  Olaf  Johnson  sued  the  county  for  the 
amount  of  interest  due  on  such  bonds;  but  a  judgment  by  the  circuit 
court  dismissed  the  suit;  which  Avas  renewed,  as  stated,  by  the 
supreme  court :  and  in  March,  1862,  the  same  victorious  Olaf  Johnson 
])resented  foi"  ]xiyment  sixty-five  coupons;  Claudius  Jones,  forty -one 
coupons;  O.  Whitaker,  two  coupons,  and  T.  F.  Hurd,  five  coupons  — 
all  of  which  the  sujx'i'visors  ordered  to  be  paid. 

On  -luly  (),  1865,  Wm.  Lowman,  of  Toulon,  Avas  elected  treasurer, 

12  193 


194  IlTSTOnY    OF    STAKK    COrXTV. 

and  AVin.  F.  Thomas,  of  Wyoming,  a  director  of  the  new  board  of  tlie 
America!  Central  R.  E.  Those  men  knowing  that  $7()(»,000  worth  of 
Avork  was  done,  and  80  miles  of  road-l)ed  made  ready  for  the  rails, 
determined  not  to  consent  to  the  al)anchjnment  of  tlie  enter])rise:  but 
their  efforts  were  not  attended  with  success,  the  county  lost  S5U,<>(io 
and  a  fountain  of  patience  equal  to  as  much  more. 

The  Peoria  A:  Rock  Islantl  Ji.  R.  Go.  was  cliartered  March  7,  1807. 
The  first  railroad  meeting  lield  at  Toulon  was  that  of  Aug.  26,  1867, 
i/i  re  the  Peoria  and  Rock  Island  R.  R.  jU'oject.  Chas.  Myers  presided 
with  Oliver  White  secretary.  M.  Shallenberger,  A.  B.  Gould  and  O. 
E.  Page,  of  Cambridge,  were  the  princijjal  speakers.  Resolutions  were 
adopted  endorsing  the  scheme,  and  a  committee  com])rising  ^F.  Shallen- 
berger, Oliver  Whitaker,  P.  ^[.  Blair.  Davis  Lownum  and  Benjamin 
Turner  was  a])pointed  to  further  the  project.  On  Xov.  9,  a  second 
meeting  was  held,  presided  over  by  G.  M.  S.  Lyon,  with  J.  M.  Brown, 
secretary.  Resolutions  were  a(lo])ted  pledging  the  township  to  sub- 
scribe 8-">0,0U(i,  and  a})pointing  Miles  A.  Fuller,  Davis  Lowman  and 
]\Iartin  Shallenberger  a  committee  to  take  charge  of  raising  this  sub- 
scription. On  Xov.  12,  18ti7,  directors  were  elected,  and  on  the  same 
day  W.  R.  Hamilton  was  chosen  president  and  Patrick  M.  Blair,  vice- 
})resident.  A  year  or  two  later  one  of  the  local  papers,  noticing  this 
election,  stated  :  "'It  is  thi'ough  Mr.  Blair's  effort,  to  a  great  extent, 
that  the  work  has  been  pushed  forwai'd  so  si)eedily  in  this  county." 
On  Xov.  22,  1867,  citizens  of  Toulon,  Penn.  Essex,  and  valley  town- 
sliips  assembled  at  Wvoming  to  consider  the  (jnestion  of  granting  a 
bonus  to  the  P.  cV:  111.  R.  R.  II.  A.  Hoist  i)resided,  with  J.  G.  Cope- 
stake,  secretary.  A  committee  com])i'ising  A.  G.  Hammond  and  C.  H. 
Butler,  of  Essex  ;  John  Wrigley  and  Isaac  Tiiomas,  of  Toulon  ;  Chas. 
Holoate  and  Georoe  Xicholas.  of  Penn  ;  and  Elisha  Dixon  and  Thomas 
Crone,  of  Valley,  was  ap])ointed  to  draft  resolutions.  Their  re})ort 
Avas  adoj)ted,  and  each  townshi])  pledged  to  subscribe  s.")0.OOO.  A  sec- 
ond committee  to  confer  with  the  tlirectors  was  appointed.  Isaac 
Thomas,  WinHeld  Scott.  S.  K.  Gonover  and  James  M.  Rogers  Avere  the 
members.  The  voting  on  this  question  Jan.  27,  1868.  resulted  as  fol- 
lows:  Toulon,  for  281,  contra  155,  majority  129;  Goshen,  for  120,  con- 
tra 116,  majority  4;  Essex,  for  115.  contra  I2it.  majority  5;  Valley 
voted  s30,<»i»(».  The  freeholders  were  wary  this  time,  and  surrounded 
their  bonds  with  sucli  conditions  that  default  on  the  part  of  the  com- 
])any  was  out  of  the  question.  In  Dec,  1867.  the  surveyors  arrived 
at  Touh)n.  having-  run  the  line  from  Princeville  to  Toulon  via  Wvom- 
ing.  In  July,  18t)8.  the  road  was  permanently  located  on  this  route 
(in  })reference  to  the  route  via  Brimfield).  striking  the  old  grade  of  the 
America  Central  at  Wyoming,  and  following  that  to  Toulon.  In  Aug- 
ust, 1869,  the  AA^ork  of  repairing  the  grade  of  the  "  American  Central," 
or  \Y.  a.  L.  R.  R.,  was  entered  upon  just  we^^t  of  Toulon,  the  consider- 
ation to  the  old  defaultin""  comiianv  beinu:  about  S27.000.  The  road 
was  so  far  completeil  by  1>(  1  that  in  June  of  that  year  a  construction 
train  steamed  into  Toulon,  the  event  being  celebrated  l)y  a  dinner 
spread  in  Judge  Ogles  grove.  On  Juh'  8,  1871,  the  first  regulai-  trnin 
passed  over  the  road. 


RAILROADS.  195 

i 

In  October,  1SH9,  the  Peoria  &  Kock  Island  Kailroad  Co.  was  con- 
solidated with  the  Hock  Island  &  Pacific  Railroad,  thus  uniting  the 
Coal  A^alley  Railroad  and  completing  one  of  the  best  short  lines  in  the 
state.  During  the  quarter  century  of  its  existence,  several  accidents 
on  this  road  have  been  recorded,  the  death  of  vouno:  Fuller  near  the 
depot  being  one  of  the  saddest.  On  January  10, 18S1,  a  coach  attached 
to  the  freight  went  over  the  embankment  on  the  Rock  Island  & 
Peoria  near  Indian  creek.  Conductor  Samuel  Grant  was  killed.  The 
thermometer  stood  2S'^  l)elow  zero,  so  that  the  survivors  were  ahnost 
frozen  when  rescued.  In  January,  1882,  William  Allen,  a  well-known 
cattle-dealer,  was  killed  by  a  train  while  crossing  the  Rock  Island  & 
Peoria  ti'ack  near  Robt.  Mitcheirs  house.  The  Rock  Island  &  Peoria 
is  assessed  $198,755  for  its  19  miles  and  169  feet  of  main  track,  1  mile 
and  2,120  feet  of  side  track ;  buildings  valued  at  $1,500  and  rolling- 
stock  at  $11,055  within  Stark  county. 

The  Rushville  Branch  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  rail- 
I'oad  brings  one  back  to  1855,  when  the  Jacksonville  &  Savannah  rail- 
]-oad  project  was  agitated  and  the  Peoria  &  Hannibal  railroad  project 
became  ])retentious.  In  1861,  James  II.  Stipp  and  Judge  Henry  L. 
Bryant,  the  central  figures  of  the  two  corporations,  gave  a  perpetual 
lease  of  the  two  roads  to  James  F.  Joy  and  E.  B.  Ward,  agents  of  the 
( liicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy,  the  conditions  being  that  the  roads 
woidd  be  completed  and  operated  regularly  by  the  greater  corpora- 
tion. In  1862  the  road  was  completed  to  Canton,  May  2,  and  to  Lew- 
ist(m  in  June,  1862,  and  to  Rushville  in  1869,  and  early  the  same  year 
the  question  of  subsidy  was  mooted  in  Valley,  Essex,  Penn  and  Osce- 
ola townships,  as  related  in  the  several  chapters  devoted  to  those 
The  branch  was  then  known  as  the  Peoria,  Dixon  &  Hannibal  rail- 
road. Being  very  liberally  subsidized,  the  builders  completed  the 
11^  miles — Buda  to  Elmwood  —  in  100  days,  and  thus  defeated  the 
efforts  of  the  Rock  Island  &  Peoria  people  to  claim  the  pioneer  rail- 
road of  the  county.  Dr.  Alfred  Castle,  an  old  resident  of  Wyoming, 
was  one  of  the  leading  spirits  in  pushing  forward  this  enterprise ;  and  it 
is  related  that  for  a  time  the  new  road  was  o-enerallv  called  "  The  Castle 
Flax-road,''  the  soljriquet  of  the  doctor  being  "  Old  Flax."  Through 
his  influence  the  depot  was  ])laced  in  the  new  town,  a  distance  from 
the  business  center,  round  which  North  Wyoming  has  since  grown  up. 

The  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  railroad  is  assessed  $192,611 
tor  its  20  miles  and  1,892  feet  of  main'track,  1  mile  and  1,621  feet  of 
side  track,  together  with  buildings  valued  at  $2,721,  and  rolling-stock 
at  $27,668,  all  within  Stark  county. 

The  Havana,  Toulon  it  Fulton  City  Railroad  Co.  ^vas  projected  in 
1869  and  subscriptions  asked  for. 

In  ISSO  it  was  reported  tliat  a  branch  of  the  Hannibal  &  St.  Joe 
railroad  was  to  be  built  from  Quincy  to  Chicago  via  Wyoming.  At 
this  time,  also,  the  Peoria  tfe  Northwestern  railroad  project  came  up, 
])r()vi(ling  for  a  route  via  Wyoming  and  Toulon  to  Dubuque. 

In  July,  1881,  articles  of  incorporation  were  filed  at  Toulon  l.>y  tlje 
Indiana,  Illinois  &  Iowa  Railroad  Co.  It  promised  a  third  railroad  to 
Stark  county,   l)ut  the  scheme  did   not   materialize.     A  meeting  to 


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HISToltY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 


foster  the  building  of  this  road  was  held  at  the  county  seat  in  March, 
1882.  John  M.  Bro\vn  presided,  with  A.  P.  Miller.  secretar\^  Smith, 
of  Keithsburg,  gave  the  history  of  the  enterprise,  and  a  committee  was 
appointed  to  solicit  subscriptions  to  the  capital  stock.  E,  A.  Burge, 
J.  H.  Miller.  Wm.  Xowian.  AY.  H.  Winans.  James  II.  Quinn,  Major 
Merriman,  Harrison  Miner.  John  O'Xeil  and  Samuel  Burge  were 
appointed ;  but  the  time  was  inopi)ortune,  and  so  the  project  is  allowed 
to  sleep. 

The  Atchison.  Santa  Fe  it  Chicago  liailroad  r'omi)any,  a  south- 
western peo])le  are  now  seeking  direct  communication  with  Chicago. 
Surveyers  have  been  through  this  country,  and  the  probability  is  that 
within  a  short  time  Stark  county  will  have  a  main  line  instead  of  the 
Ijranches  which  afflict  her  with  their  variable  time-tables  and  total  ab- 
sence of  a  desire  to  connect  their  trains  for  the  convenience  of  the 
])ublic. 

The  Great  Southern  &  Canadian  I^nderground  Eailroad,  noticed  in 
the  old  settler's  chapter,  has  long  since  passed  away.  The  division  of 
Stark  witnessed  many  a  ^veary  slave  pass  foi'ward  on  the  road  to 
Canada  and  freedom- —  a  criminal  in  his  own  land. 


CHAPTER  XY. 


:\[ILITAKY     lllSToKI'. 

IE  beuinninos  of  Hlinois  Territorv  were  nuide  in  war. 
Hamilton,  the  British  scalp-buyer,  his  ti*oo])s  and  Indian 
allies,  were  subjected  to  all  those  in  glorious  di^feats  recordi^d 
in  British  as  well  as  American  histoiy.  In  1832,  Black 
Hawk's  Indians  renewed  the  wai-.  but  Avere  subjected  and 
j)lante(l  beyond  the  Yfississi])])!.  In  May,  184(*).  8,870  citi- 
zens of  Hlinois  answered  the  call  for  ti'oo])S  to  serve  in  the 
war  against  Mexico.  Of  this  number,  3,720  were  accepted, 
formino'  the  first  six  reoiments  of  Hlinois  militia.  The  vol- 
unteers  won  signal  honors  at  Passo  de  Ovegas.  August  lo. 
1847  ;  National  Pidge,  August  12  ;  Cerro  Gordo,  August  l'> :  Las  Ani- 
mas, August  19  ;  the  siege  of  l^uebla,  Sei)tember  1~)  to  October  12; 
Atlixico,  October  19;  Thiscala,  Novemljer  10  ;  Matamoras  and  Pass- 
Galajara,  November  23  and  24  :  Gueri'ila  IJanch.  December  5  ;  Na])al- 
oncan,  December  10,  1847;  at  St.  Martins.  February  17.  ls48  ;  Cholula. 
March  26;  Matacordera,  Feln'uary  19;  Se(jualtej)lan.  February  V\ 
this  division  did  magnificent  service.  The  aff'aii's  of  \'era  Cruz.  Chur- 
ulnisco.  Che})ulte])ec  and  Mexico  City  will  forevei'  be  identified  with 
the  names  of  the  tro(^})s  of  Illinois,  and  hei-  citizen-general,  James 
Shields.  This  war  cost  ^<)(;.000,(»<i(i,  and  defended  for  the  Union  the 
Lone  Star  State. 


MILITAKV    IIISTOKY.  197 

Tlie  war  of  1861-05  cost  the  United  States  al)Out  $4,000,000,000, 
and  was  the  direct  cause  of  the  loss  of  about  1,000,000  of  men  to  the 
whole  counti'v.  The  manner  in  wliich  Illinois  responded  to  the  call  of 
the  President,  April  14,  18(51,  is  told  in  the  following  simple  record. 
The  record  of  volunteer  troops  organized  within  the  state,  and  sent  to 
the  field,  commencing  April,  1801,  and  ending  December,  31,  1865, 
with  number  of  regiment,  name  of  original  commanding  officer,  date 
of  organization  and  muster  into  United  States  service,  place  of  muster, 
and  the  aggregate  strength  of  each  (organization,  have  been  ])repared 
with  great  care,  and  forms  in  itself  a  concise  record  of  Illinois  in  the 
war  for  the  Union.  It  is  said  that  only  one  organized  company  was 
given  by  "  the  North  ''  to  the  armies  f)f  the  Confederacy.  That  com- 
pany was  raised  in  southern  Illinois  b}^  Captain  Thorndyke  Brooks. 
He  had  ninety  splendid  fellows  to  share  with  him  his  bold  enterprise. 

A  reca]Mtulation  of  the  rosters  shows  :  Infantry,  185,041 ;  Cavalry, 
32,082  ;  Artillery,  7,277;  or  a  grand  total  of  225,300. 

The  actual  number  of  enlistments  in  Illinois  from  1861  to  1865  was 
259,147,  which  includes  reenlistments  in  veteran  reserve  corps,  and  ordi- 
nary reenlistments.  This  number,  however,  does  not  include  20,000  or  30,- 
000  citizens  of  Illinois,  found  in  various  branches  of  the  army  and 
navv  and  in  the  volunteer  regiments  of  other  states.  The  conduct  of 
the  troops,  from  the  day  they  took  j)ossession  of  Cairo  to  the  close  of 
the  war,  was  one  magnificent  testimony  to  the  worth  of  citizen  soldiery. 

Tli(^  War  of  the  Revolution  and  that  of  1812  are  connected  with 
the  history  of  the  county  onh^  so  far  as  the  names  of  a  few  actual  par- 
ticipants, and  of  the  sons  of  revolutionary  soldiers  are  connected  with 
the  settlement  of  the  county.  Among  the  old  soldiei-s  of  1812,  present 
at  a  meeting  held  at  Toulon,  November  24,  186(»,  were  Sylvester 
Sweet,  William  Winter,  Louis  Lasure.  Dunn,  Jackson.  George  Rose, 
Jacob -lainison  and  fe\\i  others  whose  names  are  found  in  the  townsliip 
histories.  This  meeting  was  called  just  six  months  after  the  Scotch 
or  new  Americans  of  Elinira  townshij)  had  organized  a  company  for 
defense.  The  writer's  research  at  Hennepin  did  not  bring  to  light  the 
name  of  more  than  one  pioneer  of  Stark  county,  Thomas  Essex,  con- 
nected with  the  Rlack  Hawk  squal)ble.  There  is  no  doubt,  however, 
that  many  of  the  men  whose  names  are  connected  with  the  history  of 
Stark  fift^^-five  years  ago,  notably  those  mentioned  as  jurors  in  1831, 
were  readv  to  defend  their  territoi'y. 

During  the  Black  Hawk  War  it  is  related  that  one  of  the  early 
German  settlers  of  Spoon  river  precinct  remained  at  home  to  protect 
his  sick  wife,  after  his  neighbors  had  fled.  Excitement,  however, 
overcame  love  and  duty,  and  he  addressed  the  invalid  thus:  "  Ivatrina 
Ave  vas  all  scallupped  by  the  Injines,  ov  I  don't  go  away  so  quick  as 
never  vas.  I  get  on  my  pony  and  go  under  der  fort.  'You  don't  be 
afraid.  Dey  not  hurt  you."  Saj^ing  this  the  chivalric  settler  set  off, 
but  the  wife,  driven  to  desperation,  l)ridled  another  horse,  and  reached 
the  fort  before  her  lord. 

A  reference  to  the  history  of  the  townships  and  pages  devoted  to 
biography  discloses  the  fact  that  a  few  citizens  of  Stark  served  in  the 
Mexican  War. 


198  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUXTV. 

The  first  war  meeting  was  held  at  Toulon,  April  15.  IsBl.  The 
report  of  this  meeting  as  published  in  the  Chicago  Trihvue  is  as  fol- 
lows: "Elihu  X.  Powell  was  called  to  the  chair,  and  James  A.  Hen- 
derson was  appointed  Secretary, — Judge  Powell  on  taking  the  chair, 
briefly  stated  that  the  object  of  the  meeting  was  to  consider  the  pres- 
ent state  of  the  country  —  to  renew  our  deyotion  to  the  glorious  insti- 
tution, and  to  pledge  our  lives  in  the  maintenance  and  defence  of  the 
government  and  the  constitution,  and  the  union  as  it  is. — Honorable 
J.  H.  Howe,  G.  A.  Clifford,  Dr.  AVm. .  Chamberlain,  Thomas  J.  Hen- 
derson, Levi  ISi^orth,  and  Alex.  McCoy  were  successively  called  upon 
and  responded.  Resolutions  were  adopted,  one  of  which  reads  as  fol- 
lows: ''That  in  the  present  crisis  of  our  country,  we  will  ignore  all 
mere  party  considerations,  and  uphold  tlie  administration  in  enforcing 
the  laws  north  and  south,  and  in  putting  down  rebellion  wherever  it 
may  arise.  And  to  that  end  we  invoke  the  entire  power  of  the  govern- 
ment, and  we  hereby  adopt  as  our  motto  those  memoralJe  words 
uttered  long  since  on  a  similar  occasion  by  a  patriot  now  in  liis  grave. 
"Liberty  and  Union  now  and  forever,  one  and  inseparable." 

The  first  officers  of  the  Home  Guards  were :  Jacob  Jamieson,  capt.; 
T.  J.  Henderson,  first  lieut.;  H.  M.  Hall,  second  lieut.:  George  Green, 
third  lieut.;  O.  "Whitaker,  orderly.  Oliver  Whitaker  presided  at  this 
organization  ]\Iav  IS.  1S61.  The  Stark  countv  volunteers  organized 
May  19,  1861.  with  David  Dewolf,  capt.;  S.  S.  Ka3'sbier,  first  lieut.; 
Hugh  B.  Creighton,  second  lieut.;  J.  H.  Chaddock,  first  sergt.:  Joel 
Dixon,  second  sergt.;  Harry  Pierce,  third  sergt.;  Charles  E.  Shinn, 
fourth  sergt.;  William  Dixon,  first  corpl.;  liichard  Alderman,  second 
corpl.;  Jefferson  Ellis,  third  corpl..  and  A.  P.  Finley,  fourth  corpl. 
On  June  22,  1861,  a  meeting  was  held  at  Osceola  village  to  provide 
for  expenses  incurred  in  fitting  out  the  "Elmira  Pifles."  Like  all  such 
meetings  in  this  township,  this  was  a  success. 

In  July,  1861,  Dr.  Thomas  Hall  and  Davis  Lowman  were  appointed 
a  committee  to  publish  in  the  Stark  county  Nev;s  directions  for  pre- 
paring bandages  and  lint.  The  following  ladies  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee for  procuring  bandages  and  lint :  Elmira — Mrs.  E.  C.  Spencer, 
Miss  C.  Brace,  Mrs.  Oliver  Smith.  Osceola — Mrs.  Mark  Blanchard, 
Mrs.  R.  Chamberlain,  Mi-s.  S.  M.  Hill.  Vallev — Mrs.  J.  M.  PtOgers! 
Mi-s.  C.  A.  Fox.  Mrs.  P.  Blood.  Toulon— Mi-s.'^O.  Whitaker,  Mrs.  Dr. 
Chamberlain.  ]\rrs.  P.  M.  Blair.  Goshen — Mrs.  Jacob  Jamison,  Mrs. 
J.  AV.  Rogers,  Mrs.  T.  F.  Hurd.  West  Jersey— Mrs.  C.  M.  S.  Lvons, 
Mrs.  James  Hulsizer,  Mrs.  fL  H.  Anthon}'.  Essex — Mrs.  J.  Dennis, 
Mrs.  TTm.  F.  Thomas,  Mrs.  Henry  Holsf.  Penn — Mrs.  Virgil  Pike, 
Mrs.  John  Snare. 

The  Soldiers'  Relief  Circle  of  Toulon  organized  November  12, 1861, 
with  Mrs.  O.  Whitaker,  president ;  Mrs.  O.  Gardner,  vice-president ; 
Mrs.  C.  Eastman,  treasurer;  Miss  E.  Marvin,  secretary;  Mrs.  P.  M. 
Blair,  Mrs.  S.  S.  Kavsbier,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Fuller  and  Miss  R.  White,  com- 
mittee on  supplies.  Mrs.  J.  Shinn  was  appointed  treasurer  in  March, 
1862,  up  to  which  time  $42  were  collected.  The  supervisors  on  June 
10,  1861,  adopted  resolutions  for  the  appointment  of  a  committee  to 
disburse  military  and   relief  funds,  and   tiiat  such  funds  be  raised  by 


NfTT.ITAKV    iriSTOEV,  190 

special  tax  of  twenty  cents  per  $100.  The  uses  s})ecilie(l  were,  first, 
for  the  support  of  soldiers'  families,  and  secondly,  for  equipping  and 
uniforming  Stark  county  soldiers.  The  first  report  of  the  committee 
was  made  in  1802.  The  appeal  of  the  Home  Guards,  which  led  to  this 
legislation,  was  signed  by  G.  A.  Clifford,  chairman,  Jacob  Jamison,  T. 
J.  Henderson,  Oliver  Whitaker,  Charles  Myers  and  Amos  P.  Gill,  a 
committee  ap})ointed  by  the  guards.  The  Military  Disbursing  Com- 
mittee of  Stark  county,  appointed  in  June,  1861,  comprised  David 
McCance,  Davis  Lowman  and  Oliver  Whitaker.  They  disbursed  $635 
to  Capt.  Stuart's  Elmira  Ilifles  of  105  men  ;  $456  to  Capt.  Dickenson's 
Lafayette  Ilifles  of  76  men,  and  $4u2  to  Capt.  Jamieson's  Stark  County 
Ilifles  of  77  men.  To  soldiers'  families  in  Toulon  township,  $76.62  were 
given;  in  Goshen,  $106.87;  in  Valley,  $12;  in  Tenn,  $20.71;  in 
Osceola,  $9,  and  in  Elmira,  ^S(^,  or,  $311.98  to  soldiers'  families  and 
$1,548  to  volunteers  from  June  to  December  2,  186)1. 

In  February,  186)2,  what  ])urported  to  be  a  complete  list  of  Stark 
county  soldiers  who  had  died  up  to  that  date,  was  pul)lished,  viz.,  Rob- 
ert Cliarles  Reed,  WiJliam  Y.  Perry,  William  Nicholson,  Wallace 
Hughes,  John  A.  Perry,  all  of  Company  B,  Thirty-seventh  Infantry; 
George  Comstock,  Nineteenth  Infantry ;  George  W.  Ellis,  C.  W. 
Drummond,  John  Cox  (Peoria  Artillery),  Companv  K,  Forty-seventh 
Infantry  ;  William  II.  Packer  and  Murray  Ilotcldviss,  Thirty-third 
Infantry  ;  James  S.  Taylor,  Company  B,  Forty-second  Infantry  ;  James 
T.  Marshall,  Company  D,  Forty-seventh  Infantry,  and  Perry  Kent, 
Comi^anv  P>.  Forty-seventh  Infantry.  Svlvester  F.  Otman  was 
ap})ointed  l)y  the  relief  committee  of  W3^oming,  in  March,  1862,  to 
visit  the  Forty-seventh  Infantry  in  the  field.  The  relief  committee  of 
Elmira  selected  T.  J.  Henderson  to  visit  the  Elmira  company  in  the 
held,  in  Marcli,  18<i2.  Dr.  Pierce,  representing  tlie  Toulon  Aid  Society, 
visited  the  troops  in  the  held  in  INlarch,  1862. 

The  officers  of  the  AVyoming  Soldiers  Relief  Society  in  April,  1862, 
were  Mrs.  M.  A.  Hoist,  president;  Mrs.  A.  G.  Hammond,  secretar}^ ; 
Miss  Lucy  Butlei*,  treasurer.  The  committee  on  collections  com]n"ised 
Madams  Isaac  Thomas,  B  F.  Fostei",  ^V.  B.  Armstrong,  P.  Pettit, 
Mary  Butler,  J.  AVrigley,  J.  B.  Lashels  and  J.  Matthews.  S.  F.  Otjnan 
is  mentioned  as  an  aid  of  the  ladies  committee.  On  June  5,  1863,  a 
meeting  was  held  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  Elmira,  with  a  view  of 
helping  along  the  objects  of  the  Soldiers'  Ai<l  Society.  $151  in  cash, 
a  firkin  of  butter,  five  barrels  of  potatoes,  together  with  other  supplies 
were  subscribed.  In  Osceola  village  $90  was  subscribed,  making  $235 
for  the  township  under  this  call.  On  July  8,  1863,  the  fall  of  Yicks- 
l)urg  was  celebrated  throughout  the  county.  A  company  called  the 
"  Blood V  Marines"  brought  out  the  mui  and  fired  a  salute.  Some 
days  before  this,  after  the  battle  of  Gett^^sburg,  the  Union  flag  was 
hoisted  on  the  court  house.  The  Women's  Loyal  League  of  Penn 
township,  was  organized  July  27,  1863,  with  forty  members.  Mrs.  J. 
M.  Ricker  presided,  with  Mrs.  S.  S.  Sock  well  secretary.  In  August 
1862,  Provost-Marshal  White  visited  Bradford  to  arrest  two  young  men 
named  Terwilliger,  on  the  charge  of  desertion.  The  father  tried  to 
aid  in  the  escape  of  the  boys.     White  learned  the  game  and  cautioned 


200  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNT V. 

the  old  gentleman  against  repeating  it,  and  told  him  that  should  he 
not  place  the  young  men  in  custody  within  two  days,  himself  would 
be  arrested.  The  delivery  was  not  made  and  the  marshal  revisited 
Bradford  and  asked  the  old  gentleman  to  come  along  under  arrest,  but 
he  responded  that  he  should  not  go  unless  he  went  dead.  "As  you 
prefer  about  that,"  said  the  marshal,  "  but  I  think  you  better  go  alive." 
The  old  man  then  attacked  him  with  the  hay  fork,  l>ut  White  pushed 
the  weapon  aside  and  hit  the  prisoner  on  the  head  with  a  heavy  cane, 
cutting  a  deep  wound.  Terwilliger  surrendered,  was  taken  to  Dr. 
Little's  and  patched  up,  but  was  not  imprisoned  at  that  time. 

Lieut.  C.  W.  Brown,  of  the  Onedumdred-and-twelfth  Illinois  In- 
fantry, with  Sergeants  William  Dojde,  John  Lane  and  Henry  Graves, 
opened  a  recruiting  station  in  the  Ilolst  building,  at  Wyoming,  in  Jan- 
uary, 18G4.  Oliver  White,  recruiting  agent  for  Stark  county,  made  a 
call  on  the  county  to  furnish  its  quota  in  February,  1864.  His  address 
contains  the  following  paragraph :  "  Fathers  and  mothers  encourage 
vour  sons  to  rally  once  more  around  the  old  flag,  and  the  day  is  ours 
"almost  without  a  struggle,  for  the  Ijlind  giant  of  rebellion  already  reels 
and  falters.  The  work  of  finishing  his  troubled  existence  will  be  sharp 
and  short.  The  enormous  government  bounties —  $802  for  neAV  recruits 
and  $402  for  veterans  —  are  still  offered.  *  *  ^^  -jf  ^^  Board 
and  transportation  furnished  to  recruits  for  any  Illinois  regiment  in 
the  field."  Jacob  Galley,  of  Toulon,  was  killed  at  Franklin,  Tenn..  in 
1864,  while  holding  the  flag.  His  body  was  brought  here  and  interred. 
Springer  Galley  was  w(^unded  there,  and  Wright  Oziali  was  re])orte(l 
wounded. 

The  number  of  men  to  be  drafted  in  the  county  in  August,  1864, 
was  154,  divided  as  follows :  Toulon  and  Essex,  34 ;  Elmira  and  Osce- 
ola, 36 ;  Yalley  and  Penn,  53 ;  Goshen  and  West  Jersey,  31.  J.  W. 
Hewitt  was  president  and  T.  Bacmeister  secretar\'  of  the  Toulon  and 
Essex  Draft  Association  in  1864. 

The  county  central  aid  committee  received  in  Septeml)er,  1864,  $146 
from  Osceola  and  $19  from  Elmira.  The  Osceola  subscription  com- 
prised $47  through  Mrs.  Riley  Chamberlain,  $78.85  thi'ough  the  Brad- 
ford soldiers'  aid  society,  $14.75  from  individuals  at  Bradford,  and  $6 
from  Lodge  131,  I.  O.  G.  T.  Alfred  Foster,  Mrs.  Riley  Chamberlain 
and  Mrs.  Dr.  Little  formed  the  committee  in  Osceola.  At  this  time 
W.  II.  Butler  raised  $27  in  Essex. 

On  August  24,  1864,  Rev.  R.  C.  Dunn  delivered  his  celebrated 
funeral  discourse  in  the  Methodist  church  at  Toulon.  After  noticing 
the  organization  of  the  One-hundred  and-twelfth  Regiment  he  says: 
"  Of  these  have  l)een  killed :  W.  W.  Wright,  its  Ca]itain  :  W.  P.  Finley, 
its  second  Lieutenant;  William  C.  Bell,  Aaron  liidle,  John  Kendall, 
Olaus  Fors,  Elmore  Barnhill,  J.  II.  Lane,  A.  G.  Pike,  R.  M.  Dewev,  G. 
W.  Rhodes,  John  W.  Whitten,  and  Henry  C.  Hall  — 14.  Died  of  dis- 
ease: R.  C.  Westfall,  J.  L.  Adams.  William  Creighton,  George  Miller, 
J.  D.  Madden,  John  F.  jS'egus,  G.  AV.  <Jziah  —  7.  Homer  Leeke,  re- 
cruit, died  on  his  way  to  the  regiment.  Thomas  F,  White  was  drowned 
in  Clinch  river.  Two  have  been  discharged  on  account  of  wounds,  X. 
Crabtree  and  J.  F.  Rhodes.     Four  are  prisoners,  Edwin  Butler,  Z.  II. 


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Xew'ton,  -l()se])li  Iloppoek  aiul  J.  TT.  Biii'wiek.  Five  liavo  l)Gen  dis- 
charged on  account  of  disease.  A  large  nunil>ei'  have  been  wounded. 
*  *  "■  *  *  On  the  sixth  of  the  present  month  an  order  was 
given  to  charge  a  part  of  the  enemy's  works  before  Atlanta.  The  ill 
advised  attem])t  had  to  be  abandoned;  and  tliere  fell  on  that  da}'  five 
n(jble  men,  James  Essex,  John  II.  J.ane,  Andrew  G.  Pike,  George  W. 
Ilhodes,  and  Ilobert  Dewey.  They  were  lovely  and  pleasant  in  their 
lives,  and  in  their  death  they  were  not  divided.  (3n  the  following  day 
John  W.  AVhitten  was  killed.  These  deaths  have  called  this  large  as- 
semblage together  today.''  The  last  named  was  the  son  of  Theodore 
Whitten,  of  West  Jersey;  James  Essex  was  the  son  of  Joseph  Essex, 
of  Penn  township;  Joseph  Lane  was  born  in  Scmierset  county,  New 
Jersey,  July  27,  1831);  Andrew  G.  Pike,  born  in  Pennsylvania,  in  Jan- 
nary,  1S36.  came  to  this  county  with  his  parents  the  following  winter; 
George  W.  Rhodes,  like  Sergeant  Pike,  was  an  only  son,  born  to  Mi's. 
X.  ^y.  Rhodes  at  Nauvoo,  111.,  November  6,  1 S4 3  ;' Robert  M.  De^vey 
was  born  at  Ganaan,  New  Hampshire,  May  31,  1836.  came  with  his 
father  to  Illinois  in  1850,  and  settled  here  in  1851. 

The  following  re])ort  Avasmade  to  the  supervisors'  board  in  Septem- 
ber, 1864,  by  Miles  A.  Fuller:  The  undersigned,  having  at  the  solicita- 
tion of  persons  interested  therein,  visited  S[)ringfield  for  the  purpose 
of  ascertaining  the  quota  of  Stark  County  in  the  coming  draft,  and 
also  to  ascertain  whether  any  mistakes  have  been  made  in  the  credits 
for  men  from  this  count}^  who  have  volunteered  into  the  military  ser- 
vice of  the  United  States,  would  make  the  following  report  : 

"The  whole  number  of  men  required  to  till  all  calls  to  the  present 
time  is  904 ;  whole  number  of  credits  uj)  to  October  1st,  18<;3,  was  (iS!) ; 
from  October  1st,  1863,  to  September,  1864,  is  121;  and  total  credits, 
810;  total  deficit  of  county,  154.  Of  this  number  there  is  due  from  the 
several  sul)-districts  of  this  county  as  follows:  Sub-district  72,  Essex 
and  Toulon,  34;  13,  Elmira  and  Osceola,  36;  74,  \'alley  and  Penn,  53; 
and  75,  Goshen  and  West  Jersey,  31. 

" The  undersigned  would  further  report  the  credits  allowed  u])  to 
October  1st,  1863,  are  distributed  among  the  different  regiments  of  this 
state,  as  follows,  to  wit:  12tli  Regiment  Illinois  Infantrv,  1  ;  16th,  1  ; 
17th,  2  ;  19th,  107  ;  33d,  19  ;  37th,  58  ;  38th,  1 ;  46th,  6  ;  47th,  81  ;  51st, 
10;  56tli.  2;  57th.  5;  64th.  1;  65th,  39;  67th,  1;  83d,  1;  86tli,  22  ; 
93d,  9:  112th.  268;  124tli.  4;  127th,  5;  Fusileers,  1;  3d,  (\avalrv,  6; 
9th,  16;  11th,  2;  13th,  1;  14th,  2 ;  1st  Artillery,  4;  2d,  9 ;  Missouri 
regiments.  5 — 685.  Credits  allowed  from  October  1st,  1863,  to  July 
1st,  1864,  one  hundred  and  twenty-one  men.  I  was  unable  in  my  brief 
stay  to  ascertain  in  what  regiments  these  last  named  have  enlisted. 

"■About  one  hundred  men  (estimated)  residents  of  this  county,  have 
enlistetl  in  different  regiments  and  have  been  credited  to  other  counties. 
This  has  resulted  from  several  causes  :  Sometimes  from  carelessness  on 
the  ]mrt  of  the  men  enlisting  in  not  giving  their  residence,  and  perhaps 
on  the  part  of  recruiting  officers,  who  were  desirous  to  ofitain  credits 
for  their  own  counties,  and  sometimes  from  misrepresentation  on  the 
part  of  the  men  enlisting  in  order  to  obtain  the  local  bounties  offered 
by  other  counties.     I  was  informed  by  Adjutant  General  Fuller  that 


204  riis-roiiv  ok  stakk  cotTNTV. 

ill  every  case  the  men  were  cretlited  to  tlie  counties  where  tliey  actiuillv 
resided  at  the  time  of  their  enlistment  whenever  tliat  could  he  ascer- 
tained ;  and  from  such  examinations  as  I  Avas  aJ)le  to  make  while  there, 
I  am  satisfied  that  his  statement  is  correct,  and  that  no  pains  have  l)een 
s})ared  by  him  to  do  justice  to  every  county, 

"  For  instance,  I  was  acquainted  Avith  several  men  in  tlie  72d  and  55th 
regiments  in  which  we  have  no  credits,  and  on  an  examination  of  the 
mustei'-rolls  of  said  regiments  I  found  Robert  Holmes,  Scepter  Hard- 
ing, Darsie  Heath,  Jacob  (Galley  and  Jasper  Morris  reported  from  Chi- 
cago, and  Miles  Aver}-  from  Cook  county,  and  Lester  Coggswell,  Joseph 
C  Hinei'  and  Cleorge  W.  Eckley  from  Bushnell,  McDonough  county, 
and  George  Wittei",  without  any  residence  given.  So  of  other  regi- 
ments. Our  men  have  enlisted  and  are  credited  to  other  counties  in 
consecjuence  of  tlie  errors  of  the  muster  roll. 

"  My  thanks  are  due  to  General  Fuller,  and  to  lion.  Xewton  Bate- 
man  of  the  Provost  Marshal's  office,  who  extended  to  me  every  cour- 
tesy and  gave  me  all  the  assistance  in  their  power. 

"  I  would  recommend  to  the  Iward  that  some  time  during;  the  comino' 
winter,  when  the  present  press  of  business  at  the  Adjutant  General's 
office  shall  be  past,  that  an  agent  be  sent  to  examine  the  records  and 
get  the  names  of  all  persons  who  have  enlisted  from  this  county.  -  "-  ■•'" 
Let  a  roll  of  honor  be  kept. 

"  All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted.  Miles  A.  Fuller." 

In  March,  1S(;5,P.  A:  J.Nowlan,  onbehalf  of  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society 
of  Toulon,  mailed  to  Thos.  B.  Bryan  at  Chicago  the  sum  of  $52  as  a 
donation  to  the  Soldier's  Home  from  the  supper  and  sociable  committee. 
The  serai-annual  report  of  Mrs.  S.  A.  Dunn,  treasurer  of  the  Toulon  Sol- 
diers' Aid  Society,  made  March  16,  1805,  shows  that  on  Sept.  19,  she  re- 
ceived from  former  treasurer,  $27.22;  (m  Oct.  10,  $34.50  pr(jcee(ls  of 
concert;  Oct.  IS,  $331.05,  })roceeds  of  fair;  Dec.  1,  moneys  collected  by 
Mrs.  Copperthwaite,  $4.55,  and  fines  and  memberships,  $1.17,  total, 
$398.29,  of  which  $291.07  was  disposed  of. 

In  March,  1865,  the  quota  called  for  Avas  239.  Osceola  was  unfilled 
for  15,  its  (juota  ;  A'alley  for  33,  its  quota  ;  and  Penn  for  5,  or  5-26  of 
its  quota.  Elmira  owed  9  out  of  36,  Toulon  was  filled  and  the  other 
towns  owed  1  recruit  each. 

On  April  3,  1865,  the  112th  Ptegiment  assembled  at  Baleigh,  N.  C. 
and  adopted  six  resolutions  expressive  of  sympathy  with  the  Union,  and 
Mr.  Lincoln's  family.  These  were  signed  by  E.  S.  Bond,  Lieut. -Col., 
and  B.  F.  Thompson,  secretar}^ 

In  May,  18<!5,  the  following  named  drafted  men  from  Stark  county 
were  reported  among  the  deserters  :  Charles  Hampson,  John  AVren, 
Harvey  Hadding,  Ben.  Howes,  Wm.  Jiarnhill,  David  H.  McLaury, 
Amos  Cornish,  Pobert  Evans,  Thomas  Shockmey,  Patrick  Tobin,  Ed- 
mund Martin  and  Henry  Fitzpatrick.  The  two  men  drafted  and  held 
to  service,  who  sultsequently  deserted,  were  David  Fry  and  Chester  W. 
Woodward. 

In  August  1865,  P.  M.  Blair,  circuit  clerk,  opened  a  record  of  soldieTS 
for  the  county. 

On  December,  1865,  a  committee  of  soldiers,  conqirising  P.  M.  Blair, 


MILITAKV    HISTORV.  205 

,I.(t.  Arnisti'oiig  and  W.  W.  AVrii^iit,  called  a  mertini;'  to  oi'ii'aiiizc  the 
Soldiers'  Monmiient  Society; 

The  Stark  County  Soldiers'  Monument  Association  was  organized 
at  Toulon,  October  31,  1807,  with  the  following  members:  J.  (\ 
Cojiestake,  R.  J.  Dickenson,  II.  Fell,  Andi-ew  Galbi'aitli,  S.  K.  (\mover, 
Marshall  AVinn,  M.  D.  J>loomer,  I.  (Unnamon,  I),  .lackson,  T.  Murray, 
W.  Jackson,  J.  M.  Brown,  ,1.  Kerns,  P.  M.  I'lair,  (i.  Ilulsizer,  W. 
Lownian,  J.  Ilolgate,  J.  Turnbull,  M.  I'lanchard,  (\  Stuart,  !>.  V. 
Thonijison,  ('.  W.  Brown,  C.  A.  Fox  and  Lewis  Berry.  The  articles 
were  countersigned  by  J.  0.  Co})estake,  V.  D.  of  Stark  G.  A.  R.,  and 
J.  M.  Browni,  A.  A.  A.  G.  In  1885  an  association  was  organized  in 
this  district  to  erect  a  monument  to  Grant  at  S))ringfield.  James  II. 
Miller  represented  Stark  county. 

On  May  25,  1865,  the  first  meeting  was  held  to  I'ejoice  u])on  the 
return  of  peace.  Meetings  were  held  weekly  until  the  great  celebra- 
tion of  July  4,  1865,  which  closed  the  festive  season.  The  officers  in 
charge  were:  M.  A.  Fuller,  president;  B.  jVF.  Blair,  secretary;  E. 
Ransom,  R.  C.  Dunn,  Oliver  Whitaker,  William  Bowman,  Jas.  A. 
Henderson,  executive  committee;- Wm.  Bowman,  A.  J.  Wright,  Wai'- 
ren  AVilliams,  Y.  B.  Thornton,  C.  M.  S.  Byon,  on  grounds;  N.  B. 
Cross,  N.  Bangford,  Wells  White,  on  Hags;  T).  J.  Walkei-,  B.  G.  Hall, 
N.  J.  Smith,  on  music;  Jas.  A.  Henderson,  Henry  Butler,  H.  M.  Hall, 
R.  C.  Dunn,  A.  G.  Hammond,  Mrs.  S.  A.  Chamberlain,  Mrs.  fl.  A. 
Fuller,  IVfrs.  Jas.  A.  Henderson,  Mrs.  E.  IB  Shallenberger,  Miss  E.  S. 
Tilden,  on  toasts;  Oliver  White,  Capt.  J.  M.  Brown,  Samuel  Burge, 
Chas.  R.  Berrv,  Benj.  Follett,  Misses  M.  L.  Mercer,  Stelhi  I).  Rhodes, 
Dell  Whitaker,  E.  S  Tilden,  Fidie  CUirtis,  on  decorations;  Wells  White, 
Bewis  Williams,  II.  M.  Hall,  Oliver  White,  Wm.  O.  Johnson,  on  fire 
works ;  A.  J.  Whitaker,  Ruben  Rounds,  W.  T.  Hall,  on  arms  and  amu- 
nition,  and  (lias.  R.  Beriy,  A.  J.  Whitaker,  Jas.  Nowlan.  a  committee 
to  arrange  with  young  ladies  to  represent  the  states. 

RKGIMENTAL    SKETCHES  AND    ROSTERS. 

Seventh  Infantry  was  mustered  in  at  C^amp  Yates.  April  25,  1861, 
served  at  Alton,  St.  Louis,  Cairo  and  Mound  City,  during  its  three 
months.  The  command  was  reorganized  July  25,  1861,  entered  on  ser- 
vice in  Missouri,  and  thence  with  the  Twenty-eighth  Regiment  and 
McAllistei-s's  Battery  to  Fort  Holt,  Ky.  In  1862  ])articipated  in  the 
affair  at  F'ort  Donelson,  Bittsburgh  Banding,  Shiloh,  (^orinth,  and 
other  battles  in  Missouri.  In  A])ril,  1863,  the  command  marched 
under  General  Dodge,  through  luka  to  South  Florence,  where  the 
Kinth  Illinois  Mounted  Infantry  reinforced  it.  In  May  and  June, 
served  in  Tennessee,  and  continued  weekly  meetings  with  the  rel)els 
until  the  close  of  the  war.  The  Seventh  veteranized  December  22, 
1863,,  and  was  mustered  out  -Bdy  !>,  1865,  at  Bouisville,  Ivy.  In  C^om- 
])any  I)  of  this  command  were  the  following  named  officers  and  pri- 
vates, all  enlisting  in  1865  : 

Captain  —  Hugh  J.  Cosgrove.  F'irst  Bieutenant  —  George  H. 
Martin.  Sergeants  —  Andrew  Nelson  ;  Isaiah  V.  F)ates.  C-orporals  — 
Alexander  Ileadley;  Henry  Stauffer.     Bi'ivates  —  Enlisted  F'ebruary 


200  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    ('OUNTY. 

18()5  —  Jacol)  Jjogai'd,  Oliver  Boo-g-s,  Patrick  Philben  (deserted),  Henry 
IT.  Witcher,  "William  Zumwalt,  AA^illis  Burgess,  Ilenrv  JI.  Ballentine, 
Silas  Chnp])el.  Tlios.  Dawson,  John  J)a\vson,  Ilenrv  Duckwoi-tli,  John 
L.  Fonlk,  Wni.  AV.  Isenherg-,  flames  L.  Jarman,  Geoi'ge  II.  Martin. 
John  Otto,  Franklin  Pratt,  John  Pouse,  Ilenrv  Ponse,  Mason  Stauffer, 
William  Shipley,  p]dward  II.  Trickle,  Thomas  II.  C^rowe,  John  Garvin, 
John  iAFartin,  (died  at  Lonisville,  June  21,  ISno),  Timothy  Patcliff, 
Stephen  Timmons.  Jotham  K.  Taylor  (pi-omoted),  David  White.  Ben- 
jamin Witter,  and  Jasper  Graves. 

Eleventh  Infantry  was  organized  at  Springfield,  and  mustered  in 
April  30,  lS6f,  for  three  months.  /)n  July  30,  the  command  was 
mustered  out,  but  reenlisted  for  three  years.  Many  severe  ixittles 
mark  the  historv  of  the  Eleventh,  down  to  the  attack  on  Fort  Donel- 
son,  in  Febi'uarv,  18<)2,  loosing  heavily  there.  At  Shiloh,  Oorinth,  and 
on  other  well-fought  fields  the  command  was  present  until  January, 
1803,  when  tlie  Northern  Mississippi  canijiaign  was  entered  on.  In 
February,  18H3,  the  i-egiment  was  assigned  to  the  Seventeenth  Army 
Corps,  and  in  April,  589  men  of  the  OneJiundred-and-ninth  Pegiment 
was  merged  into  the  Eleventh,  and  proceeded  to  take  part  in  the  siege 
of  Yickslnirg.  From  the  fall  of  A^icksburg  to  the  muster  out  at  Ba- 
ton Pouge,  Ala.,  July  14,  1865,  the  command  was  in  active  service. 
Among  the  members  was  Henry  S})eers.  Company  C,'d  recruit  of  1865, 
transferred  to  46th  Infantry. 

Twelfth  Infantry  (3  years)  was  mustered  in  August  1,  1801,  served 
at  Cairo,  111.,  Bird's  Point,  Mo.,  and  Paducah  and  Smithland,  Ky.,  up 
to  February,  1802,  when  the  command  moved  on  Fort  Henry.  At 
Donelson  16  men  wei'e  killed  and  58  wounded.  At  Pittsburo-h 
Landing  1<>9  were  killed  and  wounded.  At  Corinth,  IT  killed  and  8<> 
wounded,  and  so  on  to  the  end  at  Ahitoona  Pass,  whei'e  57  were  killed 
or  wounded.  The  command  shared  in  Sherman's  march  to  the  sea, 
and  returning  was  mustered  out  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  July  10,  1865, 
Thomas  Carroll  of  Pi'ovidence,  enlisted  in  Company  H,  in  1861,  was 
wounch^l  and  discharii'ed  in  Aumist,  1802. 

Fourteenth  Infantry  was  mustered  in,  ]\[ay  25,  1801,  at  Jackson- 
ville, 111.;  served  in  ]\Iissouri  until  the  1)eginning  of  winter,  camped  at 
Otterville  until  February,  1802,  when  it  moved  to  Fort  Donelson.  Its 
first  l)attle  was  A])ril  0  and  7,  round  Shiloh.  where  it  lost  half  its 
strength.  After  the  evacuation  of  Corinth,  the  command  proceeded 
to  Tennessee.  In  1803  and  1804,  it  participated  in  many  battles,  no- 
tably Yicksburg,  and  served  with  great  distinction  until  mustered  out 
at  Fort  Leavenworth,  September  10,  18<)5.  In  the  reorganized  com- 
mand, Com]iany  C,  were  the  folloAving  named  recruits  of  Februarv, 
1805 :  '  ■  " 

Michael  Casey,  Thomas  Doyle  (deserted),  James  Maloney  (de- 
serted), Frank  AVilliamson.  In  Com])any  E,  were  Thomas  J.  Marshall 
(deserted),  John  Norris  (deserted).  In  Comjmny  G,  were  Livingston 
Sharrach.     In  Company  H,  Avas  Corporal  Samuel  a  Patten. 

Sixteenth  Infantry  was  mustered  in  at  Quincy,  111.,  May  24,  1801, 
served  in  Missouri  until  April  7,  1802,  when  with  the  Tenth  Illinois  In- 
fantr}',  the  command  ])ursued  the  rebels  across  the  Mississippi,  and  cap- 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  207 

tiired  5,000  men  with  arms,  etc.,  at  Tiptonviile,  Tenii.  It  was  present 
at  Corinth,  and  in  active  service  until  July  S,  1805,  when  mustered  out 
at  Louisville.  In  Company  A,  was  George  W.  Leighton,  Penn,  re- 
cruited February,  1861;  in  CV^mpany  G,  Lemuel  G.  INIarsh,  Penn ;  Reu- 
l)en  Crook,  enlisted  May,  18()1,  veteranized  in  Company  A. 

Seventeenth  Infantry,  mustered  in  at  Peoria,  in  May,  1801.  w^ith 
1,259,  served  in  Missouri  until  ordered  to  Fort  Donelson  in  February, 
1862,  participated  in  that  battle  with  heavy  loss,  also  at  Shiloh,  with 
heavier  loss,  next  at  C(jrinth,  then  at  luka,  Ilatchie,  and  in  December, 
1862,  at  Holly  Springs.  In  1863  shared  in  the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  and 
remained  in  that  neighborhood  until  may,  1864,  when  on  expiration  of 
service,  that  command  was  discharged.  The  few  reeidisted  veterans  of 
the  Seventeenth  entered  the  Eight  Infantry,  and  served  with  that  com- 
mand until  A])ril,  18()6.  In  Company  D  were  Thomas  B.  Bonar  and 
David  W.  Snyder,  of  Lafayette,  enlisted  May,  1861. 

P^ieliteenth  Infantrv  was  mustei'ed  in  at  Aniui,  111.  Mav  28,  1861; 
served  in  Missoui'i  and  I'oimd  (^airo,  until  ordered  to  Fort  Jefferson  in 
Januarv,  18()2.  At  Fort  Donelson  the  command  lost  50  killed  and 
150  wounded;  at  Shiloh  1(»  killed  and  65  wounded.  In  A))ril,  1865, the 
regiment  comprised  Companies  P  and  (\  veterans;  Company  A,  three 
years'  recruits  and  seven  companies  of  one  year  men.  From  December, 
1868,  to  the  close  the  comnumd  may  be  said  to  have  been  engaged  in 
Arkansas,  where  it  was  mustered  out  at  Little  Pock,  I)ecend)er  Ki, 
1865.  The  Stark  county  representation  in  Company  F  were  Charles 
McGlaughlin  and  John  Madden,  of  Essex,  enlisted  and  deserted  March 
1865;  John  P.  Smith;  George  W.  Powei'S,  of  Lafayette,  enhsted 
in  1865. 

Nineteenth  Infantry  was  oi-ganized  in  istil  undei'  C*ol.  John  B. 
Turchin.  and  mustered  in  June,  1861,  1,095  strong.  In  Cojiipanies  B, 
(^  and  I)  of  this  command  Stark  county  was  well  I'epresented.  Com- 
[)any  B.  or  the  "Palmira  Pities."  was  the  iirst  com])any  to  leave  this 
county  for  the  field,  and,  with  the  comnumd.  sei'ved  to  the  close  of  the 
war.  The  regimental  colors  ai'e  inscribed  with  the  names  of  almost  all 
the  well-f(jught  fields,  the  history  of  which  tell  of  a  I^nion  preserved. 
The  record  of  Stark  county  soldiet's  in  the  Nineteenth  Regiment  is  as 
follows : 

Com})any  B,  ''Elmira  Pities,'"  Captains — Chas.  Stuart,  enlisted 
July  30,  1861.  resigned  Julv  15.  1862.  Alexander  ]\[urchison,  jr.,  pro- 
moted July  15,  1862.  First  Lieutenants  — Stephen  ^X.  Hill,  July  30, 
1861,  resigned  Novembei'  29,  1861.  Alexander  ]\Iurchison,  jr.,  Xovem- 
l)er  3U,  1861,  AVilliam  Jackson,  July  15,  1862.  Second  Lieutenants  — 
Alex.  ]\Lirchison.  jr.,  Julv  3(t.  1861.  Wm.  Jackson,  Novend)er  30, 
18(;i.  John  II.  Hunter,  July  15,  1862.  Died  January  9.  1863.  John 
T.  Thornton,  commissioned  Januarv  9,  1863. 

The  non-commissioned  and  privates  in  this  comjtany,  wei'e,  Fii'st 
Sei'geant  —  Dr.  John  S.  Pashley,  June,  1861.  Sergeants  —  William 
Jackson.  June  IT,  1861.  James  (t.  Boardnum.  June  17.  1861.  James 
Montooth.  June  17,  1861.  discharged  for  disability.  March  13.  18<;2. 

(/orporals  —  James  Jackson,  June,  1861.  Killed  near  Dalton,  Ga.. 
February,  23,  186-1.     Charles  H.  Brace,  June,  1861,  dischai'ged  for  dis- 


2(>8  JlISTOin-    UF    STARK    COUNTY. 

ability.  Tiol)ert  A.  Turnbull,  June,  1861.  Josej)li  Blanchard,  June, 
ISOl,  reduced.  John  G.  Lamper,  June,  1861;  discharged  for  disability. 
Thomas  Kobinson,  June,  1861;  discharged  February,  1863;  wounded. 
John  T.  Thornton,  June,  1861,  George  B.  Hutchinson,  June,  1861, 
discharged  Noveniher,  1861,  for  disability. 

Musicians  —  Isaiah  V.  Bates  and  Isaac  ^Nf.  Spencer,  June,  1861. 
AVagoner — John  Douglas,  enlisted  June,  1862. 

Privates  —  Enlisted    June,  1861—  James   Atherton,  John    Q.    Adams, 
David    W.  Aldrich    (discharged),  David   Allen,  Frederick  P.  Bloom,  John 
Burke    (discharged),    Charles  Blackwell   (wounded;  died  at  Chattanooga, 
October  14,  I860), Henry  Burrows  (died  at  Louisville,  April  9,  1862),  Lem- 
uel D.  BuUis  (discharge'd  March,  1863),  Walter  Clark  (transferred    to  Vet- 
eran Reserve  Corps),  James  Cinnamon,  Julius  A.  Case,  WilHam   A.  Cade, 
DeForest    Chamberlain,  Leonard   C.    Drawyer,  Henry   Drury,  Cliester    P. 
Harsh  (corporal,  died  at  Murfreesboro,    April  11,    1863,    William   Ingles 
(died  at  Nashville,  October  31,  1862.),  Edward  M.  Jordan  (sergeant,  died 
at    Chattanooga.    October  5.   1803),   John   L.   Kennedy,  Robert  T.  Scott, 
Thomas  Turnbull  (discharged  for  wounds),  Henry  15.  VVortli,  John  Black- 
burn (discharged  for  disability;  died  in  Henry   County  in   1882),  George 
Dugan   (dischaged  for  wounds).  Philip  S.  Galley  (transferred  to  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps,  January  25,  1864),  S])ringer  Galley,  William  Johnson,  Wm. 
H.    Newcomer    (ilischai-ged  for    disability),  George  H.  Stone,  Isaac  Ban- 
nister  (discharged  for  disability),  Henry  F.  Davison  (discharged),  Aaron 
T.   Courier  (discharged  for  disability).   Owen  Carlin   (died   at    Xashville, 
October  31,  1862),  Francis  Crowden,  George  Crowden  (discharged  for  disa- 
bility), Jason  G.  Duncan  (discharged  for  disability),  Wm.  Douglas,  Edward 
F^rvin  (wounded  at  Dalton,  Ga.,  February.  1864),  Adam  G.  Fell  (dis- 
cliarged  to  rer-nlist ),  AVilbam  If.  Flemming  (discliarged  for  disability), 
Charles  Greentiehl  (wounded  and  discliarged),  lieuben  Gardiner  (dis- 
charged, disability),  Wesley  Hall,  James  Huckins,  Alfred  S.  Hurment 
(disability),  Ernold  Kem})ion,  Isaac  Ivenv'on  (killed  at   Stone  River), 
Alonzo  Luce,  Charles  X.  Leeson  (killed  at  Stone  TJivei".  December  31, 
1862),  J(Jin  ^r   Lamper,  James  Mci-ril,  Samuel  Montootli,  Josepli  C. 
]\Ieigs,  Daniel  J.  Moon,  Comfort  Morgan,  Columbus  Morgan  (died  at 
Murfreesboro,  January  7,  1863 ;    wounds),  Cornelius  Morgan  (died  at 
Pilot  Knol),  Missoui'i^  (Septeml)ei'  15,  1861),  George  Miller,  John  Mc- 
Sherry,    William   X.   Nelson,    Joseph   N.  Park,    George  X.   Ryerson 
(killed  at  Stone  Kiver,  January  2,  186>3),  George  P.  Richer,  George  T. 
Shai-rer  (wounded  at  Stone  River,  December  31,  1862),  Henry  C.  ShuU 
(disclmrged  July  8,  1862),  John  ().  S])aulding.  Elijah   X.  Terwilliger 
(Company  D),  Albert  Tei'williger  (Com])any  D),  Amos  Vinson  (V.  R. 
C),  Lewis  Williams,  John  Webber,  Edwiii  D.   Way  (discharged  for 
disability,  July.  1862).  James  O.  Imes  (killed  at  Stone  River,  Decem- 
l)er  31,  1862).'    The  recruits  of   1S61   ami   1862  were:    Urban  Coon, 
Lewis  Corsan  (discharged  for  disability,  Se])tember,  1861),  Asa  Clark 
(discharged  to  rei-idist),  Geoi'ge  Comstock  (died  at  Louisville,  October 
29,  1861),  Leonard    I).   Henderson,   Willard  Jordan  (killed  at  Chicka- 
mauga,   Sei)tember  2<i.   1863).  Madison   Linsley  (missing),  Joseph  M. 
Leacox  (V.  U.  ('.).  John   rNrcConchie.  James  G.  Tui'ubuU  (transferred 
11.  Q.  14th  A.  ('.).  Adi-ian  Coon  (deserted).  Frank  Horrigan  (killed  at 
Pulaski,  Tenn.,  Mav  2,  1862),  AViUiam  Imes  (killed  at  Reynold's  Sta- 


IVtII.ITAUV    HISTORY.  209 

tioii,  August  27,  1802),  rlohn  lines,  Martin  Tnies  (in-onioted),  liobert 
Fell  (discharged  to  reenlist),  Thomas  W.  Oziah  (ti'ansferred  to  11.  Q. 
l-tth  A.  C),  Fred  H.  Whitaker,  David  Jackson  (transferred  to  H.  Q. 
Uth  A.  C). 

Company  C  recruits  were:  James  Atherton  (discharged  for  disa- 
bility), Wesley  Hall  (veteranized),  John  McSherry,  June,  ISOl  ;  and 
Company  D  recruits :  Elijah  ^V.  Terwilliger  and  Albert  Terwilliger, 
enlisted  in  June,  1861  (deserted). 

The  organization  of  the  Nineteenth  Illinois  Veteran  Volunteer 
association  took  place  August  22,  1870,  near  Aurora.  Col.  llatfen  was 
elected  president ;  Lieut. -Col.  William  Jackson  and  Thomas  Lawler, 
vice-i)residents ;  James  Stewart,  secretary,  and  Jolm  Stephens,  treas- 
urer. From  1880  to  the  })resent,  reunions  of  this  association  have  been 
held.  Company  B,  Nineteenth  Illinois  Infantry  Veteran  club,  hehl  its 
annual  reunion,  October  11,  1883.  Dr.  James  G.  Boardman  was 
elected  president;  Charles  Stuart,  of  Osceola,  vice-president;  Lieut. 
William  Jackson,  of  Elniira.  secretary  and  treasurer.  Ca])t.  C.  Stuart 
and  I.  M.  Spencer,  of  Osceola;  Capt.  A.  Murchison  and  Thomas  llob- 
inson,  of  Kewanee,  and  James  Montooth,  of  Modena,  ^vere  elected 
members  of  executive  committee.  Like  the  regimental  association, 
tliat  of  Com])any  B  is  perfect  in  organization,  as  its  meetings  are 
always  numbered  among  the  most  pleasant,  happy  military  gatherings. 

Twentieth  Infantry,  organized  at  Joliet,  was  mustered  in  June  13, 
1861 ;  had  first  engagement  M^th  Jeff.  Thompson's  rebels,  October 
20th,  near  Fredericktown.  In  Januai'y,  1862,  the  command  accom- 
panied Grant  through  Kentucky;  in  February  engaged  at  Fort  Doneh 
son;  in  April,  at  Shiloli ;  at  Britton's  Lane,  on  September  1st,  and  so 
on,  through  Jackson,  Molly  S[)rings,  Tallahatchie,  to  the  muster  out  at 
Chicago,  Jul^'  19,  1865.  The  substitutes  and  drafted  men  from  Stark 
county,  in  this  command,  were,  in  Comj^any  B — William  Border, 
Zelotas  Kendall,  of  Goshen,  enlisted  September  30,  1S61:.  Company 
D— William  Keeper  (drafted),  Calvin  A^ulgamot  (drafted),  September, 
1864.  Company  E — James  Farrell,  January,  1865;  Philip  Graves, 
Edward  Quish,  October.  1864;  Finley  C.  McClelian,  Ilerman  Shrader, 
\'alley,  Sei)tember,  1864.  Company  F — Thomas  Graves,  September, 
1864.  Company  I— Michael  Flinii,  January,  1865;  William  H.  Little 
(drafted).  West  Jerse}^  September,  1864. 

Twentv-fourth  Infantrv  was  mustered  in  at  Cliicai-'o,  Julv  8,  1861; 
served  m  Illinois,  Missouri  and  Ohio  until  moved  to  Kentucky  in  Sep- 
tember. In  Kentucky  and  Tennessee  tlie  command  was  fortunate  in 
striking  terror  into  rebel  hearts.  From  Api'il.  1862,  to  muster  out  in 
-luly,  1865,  the  regiment  ]>artici|)ated  in  several  engagements,  losing, 
near  Perryville,  on  Oct(jbei'  s,  1862,  llo  in  killed,  wounded  and  miss- 
ing. Jerome  B.  Thomas,  of  Wyoming,  enlisted  at  Kewanee,  and  com- 
missioned first-assistant  sui-geon,  March  3,  1862. 

Twenty-eighth  Infantry  was  organized  at  Cainj)  Butler  in  August, 
I8(;i;  sei'ved  at  Fort  Holt,  Ky.,  until  January,  1S62;  in  February 
participated  in  the  ca})tui'e  of  Forts  Henry  and  Ileiman;  at  Pittsburg 
Landing  in  March;  at  Peach  Orchard  in  April;  at  Corinth  in  May; 
lost  ninety-seven  killed  at  Matamora  in  October,  1862;  at  X'icksbu'rg 


210  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COU>."rV. 

in  June  and  Jiilv.  1S03;  lost  seventv-three  killed  at  Jackson  in  July. 
1863  ;>  reenlisted  as  a  veteran  I'egiment.  January  4th;  consolidated  into 
four  companies,  October  lo.  isoi;  lost  fourteen  killed  at  Spanish  Fort, 
Feljruary  27,  18H5.  Companies  G.  H.  I.  and  K.  from  Cam])  Butler, 
joined  the  command  in  April,  1865;  in  July  moved  to  Texas,  and 
served  there  until  peace  was  restored.  In  this  command  the  following 
named  Stark  county  soldiers  served :  In  Company  E — James  C.  Hall 
and  John  Waldron  enlisted  February,  1864.  botli  from  Penn.  Coni- 
])any  F — Edress  M.  Conklin.  October.  1864,  (substitute).  Company 
K — James  M.  Paden,  Toulon.  September.  1861 ;  George  A.  Arm- 
strong. Elmira.  and  Jeremiah  Ferguson.  Goshen,  enlisted  March.  1865. 
Thii'ty-third  Infantry  was  mustered  in  at  Camp  Butler  in  August, 
1861,1660  strong.  The  command  served  in  Missouri  and  Arkansas 
until  the  spring  of  1863,  Company  A  checking  a  charge  of  2o00  Texan 
Rangers  at  Cotton  Plank.  On  moving  to  Louisiana,  it  participated  in 
the  Ijattles  of  Fort  Gil)Son.  Champion  Hills,  Black  liiver  bridge;  siege 
of  Jackson  and  Yicksburg;  moved  to  New  Orleans  in  August  with 
Thirteenth  Corps:  in  October  joined  the  Bayou  Teclie  campaign; 
afterward  aided  in  the  capture  of  Foi't  Es])eranza :  moved  thence  to 
Fort  Lavaca.  The  command  veteranized  March  14.  1864;  returned 
on  furlough  to  Bloomington:  reorganized  at  Camp  Butler  in  April, 

1864,  and  in  May  proceeded  to  Brashear,  La. ;  the  non-veterans  re- 
turned via  Xew  York  city,  in  Septend^er,  with  prisoners,  leaving  tlie 
veterans  to  share  the  glory  of  closing  the  camj^aign.  From  March 
until  A]iril,  1865,  this  command  was  Ijefore  Mobile;  then  moved  to 
Montgomery;  thence  to  Yickslnirg,  and  mustered  out  November  24, 

1865.  In  Conijiany  B  of  this  regiment  were  the  following  named 
soldiers  from  this  county:  Captains — C.  Judson  Gill.  January  23, 
1863,  resigned  September  23,  1863;  Nelson  G.  Gill,  September  23, 
1863.  First  lieutenants — C.  Judson  Gill.  September,  1861;  Nelson 
(4.  Gill.  January.  1863.  Second  lieutenants — Nelson  G.  Gill.  Sep- 
tember. 1862;  Newton  (4.  B.  Brown.  August,  1865,  veteranized  and 
jH'omoted  to  fii-st  lieutenant.  First  sergeant — Nelson  G.  Gill,  August, 
1861.  Corporal — AValter  T.  Hall,  August,  1861,  promoted.  Privates, 
who  enlisted  August  20,  1861,  were  Jessie  Armstrong,  AYilliam  Biggs 
(veteranized),  George  Dewey.  George  Fezler.  Charles  Green  (trans- 
ferred to  band).  Murray  Ilotchkiss  (died  at  St.  Louis.  December  2(J, 
1831),  Edward  H.  Ingraham  (veteranized),  Charles  S.  Johnson  (died  at 
Ir(jnton.  Mo.,  February  (i,  18t)3),  George  Lowman  (transferred  to 
band).  AYilliam  J.  P.  Mayo  (veteranized).  Andrew  McKee  (died  at 
Pocaliontas.  Ark..  ]\Iay  3.  1862).  Charles  Shinn  (veteranized),  Lewis 
Thomas  (discharged  for  disability.  December.  1862).  Newton  G.  B. 
Prown  (veteranized).  Daniel  Donovan  (veteranized),  and  Harrison  W. 
Ellis.  The  recruits  of  1864-5  wei-e  Calvin  Butler,  Otis  T.  Dyer.  Levi 
T.  Ellis.  AYalter  A.  Fell  (see  One-hundred-and-twenty-fourth  Illinois). 
Hugh  Y.  (Todfrey,  Alvin  Galley  (see  OneJiundred-and-twenty-fourth 
Illinois),  Charles  "C.  Hotciikiss.  Tliomas  AY.  Kule  (see  One-hundred-and- 
twenty-foui'th  Illinois),  Sanford  StroAvbridge  (supposed  died  April  10. 
186).'>.  of  wounds)  John  II.  Stickney.  Andrew  Turnlndl.  Jn  the  regi- 
mental Ijaiul  were  Charles  Green  and  George  A.  Lowman,  of  Toulon; 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  211 

and  ill  Company"  K — John  Peterson  (veteranized),  Adam  Rush  (dis- 
charged for  disability) ;  both  enhsted  in  December,  1861. 

Thirty-fourth  Infantry  organized  in  1S61 ;  mustered  out  in  1864, 
and  veteranized.  Hekl  two  representatives  from  Stark  county  —  James 
Hall  and  John  Waldron,  of  Penn  townshi]^. 

Thirty-seventh  Infantry  was  organized  at  Chicago  in  September, 

1861,  with  ten  companies  of  infantry  and  two  of  cavalry.  In  Janu- 
ary, 1862,  the  command  was  present  at  Pea  Ridge;  in  September,  at 
Newtonia;  in  October,  at  Fayetteville ;  subsequently  relieved  General 
Blunt,  and  camped  at  Prairie  Grove,  Ark.,  after  tramping  2,250  miles. 
The  command  was  mustered  out  in'  May,  1866.  This  command  held 
a,  number  of  Goshenites,  who  enlisted  August  19,  1861.  In  Company 
B,  of  this  regiment,  the  following  named  soldiers  served :  Captain — 
Charles  V.  Dickinson,  August  19,  1861.  First-lieutenant — Cassimir  P. 
Jackson,  August  19,  1861,  resigned  July  9,  1862;  Francis  A.  Jones, 
July  9, 1862 ;  Luman  P.  Himes,  veteranized  and  promoted  first-lieuten- 
ant.    Second-lieutenant — Francis   A.  Jones;   David   L.  Ash,  July  9, 

1862.  Sergeants — David  L.  Ash;  William  N.  Perry,  died  at  St.  Louis, 
Deceml)er  1,  1861 ;  Fayette  Lacey,  promoted  sergeant-major,  reduced 
August  19,  1865.  Corporals — Oliver  S.  Risdon,  sergeant,  transferred 
to  cor])s  d'Af.,  September  27,  1863;  Thomas  J.  McDaniel,  sergeant, 
died  at  Cassville,  Mo.,  June  9,  1862;  Luman  P.  Himes,  veteranized ; 
Chilion  B.  Redtield,  died  at  C^assville,  Mo.,  June  9,1862;  Joshua  S. 
Dudley;  James  S.  Lundy;  John  A.  Perry,  died  at  Otterville,  Mo., 
January  13, 1862;  AVilliam  Nicholson,  died  at  St.  Louis,  November  26, 
1861.     Musician — George  Ransom. 

The  private  soldiers  were — enlisted  in  August,  1861 — John  Ander- 
son, veteranized ;  Aaron  S.  Anshutz,  Andrew  Anderson  (discharged 
for  wounds);  William  W.  Atkins,  David  Anshutz  (veteranized);  Alva 
W.  Brown,  AVilliam  H.  Barney,  veteranized;  William  W.  Biyan 
(killed  at  Prairie  Grove,  Ark.,  December  7,  1862);  Joseph  Barlow 
(died  at  New  Orleans,  May  6,  18()4) ;  Emery  S.  Buffum,  John  W. 
])uffum,  -John  duirleson,  Lucius  Church  (discharged  February  11-, 
1862);  William  H.  Craig,  AVilh am  T.  Dickinson,  Eldrige  B.  Driscoll, 
died  at  New  Orleans,  September  5,  1863;  Michael  M.  Emery,  John  A. 
Edd}',  IVLartin  Fitch,  Nelson  Grant,  Matthew  T.  Godfrey,  died  at 
Brownsville,  Texas;  CUiarles  F.  Himes,  veteranized;  N.  G.  Hilliard, 
George  II.  Ilurd,  W.  II.  Hurd,  Norman  Ives  (discharged  for  wounds) ; 
INIoses  S.  Jones,  veteranized,  and  discharged  for  disability;  George  W. 
Ivirby  (veteranized);  Daniel  Kieni,  Julius  Kelsey,  Anthony  Ivennard 
(veteranized);  Alvin  Kiem,  Dennis  Lee  (discharged  for  wounds); 
Thomas  R.  Lake,  veteranized ;  James  E.  Lee  (killed  at  Pea  Ridge, 
Ark.,  MarcJ]  7,  18f)2) ;  Samuel  Lemoine,  Daniel  Lundy,  Chauncey  R. 
Miner,  Benjamin  H.  Morgan,  died  at  S])ringileld,  Mo.,  November  26, 
1862;  Ira  Newton,  veteranized;  AVilliam  J.  Noran,  David  Nowlan, 
AVilliam  M.  Pilgrim,  Edward  Perkins,  Robert  C.  Reed,  died  at  Otter- 
ville, Mo.,  October  23,  1861;  John  Reed,  (Tcorge  AV.  Rouse  (First 
Fnited  States  Artillery);  John  Sackrisson,  Henry  Sipe,  Henry  W. 
AV'^ilbur,  Martin  AVilcox,  veteranized ;  Henry  B.  Dexter,  veteranized ; 
Luther  Fitch,  Thomas  Hughes,  (Himmings  Force,  Hartford  J.  Rowe, 


212  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COL'XTV. 

Samuel  AV.  Young  (veteranized).     The  recruits  were  Joseph  II.  Xew- 
ton.  February  6.  18*)5.  and  David  AV.  Snyder,  April  :24.  1804. 

Thirty-eighth  Infantry  organized  at  Camp  Butler  in  Se])tember, 
1861,  ordered  t(^  ^Missouri  that  month.  engage(l  Jeff.  Thompson's  rebels 
at  Fredericktown,  and  in  March,  1862,  was  assigned  to  the  division  of 
S.  E.  Missouri.  The  historv  of  this  command  is  one  of  heavv  marchino- 
and  small  l)attles  u])  to  Decemljer.  1862.  when  it  participated  in  the 
l)attle  of  Stone  liiver.  losing  34  killed,  lUU  wounded  and  34  missing. 
After  this  affair  the  regiment  appears  to  be  everywhere,  engaged- in 
evervthint)-,  until  mustered  out  at  Yictoria,  Tex.  The  Stark  countv 
men  in  this  command  were:  In  Company  E..  enlisted  August.  1861, 
John  M.  Cole,  Thos.  C.  Davis  (taken  ]n'isoneri.  Peter  Lane,  discharged 
for  disability. 

Fortieth  Infantry,  mustered  in  August  10,  1861,  at  Salem.  1.-277 
strong,  claimed  the  following  named  Stark  county  soldiers:  Company 
G.,  Hugh  D.  Iveffer.  enlisted  at  McLeansboro.  July.  1S61 :  ])romoted 
captain  April,  18'i."').  In  Companv  I)..  John  Timmons.  recruited  March. 
1865.     (See  93d  Illinois.) 

Forty-lirst  Infantry,  oi-ganized  at  Decatur  in  August.  1861.  served 
in  Missouri  and  Kentucky  up  to  February.  1862.  ])artici]iated  in  the 
three-days"  siege  of  Fort  Donelson.  was  at  Fittsljurg  Landing  in  March, 
at  Shiloh  in  April,  and  at  Corinth  in  May.  1^62.  At  Jackson  the  com- 
mand lost  40  killed  and  122  wounded,  in  July,  isi;:-;:  went  into  winter 
(|uarters  at  Big  Black  river,  where  it  remained  until  cons(Jidation  with 
the  Fifty-tirst  Kegiment.  Stark  county  was  represented  as  follows: 
Company  D.,  James  D.  Anderson,  enlisted  July,  1861;  transferred  to 
A^eteran  Battalion.  Comjxiny  A.,  as  corporal.  January.  18<;4. 

Forty-second  Infantry,  mustered  in  at  Chicago  SejUember  IT.  18()1. 
with  l.>^24  men.  moved  at  once  to  St.  Louis,  and  sei-ved  in  Alissonri  and 
Kansas,  until  A]3i*il.  ls(;2:  sul)sequently  served  betoi-e  Corinth,  at  Farm- 
ington.  Stone  river,  in  the  Tullahoma  campaign,  at  Chickamauga.  and 
Mission  Bidge.  The  command  veteranized  January  1.  1864.  engaged 
in  the  Atlanta  campaign,  at  Rf)ckv  Face  Ridge.  Resaca.  Adairville, 
New  Hope  Church.  Bine  Mountain.  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Beach  Tree 
Creek,  Atlanta.  Jonesboro,  and  Lovejoy  Station ;  halting  at  Atlanta, 
September  8.  tlience  to  Xew  Orleans,  where  the  command  was  dis- 
charged January  lo.  1S66>.  In  Company  B.  was:  Henry  Boyle.  Se]i- 
tember  29,  1864;  in  Comjiany  D..  John  AA".  Shoemaker,  kdled  at  Mai-i- 
etta,  Ga.,  June  15.  1864,  Frank  Horn,  James  Hall  and  Robert  Miller; 
in  Company  F.,  Amos  Hodges,  Samuel  B.  Ilankins,  Cyrenus  Dewey, 
Case  I).  Dul)ois,  September  3i>.  1864:  in  Com])any  K..  Silas  Avery, 
^lordecai  Bevier.  Jose[)h  (4.  Fowler  (died  December  21.  18»;4.  wounds). 
Springer  Galley  (substitute).  Thomas  AV.  Oziah  (substitute),  all  enlisted 
in  September.  1864. 

Foi'tv-seventh  Infantrv  was  organized  at  Beoi'ia.  Auo-ust  16,  1861. 
It  proceeded  to  Benton  Bari-acks.  September  23;  ^lay  1».  1862.  was  en- 
uau-ed  at  Farminoton.  ]\Iiss.;  was  enuaoed  Alav  2s.  near  Corinth,  ar.d 
at  that  city.  October  3  and  4.  where  they  lost  theii'  l)i;ive  Colonel  AV. 
A.  Thrush,  while  leading  a  charge.  The  regiment  lost  in  this  engage- 
ment 3* I  killed  and  over  lo'j  wounded.     AFay  14.  isr)3,  was  engaged  at 


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Jackson,  Miss.;  took  part  in  tiie  cliarge  on  the  enemy's  works  at  Yicks- 
biirg,  May  22,  losing  12  Killed  and  a  large  number  wounded ;  was  at 
the  battle  of  Pleasant  Hill,  La.,  April  9,  1804;  returned  to  Vicksburg 
May  22,  with  General  Smith's  command,  after  a  campaign  of  nearly 
three  months,  in  which  thev  suffered  almost  nnheard-of  fatio-ue  and 
]irivations,  many  men  dying  from  hardships.  The  Forty-seventh  met 
and  defeated  General  Marmaduke  near  Lake  Chicat,  in  which  they  lost 
II  killed  and  a  number  wounded.  It  was  mustered  out  January,  18<)6, 
at  Selraa,  Alabama.  In  Company  A,  wei'e,  Second-Lieutenant,  Charles 
S.  r>lood,  June  17,  1863  (promoted  from  sergeant).  Privates,  Benjamin 
Anient,  Benjamin  F.  Ellis  (veteranized,  transferred  to  Company  C), 
Forty-seventh  consolidated,  enlisted  August  16,  18()1.  In  Company  I) 
were,  privates,  enlisted  August,  1861,  Nathaniel  Childs,  (died  in  Stark 
county,  Illinois,  February  10,  1864),  William  Crow,  Perry  Kent  (died 
at  Jefferson  City,  Missouri, Xoveml)er  16,1861),  John  McKinnon,  Wm.W. 
Stewart,  Albert  G.  Conley,  Alva  W.  Sturdevant  (discharged  for  disabil- 
ity), Robert  Davidson  (promoted,)  Wm.  R.  Kiger  (discharged  for  disabil- 
ity), Robert  S.  Martin,  Allen  II.  Spellman  (died  at  Young's  Point,  La., 
July  y,  1863),  Abraham  Vandusen  (died  at  St.  Louis,  October  25,  1861), 
James Richart  (deserted.)  In  Company  H,  was:  Privates,  James  Drum- 
mond,  (enlisted  September  1,  1861),  and  in  Company  K,  Captains,  Jacob 
Jamison,  August,  186.1  (i-esigned  March  26,  1862),  David  DeWolf, 
]\[arch,  1862,  John  M.  Brown,  September,  1862.  First-Lieutenants, 
David  DeWolf,  August,  1861,  James  A.  Henderson  (not  mustered,  re- 
signed as  Second-Lieutenant,  June  16,  1862),  John  M.  Brown,  June, 
1862),  William  H.  Denchtield,  October,  1862.  Second  Lieutenants, 
Wm.  II.  Denchtiehl,  March,  1861  (])romoted),  John  Hawks,  October, 
1862  (resigned  April,  1864).  First-Sergeants,  J.  M.  Brown,  September, 
1861,  Elisha  Dixon,  September,  1861.  Sergeants,  Philip  A.  Temple- 
ton,  (discharged  for  disability),  William  11.  Denchfield,  Charles  Butler, 
Elisha  Dixon  (promoted.  Se])tember,  18(51).  Corporals*,  Adam  Tor- 
rance (killed  at  A'icksburg  May  22,  1863),  Charles  D.  Paul  (died  at 
Rienzi,  Mississippi,  August,  1862),  Joseph  W.  Jamison  (died  at  Toulon, 
March  29,  1862),  Henry  Dixon,  (Sergeant,  discharged  for  wounds),  D. 
W.  Davis,  Henry  Hixon  (veteranized),  Charles  Edmunds.  Wagoner, 
John  H.  Waller  (discharged),  all  dating  appointments  to  Sept.,  1861. 
The  privates  enlisted  in  September,  1862,  were,  James  Alderman,  (dis- 
charged), Hiram  Boardman,  killed  at  luka.  Miss.,  September  19,  1862  ; 
Allen  r^iiatfee.  Miles  (Jolwell  (promoted),  Ross  Colwell,  John  G.  White 
(discharged  for  disability),  Henry  Allen  (promoted),  John  Barler,  Joel 
Dixon,  William  Dixon,  Carson  W.  Drummond  (died  at  Jefferson  City, 
Mo.,  January  <>,  1862),  AVilliam  Dailey,  Jasper  Doleson,  Samuel  Eby 
(died  in  Stark  county,  Illinois,  September  11,  1863),  Geo.  W.  Ellis  (died 
at  Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  Novend)er  28,  18(!1,),  Andrew  Eutzler,  Jacob 
Hutchinson  (died  at  St.  Louis,  October  27,  1862),  Daniel  Howard  (ser- 
geant, died  at  Memphis,  June  25,  1862  ;  wounds),  Sylvester  Sylcott(vet- 
ei'anized),  Edward  Sommers  (discharged  for  wounds),  Barton  Thurston, 
IJenj.  Ijiackl)urn,  Thomas  Cross  (desei'ted),  George  A.  Clifford,  and 
Amos  Cornish,  discharged    for   disability ;  Oliver   Crowder,  William 


214  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY, 

Cross  (discharged  as  corporal,  March  11,  1863,  to  enlist  in  Mississippi 
Marine  Brigade),  Robert  Garner  (discharged  for  Avounds)  James  W.  Jar- 
nagin  (died  at  Alexandria,  La.,  May  31, 1864),  James  Kinkade  (veteran- 
ized), George  II.  Martin.  David  Oziah  (veteranized).  Jesse  AVest  (died 
at  Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  FebruarA^^l,  1862),  AVillson  Boggs  (veteranized), 
Charles  Goodrich  (veteranized),  Penn.  Lewis  Egbert,  Theodore  W.  Mc- 
Daniel  (discharged  for  disalnlity).  Joseph  Witter,  Daniel  Fast  (died  at 
St.  Louis,  July  12,  1862),  John  Hum,  Daniel  ]\[cCrady,  Valley,  .lames 
T.  Marshall  (died  at  Jefferson  City.  Mo..  October  27.  1861),' Bradford 
The  recruits  wei-e,  Secratus  Drummond,  August,  1864,  [see  Co.  B.,47th 
consolidated],  John  D.  Eby,  December  7, 1861  (discharged  for  wounds), 
George  Hachtel  (see  Co.  B.  47  consolidated).  Oscar  G.  Ilixon,  Fel)ruary 
11,  1864  (see  Co.  B.  47  consolidated)'  Charles  8.  Ilitclicock,  October  21, 
1861  (discharged ;  John  Hawks,  December  7,  1861  (promoted  to  ser- 
geant and  2d  lieutenant),  William  Jamison  (died  at  Milliken's  Bend,  July 
19,  1863),  Robert  Lambert.  Deceml)er  7,  186)1  (left  in  the  field  with  vet- 
erans); Thomas  Xichols.  October  21,  1861  (dis.  for  dis.),  Robert  P\'les, 
December  7  (left  in  the  held  with  veterans),  George  F.  Pyles,  Decem- 
ber 7.  1861  (dis.  for  dis.),  John  E.  Thrall,  December  7,1861  (discharged 
for  wounds),  Rol)ert  L.  Wright,  Decend^er  7,  1861  (deserted). 

Forty-seventh  Consolidated  Infantry  claimed  a  Stark  county  rejn'e- 
sentation  in  Company  A  as  follows:  Recruits — Richard  LA^nch. 
[N^ovember  18,  1863,  and  James  B.  Riley,  March  31,  1865,  from'^One- 
hundred-and-eighth  Illinois.  In  Company  B  were :  Captain  —  Ilenrv 
Weiar,  Octc^ber  11.  1864;  First-Lieutenant— W.  Boggs,  October  11, 
1864;  Corporals  —  Ilenrv  Weiar.  Oct olier  22,1864;  promoted  to  cap- 
tain. The  ])rivates  who  enlisted  in  February,  1864,  were :  Wilson 
Boggs,  Charles  Goodricli.  George  W.  Waldon,  J.  Bates,  Secratus 
Drummond,  Sylvester  Sylcott,  Jacob  Weiar,  Michael  Weiar,  George 
Hachtel,  James  Kiidcade,  David  Oziah,  Oscar  (L  Ilixou  and  Henry 
Hixon.  In  Company  C  were:  Cor})oral. —  Benjamin  F.  Ellis,  Feb- 
I'uary  22,  1864,  who  was  made  prisonei'.  In  Com))any  E  were;  Ser- 
geant—  Philip  C.  Scott;  Corporal — Bernard  Hogan,  appointed  in 
February,  1865;  and  the  privates  who  enlisted  in  February,  18<)5, 
were:  Charles  Byrne,  Thomas  Bryne,  John  Keely,  William  Conklin, 
Charles  Hall,  James  Farrell,  Robert  Keusler,  all  of  whom  were  rejiorted 
to  have  deserted.  In  Company  H  were  :  privates,  who  enlisted  Mai'ch. 
1865.  George  Edwards  (dishonoraUy  discharged!,  John  Hartley 
(deserted),  Daniel  Ilogaii  (deserted),  Chark^s  Ardh'ide  (deserted),  Will- 
iam Welch  (deserted).  In  Com])any  I  were :  Privates,  who  enlisted 
March,  1865,  John  Burns.  Aljram  Loudenbui'gh,  Theodore  VanD^'ke, 
Daniel  Ballar<l.  In  C()m])any  K  were:  Sergeant. —  Albei-t  Pajieneau. 
enlisted  March  6,  1865;  died  at  Demopolis,  Ala.,  July  5,  18(55;  Cor- 
porals—  Alexander  Davis,  Alexander  Sanies,  (ieorge  W.  Sailer;  Wag- 
oner—  Robert  Lambert;  Privates — David  Biddleman.  died  at  Dem- 
opolis, Ala.,  Jun(^  15,  1865,  Thomas  J.  Fuller.  Ste])hen  II.  Jackson, 
Enoch  Fol)le,  Simon  Watson,  Ilasleb  W.  Wilson,  Thomas  Fryman, 
Samuel  A.  Glassford,  Samuel  S.  (ylassfoi'd  (died  at  Selma,  Ala.,  August 
15,  1865),  Robert  Sames,  John    W.  Morrison,  enlisted   in  March,  18«)5, 


MirJTARV    niSTORY.  215 

with  unjissigned  recruits  —  Joseph  A.  O'Uonnel,  December  2,  1864 
(rejected  by  Board). 

Forty-ninth  Infantry  was  organized  at  Cam])  Butler,  December  81, 
18(11,  ordered  to  Caii-o'  111.,  in  Febi-uary,  18P.2,  lost,  14  killed  and  37 
wounded  at  Donelson ;  lost,  17  killed  and  99  wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  par- 
ticijxited  in  the  siege  of  Corinth,  joined  the  expedition  against  Little 
Tlock,  and  in  January,  1864,  three-fourths  of  the  command  re-enlisted. 
In  March,  1864,  participated  in  the  capture  of  Fort  DeRnssey,  Ala.; 
ordered  to  Illinois  for  veteran  furlough,  June  24,  while  the  detadiment 
of  non-veterans  remained,  and  under  Captain  John  A.  Logan,  partici- 
pated in  the  affair  of  Tupelo,  July  14  and  15,  1864.  Several  magnifi- 
cent movements  are  credited  to  this  command.  In  December,  1864, 
the  non-veterans  were  mustered  out  at  Paducah,  Ky.,  and  the  veterans 
Septeml)er  9,  1865,  at  the  same  place.  The  soldiei's  from  this  county 
were:  Company  I),  Jolin  L.  Lee,  Lafayette,  recruited  April,  1865. 
Company  K,  William  C.  Grant,  Elmii-a,  recruited  March,  1865. 

Fiftieth  Infantry  organized  at  (^)uincy,  August,  1861,  held  a  repres- 
entative of  IVnti  township,  in  the  })ersoii  of  John  Eyan. 

Fifty-first  Infantry  was  organized  December  24,  1861  ;  Februar}^ 
14,  1862,  ordered  to  Cairo,  111;  April  7  moved  against  Island  No.  10  ; 
on  the  6tl]  pursued  the  enemy,  com])elliug  the  surrender  of  Gen.  Mack- 
all ;  on  the  11th  endjarked  and  moved  down  the  Mississippi  to 
Osceola,  Ark.,  ami  disembarked  on  the  22d ;  in  the  battles  of  Farming- 
ton,  siege  of  Corinth,  Nashville,  Stone  River,  Chickamauga,  Rocky 
Face  Ridge,  Kenesaw  IVIountain  and  many  others ;  they  were  in  the 
thickest  of  the  light,  nearly  one-half  of  the  number  engaged  being- 
killed  or  wounded,  at  Chickamauga;  also  sustained  severe  loss  at  Kene- 
saw Mountain.  The  regiment  was  heavily  engaged  in  the  battle  of 
of  Nashville,  Decem])er  1,  where  150  men  were  killed,  wounded  and 
missing.  The  Fifty-first  was  mustered  out  at  Camp  Irwin,  Tex.,  Sep- 
tember 25,  1865.  In  Com])any  II  were  the  ]H'ivates  who  enlisted  in 
January,  1862  :  Hugh  Donnelly,  Elison  Eli  (veteranized,  promoted), 
Erick  From  (veteranized,  pi'omoted),  James  Kinneman,  James  Kennedy, 
Jose])h  Pew  (discharged),  Solomon  R.  Shockley,  David  Simmerma'n, 
Paul  Ward  (veteranized,  prisoner  of  war),  Thomas  lines  (veteranized), 
Anthony  Sturm  (veteranized,  })romoted),  Cyrus  Jacobs  (veteranized, 
promoted),  Chai'les  W.  Newton  (promoted) ;  and  in  Com])any  K, 
privates:  Cyi'us  A.Anthony,  enlisted  November  15,  1861,  (veteran- 
ized, promoted  cpuirtermaster  sergeant,  then  first  lieutenant  of  Com- 
])any  G ;  next  adjutant  and  then  ca})tain  of  Company  B,  vide  family 
history  in  West  Jersey  township. 

Fifty -third  Infantry,  oi'ganized  at  Ottawa;  moved  to  Savannah, 
Tenn.,  in  March,  1862,  and  present  at  Shiloh  on  April  7.  On  January 
4,  1865,  222  men  and  officers  of  the  Forty-lirst  were  consolidated  with 
the  Fifty-third,  and  served  until  muster-out  July  22,  1865.  In  Com- 
pany A  were:  Francis  Bradley,  December,  1864  (sul)stitute,  never 
joined  the  company).  Company  C,  James  W.  Albro,  October,  1864 
(never  joined  company)  James  Lee,  December,  1864,  (never  joined  com- 
pany).    In  Company  E,  William  Osiah,  December,  1864  (substitute.) 

Fifty-fifth  Infantry  mustered  in  October,  31,  1861,  at  Camp  Doug- 


216  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

lass  with  1,287  men,  moved  to  Kentucky  in  January  1862,  joined  the 
expedition  against  Corinth  in  March,  lost  1>  officers  and  102  men  killed 
and  161  Avounded  and  prisoners  lost  also  at  Russell's  house,  entei-ed 
Corinth  May  30,  moved  to  Arkansas  Post  that  winter  where  three 
men  were  wounded  in  January,  1863.  At  Yicksburg  and  Jackson  the 
reg-iment  did  excellent  service,  again  at  North  Chickamauga  Creek, 
Knoxville,  Kenesaw  Mountain,  where  its  losses  were  heavy,  at  Atlantic 
and  Jonesboro  it  made  an  enviable  reputation.  The  command  partici- 
pated in  the  grand  review  at  Washington,  D.  C,  and  received  honora- 
ble discharge.  In  Company  G.  of  this  command  were  privates,  enlisted 
October,  1861 — L.  S.  Coggswell,  veteranized,  promoted  ;  George  W. 
Eckley,  died  at  Camp  Sherman,  IVIiss.,  August  8,  1863 ;  James  A.  Eck- 
ley,  Joseph  C.  Iliner,  veteranized,  promoted  ;  George  E.  Witter,  vetera- 
nized, promoted. 

Fifty-sixth  Infantry  was  mustered  in  at  Shawneetown,  February  27, 

1862,  with  1,180  men.  The  Stark  county  men  in  the  command  were: 
Edward  Keffer,  enlisted  at  McLeansboro,  February,  1862,  and  commis- 
sioned Second  lieutenent,  promoted  captain,  October,  1862,  killed  by 
fall  of  a  tree,  December,  1863,  in  Ala.  Osmand  C.  Griswold,  enlisted 
at  McLeansboro,  as  sergeant,  No^^ember,  1861,  promoted  Second-lieu- 
tenant, October,  1862,  resigned.  May,  1864. 

Fifty-seventh  Infantry  organized  at  Chicago,  in  December  1861, 
moved  to  Cairo  in  February,  1862,  engaged  in  the  siege  of  Fort 
Donelson,  February,  13,  11  and  15;  in  the  Battle  of  Shilph,  April  6  and 
7  ;  in  the  siege  of  Corinth  in  May,  and  the  battle  of  Corinth,  October 
3  and  4,  1862.  The  regiment  was  engaged  in  guard  and  garrison  dutv 
until  mustered  out  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  July  7, 1865.  The  Stark  County 
soldiers  who  enhsted  September,  1861.  Thomas  J.  Blake,  veteranized, 
James  Ivelley,  veteranized  ;  Joseph  Manning,  killed  at  Shiloh,  April  6, 
1862  in  Company  F;  Thomas  C.  I^ichols  and  James  Nichols,  dis- 
charged, in  Company  K ;  and  William  P.  Clifford,  who  deserted  in 
June,  1862,  from  Company  H. 

Fifty-eighth  Infantry  recruited  at  Chicago  in  February.  1862,  went 
at  once  into  service  at  Fort  Donelson,  and  suffered  all  the  trials  to 
which  new  troops  were  ever  exposed.  The  Stark  County  soldiers  were 
Company  D.,  PudoljJi  Shippman,  promoted,  discharged  for  disability. 
Company  E.,  Isaac  Dudley,  Edward  Deffleg,  deserted,  March,  18(i5. 
Company  I.,  Franklin  Maxcy,  coi'poral  and  James  C.  Maxcy,  ]\Iarch, 
1865.     TJnassigned,  John  Ryan,  Februar3%  1865. 

Sixty-fourth  Infantry,  mustered  in  at  Cliicago,  December  16,  1861, 
was  assigned  to  Pope's  army  March  1,  at  New  Madrid,  and  on  the  12tli 
made  a  night  attack  on  the  enemy,  and  participated  in  the  battle  of 
the  13th;  Stephen  Babb,  a  recruit  of  Fel)ruary,  1862,  served  in  this 
command. 

Sixty-fifth  Infantry,  or  the  "  Scotch  Regiment,"  was  organized  at 
Chicago,  and  mustered  in  May  1,  1862.  It  was  ordered  to  Virginia 
and  brigaded  with  the  One  Hundred  and  Twentv-tifth  New  York 
Infantry  and  Battery  M,  Second  Artillery.  Col.  Miles  captured  at 
Harper's  Ferry,  paroled  next  day,  returned  to  Chicago,  and  in  April, 

1863,  after  exchange,  w^as  assigned  to  the  armv  of  Eastern  Kentuckv. 


MILITAin-    IlIs'l'ORV.  217 

In  Marcli,  ISOi,  the  coiiniuiml  vetemnizecl,  received  i'urlougli,  rejoined 
Gen.  Sherman's  army,  and  on  -June  15,  engaged  the  enemy  between 
Kenesaw  and  Lost  IVEountain,  and  continued  in  active  service  until 
mustered  out  July  1.'').  ISH,").  The  soldiers  fronv  Stark  County  are  as 
follows : 

Company  A  —  Enlisted  March,  1S()2  :  James  K.  Allen  (veteranized 
in  Company  II),  Joseph  Bogard,  Ezekiel  Bogard  (veteranized  in  Company' 
II),  Asa  Greenfield.  Robert  H.  Hitchcock  (veteranized  in  Company  11). 
Bethuel  Greenfiehl  (veteranized  in  Company  II),  Sylvester  Greenfiehl 
(veternized  in  Company  H).  Compau}^  D  —  Finley  McLellan  (de- 
serted), William  W.  Updike,  Daniel  P.  White  (veteranized  in  Company 
II).  Conii)any  G  — Cori)oral:  John  Bicher,  March,  18P)2,  X.  B.  C*;, 
Septemf)er  ;](),  1S<;4.  .  Privates —  Enhsted  April,  18(!2  :  William  PI. 
Ausman  (nmsician),  James  F.  Ausman,  Joseph  Bicher  (veteranized  in 
Com])any  B,  consolidated),  George  Maxlield  (discharged  for  disability). 
Company  L  —  Fii'st-Lieutenant :  George  H.  Brown,  June  2H,  1864, 
(not  mustered).  Sergeant  —  George  II.  Brown,  February  12,  1862, 
promoted  to  second-lieutenant.  Corj)oral  —  James  K.  Oziali,  February 
12,  1862.  Privates  — Enlisted  March,  1862:  Stephen  S.  Bnrnham 
(deserted),  Bobert  Hennessy  (discharged  for  disability),  Fred.  K.  Ket- 
zenberger  (discharged  foi'  disal)ility\  Isaac  Bannister  (X.  B.  C,  A])ril 
1,  1865),  Chauncey  Gardner,  Usi-o  Iluckins  (veteranized),  Ilenr}'  C. 
Hall  (discharged  for  disability),  Francis  M.  Steves,  AV.  W.  Weaver 
(died  in  Georgia,  June  15,1864;  wounds),  Alfred  Cornish  (deserted), 
Arthur  B.  Olds  (discharged  for  disability),  William  Shirts  (discharged 
for  disability),  James  J)alrymj)le,  Freeman  B.  Davison  (veteranized), 
Harmon  Ilochstrasser,  James  C.  Powell  Samuel  (\  Sharrer  (discharged 
for  disal)ility),  Bobert  W.  Wood  (deserted),  Alexander  C.  Lord.  Be- 
cruits  —  Enlisted  August.  1862:  I)enjamin  Blackburn  (deserted),  John 
AYhitcher,  George  W.  Pate  (deserted),  Harvey  L.  AVay  (discharged). 
Fnassigned  recruit — Peter  Xelson,  ]\[ay,  1864. 

In  the  Sixty-fifth  Consolidated  Infantry  were  the  following  named  : 
Sergeant  —  David  L.  .Jones.  Corporal  —  Jose])h  W.  Bicher.  Private 
—  Enlisted  March,  186)5:  David  Woodard,  in  Company  B.  First- 
Lieutenant  —  Elmer  Sage,  June  2!»,  1865.  Cor])orals  —  Frank  L.  Yale, 
March  28,  1864;  Luther  Graham,  November  21,  1863.  The  private 
soldiers  were  :  William  A.  Brown,  ^Sfartin  Hickman,  William  J.  Ham- 
ilton, Morris  C.  Lampson,  1868;  Jacob  W.  McDaniel,  1864;  Thomas 
Patterson,  George  W.  Pate,  1862;  (4eorge  A.  Brown,  1863;  Melvin 
Gage,  1684;  Ira  F.  Ilayden,  1863;  Zach.  T.  Brown,  1865;  James  L. 
Fox,  1865;  Adam  Bush,  George  Bush,  James  M.  Tacket,  Elisha  E. 
Tayh)r,  Anson  Tanner,  Stephen  Talbot,  Andrew  Jackson,  William 
J.  Tamper,  Solomon  Leighton,  Isaac  Luce,  1864;  John  Lee,  1863; 
Ijaily  C.  Ogden,  1861,  in  Company  F.  Privates  —  James  K.  Allen, 
Jose])h  Bogard,  Bobert  II.  Flitchcock,  Bethuel  Greenfield,  Daniel 
P.  White,  in  Com])any  II.  First-Lieutenant  —  George  II.  BroAvn,  in 
Company  I,  and  Privates  Freeman  B.  Davison,  Ozro  C.  Huckins,  in 
Company  K. 

Sixty-Sixth  Infantry,  known  as  "Birge's  Sharpshooters"  and 
"  Western  Sharpshooters,''  was  mustered  in  as  Fourteenth  Missouri  In- 


218  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

fantry,  December  12,  1861,  served  in  Missouri  until  moved  to  Cairo  in 
February,  1862,  participated  in  tlie  affairs  at  Fort  Ilenry,  Fort  Donel- 
son,  Sbiioh,  Corintb,  and  lesser  battles,  until  Kovember  20,  when  the 
command  was  transferred  to  Illinois,  and  received  the  number  ()C). 
From  this  time  to  muster  out  at  Louisville,  ivy.,  Jul}'  7,  1865,  it  was 
actively  engaoed.  In  this  command  were,  of  Company  F,  Charles 
Atherton,  October,  1864  (transferred  to  invalid  corps);  Andi'ew  Hamil- 
ton, recruited  February,  1864.  Unassigned  —  Daniel  Holmes,  recruited 
February,  1864. 

Sixty-ninth  Infantry  was  mustered  in  at  Camp  Douglas,  June 
14,  1862,  with  912  men.  lu  Company  D  of  this  command  were  the 
following  named  Stark  county  soldiers:  Corporals  —  Enlisted  June 
1862  —  Jedediah  Luce,  George  W.  Smith,  jMatthew  Eounds,  James 
Adams;  privates  —  Moses  M,  Adams,  Robert  Boyd,  William  II.  David- 
son, William  Foster,  Ransom  D.  Foster,  WilsoQ  Rounds,  Lorenzo 
K.  AViley,  Edward  Brown,  William  Bowden,  Lucius  Church,  Alger- 
non Fitch,  Michael  Gillespie,  Wm.  Hamilton,  Benjamin  F.  Lewis, 
Henry  B.  Lewis,  George  W,  McDaniels,  Edwin  B.  Pomeroy,  Edward 
Perrv,  John  W.  Rounds,  Jasper  Smith,  Wm.  F.  Wheeler,  Theron 
Waller,  Michael  Hum,  David  Himes,  Isaac  M.  AVitter,  Frederick 
Russell  (deserted).    The  recruits  of  1862  Avere:  George  Pate  (deserted). 

Sev'ent3'-second  Infantry  was  organized  at  Chicago,  as  the  First 
Regiment  of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade.  Its  first  bills  were  put  out 
for  one  company,  caUing  itself  the  ''Hancock  Guards,"  on  July  23, 
1862,  and  one  month  afterward  tlie  regiment  mustered  into  service, 
started  for  Cairo,  arriving  on  the  24t]i.  Their  strength  at  that  time 
was  37  officers  and  93(>  men.  T^ie  Seventy-second  partici]iated  in  many 
engagements  during  their  three  years'  service  in  the  field.  At  the  bat- 
tle of  Franklin,  Tenn.,  the  Seventy-second  lost  9  officers  and  152  men, 
who  Avere  either  killed  or  severely  Avounded.  In  C^ompany  A,  Avere : 
]\[iles  Avery  (deserted),  Jacob  Galley  (promoted,  was  prisoner),  Scepta 
T.  Harding  (killed  at  Vicksburg,  May  22,  1863),  James  I).  Heath  (pro- 
moted), Robert  Holmes. 

Eighty-third  Infantry  mustered  in  August  21,  1862,  at  Monmouth, 
111.,  contained  W.  H.  Harris,  who  was  discharged  for  disability,  and 
George  W.  Dunbar,  jr.,  of  Company  E. 

Eighty-sixth  Infantry  Avas  organized  at  Peoria,  and  mustered  in 
August  27,  1862,  993  strong ;  moved  at  once  to  Louisville,  and  served 
at  Chickamauga  during  the  three  days'  fight  in  September,  pursued 
the  rebels  from  Missionary  Ridge  to  Ringgold  on  September  26th, 
served  at  Perryville  ()ctol)er  8th  ;  engaged  at  Buzzard's  Roost  May 
9,  10,  11 ;  at  Resaca  in  the  U\o  days'  fight  ;  at  Rome  on  May  17;  at 
Dallas  from  May  27  to  June  5  ;  at  Kenesaw  Mountain  from  June  11 
to  27,  losing  110  killed  and  wounded.  On  the  banks  of  the  Chatta- 
hooehie  on  the  18th,  and  at  Peach  Tree  Creek  on  the  19th,  and  near 
Atlanta  on  20,  21  and  22,  the  regiment  did  good  service,  Avas  engaged 
in  the  siege  of  Atlanta  until  joining  in  the  "  march  to  the  sea"  Novem- 
ber 16,  arrived  at  Savannah  December  21,  and  after  the  defeat  of 
Johnson  proceeded  to  Washington,  D.  C,  Avhere  it  was  mustered  out, 
June  6,  1865.     The  command  lost  346  men,  died,  killed  and  wounded, 


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marched  ;5,5U0  miles,  and  ti'aveled  l)y  rail  2,000  miles.  In  C^cmpaiiy  E, 
were:  Captain,  George  A.  Smith,  Jul}^  15,  1804;  First-Lieiiteiiant, 
George  A.  Smith,  June  15,  1863;  Second-Lieutenants,  George  A. 
Smitli,  June  11,  1863  ;  Ilenrv  Foreman,  June  12,  1865  (not  mustei'ed); 
Sergeants,  George  A.  Smith,  August  13,  1862.  Privates,  enlisted 
August,  1862,  Wm.  Cooper  (died  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  January  13, 
176)3),  Joseph  Carter,  Wm.  Dawson  (discharged),  Harvey  Foreman 
(proiioted),  Alonzo  Goodale  (disciiarged),  John  A.  Job  (promoted), 
Andrew  Nehlig  (died  of  wounds,  March  20,  1865),  Wm.  F.  Speei's  (pro- 
moted), James  S.  Schank  (died  at  Nashville,  February  22,  1863),  Louis 
Woodward,  Eli  Wilson  (discharged),  Benton  Carrington  (discharged 
for  wounds),  Thomas  Reader,  James  W.  Ileagan  (discharged),  Tighl- 
man  S.  Ragan,  Jacob  Schleigh.  The  recruits,  enlisted  Fel)ruary,  186-t, 
James  C.  Kail  (transferred  to  Company  Fl,  Thirty-fourth),  John  II. 
Waldron  (transferred  to  Company  E.,  Thirty -fourth),  and  in  Company 
H.,  Musician,  Cyrus  A.  Fox,  August  7,  1862  ;  Privates,  Alexander  R. 
He])])erly,  August  6,  1862  (promoted) ;  Recruits.  John  Jenkeson  (died 
of  wounds,  March  20,  1865). 

Nineteenth  Infantry,  or  Irish  Legion,  was  organized  in  the  summer 
and  mustered  in  in  October,  1862.  Its  prompt  organization  was 
mainly  due  to  Yery  Rev.  Dr.  I).  Dunne,  and  Timothy  O'Meard,  the 
lirst  Colonel.  The  services  of  this  command  were  as  extensive  as  they 
were  brilliant,  losing  300  men  and  retui-ning  with  only  221  men,  of 
whom  41  Avere  crippled.  The  badge  of  the  command  was  ''  4o  rounds 
of  cartridge."  It  is  said  that  two  or  more  Stark  county  men  served  in 
this  command. 

Ninety-third  Infantry  organized  at  Chicago  in  September,  1862 ; 
ordered  to  Memphis  in  November,  served  in  the  northern  Mississippi 
campaign,  and  in  March,  1863,  served  in  the  ^'azoo  Pass  expedition. 
On  May  14  was  the  first  engaged  at  Jackson,  losing  3  killed  and  4 
wounded.  On  Black  River  the  command  lost  37  men  and  (>  officers 
killed,  and  107  wounded.  A'icksburg,  Mission  Ridge,  the  Alabama 
campaign,  Resaca,  Alatoona,  the  CJarolina's  campaign,  and  a  hundred 
smaller  affairs,  tell  the  history  of  the  Ninety-third.  It  was  mustered 
out  June  23,  1865,  after  6,087  miles  of  travel  and  a  casualty  list  of  478 
men.  The  soldiers  of  Stark  in  the  Ninety-third  were  :  Colonel,  Nich- 
olas C.  Buswell,  November  25,  1863  (not  mustered),  Lieutenant-Colonel, 
Nicholas  C.  Buswell,  October  13,  1862  (promoted);  Privates,  enlisted  in 
August,  1862,  Thomas  Goodwin  (died  at  Rome,  Ga.,  October  25,  1864, 
wounds),  George  Gardner  (killed  at  Yicksburg,  May  22,  1863),  Wil- 
liam C.  Hall  (died  at  Memphis,  Januai'v  17, 1863),  Edgar  Hall  ((lied  at 
Memphis,  March  5,  1863),  John  Hellenei-  (died  at  Vickslnirg,  Septem- 
ber 9,  1863),  Matthew  Landon  (promoted),  Seth  E.  Stoughton,  Fred 
Sclaghter,  Nathan  Thorn  (^promoted),  IVforgan  L.  Weaver  (died  at  home, 
November  21,  1863). 

One-hundred-and-sixth  Infantry  organized  at  Lincoln,  111.,  in  Au- 
gust, 1862,  moved  to  Columbus,  Ivy.,  in  November,  thence  to  Jackson. 
Tenn.,  and  served  until  musterecl  out  at  Pine  Bluff,  Ark.,  July  12, 
1865.  Serving  in  the  One-hundred-and-sixth  were  in  Company  G, 
I>enjamin   Williams,  commissioned  captain  Septembei',   1862,  died  in 


2t^2  '  IIIST()i;V    OF    STAKK    roT'NTV. 

service.     Coiiipany  II,  James  W.  Berrv,  enlisted  as  corporal  August, 
18B2,  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant. 

One-lnmdred-and  eighth  Infantry  organized  at  Camp  Peoria, 
August  27,  18(i2,  left  for  Kentucky  Oetoher  (>,  and  went  into  active 
service.  In  December,  1862,  the  command  moved  toward  \^icksburg, 
meeting  the  enemy  at  Chickasaw  Bayou,  for  the  first  time,  losing  four 
men  killed.  In  the  investment  of  Arkansas  Post,  January  10,  1863, 
the  One-hundred-and-eighth  bore  a  brilliant  part,  losing  thirteen  men 
wounded.  The  command  was  mustered  out  August  5,  1865.  In  this 
regiment  were  in  Company  C,  Richard  Lynch,  recruited  November, 
1863,  (see  Forty-seventh  Illinois.)  Comjiany  T),  James  Rilev,  recruited 
]\Iarch,  1865,  (see  F'orty-seventh  Illinois.) 

One-hundred-and-twelfth  Infantry  may  be  said  to  date  its  organ- 
ization back  to  August  8,  1862,  Avhen  the  commissioned  officers  of  the 
three  Stark  county  com})anies  and  seven  Henry  county  comjmnies  of 
militia  met  at  Clalva.  The  command  was  then  known  as  the  ''  Ilenrv 
County  liegiment,"  the  number  "  One-hundred-and-twelfth''  being 
assigned  on  acceptance  by  the  State.  The  regiment  was  mustered 
in  at  Peoria,  September  20  and  22,  1862,  903  strong.  This  number 
was  increased  to  940  by  October  8,  when  the  commcmd  left  e?i  route 
to  C'incinnati,  where.Iohn  F.  Meyers,  of  Com])any  F,  died.  From  this 
time  to  IVIarch  31,  1S()3,  no  less  than  thirty-two  members  were  rejwrted 
dead.  On  Fel)ruarv  23,  1863,  twenty-five  men  under  (^apt.  Dow,  were 
captured  by  250  men  of  Morgan's  command,  and,  after  being  robl)ed, 
were  paroled,  and  were  not  exchanged  until  September,  1863.  At 
Winchester,  Mt.  Sterling,  Paris  and  Boonsboro,  in  March,  1863,  the 
command  gave  evidence  of  Avhat  stuff  it  was  composed.  Service  round 
Danville,  Capt.  Otman's  escape  on  the  Kentucky  river,  the  mounting 
of  the  command,  and  a  few  minor  meetings  with  rebel  outposts  char- 
acterized the  command  in  April.  Monticello,  Knoxville,  Lemoir,  and 
AValburg,  Somerset,  the  organization  of  a  musician's  corps,  the  affair  at 
Clinch  Kut,  and  the  destination  of  I'ailroad  stations  mark  the  progress 
of  the  One-hundred-and-twelfth  in  Kentucky  and  Tennesee  u])  to  July, 
1863.  In  July  the  attempt  to  save  the  wagon  train  at  Crab  Orchard; 
the  capture  of  rebels  at  Harrodsburg  by  Capt.  Otman  and  Milchrist's 
command,  the  fight  at  Richmond  and  pursuit  formed  the  most  notable 
events.  The  march  over  the  Cumberland  ]\[ountains,  the  ca])ture  at 
Post  Oak  Springs  ;  the  entry  into  Athens,  and  estal)lishment  of  a  Union 
newspaper  there  mark  the  cann)aign  of  the  One-hundred-and-twelfth 
in  August.  In  September  the  i'el)els  sur])rised  the  town,  capturing  a 
numl)er  of  Stark  county  men,  and  killing  Capt.  Dickenson.  At  Cal- 
houn, Cleveland  and  along  the  Iliawassee  river,  the  command  was 
ever  on  dut}'  during  a  part  of  this  month  ;  many  members  luiving  seri- 
ous adventures  and  hair-breadth  escapes.  In  the  fall  of  1863  the  bat- 
tles round  Loudon,  Lenoir  and  Philadelphia  were  partici])ated  in,  and 
in  ]S[ovend)er  the  seige  of  Knoxville,  battle  of  Campbell's  Staticm  ;  the 
affair  at  Ft.  Saunders  brought  additional  honors  to  the  command. 
The  pursuit  of  Longstreet,  and  a  never  ending  round  of  skirmishing 
characterized  the  campaign  of  December.  The  affairs  of  Flat  Creek 
and  Kelly's  Foi'd  in  Januar}^,  1864  entailed  serious  losses  in  the  One- 


MILITAKY    HISTORY.  22?) 

hundred-and-twelfth.  In  April  the  I'egiment  was  dismounted,  and 
took  its  place  among  the  troops  ordered  to  ])articipate  in  the  Georgia 
campaign.  P'roni  Ma.y  8,  18(54,  this  comman  i  did  l)rilhant  service 
under  Sherman,  and  its  history  is  in  fact  that  of  the  most  aggressive 
reo"iment  under  Shei'man.  P'rom  tlie  (hiv  the  command  left  Peoria  in 
1862,  to  muster  out.  June  20,  1865,  its  services  to  the  Tnion  were  held 
as  models  for  all  other  regiments.  On  its  flag  is  the  inscription  : 
"Kentucky,"  "  Monticello,''  "East  Tennessee,"  '' Campbell's  Sta'tion," 
"Knoxville,"  ''Bean's  Station,"  "  Dandridge,"  "Atlanta,"  ''Kesaca," 
"Kenesaw,"  '' Utoy  Creek,"  "Nashville,"  "CV>lumbia,"  "Franklin." 
"Wilmington,"  "Fort  Anderson."  In  the  history  of  this  command, 
written  l)y  Capt.  B.  F.  Thompson,  the  whole  story  of  the  organization 
and  services  of  the  One-hundred-and-twelfth  is  related.  In  the  fol- 
lowino'  roster  and  record,  summarized  from  this  woi'k,  is  the  minutia^ 
of  its  history. 

Field  and  Staff. —  General  Thomas  J.  Henderson,  enrolled  August  11, 
1862,  and  elected  captain  of  Company  F.  Upon  organization  of  the  regi- 
ment unauimouslv  elected  colonel  by  vote  of  the  commissioned  officers  and 
of  the  enlisted  men.  Mustered  in  as  colonel  of  the  regiment  September 
22,  1862. —  Severely  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Resaca,  Ga.,  May,  14,  1864. 
and  absent  by  reason  of  wounds  until  July  28.  1864.  Commanded  Second 
Brigade,  Second  Division,  Cavalry  Cor2)s.  Ai-my  of  tlie  Ohio,  from  January 
15  to  April  8,  1864.  Commanded  Third  Brigade,  Third  Division,  Twenty- 
third  Corps,  Army  of  the  Ohio,  from  August  12,  1864,  until  mustered  out. 
Eecommended  for  promotion  to  l)rigadier  general  by  Major  General  Scbo- 
field,  commanding  the  Army  of  the  Ohio,  and  by  Major  General  Cox,  com- 
manding the  Twenty-third  Army  Corps,  for  gallant  and  meritorious  service 
in  the  Georgia  and  Tennessee  campaigns,  and  especially  at  the  battle  of 
Franklin,  Tenn.,  Xovember  'M),  1864.  Appointed  brigadier  general,  by 
Brevet,  by  President  Lincoln,  January  6,  1865.  to  rank  from  November  30, 

1864.  Residence  at  Princeton.  Luther  S.  Milliken  —  Mustered  in  Sep- 
tend^er  15.  1862.  as  first  assistant  surgeon,  with  rank  of  captain.  Pro- 
moted to  surgeon,  witli  rank  of  major,  March  22,  1863.  Brigade  surgeon 
a  considerable  portion  of  the  last  year  of  the  war.  Resided  ever  since  the 
war  at  Franklinton,  N.  C. 

Company  B.  was  enrolled  at  Ib-adford,  and  organized  August  12,  1862. 
The  date  of  all  enlistments  not  otherwise  stated,  and  date  of  muster  into 
the  United  States  service,  September  20,  1862.  Of  those  present  and  mus- 
tered out  witli  the  company,  June  20,  1865,  the  following  record  is  made: 
Captain  Bradford  F.  Thompson,  mustered  in  as  first  sergeant.  Promoted 
to  second  lieutenant  April  10,  to  rank  from  March  31,  1863.  Promoted 
first  lieutenant  January  17,  1864,  to  rank  from  September  18,  1863.  Ap- 
pointed adjutant  of  the  regiment  March  7,  1864,  to  rank  from  November 
25,  1863.  Promoted  to  captain  May  9,  to  rank  from  April  25,  1865. 
Slightly  wounded  in  action  at  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  14,  1864,  and  in  the  battle 
of  Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30.  1864.  First  Lieutenant  William  H. 
Doyle,  mustered  in  as  sergeant.  Promoted  to  first  lieutenant,  Se})tendjer 
30,  1864,  to  rank  from  November  25,  1863.  Commanded  the  company  as 
sei'geant  and  lieutenant  from  August  6,  1864,  to  May  0.  1865;  now  of 
Rico,  Colorado.  First  Sergeant  Charles  B.  Foster,  mustered  in  as  ser- 
geant; promoted  Ai)ril  10,  1863;  commissioned  second  lieutenant  June  15, 

1865,  but  not  mustered.     Sergeants:     Willard   B.   Foster,  mustered  in  as 


'224r  IIISTOKY    OF    STARK    COUXTY. 

sergeant,  i-egimental  "  Ambulauce  Sergeant  "'  from  .June  1864,  until  mus- 
tered out;  now  of  Rice  county,  Kansas:  Augustus  8.  Thompson,  mustered 
in  as  corporal:  promoted  to  sergeant  August  31,  1864:  regimental  ''Ord- 
nance Sergeant  ""  from  Xovembei  1864,  until  mustered  out;  George  W. 
Reed,  mustered  in  as  corporal:  promoted  to  sergeant  August  31,  1864:  cap- 
tured at  Lancaster.  Ky..  July  2S,  1863 — made  his  escajie  the  same  flay. 
John  R.  Jones,  promoted  to  Sergeant  October  1,  1864;  slightly  wounded  by 
splinters  from  "head-log""  struck  by  solid  shot.  May  27,  1864,  and  in 
action  at  Utoy^  Creek,  near  Atlanta,  Ga..  August  6,  1864.  Corporals: 
John  Olenbtirg,  promoted  June  18.  1863:  wounded  in  action  at  Kelly's 
Ford,  on  the  French  Broad  River,  East  Tennesee.  January  28,  1864,  now 
of  Zeari]ig,  Story  county,  Iowa.  James  A.  Long,  mustered  in  as  private, 
promoted  August  31.  1864.  Levi  White  Jones.  October  7,  1862:  sick  when 
comjDany  mustered  in:  promoted  September  15.  1864:  mustered  out  with 
company  by  order  of  Major  General  Schofield,  now  of  Glasco,  Cloud 
county.  Kan.  John  D.  Keagle.  ])romoted  October  1,  1864;  accidentally 
shot  in  knee,  by  Company  H  man.  at  Milledgeville,  Ky. .  April.  1863;  acci- 
dentally wounded  at  Mossy  Creek,  East  Tennessee.  January  1,  1864.  F. 
Louis  Heinke,  promoted  March  15,  1865  ;  wounded  in  action  at  Cleveland. 
Tenn.,  Septeml)er  18.  1863.  now  of  Spokane  Falls.  AVashington  territory. 
Charles  X.  Crook,  j^i'omoted  Maix-h  15,  1865:  captured  at  Cleveland,  Tenn.. 
September  18,  1863:  exchanged  November  26,  1864.  Rejoined  company  in 
the  spring  of  1865,  now  of  Goodrich,  Kan.  Musician  Henry  S.  Hayden 
Avas  member  of  the  Regimental  liand  from  its  organization  until  mustered 
out,  now  of  Creighton,  Xeb.  Wagoner  John  ]\[cLaughlin:  teamster  during 
his  whole  term  of  service  ;  accidentallv  killed,  moviuir  a  l)uildiii^.  at  Brad- 
ford, December  20.  1871. 

The  private  troops  mustered  out  were:  William  II.  Conibear.  now  of 
]\Iorton.  111.  Thomas  E.  Delany,  now  of  Zearing,  la.  William  D.  Free- 
man, captured  at  Cleveland,  Tenn.,  Se])tember  18,  1863:  escaped  from  An- 
dersonville  May  24,  1864:  entered  the  lines  of  Sherman's  army  on  the  Eto- 
wah river,  Ga.,  June  13.  1864:  received  furlough,  after  which  rejoined 
company:  now  of  Eureka,  Kan.  Samuel  B.  Francis.  Joseph  Fleming, 
slightly  wounded  at  Knoxville.  Tenn..  Xovember  18.  1863,  now  of  this 
county.  James  A.  Goodrich,  injured  in  head  l)y  concussion  of  exploding 
shell,  at  Resaca,  Ga.,  3Iay  14.  1864:  resides  at  Goodrich.  Kan.  Xewton  J. 
Green,  mustered  in  as  Corpoial:  was  captured  at  Cleveland,  Tenn.,  Sep- 
tember 18,  1863:  exchanged  March  21.  1864:  rejoined  company  on  Pine 
Mountain,  Ga.,  June  16,  1864:  resides  at  Linn  Creek.  Mo.  AVilliam  Han- 
ley,  absent  on  furlough:  rejoined  and  discharged  with  company  at  Chicago, 
July  6,  1865:  now  of  Scran  ton.  la.  Charles  H.  Hanley  resides  at  Omaha. 
Xeb,  John  Hall,  of  Bradford,  111.  Xicholas  Hill,  mustered  in  as  Corpo- 
ral: reduced  June  2,  1864;  captured  near  Winchester.  Ky.,  February  23, 
1863;  paroled  next  day:  exchanged  September  10;  rejoined  comjiany  at 
Bean's  Station,  E.  Tenn..  December  14.  1863.  George  Jennings  resides  at 
Cherokee,  Kan.  Francis  J.  Liggett,  captured  at  Cleveland.  Tenn.,  Seja- 
tember  18.  1863:  confined  on  Belle  Isle,  Va.,  until  March  10,  1864,  then 
transferred  to  Andersonville:  escaped  from  Andersonville  May  24,  1864; 
entered  lines  of  Sherman's  army  on  the  Etowah  river,  Ga.,  June  13,  1864; 
received  thirty  days'  furlough,  then  rejoined  company,  John  C.  Leighton, 
injured  in  head  by  concussion  of  exploding  shell,  at  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  14, 
1864,  now  of  Gilman.  111.  Charles  Leighton.  captured  at  Cleveland.  Tenn,, 
September  18.  1863;  exchanged  March  21,  and  rejoined  company  June  IG, 


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1804;  died  iieui-  Modena.  in  May,  1870.  William  C  Lopeaiaii,  enlisted 
August  21,  18G2;  slightly  wounded  in  action  at  Flat  Creek,  in  E.  Tenn., 
January  26,  18G4;  now  of  Henry,  111.  Orman  M,  Miller,  captured  at 
Cleveland,  Tenn.,  September  18,  18G3;  exchanged  March  21,  and  rejoined 
company  June  16,  1864:  now  of  Iloopeston,  111.  Lewis  Osborn,  captured 
at  Cleveland.  Tenn.,  September  18,  1863;  exchanged  March  '21,  and  re- 
joined com])any  June  16,  1864.  Irvin  Oxljerger,  sliglitly  wounded  by  shell 
at  Calhoun,  Tenn.,  S.eptember  26,  1863.  Jacob  II.  Pirkey  enlisted'  when 
only  15  years  of  age;  under  18  when  discharged;  now  of  Elliott,  111.  Ira 
Porter  died  in  Stark  county  April  21,  1873.  Ephraim  N.  Pardee  enlisted 
August  21.  1862;  mustered  in  as  Cori)oral,  detailed  in  Law's  battery,  and 
reduced  to  make  room  for  another  Corporal;  now  of  Galva,  111.  Samuel 
Redding,  captured  at  Cleveland,  Tenn.,  September  18,  1863:  exchanged 
March  21,  1864:  rejoined  eom[»any  on  Pine  Mountain,  Ga..  June  14,  1864; 
now  of  Goodrich,  Kan.  Alva  W.  Sturtevant.  severely  wounded  by  rebel 
sharpshooters  near  Atlanta.  Ga.,  August  9.  1864,  resides  at  Dexter,  la. 
John  Sturm,  now  of  Oak  Dale,  Mo.  Charles  R.  Thompson,  slightl} 
wounded  in  action  at  Utoy  Creek,  Ga.,  August  (i,  1864.  Joseph  Taylor. 
John  Wallace,  captured  at  Cleveland,  Tenn.,  September  18,  1863;  ex- 
changed May  1,  1864;  rejoined  company  June  16,  1864;  slightly  wounded 
in  action  at  Utoy  Creek,  Ga. ,  August  6,  1864;  now  of  Coon  Rapids,  la. 

There  were  al)sent  at  muster-out  Corporals;  Edward  'i\  Riley— captured 
at  Cleveland,  Tennessee,  September  18,  1863,  exchanged  at  Wilmington, 
North  Carolina,  March  1,  1865,  absent  sick,  discharged  at  S])ringfield,  Illi- 
nois, Sei^tember  26,  1865.  resides  at  Byron,  Xel)raska:  Hiram  P.  Mallory — 
mustered  in  as  i)rivate,  ijromoted  April  10,  1863,  captui'ed  at  C'leveland, 
Tennessee,  September  18,  1863,  exchanged  at  Wilmington,  North  Carolina, 
March  1,  1865,  al)sent  sick,  discharged  July  1,  1865.  now  of  Buda.  Illinois. 

Privates;  John  II.  Baldwin — enlisted  and  mustered  in  July!),  1863, 
at  Camp  Nelson,  Kentucky,  for  three  years,  absent  sick  in  hospital  since 
October,  1863,  on  muster-out  roll  ;  Ira  F.  Hayden — enlisted  February  29, 
mustered  in  March  1,  1864,  for  three  years,  captured  at  Columbia,  Ten- 
nessee, November  30,  1864,  ])aroled  April  15,  1865,  and  entered  L^niou 
lines  at  Black  River,  discharged  at  Springfield,  Illinois,  July  1,  1865,  and 
rejoined  company  at  Lasalle,  Illinois,  in  the  night  of  July  6,  1865,  on  rail- 
way train  coming  home;  Hoi'ace  Morrison — captured  at  Cleveland,  Ten- 
nessee, September  18,  1863,  paroled  and  exchanged  March  21,  1864,  never 
rejoined  company. 

The  troops  previously  discharged  wore  :  Cai)tains;  James  B.  Doyle  — 
enrolled  August  12.  and  mustered  in  as  captain  September  20.  1862,  resigned 
at  Lexington,  Kentucky,  ]\Iarc]i  ;U,  1863  ;  John  Gudgel  —  enrolled  August 
12,  and  mustered  in  as  second  lieutenant,  Sei)teml)er  20,  1862,  promoted 
to  first  lieutenant  A])ril  10,  to  rank  from  March  31,  1863,  promoted  to  cap- 
tain January  17,  1864,  to  rank  from  September  18,  1863,  wounded  in  action 
at  Utoy  Creek,  August  6,  1864,  discharged  by  reason  of  wounds  March  27, 
1865,  died  at  Red  Wing.  Minnesota.  July  27,  1876.  widow's  residence  at 
Tiskilwa,  Illinois. 

The  privates  discharged  before  muster-out  were  :  (ieoi'ge  Barber  —  acci- 
dentally shot  off  right  fore-finger  while  on  guard  at  Lexington,  Kentucky, 
discharged  there  March,  1863  :  Uriah  Dunn — discharged  at  Cam])  Denni- 
son,  Ohio,  June,  1863,  disability,  now  of  Quincy,  Iowa;  Isaac  N,  Dalrym- 
ple — wounded  and  captured  at  Cleveland,  Tennessee,  September  18,  1863, 
exchanged  March  1,  1865,  dischai-ged  at  Camp  Chase,  May  31,   186'),  now 


22^  HISTOKV    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

of  Simpson,  Kansas;  Morris  Fowler — tliseliarged  at  Camp  Xelson,  Ken- 
tncky.  October  11.  180-4,  disability:  Enoch  W.  Foster— discharged  at  Evans- 
ville,  Indiana.  May  1,  1865.  now  of  Brinitield.  Illinois;  John  P.  Freeman — 
captured  at  Cleveland,  Tennessee,  September  18,  1863,  exchanged  March  1, 
1865,  discharged  at  S})ringtield,  Illinois.  May  25,  1865,  discharged  at 
Springfield,  Illinois,  ]\Iay  25,  1865;  Washington  (larside — captured  at  Cleve- 
land, Tennesse,  September  18,  1863,  exchanged  March  21,  1864,  rejoined 
company  near  Pine  ]\Iountain,  Georgia,  June  12,  1864,  discharged  at  hos- 
])ital  in  Newark,  New  Jersey,  June  14,  1865,  died  at  Bloomington.  Illinois, 
August  16,  1866;  Hiram  P.  (Jeer — discharged  at  Lexington,  Kentucky, 
February  10,  1863,  now  of  liockwell,  Iowa ;  Stephen  Cudgel — discharged 
at  Lexington,  Kentucky.  April,  1863,  reported  dead  ;  James  Hare — dis- 
charged at  Lexington.  Kentucky,  March,  1863,  now  of  Ten  Mile,  Colorado; 
Edwin  Holmes — wounded  and  ca})tured  at  Cleveland,  Tennessee,  September 
18,  1863,  exchanged  November  27,  1864,  discharged  at  Springfield,  Illinois, 
June  17,  1865  ;  William  H.  Johnson — captured  at  Cleveland,  Tennessee, 
Septend^er  18,  1863,  exchanged  at  Wilmington,  North  Carolina,  March  1, 
1865,  discharged  at  Little  York,  Pennsylvania,  June  14,  1865,  now  of  A'al- 
ley  Brook,  Kansas  ;  Daniel  Kane — captured  at  Calhoun,  Tennessee,  Sep- 
tember 2(i,  1863,  paroled  prisoner  of  war  at  Benton  l^arracks,  St.  Louis, 
Missouri.  I'eported  in  Adjutant  (leneral's  reports  discharged  June  19,  1865. 
Henry  McKibbons — discharged  at  Lexington.  Kentucky,  January.  1863, 
died  at  Denver.  Colorado,  February  22.  1882;  James  Partridge — discharged 
at  Quincy,  Illinois.  July.  1864,  now  dead  ;  Henry  Shimp — discharged  at 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  January,  1863;  Clark  M.  Sturtevant — discharged  at 
Mt.  Sterling,  Kentucky,  March,  1864,  now  of  Houghton,  Washington  Ter- 
I'itoiT:  Nathan  1).  Steward — discharged  at  Quincy,  Illinois.  February  8, 
1865;  Dennis  S[)elman — captured  at  Cleveland,  Tennessee,  September  18, 
1863,  exchanged  March  21,  1864,  discharged  at  general  hospital,  Benton 
iiarracks,  St.  Ijouis,  Missouri.  May  30,  1865,  now  of  Henry.  Illinois;  Henry 
Stacy — captured  at  Cleveland,  Tennessee.  September  18,  1863,  escaped 
from  Andersonville.  May  24,  1864,  was  taken  sick  and  recaptured,  again 
escaped  and  was  recaptured  and  attached  to  a  sixty-pound  ball  and  chain 
Tintil  exchanged,  March  1,  1865.  discharged  at  S])ringiie](l.  Illinois,  May 
26,  1865,  now  of  Lucas,  Iowa. 

The  soldiers  transferred  to  the  veteran  reserve  corps,  were  ;  Andrew  J. 
Brode,  severely  wounded  at  Knoxville.  Tenn.,  Nov.  18,  1863  ;  transferred 
to  V.  R.  C,  March  30,  1864.  by  reason  of  wounds,  and  employed  as  muster- 
ing clerk  ;  discharged  at  Louisville.  Ky.,  Aug.  25.  1865  ;  resides  at  Buda, 
HI.  Peter  Imes,  cut  off  a  toe  splitting  wood,  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  Nov.  18, 
1862,  and  accidently  shot  himself  through  wrist  at  same  place,  Jan.  15,  1863, 
and  was  transferred  to  V.  li.  C.;(lied  near  Bradford.  Eber  S.  Osborn, 
transferred  in  1864;  now  of  Montpelier,  Ind.  George  W.  Scott,  transferred 
in  1S64  ;  died  aftei'  the  war.  and  Isaac  Sturm,  transferred  in  1864. 

'['he  ti'oops  who  were  killed  or  died  in  the  service,  were;  Captain  Jona- 
than {'.  Dickerson  ;  enrolled  Aug.  13.  and  mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1802, 
as  first  lieutenant  ;  i)romoted  to  captain  April  10,  to  rank  from  March  31, 
1863  :  commissioned,  borne  on  the  rolls  and  performed  the  duties  of  captain 
but  was  not  mustei'ed  as  such  ;  killed  in  action  at  Cleveland,  Tenn..  Sept. 
18,  1863  ;  l)uried  in  the  Cleveland  Cemetery,  and  a  suitable  monument  erec- 
tep  to  his  memory  by  his  wi<low.      See  Braford  Post,  G.  A.  K. 

Sergeants — John  II.  Bunnell,  mustered  in  as  sergeant  ;  wounded  neai' 
Dallas,    (Ja.,  May  31,   1864;  left  leg  amputated   at  Cumberland   Hospital, 


MIMTARY    HISTOKY.  227 

Nashville,  July  27,  1804  :  died  of  wounds  Aug.  12,  1864;  remains  interred 
in  the  Snare  Cemetery,  March  8,  18G5.  Eli  C.  Jones,  mustered  in  as  cor- 
jioral ;  promoted  April  10.  1863:  was  color-guard  in  the  E.  Tenn.,  cam- 
paign, and  color-bearer  from  April  6,  to  May  6.  1864  ;  wounded  in  action 
at  Utoy  Creek  near  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Aug.  6,  1864  ;  died  of  wounds  at  Mari- 
etta, Ga.,  Aug.  19,  1864;  remains  interred  at  Kewanee,  in  1865. 

Corporals  Abram  Deyo,  captured  at  Cleveland,  Tenn.,  .Sept.  18,  1863. 
died  in  Andersonville  Prison,  Ga.,  July  18.  1864,  grave  41 72.  Orlin 
Bevier,  mustered  in  as  private  ;  promoted  April  10,  1863  ;  captured  at 
Clevelaiul,  Tenn..  Sept.  18.  1863:  died  in  Andersonville  Prison,  Ga.,  July 
22,  1864,  grave  6519. 

Privates — Robert  Alexander,  wounded  at  Flat  Creek  Gap,  E.  'I'eiin.,  Jan. 
26,  1864;  died  of  Avounds  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  May  16,  1864;  buried  at 
Knoxville,  in  grave  782.  Charles  If.  Barber,  wounded  at  Utoy  Creek,  Ga., 
Sept.  6,  1864;  died  of  wound  at  Marietta,  Ga.,  Sept.  15,  1864;  buried  at 
Marietta,  in  grave  8113,  sec.  G.  Spencer  Elston,  died  of  disease  at  Lexing- 
ton. Ky..  Dec.  9.  1862  ;  buried  in  grave  160.  George  Ludlnm.  raptured  at 
Cleveland.  Tenn..  Se])t.  18,  1863:  exchanged  Dec.  18.  and  died  Dec.  26, 
1864,  at  Annapolis,  Md.  Elias  Miller,  killed  at  Franklin.  Tenn..  Xov.  30, 
1864.  Joseph  B.  Phillips,  mustered  in  Feb.  29,  1864,  for  three  years  ;  died 
of  disease  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  July  22,  1864  ;  l)uried  at  Chattanooga,  in 
grave  11,320,  sect.  Fl  Jeremiah  Sargent,  died  of  disease  at  Lexington, 
Ky.,  Jan.  17,  1863  ;  buried  there  in  gi-ave  251.  Cyrus  Sturm,  captured  at 
Cleveland,  Tenn..  Sei)t.  18,  1863  :  excbanged  and  i-ejoined  company  June 
16,  1864;  wounded  in  action  at  Utoy  Creek,  Ga. ,  Aug.  6,  18(i4;  died  of 
wounds  at  Xashville.  Tenn.,  Feb.  10,  1865.  William"  P.  Wilson,  died  of 
disease  at  Lexington.  Ky.,  Dee.  9,  1862  ;  buried  in  grave  162. 

Privates  wbo  deserted  were:  F]phraim  Glidden,  deserted  at  Lexington, 
Ky.,  January  18,  1863,  and  moved  to  Canada.  George  M.  Stone,  detailed 
for  service  m  Law's  Batterv,  and  deserted  at  Lexington,  Kv.,  F'ebruarv, 
1863.  ■  "  .  . 

The  recruits  transferred  to  the  Sixty-hfth  Regiment  Illinois  \'olunteer 
Infantry  (consolidated)  June  20,  1865,  and  mustered  out  at  Greensboro, 
N.  C,  July  13,  1865,  were  George  A.  Bi'own.  enlisted  July  9,  mustered  in 
in  July  23,  1863.  for  three  years:  captured  at  Clevelaiul,  Tenn.,  September 
18,  1863;  exchanged  April  16.  and  rejoined  com2>uny  on  Pine  Mt.,  Ga., 
June  16,  1864;  reported  "'absent  sick  "'  at  muster-out  of  Sixty-lifth  Illinois. ; 
now  of  Xorth  Lewisljurg,  0.  ]\[ichael  Dardis,  enlisted  and  mustered  in 
January  24,  1865.     ^lelvin  Gage,  enlisted  February  29,  mustered  in  March 

I,  1864,  for  three  years:  slightly  wounded  in  action  at  Utoy  Creek,  Ga., 
August  6,  1864.  William  J.  Lamper,  enlisted  March  28.  mustered  in  May 
24,  1864;  resides  at  Laramie  Clity.  Wy.  T.  John  Lee,  enlisted  March  11, 
mustered  in  March  13,  1865,  for  one  yeai':  reitorted  '•  absent  sick"  at 
muster-out  of  Sixty-fifth  Illinois.  Solomon  Leighton,  enlisted  and 
mustered  in  March  13,  1865.  for  one  year:  now  of  Carbon.  Iowa.  Isaac 
Luce,  enlisted  and  mustered  in  March  13.  1865,  for  one  year. 

Company  D. — Sergt.  Sanford  L.  Ives,  enlisted  Julv2"i  1862,  accidentally 
wounded  in  June,  1863:  transferred  to  A\  R.  C.  January  1.  1864;  dis- 
charged for  disability  at  Rock  Island.  November  1.  1864".  Whittield  D. 
Matthews,  served  from  August  11.  1862;  was  discharged  at  Vork.  Pa.,  July 

II,  1865;  is  now  a  resident  of  Elmwood.  Privates:  Lemuel  F.  Mathews, 
enlisted  August  12,  1862,  was  wounded  at  Hesacain  May.  1864.  discharged  for 
wounds  August    20,  1864.     Hiram    Kewton,  of    Goshen,  enlisted  in  1862; 


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wounded  in  Oeorgia,  June  3,  1864.  Stephen  Talbott,  enlisted  in  April, 
1804;  transferred  to  Sixty-fifth  Regiment;  sick  at  muster-out;  now  resides 
at  Cambridge,  III. 

Company  E  was  enrolled  at  Wyoming  and  organized  August  12,  1862. 
The  date  of  all  enlistments,  not  otherwise  stated,  and  date  of  muster  into 
the  United  States  service  was  September  20,  1862.  There  were  mustered 
out  with  the  company,  June  20,  1865.  the  following-named  officers  and 
men;  Captain  Sylvester  F.  Otman,  enrolled  August  11,  and  mustered  in 
September  20,  1862,  as  captain;  commanded  the  regiment  on  the  march 
from  Kiioxville,  Tenn.,  to  Mt.  Sterling,  Ky.,  in  February,  1864,  and  also 
commanded  after  Lieut.  Colonel  Bond  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Frank- 
lin, Tenn.,  and  in  the  tvv"o  days'  battle  of  Nashville,  and  until  January  14, 
1865;  was  Acting  Assistant  Inspector  General  of  3d  Brigade,  3d  Division, 
23d  Corps,  Army  of  the  Ohio,  on  Gen.  Henderson's  staff,  from  January  30, 
1865,  until  mustered  out.  First  Lieut.  Cranmer  W.  Brown,  mustered  in 
September  20,  1862,  as  First  Lieutenant^  Acting  Adjutant  of  the  regiment 
from  Nov.  24,  1863,  to  March  7,  1864;  Avas  offered  the  adjutancy  jjerma- 
nently,  but  declined  it;  commanded  the  company  from  November  30,  1864, 
until  mustered  out.  First  Sergeant  Henry  Graves,  mustered  in  as  sergeant, 
[)romoted  April  1,  1863^  commissioned  second  lieutenant  June  15,  1865, 
but  not  mustered;  was  wounded  near  Philadelphia,  E.  Tenn.,  October  26, 
1863,  and  again  at  Utoy  creek,  August  6,  1864;  now  of  Oakland,  la. 

Sergeants:  Peter  M.  Swords,  mustered  in  as  corporal,  promoted  April  1, 
1863;  died  in  April,  1867.  James  D.  Bloomer,  mustered  in  as  private;  pro- 
moted to  corporal  November  10,  1863;  to  sergeant  April  1.  1864;  now  of 
Hebron,  Neb.  Michael  Hire,  promoted  to  corporal  October  31,  ]862;  to 
sergeant  November  10,  1864;  now  of  Baraboo,  Wis. 

Corporals  —  Douglas  M.  Crone,  promoted  April  1,  1863;  now  of 
Wyoming.  Cyrus  C.  Snare,  enlisted  August  14,  1862;  promoted  Ajiril  1, 
1864;  wounded  in  action  at  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  14,  1864;  now  of  Delavan, 
Minn.  Sidney  D.  Butler,  promoted  November  19,  1864;  wounded  at 
Resaca,  Ga. .  May  14,  1864,  and  again  at  Utoy  Creek,  August  6,  1864;  now 
of  Essex,  J  a.  John  Oldaker,  promoted  December  25,  1864;  wounded  at 
Knoxville.  'J'enn..  N^oveniber  ]T,  1863;  was  seven  months  in  hospital;  re- 
sides in  Cherokee  Co.,  la.  Andrew  .1.  Fautz,  promoted;  captured  at  Park's 
Ferry,  on  the  Holston  River,  East  Tennessee,  November  16,  1863;  exchanged 
and  rejoined  company  in  the  summer  of  1864.  Ananias  Timmons,  pro- 
moted. David  S.  Miller,  promoted;  is  reported  deceased.  Charles  H. 
Hall,  enlisted  August  14.  1862;  promoted  corporal. 

The  private  troops  mustered  out  were;  Timothy  Bailey,  mustered  in  as 
corporal;  reduced  October  31,  1862,  at  his  own  request;  now  of  Bay  Center, 
W.  Ter.  Gershom  A.  Bunnell,  now  of  Osceola,  la.  James  E.  Jiush,  re- 
sides at  Ikatrice,  Neb.  Elijah  Cox,  enlisted  August  20,  1862;  now  of 
Odell.  \eb.  Al)salom  J.  Cooper,  enlisted  August  13,  1862,  now  of  ^laroa. 
111.  John  Dawson,  now  of  Stark  Station.  Newton  Dolison.  now  of  Milo. 
la.  Wallace  W.  Emanuel,  enlisted  August  21.  1862,  now  of  Crawfords- 
ville.  Lid.  Eugene  Hunt,  now  of  Kewanee.  William  Holgate,  enlisted 
August  13.  1862;  captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  on  the  Holston  River,  East 
Tennessee,  November  16,  1862;  exchanged  at  City  Point.  Xn..  April  15, 
1864 ;  rejoined  the  company  near  Atlanta.  Ga.,  July  28,  1864 ;  was 
wounded  in  action  at  Utoy  Creek.  Ga.,  August  6,  1864 ;  absent  by 
reason  of  wounds  until  December  1,  1864,  when  rejoined  company  at 
Nashville,  Tenn.     Curwin  A.  McCoy.     Jonas  Stronburg,  enlisted  August 


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13,  18G2;  wounded  at  Utoy  Creek,  Ga.,  August  G,  1804.  Henry  Soper, 
enlisted  August  13,  1862;  died  -September  9,  1878.  Philip  M.  Trapp,  en- 
listed August  14,  1863;  now  of  Palmyra,  ISTeb.  Josiali  P.  Umbaugli,  of 
Ottumwa,  la.,  and  Ancil  H.  Woodcock,  of  Wyoming. 

The  following  were  absent  at  mnster  out:  Jonathan  Graves,  captured  at 
Park's  Ferry,  East  Tennesse,  November  16,  1863,  escaj^ed  from  rebel 
prison  at  Florence,  S.  C,  in  February,  1865,  and  entered  the  Union 
lines  at  Newbern,  N.  C. ;  discharged  at  Chicago,  111,,  July  10,  1865;  resides 
at  Quitman,  Mo.  Stephen  W.  Green,  captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  East 
Teniicssi'e,  Kovember  16,  1863;  exchanged  in  February,  1865;  discharged 
at  Spriuglield,  111.,  July  7,  1865;  now  of  Panora,  la.  David  Kerns,  cap- 
tiii-ed  at  Park's  Ferry,  East  Tennessee,  November  16,  1863;  exchanged  at 
Aiken's  Landing,  Va.,  in  February  1865;  discharged  at  Springfield,  111., 
July  7.  1S65;  now  of  Plainville,  Kan.  Calvin  B.  Lashells,  enlisted  August 
22,  1862;  on  detached  service  in  General  Hospital  at  Lexington,  Ky. ;  now 
of  Biggs,  California.  William  J.  Morgan,  enlisted  August  13,  1862;  re- 
ported "absent  sick."  William  II.  Morgan,  enlisted  August  13,  1862; 
captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  East  Tennessee,  November  16,  1863;  exchanged 
March  1,  1865;  discharged  at  Springfield,  111.,  July  1,  1885.  George  W, 
Nicholas,  captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  East  Tennessee,  November  16,  1863; 
escaped  near  Wilmington,  N.  C,  February  22,  1865;  discharged  at  Spring- 
field 111.,  July  1,  1865;  now  of  Quitman,  Mo.  Joseph  Sparks,  enlisted 
August  13,  1862;  wounded  in  action  at  Kelly's  Ford,  on  the  French  Broad 
River,  East  Tennessee,  January  28,  1864,  and  again  at  Utoy  Creek,  Ga., 
August  6,  1864;  discharged  at  Quincy,  111.,  June  22,  1865;  died  in  Har- 
rison connty.  Mo. 

The  troops  previously  discharged  were:  First  Sergeant  Henry  J.  Ot- 
man;  discharged  at  Lexington,  Ky,  April  1,  1863,  by  reason  of  disability; 
killed  by  his  team  running  away  at  Toulon,  in  January,  1867.  Sergeants  — 
John  E.  Gharrett,  enlisted  August  13,  1862,  wounded  at  Knoxville,  Tenn., 
November  18,  1863;  discharged  in  March  1864,  to  accept  commission  as 
Captain  in  First  Regt.  U.  S.  Heavy  Artillery,  now  of  Missoula,  Mon.  Ter. : 
John  B.  Pettit,  mustered  in  as  corporal;  promoted  April  1,  1863;  dis- 
charged at  Springfield,  111.,  February  17,  1865;  now  of  Blair,  Neb.;  Carey 
G.  Colburn,  mustered  in  as  corporal,  promoted  August,  1863;  captured  at 
Athens,  Tenn.,  September  27, '1863;  exchanged  March  1, 1865;  discharged  at 
Springfield,  111.,  May  21,  1865. 

Corporals  —  James  B.  Blackmore;  discharged  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  May 
17,  1865;  now  of  Spring  Hill,  Kan.  David  Fast,  discharged  at  Spring- 
field, 111.,  October  29,  1864;  now  of  Irwin,  Mo.,  and  AVagoner  John  D. 
Martin,  discharged  at  Springfield,  111.,  May  29,  1865;  now  of  Page  Center, 
Iowa. 

The  private  troops  absent  at  mnster  out  were  :  Michael  Alderman,  dis- 
charged at  Lexington,  Ky.,  January  15,  1863;  now  of  Duncan.  Alfred 
B.  Armstrong,  enlisted  August  22,  1862;  discharged  at  Lexington,  Ky., 
January  21,  1863.  Jerry  H.  Bailey,  captured  at  Danville,  Ky.,  while  sick 
in  hospital,  March  23,  1863;  paroled,  and  afterward  exchanged;  wounded 
at  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  14,  1864;  discharged  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  January  4, 
1865.  William  T.  Carter,  discharged  at  David's  Island,  N.Y.,  May*  31, 
1865;  now  of  Rome,  111.  William  Colwell,  discharged  at  Lexington,  Ky,, 
April  18,  1863;  died  one  week  after  his  return  home.  William  A.  Ellis, 
discharged  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  January  23,  1863;  now  of  Odell,  Neb. 
Shepard  Green,  discharged  at  Camp  Butler,  111.,  May  12,   1865;  now  of 

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2oU  IIISTOKY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Orient,  Iowa.  John  Harvey,  discharged  at  Camp  Nelson,  Ky..  September 
19,  1864.  Charles  W.  Hart,  enlisted  August  15,  1862;  captured  at  Park's 
Ferry,  East  Tenn.,  November  16,  1863;  exchanged  March  1,  1865;  dis- 
charged at  Springfield,  III.,  June  o.  1865.  Kilev  Maranville,  wounded  at 
Mud  Creek,  Ga.,  June  17,  1864;  discharged  May  30,  1865.  John  McCoy, 
discharged  at  Camp  Xelson,  Ky.,  Ajjril  22,  1864.  S^dvester  H.  Stofer, 
wounded  at  Harrodsburg,  Ky.,  July  20,  1863;  discharged  at  Camp  Xelson, 
Ky.,  November,  18<)3.  Thaddeus  S.  Tliurston,  wounded  at  Eesaca,  Ga., 
May  14,  1864;  discharged  at  Quincy,  111.,  December  16,  1864;  died  in 
Harrison  county.  Mo. 

The  troops  transferred  from  this  company  were:  Second-Lieutenant 
Elmer  A.  Sage,  enrolled  August  12,  1862,  and  mustered  in  as  second-lieu- 
tenant; absent  from  regiment  from  June,  1864  to  May,  1865;  transferred 
to  Company  F,  Sixty-fifth  Regiment,  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry  (con- 
solidated). June  20,  1865,  and  promoted  first-lieutenant;  mustered  out  at 
Greensboro,  X.  C,  July  13,  1865.  Joel  Cox,  transferred  to  V.  R.  C. ;  died 
in  Cass  county.  Neb.,  since  the  war.  David  Dawson,  transferred  to  V.  R.  C, 
September  11,  1863:  discharged  in  June,  1865;  died  at  Davton,  Iowa, 
October  9,  1884. 

The  troops  who  were  killed  or  died  in  the  service  are  named  as  follows: 
Sergeants  —  Solomon  Dixon,  captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  E.  Tenn.,  Novem- 
ber 16,  1863;  died  in  rebel  prison  at  Richmond,  Va.,  March  1,  1864. 
Charles  B.  Hitchcock,  killed  in  action  at  Utoy  Creek,  Ga. ;  August  6,  1864; 
remains  removed  to  Marietta,  Ga. :  grave  5,307,  in  section  F. 

Corporals  —  William  G.  Wilkinson,  died  at  Lexington,  Ky. ,  November 
8,  1862;  remains  sent  home  for  burial  by  the  company.  William  W. 
McMillen,  captured  at  Athens,  Tenn.,  September  27,  1863;  died  in  rebel 
prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga.,  May  24,  1864.     No.  of  grave  1,337. 

The  privates  were:  David  Barrett,  died  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  February  7, 
1863;  buried  in  Lexington  cemetery;  grave  239.  William  B.  Barr,  cap- 
tured at  Park's  Ferry,  E.  Tenn.,  November  16.  1863;  died  in  rebel  prison 
at  Andersonville,  April  13, 1864;  grave  526.  John  Cole,  captijred  at  Park's 
Ferry,  E.  Tenn.,  November  16,  1863;  died  in  rebel  prison  at  Andersonville, 
April  2,  1864;  grave  300.  Thomas  Colwcll,  died  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  of 
typhoid  pneumonia,  January  9,  1863;  buried  in  Lexington  cemetery:  grave 
204.  C'harles  B.  Davis,  captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  E.  Tenn.,  November  16, 
1863;  died  in  rebel  prison  at  Andersonville,  September  12,  1864;  grave 
8,553.  James  Elston,  enlisted  August  13,  1862:  captured  at  Park's  Ferry, 
E.  Tenn.,  November  16,  1863;  died  in  Andersonville  prison,  June  21, 
1864;  grave  2,249.  Whitfield  Evans,  captured  in  Kentucky  in  the  snm- 
mer  of  1863,  and  paroled;  parole  not  recognized,  and  returned  to 
his  company  for  duty,  recaptured  at  Athens.  Tenn.,  September  27,  1863, 
and  fearing  he  might  be  accused  of  baving  violated  bis  former  parole, 
gave  the  name  of  "  John  Robinson,"  and  was  known  by  the  rebels  by  that 
name,  died  in  rebel  prison  at  Danville, Va.,  March  21, 1864,  and  his  death  re- 
corded as  that  of  John  Robinson,  Imried  at  Danville,  grave  646.  Noah  Fautz, 
.captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  E.  Tenn.,  November  16,  1863;  Adjutant  General  re- 
ports him  as  having  died  in  rebel  prison  at  Andersonville,  April  18,  1864; 
the  Superintendent  of  National  Cemetery  at  Andersonville  reports  that  he 
cannot  find  this  name  on  j^rison  records;  he  reports  '•'  Thomas  Jones  of 
Company  E,  ono-hnndred-and-twelfth  Illinois — died  April  20.  1864.  No. 
of  gi'ave  644:"'  ;is  there  was  no  "  Thomas  Jones  "' in  the  regiment  it  may 
be  that  Fautz  assumed  the  luime  of  Jones  when  captured,  and  that  No.  644 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  231 

is  liis  grave.  Madiras  Hoover,  died  at  Lexiugton.  Ky.,  April,  1863;  buried 
iu  Lexington  cemetery,  grave  382.  William  Herridge,  enlisted  August  19, 
1862;  mortally  wounded  by  explosion  of  gunpowder  at  Lebanon,  Ky.,  July 
9, 1863;  died  July  15,  1863,  and  buried  at  Lebanon;  grave  175.  George  0. 
Marlatt,  enlisted  August  11.  1862;  captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  E.  Tenn., 
November  16,  1863;  reported  as  having  died  in  rebel  prison  at  Eiclimond, 
February  18,  1864;  but  the  superintendent  of  the  national  cemetery  at 
Richmond  reports  that  he  can  not  find  this  name  on  the  prison  records. 
Simon  Ray,  enlisted  August  20,  1862,  captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  E.  Ten- 
nessee. Xovember  16,  1863;  died  in  rebel  prison  at  Richmond,  Va.,  April 
12,  1861.  James  Ray,  captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  E.  Tennessee,  November 
16.  1863;  died  in  rebel  prison  at  Richmond,  Va.,  March  11,  1864. 
A\illiam  Ray,  captured  at  Park's  Ferry,  E.  Tenn.,  Nov.  16,  1863; 
exchanged  and  died  a  few  days  after  in  hospital  at  Baltimore,  Md., 
June  30,  1864.  John  W.  Ratcliffe,  died  of  typhoid  fever  at  Lexing- 
ton. Ky.,  January  7,  1863;  buried  in  Lexington  cemetery;  grave  203. 
William  E.  L.  Smith,  died  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  November  22,  1862;  buried 
in  Lexington  cemetery;  grave  114;  Michael  Springer,  captured  at  Park's 
Ferry,  E.  Tenn.,  November  16,  1863;  died  in  Andersonville  prison,  June 
6,  1864;  grave  1,667.  John  D.  Swaim,  enlisted  August  14,  1862;  cap- 
tured at  Park's  Ferry,  E.  Tenn.,  November  16,  1863;  died  in  prison  at 
Richmond,  Va.,  March  7,  1864.  Francis  M.  Sollars,  mustered  in  March 
31,  1864,  for  three  years;  died  at  Springfield,  111.,  June,  18,  1864.  David 
P.  Wandling,  shot  through  hips  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  November  17,  1863, 
died  next  day;  remains  removed  to  Knoxville,  February  1,  1864;  grave 
451.  Russell  White,  died  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  December  7,  1862;  buried  in 
Lexington  cemetery;  grave  166. 

The  deserters  were  Musician  William  Cassett,  enlisted  August  15, 1862; 
deserted  at  Danville,  Ky.,  July  15,  1863.  Private  Henry  Greenewald;  de- 
serted while  on  detached  duty  in  government  blacksmith  shop  at  Lex- 
ington, Ky.,  in  May  1863.  Frank  Pross  and  Lewis  Hiback,  deserted  at 
Danville,  Ky.,  duly  15,  1863. 

The  recruits  transferred  to  Comany  F,  Sixty-fifth  Regiment,  Illinois 
Volunteer  Infantry  (consolidated),  June  20,  1865,  and  mustered  ont  at 
G-reensboro,  N.  C,  July  13,  1865,  were  William  W.  Copley,  mustered  in 
January  24, 1865;  reported  "■  absent  sick  "  at  muster-out  of  Sixty-fifth,  now 
of  Walnut,  Iowa.  Daniel  Colbran,  mustered  in  January  24,  1865,  now  of 
Aledo,  111.  Gordon  H.  Edgerton,  mustered  in  Januar}'  24,  1865;  reported 
"  absent  sick  "at  muster-out  of  Sixty-fifth,  now  of  Ayr,  Neb.  James  L.  Fox, 
mustered  in  March  21,  1864.  Morris  C.  Lampson,  mustered  in  December 
24,  1863;  wounded  at  Flat  Creek,  in  E.  Tenn.,  January  26,  1864;  reported 
"  absent"  at  muster-out  of  Sixty-fifth,  disajipeared  from  his  home  at  Wyom- 
ing, 111.,  several  years  ago,  and  not  since  heard  from.  iVdam  Rusli,  George 
Rush,  and  Jacob  Stoves,  mustered  in  March  21,  1864.  James  M.  Taskett, 
mustered  in  April  28,  1864,  now  of  Pnlaska,  la.  Anson  Tanner,  mustered 
in  April,  25,  1864;  was  frozen  to  death  in  1871. 

Company  F  was  enrolled  at  Toulon  in  August,  1862,  and  organized 
August  15,  1862.  The  date  of  all  enlistments  not  otherwise  stated  is 
August,  15,  1862,  and  date  of  muster  into  the  United  States  service,  Sep- 
tember 20,  1862.  Of  those  present  and  mustered  out  with  the  company, 
June  20,  1865,  the  following  is  the  record:  Captain  James  G.  Armstrong, 
enlisted  August  22.  and  mustered  in  September  20,  1862,  as  first  sergeant; 
promoted  to  second-lieutenant  March  10,  to  rank  from  March  5,  1863;  to 


2o2  HISTORY    OF    STAOiK    COUNTY. 

first-lieu  I  eiiaiit  August  5,  to  rank  from  June  10,  18G3,  and  to  captain  Sep- 
tember 14,  to  rank  from  June  24,  1864;  A.  A.  Q.  M.  of  Second  Brigade 
First  Division  Cavalry  Corps,  Army  of  Ohio,  from  March  5  to  April  8,  1864. 
He  and  two  of  his  sons  were  killed  by  lightning  in  Greene  county,  Iowa, 
August  31,  1881.  First-Lieutenant  Bushrod  Tapp,  enlisted  August  11, 
1862,  and  mustered  in  as  sergeant;  promoted  to  first-sergeant  April  1,  1864, 
and  to  first-lieutenant  December  10,  to  rank  from  June  24,  1864:  wounded 
at  Bean's  Station,  E.  Tenn..  December  16,  1863.  and  at  Kelly's  Ford,  on 
the  French  Broad  river,  E.  Tenn.,  January  28,  1864.  First-Sergeant 
Henry  B.  Perry,  enlisted  August  22,  1862,  and  was  mustered  in  as  corpo- 
ral: promoted  to  sergeant  March  10,  1863.  and  to  first-sergeant  January  1, 
1865:  commissioned  second-lieutenant  June  15,  1865,  but  not  mustered. 

Sergeant  Andrew  Harty,  mustered  in  as  private,  2>i"omoted  to  corporal 
August  5,  1863,  and  to  sergeant  September  1,  1864;  wounded  near  Phila- 
delphia. Tenn.,  October  26,  1863.  James  E.  Gelvin,  enlisted  August  14, 
1862,  and  mustered  in  as  private;  promoted  to  corjioral  February  2l'>,  1864, 
and  to  sergeant  September  1,  1864;  wounded  at  Knoxville,  Tenn..  Xovem- 
ber  18,  1863.  William  P.  Ballentine,  enlisted  Aiigust  14,  1862,  promoted 
corporal  April  1,  1864.  and  sergeant  January  1,  1865;  was  injured  on  the 
road  home  after  muster-out — standing  on  a  car  as  the  train  passed  under  a 
low  bridge,  his  head  struck  the  bridge  —  near  York,  Ppnn.;  was  left  in 
hospital  at  Harrisburg.  but  recovered  and  returned  home,  now  of  Kansas. 
William  H.  El  v.  promoted  to  sergeant  September  1.  1864:  now  of  Webster 
City,  la.  "^ ' 

Corporals  —  Levi  Silliman.  enlisted  August  13,  1862:  wounded  at 
Resaca.  Ga.,  Mav  14.  1864.  Milton  Trickle,  enlisted  Ausfust  14.  1802; 
now  of  Atkinson.  111.  James  E.  Finley,  promoted  February  26,  18  64; 
wounded  near  Atlanta,  Ga.,  July  21,  1864;  now  of  Perry,  la.  George  G. 
Stone,  promoted  September  1.  1864;  wounded  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  Xo- 
vember  18,  1863,  and  again  at  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  14,  1864;  now  of  Plain- 
view,  Neb.  James  Hughes,  promoted  September  1,  1864;  now  of  Spear- 
ville,  Kan.  Andrew  Kamerer,  promoted  Sejitember  1,  1864:  captured  on 
the  Sattnders  raid  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  June  20,  1863;  paroled  at  Rich- 
mond, Ya.,  July  11;  exchanged  September  10,  and  rejoined  the  company 
at  Bean's  Station,  E.  Tenn.,  December  14,  1863.  Samuel  M.  Adams,  en- 
listed August  14,  1802:  promoted  January  1,  1865.  Jacob  Yulgamott,  en- 
listed August  19,  1862;  promoted  June  1,  1865;  now  of  Denver.  Col. 

The  private  trooj)S  mustered  out  were  :  Henry  C.  Ackley,  caj)tured 
near  Winchester,  Ky. .  February  23,  1803:  paroled  February  24:  exchanged 
September  10,  and  rejoined  the  company  at  Bean's  Station,  E.  Tenn.,  De- 
cember 14,  1863;  now  of  Gilman.  la.  Alfred  C.  Ballentine,  enlisted 
August  22,  1862:  wounded  at  Knoxville.  Tenn.,  November  18,  1863;  now 
of  Eugene,  Ta.  George  Boyd,  enlisted  August  13,  1862:  resides  at  Grafton, 
Xeb.  Edwin  Butler,  enlisted  August  11.  1862:  mustei*ed  in  as  sergeant: 
prompted  to  first-sergeant  August  5,  1863 ;  detailed  to  work  on  the 
•'Athens  Union  Post,"  Tenn.,  and  when  the  Union  troops  retreated 
was  captured,  on  the  night  of  September  26,  1863  ;  reduced  to  the 
ranks  Ajiril  1,  1864,  while  a  ^^I'isoner  of  war,  without  cause  or  excuse,  ex- 
cept to  create  a  vacanc}'  for  the  appointment  of  another  first  sergeant. 
Samuel  M.  Eldridge,  enlisted  August  11,  1862;  detailed  as  postmaster  Oc- 
tober 3,  1862,  and  served  as  postmaster  of  the  regiment  or  brigade  uiitil 
mustered  out;  resides  at  Galva.  la.  John  D.  Essex,  now  of  Yalparaiso. 
Xeb.     Milton  Headley,  enlisted  August  13,  1862.     James  P.  Headley,  en- 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  233 

listed  August  14,  1863;  detailed  as  musician,  and  was  a  membei-  of  the 
regimental  band  from  its  organization  until  mustered  out.  AVilliam 
Himes,  enlisted  Angust  14,  1862;  wounded  at  Utoy  creek,  Ga.,  August  6, 
1864;  resides  at  Lewis,  la.  Austin  0.  Himes,  enlisted  August  14,  1862. 
Peter  C.  Johnson,  enlisted  in  Compan}'  F,  bnt  mnstered  in  as  of  Comjjany 
H;  transferred  back  to  Company  F,  November  1,  1862;  now  of  Hinsdale, 
111.  George  W.  Johnson,  wounded  at  Utoy  creek,  Ga.,  August  6,  1864. 
Timothy  Kenely,  enlisted  August  12,  1862;  reported  dead.  Eoyal  Laff- 
erty,  now  of  Emporia,  Kan.  Job  C.  Mahaffey,  enlisted  August  14,  1862; 
wounded  at  Kelly's  Ford,  E.  Teiin.,  January  28,  1864;  now  of  Henderson, 
111.  Robert  Makings,  enlisted  Angnst  21,  1862;  died  at  West  Jersey,  De- 
cember 15,  1873.  Theodore  McDaniel,  enlisted  August  22,  1862.  Charles 
McComsey,  enlisted  August  11,  1862,  in  Company  F,  but  mustered  in  as 
of  Company  H;  transferred  back  to  Company  F,  November  1,  1862. 
Iliram  G.  Parrish,  enlisted  August  22,  1862;  on  detached  duty  as  teamster 
in  Twenty-third  Corps  train  from  February  1,  1864,  until  mustered  out; 
now  of  Aftou,  la.  Jacob  Stauffer,  enlisted  August  14,  1862;  now  of  East 
Lynne,  Mo.  Frank  A.  Stone,  enlisted  August  11,  1862,  in  Company  F, 
but  mustered  in  as  of  Comj)any  H;  transferred  to  Company  F,  November 
1.  1862;  resides  at  Westboro,  Mass.  Eiohraira  W.  Smith,  on  detached  ser- 
vice in  division  commissary  department;  enemy  attacked  herd  of  cattle  in 
his  charge,  at  Thompson's  Stiition,  Tenn.,  November  30,  1864,  killed  his 
horse,  and  captured  fifty  head  of  cattle.  Ira  Scranton,  on  detached  service, 
as  teamster  in  Twenty-third  Corps  train,  from  Sej^tember  19,  1864,  until 
mustered  out.  Presley  Tyrrell,  enlisted  August  22,  1862.  Benjamin  W. 
Todd,  enlisted  August  22,  1862;  now  of  Ida  Grove,  la.  William  Vulga- 
mott,  now  of  Burlington  Junction,  Mo.  David  Webster,  enlisted  August 
14,  1862. 

The  members  absent  at  muster  out  were  James  McSherry,  enlisted 
August  19,  1862;  captured  at  Columbia,  Tenn.,  November  30,  1864;  pa- 
roled April  15,  1865;  discharged  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  20,  1865.  Zarah 
H.  Newton,  captured,  while  driving  ambulance,  near  Pine  Mountain,  Ga., 
June  6,  1864;  paroled  prisoner  of  war  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  not  exchanged; 
discharged  at  St.  Louis,  July  15,  1865;  now  of  Yolo,  Cal.  Jesse  B.  Taylor, 
enlisted  Angust  22,  1862,  in  Conqjany  F,  but  mnstered  in  as  of  Company 
H;  transferred  to  Company  F,  November  1,  1862;  captured  at  Columbia, 
Tenn.,  November  30,  1864;  paroled  April  15,  1865;  not  exchanged;  dis- 
charged at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  20,  1865. 

The  troops  previously  discharged  were  First-lieutenant  Jackson  Lor- 
ance,  enrolled  August  11,  and  mustered  in  Septeuiber  20,  1862,  as  first- 
lieutenant;  resigned  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  March  5,  1863;  resides  at  Burling- 
ton Junction,  Mo.  Second-lieutenant  George  C.  Maxfield,  mustered  in  as 
sergeant;  promoted  first-sergeant  March  10,  1863,  and  to  second-lieutenant 
August  5th,  to  rank  from  June  16,  1863;  wounded  at  Knoxville,  Tenn., 
November  18,  1863;  resigned  at  Decatur,  Ga.,  September  11,  1864;  resides 
at  Fairmont,  Neb. 

Sergeant  John  F.  Rhodes,  enlisted  August  13,  1862,  and  mustered  in  as 
corporal;  promoted  February  26,  1864;  wounded  in  action  at  Resaca,  Ga,, 
May  14,  1864;  discharged  at  Chicago,  111.,  July  28,  1804. 

CorjJorals  William  Rounds,  enlisted  August  14,  1862;  discharged  at 
Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  May  18,  1864;  died  here  in  1873.  David  Tinlin,  en- 
listed August  22,  1862;  promoted  March  10,  1863;  discharged  at  Lexington, 
Ky.,  May  24,  1865. 


234  HISTORY    OF    StARK    COITNTY. 

Privates — William  H.  Barton,  enlisted  August  14,  1862;  wounded  at 
Resaca,  Ga.,  May  14,  1864;  discharged  at  Quincy,.]ll.,  February  24,  1865; 
now  of  Walkerville,  la.  William  Boyd,  enlisted  August  14,  1862;  discliaiged 
at  Beaufort,  N.  C;  May  29,  1865;  died  at  Toulon,  May  7,  1875.  Nathaniel 
Crabtree,  wounded  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  November  18,  1863;  left  leg  amj^u- 
tated;  discharged  at  Chicago,  July  23,  1864.  James  N.  Davison,  discharged 
at  Lexington,  Ky,,  January  12,  1863,  now  of  Corydon,  la.  Henry  Garner, 
enlisted  August  14,  1862;  discharged  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  January  12,  1863; 
now  of  Unionville,  Mo.  George  Graen,  enlisted  August  11,  1862;  absent, 
sick,  from  December  12,  1864;  discharged  at  Chester,  Pa.,  June  2,  1865. 
A\'illiam  H.  Harris,  absent,  sick  at  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  from  April  17,  1864; 
discharged  May  20,  1865;  married  and  remained  in  Kentucky;  now  of  Mil- 
ledgeville,  Ky.  Josiah  Miner,  enlisted  August  19,  1862;  on  detached  ser- 
vice from  July  28,  1864:  was  discharged  June  12,  1865.  William  B.  Price, 
discharged  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  January  13,  1863;  resides  at  Spirit  Lake,  la. 
Thomas  Proctor,  enlisted  August  11,  1862;  discharged  at  Camp  Nelson, 
Kentucky,  Sei^tember  20,  1864;  died  at  Davenport,  la.  Robert  (4.  Stowe, 
enlisted-  August  11,  1862;  discharged  at  Cincinnati,  0.,  November,  1862; 
now  of  Shenandoah,  la.  William  A.  Stowe,  enlisted  August  11,  1862; 
wounded  at  Utoy  Creek,  Ga.,  August  6,  1864;  discharged  at  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
April  9,  1865;  died  at  Beaver  City,  Neb.,  May  1,  1864.  William  T.  Shore, 
mustered  in  June  6,  1863;  discharged  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  May  13,  1865; 
now  of  Tarkio,  la.  Henry  S.  Stone,  enlisted  August  22,  1862,  in  Comjjany 
F.,  but  mustered  in  as  of  Compaiiy  H.;  transferred  to  Company  F.  Novem- 
ber 1,  1862;  wounded  at  Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30,  1864;  right  arm 
amjDutated;  discharged  at  Chicago,  HI.,  March  5,  1865;  now  of  Republic 
Cit}^,  -Kan.  Carlos  B.  Thorpe,  enlisted  August  11,  1862,  in  Company  F., 
mustered  in  as  of  Company  H. :  transferred  to  Company  F.  November  1,  1862; 
discharged  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  March,  1863;  died  at  Perry,  la.,  Ajiril  3, 
1885.  Curtis  Wright,  enlisted  August  13,  1862;  on  detached  service  in 
commissar}'  department,  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  from  Ma}'  11,  1864;  dis- 
charged at  Knoxville,  June  17,  1865;  resides  at  Connersville,  Ind.  Olof 
N.  Youngquist,  enlisted  in  Company  F..  but  mustered  in  as  of  Company 
H.;  transferred  to  Company  F.  November  1,  1862;  discharged  in  hospital, 
at  Quincy,  HI.,  May  5,  1865. 

'J'he  men  transferred  to  veteran  reserve  corps  were  :  Darius  Demuth, 
enlisted  August  12,  1862;  transferred  at  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  August  30, 
1863;  discharged  at  Madison,  Wis.,  July  5,  1865.  George  Ely,  enlisted 
August  11,  1862;  transferred  September  11,  1863;  discharged  at  Madison, 
Wis.,  July  5,  1865;  now  of  Webster  City,  la.  Havilah  B.  Johnson,  enlisted 
August  11.  1862;  transferred  April  30,  1864;  discharged  at  Lexington,  Ky., 
May  17,  1865;  died  at  Peoria,  111.,  October  26,  1881:  buried  at  Toulon. 
Jesse  Likens,  transferred  September  11,  1863;  discharged  at  Camp  Nelson, 
Kentucky,  November  17,  1864;  now  of  Rolla,  Mo.  George  Rockwell,  en- 
listed August  20,  1862:  absent,  sick  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  since  May  7,  1864, 
and  transferred;  discharged  at  Knoxville,  July  12,  1865:  killed  in  Nebraska 
since  the  war. 

The  record  of  men  who  were  killed  or  died  in  the  service  is  as  follows: 
Captain  William  W.  Wright,  enrolled  August  13,  1862,  was  elected  First 
Lieutenant  of  Company  F;  when  Captain  Henderson  was  elected  Colonel 
of  the  regiment,  he  was  elected  and  mustered  in  September  20,  1862,  as 
Captain;  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  14,  1864.  right 
arm  amputated   at  the  shoulder,  and  died  of  wounds  at  Nashville,  Tenn., 


itir.lTARV    HistOKV,  2r)5 

June  24,  1804;  his  remains  were  brought  liome  and  interred  in  the  cemetery 
ai  Touk)n,  and  in  liis  honor  the  Post  tliere  is  named. 

First  Lieutenant  Kobert  E.  Westfall  enrolled  August  15,  and  mustered 
in  September  20,  1862,  as  Second  Lieutenant;  promoted  March  10,  to  rank 
from  March  5,  18G3;  died  at  Somerset,  Ky.,  Jnne  IG,  18G3  —  the  first  death 
of  a  commissioned  officer  in  the  regiment;  his  remains  bronght  home  and 
interred  in  tlie  cemetery  at  Wyoming. 

Sergeants — William  P.  Finley,  killed  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  November 
18,  1863;  left  on  the  field  and  bnried  by  the  enemy.  John  IL  Lane,  en- 
listed Angnst  11,  and  mustered  in  as  Corporal  October  7,  1862  —  sick  when 
company  mnstered  in;  promoted  Angnst  5,  1863;  killed  at  Utoy  creek,  Ga., 
August  6,  1864;  remains  interred  at  Marietta,  Ga.,  grave  5,317,  in  section 
F.  Andrew  G.  Pike  mnstered  in  as  Corporal;  promoted  April  1,  1864; 
killed  in  action  at  Utoy  creek,  Ga.,  Augnst  6,  1864;  remains  interred  at 
Marietta,  Ga.,  grave  5,318,  in  section  F. 

Corporals — William  C.  Bell  enlisted  August  11,  1862;  killed  at  Knox- 
ville, Tenn.,  November  18,  1863;  buried  at  Knoxville,  grave  450.  Eobert 
M.  Dewey  enlisted  August  22,  1862;  promoted  January  1,  1864;  killed  at 
Utoy  creek,  Ga.,  August  6,  1864;  remains  interred  at  Marietta,  Ga.,  grave 
5,304,  in  section  F. 

The  record  of  casualties  among  private  troops  is  as  follows:  John  L. 
Adams  enlisted  August  14,  1862;  died  of  typhoid  fever  at  Lexington,  Ky., 
December  17,  1862;  remains  bnried  at  Toulon.  Elmore  Barnhill,  wounded 
at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  November  18,  1863  —  right  arm  amputated;  died  of 
wound  at  Knoxville,  January  2,  1864;  buried  at  Knoxville,  grave  354. 
A\'illiam  M.  Creighton  enlisted  August  22,  1862;  died  of  heart  disease  at 
Lexington,  Ky.,  February  14,  1863;  bnried  in  the  Lexington  cemetery, 
grave  277.  John  W.  Curfman  enlisted  August  22,  1862;  wounded  at  Knox- 
ville, Tenn.,  November  18,  1863;  mortally  wounded  and  left  on  the  Held  at 
Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30,  1864;  died  of  wounds  in  rebel  hospital  at 
Franklin  December  10,  1864.  James  Essex,  wounded  at  Knoxville,  Tenn,, 
November  18,  1863;  mortally  wounded  at  Utoy  creek,  Ga.,  August  6,  1864; 
died  in  field  hospital  August  7,  1864;  remains  interred  at  Marietta,  Ga., 
grave  5,306,  section  F.  AVilliam  T.  Essex  enlisted  August  14,  1862; 
wounded  at  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  14,  1864;  died  of  wounds  at  Sjiringfield,  111., 
September  18,  1864;  buried  at  Camp  Butler,  grave  534.  Glaus  Forss  en- 
listed August  11,  1862;  mortally  wounded  at  Knoxville,   Tenn,,  November 

18,  1863,  and  left  on  the  field;  died  in  the  hands  of  the  enemy  November 

19,  1863.  Henry  C.  Hall  enlisted  and  mustered  in  Febi'uary  1,  1864,  for 
three  years;  wounded  at  Eesaca,  Ga. ,  May  14,  1864;  died  of  wounds  in  hos- 
23ital  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  May  24,  1864;  buried  at  Chattanooga,  grave 
12,294,  in  section  D.  Joseph  Hoppock  enlisted  August  22,  1862;  captured 
at  Bean's  Station,  E.  Tenn.,  December  14,  1863;  died  at  Andersonville,  Ga., 
July  15,  1864,  grave  3,255.  John  Kendall  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1862;  killed  at 
Knoxville,  Tenn.,  November  18,  1863,  buried  by  the  enemy,  remains  re- 
covered and  interred  in  the  National  Cemetery  at  Knoxville,  as  *'John 
Kimball "  of  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Twelfth  Illinois.  Number 
of  grave  442.  Omer  Leek,  enlisted  February  14,  1863,  was  ordered  on 
duty  at  Lexington,  by  jjrovost  marshal,  and  died  there  of  measles,  April  2, 
1863,  buried  in  Lexington  Cemetery,  grave  341.  George  Miller,  enlisted 
August  13,  1862,  died  of  typhoid  fever  at  Lexington,  Ky.*,  November  26, 
1862,  buried  in  Lexington  Cemetery  ;  grave  120.  Jeremiah  D.  Madden,  en- 
listed August  22,  1862,  died  at  Kiioxville^,  Tenn.,  March  4,1864,  buried  at 


230  BISTOUY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Kiioxville  ;  grave  491.  Isaac  Messeiiger,  enlisted  August  11, 1862,  wounded 
at  Uto}^  Creek,  Ga.,  August  G,  18G4:,  died  of  wounds  at  Marietta,  Ga. ; 
September  2,  1864,  buried  there;  grave  1,016  Sect.G.  John  F.  Negus,  died 
in  hospital  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  October  17,  1862 — the  first  death  in  the 
regiment.  George  W.  Oziah — died  in  Lexington,  Ky.;,  March  14,  1863, 
biu'ied  in  Lexington  Cemetery ;  grave  231.  George  W.  Ehodes,  enlisted 
August  13,  1862,  captured  near  Winchester,  Ky.,  February  23, 1863,  jm- 
roled  Februar}'  24,  and  sent  to  Parole  Camp  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  exchanged 
September  10,  and  rejoined  company  at  Bean's  Station,  E.  Tenn.,  Decem- 
ber 14,  1863,  killed  at  Utoy  Creek,  August  6,  18G4,  remains  interred  at 
Marietta,  Ga.;  grave  5,305,  in  Section  F.  Aaron  Eidle,  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany F,  mustered  in  as  of  Company  H,  transferred  to  Company  F,  No- 
vember 1,  1862,  wounded  and  missing  in  action  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  No- 
vember 18,  1863,  died  in  the  hands  of  the  enemy.  Thomas  T.  White,  en- 
listed August  14,  1862,  drowned  crossing  Clinch  river,  on  the  Saunders 
Eaid  in  East  Tennessee,  June  18,  1863.  John  W.  Whitten,  enlisted 
August  22,  1862,  mortally  wounded  near  Atlanta,  Ga.,  August  T,  and  died 
in  Field  Hospital,  August  9,  1864,  remains  interred  at  Marietta,  Ga. ;  grave 
9,852,  Section  J. 

The  deserters  were:  Daniel  Haselton,  enlisted  August  21,  1862,  went 
to  New  Jersey — his  native  State — from  Milledgeville.  Ky.,  April  19,  1863, 
on  a  thirty  days'  furlough,  and  never  returned.  Milton  Stej^hens,  deserted 
in  the  face  of  the  enemv,  with  his  arms  and  accoutrements,  at  Eesaca,  Ga., 
May  14,  1864. 

Other  records  of  private  troops  are  thus  given. — Recruits,  transferred 
to  Company  F,  Sixty-fifth  Illinois  Volunteers  (consolidated),  June  20, 
1865,  and  mustered  out  at  Greensboro,  N.  C,  July  13,  1865  :  Joseph  H. 
Burwick,  enlisted  November  17,  mustered  in  November  27,  1863.  Zach- 
ariah  T.  Brown,  enlisted  and  mustered  in  January  17,  1865,  for  one  year, 
now  of  Peoria,  111.  Luther  Graham,  enlisted  November  21,  mustered  in  No- 
vember 27,  1863.  William  J.  Hamilton,  enlisted  February  10,  mustered 
in  June  6,  1863,  absent,  sick  at  Washington,  D.  C,  discharged  at  Mower 
LT.  S.  Hospital  July  1,  1865.  Martin  Hickman,  enlisted  April  1,  mustered 
in  June  6,  1863.  Jacob  W.  McDaniel,  enlisted  March  28,  mustered  in 
April  28,  1864.  Thomas  Patterson,  enlisted  and  mustered  in  December  2, 
1863.  George  W.  Pate,  enlisted  and  mustered  in  December  4,  1863,  Mc- 
Cook,  Eed  Willow  County,  Neb.  Elisha  E.  Taylor,  enlisted  and  mustered 
in  March  23,  1864,  injured  in  side  unloading  rations  from  railroad  car  at 
Greensboro,  N.  C,  June  18,  1864,   of  Camden.  Minn. 

The  recai^itulation  of  roster  and  record  of  this  company  presents  the 
following  figures  :  Mustered  out  with  the  company,  42;  absent,  3;  previously 
discharged,  22;  transferred  to  the  Veteran  Eeserve  Corps,  5;  killed  and  died 
in  the  service,  27;  deserted,  2;  recruits  transferred  to  the  Sixty-fifth  Illi- 
nois, 9;  or  a  total  of  110. 

In  Compan}^  G  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Twelfth  were :  Sergeant 
Edward  P.  Wright,  enlisted  August  12,  1862;  wounded  at  Xashville, 
Tenn.,  in  December,  1864;  now  a  resident  of  Ringgold  county,  Iowa. 
Sergeant  Ira  G.  Foster  served  from  August  14,  1862,  to  muster-out, 
dating  his  promotion  from  Februar}^  1863.  Joseph  Berry,  absent 
sick  at  muster-out,  was  detailed  as  bugler  at  Camp  Nelson  in  1863. 
Charles  Keyser  served  from  August,  1862;  transferred  October  15, 
1863 ;  now  of  Webster  county,  Iowa.     George  Milbourn  and  Myron 


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Waters  were  members  of  this  command.  Louis  E.  Morton,  of  Galva, 
was  discharged  at  Lexington  in  April,  1865.  John  A.  Tarble  served 
a  full  term ;  now  resides  in  Polk  county,  Neb.  William  A.  Brown 
enlisted  in  1863,  and  served  to  the  close  of  the  war.  Andrew  Jackson, 
of  Lafayette,  enlisted  in  1864,  served  to  the  close  of  the  war.  Frank 
A.  Yale,  enlisted  in  IStiJ;  transferred  to  Sixty -fifth  Regiment ;  now  of 
Barton  county.  Mo. 

In  Company  LI :  John  Bevier,  who  died  at  Camp  Butler  in  Novem- 
ber, 1804;  was  a  recruit  of  1864;  Ciba  A.  Dunlap,  of  Bradford,  Noah 
Iliddlebaugh  and  John  C.  Gingrich,  of  Essex,  were  drafted  in  1864. 
,  Jonas  Johnson,  a  recruit,  was  not  accepted,  and  Yolney  Arnold  was 
unassigned.  A  few  members  of  Company  F  belonged  oi'iginally  to 
Company  H. 

The  One-hundred  and-twelfth  Regiment  Association  dates  its  or- 
ganization back  to  1866.  The  reunions  of  the  One-hundred-and-twelfth 
have  been  as  follows:  Banquet,  Galva,  November  IT,  186)5;  1866, 
Geneseo,  September  20;  1867,  Galva,  September  20;  1868,  Cambridge, 
September  22  ;  1869,  Geneseo,  September  21. ;  1870,  Galva,  September 
20;  1871,  Cambridge,  September  20  ;  1872,  Geneseo,  September  20  ; 
1873,  Galva,  September  20;  1874,  Wyoming,  November  18;  1875, 
Cambridge,  September  22  ;  1876,  Geneseo,  September  22 ;  1877,  Toulon, 
September  20;  1878,  Annawan,  September  20;  1879,  Galva,  Septem- 
ber 22;  1880,  Bradford,  September  22;  1681,  Cambridge,  August  18; 
1882,  Geneseo,  August  18;  1883,  Toulon,  August  16-17;  1884,  Galva, 
August  28;  1885,  Orion,  August  27;  1886,  Wyoming,  August  24.  The 
officers  of  1885  were  Gen.  Thomas  J.  Henderson,  Princeton,  111.,  ])resi- 
dent;  Sergt.  John  L.  Jennings,  Cambridge,  111.,  vice-president;  J5.  F. 
Thompson,  secretary ;  Capt.  S.  F.  Otman,  William  Ilolgate  and  Lieut. 
Bushrod  Tai)p,  executive  committee.  The  president,  vice-president 
and  secretary  were  reelected  in  1886,  and  also  the  following  executive 
committee:  J.  E.  Avers,  Thomas  F.  Davenport,  and  William  K. 
Wight,  of  Cambridge.  The  following  roll  of  deceased  comrades  for 
the  past  year ,  was  read :  Joseph  C.  Johnson,  hospital  steward,  at 
Mason  City,  111 ,  September  26,  1885.  Lewis  W.  Smith,  Company  A, 
at  De  Soto,  Dallas  county,  Iowa,  October  6,  1885.  James  B.  Brown, 
Company  D,  at  Burns,  Henry  county.  111.,  October  28,  1885.  William 
J.  Lamper,  Company  B,  at  Laramie  City,  Wyoming  Ter.,  in  1885. 
Capt.  George  W.  Sroufe,  Company  II,  at  Earned,  Pawnee  county.  Ran., 
March  2(»,  1886.  Wallace  W.  Emanuel,  Company  E,  at  Lafayette,  Ind., 
July  29,  1886.  Ilenr}"  Slick,  Company  A,  in  Pennsylvania,  May  17, 
1886.     Wilber  F.  Broughton,  Company  I,  at  Geneseo,  July  13,  1886. 

One-hundred-and-thirteenth  Infantry,  organized  near  Camp  Doug- 
lass in  1862;  moved  to  Memphis,  Tenn.,  in  November,  and  joined  in  the 
Tallahatchie  expedition,  Yicksburg,  Arkansas  Post,  Black's  Ba)'ou, 
Corinth,  Memphis,  are  all  inscribed  on  the  banner  of  the  One-hundred- 
and-thirteenth.  It  was  mustered  out  June  20,  1865.  In  Coinpany  K 
Milton  A.  Coffinberry,  of  Bradford  (recruited  in  November,  1863), 
served. 

One  hundred-and-fourteenth  Infantry  was  organized  in  July  and 
August,  1862,  and  in  November  moved  to  Tennessee.     On  the  26th  it 


240  MISToftY  OP*   StAftl^  cotlNtY, 

entered  on  the  Tallahatchie  campaign;  was  yarionsly  engaged  until 
May,  1803,  when  it  was  present  at  Yicksburg,  Jackson,  and  Brandon, 
Miss.  Up  to  the  day  of  its  muster  out,  August  3,  1865,  the  command 
rendered  excellent  service.  In  October,  1 804,  John  C.  Copestake  was 
commissioned  first  assistant  surgeon. 

One-hundred-and-twenty-f ourth  Infantry,  organized  at  Camp  Butler ; 
moved  to  Tennessee  October  6, 1862 ;  drove  the  rebels  across  the  Talla- 
hatchie in  November,  and  held  the  Yacona  river;"  on  April  23,  1863, 
ap])roached  A^icksburg,  and  this  with  Thompson's  Hill,  Eaymond, 
Jackson,  Champion  Hills,  Brownsville,  Meridian,  ('hunky  Station, 
Benton,  Jackson,  Cross  Roads,  Spanish  Fort,  tell  the  story  of  this  com- 
mand to  its  muster  out  at  Chicago,  August,  1865.  The  soldiers  from 
Stark  county  in  Company  A  were  :  Corporals  — Asa  Bunton,  August, 
1862  ;  promoted.  Privates  enlisted  August,  1862- — Daniel  S.  Adams, 
Frank  Hudson,  promoted;  Levi  Leek,  Invalid  Corps;  Fred.  M.  Lea- 
croft,  Asa  Smith,  promoted,  died  at  Fort  Gaines,  April  19,  1865. 
Compan}?^  F:  Sergeants  —  George  S.  Green,  August,  1862.  Cor- 
porals—  Samuel  M.  Likes,  August,  1862;  died  at  Vieksburg  Septeml^er, 
1864.  Privates — Xathaniel  Cooper,  died  May,  1863,  of  wounds; 
Alexander  Wicr,  died  at  Memphis,  September,  1863;  Sylvester  Sweet. 
Kecruits  —  Walter  A.  Fell,  Thirtv-third  ;  Thomas  Murray,  February, 
1864;  Thomas  W.  Rule,  Thirty-third;  Andrew  Turnbull,  thirty-third  ; 
Alvin  Galley,  Thirty-third. 

One-hundred-and-twenty-sixth  Infantry  organized  at  Alton  in  Se])- 
tember,  18f)2,  moved  to  Bolivar,  Tenn.,  in  November,  and  took  a  full 
))art  in  the  Tennessee  campaign.  In  March,  1863.  the  command  par- 
ticipated in  the  capture  of  J^ittle  Rock,  of  Clarendon,  Ark.,  besides 
partici})ating  in  the  siege  of  A^icksburg.  It  was  mustered  out  at  Pine 
Blutf,  in  Julv,  1865.  One-hundred-and-twenty-seventh  Infantry  was 
mustered  in  on  September  5,  1862,  at  Camp  Douglas,  957  strong.  In 
the  ranks  were,  Abram  Bevier  (deserted),  Robert  J.  Dickinson  (dis- 
charged), William  H.  Giwitts  (V.  R.  C,  January,  1865),  Uriah  Giwitts 
(deserted),  George  Kinter  (deserted),  all  of  Company  I^.  One-hundred- 
and-thirty-second  Infantry,  organized  at  Camp  Fry,  Chicago,  was  mus- 
tered in  June  1,  1864,  moved  to  Kentucky  on  the  6th,  and  was  on  duty 
there  until  muster  out,  October  IT,  1864.  In  this  command  were  C. 
Hotchkiss,  of  Toulon,  and  Barney  M.  Jackson,  of  Lafayette,  who  were 
mustered  in  in  1864. 

One-hundred-and-thirty -ninth  Infantry  was  mustered  in  at  Peoria, 
June  1,  1864,  with  878  men,  for  three  months  service.  Among  the 
troops  were  the  following  named  residents  of  this  county  :  Company 
A,  Cor})oral,  Otis  P.  Dyer,  May,  1864.  Company  E,  Corporal  James 
Swank,  May,  1864.  Company  II,  Second-Lieutenant,  Ansel  J.  Wright, 
June,  1864,  Sergeants,  enlisted  May,  1864,  Gorham  P.  Blood,  George 
Dugan,  Cor])orals,  enlisted  May,  1861,  O.  P.  (!rowell,  jST.  W.  Dewey, 
W.  O.  Johnson;  Musician,  S.  Y.  R.  Bates,  May,  1864  (promoted  })rin- 
cipal  musician),  Privates,  Samuel  Purge,  Wm.  J.  Barrett,  Thomas  W. 
Cade,  George  W.  Dewey,  Joseph  Flansburg,  Adam  Gardiner,  D.  C. 
Lyon,  Orin  Maxfield,  jr.,  Elisha  Mosher,  WiUiam  H.  Newcomer,  Har- 
rison Newton,  Joseph  11.  Newton,  Ruben  Rounds,  Harvey  J.  Reming- 


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ton,  John  S.  Roof,  Cliarles  D.  Shavi-er  (discharged  to  re-enlist),  Theo- 
dore Vandyke,  AVni.  W.  AVright,  Andrew  J.  Whitaiver,  JJenjamin  J. 
Whitcher,  Benjamin  AYitter,  Isaac  M.  Witter,  George  Potter.  The  re- 
cruits, enlisted  May,  1864,  were  Abram  H.  Louden  burgh  (from  Com- 
])any  I),  Wm.  Searl  (from  C'om])any  I). 

One-hundred-and-1'orty-elghth  Infantry  was  organized  at  Camp  But- 
ler, February  26,  1865,  for  the  term  of  one  year.  Februarj^  22,  pro- 
ceeded to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  in  JVLarch,  moved  to  Tullahoma,  and  in  June 
five  companies  were  ordered  to  Deckerd,  one  company  was  stationed  at 
McMinnville,  and  the  other  four  companies  guarding  the  Nashville  and 
Chattanooga  railroad  from  Lombardv  to  Anderson  Station,  AVrived 
at  Spring-held  September  9,  ]  865;  where  it  received  its  final  discharge. 
The  troo]is  from  Stark  county  were  in  Company  I,  Sergeant,  Moses  B. 
Robinson,  February,  1865,  Corporal,  Edwin  B.  Pomeroy,  Privates, 
AYm.  D,  Cunditf  (promoted),  Charles  Hester,  Luman  Himes. 

One-hundred-and-fifty-first  Infantr}^  was  organized  at  Quincy,  111., 
and  made  up  from  various  parts  of  the  state,  recruited  under  the  call 
of  December  lit,  1864.  The  regiment  was  ordered  to  Springlield,  111., 
where,  Fel)ruary  25,  1865,  the  field  and  staff  officers  were  mustered  in 
and  the  regiment  moved  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  thence  to  Dalton,  Ga. 
April  23,  Col.  Woodall  was  ordered  to  proceed,  under  flag  of  truce,  to 
Macon,  Ga.,  to  carry  terms  of  surrender  to  the  rel)el  Gen.  Warford ; 
JVfay  2,  was  ordered  to  Kingston,  Ga.,  arriving  on  the  12th,  after  a 
toilsome  march.  Here,  on  May  13,  14  and  15,  1865,  the  regiment 
received  the  surrender  of  Gen.  Warford,  Avith  1(),40(»  ])risoners.  The 
One-hundred-and-hfty-first  was  nuistered  out  at  Columbus,  Ga.,  Janu- 
ary 24,  1866,  and  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  where  it  received  final  dis- 
charge, February  8,  1866.  The  Stark  county  men  in  the  command 
were:  Sergeant-Major  —  Fayette  Lacey;  private,  Lafayette  Schamp, 
February,  1865,  in  Company  A.  Privates,  enlisted  February,  1865  — 
AY.  11.  Boyer,  Allen  Gingrich  (died  at  Nashville,  March,  1865),  C.  AY. 
Phenix  (promoted),  in  Company  B;  and  in  Company  I:  Captain  — 
Casimer  P.  Jackson.  First  Lieutenants- — James  Mon tooth  (resigned, 
June,  1865),  Andrew  Galbraith,  July,  1865.  Second  Lieutenants  — 
Andrew  Galbraith,  February,  1865,  George  Fezler,  July,  1865,  not 
mustered.  First  Sergeant- — Fayette  Lacy  (promoted  Sergeant-Major), 
Sergeants  —  Geo.  Dugan  (promoted),  Geo.  R.  Fezler  (promoted  Second 
Lieutenant),  Geo,  AY.  McDaniels  (promoted)  and  Samuel  Keys.  Cor- 
porals, enlisted  Februar}^  1865  —  Rufus  S.  Jones  (promoted),  Samuel 
L)ixon  (died  at  Michigan  City,  Ind.,  May,  1865.  Thonuis  Homer,  James 
F.  Thompson,  John  S.  Roof,  Herod  Murnan.  Musicians,  enlisted  Feb- 
ruary, 1865  —  Thomas  S.  Craig  and  Chas.  W.  Orr.  AA^agoner  —  Jona- 
than Rounds,  February,  1865.  Privates  —  Atkinson  Coe,  Austin  L)e- 
AA'^olf,  Joseph  Dixon,  AndreAV  Galbraith,  Edward  A.  Johnson,  Samuel 
K.  Lowman,  John  H.  Moncrief  (died  at  Dalton,  Ga.,  March,  1865), 
Bethuel  Pierson,  Seth  F.  and  Daniel  Rockwell,  Henry  W.  Thomas, 
David  Woodard,  David  Cruml),  Geo.  AY.  Gilson  (killecl  at  Bushnell, 
111.,  1865,  in  attempt  to  jump  bounty),  Orson  Grant,  Leonidas  Jones, 
Elias  B.  Lewis  (deserted),  Ira,  I.  McConnell,  Samuel  Alasters  (pro- 
moted), Ed.  A,  Perry,  Cassimer  Jackson,  James  Montooth  (promoted). 


i^42  insTokv  of  stakic  coi-ntv*. 

One-himdred-aiid-fiftj^-liftli  Infantry,  organized  at  Camp  Bntler, 
was  mustered  in  February  28,  1865,  for  one  year,  with  904  men  and 
officers.  The  command  moved  to  Tennessee  in  March,  and  in  June 
was  divided  into  squads  for  protection  of  Xashville  &  Chattanooga 
raih'oad,  occu])ying  the  block-houses  from  Nashville  to  Duck  river,  a 
distance  of  fifty  miles.  It  w^as  mustered  out  September  4,  1865. 
Stark  county  was  represented  l)y  Wm.  Cross,  Oliver  P.  White,  Patrick 
McGuire,  Edward  O'Brien  (drowned  in  Stone  river,  Januar}-,  1865),  all 
enlisted  in  February,  1865,  m  Company  I. 

Miscellaneous  infantry  commands  claimed  Stark  county  men  as 
follows:  One-liundred-and-twenty-first  Xew  York,  Company  A — Peter 
Nicholson.  Twenty -first  Ohio  —  Patrick  Flynn  and  John  IT.  Ilarkins. 
Seventh  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry,  Company  I,  enlisted  at  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  June,  1861,  mustered  out  June,  1864 — Sergeants:  Robert 
Robb  and  Isaac  Harris.  Privates:  James  Shivvers  and  Thomas  Per- 
ry. Tenth  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry,  Company  C  —  A.  N.  Harris. 
Second  U.  S.  A^eteran  Volunteers,  Company  A  —  Alvah  M.  Brown, 
enlisted  Fel)ruary,  1865.  Fourtli  IT,  S.  Veteran  A'olunteers,  Company 
B — Geo.  Carter,  enlisted  February,  1865.  First  U,  S.  Ami}'  Corps, 
Company  5- — Thomas  Higgins,  enlisted  Mai'ch,  1865.  First  II.  S. 
Pegular  Infantr}"  —  Adam  Fell  (died  at  Annapolis,  Md.),  liobert  Fell 
and  Asa  Clark.  Sixteenth  U.  S.  Regular  Infantr}'  —  Reuben  Shock- 
ley,  James  Schemerhorn,  Creighton  Swain,  James  McGee.  In  the 
Thirtieth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry  was  Thomas  Gemmell,who  enlisted 
in  Mercer  countv  in  1861,  veteranized  in  1863,  and  served  to  the  close 
of  the  war. 

CAVALRY. 

(Javalry  regiments  held  only  a  small  number  of  troops  from  this 
countv.  Of  the  seventeen  regiments  sent  forward  from  Illinois,  onlv 
the  Third,  Ninth,  Eleventh,  Twelfth  and  Fourteenth  claimed  repre- 
sentatives of  Stark.  In  the  following  sketch  the  beginnings  of  each 
of  those  seventeen  commands  are  noted :  First — Colonel  Thomas  A. 
Marshall,  mustered  in  June  1861,  at  Bloomington,  with  1,206  men; 
Second  —  Colonel  Silas  Noble,  mustered  in  August  24,  1861,  at 
Camp  Butler,  Avith  1,861  men;  Third  —  Colonel  Eugene  A.  Carr, 
mustered  in  September  21,  1861,  at  Camp  Butler,  with  2,183  men ; 
Fourth  —  Colonel  T.  Lyle  Dickey,  mustered  in  September  30,  1861, 
at  Ottawa,  with  1,656  men;  Fifth  —  Colonel  John  J.  Updegraff, 
mustered  in  December,  1861,  at  Cam})  Butler,  with  1,169  men ; 
Sixth  —  Colonel  Thomas  H.  Cavanaugh,  mustered  in  November,  1861, 
January,  1862,  at  Camp  Butler,  with  2,248  men;  Seventh — Colonel 
"William  Pitt  Kellogg,  nmstered  in,  August,  1861,  at  Camp  Butler, 
with  2,282  men;  Eighth  —  Colonel  John  F.  Farnsworth,  mustered 
in  September  18,  1861,  at  St,  Charles,  with  2,412  men;  Ninth — 
Colonel  Albert  G.  Brackett,  mustered  in  October  26,  1861,  at  Camp 
Douglas,  with  2,169  men;  Tenth  —  Colonel  James  A.  Barrett,  mus- 
tered in  November  25,  1861,  at  Camp  Butler,  with  1,934  men; 
Eleventh ^ — Colonel  Robert  G.  Ingersoll,  mustered  in  December  20, 
1861,  at  Peoria,  with  2,362  men;  Twelfth  —  Colonel  Arno  Voss,  mus- 
tered in  December,  1861,  February,  1862,  at  Camp  Butler,  with  2,174 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  243 

men;  Tliirteeiith  —  Colonel  Joseph  W.  Bell,  mustered  in  Decem])er, 
1861,  February,  1802,  at  Camp  Douglas,  with  1,759  men;  Fourteenth 
— Colonel  Horace  Capron,  mustered  in  January  7,  1863,  at  Peoria, 
with  1565  men;  Fifteenth  —  Colonel  Warren  Stewart,  mustered  in 
December  25,  1863,  at  Camp  Butler,  with  1,473  men;  Sixteenth  — 
Colonel  Christian  Thielman,  mustered  in  January  and  A])ril,  1863,  at 
Camp  Butler,  with  1,462  men;  Seventeenth  —  Colonel  John  L.  Bev- 
eridge,  mustered  in  January  28,  1864,  at  St.  Charles,  with  1,247  men. 

In  Company  A.  of  the  Third  Cavalry  were  privates  James  H. 
Chaddock,  (promoted),  Samuel  A.  Highlands,  (deserted),  John  W. 
Highlands,  (promoted,  died  at  Memphis),  who  enlisted  in  August, 
1861,  and  recruits  who  enlisted  in  February,  1864, —  Sanmel  H.  Aten, 
(Company  C,  third  consolidated  cavalry),  William  P.  Burns,  (Company 
C.,  thinr  consolidated  cavalry),  Harrison  Burkhart,  Robert  Gai'ner, 
Company  C,  third  consolidated  cavalry),  John  Green,  (Company  C, 
third  consolidated  cavalry),  John  King,  (died  at  Port  Hudson,  Louis- 
iana), June,  1865,  Theodore  W.  McDaniel,  George  F.  Pyle,  (Company 
C,  third  consolidated  cavalry),  ,lohn  Simmerman,  (Company  C,  third 
consolidated  cavalry),  Heniy  Simmerman,  (Company  C.,  third  consoli- 
dated cavalry).  West  Jersey  ;  George  Boardman,  (discliarged  for  disa- 
bility), Hugh  E.  Creighton,  (discharged  for  promotion),  Albert  P. 
Finley,  all  of  Stark  county. 

In  Company  C,  third  consolidated  cavalry,  were  })rivates  Samuel 
Aten,  William'  Burns,  Robert  A.  Garner,  J.  Green,  (deserted),  Theo- 
dore W.  McDaniel,  George  F.  Pyle,  (deserted),  Henry  Simmerman, 
John  Simmerman,  West  Jersey  ;  and  in  Com])any  K.,  Andrew  J. 
Walker,  Elmira,  March,  1865. 

In  the  Fourth  Illinois  A^olunteer  Cavalry  were  :  Company  I)., 
William  Douglas,  Essex,  January.  1861,  (see  twelfth  cavalry).  Com- 
pany A.,  Joseph  E.  McKinstrey,  corjioral,  (see  twelfth  cavalry).  Com- 
pany K..  William  Crooks,  Essex,  recruited  October  1862,  promoted  ser- 
geant-major. 

In  the  Seventh  Cavalry  were  unassigned  recruits  who  enlisted  from 
Penn  township  in  March,  1865,  viz.:  Charles  Butcher,  (died  at  Camp 
Butler),  and  AVilliam  Butcher. 

In  C'om})any  H.,  Ninth  Cavalry,  were  the  recruits  who  enlisted  in 
January,  1864 --Thomas  Flanagan,  Christopher  Flanagan,  John 
Stokes,  John  C.  Shaw,  Patrick  Smith,  Toulon.  Henry  Lewis,  (died  a 
prisoner  at  Charleston,  S.  C),  Samuel  R.  Lewis,  (deserted),  Lafayette, 
and  in  Company  K.,  Captain  J.  O.  H.  Spinney,  Bradford,  May  1865, 
veteranized ;  first  lientenant,  J.  O.  H.  Spinney,  Bradford,  vSeptember, 
1864,  promoted ;  sergeants,  enlisted  September,  1861,  John  Jamison, 
Ih-adford;  veteranized  and  deserted;  Francis  M.  Lamper,  Osceola,  dis- 
charged. Privates  —  Enlisted  October,  1861 — Fowler  Biyant,  E.  W. 
Curtis,  (veteranized),  Frank  U.  Doyle,  (discharged),  Thomas  A.  Fos- 
ter, Wesley  F.  Foster  (veteranized  and  promoted),  John  S.  Ilayden, 
(veteranized  and  promoted),  Christo})her  Handley,  Wm.  S.  Luce,  Isaac 
Moon,  James  M.  Stanley,  (veteranized  and  promoted),  J.  O.  II.  Spin- 
ney, (veteranized),  James  Sherlock'  (veteranized),  Bi'adfoi'd  ;  Fi-ancis 
Griswold,    (promoted,    tUed   at  Memphis,    July,    1862),   Herman    D. 


2-1-1:  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COL'NTV. 

Sturm.  Osceola ;  William  F.  Wheeler,  of  Lafayette,  the  only  sou  of 
Avidow  C,  M.  Wlieeler,  died  in  hospital  at  Decatur,  Ala.,  August  21, 
1865.  Eecruits  —  Henry  ]\IcKibbon,  (promoted).  March  28.  18u4, 
Bradford.     Unassio-ned  recruits  —  Martin  Shav.  Penu.  March  31.  1865. 

In  the  Eleventh  Cavalry.  Com])any  C,  were  Andrew  Caldwell, 
Slackwater.  (recruited  December.  1863,  deserted  Jul\\  1864),  Company 
M.,  Wm.  A.  Glaze,  West  Jersey  (recruited  March,  1863)  ;  Unassigned, 
Baxter  M.  Mahany.  Toulon  (recruited  February,  1865,  died  at  Camp 
Butler.) 

In  the  Twelfth  Cavalry  were  Joseph  Johnson,  Toulon.  Noveml)er, 
1864,  William  Douglas.  Essex  (also  Fourth  Cavalry),  Joseph  E.  McKin- 
stry,  corporal  (also  Fourth  Cavalry). 

In  the  Fourteenth  Cavalry.  Company  A.,  were,  Dewitt  C.  Beece, 
West  Jersey,  November.  1862,  and  Company  M..  Isaac  Dennis.  West 
Jersey.  October,  1866  (discharged  for  disability). 

In  the  First  New  Yoi'k  A'eteran  Cavalry  T.  A.  LaCosta,  now  of 
Toulon,  served  for  twenty  months.  He  was  also  in  the  United  States 
naval  service. 

In  the  Eleventh  Missouri  Volunteer  Cavahy,  Company  K.,  was  A. 
X.  Harris.  Goshen,  enlisted  as  Second-Lieutenant  and  promoted  to 
Captain;  S.  Drummond.  son  of  Benj.  Drummond,  a  volunteer  of  18t)l- 
5.  enlisted  in  the  United  States  armv  the  latter  vear  and  was  servin"- 
with  the  Seventh  United  States  Cavalry  in  1880. 

LIGHT    ARTILLERY. 

Company  A.  Captain  C.  M.  Williard.  mustered  in  at  Chicago,  with 
168  men ;  Company  B,  Captain  Ezra  Taylor,  mustered  in  at  Chicago, 
with  204  men ;  Company  C,  Captain  C.  Haughtauling.  mustered  in 
October  31.  1861,  at  Ottawa,  with  175  men;  Company  I),  Captain  Ed- 
ward McAllister,  mustered  in  January  14,1862,  at  Plaintield,  with  141 
men:  Company  E,  Captain  A.  C.  Waterhouse,  mustered  in  December 
IV),  1861.  at  Chicago,  with  148  men;  Company  F,  Captain  John  T. 
Clieuey,  mustered  in  February  25.  1862,  at  Camp  Butler,  with  15'.> 
men;  Compaii}"  G,  Captain  Artliur  O'Leary,  mustered  in  February  28, 
1862,  at  Cairo,  with  113  men;  Company  H,  Captain  Alex.  Silversparr. 
mustered  in  February  20,  1862,  at  Chicago,  with  147  men;  Company  I, 
Captain  Edward  Bouton.  mustered  in  February  15,  1863.  at  Chicago, 
with  16'J  men;  Company  K.  Captain  A.  Franklin,  mustered  in  January 
9.  1862.  at  Shawneetown.  with  96  men;  Company  L,  Captain  John 
Rourke,  mustered  in  February  22.  1862,  at  Chicago,  with  153  men; 
Com])any  ^I.  Captain  John  B.  Miller,  mustered  in  August  12.  1862,  at 
Chicago,  with  154  men;  Field  and  Staff.  7  men:  Recruits,  883  men.  In 
Battery  D,  Lewis  W.  Jones,  of  Wyoming,  was  Corporal. 

The  Second  Light  Artillery  was  made  up  as  follows:  Company  A. 
Captain  Peter  Davidson,  mustered  in  August  17,  1861,  at  Peoria,  with 
116  men:  Company  B.,  Ca]>tain  Riley  Madison,  mustered  in  June  20, 
1S61,  at  S]nTngtield.  with  127  men;  Company  C,  Captain  Caleb  Hop- 
kins, mustered  in  August  5,  1861,  at  Cairo,  with  154  men ;  Company  D. 
Jasper  ]\[.  Dresser,  mustered  in  December  17,  1861.  at  Cairo,  with  117 
men ;  Company  E.  Captain  Adolph  Schwartz,  mustered  in  Februar}-  6. 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  245 

1862,  atCairo,  witli  loi  men  ;  Company  F,  Captain  John  W.  Powell,  mus- 
tered in  December  11, 1861,  at  Cape  Gira.rdeau.  Mo.,  with  190  men  ;  Com- 
pany G,  Captain  Charles  J.  Stolbrand,  mustered  in  December  31,  1861, 
at  Camp  Butler,  with  1()8  men  ;  Com])any  II.  Captain  Andrew  Stein- 
beck, mustered  in  December  31,  1861,  at  Camp  Butler,  with  115  men ; 
Company  I,  Captain  Charles  W.  Keith,  mustered  in  December  31, 1861, 
at  Camp  Butler,  with  107  men  ;  Company  K,  Ca])tain  I]enjamin  F. 
Eogers,  mustered  in  December  31,  1861,  at  Camp  Butler,  with  lOSmen  ; 
Company  L,  Captain  William  H.  Bolton,  mustered  in  February,  28, 
1862,  at  Chicago,  with  115  men;  Company  M,  Ca])tain  John  C.  Phil- 
lips, mustered  m  June  6, 1862,  at  Chicago,  with  100  men  ;field  and  staff, 
10  men  ;  recruits,  1,171  men. 

In  Company  A,  were  the  following  named  Stark  county  soldiers  — 
Cor]x>ral,  Harvey  Pierce,  Wyoming,  May,  1861;  veteranized  and  ])ro- 
moted.  Privates,  enlisted  July,  1861  :  Clemens  R;  Defendener  (died  at 
New  Orleans,  February,  1864),  Thomas  J.  Ellis  (veteranized),  Wyom- 
ing. Enlisted  September,  1862:  Alva  W.  Brown,  Lafayette,  John  Cox 
(dfed  in  Syracuse,  Decend)er,  1865),  N.  II.  Hull,  Chas.  Thomas,  Wyom- 
ing; Samuel  Eagan,  Emanuel  Kissel,  West  Jersey;  David  N.  Hiffner, 
Charles  N.  Hull,  Csceola ;  Wm.  Beers,  Calvin  liockwell,  Hugh  Stock- 
ner,  Marshall  and  Warren  Winn.  Lorenzo  K.  Wiley,  Toulon ;  Morris 
Ayres  (died  in  service),  Joseph  (i.  Bloomer  (died  in  service),  Albert 
Eagan,  John  Hull,  John  R.  Stratton.  In  tbe  Peoria  Batteiy,  S.  W. 
Carney  enlisted  in  May,  1861. 

The  Inde])endent  Batteries  were:  Board  of  Trade,  Captain  James 
S.  Stokes,  mustered  in  July  31,  1862,  at  Chicago,  with  258  men  ;  Spring- 
lield.  Captain  Thomas  F.  Vaughn,  mustered  in  August  21,  1862,  at 
Camp  Butler,  with  109  men  ;  Mercantile.  Captain  Charles  G.  (^ooley, 
mustered  in  August  29,  1862.  at  Chicago,  with  27<>  men;  Elgin,  Cap- 
tain George  W.  Benwick,  mustered  in  Novendjei"  15.  1862,  at  Elgin, 
with  242  men  ;  Coggswell's,  Ca})tain  William  Coggswell,  mustered  in 
September  23,  1861.  at  Camp  Douglas,  with  221  men  ;  Ilenshaw's,  Cap- 
tain Ed.  C.  Henshaw,  mustered  in  October  15,  1862,  at  Ottawa,  with 
196  men;  Bridges',  Captain  Lyman  Bridges,  mustered  in  January  6, 
1862,  at  Chicago,  with  252  men;  Colvin's,  Captain  John  11.  Colvm, 
mustered  in  October  10,  1863,  at  Chicago,  with  96  men  ;  Busteed's,  Chi- 
cago, with  127  men. 

In  the  Marine  Artillery  were,  John  James  Cam})l)ell,  died  in  ser- 
vice, Samuel  Dyer,  died  at  Roanoke,  Andrew  (Talbraith,  sheriff;  John 
Hotchkiss,  Charles  IMaxfield,  Henry  Marchant,  Jephta  Mosher,  Carle- 
ton  Rhodes,  died  at  Xewbern,  N.  C,  Warren  Winn.  Oliver  White,  Isaac 
Whitaker,  Marshall  AVinn,  of  Wyoming.  Dennis  Clark.  Jas.  W.  Dexter, 
Marian  Godfrev,  James  Hall,  John  Labari',  John  H.  Parks.  Andrew 
Galbraith  served  in  the  IST.  Y.  Marine  Ai'tillerv  from  August,  1862, 
until  February,  1863,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  V.  S.  navv,  and  served 
until  1864. 

In  the  1st  U.  S.  Ai'tillery  were.  (Tcorge  Rouse,  Goshen,  and  in  tlie 
Mississippi  Marine  Brigade,  William  Cross,  of  Toulon. 

In  other  commands  were  Josejih  Jamison,  a,  l)i)y  of  eighteen  sum- 
mers, served  in  the  war  with  his  father,  died  at  Jefferson  City.  J\lo., 


24fi  HISTORY    OF    STAEK    COUNTY. 

March  29,  18f)2,  and  John  A.  Perrv,  a  voimg  soldier,  died  Januarv  15, 
18<32,  at  Otterville,  Mo. 

In  the  histories  of  the  several  Grand  Army  Posts  many  records  are 
given,  some  of  them  being  of  soldiers  who  resided  here  or  are  now  res- 
idents, who  were  not  listed  with  Stark  countv  men  during  the  war. 

The  Fourth  Regiment,  I.  X.  G.,  was  organized  at  Peoria,  Februaiy 
2.  1ST6.  During  that  winter  an  act  was  passed  to  organize  and  govern 
the  militia  of  the  State,  which  went  into  force  July  1,  1877.  Captain 
John  Huff  was  elected  Colonel.  Captain  W.  Whiting,  of  the  Altona  Rifle 
Company,  Lieutenant-Colonel ;  and  Captain  A.  T.  Johnson,  Major. 
Owmo-  to  the  legislature  refusing  to  confirm  Colonel  Huff,  Whitino' 
was  appointed  Colonel.  In  1877  some  disagreement  over  the  time  and 
form  of  elections  marked  the  histor}^  of  tlie  regiment ;  but  this  disa- 
greement, if  such  it  were,  resulted  in  the  election  of  Col.  AVhiting,  Ma- 
jor: Wm.  Jackson,  of  Elniira,  Lieutenant-Colonel,  and  Captain  O.  L. 
Higgins.  Major.  In  July.  1877,  Peoria's  three  com]ianies,  with  others 
in  tliat  district,  were  detatched  from  the  Fourth  Reoiment  and  oro^an- 
ized  as  the  Seventh  Regiment,  I.  X.  G..  ]\I()line's  two  companies  and  a 
new  company  at  Princeton,  were  incorporated  with  the  Fourth  I.  X.  G., 
and  a  rer-nlistment  ordered.  This  was  affected,  but  the  muster-in  was 
postponed.  On  July  22,  1877,  the  "great  strike"  assumed  huge  pro- 
portions, the  Fourth  Regiment  received  orders  to  be  in  readiness,  and 
within  four  hours  all  the  com])anies  were  read}^  for  dut\^  At  5  p.m., 
on  July  27.  orders  were  received  to  proceed  at  once  to  Alton  Junction, 
and  at  midnight  companies  A,  C,  and  H  were  at  Galva.  Company  G, 
of  Toulon,  arrived  there  a  little  later,  and  Company  F,  from  Kewanee, 
shortly  after.  Early  next  morning  Company  I  joined  them  at 
Wvoming  r/t  route  to  East  St.  Louis.  Three  davs  later  the  reo^iment 
was  ordered  to  Galeslmrg.  The  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  that  day  is  now 
commander  of  the  regiment. 

Stark  county  has  ninety-tlii'ee  persons  on  the  pension  roll,  of  which 
seventy-two  are  invalids,  eight  are  widows,  ten  dependents,  three  wid- 
ows that  are  survivors  of  the  war  of  1812.  The  monthly  pay  of  these 
amounts  to  s8Sl:.25. 

This  chapter  must  be  considered  only  an  index  to  the  greater  mili- 
tary history  contained  in  the  pages  devoted  to  biograph v  and  in  some 
instances  to  township  history.  Yet  it  is  a  great  record — one  of  which 
any  peo])le  may  feel  })roud,  and  one  that  will  be  re-read  and  re-read  and 
analyzed,  when  all  other  memorials,  of  the  soldiers  of  Stark  County 
are  forgotten. 


CHAPTER  XVL 


TOCTLON    TOWNSHIP. 


HIS  division  of  the  county  is  one  of  well  cultivated  farms, 
pleasant  homes  and  thriving  business  centers.  Within  its 
borders  are  the  towns  of  Toulon  and  Wyoming  and  the 
village  of  Modena.  Spoon  river  and  tributaries  course 
through,  the  R.  I.  &  P.  R.  R.  runs  through  its  southern 
sections,  while  good  roads  make  all  sides  of  every  section 
accessible.  Thrifty  hedge-rows  of  Osage  orange  line  these 
roads  aud  mark  the  boundaries  of  the  large  fields  into 
which  the  township  is  subdivided.  Many  of  the  farm  homes 
are  elegant,  and  all  comfortable.  The  population  of  Toulon 
township  in  1880,  exclusive  of  the  towns,  was  1,038,  of  Toulon 
village,  967,  of  a  part  of  Wyoming  652,  and  of  Modena  75. 
In  area  it  is  an  original  congressional  township.  From 
Capt.  Hawk's  tabulated  schedule  of  Toulon  township  for  1885 
we  learn  that  there  were  7,246  acres  of  corn  planted  in  said  township, 
and  222,900  bushels  harvested;  3,774  acres  of  oats,  151,220  bushels 
harvested;  total  gross  weight  of  fat  cattle  sold,  531,500  lbs.;  gross 
weight  sheep  sold,  30,820  ;  gross  weight  hogs  sold,  1,428,045  ;  number 
feet' tile  drain  laid,  30,010.  Throughout  its  entire  area  it  is  underlaid 
with  coal,  in  some  places  exposing  the  veins. 

The  shafts  on  section  14,  Toulon  are  worked  by  Fred  Charleston, 
Peter  Herberger,  William  Newton,  Henry  Newton,  and  John  Cuni- 
mings,  one  each.  The  oldest  bank  is  that  operated  by  William  New- 
ton, now  mined  for  over  twenty  years.  It  was  formerly  known  as 
the  "  Coe  Bank."  There  are  about  fifteen  men  employed,  earning 
about  $1.50  per  day.  A  number  of  horsebacks  exist  here,  some  clay 
veins  are  four  or  five  feet  thick,  the  coal  vein  averages  four  feet.  At 
Modena  coal  mining  is  carried  on  extensively,  and  the  opening  of  new 
shafts  still  continues. 

The  fisherman  may  still  pursue  his  calling  here  with  pleasure,  if 
not  with  profit,  for  civilization  has  not  yet  succeeded  in  driving  out 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  rivers. 

The  wolf-hunter,  too,  may  hunt  with  profit ;  for  in  April,  1884, 
Henr}^  Hamilton  and  others  captured  a  wolf  near  Indian  Creek,  and 
subsequentl}'  he  with  his  brother  Edward  and  Jacksoft  Lorance  found 
a  nest  of  seven  cubs.     The  bounty  was  $17.50. 

The  original  entries  of  the  lands  in  this  townsliip  form  a  very  im- 
portant part  in  this  history ;  for  to  them  we  must  look  for  the  first 
faint  gleams  of  civilization  on  the  wilderness  of  1817.  The  name,  lo- 
cation, and  date  of  each  entry  are  given  first,  and  name  of  present 
owner  last : 


15 


247 


248  HISTOKY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

John  T.  Phenix,  e.  bf.  u.  e.  qr.  sec.  1;  Sept.  I,  1839.     James  Montootli. 

James  Bailey,  w  hf.  lot  1,  w.  hf.  lot  2,  sec.  1;  Nov.  14,  1851.  Humphrey  Avery;  Thos. 
and  Jacob  Fleming,  lot  1 ;  Humphrey  Avery,  lot  2. 

W.  K.  Fuller,  n.  e.  cj[r.  of  n.  w.  qr.,.see.  1;  Oct.  8, 1839.  B.  G.  Row  ell,  n.  e.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr. 

John  T.  Phenix,  s.  e.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  1;  Oct.  25,  1853.  Wm.  Jackson,  9,  T.  and  J. 
Fleming,  36  acres. 

W.  K.  Fuller,  w.  hf .  of  n.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  1 ;  Sept.  28, 1339.  Samuel  Malone,  22,  Humphrey 
Avery,  37. 

Jonathan  Matthews,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  1;  Xov.  29,  1817.  John  Scott,  54;  James  Irvin,  80; 
James  Snare,  25. 

Samuel  P.  Tufts,  s.  e.  qr. ,  sec.  1 ;  Nov.  29, 1817.  H.  B.  Dorrance,  100,  and  a  number  of 
small  lot  owners. 

Erastus  Brown,  n.  e.  fr.  sec.  2;  June  27,  1851      Silas  Norris,  135  acres. 

David  Park,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  2;  Oct.  8,  1839.     E.  Geoi'ge;  e.  54  acres. 

Samuel  3IcAuglm,  w.  hf.  lot  1,  w,  hf.  lot  2,  sec 2;  Sept.  19,  1848.     Eli  Mix,  w.  84 acres. 

Michael  Cunningham,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  2;  Oct.  6, 1817.  E.  George,  O.  B.  Blanchard,  J.  H. 
Vernon,  R.  Patterson,  Gideon  Murray. 

N.  Chadwick,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  2;  Mar.  10, 1818.  Julia  Harding,  T.  Watts,  J.  H.  Vernon, 
and  Hurlburt  Harding. 

Chauncey  D.  Fuller,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  3;  Sept.  28,  1839.     William  Sturm. 

Phineas  Austin,  n.  fr.  hf.  n.  w.  fr.  qr.  sec.  3;  Oct.  2,  1851.  Theodore  Vand^'ke,  44 
acres. 

James  M.  Jackson,  w.  hf.  lot  1,  sec.  3;  Sept.  20,  1848.     T.  and  C.  Vandj^ke,  10  acres. 

Heiisebah  Fuller,  s.  e.  part,  sec.  3:  ^lay  16,  1840.     Wilmot  Newton,  s.  80  acres. 

William  Dunlap,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Nov.  15,  1817.     Wilmot  Newton,  s.  w.  qr. 

Charles  Gist,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Nov.  15,  1817.  T.  and  C.  Vandyke,  n.  80,  Adam 
Holmes,  s.  80. 

Allen  Bagley,  e.  hf.  lot  1,  e.  hf.  lot  2,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  4;  Dec.  4,  1851.  William  Mur- 
ra}'.  e.  80. 

Brady  Fowler,  w.  hf.  lot  2,  w.  hf.  lot  1,  n.  e.  qr.  lot  2,  n.  w.  fr.  qr.  and  e.  hf.  lot  1, 
sec.  4;  Nov.  20  1848.     Bradv  Fowler,  w.  80. 

Robert  A.  Craiij-,  w.  hf .  lot  1 ,  f  r.  n.  w.  f  r.  qr. ,  sec.  4 ;  Sept.  23, 1852.  Brady  Fowler,  n.  w. 
140. 

Joseph  Banks,  s.  w,  qr.,  sec.  4;  Dec.  15,  181T.     John  Fowler,  s.  w.  160. 

Erastus  Backus,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Nov.  29,  1817.     Brady  Fowler,  s.  e.  160. 

Robert  Grieve,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  5;  Sept.  14,  1849.     Robert  Grieve,  n.  e.  qr 

John  L.  Clark,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  5;  July  16,  1850.     Robert  Grieve,  u.  w.  qr. 

S.  Hutchinson,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  5;  Feb.  10,  1818.  G.  L.  Goodale,  e.  hf.,  G.  Ruther- 
ford, w.  hf . 

Jes.se  Seeley,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  5;  Feb.  10,  1818.  John  Fowler,  e.  hf,  G.  L.  Goodale,  w.  hf. 
David  Park,  n.  w.  qr.  n.  e.  qr.  and  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  6;  Oct.  8,  1839.  Abel  Armstrong,  n.  e. 
149,  G   Armstrong,  s.  w.  150,  A.  Armstrong,  n.  105,  and  R.  Armstrong,  s.  40  of  n.  w. 

Jacob  Rheam,  s.-e.  qr.  .sec.  6;  May  5,  1818.     George  Rutherford,  s.  e.  160. 

William  AViley,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  Sep.  17,  1818.  Geo.  Rutherford,  n.  80;  R.  Mc- 
Keighau,  s.  80,  e.  qr. 

"David  Park,  n.  w.  qr.  and  s.  w.  (jr.,  .sec.  7;  Oct.  8,  18S9.  Wm.  Beatty,  n.  w.  150; 
N.  G.  Smith  and  C.  Bei-field,  s.  w.  qr. 

Hiram  Stevens,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  Sep.  17,  1818.  R.  H.  McKeighan,  e.  80,  and  Robt. 
McKeighan,  w.  80. 

Washington  Duke,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;   Aug.  29,  1818.     jVIartin  Rist,  n.  e.  qr. 

Elijah  Coats,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  8;   August  29,  1818.     Anna  D.  Richardson,  n.  w.  (p-. 

Samuel  McCahan,  s.  w.  cp-.,  .sec.  8;  July  13,  1818.     Duncan  McKenzie,  s.  w.  (jr. 

Ira  Ellmore,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  July  13,  1818,     John  C.  McKenzie,  s.  e.  cjr. 

Silas  McCullough,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Jan.  20,  1818.  Robert  Grieve,  n.  80;  B.  Barton, 
s.  80. 

Robert  Morton,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Jan.  20,  1818.     Martin  Rist,  n.  w.  qr. 

Amos  J.  Eagleson,  s.  w.  (]r.,  sec.  9:  Oct.  6,  1817.  W.  P.  Caverlv,  e.  80  and  s.  w. 
40;  M.  Rist,  n.  w.  40. 

Daniel  Dudley,  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  9;  Oct.  6,  1817.     B.  Barton,  n.  80;  J.  H.  Brown,  s.  80. 

Bela  Hall,  n.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  10;  Jan   24,  1818.     George  E.  Holmes,  u.  320  acres. 

Ira  Remington,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Jan.  24,  1818. 

Jo.seph  Porter,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Dec.  22,  1818.  Silas  Barton,  e.  hf . ;  J.  JVI.  Barton, 
w.  lif. 

Hester  Faust,  s.  e.  (p-.,  .sec.  10;   Dec.  22,  ISIS.     ('.  31.  S.  Lyon. 

James  Thomas,  n.  e.  qr. .  sec.  11;  Oct.  6,  1817.  Hugh  Maguire,  s.  \v.  40  ot  n.  e.  (jr., 
and  lots  belonging  to  twelve  others. 


TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  249 

Benj.  H.  Tozer,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Gideon  Murray,  160. 

Isaac  Dyer,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Aug.  31,  1818.     O.  M.  S.  Lyon,  160. 

Benj.  Pratt,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Aug.  31,  1818.     Foster  Coulson,  160. 

Abraham  Bowman,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12;  March  12,  1818.  John  Snare,  e.  104;  James 
Snare,  e.  16,  and  small  lots;  John  Caley,  w.  38  qr. 

Samuel  Grimes,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  12;  March  12,  1818.  J.  W.  Medearis,  57;  John 
Caley,  40;  John  Snare,  38  qr. ;  N.  Snare,  24;*4^'  in  n.  w.  qr. 

Luke  Blackshire,  s.  w.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Nov.  6,  1817.  Nathan  Snare,  w.  120; 
John  Snare,  e.  40,  s.  w.  qr. ;  John  Snare,  s.  e.  160. 

Isaac  Patch,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13;  July  1,  1818.  J.  W.  Fleming,  s.  w.  40  and  n.  e.  40; 
F.  Coulson,  n.  w.  40  of  n.  e.  qr. 

David  Falwell,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  13;  July  1,  1818.  Foster  Coulson,  80;  Clara  E.  Flem- 
ini;-,  40;   Foster  Coulson,  80;  J.  W.  Fleming,  40  in  n.  w.  qr. 

(}e  )rie  W.  Russell,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Jan.  7,  1818.  Martin  White,  80;  Geo.  White, 
50;   ('.  While,  30,  s.  w.  qr. 

Jesse  Onnsby,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Jan.  7,  1818.     R.  E.  Bunnell,  s.  e.  qr. 

D.  R.  Whiteley,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Oct.  22,  1817.  I.  Watt,  38;  F.  Coulson,  80;  W. 
H.  CLufniau,  21;  Hiram  D.  Thurston,  19;  H.  Newton,  2,  n.  e.  qr. 

John  Pike,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Oct.  22,  1817.  Geo.  Harvev,  n.  80;  Mary  Renwick, 
s.  80. 

R.  D.  Thompson,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Nov.  21,  1817.  J.  A.  Ballantine,  u.  80;  J.  D. 
Ballantine,  s.  79. 

John  Dawson,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Nov.  21,  1817.     F.  Ballantine,  one  acre  on  s.  w.  qr. 

Samuel  Null,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Nov.  24,  1817.  H.  Dixon,  40;  J.  D.  Ballantine,  86; 
Wm.  Daley,  40,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14. 

Abram  Rader,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Nov.  24,  1817.  Elisha  Bass,  118;  M.  A.  Bass,  80; 
P.  H.  Hawkins,  120;  Brace  and  Burge,  80;  Mary  E.  Bell,  80;  John  O'Neil,  40;  W.  B. 
Ballantine,  4*0;  J.  D.  Ballantine,  40;  F.  Ballantine,  40. 

John  R.  Turner,  s.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  15;  Nov.  29,  1817. 

Thomas  Thompson,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Nov.  29,  1817. 

Oliver  Whitaker,  lot  1,  Thomas  Seeley,  lot  2,  Samuel  M.  Eldredge,  lot  7,  H.  W. 
Newland,  lot  8— n.  e.  qr.  sec.  16;  Oct.  27,  1851.  J.  H.  Brown,  20;  T.  Hogg,  40;  W.  H. 
Newcomer,  80;  R.  Hogg,  20,  n.  e.  qr. 

Moses  Snodgrass,  lot  3;  Samuel  M.  Eldredge,  lot  4  and  5;  Moses  Snodgrass,  lot  6 
— n.  w.  qr.  sec.  16;  Oct.  27,  1851.     Wm.  P.  Caverly,  n.  w.  160. 

Samuel  M.  Eldredge,  lot  11;  Samuel  Beatty,"lot  12;  Samuel  M.  Eldredge,  lot  13; 
James  T.  Snodgrass,  lot  14— s.  w.  qr.  sec.  16;  Oct.  27,  1851.  Wm.  P.  Caverly,  s.  w.  160. 

Oliver  Whitaker,  lot  9;  Samuel  M.  Eldredge,  lot  10;  James  T.  Snodgrass,  lot  15; 
R.  H.  Jacobs,  and  D.  P.  Winter,  lot  16— s.  e.  qr.  sec.  16;  Robson  Hogg,  40;  W.  H.  New- 
comer, 40;  Frank  Rest,  80,  s.  e.  qr. 

Valentine  Matthews,  u.  e.  qr.  sec.  17;  Dec.  16,  1817.  F.  P.  Barnes,  140;  W.  W. 
Wright,  20. 

William  Davidson,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  17;  Dec.  16,  1817.  W.  W.  Wright,  e.  80;  Syl.  M. 
Keiglian,  w.  80. 

John  Yearns,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  17;  Sept.  11,  1818.     J.  C,  Moore,  s.  w.  160. 

James  Bulley,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  17;  Sept.  11,  1818.  M.  A.  Hall,  40;  B.  G.  Hall,  40; 
John  Lyall,  80. 

William  Young,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  18;  March  31,  1818.     Duncan  McKenzie. 

Adam  Perry,  e.  hf.  and  w.  hf  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  18;  Sept  28,  1839.  Lewis  Williams, 
e.  76;  R.  H.  McKeighan,  w.  76. 

Joseph  Perry,  e.  hf.  and  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  18;  Sept.  28,  1839.  Henry  B.  Perrv, 
s.  w.  160. 

.John  Wallace,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  18;  March  13,  1818.     H.  R.  Pierce,  Est,  s.  e.  160. 

William  Bennett,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  19;  Jan.  24,  1818.  J.  M.  Stickney,  e.  80,  s.  13,  5 
acre  lots. 

John  Culbertson,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  19;   Sept.  28,  1839.     Pleasant  Follet,  140.     Trustees. 

John  Miller,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  19;  Sept.  6,  1839.     Depot  grounds  and  Toulon  lots. 

Gideon  W.  Moody,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  19;  Jan.  24,1818.  Jerry  Lyon,  44;  O.  Whittaker, 
50;   J.  A.  Codey,  21. 

Wm.  Vandermon,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  20;  Dec.  5,  1817.  Kate  Grer,  80;  Daniel  Tyrrell, 
w.  80. 

Lydia  Barritt,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  20;  Dec.  5,  1817.  E.  B.  Lyon,  40;  Mary  M.  Merri- 
man,  120. 

E.  D.  Strickland,  s.  w.  qr.  sec  20;  .Tuly  18,  1818.  Charles  P.  Dewey,  s.  w.  160. 
Robert  Vallally,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  20;  July  18,  1818.  John  Whittaker,  jr.;  s.  e.  160. 
Robert  Fry,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  21;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Eh  Packer,  e.  80;  M.  A.  Packer,  w.  80. 


250  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

Moses  ]\rcChiy,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  21;  Oct.  6,  1817.     David  Nicliolsou,  n.  w.  160. 

Jeptlia  Cloud,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  21;  Juue  5,  1818    Benjamin  Packer,  s.  w.  160. 

Robert  Miner,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  21;  .June  5,  1818.     .J.  W.  Ballantine,  e.  80;  Ezra  Packer, 
w.  80. 

Nicholas  Cook,  n.  w.  and  n.  e.,  sec.  22;  Nov.  24,  1817.     O.  J.  Bass,  4J^;  John  O'Neil, 
201^;  Peter  O'Neil,  55;  F.  Mawbe}%  80,  n.  e.  qr. 

Allen  B.  Strong,  s.  w.,  sec.  22:  Dec.  24,  1817.     F.  Mawbe3%  e.  80;    Catherine  Brady, 
n.  w.  40;  Melvina  Nowlau,  s.  w.  40  in  n.  w.  qr. ;  CUi':irlos  Rhodes,  s.  w.  160. 

.John  Wells,  s.  e.,  sec.  22;  Dec.  24,  1817.     John  Drinnin,  e.  80;  I.  Hochstrasser,  w.  80. 

Reuben  Boles,  n.  e.,  sec.  23;  March  16,  1818.     O'Neil  &  Buru.s,  u.  e.  qr. 

.John  P.  Howard,   e.  hf.,    n.  w.    qr.,   sec.    28;  Oct.   14,   1839.     Daniel   New,  c.  80, 
u.  w.  qr. 

W.  L.  Howard,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Feb.  19,  1850.     John  O'Neil,  20;  F.  IMawbey,  58. 

Horace  I^each,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Feb.  26,  1652.     Peter  O'Neil,  2  of  w.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr. 

W.  B.  Mclveunan,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  ]\Iarch  3,  1818.     .Jacob  Herberger,  s.  w.  qr. 

R.  Hill,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  March  3,  1818.     John  Drinnin,  n.  80;  Peter  Pauli,  s.  79. 

Silas  M.  Moore,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;    March  9,  1818.     R.  E.  Bunnell,  n.  e.  160  and  e. 
80  of  n.  w.  qr. 

Al)el  H.  Coleman,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  March  9,  1818.     Small  lots. 

Isaac  Parcelles,  s.  w\  qr. ,  sec.  24;    March  5,  1818.     R.  E.  Bunnell,  e.  80;  S.  Snare, 
40;  Peter  Pauli,  30,  and  J.  Bever,  10  s.  w.  c^r. 

Joseph  ,Joy,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25;     March  7,  1818.     "Winfield  Scott. 

.John   Thompson,    n.  e.  qr.,   sec.  25.     Dec.  4,    1817.     Wesley   Iving,   e.  hf. ;   P.  E. 
Pratt,  w.  hf. ,  n.  e.  qr. 

Asaph  Witherill,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Dec.  4,  1817.     li.  Howarth,  70  acres  and  small 
lots. 

William  Ivarns,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Nov.  23,  1818.     J.  W.  Bond,  e.  79;  W.  A.  Haven, 
28  and  lots  in  s.  w.  qr. 

Benjamin  Harvey,  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  25;  Nov.  23,  1818.     Peter  E.  Pratt,  s.  e.,  147  acres. 

Thomas   Rogers,   n.  e.  qr. ,  sec.   26;     March  2,  1818.     I.  Hoch.strasser,  Stephenson 
S.  W^atson,  D.  New,  William  Watson,  Peter  Pauli,  n.  e.  qr. 

George  Metzinger,  n.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  26;     March  2,  1818.     D.  New,   H.  Hoclistras.ser, 
W.  Drinnin,  .J.  Drinnin,   n.  w.  qr.     Small  lots  on  s.  w.  qr. 

Joseph  Wildey,  s.  e.  and  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  26;     Nov.  29,  1817.     Small  lots  on  s.  e.  qr. 

Polly  Tucker,   heir,    n.  e.  q.,  sec.  27;     Dec.  16,  1817.     George  Hartley,  w.  80  and 
small  lots. 

Job  Parkhead,   heir,    n.  w.  qr.,   .sec.   27;    Dec.  16,   1817.     George   Hartlej',    e.   80; 
Charles  Packer,  w.  80. 

Timothy  Cook,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27;    Jan  1,  1818.     Stephen  W.  Eastman,  s.  w.  160. 

.Joseph    S.    Gorman,    s.  e.  qr.,   sec.    27;    Jan.  1,  1818.     S.  W.  Eastman,    s.  60,  and 
small  lots. 

Jacob  Slantler,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28:     Oct.  6,  1817.     C.  Packer,  e.  80;  Ezra  Packer,  w. 
78;  M.  Winn,  2. 

Phineas  Spilman,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Benjamin  Packer,  n.  w   154. 

Samuel  Griffith,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  28;    Nov.  29,  1817.     Charles  Hartley,  s.  w.  160. 

Ebenezer  Gilkey,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;     Nov.  29,  1817.     S.  W.  and  J.  E.  Eastman,  s.  e. 
160. 

William  Hj^le,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  39;     Oct.  6,  1817.     .John  Whitaker,  u.  e.  160. 

Asa  Hill,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;     Oct.  6,  1817.     David  Guvre,  n.  w.  160. 

.James  Trumble,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  April  3,  1818.     C.  Hartley,  e.  80;  J.  B.  Cooley, 
w.  80. 

Henry  Roberts,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  (cancelled).     June  21,  1852. 

Stephen   Wheeler,   s.  e.  qr.,   sec.   29;    April  3,    1818.     F.R.Greenwood,    n.  80;  B. 
Turner,  s.  80. 

Phillip  Lawless,  n.   e.  qr.   .sec.   30;  Feb.  11,   1818.      John  Berlield,120;  B.  Turner, 
w.  40. 

Lewis  Perry,  n.  vv.  qr.  sec.  30;  Sept.  6,  1839.     Benjamin  Turner,  sec.  38  in  s.  w.  (p\ 

Adam  Perry,  s.  w,  qr.  sec.  30;  .June  24,  1839.     S.  w.  qr.  in  small  lots. 

Adam  McCaslen.  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  30;  Nov.  10,  1818.     T.  H.  Ma.xtield,  s.  e.  160. 

Peter  Wolf,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  31;  Oct.  6,  1817.     W.  M.  Mason,  w.  134;  J.  Black,  s.  12. 

Wm.  H.  Henderson,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  31;  June  24,   1S39.      Benj.  Turner,  82  acres  in 
.small  lots. 

Wm.  Mnlioiiey,  s.  w.  qr.  .sec.  31;  .July  4.  1839.     Oliver  Mahonej',  s.  w.  151. 

Sipiire  Williams,  s.  e.  qr.  .sec.  31;  Oct,  6,  1817.     Jolin  R    Atherlon,  30  and  sinull  lots. 

David  Hambleton,  u.  e.  qr.  sec.  32;  Feb.  2,  1818.     A.  Wilkinson,  e.  80;  C.  llartlev, 
w.  80. 


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Thomas  Waiidall,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  83;  Feb.  3,  1818.  John  IJIack,  e.  153;  W.  M. 
Mason,  w.  7. 

James  Baldwin,  s.  \v.  qr.  sec.  32;  Oct.  G,  1817.     James  Biggs,  n.  80  and  small  lots. 

Isaac  Higgins.  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  32;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Charles  Hartlcj-,  s.  e.  160. 

Joseph  Cram,  father,  etc.,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  33;  Dec.  4,  1817.  Newton  Wilkinson, 
n.  e.  160. 

Henry  Bailey,  u.  w.  cjr.  sec.  33;  Dec.  4,  1817.     Alonzo  Wilkinson,  n.  w.  160. 

John  Cross,  jr.,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  33;  March  18,  1818.     Owen  Thomas,  s.  w.  160. 

James  Chancey,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  33;  March  18,  1818.  M.  Guyre,  n.  80;  T.  Hagartv, 
s.  80.  ' 

William  Oaks,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  34;  March  11,  1818.  James  Hartley,  n.  e.  136,  and  John 
Carico,  283^. 

John  Short,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  34;  March  11,  1818.     Newton  Wilkinson,  n.  w.  160. 

Jeremiah  Davis,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  34;  Aug.  17,  1818.  C.  G.  Humphrey,  30;  M.  Guyre, 
90;  D.  Guyre,  40. 

Richard  Nixon,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  34;  June  3,  1818.     David  Gviyre,  s.  e.  160. 

Luke  G.  Hasley,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  35;  March  9.  1818.  John  Francis,  1161^;  H.  Duck- 
worth, 120;  Alfred  Duckworth,  76. 

Benj.  Hughes,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  35;  March  9,  1818. 

Johii  Bussell,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  35;  Dec.  1,  1817.  Julius  Barnes,  62}^,  and  Wyoming 
town  lots. 

Henry  Murphy,  s.  c.  qr.  sec.  35;  Dec.  1,  1817.  Mary  Thomas,  523^;  J.  C.  Copestake, 
51,  s.  2M. 

Thomas  W.  Way,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  36;  Dec.  23,  1818.  James  Harwood,  1373^;  J.  Ker- 
naghan,  61-^. 

"  John  Hageman,  u.  w.  qr.  sec.  36;  Dec.  24,  1818.     Alfred  Castle,  56,  and  town  lots 
in  W^yoming. 

Patrick  Short,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  36;  Dec.  16,  1817.     Town  lots. 

John  Lynes,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  36;  Dec.  16,  1817.     Towm  lots. 

Politically  the  township  is  decidedly  Eepublican,  the  vote  for 
county  clerk  in  1886  being  —  Walker,  Republican,  33-i;  ISTowlan,  Dem- 
ocrat, 202  ;  Callison,  Prohil)itionist,  37. 

The  supervisors  of  the  townshi]^,  other  than  the  first  who  is  men- 
tioned in  the  organic  chapter,  are  named  as  follows :  1854,  John  Ber- 
field,  with  A.  Moncrief,  clerk;  1855,  Amos  P.  Gill;  1856-9,  John 
Perfield;  1859,  Geo.  A¥.  Dewey;  1860-2,  Davis  Lowman;  1862,  John 
Murnan;  1803,  Brady  Fowler ;  1864,  Isaac  Thomas;  1865-8,  George 
W.  Dewey;  1868,  C.  M.  S.  Lyon;  1869,  Brady  Fowler;  1870,  C.  M.  S. 
Lyon;  1871-3,  James  Fraser;  1873-5,  Jonathan  Fowler;  1875-9, 
James  Nowlan;  1879-81,  Wm.  P.  Caverly ;  1881,  John  Fowler;  1882, 
W.  P.  Caverlv;  1883,  John  Fowler;  1884,  W.  P.  Caverly;  1885,  John 
"W.  Smith  ;  1886,  John  W.  Smith. 

The  justices  of  the  peace  elected  since  1853  were:  1853,  John 
Miller,  C.  B.  Donaldson,  Benj.  C.  Leonard  and  A.  Moncrief;  1856, 
Alex.  Hochstrasser  and  D.  McCance;  1857,  Chauncey  D.  Fuller  and 
David  McCance;  i860,  A.  Y.  Fuller;  1861,  D.  McCance  and  Ben.  F. 
Fuller;  1865,  C.  M.  S.  Lyon  and  C.  D.  Fuller  1867,  D.  Clayton  Young; 
1868,  Isaac  Thomas;  1889,  Isaac  Thomas  and  D.  K.  Hutchinson;  1870, 
James  H.  Miller;  1873,  O.  H.  Stone  and  John  Berfield  (Oliver  White, 
November);  1874,  Branson  Lowman;  1875,  James  II.  Miller;  1877, 
Orren  H.  Stone  and  Allen  P.  Miller;  1878,  Thomas  B.  Wall;  1881, 
Egbert  H.  Smith;  1883,  Isaac  Thomas  (August);  1885,  George  Van 
Osdell  and  Isaac  Tliomas. 

Schools.- — Toulon  township  school  records  are  extant.  From  them  it 
appears  that  Adam  Perry  took  the  school  census  of  Toulon  township  in 
L)ecember  1843,  and  reported  141  children.      On  December  11  the  fol- 


252  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

lo\ving  named  petitioned  for  an  election  on  the  question  of  organizing 
the  township  for  school  work  :  "VV.  H.  Henderson,  Jos.  K.  Lane,  Jos.  D. 
Lane,  Ira  T.  Dibble,  Timothy  Hollister,  John  Winter,  Jonathan 
Anthony,  Lewis  Perry,  Langley  Hall  and  John  Miller.  In  response  to 
this  petition  the  trustees  of  school  lands  —  Elisha  Gill,  Oren  Maxfield 
and  John  W.  Henderson  —  ordered  an  election  for  December  30,  181:3, 
on  this  question,  and  also  for  five  trustees.  On  that  day  the  question 
was  decided  affirmatively,  and  Thomas  Hall,  Oren  Maxfield,  Wm.  H. 
Henderson,  Elisha  Gill  and  Caleb  P.  Flint  were  elected  trustees,  and 
Adam  Perry,  treasurer.  John  W.  Henderson  was  examined  for  teacher, 
January  1, 1844,  and  was  given  a  certificate.  On  Jai'iuary  r»,  Dr.  Hall, 
John  Miller  and  Lewis  Perry  were  elected  school  directors,  and  on 
April  9, 1845,  those  directors  ordered  a  meeting  to  vote  on  the  question 
of  levying  a  tax  of  fifteen  cents  on  the  one  hundred  dollars.  Oliver 
Whitaker  was  secretary,  and  the  question  was  carried.  In  October, 
1845,  the  number  of  school  children  was  209.  In  January,  1840,  Geo. 
Buchanan,  Stephen  W.  Eastman  and  W.  W.  Drummond  were  elected 
trustees,  and  Oliver  Whitaker,  J.  W.  Henderson  and  W.  J.  Phelps  were 
elected  directors,  A  school  meeting  was  held  at  Toulon,  May  2,  1846, 
to  vote  for  or  against  a  tax  for  school  purposes.  Ira  Ward,  senior,  pre- 
sided, with  Wheeler  B.  Sweet,  secretarv.  The  vote  resulted  in  seven- 
teen  content,  none  dissenting,  when  W.  W.  Drummond  proposed  that 
"  a  tax  of  fifteen  per  cent  on  the  one  hundred  dollars  valuation  be  now 
levied  on  all  real  and  personal  property  in  the  Toulon  school  district, 
expressly  for  the  completon  of  school  house,  now  under  contract  by 
the  school  directors  of  said  district  to  Ira  Ward  junior."  This  propo- 
sition Avas  adopted.  The  votes  recorded  for  this  tax  numbered  seven- 
teen, as  follows:  Stephen  AV.  Eastman,  Wm.  W.  Drummond,  Wm.  J. 
Phelps,  Oliver  Whitaker,  Joseph  Essex,  Samuel  Beatt}',  George  Buck- 
hannon,  John  W.  Henderson,  Charles  M.  Johnston,  George  Worley, 
Benj.  Turner,  Thos.  M.  Lacon,  Ira  Ward,  senior,  Wheeler  B.  Sweet, 
Thomas  Hall,  Lucas  E.  Miner,  IST.  Maxfield.  In  January,  1840,  the 
"Union  District"  was  set  off  on  petition  of  C.  P.  Flint  and  others. 
This  commenced  at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  township,  north  one 
and  one-half  miles,  east  two  miles,  south  one  and  one-half  miles,  and 
thence  west  to  beginning;  the  l)alance  of  the  township  being  known  as 
Toulon  district.  In  April,  1840,  Ira  Ward,  junior,  received  $90  on  his 
contract  for  building  school  house  at  Toulon.  In  June,  1847,  $100 
was  paid  to  him.  In  July,  1847,  the  trustees  of  township  13,  north, 
5,  east.  H.  J.  Rhodes,  G.  W.  Jackson  and  Harry  Ha>'s,  agreed  to 
cede  a  part  of  their  district  to  the  Toulon  district,  and  also  a  part  of 
township  12,  range  7,  was  ceded.  Oliver  AVhitaker  served  as  treasurer 
from  January,  1846,  to  April,  1848,  when  ]\Iartin  Shallenberger  was 
elected.  At  that  time  the  ti'ustees  were  John  Miller,  Joseph  Perry  and 
Thomas  Winn.  In  Octoljer,  1848,  on  petition  of  Madison  Winn,  a  new 
district,  known  as  the  "'Middle  district"  was  formed.  This  ran  from 
the  southwest  corner  of  section  35  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section 
21,  east  to  24,  south  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section  24,  thence 
west  to  southwest  corner  of  section  24,  south  one  and  one-half  mile, 
east  two  miles,  south  one-half  mile,  thence  west  to  beginning.      Luman 


TOULON    TOWISiSIIIP.  25o 

Thurston,  then  the  only  resident  on  section  2(),  asked  to  liave  it  attuclied 
to  the  Middle  district,  which  was  done  in  July,  1849.  In  1850  John 
Berfield,  Charles  F.  White  and  Cyril  Ward  were  elected  trustees.  In 
Fe]:)ruary,  1850,  on  petition  of  Alfred  Castle,  the  southeastern  part  of 
Middle  district  was  attached  to  W3'^oming  district.  In  April,  1851, 
Jack  Creek  district  was  established  on  petition  of  Brady  Fowler  and 
others.  Cyril  Ward  was  trustee  at  this  time.  In  1852  the  districts 
named  and  Wyoming  and  Holgates  were  in  existence.  In  1853  the 
Pratt's  district  was  laid  out.  Benjamin  Turner  and  John  Berfield, 
trustees,  with  Martin  Shallenberger  secretar}^  and  treasurer,  served 
regularly  from  1851  to  18G1,  the  secretary's  term  going  back  to  1817. 
In  185G  Miss  A.  J.  Dyer  presided  over  thirty-five  pnpils  at  the  Winn 
school  for  $3  per  week.  In  1858  Oliver  Whitaker  and  Thos.  J.  AVright, 
directors  of  District  No.  1,  order  |25  to  be  paid  to  Henderson  and 
Whitaker  in  part  })ayment  for  lot  2,  block  1,  in  their  addition,  pur- 
chased for  building  a  school  house,  and  that  the  sum  be  paid  out  of 
the  special  tax  of  1857  for  liuilding  school  houses  and  purchasing  sites 
therefor.  In  1859  Oliver  Whitaker,  Carson  Berfield  and  Wm.  Low- 
man  were  elected  directors  at  a  meeting  over  \vhich  li.  Dunn  presided, 
with  C.  Myers,  secretary.  There  were  twelve  candidates  in  the  field. 
I.  C.  lieed  was  elected  a  director  in  1861.  There  were  eight  school 
districts,  numbered  in  March,  1862,  for  the  first  time.  J.  Thorp,  who 
was  a  visitor  here  in  June,  1886,  was  principal  of  high  school,  or  No. 
1,  at  $50  per  month;  Miss  M.  Perry  presided  over  the  grammar 
grade ;  Miss  E.  E.  King  taught  in  the  "  brick  school "  with  Miss  E. 
Marvin  and  Miss  M.  E.  Beatty ;  Miss  O.  A.  Decker  presided  over 
"  Soap  Hall  school"  and  Miss  M.  B.  Whitaker  over  the  "Fair  Ground 
school.''  N.  F.  Atkins  tanght  in  District  No.  4 ;  Miss  M.  J.  Lacock  in 
No.'5;  Miss  A  J.  Dyer  in  No.  7;  H.  H.  Leonard  presided  over  LTnion 
school,  or  No.  8;  E.'  M.  Gallup  taught  in  No.  9;  Miss  M.  J.  Ewalt  in 
No.  10,  or  Modena,  and  su.bseqnently,  G.  H.  Brown.  Nos.  2,  3  and  11 
were  not  in  this  township,  and  a  few  schools  were  closed.  In  1863 
Patrick  Nowlan  received  twenty -four  out  of  foi'ty-one  votes  for  director 
of  village  schools ,  and  on  the  question  of  extending  school  to  ten 
months,  thii'ty-six  affirmative  votes  ^vere  recorded. 

The  trustees  of  Toulon  township  schools  since  1861  are  named  as 
follows:  1861-2,  Benjamin  Turner,  Isaac  Thomas,  Miles  A.  Fuller; 
1863-7,  George  W.  Dewey,  O.  Whitaker,  Isaac  Thomas;  1867-9, 
George  W.  Dewey,  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  Isaac  Thomas;  1869,  George  W. 
Dewey,  C.  M.  S.  L3"on,  James  Fraser;  1870,  George  W.  Dewey,  Davis 
Lowman,  James  Fraser;  1871,  George  W.  Dewey,  Dennis  Mawbey, 
James  Fraser;  1872-1,  Dennis  Mawbev,  John  Francis,  Davis  Lowman; 
1874-6,  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  John  Francis," Davis  Lowman;  1876,  C.  M.  S. 
Lyon,  John  Francis,  Elisha  Mosher ;  1877-80,  Davis  Lowman,  Elisha 
Mosher,  John  Francis;  1880-2,  Kol)ert  P.  Holmes,  Thomas  Gemmell, 
John  Francis ;  1882-4,  Newton  J.  Smith,  Thomas  Gemmell,  Benjamin 
Packer;  1884,  Newton  J.  Smith,  A.  F.  Stickney,  Benjamin  Packer; 
1885-7,  Kobert  McKeighan,  A.  F.  Stickney,  Newton  J.  Smith. 

The  treasurers  have  been:  1861,  Job  Shinn ;  1863-5,  Patrick  Now- 
lan; 1865,  II.  C.  Dunn;  1867,  Eobert  Till  and  J.  G.  Armstrong;  1870, 


25-1:  HISTORY    OF    STAKIC    COUXTY. 

J.  G.  Armstrong;  18T1-5,  Patrick  iS'owlan ;  1875,  H.  M.  Hall;  1876- 
85,  Samuel  Burge ;  and  1885-7,  Levi  Silliman. 

In  1886  there  were  522  males  and  565  females  under  21  years ;  two 
graded  and  seven  ungraded  schools,  attended  by  562  pupils  and  pre- 
sided over  l)y  five  male  and  sixteen  female  teachers,  the  former  earnino' 
S2,144.86,  and  the  latter  84,132.18;  district  tax,  87,145;  bonded  debf, 
$1,350;  total  receipts,  815,251.01;  total  expenditures,  810,307.54. 

Pioneers  and  Old  Settlers. —  The  following  is  a  list  of  persons  who 
were  in  Stark  county  tlie  day  of  its  oi'ganization,  and  who  resided  in 
Toulon  townshiji  in  the  spring  of  1866 :  Mrs.  Oliver  Whitaker,  Mrs.  H. 
White,  Mrs.  P.  M.  Blair,  Mrs.  M.  Shall enljerger,  Mrs.  Hall,  Mrs.  Kays- 
bier,  Mrs.  Martin.  Mrs.  Jones,  Mrs.  J.  Perry,  Mary  J.  Perry,  Mrs. 
Warren  Wilhams.  Mrs.  T.  AVinn,  Mrs.  S.  Parrish,  Mrs.  C.  Bertield.  Mrs. 
J.  Berfield,  Mrs.  William  Ogle,  Mrs.  James  Culbertson,  Mrs.  Broad- 
head,  Mi's.  T.  J.  Henderson,  Mrs.  Wallace  Mason,  Mrs.  M.  Williams, 
Mrs.  Guire,  Mrs.  David  Fast.  Mrs.  A.  Christy,  Mrs.  A.  Y.  Fuller,  Mrs. 
Susan  Dunn,  old  Mrs.  Greenfield  (87  years  old),  Mrs.  David  Winter, 
Mrs.  Mahala  Bezett,  Mrs.  C.  Greenfield,  Mrs.  William  Thomas,  Mrs.  J. 
C.  Keed,  Miss  Polly  Crandall,  Mrs.  Brad}^  Fowler,  Jane  B.  Martin  and 
Mrs.  Marv  Gurlev.  Mr.  C.  L.  Eastman,  the  enumerator,  adds :  "  The 
oldest  woman  is  Old  Ladv  Greenfield,  87  years.  ^  *  *  Youno-est 
woman  not  ascertained.  It  would  make  them  older  than  the}"  care  to 
acknowledge."  The  pioneer  men  residing  here  in  1866  are  named 
thus :  O.  Whitaker,  Dr.  T.  Hall,  T.  W.  Hall,  H.  M.  Hall,  Isaac  Whita- 
ker,  O.  White,  Wells  White,  Joseph  Perry.  Henry  Perry,  Matterson 
Winn,  Thomas  Winn,  Warren  Winn,  Squire  Parrish,  Carson  Berfield, 
John  Berfield,  Elisha  Greenfield,  John  Fmdle}',  AA^illiam  Mahony,  Ben- 
jamin Turner,  AYilliam  Ogle,  E.  S.  Broadhead,  C.  L.  Eastman,"^  S.  W. 
Eastman,  T.  J.  Henderson,  E.  C.  Dunn,  M.  A  Fuller.  Chancey  D. 
Fuller,  W.  K.  Fuller,  A.  Y.  Fuller,  Stephen  D.  Breese,  Charley  Green- 
field, William  Thomas  (Wyoming),  J,  C.  Eeed,  Eoyal  Arnold,  Brady 
Fowler,  Kirk  Fowler,  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  X.  Butler,  John  Fowler  and  J. 
W.  Fowler.  Mr.  Eastnmn  adds:  "  The  oldest  man  on  the  list  is  Joseph 
Perr}",  '(^'o\  years ;  and  the  youngest  man,  Ike  Whitaker.''  In  other 
pages  brief  mention  is  made  of  several  old  settlers  and  others,  whose 
names  maj"  not  appear  either  in  the  pioneer  chapter  or  in  the  pages 
devoted  to  biography.  All  of  them  have  been  connected  with  the 
township's  history. 

The  Toulon  cemetery  gives  a  plain  history  of  many  of  the  pioneers 
and  old  settlers  of  this  neighborhood,  and  for  this  reason,  as  well  as  to 
include  some  names,  which  might  be  otherwise  omitted,  the  following 
list  and  date  of  death  are  given : 

Susan  M.  Eastman,  1850:  Eliza  Ann  Flint,  1851:  Caleb  P.  Flint.  18C3; 
Oliver  Gardiner,  18G7:  Mrs.'  Jane  Whitaker,  1852;  E.  S.  Brodhead,  1873; 
W.  W.  Wright,  1864;  wounded  at  Eesaca,  ]V[ay  14^  died  at  Xashville. 
Ehoda  Silliniau.  1841;  Henrietta  Silliman.  1846:  Eliza  Ives,  1853;  Hannah 
Ives,  18G5:  Elisha  Gill,  1864;  Abigail  Gill,  1875;  Jefferson  Winn,  1863; 
John  Dack,  18T2;  Dr.  W.  Chamberlain,  188,2;  James  Wright,  18G5:  Jona- 
than Miner  1844;  John  Drinnin,  1881;  Eliza  Pollock,  1874;  Johii  Pollock, 
1805;  Eebecca   Pollock,   1841;  Jane  Bradley,    1855;    Ann    Bradley,   1881; 


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John  (hilbertsoii,  ISCO;  Lodowick  Follet,  1879;  'Thomas  Hall,  187(5;  liis 
monument  was  erected  by  old  settlers.  Gloriana  Asli^,  1855;  Dennis 
Mawbey,  1879;  Elizabetli  Turner,  1856;  Eliza  McWilliams,  1874;  John 
McWiliiams,  1853;  Louisa  Winter,  1853;  Thomas  I.  Elliott,  1852;  Jane 
Elliott,  1847;  Martha  Mason,  1857;  .Swilt  Perry,  1856;  Mary  Perry,  1842; 
Mary  Henderson,  1847;  John  Perry,  1840;  James  S.  Taylor,  soldier;  18G1. 
Mary  Shivvers,  1875;  Andrew  Dewey,  1854;  Sarah  Dewey,  1861;  Henri- 
etta Smith,  1861;  Rev.  Allen  C.  Miller,  1874;  Squire  Parrish,  1876; 
Joseph  Rhodes,  1880:  Robert  Moore,  1881:  Charlotte  Grose,  1879;  Lotan 
Dexter,  1873;  Henry  B.  Dexter,  37th  I.  V.  1.;  1873.  Mahala  Young, 
1883;  Wm.A.  Patterson,  1872;  James  M.  Hotchkiss,  soldier,  1861.  John 
M.  Monis,  soldier;  1866.  William  Mahony,  1875;  John  Atherton,  1885; 
Mary  (Newell)  Dewey,  1867;  Elizabeth  Goodsell,  1858;  Isabella  White, 
1864;  William  Rounds,  1873;  Angeline  Riddle,  1857;  Stacy  Oopperthwaite, 
1863;  Ann  B.  Tezler,  Maria  Moore,  1875;  Orrilla  Rice,  1865;  Chloe  W. 
Maxfield,  1872;  Benjamin  Williams,  soldier;  1864.  Avery  Rice,  1875;  Julia 
A.  Bates.  1874;  Marv  A.  Dyer,  1875;  Elizabeth  AVilliams,  1868;  Paulina 
A.  Jackson.  1875;  Elizabeth  Wright,  1869;  Catharine  Spillnian,  1864; 
William  Williams,  1885;  John  L.  Adams,  soldier;  1862.  Jonathan  New- 
myre,    1857;    Matilda  Galley,    1857;    Catharine   Lowman,  1876. 

Modena  Village. — The  town  of  Modena  was  platted  by  Carson  Ber- 
field  for  Williston  K.  Fuller  and  Miles  A.  Fuller  in  March,  1853,  and 
recorded  in  Juh%  1856.  The  location  is  sec.  1,  T.  13,  N.,  E.  6,  E.  The 
streets  named  were  Main  and  Second  running  North  and  South,  and 
Locust  and  Chestnut  East  and  West.  Among  the  purchases  of  lots  at 
Modena  before  the  war  were  the  following  named  :  Bethuel  Greenfield, 
I860;  W.  K.  and  M.  A.  Fuller,  1856  ;  William  T.  Leeson,  A.  W.  Avery, 
James  K.  Oziah,  18G1;  B.  F.  Fuller,  1856;  M.  Y.  Smith,  1860;  Samuel 
C.  Sharer,  1856;  C.  A.  Dean,  1859;  Charles  Greenfield,  1861;  S.  D. 
Brees,  1859;  Dexter  Wall,  1859;  A.  Y.  Fuller,  1859;  Trustees  of  Bap- 
tist church,  1856;  Robert  E.  W^estfall,  1858. 

The  location  is  within  the  bend  of  Spoon  river  on  the  south  east  one- 
fourth  of  section  1,  certainly  one  of  the  most  picturesque  places  in  the 
whole  county.  Across  the  river,  and  connected  with  Modena  by  the 
iron  bridge  is  the  hamlet  called  Waldron  or  Wallden.  Within  the  vil- 
lage and  surrounding  it  are  the  coal  mines,  which,  while  detracting 
from  the  pastoral  beauty  of  .location,  add  to  the  wealth  of  the  district. 

The  business  circle  of  Modena  comprises  A.  Y.  Fuller,  general  mer- 
chant ;  J.  B.  Lukens,  flouring-mill,  and  B.  A.  Newton,  grocer.  John 
Scott's  coal  shaft  at  Modena  is  forty-five  feet,  with  several  levels  or 
entries.  This  was  sunk  in  1884.  There  are  seven  men  in  the  levels. 
Llorse-power  is  used  in  hoisting.  The  product  is  from  400  to  500  per 
day.  North  of  the  shaft,  on  the  road  is  the  air-shaft.  Across  the 
road  from  Scott's  shaft  is  the  Talbot  shaft,  with  air-shaft  and  pumj) 
south  some  distance.  This  is  an  old  shaft,  forty-nine  feet  deep,  with 
levels.     This  gives  employment  to  five  men. 

The  pensioners  residing  at  Modena  in  1883  were  Austin  Jeffers  and 
Eobert  Freeland,  $2  each;  Edward  P.  Wright,  $4;  A.  IL  Louden- 
burgh,  $6,  and  James  Montooth.  !^18. 

So  much  has  been  written  in  the  general  history  and  in  the  pages 
devoted  to  the  old  settlers  of  Modena  that  the  writer  withdrew  from 


258  ttmTORY   of    STARK   COtJNTY. 

this  part  of  tlie  cha])ter  several  paragraphs,  tlie  pith  of  which  appears 
ill  the  pages  devoted  to  biograph3\ 

The  Stark  Predestinarian  Baptist  Society  dates  back  to  August  15, 
1853,  when  a  number  of  members  of  the  okl  Sandy  Creek  Association, 
residing  here  and  in  Henry  county,  expressed  a  desire  to  be  constituted 
a  new  cliurch  under  the  name  Spoon  Eiver  Predestinarian  Baptist 
Association.  Eklers  Pobert  F.  Haynes,  James  B.  Clienoweth  and 
Clement  Wirt,  with  Deacons  Isaac  Babbitt  and  Eliel  Long,  were  at 
this  meeting,  with  J.  B.  Chenoweth,  clerk,  and  Wm.  J.  Fillingham  was 
ordained.  The  twelve  articles  of  faith  were  adopted,  and  the  consti- 
tution signed  by  ArchilDald,  Charles,  Martha  and  Eleanor  Vandike, 
Catherine  Bolt,  Zarah.  Benjamin  and  Jane  Newton,  Robert  and  Phoebe 
Sharer,  Wm.  J.  Fillingham,  David  Potter  and  George  Beall.  Tlie 
new  society  applied  for  admittance  into  the  Sandy  Creek  Association, 
and  the  delegates,  W.  J.  Fillingham,  D.  Potter  and  Zarah  Newton 
took  their  seats  as  members  thereof.  On  October  1,  1858,  Archibald 
Yandike'and  David  Potter  were  chosen  deacons,  and  Zarah  Newton, 
clerk.  John  Case,  Elizabeth  Case  and  Joseph  Newton  were  admitted 
members.  This  meeting  was  held  in  tlie  Franklin  school  house.  In 
1856  Edward  Why  brow,  J.  11.  Atherton  and  wife  were  received.  In 
October,  1857,  the  name  Spoon  River  Church  of  Christ,  or  Old  School 
Baptist  Church  occurs  on  the  records.  Mr.  Booher  and  wife,  of 
Galva,  and  Mrs.  Winchell  were  admitted  members.  In  1856  C.  Van- 
dike  was  clerk.  In  1858  Rebecca  Boggs  and  William  Davis  were 
received.  On  October  1,  1856,  the  new  meeting  house  at  Modena  was 
opened,  and  meetings  held  therein.  In  1859  Margaret  H.  Taylor, 
Catherine  Cox,  Nancy  Funderburg,  Eli  and  Hester  Batten,  Sarah 
Hilliard,  Isaac  and  Hannah  Mehew  joined  the  cliurch.  In  1860 
Catherine  Lane,  LenaWinchell,  Rebecca  Thompson  and  Eliza  Chenoweth 
became  members.  In  1863  Peter  Rinard  and  wife,  Levi  AYinchell, 
Hiram  Bogart  and  wife,  joined;  in  1864  Isaac  and  Rachel  Thurston, 
John  W.  Riner,  Rachel  Riner  and  Maria  Dunham  became  members ; 
in  1866  (Jrin  Thompson,  a  soldier  of  Nebraska,  and  Sarah  Smith  were 
received;  in  1868  Delphine  Newton  joined,  in  1870  Lewis  Brasel  and 
wife  Mary,  in  1871  Zelphe  Collins  and  Oliver  Stimson. 

Elder  Chenoweth  presided  for  the  last  time  in  August,  1866.  Rev. 
Salle  presided  in  1867,  and  William  A.  Thompson  presided  as  moderator 
from  February,  1868,  to  July,  1870.  Elder  Dillon  presided  in  August, 
1870,  Orin  Thompson  from  November,  1870,  to  July,  1877,  when  the 
record  closes,  Charles  Yandike  serving  as  clerk  all  these  years.  The 
present  members  are  Catherine  Bolt,  Eleanor  Yandike,  Margaret 
Atherton,  Catherine  Cox,  Rebecca  Thompson,  Eliza  Chenoweth,  Oliver 
Stimson,  Hiram  and  Elizabeth  Bogart,  Archibald  Yandike,  Delphine 
Newton,  Zelphe  Collins,  Charles  Yandike. 

About  1880  the  "Mound  Church,"  or  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian, 
was  purchased  by  James  M.  Jackson,  and  since  that  time  the  Baptists 
Avorship  there.  In  1879  the  church  at  Modena  was  sold.  There  Rev. 
J.  B.  Chenoweth  preached  from  1853  to  1866,  when  he  was  succeeded 
by  Orin  Thompson.  On  his  death  Smith  Ketchum,  the  present 
preacher,  took  charge. 


TotJLoK  TOWNSHIP.  259 

In  September,  1886,  J.  Y.  Lonnon,  of  Milo,  raised  ;i  barn,  the 
|)rinci])al  part  of  the  frame  of  which  is  composed  of  the  frame  of  the 
old  mill  that  was  built  at  Modena  man}^  years  ag'o,  and  was  called 
Fullers  mill.  The  fi'ame  is  hard  wood,  and  makes  a  very  substantial 
building. 

MouUon — was  platted  in  August,  1836,  for  Kobert  Schuyler,  Russell 
II.  Nevius,  Wm.  Couch,  Abijah  Fischer  and  David  Lee.  The  location 
was  four  miles  southeast  of  Toulon,  on  what  is  now  the  Solomon  Wil 
kinson  farm,  as  laid  out  in  May  of  that  year.  The  fact  of  a  store 
being  kept  there  by  George  and  William  Sammis  was  the  incentive 
toAvard  establishing  a  town  here.  About  1810  Eugenius  Frum  ei'ected 
the  frame  of  a  house  there,  which  was  purchased  by  Benj.  Turner, 
moved  to  Toulon,  and  stood  there  until  June,  1886,  when  it  was 
demolished.  At  one  time  this  little  hamlet  entertained  great  hopes  of 
being  the  seat  of  justice  for  the  new  couuty  on  account  on  its  geo- 
graphical position,  but  Miller's  Point  won  the  honor,  and  old  ]\[oulton, 
with  her  traders  and  aspirations,  passed  out  of  existence. 

Societies. — Almost  the  entire  list  of  mutual  benevolent  associations 
find  a  place  in  the  history  of  the  villages  of  Toulon  and  "Wj^oming. 
Tw^o,  however,  are  so  closely  identified  with  the  township  that  refer- 
ence to  them  is  made  here.  The  Farmers'  Club  of  Toulon  township, 
was  organized  in  February,  1873.  Signing  the  Constitution  was  next 
accomplished  when  twenty  members  \vere  enrolled,  as  follows :  N. 
W.  Dewey,  James  Fraser,  Eugene  B.  Lyon,  Richard  Tapp.  B.  G.  ILill, 
David  Guyre,  Charles,  Hartley,  Benj.  Turner,  Robert  McKeighan,  T. 
H.  Maxfield,  Benj.  Packer,  Jr.,  William  Hughes,  John  Black,  Don  C. 
Lj^on,  George  W.  Dewey,  Eli  Benham,  Fred  R.  Greenwood,  Oliver 
Thomas,  John  T.  Gardner,  D.  Lowman.  The  committee  on  perma- 
nent oi'ganizatioU  reported  the  following,  which,  on  motion,  was  ac- 
cepted and  adopted  in  full :  President,  D.  Lowman  ;  vice  presidents, 
Geo.  W.  Dewey,  Benj.  Turner;  secretary,  B.  G.  Hall;  treasurer,  Benj. 
Packer.  The  Stark  County  Farmers'  Association  may  be  said  to  date 
back  to  Jul}',  1873.  The  introduction  of  politics  in  September  of  that 
year,  which  action  was  entirely  op})osed  to  the  rules  of  the  grange, 
may  be  said  to  have  destroyed  this  powerful  organization. 

In  subsequent  pages  devoted  to  family  and  pioneer  history,  a 
sic  etch  of  almost  every  one  prominently  connected  \vith  this  township 
or  any  of  its  towns,  is  given. 

TOWN    OF    TOULON. 

Toulon  is  the  center  of  new  associations.  It  borrows  no  propelling 
power  from  venerated  antiquarian  ism,  since  the  spot  where  it  stands 
was  but  yesterday  wa^apt  in  solitary  grandeur.  Some  western  settle- 
ments are  filled  up  with  bankrupts  who  have  fled  from  eastern  credi 
tors,  anxious  only  to  ol)tain  peace  of  mind  and  bread  enough  to  eat; 
they  are  decayed  and  tem})est-tossed  vessels,  stripped  of  sjjars  and  rig- 
ging, but  Toulon,  however,  always  claimed  large  exemption  from  these. 
Its  first  settlers  were  iron-souled  and  true-hearted  men.  They  came 
determined  to  plow  their  way  through  the  wilderness  and  nuike  unto 
themselves  pleasant  homes  —  and  they  succeeded.     They  had  a  mis- 


260  HISTORY   OP   STARK   COtJNTY. 

sion.  and  tbev  iioLlv  perforaied  it.  Thev  did  their  work  roiio-hlv.  vet 
tliey  did  it  for  all  time.  There  is  a  sort  of  romance  in  their  historv 
that  fascinates :  there  is  a  kind  of  rnstic  simplicity  connected  witli 
them  that  is  trnlv  poetic.  Behind  them  were  the  homes  they  had  left. 
the  waterfalls  that  danced  to  their  childish  mnsic.  and  the  hills  that 
echoed  back  their  playfnl  shonts.  Before  them  was  the  wilderness, 
dark  and  oloomv,  standino-  in  all  its  solemnity.  Look  from  the  little 
village  of  the  past  to  the  city  of  the  present  and  see  what  a  contrast  it 
presents.  It  is  set  off  with  substantial  dwellings,  cultivated  gardens 
and  shaded  streets.  True  to  the  progressive  spirit  of  the  age.  its  peo- 
ple have  devoted  themselves  to  the  decoration  of  their  homes.  There 
are  dry  goods  and  millinery  stores,  grocery  stores,  clothing  stores, 
hotels,  drug  stores,  physicians,  lawyers,  hardware  and  tinning  estab- 
lishments, a  woolen  factory,  carriage  factory,  printing  houses,  harness 
makers,  wagon  shops,  lumber  merchants,  cabinet-makers,  stonemasons 
and  painters.  There  is  a  l)ank,  school  houses  and  five  churches,  a 
number  of  benevolent  and  literary  societies,  and  not  one  saloon.  Only 
a  little  over  half  a  century  ago  the  Indians  of  AValnut  Grove,  driven 
out  by  the  patentees  of  their  land,  sought  refuge  in  the  groves  round 
the  present  town  and  along  Indian  Creek  in  its  vicinity.  The  name 
is  taken  from  Toulon  in  Tennessee,  which  was  suggested  by  Col.  Hen- 
derson, and  adopted.  The  population  in  1880  was  967,  but  now  esti- 
mated at  about   1,100. 

Prior,  however,  to  this  present  name  being  applied,  it  was  known 
to  the  pioneers  as  "Miller's  Point."  Harmon  and  Conrad  Leek,  who 
came  to  Indian  creek  in  1832  and  who  sold  their  lands  south  of  Toulon 
to  Col.  Henderson  in  1836,  were  undoubtedly  the  first  white  settlers  in 
the  neighborhood.  Samuel  Merrill  came  some  time  after  Harmon 
Leek  moved  to  Hennepin,  and  settled  close  by.  In  1834  Minott  Silli- 
man  moved  to  the  neighborhood  and  resided  here  until  1836,  when  he 
opened  the  "Culbertson  farm,"  just  north.  In  the  cabin  which  Miner 
erected  there  in  1833,  be  and  Ephraim  Barnett  kept  house  in  -July, 
1^36.  when  the  Henderson  family  moved  on  the  Leek  claim,  a  short 
distance  south.  In  1832.  Harris  TT.  Miner  erected  a  cabin  not  far 
from  the  Toulon  depot;  and  it  is  further  claimed  for  him  and  this  sec- 
tion that  here  the  beginnings  of  cultivation  of  lands  in  this  township 
were  made,  although  Minott  Silliman.  who  came  in  1843,  does  not 
state  positively  that  any  evidences  of  such  improvement  were  observed 
by  him.  John  Miller  and  Charlotte,  his  wife,  of  whom  mention  is 
made  in  the  organic  and  other  chapters,  the  original  owners  of  Toulon, 
were  the  tirst  permanent  residents,  and  the  onh'  ones  when  the  county 
was  organized.  In  October.  1841.  Benjamin  Turner,  his  wife  and  her 
parents,  the  McAVilliams'.  moved  into  the  countv  seat  and  erected  the 

J.  V 

fii'st  Iniilding  to  which  the  name  "  house  "  could  be  appropriately  ap- 
plied. Minott  Silliman.  the  original  owner  of  the  land,  built  a  cabin 
here  as  early  as  March  25,  1835,  which,  together  with  the  land  he  sold 
to  John  Miller,  who  occupied  both  at  the  time  the  town  was  located, 
and  deeded  to  the  countv  the  orioinal  site  on  the  condition  it  should  be 
made  the  ''  shire  town  "  or  countv  seat.  At  this  time  the  location  was 
caUed  -  Millers  Point." 


TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  261 

Toulon  was  surveyed  by  Carson  Berfield  in  August,  1841,  on  a  part 
of  the  southwest  one-quarter  of  Section  19,  Township  13,  Range  6. 
The  streets  named  thereon  are  Miller,  Franklin,  Washington  and  Hen- 
derson running  one  way,  and  Vine,  Main  and  Jefferson  tiie  other,  with 
twentv-feet  alleys  between  the  first  named  streets,  titled  Plum,  Cherry 
and  Grape  alle\^s.  The  plat  was  acknowledged  by  Jonathan  Hodg- 
son and  Wm.  Ogle,  commissioners,  before  John  Miller,  Probate  Justice 
of  the  Peace,  and  recorded  by  Benjamin  Turner,  deputy  Recorder.  At 
til  is  time  the  evidences  of  the  cornfields  of  the  Indians  were  very 
])lain,  their  fields  ha^^ng  extended  along  the  plateau  where  is  now  the 
residence  of  Samuel  Purge,  south  to  the  Rhodes  farm  and  north  to  the 
C'ldbertson  farm.  Even  in  1847  ou  the  Shallenberger  homestead  evi- 
dences of  corn-fields  and  Indian  burial-grounds  still  existed. 

The  sale  of  lots  in  the  original  town  of  Toulon,  took  place  Septem- 
ber 14  aud  15,  1841.  To  point  out  definitely  the  first  owners  of  the 
lots  then  sold  tlie  foUowiug  list  of  the  122  purchases  is  given.  The 
highest  price  paid  was  $8(>  for  lot  10,  block  (y,  the  lowest  price,  $5  for 
lot  2,  block  9,  and  ^5  for  lot  1,  block  1.  The  plirchasers  are  named  as 
follows  :  Harris  Miner,  lots  9  and  10 ;  E.  Greenfield,  lot  8  ;  Calvin 
Powell,  lot  5  ;  O.  AVhitaker,  lots  4  and  1 ;  John  ^Y.  Henderson,  lots  2  and 
38«;,  block  16  ;  Wm.  Cue.  lots  1,  4,  5,  8  and  9  ;  Wm.  liowen,  lot  2.  Austin 
Grant,  lots  3,  6  and  7  block  15  ;  Z.  Cooley,  lot  1 ;  Orrin  ]\[axfield,  lot  2 ; 
L.  S.  Dorrance,  lot  5  ;  W.  Bo  wen,  lot  8 ;  Jonathan  Hodgson,  lot  9 ;  R.  F. 
Washburn,  lot  3,  block  14;  Jonathan  Hodgson,  lot  1 ;  John  W.  Hender- 
son, lot  2  ;  John  Prior,  lot  3  ;  Harris  Miner,  lot  9.  block  13  ;  Wm.  Cue, 
lot  10;  Philip  Miller,  lot  9  ;  Abel  Mott,  lot  8  ;  J.  II.  Stipp,  lot  5;  Eugenius 
Frum,  lot  4;  Benjamin  Turner,  lot  1;  John  McWilliams,  lots  2  and  3;  Cyril 
Ward,  lots  6  and  7,  block  12.  John  Miller,  lot  1 ;  Henry  Breese,  lot 
4 ;  Alex.  Bothwell,  lot  5 ;  John  Smith,  jr.,  lot  8 ;  J.  K.  McClenahan, 
lot  9  ;  Robert  McClenahan,  lot  7;  S.  iJwire,  lot  6;  Smith  Fry,  lots  3 
and  2,  block  10.  John  Miller,  lot  2  ;  Dr.  Kinkaid,  lots  3,  6,  T  ;  Thomas 
Colwell,  lot  10 ;  G.  B.  Gillett,  lot  9  ;  jS^elson  Grant,  lot  8  ;  David  Essex, 
lots  5,  4  and  1,  block  9.  Ts.  Chamberlain,  lot  10;  D.  Winter,  lot  9  ; 
John  McWilliams,  lot  5 ;  Edlej^  Bi'own,  lots  4  and  1 ;  S.  Shaw,  lots  4 
and  6 ;  Calvin  Eastman,  lot  2 ,  I.  D.  Lane,  lot  8,  block  8.  Martin 
Mason,  lot  K  • ;  J.  A.  Parker,  lot  9  ;  Harris  Miner,  lots  5  and  8 ;  Jon- 
athan Hodgson,  lots  6  and  3  ;  B.  M.  Jackson,  lots  1  and  7 ;  Jarvill  W. 
Chaffee,  lot  2,  block  7.  Stephen  Trickle,  lots  10,  7,  6  and  3  ;  T.  F. 
Ilurd,  let  9  ;  J.  Hodgson,  lot  2  ;  Harris  Miner,  lots  1  and  4 ;  AV,  Car- 
ter, lot  5 :  D.  Winters,  lot  8,  block  6.  Eugenius  Frum,  lot  9 ;  Adam 
Perry,  lots  10  ^and  7;  H.  Brees,  lot  3;  M.  Silliman,  lot  2;  I.  Ward,  lot 
1  ;  li.  Winters,  lot  4  ;  T.  J.  Henderson,  lot  5  ;  II.  Miner,  lot  8,  block  5. 
John  Prior,  lot  2 ;  Walter  Richmond,  lot  8 ;  Ira  Ward,  Jr.,  lot  9 ; 
block  4.  J.  K.  Lane,  lot  10  ;  Robert  Mitchell,  lots  3,  2.  and  9  ;  Harris 
Miner,  lots  4  and  5;  Pliilii)  Miller,  lot  8;  block  3.  Harris  jVIiner,  lot 
4,  5,  10  and  7;  J^ero  AV.  Monnts,  lot  1;  J.  Hodgson,  lot  8,  Virgil 
Pike,  lot  6;  W.  Stowe,  lot  3;  James  Johnson,  lot  2;  block  2.  Elijah 
Greenfield,  lot  7;  Calvin  Powell,  lot  <>;  H.  Miner,  lot  2;  Calvin  East- 
man, lot  10 ;  Cyril  Ward,  h^ts  9,  S,  5.  4  and  1 ;  l)lock  1. 

The    sale    of   lots  under  special   authority,  legislative  eiuictnient. 


262  HISTOKY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

which  took  place  April  2,  18-i9,  resulted  as  folio \ys  :.  Calvin  L.  Eastman, 
lots  2  and  T ;  block  1.  Geo.  W.  Fuller,  lot  9  :  block  2.  John  W.  Hen- 
derson, lot  ;  David  P.  Winter,  lot  6 ;  Elijah  ]yrcClenahau,  Jr.,  lot  T : 
block  3.  Jolm  W.  Henderson,  lots  1,  3  and  5 ;  Andrew  Dray,  lots  7 
and  10,  block  4.  Simon  S.  Heller,  lot  1,  block  5.  Bushrod  Ta])]).  lot 
1  and  3  ;  block  8.  Isaac  C.  Eeed,  lot  10,  block  12.  John  A.  Williams, 
lot  4 ;  Daniel  D.  DriscoU,  lot  5  ;  Geo.  A.  Worley.  lot  1 ;  T.  J.  Hender- 
son, lots  land  10  ;  block  13.  John  W.  Henderson,  lot  4 ;  John  Emerv. 
lots  1  and  7  ;  Thomas  Hall,  lot  10;  block  14.  Jacob  Holgate,  lots  1 
and  4 :  Minott  SiUiman,  lots  5,  8  and  9 ;  Thomas  Hill,  lot  10 ;  block 
15.  The  prices  ranged  from  $6.50  for  lot  6,  block  8  ;  to  $60  for  lot  6, 
block  5.  Mrs.  Shallenberger,  referring  to  the  first  sale  sa3"s  :  "'The  old 
home  of  Mr.  Turner,  north  of  Dr.  Cham])erlain's  drug  store,  and  west 
of  the  square,  was  originally  purchased  for  $45.00,  while  lot  1,  in  block 
14,  (the  site  of  the  First  Baptist  Church)  considered  to  be  very  choice, 
was  bought  by  a  Knox  county  man,  Z.  Cooley,  for  $70.75.  Mr.  Theo- 
dore F.  Ilurd,  has  the  honor  of  investino-  the  largest  sum  in  anv  one 
lot  at  the  first  sales,  he  having  paid  $75,  for  lot  6,  in  block  9.'' 

Henderson  &  Whitaker's  addition  to  Toulon  was  surveyed  by  Wm. 
H.  Greenwood  and  Svlvester  F.  Otman,  in  August  1856.  This  tract  ex- 
tended  South  from  tlie  alley  Xorth  of  Clinton  street  to  the  Xorth  line 
of  Thomas  street,  and  from  the  East  line  of  the  original  town  to  the 
line  of  Union  street,  of  course  exclusive  of  the  proposed  W.  A.  L.  H. 
R.  and  depot  grounds. 

Culbertson's  Eastern  addition  to  Toulon,  extending  East  from  Union 
street,  was  sui'veyed  by  S.  F.  Otman  in  December,  1885,  and  ac- 
kowledged  by  Jolm  Culbertson. 

The  Toulon  Cemetery  Extension,  surveyed  by  H.  H.  Oliver,  for 
Oliver  Whitaker,  A]n'\l  20,  1885 ;  the  survey  beginning  at  the  north- 
eastern corner  of  original  cemetery. 

The  estabhshment  of  the  countv  seat  under  a  village  government 
dates  back  to  October,  1857.  when,  of  the  thirtv-six  voters  within  the 
original  town,  and  Henderson,  Wliitaker  &  Culbertson's  additions 
thirty-two  voted  in  favor  of  local  government.  The  trustees  tlien 
elected  wereE.  L.  Emer\',  president ;  Oliver  Wlntaker,  Miles  A.  Fuller, 
William  Lowman,  and  Isaac  C.  Reed,  trustees.  Of  all  work  done 
under  this  organization,  the  newspaper  contains  little,  while  no  official 
record  can  be  found.  The  ]3eople  appealed  to  the  legislature  for  relief 
in  the  form  of  regulating  the  form  of  government,  and  in  response  was 
passed  the  charter  of  February  11, 1859,  defining  powers  and  duties 
of  the  trustees  of  Toulon.  During  the  eight,  succeeding  years  under 
the  new  organization,  trustees  met  at  intervals,  approved  a  few  ordi- 
nances for  side-walks  and  government;  but  not  until  the  winter  of 
1867-8  did  thev  venture  to  agree  to  any  proposition  entailing  much 
expense  to,  or  providing  for  much  comfort  for  the  citizens.  During 
that  winter  they  authorized  the  building  of  300  per  cent  more  side- 
walks than  all  their  predecessors  did  combined.  On  April  6,  1868,  the 
tirst  temperance  village  board  of  Toulon  was  elected,  and  it  does  not 
seem  at  all  strange,  that  since  1868.  the  records,  good,  bad  or  indif- 
fent,  are  in  existence.    This,  at  least,  temperance  has  affected.    The  fact 


TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  263 

of  tlie  old  I'ecords  being  missing  is  its  own  commentaiy  on  the  old  oflfi- 
cials,  many  of  whom,  however,  were  as  substantial  and  sober  as  any 
who  ever  succeeded  them. 

In  the  fall  of  18C>5  tlie  old  improvement  era  of  Toulon  returned. 

A.  J.  Wright,  C.  M.  Johnson,  C.  Thorp,  Alf.  Geirhart,  Carson  Berfield, 
George  Green,  Captain  Armstrong,  Wells  White  and  others  improved 
their  homes  or  built  new  ones,  and  following  up  their  example  the 
council  considered  measures  for  improvement  of  the  streets,  but  did 
not  approve  of  them  until  three  years  after. 

The  question  of  subscribing  $10,000  to  aid  the  Peoria  and  Rock 
Island  Railroad  was  submitted  to  the  citizens  of  the  ''Town  of  Toulon," 
June  -i,  1868,  when  108  voted  for  and  10  against.     Gill,  Nixon  and  II. 

B.  Johnson  were  judges,  and  J.  M  Brown  and  I).  Tinlin  clerks. 

The  trustees  of  the  village,  elected  in  1868,  and  four  succeeding 
years,  are  named  as  follows : 

C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  Davis  Lowman,  A.  P.  Gill,  David  Tinlin,  H.  Y.  Godfrey,  1868. 

Hny:li  Y.  Godfrey,  Andrew  Galbraith,  James  Gillan,  C.  W.  Patterson,  R.  J.  Dicken- 
son, 1869, 

C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  Patrick  Nowlan,  Branson  Lowman,  James  Gillan,  C.  W.  Patterson, 
1870, 

Josepli  D.  Rhodes,  Patrick  Nowlan,  Denis  Mawbey,  Daniel  Gin.E;rich,  Stephen  Lloyd, 
1871. 

James  Nolan,  Benjamin  C.  Follett,  John  Morrison,  Denis  Mawbe\',  A.  Galbraitli, 
1873. 

In  1868,  A.  P.  Gill  was  treasurer  and  David  Tinlin  clerk;  Gill  con- 
tinued in  1869,  witii  R.  J.  Dickinson  clerk.  Patrick  Nowlan  served 
as  treasurer  and  clerk  from  April,  1870,  until  1872,  when  he  was  suc- 
ceeded in  the  dual  office  by  Benjamin  C.  Follett.  In  1870,  Daniel  Mc- 
Cance  was  appointed  police  magistrate;  succeeded  in  1872  by  Seth 
Johnson.  In  the  latter  )'ear  Martin  Shallenljerger  was  appointed  city 
attorney. 

A  petition  was  presented  to  the  trustees  of  the  town  of  Toulon, 
July  21,  1873,  asking  that  tiie  (piestion  of  village  organization  be 
placed  before  the  people.  The  signers  were :  James  M.  Lownum, 
T.  M.  Shallenberger,  Edwin  Butler,  Elmer  Bates,  W.  O.  Johnson, 
Fraidv  Marsh,  M.  Shallenberger,  W.  S.  Merriman,  Seth  Johnson,  Elias 
Lyon,  Davad  Hewitt.  D.  S.  Hewitt,  James  Culbertson,  G.  W.  Nicholas, 

C.  I).  Ward,  Alex.  Ileadley,  E.  A.  Burge,  II.  B.  Jolmson,  B.  Pierson, 
J.  W.  Morrison,  S.  J.  Connelly,  George  Nowlan,  Henry  Jones,  James 
Kerns,  P.  M.  Blair,  John  Devers,  Samuel  Grimsliaw,  J.  W.  Plummer, 
H.  Geisenheyner,  James  H.  Miller,  D.  J.  Walker,  C.  E.  Harrington, 
George  Graen,  Baton  Lyon  and  C.  J.  Robins.  An  election  was  oi-dered 
for  August  26,  1873,  winch  resulted  :  ."iS  for  and  30  against.  The  Town 
Board  then  declared  the  village  to  be  oro'anized  as  the  ''  Villao-e  of 
Toulon."  ^  n 

The  trustees  of  the  village,  1873-86,  are  named  as  follows : 

Dennis  Mawbey,  Benjamin  C.  Follett,  Warner  Williams,  H.  Stauffer,  James  Now- 
lan, 1878. 

Patrick  Nowlan,  Samuel  Burge,  W.  S.  Merriman,  1).  J.  Walker,  C.  E.  Stone,  S.  M. 
Adams,  1874. 

Patrick  Nowlan,  James  Nowlan,  Warner  Williams,  W.  Ileadley,  J.  D.  Rhodes,  C. 
E.  Stone,  1875. 


264  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

Joseph  D.  Rhodes,  D.  J.  Walkei",  H.  Stauffer,  W.  Williams.  W.  Headley,  James 
Nowlau,  1876. 

J.  M.  Browu,  C.  M.  S.  Lvon,  O.  Brace,  Patrick  Nowlan,  Cora  U.  Pierce,  Y.  B. 
Thornton,  1877. 

Patrick  Nowlan,  D.  J  Walker,  C  E.  Stone,  B.  F.  Thompson,  Anton  Sandquist, 
D.  S.  Hewitt.  1878. 

J.  M.  Brown,  J.  D.  Rhodes,  D.  J.  Walker,  E.  B.  Bass,  A.  P.  Miller,  Samuel  J. 
Connelly,  1879. 

W.  S.  Merriman,  W.  Williams,  S.  J.  Connelly,  J.  M.  Brown,  H.  Shivvers,  K.  Mat- 
thews, 1880. 

W.  E.  Merriman,  T.  Bacmeister,  S.  J.  Connelly,  J.  M.  Flint,  D.  :\Iurchison,  K. 
Matthews,  1881. 

T.  Bacmeister,  Samuel  Burge,  H.  M.  Hall,  S.  J.  Connelly,  1882. 

Samuel  Burge,  T.  Bacmeister,  J.  M.  Brown,  J.  B.  Coolej^  1883. 

Samuel  Burge,  James  P.  Headley,  Frank  W.  Lyon,  1884. 

J.  M.  Browii,  T.  Bacmeister.  J.  B.  Cooley,  J.  31.  Lowraan,  1885. 

Sanuiel  Burge,  J.  M.  Lowman,  J.  P.  Headley,  1886. 

The  first  named  in  each  line  served  as  president  of  the  council, 
but  1).  S.  Hewitt  \vas  acting  president  at  many  meetings  in  1878. 

The  treasurers  since  18T3  are  thus  named:  B.  C.  Follett,  1873; 
James  IT.  Miller,  1874:  George  Xowlan,  1875-76;  C.  E.  Stone,  1877; 
J.  M.  Brown,  1878;  E.  Mosher,  1870-80;  H.  G.  Mosher,  1881-86. 

The  clerks  of  the  village  are  named  as  follows:  B.  C.  Follett,  1873; 
11.  M.  Hall,  1874-75;  J.  M.  Lowman,  1876-81;  G.  C.  Tan  Osdell, 
1882-83 ;  George  Kowlan,  1884-86. 

The  ])olice  magistrates  Avere:  1875.  Thomas  M.  Shallenberger ;  1876, 
Frank  W.  Fuller:  1877.  Elisha  Mosher.  who  died  in  March.  1881 ;  1882, 
H.  W.  Xewland,  and  1886,  Charles  A.  Stauffer. 

The  attornevs  elected  are  named  as  follows;  1874,  Miles  A.  Fuller; 
1876,  Martin  Shallenberger;  1879,  Miles  A.  Fidler;  1880,  B.  F.  Thomp- 
son; 1883,  James  H.  Miller;  1886,  M.  A.  Fuller. 

In  1883,  Gustave  A.  Lind  was  appointed  fire  superintendent,  Edwin 
Butler  engineer  and  surveyor,  and  James  H.  Miller  superintendent  of 
cemeterv. 

Benjamin  Turnei*  was  ap])ointed  ])ostmaster  at  Toulon  in  1841 ; 
continued  in  1845  under  the  Polk  administration ;  continued  in  1849 
under  Zacliary  Taylor's  commission  ;  in  1850,  under  Fillmore's  admin- 
istration, and  under  that  of  Franklin  Pierce,  1853-57;  under  Bu- 
chanan, until  succeeded  by  Oliver  "Whitaker,  and  lastly,  under  Andrew 
Johnson.  The  name  of  Mr.  Catterlin,  of  Catterlin  tk:  Pierce,  appears 
as  postmaster  in  1850-52,  succeeding  John  Smith.  On  February  10, 
1863,  Oliver  AVhitaker  was  appointed  postmaster,  and  held  the  office 
until  October,  186^),  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Benjamin  Turner.  In 
1869,  Oliver  AVhite.  now  of  Peoi'ia,  was  appointed,  vice  Benjamin 
Turner. 

In  January,  1882,  the  office  was  raised  to  a  second  class,  with 
salary  of  $l,00o.  In  July,  1883,  G.  A.  Thomas  resigned  as  post- 
mastei-.  wlien  Frank  AV.  Lyons  was  appointed.  The  rank  of  the  office 
was  rechiced,  aiul  up  to  July  1,  1886,  was  ranked  at  fourtli  rate,  but 
was  raised  to  a  presidential  office  that  day.  On  April  9,  1885,  J. 
Knox  Hall  was  commissioned  postmaster.  On  April  26,  1883,  a  tele- 
])hone  was  placed  in  the  office,  connecting  Toulon  with  Wyoming  and 
other  towns. 


TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  265 

It  is  stated  that  during  Taylor's  administration,  one  John  Smith, 
of  the  firm  of  Smith  &  Dunn,  was  appointed  postmaster.  The  new 
officer  did  not  appear  to  suit  all  people,  so  that,  through  the  influence 
of  Benjamin  Turner,  Martin  Shallenberger  and  Abram  Lincoln,  Joseph 
Catterlin  was  appointed  in  his  place.  This  Catterlin  is  said  to  have 
been  a  centennarian  when  he  died  at  Kewanee. 

The  old  building  on  the  west  side  of  the  square,  which  sheltered 
the  Sentinel  office  from  the  south  wind,  with  the  lot  on  which  it  stood, 
was  purchased  in  June,  1886,  from  the  Geisenheyner  estate,  by  Hop- 
kins Shivvers  for  $150.  The  editor  of  the  Sentinel  gives  the  following 
history  of  it:  "The  frame  Avas  built  in  the  year  of  1843  by  Eugenius 
Frum,  at  a  point  about  four  miles  southeast  of  here,  on  the  Solomon 
Wilkinson  farm,  called  Moulton,  the  contemplated  county-seat,  but 
Toulon,  being  an  aspirant,  gained  the  point,  when  the  frame  was 
moved  on  its  present  site,  and  shortly  afterward  was  bought  and 
finished  up  by  Benjamin  Turner,  and  stocked  up  with  goods  by  Mr. 
Culbertson,  who,  for  three  months,  carried  on  the  mercantile  business, 
when  Mr.  Turner  sold  it  to  Samuel  Beatty,  who  brought  on  a  stock  of 
goods  and  continued  the  business  until  ahout  1849,  wdien  Catterlin  & 
Pierce  became  proprietors,  and  built  an  addition  on  the  west  side, 
where  they  lived.  They  also  engaged  in  merchandising,  and  about 
1850  Father  Catterlin  was  appointed  postmaster,  and  for  about  two 
years  the  postoffice  was  here.  A  few  3^ears  later,  it  was  purchased  by 
Herman  Geisenhejmer,  who  converted  it  into  a  tin  shop  and  hardware 
store,  and  occupied  it  for  a  number  of  years,  when  it  was  abandoned 
for  more  commodious  quarters.  For  some  time  Hiram  "Willett  occu- 
pied it  for  a  hardware  store,  after  which  it  was  used  for  a  store-room, 
but  for  the  last  ten  years  it  has  been  without  an  occupant,  and  counted 
an  'eye-sore'  to  the  place,  and  gradually  going  down,  but  the  hard 
wood  of  which  it  was  constructed  yielded  slowly  to  the  elements  tend- 
ing to  ruin  and  decay.  During  the  campaign  of  1884,  an  attempt  was 
made  to  utilize  it  for  a  bonfire,  when  the  west  end  was  torn  down  and 
the  proceedings  stopped.  On  July  2,  1886,  the  underpinning  was 
knocked  out  and  a  slight  push  brought  it  crashing  to  the  ground.  Mr. 
Shivvers  says  the  first  class-meeting  he  attended  in  this  country  was 
in  this  building."  In  November,  1886,  the  council  considered  the 
question  of  purchasing  this  and  adjoining  lots  for  a  park;  but  the 
question  was  negatived,  and  at  once  the  old  cheese  factory  was  moved 
thereon  for  Veterinary -surgeon  Edwards,  to  be  used  as  a  horse  in- 
firmary. 

In  1857,  Dewey  &  N"owlan,  Stone  &  Shook,  and  John  Culbertson 
were  the  principal  dealers.  The  hitter's  store  stood  where  the  Method- 
ist parsonage  now  is.  Herman  Geisenheyner's  hardware  was  in  the 
old  house  just  torn  down,  while  Miss  C.  Donavan  carried  on  the  mill- 
inery business.  In  1858,  this  lady  moved  her  stock  to  the  east  side  of 
the  square.  W.  M.  Miner  was  county  agent  for  Gibb's  patent  sewing- 
machine.  Smith  &  Dunn  were  old-time  dry  goods  merchants,  carrying 
on  trade  in  the  house  now  occupied  as  a  millinery  by  the  Misses  Wol- 
gamood,  which  in  early  years  stood  where  Starrett  Bros,  dry  goods 
house  now  is. 
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2ti6 


HISTORY    OF    STARK    COU^"^Y. 


AYliile  referring  to  the  old  traders  of  Toulon,  it  is  well  to  give  the 
following  abstract  of  Herman  Geisenheyners  day-book  for  part  of 
January,  1856.     The  orthography  is  Geisenheyner's  own  : 


Jan.  1.  H.  Rotlis,  paid  hy  cash $10 

"  Boath  of  Emery,  groceries.     1  65 

"      "  By  cash  to-day! 44  15 

"      2.  Wm.  Adkins,  mending  coal 

hod , . .         15 

"      "  ]\I.  Xolou,  mending  1  sifter.         50 
"  Boath  of  Howard,  25  bushels 

coal 

"      "  Emrv  paid  hv  cash 5  00 

"      "  Briukerhoff ,  "l  coal  hod  and 

tea-pot 1  5C 

"  Baptist  church,  1  coal  hod.     1  50 

"      "  By  cash  todaj^ 5  15 

8  Couwerthwete,  balance  on  a 

coal  cookiusi"  stove 20  00 

"      "  Arnold,  paid  bv  cash 29  33 

"      "  Paid  by  cash  to  Loven  Wood,  12  00 
"      4  David  LoAvman,  mending  a 

milk   strainer 15 

"  Send    by   mail    to    Vincent 

Howard  &  Co.,  Chicago.  100  00 
"  "  Bv  cash  to  Thomas  White. .  50  00 
"      "  By  cash  today 6  20 


Jan.  5  John  Beerfeeld,  balance  to  a 

coal  cooking  stove 10  00 

"  District  school  house,  1  large 

coal  stove,  "Salamander"  16  00 
"      "  Theodor  Trimmer,  paid  by 

cash 5  00 

"  "  W.  Lowman,  paid  bv  cash..  15  60 
"  "  Theodor  Trimmer,l  coal  hod  1  00 
"      "  Boath    of  Emery,   tea  and 

candles 60 

"      "  I.  Pix,  paid  in  cash 7  00 

"      "  Dacorate  pen    man,    1   coal 

stove 7  50 

"      "  Dr.   Hall,  'stove-pipe 3  50 

"      "  By  cash  today 40  10 

"      7.  Bv  cash,    from   the  Baptist 

■church 46  00 

"  Dr.  Chamberliu,  mending..         18 
"      "  J.  G.  HeA\itt,  join  pipe  and 

elbow  and  household.  ...  4  67 
"  0.  Collins  paid  by  settlement.  4  90 
'•    11.  Fifty   bushel   of  coal  from 

Howard 


Aniono;  his  other  customers  durinij:  this  month  were  George  Jame- 
son.  William  Sweet,  Samuel  Thomas,  Lasher  or  Larker,  the  coal  miner 
at  Wyoming.  S.  Shaw,  Jose[)li  Eeidd,  — .  Annis,  — .  Biers,  Elias  Eoof. 
Jackson  Lorenz.  Oliver  Whitaker,  Martin  Shallenberger.  — .  Shurz, 
John  Culbertson.  and  Starrett.  The  old  store-keeper  is  said  to  have 
known  exactly  what  his  own  entries  meant,  even  if  others  could  not 
understand  them. 

The  John  Miller  cabin  stood  close  by.  or  on  the  spot  where  Legg 
built  his  residence,  now  the  home  of  Dr.  Bacmeister.  This  cabin  was 
moved  near  the  present  office  of  the  Neivs,  where  Xorman  Butler  had 
his  blacksmith  shop,  was  occupied  by  Charles  Johnson  in  1847,  and 
subserpiently  converted  into  a  coal  house  by  Xorman  Butler. 

The  first  hotel  was  conducted  by  Benjamin  Turner  in  a  house  moved 
to  the  northwest  corner  of  the  square,  the  same  in  Avhich  Augur, 
Shurtz,  Bradlev  and  others,  used  as  a  store  in  later  vears.  Mr.  Tur- 
ner  kept  a  dry  goods  store  in  the  front  part  of  his  hotel. 

Alexander  Abel  kept  a  tavern  on  the  site  of  the  A^irginia  House. 
It  was  one  of  the  real-old- time  taverns.  Here  also  Charles  White  kept 
a  grocery,  the  same  who  for  some  vears  carried  on  that  business  in  a 
house  which  stood  where  P.  M.  Blair's  residence  now  is. 

B.  A.  Hall,  conducted  a  tavern  and  hotel  in  the  brick  house  on 
Main  street,  now  the  residence  of  James  Xowlan.  William  Rose  also 
carried  on  the  same  business  here.  The  house  was  built  by  John 
Ivarr,  now  of  Missouri. 

The    \'irL)-inia   house    was   established    bv  the 


late  Mr.  Cool 


ooiev 


m 


1849,  on  the  site  of  Abel's  Tavern.     Many  additions  were  made  to  this 


TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  267 

house,  and  up  to  1S73,  it  was  the  leading-  hotel  of  the  county,  and  is 
still  a  well  conducted  house. 

The  Follett  House  was  erected  in  1873,  by  Mr.  Stockner,  and  was 
known  as  the  Stockner  House  until  1882.  when  the  property  was  pur- 
chased by  B.  C.  Follett,  the  house  remodeled,  and  tlie  name  of  the 
new  owner  conferred  on  it.  For  some  3^ears  a  large  saloon  business 
was  carried  on  in  the  basement  of  this  house,  l)ut  on  the  new  proprie- 
tor taking  possession,  this  department  was  closed  up  and  converted 
into  a  store-room.  The  house  enjoys  a  large  trade,  both  on  account  of 
its  position  and  the  popularity  of  the  ju'oprietor. 

As  early  as  1832,  milling  facilities,  though  of  a  very  primitive  char- 
acter, were  brought  within  easy  distance  of  the  few  settlers  then  in  the 
county.  Nme  years  later  the  second  dwelling  was  established  on  the 
site  of  Toulon,  so  that  thei'e  did  not  exist  a  demand  for  a  manufactur- 
ino-  concern  here  then,  nor  indeed  for  some  years  later.  In  1849,  Jeff- 
rev  Cooley  opened  the  first  modern  hotel,  doing  away  at  once  with  the 
old-time  tavern.  (In  1859  the  name  "  Virginia  House,"  was  conferred 
on  this  hotel.)  Stores  were  then  carried  on  here,  one  or  two  being 
pioneer  concerns ;  the  blacksmith  and  wagon  shop  was  also  here.  In 
Januar}^  18.56,  an  extensive  wagon  factory  was  started  by  H.  White 
&  Co.  In  December,  1863,  John  Culbertson  completed  his  steam  mill 
under  the  supervision  of  Elder  Wright.  The  Rice  carding  mill  was 
put  up  in  the  summer  of  1865. 

Dewe}'  &  Lowman,  merchants  and  bankers  added  a  story  to  their 
buildinof  in  the  fall  of  1865.  C.  E.  Harrington  erected  a  two-storv 
store,  P.  c'c  J.  Nowlan  erected  a  large  business  house  on  the  site  of 
their  old  store,  and  C.  J.  Robins  built  a  cottage,  east  of  the  depot 
ground.     Seth  Rockwell,  and  T.  Thornton  also  built  this  year. 

A  meeting  to  consider  ways  and  means  for  establishing  a  woolen 
factory  at  Toulon  was  held  February  10,  1866.  James  Woods  pre- 
sided, with  Wm.  jS^owlan,  secretary.  Andrew  Oliver,  J.  H.  Quinn 
and  I.  L.  JSTewman  reported  favorably  on  promises  of  subscriptions. 

On  August  3,  1867,  a  well  written  notice  of  the  enterprise  of  Cul- 
bertson, Scofield  ct  Baldwin  appeared  in  the  Stark  county  Democrat. 
At  that  time  their  new  woolen  mills  were  in  operation. 

A  cheese  manufacturing  company  was  organized  December  22, 
1874,  with  a  capital  of  $5,000.  The  manufacture  of  cheese  was  com- 
menced May  10,  1875,  and  closed  for  the  winter,  October  23  of  the 
same  year.  During  this  first  season  there  were  420,616  pounds  of 
milk  purchased,  from  which  41,800  pounds  of  cheese  were  manufac- 
tured, at  a  cost  of  $4,850.74  for  milk  and  labor.  The  cost  of  buildings 
and  machinery  was  $3,500. 

On  January  15,  1885,  this  old  cheese  factor}^  at  Toulon  was  opened 
as  a  skating  rink  by  Knocke  Bros.  In  November,  1886,  it  was  moved 
to  the  west  side  of  the  public  square. 

The  beginning  of  the  banking  business  of  Toulon  may  be  credited 
to  flohn  Culbertson,  who,  in  connection  with  his  extensive  business, 
carried  on  a  real  estate  and  loan  office  in  such  a  manner  as  to  extend 
to  his  neighbors  and  customers  many  facilities.  Samuel  M.  Dewey, 
also  one  of  the  leading  merchants,  was  equally  accommotlating,  so 


o 


2fiS  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

that  prior  to  the  estabhshraent  of  a  regular  system  of  banking,  money 
could  be  purchased  at  the  ruling  rate  of  interest.  The  bank  of  Toulon 
or  Small  6z  Walley's  bank.  Avas  established  in  1860.  Benjamin  Lom- 
bard was  the  actual  oAvner.  Georgia  and  Carolina  bonds  formed  the 
security  for  their  issue  of  bills  so  that  in  closino-  here  only  the  holders 
of  such  bills  lost  to  the  extent  of  2.5  per  cent.  In  the  spring  of  1865 
Messrs.  Dewej'^  (fe  Lowman  offered  United  States  notes  of  the  $230,- 
000,000  7-30  loan  for  sale.  In  December,  1865,  Messrs.  Dewey  & 
LoAvman  established  a  banking  house.  Mr.  Dewey  died  in  the  fall  of 
1866,  and  the  banking  and  mercantile  departments  were  carried  on 
under  the  title  of  Burge  &  Dewev  until  18j9.  when  Samuel  Burore 
purchased  the  interests  of  the  Dewey  estate,  and  in  the  spring  of  1870 
gave  his  attention  exclusively  to  l>anking.  In  1879  Charles  P.  Dewey 
was  admitted  into  partnership,  the  firm  title  now  being  "  Burge  & 
Dewey."  For  some  years  D.  J.  Walker  held  the  position  of  cashier, 
George  Xowlan  succeeding  him.  For  over  twenty-one  years  this 
house  has  held  its  position  among  the  most  solid  banking  houses  in  the 
State. 

The  opening  of  the  R.  I.  &  P.  P.  P.  was  celebrated  in  a  peculiarly 
happy  manner  by  Charles  Myers,  who  shipped  the  firet  load  of  grain 
from  Toulon.  April  1.  1871,  to  John  A.  Maxfield.  He  erected  a  large 
elevator  in  1872,  and  later  erected  the  residence  now  owned  by  P.  P. 
Johnson,  had  his  office  under  a  cotton  wood  tree,  which  stood  near  the 
depot,  and  carried  his  books  in  his  vest  jxjcket.  A  second  grain  ware- 
house has  been  added  and  the  modern  methods  and  extensive  business 
of  Levi  Silliman  have  taken  their  place.  Patrick  Xowlan  was  super- 
ceded as  station  agent  Ijy  King  Matthews  of  Rock  Island  in  Septem- 
ber, 1878.  King  Matthews  commenced  railroading  on  a  P.  I.  <fe.  St. 
L.  construction  train  in  1870,  served  as  freight  conductor  there,  and  m 
1878  was  appointed  agent  at  Toulon,  where  he  served  until  July.  1882, 
when  he  moved  to  Fulton  county,  111.  On  May  1, 1881,  Station  Agent 
Rockwell  resigned  his  position  and  was  succeeded  by  Presley  Greena- 
walt.  Mr.  Stickney,  the  present  agent,  is  a  son  of  Elder  Stickney,  an 
old  settler  of  the  county.  The  office  ranks  among  the  first  on  the 
road,  and  is  among  the  first  in  the  matter  of  its  administration. 

The  leading  business  houses  of  Toulon  comprise  the  banking  house 
of  Burge  &  Dewey,  Charles  M.  Swank,  George  S.  Lawrence,  Charles 
Price,  Starrett  Bros.,  L.  Watson  A:  Son,  Christy  6z  Rist.  ^V.  S.  Merri- 
man,  Pierce  Bros.,  Davis  tfe  Fell,  merchants ;  Levi  Silliman,  grain  and 
lumber  merchant ;  L.  &  R.  Wolgamood,  Mi's.  Sweeden,  and  A.  X. 
Prout.  millinei's ;  Carl  Lehman,  G.  S.  Lawrence,  H.  Stanley.  W.  White 
ct  Co..  carriage  and  wagon  factories ;  Carlin  <\:  Sickles,  cigar  manufac- 
turers ;  J.  Edwards,  veterinary  surgeon  :  Stephen  Deaver,  woolen 
mills;  Xorman  E.  Pomeroy,  Joseph  Walt  her,  A.  Sundquist.  furniture 
dealers ;  J.  Walther,  cabinet  maker ;  John  D  Pierson,  James  Price, 
Robert  Price,  harness  makers ;  S.  J.  Connelly,  W.  A.  Xewton. 
meat  market;  James  P.  Headley.  l)rick  manufacturer;  D.  S.  Hewitt, 
jeweler;  P.  P.  Johnson,  nurseryman;  George  Martin,  fruit  grower 
and  ice  dealer :  William  Mason,  sorghum  manufacturer  and 
apiarist ;  C.  W.   Teeter  and  W.  C.  Wall,  druggists ;  A.  F.  Stickney, 


TOULOM    TOWNSHIP.  2H9 

railroad,  telegraph  and  express  agent ;  William  Verfuss,  bakery  and 
restaurant  ;  Edwin  Butler  and  Gus  Hulsizer,  newspaper  and  job 
offices ;  Oliver  Whitaker,  insurance  and  pension  agent ;  G.  C.  Van 
Osdell,  photographer,  news  agent,  and  justice  of  the  peace ;  B.  C. 
Follett,  ])roprietor  of  Follett  House ;  Cooley  &  Sexsmith,  Virginia 
House ;  William  S.  Templeton,  house-mover  ;  Frank  Hook  and  Bruce 
&  Sellon,  livery ;  W.  W.  Williams  &  Son,  Eobins,  Colburn  &  Son,  and 
D.  Beers,  carpenters ;  Peter  Custer,  Richard  Hoadley,  C.  Bradley,  Carl 
Lehman,  AV.  AVhite,  blacksmiths. 

3Iethodist  Church.— The  beginnings  of  the  church  are  referred  to 
in  the  history  of  Wyoming.  In  1841  a  class  was  formed  just  south  of 
Toulon,  with  Caleb  B.  Flint,  leader.  In  1842,  John  Prior's  log  cabin 
was  the  headquarters.  Four  years  later  a  class  was  formed  at  Toulon 
and  a  quarterly  meeting  held  at  Samuel  Beatty's  house,  with  A.  E. 
Phelps,  presidpig ;  John  G.  Whitcomb,  P.  C;  George  C.  Holmes, 
Ct.  P.;  W.  C.  Cummings,  assistant;  John  Cummings,  Jonathan 
Hodgson,  P.  J.  Anshutz,  C.  Bostwick  and  Jonas  J.  Iledstrom,  L.  P.; 
David  Essex,  Wesley  Blake  and  A.  Oziah,  exhorters ;  Isaac  Thomas, 
William  Hall,  Samuel  Halstead,  J.  Hazen,  I.  Berry,  W.  M.  Pratt,  J. 
H.  Wilbur,  and  C.  Yocum,  leaders  and  stewards.  This  class  won  many 
additions  during  the  following  five  years,  from  1851-52  we  find  it 
mentioned  as  Joseph  Catterlin's  class,  with  place  of  meeting  at  Samuel 
Beattj^'s  house.  Among  the  members  were  the  leader  and  his  wife, 
Caleb  B.  Flint,  Joseph  Essex,  Andrew  Sw^arts,  Charles  M.  Johnson, 
Samuel  Beatty,  John  II.  Smith,  Joseph  P.  Piddle,  J.  C.  Cowperthwaite, 
and  their  wives.  Others  belonging  at  that  time  were :  Ruth  White, 
Mary  Shull,  Martha  Pierce,  Rachel  and  Eliza  Catterlin,  Rebecca 
Ring,  Eliza,  Eveline  and  Sarali  Armstrong,  Sarah  A.  Shockley,  Jane 
Flint,  Jane  Whitaker,  Susan  Jones,  Mar}^  J.  and  Lydia  Lazenby,  Rachel 
Cox,  Peter  Wilson,  Morrow  P.  Armstrong,  Davis  Lowman,  Ignatius 
Beaver  and  Joseph  L.  Flint.  Hopkins  Shivvers  was  subsequently  a 
member  of  this  class,  joining  in  1853. 

The  subject  of  church  building  was  discussed  June  2,  1853,  Rev.  C. 
Lazenbee,  presiding,  with  S.  Beatty,  secretary.  Joseph  Catterlin, 
Joseph  H.  Riddle,  Charles  N.  Johnson,  Bushrod  Tapp  and  Samuel 
Beatty  were  chosen  trustees,  and  empowered  to  build  a  church,  and 
later,  W.  F.  Thomas  and  T.  J.  Wright  were  appointed  a  building  com- 
mittee. Within  a  year  a  frame  building  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  ^2,000, 
which  continued  in  use  down  to  December  6,  1885,  when  the  last  ser- 
vices were  held  therein.  The  following  record  of  pastors  is  taken  from 
Mr.  HulsizeFs  history  of  1885  :  "  Following  Rev.  Lazenbee  was  Rev. 
Murcli,  then  E.  Ransom,  in  185G,  with  A.  J.  Jones,  assistant;  A.  Hep- 
perly,  in  1858 ;  J.  Mathews,  with  C.  AY.  Pollard,  assistant,  in  1859 ; 
W.  J.  Smith,  with  D.  S.  Main,  assistant,  1860-61 ;  A.  C.  Price,  1862- 
63 ;  D.  M.  Hill,  1864-65.  During  the  last  year  of  Rev.  Hill's  work, 
now  about  eleven  years  since  the  church  was  built,  it  was  found 
necessary  to  repair  it,  and  five  hundred  dollars  w^ere  expended  in  fix- 
ing it  up.  W.  J.  Beck  was  the  pastor  in  1866  ;  B.  C.  Dennis,  in  1867 ; 
G.  W.  Gue,  in  1868-69-70  ;  W.  J.  Beck,  in  1871 ;  A.  Bower,  in  1872- 
73;  B.  Kauffman,  in  1874;  W.  Watson,  in   1875-76.     During  the  last 


270  HISTORY    OF    STlEK   COUNTY. 

year's  work  of  Rev.  Watson,  it  \vas  again  thought  to  be  needful  that 
the  church  be  repaired,  and  in  accordance  therewith,  five  hundred  dol- 
lai*s  were  again  expended  in  fixing  it  up.  W.  B.  Caruthers  was  the 
pastor  in  1877:  I).  T.  Wilson.  1878-79;  D.  G.  Stouffer,  1880-81-82; 
T.  J.  Wood,  1883  ;  W.  W.  Carr,  October  1. 1884  :  moved  to  Cambridge. 
October  26,  1886. 

On  3Ir.  Carr  coming  here  he  failed  not  to  state  that  the  old  church 
was  ver}^  much  behind  the  times,  and  at  once  took  steps  toward  build- 
ing a  new  one.  In  ]\Iay,  1885,  lie  reported  a  subscription  of  about 
$4,000  ready,  when  the  board  of  trustees,  consisting  of  H.  Shivvers, 
W.  B.  Xelson,  J.  DeMuth,  Dr.  T.  Bacmeister,  Martin  Rist,  O.  Brace, 
D.  Tinlin,  J.  B.  Cooley,  and  W.  A.  Xewton.  were  duly  authorized  to 
procure  a  lot  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Henderson  streets,  and  proceed 
to  erect  thereon,  of  brick,  a  new  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  the  entire 
cost  not  to  exceed  85,500.  A  building  committee,  consisting  of  Rev. 
W.  W.  Carr,  Dr.  T.  Bacmeister,  D.  Tinlin  and  O.  Brace,  was  appointed, 
and  the  work  entered  into  at  once.  About  Juh^  15,  the  contract  was 
let  to  T.  M.  Mercer,  of  Astoria,  and  on  Juh'  27,  1885,  the  first  brick 
was  placed.  The  corner-stone  was  placed  August  6,  1885,  which,  how- 
ever, was  removed  in  September,  to  give  place  to  a  more  substantial 
one.  On  the  first  occasion  a  subscription  was  taken  up  for  the  pur- 
chase of  a  bell.  Mi's.  Jennie  E.  Stouffer  contributed  seven  verses  to 
aid  this  cause,  one  of  which  reads : 

I'm  a  fine  church  bell  with  a  silvery  tongue, 
And  high  in  the  belfry  I  want  to  be  hung, 

Of  the  new  M.  E.  church  in  Toulon. 
I'm  here  at  the  foundry  awaiting  your  call, 
Will  come  in  a  hurry  and  hope  to  suit  all 

The  good  people  who  live  in  Toulon. 

The  bell  was  first  tolled  here,  October  29,  1885,  and  before  the 
close  of  the  vear  the  last  services  were  held  in  the  old  house  of  1853. 

The  secretaries  of  conference  since  1867,  are  named  as  follows : 
Davis  Lowman,  1867;  G.  L.  Smith,  1868;  Davis  Lowman,  1868-7U;  J. 
G.  Armstrong.  1870;  Davis  Lowman.  1871  :  B.  G.  Hall,  1872 ;  D.  Low- 
man,  1873  ;  B.  G.  Hall,  1877  ;  J.  C.  Cowperthwaite,  1878  ;  B.  G.  Hall, 
1879;  D.  S.  Wilson,  1880;  D.  R.  Tinlin,  1880,  and  GusHulsizer,  1881- 
86.     In  1867  Toulon  charge  embraced  Starwano  and  Rising  Sun. 

Conqregationa.l  Church. — The  beginnings  of  this  church  enter  very 
full}'  into  the  personal  history  of  Rev.  S.  G.  Wright.  He  was  born  in 
Hanover,  IST.  J.,  in  1809,  settled  with  his  wife  in  Fulton  county  in  1832, 
where  he  eno-awd  in  ao-riculture  for  a  time,  and  then  attended  Lane 
Seminary.  In  1841,  the  Home  Missionary  Society  commissioned  him 
to  labor  in  Stark  coimty.  and  he  took  up  his  residence  at  Xiggers'  Point, 
also  known  as  the  Webster  Settlement,  in  West  Jersey  township.  He 
preached  at  Lafayette,  Wyoming.  Osceola,  Wall's  School  House,  Moul- 
ton,  at  Hugh  Rhodes'  and  Xicholson's  houses,  at  Walnut  Creek.  Vic- 
toria, Henderson  and  Wethersfield.  In  January.  1842,  he  preached  at 
Toulon,  within  the  court  house,  just  then  completed,  and  with  one  ex- 
ception, held  services  every  month  thereafter  for  some  time.  The  Mor- 
mons worked  hard  against  him,  calling  him  an  ''abolitionist,"'  and  ••  nig 


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ger  stealer."  He  outlived  this  opposition,  and  on  November  29,  1846, 
he  and  Eev.  L.  H.  Parker  organized  the  first  orthodox  Congregational 
church  of  Toulon.  He  was  identified  with  this  society  until  December, 
1854.  Writing  from  Brookville,  Kan.,  December  7,  1882,  to  his  friends 
at  Toulon,  he  says:  *  *  *  *  Thirtj^-three  years  ago  this  month,  the 
writer  went  round  Toulon  with  a  subscription  paper  to  collect  funds 
for  building  the  house  in  which  you  have  so  long  worshipped.  On  Jan- 
uar}^  14,  1850,  he  went  to  AVethersfield,  to  view  the  new  clnirch  there. 
On  July  4  he  went  to  Henr}^  count}"  to  learn  could  lumber  be  got  there, 
and  five  days  later  he  went  thither  with  Joseph  Perry  to  conclude  the 
purchase  of  lumber.  On  the  18th  he  borrowed  $700  from  a  Fulton 
county  man,  and  a  few  days  later,  with  James  M.  Flint,  selected  the 
lumber  and  held  himself  responsible  for  |130.65.  During  September 
he  drummed  u})  hands  to  quarry  and  haul  rock,  and  also  teams  to  haul 
lumber  from  Henry.  He,  with  Joseph  Perry,  worked  several  days  in 
the  quarry,  and  in  loading  and  teaming.  In  May,  1851,  he  procured 
glass,  in  June,  a  lightning  rod,  and  in  September,  hauled  sand  for  plas- 
tering. On  September  21,  1851  (the  Universalists  occu]ned  the  court 
house),  he  extemporized  seats  and  worshipped  in  the  church  for  the  first 
time.  On  February  8,  the  first  sermon  was  preached  in  it.  Jonathan 
Blanchard.  I).  D.,  dedicated  the  house  A])ril  17,  1852. 

In  the  following  summary  of  the  well-kept  records  of  tins  church, 
few,  if  any,  names  connected  with  it,  escape  mention :  On  November 
29,  1846,  a  meeting  of  Congregationalists  w^as  held  at  Toulon,  Rev.  L. 
H.  Parker  and  S.  G.  Wright  attending.  At  this  meeting  a  society  was 
organized  under  the  title  "  First  Orthodox  Congregational  Church  of 
Toulon,''  with  the  following  named  members :  Jonathan  and  Hannah 
Rhodes,  Hugh  and  Jidia  lihodes,  all  by  letter  from  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  Lafayette ;  Mrs.  Fliza  Rhodes,  from  the  Wesle^'an  church  of 
Knox  county ;  Giles  C.  Dana,  by  letter  from  M.  E.  church,  and  Mary 
A.  Dana,  from  the  Main  street  church,  Peoria  ;  Sophronia  E.  Rhodes 
and  Franklin  Rhodes.  In  March,  1847,  there  were  admitted,  Mrs.  Ma- 
tilda Hall,  Miss  Eliza  Jane  Hall,  Orrin  and  Sarah  Rhodes,  Robert  and 
Sarah  Nicholson,  John  and  Mary  Pollock,  from  the  Presbyterian  church 
at  Lafayette,  and  Mrs.  Jane  Rradley,  from  the  Presbyterian  clmrch  in 
Ireland!^  In  May,  1847,  Hugh  Rhodes  was  delegate  to  the  Central  Asso- 
ciation, and  Jonathan  Rhodes  was  delegate  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  In 
April.  1848,  George  and  Ann  Bradley,  from  the  Presbyterian  church  in 
Ireland,  were  received,  and  Mrs.  Eliza  Jane  Flint  from  the  church  at 
Knoxville.  In  June,  1818,  Samuel  G.  and  Minerva  Wright,  Edward  P. 
Wright  and  Susan  Durand  were  received  from  the  Spoon  River  Presby- 
terian Church.  At  this  time  Hugh  Rhodes,  Joseph  K.  Newton  and  Giles 
C.  Dana  were  elected  deacons  and  S.  G.  Wright  clerk.  In  July  Mrs.  C. 
M.  S.  Lyon  (S.  E.  Rhodes)  joined  the  Spoon  River  church.  In*^1847  Mr. 
Wright  was  chosen  pastor,  Hugh  Rhodes  and  Giles  C.  Dana  deacons  and 
Hugh  Rhodes  clerk.  In  July.  1849.  Chas.  Flint  was  added  to  the  board 
of  deacons,  and  the  same  month  Hannah  Rhodes  died.  The  trustees 
elected  in  September  were  Norman  Butler,  Joseph  Perry  and  James 
M.  Flint.  Eliza  Jane  Flint  died  October  12,  1851.  On  November  1 
W.  W.  and  Ann  Matilda  Wi'ight  were  received  from  the  church  of 


272  HISTORY    OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

Canton.  About  this  time  services  were  held  in  the  Temperance  hall 
(which  was  destroyed  in  the  fire  of  1877),  after  its  removal  to  the  pub- 
lic square.  In  March,  1852,  the  meeting  house  was  completed.  In 
May,  Kehemiah  Wyckoff,  wife  and  son  were  received  from  the  Spoon 
River  church.  In  fact,  at  every  meeting  there  were  candidates  for  ad- 
mission from  foreign  and  local  churches.  In  1852  William  AVilberforce 
Wright  was  added  to  the  board  of  deacons.  In  the  fall  of  1853  several 
persons  were  received,  while  one  at  least,  retired  on  the  principle  that 
she  was  not  a  Pedo  Baptist.  In  December  Joseph  Perr}^,  JSTorman 
Butler  and  James  M.  Flint  were  elected  trustees  and  W.  W.  Wright 
clerk.  Rev.  Wright  was  asked  to  take  half  time  from  his  church  at 
Lafayette  in  the  interest  of  the  Toulon  church.  In  January,  1854,  S. 
M.  Dewey  was  clerk  of  the  church,  succeeding  Rev.  S.  G.  Wright.  In 
June  a  resolution  against  countenancing  the  users  of  intoxicants  in 
public  or  private,  and  in  September  the  celebrated  anti-slavery  resolu- 
tions were  adopted.  In  December  the  question  of  Rev.  S.  G.  Wright's 
resignation  and  the  calling  of  Rev.  R.  C.  Dunn  was  before  the  church. 
In  January,  1855,  Mr.  Dunn  was  called  to  preach  here.  Mr.  Wright 
was  never  installed,  but  he  was  considered  pastor  since  its  organization. 
In  February  the  trustees  were  reelected,  and  Joseph  Blanchard  and 
George  W.  Dewey  added  to  the  board  of  deacons.  In  December, 
1855,  Norman  Butler,  W.  W.  Wright  and  E.  B.  Starrett  were  elected 
trustees.  At  this  time  there  were  eighty-seven  members  enrolled.  On 
January  1-1,  1857,  Rev.  R.  C.  Dunn  was  installed  pastor.  In  the 
spring  of  1858  many  members  were  received,  Messrs.  Wright  and  Dunn 
holding  the  services.  In  1859  the  trustees  and  clerk  were  reelected. 
In  1860  Joseph  D.  Rhodes  took  Mr.  Starrett's  place  on  the  board,  the 
other  trustees  and  clerks  being  continued  in  1861  and  1862.  In  1863 
George  W.  Dewey,  S.  M.  Dewey  and  J.  D.  Rhodes  were  elected  trus- 
tees, and  Joseph  Blanchard  and  W.  W.  Wright  deacons.  In  1864, 
when  Rev.  R.  C.  Dunn  was  elected  representative  in  the  State  Legisla- 
ture, leave  of  absence  was  granted  and  his  salary  continued.  In  1865 
Nelson  Prout  was  chosen  first-sexton  of  the  church,  the  trustees  were 
re-elected  in  1866,  and  Joseph  Perry  and  Joseph  Blanchard  chosen 
deacons  and  W.  W.  Wright  delegate  to  Central  West  Association.  S. 
M.  Dewey,  clerk  from  1854,  died  August  31,  1866.  On  October  5, 
1867,  Rev.  R.  L.  McCord,  Mrs.  Helen  McCord  and  Miss  Belle  Pierce 
were  received,  and  in  December  D.  Nicholson,  George  W.  Dewey  and 
J.  D.  Rhodes  were  elected  trustees. 

The  minutes  were  signed  bv  Samuel  Purge  as  clerk  for  the  first 
time  August  3,  1866.  In  May,  1868,  W.  W.  Wright  was  elected  dele- 
gate to  the  convention ;  in  December,  the  trustees  were  reelected,  and 
Geo.  W.  Dewey  and  Hugh  Rhodes  chosen  deacons.  In  1869,  Joseph 
Perry  was  chosen  deacon,  the  trustees  reelected,  and  W.  W.  Wright 
secretary  and  treasurer  mce  Samuel  Purge.  In  1870,  W.  W.  Wright, 
James  M.  Flint  and  Newton  J.  Smitli  were  elected  trustees.  In  1871, 
Samuel  Burge  was  chosen  clerk  vice  W.  W.  Wright.  The  membership 
Avas  158,  or  twelve  over  the  corresponding  period  of  1870.  In  1872, 
Joseph  Blanchard  was  chosen  delegate,  Geo.  W.  Dewey  and  Hugh 
Rhodes  deacons,  with  Samuel  Burge  treasurer  and  secretary.     In  1873, 


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TOULON  ToWNSMlfJ.  275 

Geo.  W.  Bewey  was  chosen  delegate,  Norman  Butler  deacon,  once 
Jose])!!  Ferry;  while  in  1874,  G.  W.  Dewey  was  state  delegate,  and  K. 
J.  Smith  district  delegate.  In  1875,  Plugh  Eliodes  and  Norman  Butler 
were  elected  deacons;  in  1876,  James  M.  Flint  took  the  place  of  Joseph 
Blanchard  on  the  deacons'  board ;  and  in  March  of  tliis  3^ear,  Allen  F. 
Miller  made  the  first  entry  as  clerk  of  the  church,  Samuel  Bui'ge  was 
elected  treasurer  and  Messrs.  Flint  and  Dewey  deacons.  In  June, 
1877,  Willis  C.  Dewey  was  ordained  as  a  foreign  missionary,  and 
deacons  Butler  and  Perry  were  reelected.  In  1878,  Samuel  Burge  was 
elected  state  delegate.  On  August  3,  Fev.  J.  C.  Myers  preached  his 
first  sermon  here  ;  in  October,  Geo.  W.  Dewey  was  elected  delegate  to 
Cen.  W.  Association,  and  deacons  Flint  and  Dewey  were  reelected 
deacons.  In  1879  and  1880,  Deacon  Flint  was  chosen  delegate  and  the 
deacons  of  1878  reelected.  In  1881,  A.  P.  Miller  was  elected  treasurer 
and  reelected  clerk.  In  1881,  E.  A.  Burge,  Xorman  I'utler,  and  D. 
Murchison,  were  chosen  deacons.  In  July,  FS82,  James  H.  Miller  and 
R.  J.  Dickinson  were  appointed  to  committees  to  inquire  into  the  cost 
of  building  a  new  church  or  repairing  the  old  one.  Their  report  in 
favor  of  a  new  building  was  a])proved.  On  July  22,  A.  P.  Miller  re- 
ported favorably  on  the  subject  of  raising  funds,  and  the  trustees  with 
James  M.  Flint,  L.  W.  Williams,  A.  P.  Miller  and  Geo.  W.  Dewey, 
were  appointed  a  building  committee. 

On  August  8,  t\vent3-one  votes  were  cast  for  building  on  the  site 
of  the  old  church  and  five  in  favor  of  a  new  site.  The  building  com- 
mittee was  instructed  to  dispose  of  the  old  church  ;  Geo.  W.  Dewey 
was  elected  delegate  to  the  C.  W.  Association.  On  October  15,  the  old 
church  was  sold  to  Chas.  S.  Payne  for  $175,  and  on  the  15th  the  last 
services  were  held  therein,  when  it  was  moved  to  Wyoming.  In 
December,  1882,  John  F.  Rhodes,  Chas.  P.  Dewey  and  D.  J.  Walker, 
the  trustees,  were  continued  in  office,  and  E.  B.  Starrett,  James  Nichol- 
son and  Willis  C.  Dewey,  continued  on  the  finance  committee. 

On  May  23,  1883,  letters  of  dismission  and  recommendation  were 
granted  to  Pev.  J.  C.  Myers  and  wife.  In  July,  Pev.  S.  W.  Dickinson 
Avas  called,  but  declined.  In  September,  Pev.  W.  P.  Butcher,  and  in 
November,  Pev.  Samuel  J.  Rogers  were  called,  the  latter  accepted. 

The  first  services  in  the  new  church,  were  those  attending  the 
funeral  of  Mrs.  Norman  Butler,  conducted  by  Rev.  D.  J.  Stouffer,  of 
the  M.  E.  Church. 

Rev.  W.  Rogers  held  the  first  regular  service  November  18,  1883, 
and  preached  his  first  sermon  here  that  da}^ 

In  December,  1883,  D.  Murchison,  W.  W.  Wright  and  Norman 
Butler,  were  elected  deacons.  On  January  3,  1884,  the  new  church 
was  dedicated  by  the  new  pastor,  A.  P.  Miller,  rendering  the  account 
of  the  building  committee,  showing  $5,352.61  paid  out  and  $4,121.65 
received,  leaving  a  l)alance  of  $1,230. 90  due.  In  May,  Geo.  W.  Dewey 
was  appointed  delegate,  and  in  December,  E.  B.  Starrett,  C.  P.  Dewey 
and  James  Nicholson  were  chosen  trustees.  In  1885,  James  M.  Flint 
was  delegate,  the  trustees  were  reelected,  and  also  tlie  deacons  of  1883. 
W.  W.  Wright  and   Willis  C.  Dewey  were  chosen  delegates  in  1880, 


276  HISTORY    OF    STAEK   COUNTY. 

On  May  22,  Eev.  Samuel  J.  Eogers  resigned,  and  on  the  23d,  a  call 
was  extended  to  Eev.  J.  H.  Dixon,  which  was  accepted. 

The  number  received  into  the  church  since  its  organization  is  443, 
the  gi'eat  majority  of  whom  have  died  or  removed. 

The  choir  of  the  Congregational  church  requires  some  mention.  In 
earlier  years  Mr.  Baldwin,  Hugh  Drummond,  John  Fuller,  Carrie 
Gardner  and  Hannah  Whitaker  were  the  ]5rincipal  singers.  In  the  old 
church,  now  the  Opera  House  of  W^^oming,  Baldwin  led  the  music 
until  succeeded  by  Donaldson.  In  1857  old  time  custom  disappeared 
and  a  new  choir  was  organized,  with  E.  P.  Wright  leader  and  flutist ; 
Eliza  and  Minnie  AV right,  Harriet,  Kebecca  and  Robert  Dewey,  Mary, 
Elizabeth  and  H.  B.  Perry,  and  Abbie  Gardner  vocalists.  In  later 
years  new  names  appear,  such  as  Mary  Curtis,  Carrie  Burge.  Harriet. 
Achsah  and  John  F.  Ehodes.  Miss  Bixln^,  C.  M.  Wood.  Wright  Dewe}', 
Caroline,  Jane  and  Mary  Beers :  Benjamin  Williams,  Anna  Prout, 
BeUe  Pierce,  Hattie  Phelps.  Mary  and  Delphine  Whitaker,  and  Samuel 
Burge,  George  A.  Clifford.  Benjamin  Williams  and  James  A.  Hender- 
son were  sometimes  present  as  vocalists.  A  parlor  organ  was  subse- 
quentlv  purchased  from  S.  G.  Wright  for  §35,  at  which  Miss  Ehza 
"Wright  presided.  She  was  succeeded  by  Miss  Hattie  Phelps,  and  she 
by  Miss  Harriet  Dewey.  H.  B.  Perry  succeeded  Mr.  Wright  as  leader. 
Seven  members  served  in  the  army,  one  of  whom  was  killed  —  Robert 
Dewey.  After  the  wai'  K.  J.  Smith  was  leader.  One  by  one  the  old 
members  left,  and  now  the  old  organization  holds  a  majority  of  new 
meml)ers,  among  whom  were  Tillie  and  Pauline  Shalleidjerger,  Lou 
Flint,  Mrs.  Lawrence,  D.  J.  Walker.  Mar}"  and  Ida  Mosher,  Mrs.  Ida 
Sweedeen.  R.  J.  Dickinson,  Edith  Dickinson,  Bird  Thornton,  Clyde 
Lyon,  W^illiam  Dewe}',  Adna  Smith  and  others.  Mrs.  AUie  Burge, 
Mrs.  Mary  Wright,  Lou  Flint  and  Carrie  Burge  jDresided  at  the  organ 
in  the  order  of  their  names. 

Bcqjtist  Church. —  The  first  meeting  to  organize  was  held  Ma}'  13, 
1848,  at  the  house  of  S.  W.  Eastman.  Elisha  Gill  presided,  with  W. 
M.  [Miner  clerk.  The  following  named  persons  signed  the  articles: 
Elder  Elisha  Gill.  Elder  J.  M.  Stickney,  Ozias  Winter.  Harry  T.  Ives, 
Abigail  Gill.  Cynthia  K.  Stickney,  Helen  Winter,  Hannah  Parrish, 
Susan  M.  Eastman,  Mrs.  H.  T.  Ives  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Chamberlain.  In 
January,  1847.  Elder  Stickney  arrived  here  from  Rochester,  Wis.,  and 
preached  at  Fahrenheit  (then  the  name  of  the  Miner  settlement,  north- 
west one  and  one-half  miles  of  Minott  Silliman's  residence),  in  widow 
Miner's  house.     Among  the  members  of  the  Fahrenheit  church  were 

Hays,  Wm.  and  Mrs.  Miner,  Charles  H.  Miner  and  wife,  Selden 

Miner  and  wife.  Mrs.  Parrish,  Elisha  Gill  and  wife.  J.  M.  Stickney  and 
wife,  and  Susan  M.  Eastman.  This  Fahrenheit  church  was  the  first 
Baptist  society  in  the  county,  subsequently  moved  to  Lafayette,  and 
some  joined  this  church  at  Toulon.  In  June.  1848,  Elders  Gill,  Stick- 
nev  and  H.  T.  Ives  were  chosen  deleofates  to  the  Illinois  River  Associa- 
tion.  Elder  Stickney  was  clerk,  succeeded  by  W.  T.  Bly  in  June,  1848. 
Rev.  C.  E.  Tinker  and  Elder  Gardner  presided  here  at  the  council 
of  recognition  in  this  month.  In  July  Ozias  Winter  was  appointed 
clerk.     Mrs.  Catlierine  Buchanan  joined  the  church  in  1848,  also  Geo. 


TOULON   T0WN8ItlP.  2TY 

W.  Buchanan  and  Martha,  'Mercliant  were  baptized,  and  Lucretia- 
liouse,  Thos.  Cxodlrey  and  wife,  Hugh  Y.  Godl're^^  Armina  and  Eliza- 
beth Godfrey  were  received  by  letter.  In  18^9  Mary  Winn  was 
received.  In  1850  Elder  Gross,  who  succeeded  Mr.  Stickney,  in 
August,  1851,  came  here  and  preached  at  intervals.  The  Colburns, 
Gardners,  Whiffens,  Parmelia  Barton,  Belshers,  Baldwins,  and  Nelsons 
were  received  in  1850-1.  During  the  revival  of  November,  1851,  John 
and  Pleasant  Culbertson,  W.  B.  Sweet,  and  a  number  of  others  were 
received,  Kev.  Barry  assisting.  ITp  to  this  time  meetings  were  gener- 
ally held  at  the  court  house,  until  January  29,  1851,  when  the  C(mi- 
pleted  church  held  services  at  the  time  and  place  announced  for  Bap- 
tist services.  In  1852,  Benj.  and  Hannah  Packer  were  received,  also 
Catherine  Whitaker.  In  July,  1852,  S.  W.  Eastman  and  L.  E.  Miner 
were  elected  deacons.  In  October  the  first  meeting  to  discuss  the 
question  of  building  a  meeting  house  was  held,  and  the  pastor  asked  to 
confer  with  J.  C.  Van  Osdell,  architect,  of  Chicago,  regarding  ])lans, 
etc.  Eastman,  Sweet  and  Jones  were  appointed  a  committee  on  sul)- 
scription  in  town,  and  H.  T.  Ives,  Benj.  Packer  and  Ephriam  Colburn 
in  the  country.  In  December,  1852,  Culbertson,  Ives  and  Eastman 
were  appointed  to  select  a  site,  and  the  same  month  Wheeler  B.  Sweet, 
Oliver  Whitaker,  Wm.  Ogle,  H.  T.  Ives  and  Jolm  (Julbertson  were 
elected  trustees.  In  March,  1853,  a  plan  of  building,  pre]>ared  by  the 
trustees,  w^as  adopted.  In  April,  1854,  John  Berfield  succeeded  O. 
Gardner  as  clerk,  and  for  some  time  meetings  were  held  at  the  house 
of  Robert  Robb.  In  1855  Elder  Gross  resigned.  The  church  was 
dedicated  in  April,  1855.  In  July  that  year  Rev.  C.  Brinkerhoff  came 
and  served  here  until  January,  1858.  In  August,  1858,  Elder  Myron 
H.  Negus  was  called  —  about  a  year  after  the  appointment  of  Robert 
Robb  as  clerk.  On  July  10,  1859,  Rev.  Wm.  Leggett  was  called.  In 
July,  1861,  E.  M.  Gallup  was  chosen  clerk,  and  in  November,  1861, 
Rev.  A.  J.  Wright  was  pastor.  During  Mr.  Leggett's  pastorate  a 
revival  was  held  here,  in  which  Rev.  Louis  Raymond,  now  of  Chicago, 
assisted.  In  November,  1863,  John  H.  Stickney  was  elected  clerk, 
lie  was  succeeded  in  December,  1861,  by  Robert  Robb.  Elder  E.  P. 
Barker  was  called  in  March,  1866.  In  February,  1867,  J.  H.  Stickne}^ 
was  reelected  clerk.  Elder  Estee  succeeded  Mr.  Barker,  and  after  six 
months  Elder  Dodge  came  as  supply.  In  1868  H.  Willett  was  ap- 
pointed clerk.  About  this  time  Elder  Thomas  Bodle}^  preached  here. 
On  February  29,  1868,  a  resolution  (dealing  with  the  dilliculties  in  the 
church),  called  for  the  ti'ansfer  of  all  property  and  the  trustees,  to  be 
held  for  a  new  organization.  Early  in  the  summer  of  1863  Rev.  S.  A. 
Estee  returned  and  preached  here.  On  July  8,  1868,  a  number  of  the 
few  remaining  members  of  the  first  church  assembled,  with  S.  A.  Estee 
moderator  and  acting  clerk.  Seven  resolutions,  of  a  conciliator}^  char- 
acter, were  adopted,  dealing  with  the  case  of  Reverends  Estee  and 
Barker.  In  August,  1868,  Rev.  S.  Brimhall  was  called,  and  on  Janu- 
ary 1,  18Y0,  he  was  elected  trustee,  vice  John  Culbertson,  deceased. 
On  .April  8,  1871.  Elder  Stickney  was  recalled  as  pastor  and  clerk,  and 
served  until  September,  1873. 

In  May  1875,  Elder  L.  D.  Gowen's  name  appears  for  the  first  time. 


2^8  ttlSToRY   01<'   STARK   COtfNTY. 

He  was  here  also  in  18T<)  until  succeeded  by  Elder  J.  C.  Hart,  who  was 
here  when  this  old  church  consolidated  with  branch  or  new  church, 
which  had  its  meeting-house  on  Main  street. 

The  members  who  signed  the  constitution  of  the  consolidated 
churches  in  September,  1877,  are  named  as  follows:  Abrani  Bowers 
and  wife,  Mrs.  Martha  Berfield,  Mrs.  Harriet  Blair,  Andrew  Baldwin, 
Julia  Baldwin,  Sarah  Berfield,  Eliza  Beers,  Albert  Bowers  and  wife, 
S.  B.  Barton,  Mrs.  Polly  Crandle,  Mrs.  Mary  Crumb,  Miss  Charlotte 
Cross,  Mrs.  Emma  Cooley,  Margaret  Conover,  Mrs.  Celestine  Dack,  S. 
W.  Eastman,  Mrs.  Martha  Eastman,  H.  Y.  and  Henry  S.  and  Miss  E. 
and  Miss  Isabelle  Godfrey,  Maggie  Greer,  Mrs.  A.  Gill,  Flora  Gill, 
Clarence  Guire,  John  E.  and  L.  D.  and  Mrs.  A.  M.  Gowin ;  Luther, 
Abba,  Avery  and  Kate  Geer ;  Ellen,  Frances,  Lucy  and  Mrs.  Hickson, 
Mrs.  A.  House,  J.  C.  Llart  and  wife,  Llarriet  Hall,  Minerva  Lyon,  Car- 
oline Lyon,  Jenny  Lyon  and  Modella  Lyon,  S.  W.  and  Sarah  Mering, 
Nancy  Mote,  Martha  Perry,  Mrs.  Louisa  Phillips,  Benjamin,  jr.,  Mrs. 
Hannah  Mortimer,  Charles  and  Miss  C.  Packer,  Bethuel,  Mrs.  Kegina 
and  Mrs.  Caroline  Pierson,  Mrs.  C.  Pliter,  Mrs.  L.  Rennick,  Mrs.  J. 
Eankin,  John  Biggs,  Miss  N.  Remington,  and  Mary  Robb,  Mrs.  Sim- 
merman,  Mary  Sarah  Shockley,  Mrs.  Lettie  Silliman  and  Sarah  Silli- 
man,  John  H.  Stickney,  Mrs.  C.  K.  Stickne}^,  Mrs.  Esther  A.  Smith, 
Mrs.  Ester  Twiss,  Mary  Twiss,  Mrs.  E.  J.  Treat,  Owen  Thomas  and 
Mrs.  Sarah  Thomas,  G.  C.  Van  Osdell,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Van  Osdell,  Mary 
Willett,  Nancy  White,  Elisabeth  White,  Joseph  Weed,  N.  F.  Wy- 
nans.  Sarah  Wynans,  Miss  Laura  Wise,  Frank  Williams  and  wife, 
Jacob  Wagner  and  wife,  Mrs.  John  O.  Weed,  Sarah  Weed,  Mrs. 
Charlotte  Woods,  Mrs.  Kancy  E.  Walling,  Rose  Whitwell,  Mary 
Winn. 

On  September  21,  1877,  a  meeting  was  held  to  consider  the  ques- 
tion of  consolidating  the  two  Baptist  churches  of  Toulon,  under  the 
title,  "  The  Baptist  Church  of  Toulon."  Squire  Xan  Osdell  presided 
H.  Y.  Godfrey,  clerk.  The  question  was  decided  affirmatively,  and  B. 
Packer,  S.  W.  Eastman,  X.  F.  Wynans,  Owen  Thomas  and  H.  Y. 
Godfrey  were  elected  trustees.  In  October  Benjamin  Packer  was 
chosen  treasurer,  solicitor  and  collector ;  John  O.  Weed,  sexton,  and 
Messrs.  B.  Packer,  Geer,  Eastman  and  Williamson,  deacons.  At  this 
meeting  a  resolution  to  sell  the  frame  church  on  Main  street,  and  hold 
the  brick  house  for  worship  was  carried.  In  November,  1877,  Rev. 
A.  C.  Keen  was  called  as  pastor  at  an  annual  salary  of  $700.  In 
December,  James  M.  Stickney,  Benjamin  Packer  and  N.  F.  Wynans 
were  ap]:)ointed  delegates  to  the  conference  at  Farmington.  In  this 
month  also  the  trustees  purchased  the  Otis  Dyer  property  for  a  par- 
sonage. In  April,  1878,  the  Main  street  church  was  sold  for  $1700, 
one-half  cash  and  balance  standing  out  at  ten  per  cent.  In  1878  the 
ladies  of  this  church  supplied  dinner  at  the  Stark  county  fair  grounds, 
realizing  $303.13  less  $152  expenses.  Dr.  A,  E.  Baldwin  became  a 
member.  In  June,  1879,  Rev.  B.  F.  Colwell  was  called  as  pastor.  In 
January,  1880,  Mortimer  Packer  was  chosen  collector,  vice  B.  Packer. 

In  October,  1880,  Rev.  B.  F.  Colwell  resigned.  In  February,  1881. 
J.  M.  Stickney  filled  the  pulpit,  and  during  this  month  H.  Y.  Godfrey 


TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  279 

was  chosen  solicitor  and  collector.  Dr.  TI.  L.  Pratt's  name  appears  on 
the  minutes  about  this  time.  In  October,  1881,  Kev.  E.  C.  Cady,  ac- 
cepted a  call  as  pastor  and  commenced  to  labor  here  November  1, 
that  year.  In  Se])tember,  1882,  M.  A.  Packer  succeeded  PL  Y.  God- 
frey "as  church  clerk.  In  1884  Andrew  F.  Stickney  and  wife  were 
admitted  to  membership  by  letter  from  Wyoming.  In  October,  1884, 
Rev.  Mr.  Cady  resigned ;  Elder  Stickney  was  puljut  supply  for  three 
and  one-half  months.  In  June,  1885, -Rev.  E.  W.  Hicks  accepted  a 
call,  and  in  January,  1886,  E.  B.  Packer  was  elected  clerk.  Almost 
from  the  beginning  of  the  church  in  this  county  to  the  present  time 
Elder  Stickney  has  proven  himself  loyal  to  his  faith  by  Avork  and 
example.  Only  a  few  years  ago  he  donated  $2,500  toward  the  sup- 
port of  his  church  in  this  county.  Tliere  have  been  183  admissions 
by  letter  an{l  otherwise  since  the  re-organization  of  the  Baptist  society 
in  1877.  Between  the  secession  and  consolidation  the  Sunday  school 
was  maintained  by  Mrs.  S.  K.  Stickney,  who  was  also  clerk  in  1876 
and  1877,  or  before  consolidation.  Indeed  to  her  is  due  in  greater 
measure  the  present  happy  condition  of  the  society. 

The  Second  Baptist  Chnrch  may  be  said  to  have  been  oi-ganized 
March  4,  1868,  and  to  have  continued  in  existence  until  Se])tember, 
1877.  From  1858  to  1868  the  question  of  title  to  church  property  led 
to  disagreements,  and  ultimately  to  the  formation  of  the  Second 
society.  In  March,  1868,  a  new  society  was  organized,  and  a  house  of 
worship  erected  the  same  year  at  a  cost  of  $2,372.  Elders  W.  A. 
Welsher,  Gowan,  Negus,  Hart  and  Van  Osdell  were  the  leading- 
preachers.  Among  the  leading  members  were  Stephen  W.,  Mrs.  M., 
Miss  Eliza  and  Miss  Celestia  Eastman,  A.  F.  Stickney,  Luther  Geer, 
H.  Y.  Godfrey,  Benjamin  Packer  and  wife,  Abram,  Mrs.  C.  and  Miss 
Lettie  and  Miss  Martha  Bowers,  Mrs,  C.  Lyon  and  Miss  M.  Henry, 
Otis  Dyer,  L.  Clark,  Julius  Ives  and  Hiram  Willett,  the  latter  h)sing 
fellowship  in  1870  because  he  "could  no  longer  conscientiously  main- 
tain and  indorse  the  articles  of  faith  as  interpreted  by  the  church." 
The  consolidation  of  the  old  and  new  churches  in  1877  healed  up  all 
contentions,  and  the  l)uilding  and  lots  wei'e  sold  to  the  Catholic  con- 
gregation. 

The  Christian  Church  was  organized  in  the  old  court  house,  July  15, 
1841),  with  the  following  named  members  ;  Elijah  McClenahan,  Sarah 
McClenahan,  Edward  Wilson,  Martha  J.  Wilson,  James  Bates,  Henry 
Sweet,  David  McCance  and  Mary  J.  McCance.  In  1855  the  present 
house  of  worship,  on  Washington  street,  just  north  of  the  opera  house, 
was  erected,  and  with  the  lot,  cost  about  $5,000.  This  is  a  i)lain  brick 
structure,  old  English  in  style,  well  furnished,  and  in  all  respects 
well  adapted  to  its  uses.  The  names  of  pastors  from  beingning  are : 
Edward  Wilson,  M.  P.  King,  A.  G.  Lucas,  Charles  Berry,  S.  C. 
Humphrey,  A.  P.  Aten,  James  Darsee  J.  V.  Beekman,  Wm.  Lloyd,  L. 
B.  Ames,  Geo.  K.  Berry  and  J.  P.  Davis.  In  the  summer  of  1886  the 
church  was  \vithout  a  regular  pastor,  but  services  were  dul}'  held. 
The  secretaries  or  clerks  of  the  church  in  order  of  election,  were :  E. 
K.  Wilson,  David  McCance  and  W.  G.  Bradley.  S.  E.  Callison,  is  the 
pi'esent  clerk.     The  property  of  the  society  is  valued  at  $4,50()  and  the 


280  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

number  of  members  placed  at  sixty-five.  Prior  to  tlie  opening  of  their 
house  of  worship,  the  Court  House  was  extensive!}^  used  by  this  church. 

The  Catliolic  Church  of  Toulon,  though  modern  in  the  o'wnership 
of  church  building,  dates  back  to  1840  for  its  beginning  in  the  imme- 
diate neighl)orhood,  for  then  the  ]^owlans  and  Drinnins  settled  here 
and  the  services  of  the  church  were  held  occasionally  at  their  houses. 
Prior  to  1867  mass  was  said  at  very  irregular  intervals  in  jirivate 
houses.  Among  these  were  Michael  Xowlan's.  Barnev  FraiTs,  Jacob 
Emery's,  (whose  wife  was  a  Catholic)  Owen  Denny's,  and  perhaps 
some  others  in  Stark  county,  and  Patrick  Cavanagh's  at  Wethersfield, 
and  later  in  Davis  and  Rhodes'  Hall,  Mrs.  Wolgamood's  house  and 
James  Nowlan's  house.  Tlie  priests  who  attended  here  Avere  first  from 
Peoria;  afterward  Lacon.  From  Peoria  tlie  first  was  Fr.  Rowe,  then 
Fr.  DreAV,  then  Fr.  Ranaldi.  From  Lacon,  Fr.  Lynch.  Fr.  Powers, 
Fr.  Delahunty,  Fr.  Kilkenny.  Those  who  attended  mass  here  in  the 
earlv  davs  were  mostly  families  named  above. 

The  names  of  principal  heatls  of  families  now  belonging  are  William 
P.  Caverly,  John  O'Xeill.  Michael  N.  Denny.  John  Brady,  Daniel  Wol- 
gamood,  Michael  Flynn,  James  Graham,  John  Hagert}^  Ellen  S.  Now- 
la,n,  Joseph  Xortmann,  Peter  O'Neill,  Petei*  Pauli,  Jacob  Herberger, 
Mary  Peters,  Patrick  Smith,  James  Burns,  Peter  O.  Olsen,  James 
Brady,  Henr}'  Nowlan,  Mary  ]S"eal,  Thomas  Carlin,  William  Nowlan, 
John  Kirley.  From  1867  the  priests  Avho  attended  Toulon  were : 
from  Kewanee,  two  Fathers  Ryan  ;  from  Princeville,  Father  John 
Moore,  1877;  from  Wataga,  Fathers  Ryan,  P.  A.  ]\rcCTair  and  M.  F. 
Fallihee;  from  Bradford,  Father  Moynihan;  from  Brimlleld,  Fathers 
Flynn,  Ryan  and  Moore ;  from  Bradford,  Father  Delbarre ;  from 
Kewanee,  Fathers  McCartney.  Devaney.  and  at  present.  Father  Burke. 
On  December  3r»,  1877  Rev.  John  Moore  held  services  in  the  Second 
Baptist  Church,  which  was  purchased  from  the  Baptists,  March  1, 
1878.  The  congregation  owns  the  building  and  lots  and  is,  in  fact, 
clear  of  every  indebtedness. 

Universalist  Church. —  Rev.  R.  M.  Bartlett  held  services  in  th6 
Masonic  and  Odd-Fellows  Hall  at  Toulon  in  the  winter  of  1860  and 
1861.  Prior  to  this  time  ministers  of  the  denomination  held  services 
here  and  continued  so  to  do  at  intervals  until  1873. 

SahhatJi -Schools  date  back  to  the  l)6ginning  of  the  Congrega- 
tionalist  church  here,  but  not  as  a  regularly  organized  body.  Samuel 
Burge,  in  his  reminiscences  states  that  his  recollections  make  the 
summer  of  1854  the  initial  point,  for  at  that  time  he  attended  a  Union 
Methodist-Congregational  school  in  the  church  of  the  last-named 
society — "a  house  surrounded  by  a-  dense  hazel  thicjvet,  and  underneath 
the  building,  which  rested  on  piers,  the  town-hogs  sought  shade  from 
the  sun."  The  Union  Question  Booh  was  then  used.  The  Bible-class 
selected  their  own  lessons  independent  of  the  rest  of  the  school.  The 
Congregational  and  Methodist  Union  separated  on  the  completion  of 
the  hitter's  church,  and  the  former's  school  was  organized,  with  Isiv. 
Wright  superintendent,  who  served  until  1861,  when  he  entered  the 
army.  He  fell  in  the  LTnion  cause ;  S.  M.  Dewey  succeeded,  serving 
until  his  death   in  1866,  except  for  one  year.     Judge  Wright  presided 


TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  281 

from  186G  to  1868  and  in  1870.  Samuel  Burge  served  from  1868  to  18T9, 
except  in  1870,  Rev.  E.  L.  McCord  teaching-  the  Bible-class.  In  1880 
J.  F.  Rhodes  was  superintendent,  then  E.  A.  Burge  and  again  John  F. 
Rhodes.  In  the  case  of  the  Baptist  church  the  existence  of  the  Sun- 
day-school during  the  troubles  in  that  churcli  is  due  in  great  part  to 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Stickney. 

Schools  of  Totilon. — The  school  history  of  the  township  embraces 
almost  the  entire  history  of  this  district  up  to  1861.  In  184o  a  com- 
mon school  was  presided  over  b}"  Miss  Elizabeth  Buswell,  wliile  a  select 
school  was  taught  by  Miss  Susan,  daughter  of  Eldei-  Gill,  both  held  in 
the  old  court  house.  Miss  Booth  also  taught  in  a  house  west  of  OHver 
Wliitaker's  late  residence  then  belonging  to  Ro3'al  Arnold,  while  the 
pioneer  lawyer,  W.  W.  Drummond,  conducted  a  school  in  his  own 
house.  The  first  school-house  was  the  "  Old  Brick,"  erected  by  order 
of  the  commissioners,  and  tlie  first  teacher,  T.  J.  Henderson.  In  181:9 
Miss  Booth  conducted  the  summer  school  in  the  building,  while  Miss 
Bayce  presi  led  over  a  private  school  in  the  old  Masonic  Hall,  near 
the  Methodist  churcli. 

In  the  former  cha})ter  reference  is  made  to  the  seminary.  In 
March,  1850,  the  commissioners  passed  the  following  resolution : 
''This  day  came  Samuel  G.  Wright,  Samuel  Beatty  and  Oliver  AVhit- 
aker,  a  committee  ai)})ointed  in  December,  1849,  in  relation  to  the 
building  of  a  female  seminary,  and  ])resented  their  report,  together 
with  a  plan  of  said  seminary,  \vliich  report  was  accepted.  Where- 
upon it  is  ordered  that  the  committee  proceed  to  receive  sub- 
scri])tions  toward  building  said  seminary.  And  it  is  further  considered, 
that  whereas  the  funds  now  on  hand,  arising  from  sale  of  lots  in  Tou- 
lon ($630)  are  insufficient  to  l)uild  a  female  seminary  without  the  aid 
of  individual  suljscriptions,  and  whereas  there  is  an  unwilHngness  on 
tlie  part  of  the  people  to  subscribe  toward  the  erection  of  said  semi- 
nary, witliout  it  can  be  used  for  the  education  of  males  as  well  as 
females,  it  is  ordered  that  said  committee  proceed  to  build,  said  semi- 
nary according  to  the  plan  presented  by  them,  for  the  accommodation 
of  lioth  males  and  females."  This  building  was  completed,  aiid  N.  F. 
Atkins  and  Mrs.  Atkins  taught  there,  with  the  permission  of  the  com- 
missioners. 

In  December,  1856,  Dista'ict  school  No.  1,  at  Toulon  Avas  taught  by 
C'harles  Myers,  who  received  $30  per  month  for  instructing  seventy- 
eight  pu[)ils.  Miss  E.  J.  Creighton  was  assistant.  At  this  time  the 
senior  boys  and  girls  attended  the  seminary.  During  the  previous 
summer,  Oliver  White  and  Miss  Hubl)ard  were  the  teachers.  Union 
District  school  was  presided  over  in  February,  1856,  by  J.  E.  Hickok, 
who  receiv^ed  $20  per  month  and  board.  There  were  fifty-six  puj)ils 
enrolled,  but  only  eighteen  present.  There  was  no  chair  to  be  seen 
here  at  this  time.  In  1857  a  writing  school  was  conducted  at  Toulon 
by  II.  L.  Bailey.  On  May,  20th,  that  year,  sjieciniens  of  his  ]iupils"' 
work  were  submitted  to  a  committee  com})rising  Thomas  Hall,  Charles 
Myers  and  Nelson  F.  Atkins,  who  indorsed  his  method  of  instruction 
and  testified  to  marked  im})rovenient  in  the  wi'itiiig  of  the  })npils,  par- 
ticularly that  of  Isabella  Pierce. 


282  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

In  the  fall  of  1858  the  school  house  on  Soap  Hill  and  that  west  of 
the  fair  grounds,  were  completed.  Wm.  Campbell  became  ]irincipal 
of  Toulon  seminary  in  September,  1858.  In  March,  1859,  Isaac  C. 
Reed  and  Oliver  Whitaker,  school  directors,  announced  that  Mr.  Car- 
penter's school,  or  District  No.  1,  would  embrace  all  Toulon,  south  of 
Main  and  west  of  Olive,  and  also  the  senior  male  pupils  of  the  whole 
town.  It  was  also  announced  that  Mrs.  Burg-e  would  commence  scliool 
in  the  seminary,  March  16th,  taking  in  all  between  Main  and  Thomas 
streets,  except  the  senior  male  pupils.  Miss  Mary  Perry  opened  a 
select  school  here  in  June,  1860.  Prior  to  that  she  was  teacher  of 
what  was  known  as  the  "  Fair-ground  "  school. 

In  October,  1861  Oliver  Whitaker  and  Branson  Lowman  resigned 
as  school  directors,  when  Davis  Lowman  and  Warham  Mordoif  were 
elected.  They,  with  J.  C.  Reed,  formed  the  board.  In  March  1862, 
Joshua  Thorp  proposed  to  teach  the  high  school  for  $30  per  month,  on 
condition  that  he  be  authorized  to  em]:)loy  a  female  assistant.  Ellen 
King  was  engaged  as  teacher  in  the  brick  schoolhouse  and  Mary  AYhita- 
ker  in  the  Fair-ground  school.  Mr.  Thorp  presided  over  the  seminary 
from  Octol)er,  1S61  to  February  1862,  with  Mar}'  Perry  assistant. 
Olive  Decker  taught  at  Soap  Hill,  Elizabeth  Marvin  and  Mary  Beatty 
assistants  in  the  brick  school.  During  the  war  it  appears  there  were 
no  records  kept  beyond  the  ordinary  cash  book.  The  schools,  however, 
were  regularly  carried  on,  several  teachers'  names  aj)pearing.  In  April 
1886,  Patrick  Nowlan  was  appointed  clerk  of  board,  vice  Oliver 
White,  resigned,  and  subsequently  elected  for  three  years.  S.  M. 
Dewey  took  Amos  P.  Gill's  place,  and  on  September  1866,  David 
Tinlin  was  chosen,  vice  S.  M.  Dewey,  deceased.  B.  Gr.  Hall  was  princi- 
])al  of  the  seminary  from  April  1866  ;  Mrs.  P.  O.  Hall  in  the  grammar 
department.  Miss  S.  A.  Beatty  in  brick  school.  Miss  C.  Robinson  in  Fair- 
ground school.  Miss  E.  S.  Til'den  at  Soap  Hill.  In  August  1867,  forty- 
seven  votes  were  recorded  for  and  fifteen  against  the  purchase  of  the 
seminary  from  the  county.  Calvin  Eastman  was  elected  a  director  in 
August,  1868,  John  Berfield  in  April,  1869,  Benjamin  Turner  in  1870.  In 
September,  187<>,  Robert  Blackwell,  principal;  with  Charles  Myers, 
Anna  G.  Murphy,  Sarah  Berfield,  Fanny  Young,  Ruth  Thomas  presided 
in  the  schools  of  Toulon.  Stephen  Lloyd,  director  in  1871,  and  James 
M.  Brown  in  1872.  In  April  of  this  year  it  was  resolved  to  erect  a 
new  school-building,  and  on  August  10  an  election  was  held  to  consider 
the  question  of  building  a  $15,000  house.  In  July  Frank  Matthews 
was  chosen  principal.  The  question  of  building  was  decided  by  sixty- 
five  votes  for,  nine  contra.  The  school  census  of  the  district  taken  in 
l!s72  showed  the  population  to  be  1,010.  In  February  1875,  the  new 
school-building  was  completed  and  opened.  Frank  Matthews,  Manning 
Hall,  Sarah  Berfield,  Pauline  Shallenberger  and  Kate  Kefi'er  were  the 
teachers. 

In  1878  Benjamin  Turner  was  a  director  and  clerk.  In  1879,  David 
J.  Walker  was  elected  director  and  clerk  vice  Benjamin  Turner ;  in 
1880,  Caleb  M.S.  Lyon;  in  1881,  Theodore  Bacmeister;  in  1882,  Allen 
P.  Miller;  in  1888,  Gus.  Ilulsizer  was  chosen  director,  Allen  P.  Miller 
being  clerk  in  1883,  1881  and  1885.     In  1885  Gus.  Hulsizer  was  chosen 


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TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  283 

clerk.  Warren  Williams  was  elected  director  in  1884  ;  Jeremiah  Lyon, 
and  James  iSTowljin,  in  1885,  and  James  Xowlan  director  and  clerk,  m 
1886.  The  records  point  out  the  name  of  Samuel  Burge  as  treasurer 
from  1880  to  the  present  time.  In  July,  1881,  Frank  S.  Rosseter  was 
engaged  as  principal  of  the  schools  at  $1,000  per  year  of  eight  or  nine 
months,  witli  Miss  Amy  Reed,  assistant.  R.  J.  Dickenson,  Sarah  Ber- 
field,  Mar}^  Christy  and  Marian  Starrett  were  also  employed  —  the  first 
named  in  the  grammar  school.  In  February,  1883,  Mr.  Rosseter  re- 
signed, and  in  March  Edgar  P.  Hawes  took  charge,  but  moved  to 
Arkansas  shortly  after.  In  May,  1883,  Edmund  C.  Barto  was  appoint- 
ed ])rinci])al  at  $900  per  annum.  Prof.  E.  C.  Barto  resigned  May  8, 
1881.  when  Miss  Amy  Reed  was  appointed  to  fill  his  term.  At  this 
time  Amy  Reed,  Alice  Cowles,  Mar}^  Christy.  Mirriam  Starrett,  Adna 
T.  Smith,  with  Mr.  Barto,  formed  the  teaching  staff.  In  1881:  Hamil- 
ton Rennick  and  Cora  Keffer  were  added  to  the  stafi".  The  enrollment 
was  220.  At  this  time,  also,  the  academical  board,  with  John  F. 
Rhodes,  Orlando  Brace,  Samuel  Burge,  H.  Miner  and  T.  Bacmeister 
operated  with  the  district  board. 

In  May,  1884,  J.  W.  Stephens  was  engaged  as  principal  at  $1,000 
per  annum;  Miss  M.  Y.  Neale,  teacher  in  "Xew  Grade,"  Mrs.  Hel- 
en Middlekauf  assisted  in  High  School,  and  Miss  M.  A.  Lyon,  vice  Miss 
Starrett,  resigned.  In  May,  1885,  a  petition  of  50  citizens  w^as  pre- 
sented, asking  that  J.  W.  Stephens  be  retained  as  principal.  There  is 
no  further  record  relating  to  changes  at  this  time,  w4th  the  exception 
of  Mr.  Broomall's  name  appearing  as  principal  in  a  record  of  meeting 
held  August  6,  1885,  although  his  appointment  dates  from  June  3, 
1885.  The  names  of  Hattie  Byatt  and  Dora  Plighter  appear  as  teach- 
ers under  date  October,  1885.  H.  W.  Newland  has  served  the  district 
as  school  janitor  almost  from  the  date  of  the  establishment  of  this 
office.  In  1885  the  directors  were,  Warren  Williams,  Jeremiah 
Lyon  and  James  Nowlan.  The  corps  of  teachers  was  made  up  as 
follows:  High  School,  J.  H.  Broomall,  principal,  Miss  Amy  Reed,  as- 
sistant ;  second  grammar  department,  J.  H.  Rennick ;  first  grammar 
department,  Miss  Maidell  Lyon ;  intermediate  department.  Miss  Hattie 
Byatt ;  second  primary  department,  Miss  Dora  Pliter,  and  first  primary 
department,  Miss  Mary  Christy. 

The  statistics  of  Toulon  High  School  for  year  ending  June,  188<), 
show  25  male  and  12  female  pupils,  of  whom  18  male  and  20  female 
pupils  were  in  their  first  je-AY ;  5  males  and  10  females  in  their  second 
year,  and  2  males  and  12  females  in  their  third  year  of  studies.  The 
highest  monthly  salary  paid  was  $112.50.  The  classes  formed  in  Sep- 
tember, 1880,  are,  Rhetoric,  12  scholars;  Grammar,  10;  Arithmetic, 
38;  Geograpl\y,  1(5;  Physical  Geography,  16;  U.  S.  History,  18;  Al- 
gebra, 5  ;  Natural  Philosophy,  17  ;  Botany,  3  ;  First  Lesson  in  Latin,  2 ; 
Ca?sar,  3 ;  sandwiched  with  Reading,  Writing  and  Spelling.  Geom- 
etry, of  which  there  6  scholars ;  Physiology,  8  ;  Bookkeeping,  8  ;  His- 
tory and  Zoology,  will  be  taken  up  and  finishetl  during  the  year. 

The  Toulon  xVcademy  was  opened  October  12,  1883,  with  J.  W. 
Ste]J]ens,  of  Eldora,  la.,  principal.  Rev.  D.  G.  Stouffer,  drawing  mas- 
ter, Miss  May  Cad}^,  music,  and  Gus  Hulsizer,  penmanship.  This 
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284  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

school  \Vcis  designed  to  offer  a  course  of  study,  which  \vas  not  provided 
for  in  the  curriculum  of  the  Hio-h  School  at  that  time.  Among  the 
original  supporters  of  this  academy  were,  J.  F.  Rhodes,  Sarah  A.  Cham- 
berlain, J.  A.  Henderson,  B.  F.  Thompson,  B.  C.  Follett,  Harrison 
Miner,  Andrew  Oliver,  Callison  &  Newton,  C.  M.  Swank,  R.  H.  Mc- 
Keighan,  T.  Bacmeister,  "Wells  White,  A.  P.  Miller,  W.  T.  Hall,  Chas. 
P.  Dewey,  D.  S.  Hewitt,  G.  W.  Dewey,  sr.,  S.  J.  Connelly,  W.  W. 
Wriglit,  D.  J.  Davis,  Gus  Hulsizer,  S.  K.  Conover,  Miles  A.  Fuller,  R. 
J.  Dickenson,  Starrett  Bros.,  John  H.  Ogle,  S.  M.  Adams,  Sauiuel 
Burge,  Orlando  Brace,  J.  M.  Brown,  Robert  Armstrong,  Geo.  Arm- 
strong, James  H.  Miller,  Abel  Armstrong  and  J.  H.  Quinn.  The  acad- 
emy meets  the  expectations  of  its  originators,  and  continues  to  afford 
facilities  for  acquiring  a  good  knowledge  of  the  arts  and  sciences,  —  a 
practical,  commercial  or  literary  education.  The  following  is  the  acad- 
emical board  of  trustees  elected  in  August,  1886:  Dr.  Bacmeister,  Sam- 
uel Burge,  J.  F.  Rhodes,  Robert  Armstrong  and  E.  B.  Starrett. 

/Secret  Societies. — Toulon  lodge,  No.  03,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  was 
chartered  October  10,  1850,  with  AV.  W.  Drummond,  William  Rose, 
Orin  Maxfield,  Ellison  Annis,  Henry  Butler,  W^illiam  A.  Reed  an(l 
Samuel  Thomas,  with  the  three  first  named  W.  M.,  S.  W.,  and  J.  W., 
respectively.  Among  the  old  members  the  name  of  Benjamin  Turner 
must  be  mentioned.  In  Noveml)er,  1850,  the  first  cliarter  election  was 
lield,  when  the  following-named  officers  were  chosen :  William  F. 
Thomas,  treasurer;  T.  J.  Henderson,  secretary;  William  A.  Reed, 
S.  D. ;  General  Samuel  Thomas,  J.  D. ;  Simon  S.  Heller,  S.  S. ;  Thomas 
J.  Wright,  J.  S. ;  C.  F.  White,  Tyler.  The  masters  of  the  lodge,  suc- 
ceeiling  W.  W.  Drummond  in  the  order  of  service,  were  William  B. 
Smith,  Alexander  Moncrief,  Thomas  J.  Henderson,  James  A.  Hender- 
son. Elisha  Greenfield,  George  Bradley,  Martin  Shallenberger,  George 
A.  Lowman,  and  Levi  Silliman.  Since  the  destruction  of  the  masonic 
hall,  cliarter  and  records,  May  17,  1877,  the  following  masters  have 
been  elected:  E.  Greenfield,  1877;  Levi  Silliman,  1878;  B.  F.  Thoni])- 
son,  1879-81;  E.  Greenfield,  1881;  B.  F.  Thompson,  1882;  Levi  Silli- 
man, 1883-8(5;  and  J.  Knox  Hall,  1886-88.  The  seci'etaries  during 
the  time  have  been  D.  Tinlin,  1877;  Charles  Mvers,  1878-80;  I.  N. 
Wade,  1880;  B.  F.  Thompson,  1881;  P.  M.  Blair,  1882;  Llenry  M. 
Hall  1883-85 ;  Robert  Fell,  1887.  The  other  officers  for  1887  are  Col- 
burn  J.  Robins,  S.  W. ;  W.  F.  Young,  vice  John  W.  Morrison,  J.  W. ; 
Jolm  A.  Slocum,  treasurer;  Levi  Silliman,  S.  D. ;  Knox  Keffer,  J.  D. ; 
1).  M.  Hill,  C. ;  Henry  A.  Brainard,  Tyler;  Col.  William  Jackson, 
S.  Steward,  John  A.  Maxfield,  J.  Steward. 

The  record  of  members  gives  the  fohowing  names :  James  G. 
Armstrong,  W.  B.  Armstrong,  Milton  M.  Adams,  George  Bradley, 
W.  G.  Bradley,  Daniel  M.  Beers,  Theo.  Bacmeister,  John  Black,  Mel- 
ville A.  Bass,  P.  M.  Blair,  H.  A.  Brainard,  William  Chamberlain, 
James  Culberts(jn,  James  Cinnamon,  William  Ciniiamon,  D.  J.  Davis, 
James  W.  Dexter,  D.  Fast,  Jr.,  Alex.  Y.  Fuller,  Chancey  D.  Fuller, 
Robei't  Fell,  Oliver  Frame,  Herman  Geisenheyner,  David  Guyre, 
Elisha  (ii-eenfield,  George  Green,  B.  G.  Hall,  Henry  M.  Hall,  Henry 
().  Jackson,  Ilavilah   B.  Johnson,  AYilliam  Lowman,  George  A.  Low- 


TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  285 

man,  James  Tv.  P.  Lowman,  0.  M.  S.  Lyon,  Elias  Lyon,  George  S. 
Lawrence,  Gus.  A.  Lmdbloom,  Charles  McComsey,  James  Montooth, 
John  A.  Maxfield,  Charles  Myers,  John  Moore,  I.  L.  Kewraan,  W.  B. 
N^elson,  William  Ogle,  M.  Shallenberger,  John  H.  Ogle,  Colburn  J, 
Kobins,  T.  M.  Shallenberger,  Wheeler  B.  Sweet,  Levi  Silliman,  Benja- 
min Tnrner,  Bnshrod  Tapp,  Samuel  Thomas,  David  Tinlin,  James  M. 
Tate,  Thomas  S.  Wright,  George  H.  White,  Benjamin  AVhitwell,  Jacob 
Walther,  John  A.  Colthar,  W.  F.  Johnson,  R.  J.  Curtiss,  W.  P. 
Gnlick,  Charles  Thorpe,  Thorpe  Dwight,  George  C.  Maxfield,  Jesse 
Likens,  Charles  L.  Lame,  Charles  Atherton,  John  Hepperly,  John 
W<^l)b('r,  W.  A.  Reed,  James  Kerns,  Jolm  C.  Eckle}^,  Robert  A.  Turn- 
hull.  Dana  H.  Maxfield,  William  IS'.  Brown,  Simeon  Hall,  John  H. 
Funk,  A.  W.  Atwood,  John  N.  Davis,  John  H.  Funk,  S.  P.  Jackson, 
A.  C.  Bradley,  S.  J.  Connelly. 

Eastern  Star  Chapter,  No.  10,  was  chartered  October  2,  1877,  with 
the  following  members:  Sisters  —  E.  L.  Lowman,  Diantha  Green,  Lucy 
Green,  Anne  Bradlev,  R.  S.  Turner,  Sarah  Turner,  A.  R.'Curtiss,  Anne 
Thomas,  Martha  Myers,  S.  M.  Keffer,  S.  E.  Fraser,  S.  M.  Robins,  Sarah 
Guyre,  Florence  Guyre,  A.  E.  Lawrence,  Minerva  Lyon,  Cynthia  Rose, 
L.  "Guyre,  Effie  Lyon,  L.  A.  Mercer,  Kate  Keffer,  Ada  Johnson,  A. 
Luke'ns,  Flora  Cinnamon,  M.  R.  Bradley,  Clara  Guyre,  Jane  Maxfield, 
M.  Montieth,  L.  Fast.  Brothers  —  William  Lowman.  John  Green,  J. 
K.  P.  Lowman,  G.  S.  Lawrence,  George  Bradley,  Benjamin  Turner,  R. 
J.  Curtiss,  Samuel  Thomas,  S.  A.  Lowman,  Charles  Myers,  George 
Green,  James  Fraser,  John  Black,  David  Guyre,  C.  Robins,  Elias  Lyon, 
W.  F.  Johnson,  Levi  Silliman,  J.  A.  Maxfield,  James  Cinnamon  and 
James  Montooth.  The  organization,  chartered  February  17,  1871,  the 
reco]'ds  of  which  were  destroyed  in  the  fire  of  1877,  claimed  the 
greater  number  of  this  membership. 

Stark  Lodge,  No.  96,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  was  organized  November  8,  1851, 
under  charter  of  October  17,  1851,  with  Amos  P.  Gill,  Oliver  Whita- 
ker,  Thomas  J.  Wright,  Alexander  Moncrief  and  William  Clark  mem- 
bers, with  A.  Moncrief,  Y.  G.,  and  Oliver  Whitaker,  R.  S.  From  1802  to 
April,  1866,  the  lodge  was  suspended.  The  record  of  membership  is  as  fol- 
lows :  Alexander  Moncrieff,  Amos  P.  Gill,  d.,  Oliver  Whitaker,  Thomas 
J.  Wright,  all  P.  G.'s ;  William  Clark,  Benjamin  Turner,  C.  R.  Mor- 
ton, W.  B.  Sweet,  S.,  J.  W.  Henderson,  C.  L.  Eastman,  S.,  W.  F. 
Thomas,  d.,  George  A.  Clifford,  S.,  d.,  Peter  Fast,  d.,  M.  P.  Armstrong, 
Thomas  J.  Henderson,  P.  G.,  William  Chamberlain,  d.,  P.  G.,  for  j^ears 
treasurer  of  the  lodge,  William  Lowman,  P.  G.,  J.  A.  Cooley,  Cyril 
Ward,  T.  W.  Newland,  John  A.  Williams,  P.  L.  N.  Duston,  Samuel  M. 
Dewey,  W.  H.  Shugart,  P.  G.,  Abram  Smith,  Josiah  Fast,  Edgar  Cod- 
ding, Samuel  S.  Kaysbeir,  P.  G.,  Robert  F.  Henry,  Robert  Winter,  N. 
Schumick,  W.  B.  Armstrong,  Daniel  M.  Beers,  Cyrus  Sweet,  P.  G., 
Clinton  Fuller,  John  J.  Boyd,  J.  A.  Pratt,  John  Garrett,  Jr.,  T.  D. 
Fitch,  Charles  G.  Beamont,  Ralph  E.  Tenney,  G.  N.  Palmer,  David 
Whiffen,  Edward  Keffer,  d.,  P.  G.,  Allien 'M.  Pinney,  E.  Pinney, 
Stephen  N.  Fezzler,  W.  A.  Sweet,  P.  G.,  Allen  Cross,  Robert  Robb.  P. 
G.,  Adonijah  Tavlor,  James  Culbertson,  R.  G.  William,  Wm.  I.  Shirts, 
P.  G.,  A.  M.  Black,  ( ).  W.  Negus,  Syl.  McKenzie,  Nelson  Prout,  John 


286  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNIT. 

Slociuii,  P.  G.,  Stacy  Coppertliwaite,  P.  G.,  Jos.  Robb,  John  Black,  S., 
Jos.  Shallenberger,  W.  R.  Legg,  P.  G.,  Wm.  Harper,  C.  F.  Jackson,  H. 
A.  Holts,  John  Hawks,  Isaac  N.  Kidd,  I\^.  M.  Whiff  en,  C.  W.  Brown,  H. 
W.  Kewland,  Benj.  F.  Fuller,  Jas.  A.  Xewland,  S.,  Baton  Byon,  P.  G., 
O.  C.  Griswold,  H.  B.  Wells,  Clark  Newcomer,  Addison  Edwards, 
Martin  Kern,  John  Jackson,  Carlos  B.  Thorpe,  F.  D.  Hotchkiss, 
Nathan  Langford,  John  J.  Pollok,  S.;  Zach.  Sliugart;  Fred.  Russell, 
Charles  Rhodes,  Hugh  Stockner,  Thomas  D.  Swan.  Elias  Stockner. 
Robert  AYoods,  Charles  McCumsey,  James  H.  Quinn,  James  Gillen. 
Stephen  D.  Breese,  Allen  C.  Copperthwaite,  William  Baldwin,  John 
Evans,  Cyrus  N.  Schofield,  Jolm  W.  Morrison,  William  C.  New- 
mire.  Henrv  Staufer,  Harrod  Murnan,  Alilton  Headlev,  B.  C.  Dennis, 
Benjamin  G.  Yule,  Robert  Holmes,  Henry  Jones,  Thomas  Downey, 
William  C.  Burdett,  Warren  Williams.  Yal.  B.  Thornton,  P.  G.;  Samuel 
J.  Connelly,  Josiah  Higgins,  Abner  J.  Sturm,  William  Holgate, 
AV.  A.  Welchei',  William  S.  Templeton,  V.  G.;  Peter  Lane,  David 
Crum,  M.  IVIilton  Adams,  Julius  Ives,  Patrick  H.  Woods,  Lewis  W. 
Williams,  John  G.  Robertson,  Richard  Iloadiey,  Jerrv  J).  Woods,  Jos. 
Smethurst,  F.  B.  Little  A.  D.  Brodhead,  C.  D.  Ward,  Samuel  M. 
Adams,  S.;  William  Headley.  Cyrus  Bocock,  Alexander  R.  Hepperl3% 
Ste])hen  W.  Maring,  John  M.  Brown,  Benjamin  C.  Follett.  Amos 
G.  Goodheart,  C.  E.  Harrington,  John  C.  Lawrence,  James  Kernes, 
D.  S.  Hewitt,  P.  G.;  M.  W.  Benjamin,  A.  Christie,  Robert  J.  Dickinson, 
William  Sourk,  Stephen  Deaver,  Charles  E.  Stone,  Daniel  Wol- 
gamood,  Russell  Carr,  P.  G.;  Alva  Higgins,  Thomas  J.  Likens,  Charles 
R.  Carr,  Lloyd  Crawford,  Anton  Sundquist,  George  ]\IcKeighan.  W.  W. 
Rhodes,  S.;  S.  A.  Millei",  John  E.  Smith,  R.  O.  Phillips.  Alex.  Headley, 
John  W.  Cisney,  George  F.  Wise,  Almeron  X.  Harris,  Geo.  R.  Sisna, 
W.  H.  Brown,  M.  A.  Dougherty,  Stewart  Moore,  Oliver  White,  Charles 
A.Norholm,  William  F.  Thatcher,  Andrew  Galbi-aith,  Hugh  Gal- 
braith,  Nelson  J.  Olson,  Perry  J.  Nelson,  Dennis  Lee,  Benjamin 
Whitwell,  Henry  M.  Hall,  Leroy  F.  Morrison  (Idaho),  George  E.  Carr, 
Gustave  E.  Peterson,  W.  S.  Carver,  S.;  Benjamin  J.  Perry,  W.  Anson 
McCance,  William.  F.  Templeton,  John  F.  Barton,  Caspar  J.  Maxlield, 
William  R.  Bennett,  W.  A.  Fell,  David  J.  Walker,  P.  G.;  Robert,  C. 
Wright,  James  M.  Lowraan,  Fred.  A.  Jackson,  William  H.  Sturm, 
James  Sturm,  J.  P.  Headley,  Matthew  McKeeghen,  Chancy  R.  Miner, 
Charles  H.  Christie,  George  A.  Thomas,  S  ;  A.  Baldwin,  S.;  John 
Hook,  Orlando  Bi'uce,  Joseph  H.  Drinnin,  Howard  Stanley,  P.  G.; 
Laton  D.  Maxlield,  George  Starritt,  Elisha  H.  Phelps,  R,  B.  Rhodes, 
Kenslev  Matthew,  Frank  S  Rosseter,  John  W.  White,  George 
W.  Moffat.  David  M.  Flora,  John  Stires,  W.  H.  Stii-es,  Winfield  AV. 
Fuller,  C.  F.  Jackson,  C.  S.  Bristol,  Eli  Emerv,  G.  H.  Beaumond, 
Simeon  E.  Callison,  Dr.  H.  L.  Pratt,  V.  B.  Ingram,  T.  H.  Maxfield, 
I\  G.;  C.  A.  Johnson,  Gus.  Hulsizer,  J.  C.  Perry,  F.  B.  Ilallock,  F.  AV. 
AVaddell.  George  C.  A'^an  Osdell,  Eugene  Rose,  D.  G.  Stouffei-, 
Bethuel  Pierson,  S.;  J.  F.  AVaddell,  F.  AV.  Lyon,  George  E.  Downend, 
Thomas  H.  Carlin,  S.;  John  AY.  Scott,  AYilliam  F.  Newland,  Nathan 
I).  Alaxfield.  AY.  A.  Xewton,  Martin  B.  Downend.  James  II.  Rennick, 
AVilliam  AV.   Vox.   Xoi-nian    E.   Pomurov.   Alex.    J.    Forbes.  John    P. 


TOtJLON    TOWNSHIP.  ^87 

Williams,  Dr.  Lemuel  L.  Long.  W.  T.  Lloyd,  Charles  W.  Kellogg, 
John  Ilanna,  Frank  J.  Marlatt,  Charles  INfyers  (Peoria),  John  A. 
Williams,  Wallace  W.  Carr,  W.  H.  Sexsmith,  Edward  Sellon,  William 
H.  Bartram.     The  actual  active  membership  is  76. 

Rebekah  Degree,  Star  Lodge,  No.  110,  was  instituted  February  16, 
1882,  bv  Grand  Secretary  N.  C.  IS^ason,  of  Peoria,  as  G.  M.;  U.  H. 
Brown,^P.  G.,  of  Lafayette,  as  D.  G.  M.;  P.  G.  Cruchfield,  of  Wood- 
hull,  G.  Sec;  P.  G.  Franks,  of  Peoria,  G.  Treas.;  P.  G.  Greibell,  of 
Peoria,  G.  Sent.  After  the  lodge  was  instituted  the  following  officers 
were  elected  and  installed :  D.  S.  Hewitt,  ]S^.  G.;  Mrs.  V.  13.  Thorn- 
ton, V.  G.;  J.  M.  Brown,  Sec;  Mrs.  Stanley,  Fin.  Sec;  Mrs.  D. 
Chamberlain,  Treas. 

Temperance  ^Yorl\ — The  Washingtonian  Temperance  Society  was 
organized  in  1845,  and  for  a  few  years  did  ver}^  effective  work. 

The  Sons  of  Temperance  was  chartered  in  Februar}^  1848,  with  the 
following  members :  John  W.  Henderson,  Martin  Shallenberger,  Benj. 
Turner,  Patrick  ]\[.  Blair,  Thomas  J.  Henderson,  Ira  Ward,  sr.,  Wheeler 
B.  Sweet,  Oliver  Whitaker,  W.  W.  Drummond,  Simon  S.  Heller,  John 
A.  Williams,  L'a  Ward,  jr.,  and  Sani'l  G.  Butler.  In  1848-9,  this  asso- 
ciation erected  a  hall,  which  was  subsequently  owned  by  the  Masonic 
l)0(ly,  just  north  of  the  old  M.  E.  Church.  The  public  good  effected  by 
this  organization  is  incalculable.  Through  association  drunkards  were 
reclaimed;  moral  lepers  cured;  but  an  ultra  element  grew  up  w^ithin 
it,  introduced  politics,  destroyed  its  usefulness,  and  ultimately  killed 
the  lodge  itself. 

Arthur  Lodge,  No.  454,  I.  O.  G.  T.,  was  chartered  in  October,  1863, 
with  the  following  named  meml)ers:  Amos  P.  Gill,  Patrick  Nowlan, 
Mary  P.  Nowlan,  Delphine  Whitaker,  Mary  E.  Beatty,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Myers,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Fuller,  Charles  Myers,  Samuel  Burge,  John  D. 
Walker,  S.  S.  Kaysbier,  Wm.  Lowman,'M.  A.  Fuller  and  A.  C.  Price. 

Division  No.  3  Sons  of  Temperance,  was  organized  March  17,  1875, 
with  Levi  Silliman  presiding.  Oliver  Whitaker,  Oliver  White,  Mrs. 
Mary  Merriman,  Frank  Eastman,  IL  Y.  Godfrey,  Orlando  Brace,  R. 
H.  Price,  Manning  Hall,  and  other  members  of  the  former  Good 
Templars  lodge,  belonging. 

The  I.  O.  G.  T.  organized  a  lodge  at  Toulon  in  February,  1880,  with 
42  members.  The  officers  in  order  of  rank  were:  A.  P.  Miller,  Robert 
Fell,  Miss  Effie  Lyon,  Elder  Berry,  F.  S.  Rosseter,  Mrs.  A.  P.  Miller, 
King  Matthews  and  R.  H.  Price. 

Women's  Christian  Temperance  LTnion  is  noticed  further  on. 

Earnest  Lodge,  No.  191, 1.  O.  G.  T.,  was  organized  at  the  Methodist 
Church,  Toulon,  March  4,  18b6.  J.  M.  French  i)resided,  with  Gus. 
Hulsizer.  secretar}^  The  permanent  officers  elected,  were  A.  F.  Stick- 
ney,  W.  C.  T. ;  Mrs.  Marv  Lake,  W.  \.  T.;  P.  P.  Johnson,  W.  T.; 
Gus.  Hulsizer,  W.  S. ;  Robert  Fell,  W.  F.  S. ;  Chas.  Eicholz,  W.  M. ; 
Rev.  W.  W.  Carr,  W.  P.  W.  C.  T. ;  C.  W.  Hall,  A¥.  L.  S. ;  I.  N.  Wit- 
ter, W.  C. ;  Miss  May  Smith,  W.  I.  G. ;  Will  Newton,  W.  O.  S.  The 
name  of  the  lodge  was  suggested  by  C.  W.  Hall.  The  signers  of  the 
petition  for  a  charter  were:  Eva  Turner,  Sarah  Bennett,  M.  L, 
McClenahan,  Cora    Ileadley,  David   Johnson,   S.  R.  Blackner,  Cora 


288  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUKTY. 

Edwards,  L.  Ed\Yards,  Alice  Edwards,  Austin  and  Wni.  Eyck,  Peter  F. 
Bradv,  E.  Fell,  Mrs.  Lake,  Ed.  IS^ewland,  Samuel  Johnson,  Oscar 
Hendley,  C.  D.  Ward,  Ella  Bennett,  Clias.  W.  Eicholz.  Wm.  Hogle, 
Wells  White,  G.  Cratford,  P.  P.  Johnson,  Bertie  Hall,  C.  B.  and 
Harry  Hall,  Mrs.  A.  Hall,  H.  Foglesong,  Andrew  Whitaker,  A.  L.  and 
P.  A.  Johnson,  J.  W.  Plumber,  J.  H.  and  C.  W.  Hall,  John  East- 
man, A.  F.  Stickne}",  Mrs.  L.  A.  Brainard,  Bell  Adams,  Mabel  Fell, 
W.  A.  Newton,  Gus.  Hulsizer,  Isaac  M.  and  Etta  Witter,  Minnie 
Blust,  W.  W.  Carr,  A.  Christy,  Ma}"  Smith  and  Anina  McConisey. 
Man}''  of  all  who  signed  the  petition  did  not  become  members,  but  in 
March,  1886,  others  were  admitted,  among  whom  were  Emma  and 
Plessie  Follett,  Percy  Pennick,  John  Geer,  S.  J.  Sharp,  Geo.  Walker, 
Geo.  Grim  and  Fanny  Thorp. 

W.  W.  Wright  Fost  —  ^o.  327,  G.  A.  E.,  was  chartered  August  20, 
1883.  The  original  members  are  the  first  twenty-five  on  record,  name, 
native  state,  date  of  enlistment,  rank,  company  and  regiment,  and 
term  of  service  being  given : 

John  M.  Brown,  Va.,  Oct.  1,  1^61,  Sergt.,  Co.  K,  47  111.  Inf.,  3  vrs.,  promoted  Capt. 

Orlando  Brace,  111..  Sept.  10,  1862,  private,  Co.  A,  124  111.  Inf.',  ^iV  yrs.,  promoted 
corporal,  wounded  at  Spanish  Fort. 

George  H.  Martin,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  1,  1861,  private,  Co.  K,  47  111.  Inf.,  until  Julv,  1865. 

George  H.  Martin,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  1,  1861,  l.st  Lieut.,  Co.  B,  7  111.  Inf.,  to  close  of  war. 

.James  Price,  Kv.,  Aug.  21,  1862,  private,  Co.  E,  88  111.  Inf.,  10  mos. ,  dis.  for  dis. 

Rohert  H.  Price,  111.,  Aug.  21,  1862,  private,  Co.  E,  83  111.  Inf.,  2  vrs.  and  10  mo.s. 

Robert  J.  Dickinson,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  5,  1862,  private,  Co.  B,  127  111.  Inf.,  12i^  mos., 
wounded. 

William  W.  Wright,  111.,  June  1,  1864,,  private,  Co.  H,  139  111.  Inf.,  5  mos..  clo.se 
of  term. 

Andrew  Galbraith,  Pa.,  Aug.  18,  1862,  marine  artillery,  disbanded. 

Andrew  Galbraith.  Pa.,  Aug.  18,  1862,  U.  S.  navv,  term  expired. 

Andrew  Galbraith,  Pa.,  Feb.  24,  1865,  2d  Lieut.,  Co.  I,  151  111.  Inf.,  11  mos. 

Samuel  M.  Adam.s,  O.,  Sept.  20,  1862,  private,  Co.  F,  112  111.  Inf  .  2%  yrs. 

Edwin  Butler,  111.,  Sept.  20,  1862,  .sergeant,  Co.  F,  112  III.  Inf.,  2%  yrs. 

Austin  C.  Himes,  Pa.,  Sept.  20,  1862,^private,  Co.  F,  112  111.  Inf.,  2^  yrs. 

John  F.  Rhodes,  111.,  Sept.  20,  1862,  corporal,  Co.  F,  112  111.  Inf.,  1  yr.  and  10  mos., 
wounded. 

David  Tinlin,  Can.,  Sept.  20,  1862,  private,  Co.  F,  112  111.  Inf.,  2  yrs.  and  8  mos., 
dis.  for  dis. 

Jesse  Likens,  Pa.,  Aug.  15,  1862,  private,  Co.  F,  112  111.  Inf.,  transferred. 

Je-sse  Likens,  Pa.,  Nov.  17,  1864,  private,  Co.  K.  2d  Y.  R.  C,  2li  yrs.,  dis.  for  dis. 

Bradford  F.  Thompson,  Me.,  Sept.  20,  1862,  1st  Sergt.,  Co.  B,  112  111.  Inf.,  2%  yrs., 
captured. 

]\Iatthew  H.  Rounds,  X.  Y.,  Sept.  30.  1864,  private,  Co.  B,  20  111.  Inf.,  9  mos. 

Gus.  Hulsizer,  N.  J.,  Mav  31,  1864,  private,  Co.  H,  134  111.  Inf..  5  mos. 

Gus.  Hulsizer,  N.  J.,  Feb.  27,  1865,  private,  Co.  A,  32  111.  Inf.,  9  mos. 

Charles  E.  Shinn,  111.,  Sept.  2,  1861.  private,  Co.  B,  33  111.  Inf.,  4  vrs.  and  2  mos. 

Thomas  Gemmell.  111..  Aug.  29.  1861,  private,  Co.  A,  30  111.  Inf.,  3  yrs.  11  mos. 

Bethuel  Pierson.  Pa.,  Fel).  7,  1865,  private,  Co.  I,  151  111.  Inf.,  111.;  mos. 

W.  F.  Xewland,  Ind.,  Auff.  1863,  private,  Co.  F,  79  Ind.  Inf.,  6  mos.,  dis.  for  dis. 

Daniel  S.  Hewitt,  Pa.,  Feb.  26,  1864,  private,  Co.  C,  1st  Batt.  M.  M. 

James  A.  Henderson,  Tenn.,  Feb.  1,  1865,  private,  Co.  F,  marine  Art.,  11  mos. 

William  Hughes,  IMich.,  Aug.  1862,  private,  Co.  I,  18  Mich.  Inf. 

William  Hughes,  Mich.,  Xov.  1863,  private,  Co.  D,  11  Mich.  Cav. 

Henrv  B.  Perry,  W.  Ya.,  Sept.  20,  1862,  corporal.  Co.  F,  112  111.  Inf.,  2%  yrs. 

Ambler  T.  Massac,  111.,  Aug.  20,  1864,  private,  Co.  B,  29  111.  Inf.,  14i^  mos. 

Wm.  H.  Tavlor,  111.,  May  1,  1861,  private,  Co.  G,  8  Mo.  Cav.,  SIJ^  mos. 

Chas.  E.  Hill,  Va.,  Nov.  11,  1863,  private,  Co.  I,  11  U.  S.  Col.  Art.,  23)^  mos. 

James  P.  Headlv.  111.,  Aug.  12,  1862,  Co.  F,  112  111.  Inf.,  34  months. 

David  G.  Stouffer,  Pa.,  Aus.  8,  1862,  Co.  B,  127  Penn.  Inf.,  9  months. 


'I'OULON    TOWNSTITP,  2.^1> 

Darius  Demuut,  N.  J.,  Aug.  12,  1862,  Co.  F,  112  111  Inf.,  35  mdullis. 

Darius  Demunt,  N.  J.,  Aug.  30,  1863,  V.  R.  Cav.,  35  montlis. 

Willis  Pit'i-sun,  N.  J.,  April,  1861,  Co.  C,  4  N.  Y.  lul,  39  mouths 

Willis  Piersou,  N.  J..  July,  1861,  Co.  C,  8  N.  J.  Inf..  39  months. 

Samuel  Burge,  N.  H.,  June  1,  1864,  Co.  H,  139  111.  Vol.,  5  months. 

Presly  Tirrill,  111..  Aug.  12,  1862,  Co.  F.  113  111.  Vol.,  34  months. 

Joseph  Fleming,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  12,  1862,  Co.  B,  112  111.  Vol.,  34  months. 

Louis  C.  Egbert,  N.  J.,  Sept.  17,  1861,  Co.  K,  47  111.  Vol.,  43  months. 

Louis  C.  Egbert,  X.  J.,  March  13,  1865,  Co.  E,  11  111.  Cav.,  43  months. 

Andrew  Kamerer,  N.  Y.,  Aug,  12,  1862,  Co.  F,  112  111.  Inf.,  34  months. 

Wm.  H.  Little,  N.  J.,  Sept.  30,  1864,  Co.  I,  20  111.  Vol.,  3)/  months. 

Chas.  W.  Price,  1st  Lieut.,  111.,  June  30,  1862,  Co.  E,  71  IlL  Vol.,  45i<^  months. 

Chas.  W.  Price,  111.,  Feb.  29,  1864,  Co.  A,  77  111.  Vol.,  45i.<  months.  " 

Chas.  W.  Price,  111.,  July  25,  1864,  Co.  I,  117  111.  Vol.,  45i.^  months. 

Bartlett  N.  Fox,  O.,  Oct.  15,  1861,  Co.  A,  2  Col.  Inf.,  36  months. 

William  Newton,  Eng.,  July  3,  1861,  Co.  B,  35  111.  Vol.,  53  months. 

William  Newton,  Eng.,  Dec.  3,  1862,  Co.  C,  4  U.  S.  Cav.,  53  months. 

David  Webster.  111.,  Aug.  14,  1862,  Co.  F,  112  111.  Inf.,  34  months. 

Joseph  B.  Witter,  O.,  Sept.  17,  1861,  Co.  K,  47  111.  Inf.,  37  months. 

George  P.  Richer,  O.,  June  12,  1861,  Co.  B,  19  111.  Inf.,  49  months. 

George  P.  Richer,  O.,  Oct.  8,  1864,  Co.  K,  42  111.  Inf.,  49  months. 

W.  H.  Scott,  111.,  May  14,  1864,  Co.  G,  132  111.  Inf.,  5  months. 

Robert  Pyle,  O.,  Dec.  7,  1861,  Co.  K,  47  111.  Inf.,  36  months. 

Melville  A.  Bass,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  19,  1862,  Co.  D,  4  N.  Y.  H.  Art.,  14  months. 

Thomas  Flanagan,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  25,  1864,  Co.  H,  9  111.  Cav.,  21  months. 

W^m.  D.  James,  Pa.,  Aug.  17,  1861,  Co.  C,  10  111.  Inf.,  25  months. 

W^m.  D.  James,  Pa.,  Feb.  23,  1864,  Co.  C,  10  111.  Inf.,  25  mouths. 

John  W.  Morrison,  Va.,  ]VIarch  7,  1865,  Co.  K,  47  111.  Inf.,  103^  months. 

James  Gelvin, vide  Essex  Tp.  history. 

The  pensioners  residing  at  Toulon  in  November,  1883,  were  Saman- 
tlia  Ketfer,  receiving  $20  per  month ;  Sylvester  Sweet,  $8 ;  Jesse 
Likens,  $4 ;  John  Clark,  $6 ;  Matthew  H.  Eounds,  $4 ;  John  Black- 
burn, $24;  Chas.  E.  Shinn,  $8;  E.  J.  Dickenson,  |18;  Orlando  Brace, 
$18  ;  J.  F.  Bhodes,  $2.67;  and  James  A.  Henderson,  $15.  The  latter 
now  deceased. 

The  first  commander  was  John  M.  Brown,  1883-84,  \vith  Bradford 

F.  Thompson,  Adjutant.  David  Tinlin  was  elected  commander  for 
1885,  with  John  M.  Brown,  adjutant.  Andrew  Galbi-aith  was  elected 
commander  in  1880,  with  David  Tinlin  adjutant.  The  officers  of  1887 
are,  O.  Brace,  commander;  I).  S.  Hewitt,  S.  Y.;  L.  C.  Egbert,  J.  V.; 
Robert  Pvle,  S.;  J.  F.  Rhodes,  C;  J.  M.  Brown,  Q.  M.  T.;  R.  H.  Price, 
O.  of  D.;  C.  E.  Shinn,  O.  of  G.;  B.  F.  Thompson,  D.  to  S.  E. 

The  soldiers  who  died  in  the  service  are  named  as  follows: 
Captain  W.  W.  Wright,  Olanss  Forss  and  John  L.  Adams,  112th  111. 
vol. ;  Capt.  Benj.  Williams,  Cb.  G,  106th  Regt. ;  John  S.  Taylor,  Co. 

G,  42d  Regt. ;  Joseph  W.  Jamison,  Co.  K,  47th  Re^t. ;  Geo.  K.  Prath- 
er  and  Philip  O.  Faber,  0th  111.  Cav.;  John  A.  and  Wm.  N.  Perry,  Co. 
P.,  37th  IlL  Inf.;  Murry  Hotchkiss,  130th  Ind.  Inf.  The  names  of  sol- 
diers buried  here,  who  died  since  the  close  of  the  war  are,  Wm.  Rounds 
and  H.  B.  Johnson,  Co.  F,  112th  111.  Inf.;  Flenry  B.  Dexter,  Co.  B,  37th 
111.  Inf.;  Alex.  Headley,  Co.  B,  7th  111.  Inf.;  Elisha  Mosher,  Co.  H, 
139th  111.  Inf.;  Henrv  W.  Thomas,  Co.  I,  151st  Inf.;  Wm.  O.  Johnson, 
Co.  H,  139th  Regt.;  St.  James  A.  Henderson,  Co.K.  47th  111.  Inft.,and 
Nathaniel  W.  Dewey,  Co.  H,  139th  III.  Inf.  Sylvester  Sweet,  of  the 
war  of  1812,  and  Wm,  Dunn,  of  the  Mexican  war,  are  also  buried 
here  in  the  Toulon  cemeterv. 


290  MISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

In  the  Khocles  burying  ground  lie  the  remains  of  Carthn  Rhodes  of 
the  U.  S.  Marine  Corps. 

Co.  G,  HI.  X.  G.  was  organized  at  Toulon  in  1877. 

Literary^  Debating  and  Mutual  Societies. — The  Lotus  Club  dates 
back  to  April,  1874,  when  it  was  organized  at  the  house  of  Martin 
Shallenberger.  Its  object,  says  Miss  E,  L.  Mclveighan,  "  was  the  mu- 
tual improvement  cf  its  members,  who  were  limited  to  twelve,  but 
afterward  extended  to  sixteen.  The  girls  who  signed  the  constitution 
and  still  retain  then*  membershiiD,  though  the  most  of  them  have 
changed  their  names,  are:  Ada  Fuller,  Tillie  and  Pauline  Shallenber- 
ger, now  Mrs.  Reagan ;  Sarah  Eastman,  Sarah  Silliman,  Bell  Godfrev, 
Kate  Ketfer,  Kate  Adams,  Sophia  Wright,  Louisa  Culbertson.  who  died 
seven  years  ago,  Mary  Davis,  Ella  Lowman,  Jodie  Jones,  Mary  Lyon, 
Nellie  McKeighan  and  Effle  Lyon.  Meetings  Avere  regularly  held  for 
some  time,  but  gradually  lessened  in  number  and  interest  until  the  club 
only  existed  in  name.  In  September,  1884,  during  a  visit  of  Mrs.  Mary 
(Lyon)  Hart,  nine  of  the  original  members  assembled  and  reoi'ganized. 
At  a  reunion  of  the  Lotus  Club  held  in  August,  1885,  at  the  house  of 
Miss  Sarah  Eastman,  there  were  eight  of  the  original  club  present. 
These  were  Mrs.  EfHe  McKeighan,  Mrs.  Nellie  Silliman,  Mrs.  Ada  Ful- 
ler, Mrs.  Tilhe  Higgins,  Mrs.  Sophia  AVright,  Miss  Sarah  Silliman, 
Mrs.  Belle  Newland  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Eastman.  The  last  named  was 
elected  president ;  Mrs.  Higgins,  vice-president ;  Mrs.  McKeighan. 
secretary,  and  Miss  Silliman,  Treasurer.  In  September,  1886,  the  last 
meeting  was  held  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Effie  L.  McKeighan,  at  Toulon. 

The  Woman's  Club  of  Toulon,  successor  to  the  Reading  Circle, 
Dorcas  Society,  and  other  old-time  literary  associations,  may  be 
said  to  have  been  organized  November  2,  1878.  Mrs.  Walker 
was  chosen  president.  The  original  members  were :  Mrs.  Benj. 
Turner,  Mrs.  Stella  Walker,  Mrs.  Lois  Baldwin.  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Blair,  Mrs.  Thornton,  Mrs.  Carrie  Rhodes,  Mrs.  Emily  Hall,  at 
whose  house  the  first  meeting  was  held,  Mrs.  E.  H.  Shallen- 
berger, who  drafted  the  constitution,  Miss  Sarah  Turner  and  Miss 
Sarah  Berfield.  Miss  ^lartha  Berlield  was  chosen  an  honorary 
member.  The  second  meeting  was  held  at  Mrs.  Turner's,  and  cele- 
brated its  first  anniversary  at  the  Opera  House.  The  second  anniver- 
sary was  observed  at  the  Toulon  House.  Mrs.  C.  R.  Rhodes  was 
elected  president  in  1879-80,  and  Miss  Lois  Baldwin  secretary.  In 
1880-1,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Nelson,  president,  and  Miss  Martha  Berfield  secre- 
tary, Mrs.  E.  H.  Shallenberger  president  and  Miss  Sarah  A.  Turner 
secretary,  Mrs.  R.  A.  Turner  president  and  Mrs.  Davis  secretary ; 
1881-2,  Mrs.  Stella  D.  Walker  president  and  Mrs.  Harriet  M.  Blair 
secretary  ;  1882,  Mrs.  Eliza  Lyon  president  and  Mrs.  Anna  K.  Wright 
secretary  ;  Mrs.  C.  R.  Rhodes  president,  Mrs.  Lucy  P.  Smith  president 
and  Miss  May  Cady  secretary ;  1883,  Mrs.  Kate  Geer  president  and 
Mi^.  Eliza  Davis  secretary,  also  Mrs.  A.  Johnson  secretary  ;  Mrs.  ^Mary 
Wright  president,  Mrs.  Emily  Hall  secretary,  Mrs.  Davis  president 
and  Mrs.  Mary  Wright  secretary.  In  1884,  Miss  Nellie  Wright  jjresi 
dent.  Miss  Sarah  Eastman  secretary  ;  Mrs.  R.  A.  Turner  secretary  and 
Mrs.   Kate  Geer  secretary  ;  Miss  Sarah   Berfield  president  and  Miss 


TOULON  'rcwNf^itii*,  i>91 

Cora  B.  Swank  secretary  ;  1885,  Mrs.  Stella  I).  Walker  president  and 
Mrs.  Harriett  M.  Blair  seci'etary ;  Mrs.  Geer  president,  Mrs.  C.  11. 
Rhodes  president  and  Mrs.  Ruth  A.  Price  secretary  ;  1886,  Mrs.  Yan 
Osdell  president  and  Dell  A.  Lyon  secretary ;  Mrs.  N.  J.  Smith,  Mrs. 
Emily  Hall,  Miss  Cassie  Dewey  and  Miss  Sarah  Berfield. 

The  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union  was  organized  May  29, 
188  .  The  delegates  to  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  convention  at  Peoria  in  Octo- 
ber, 1884,  were  Mrs.  R.  A.  Turner,  Mrs.  S.  A.  Chamberlain  and  Mrs. 
R.  A.  Price,  represented  in  convention  by  Mrs.  R.  A.  Turner.  In  June, 
1885,  the  representatives  at  the  Canton  convention  were  Mrs.  R.  A, 
Turner,  Mrs.  F.  A.  Godfrey  and  Mrs.  S.  D.  Walker.  In  1886  all  the 
members  represented  this  society  at  Toulon.  The  Farmington  convention 
of  the  summer  of  1886  claimed  as  representatives  Mrs.  A.  W.  Hicks,  Mrs. 
S.  A.  Chamberlain  and  Mrs.  R.  A.  Turner.  The  names  of  present  mem- 
bers are  as  follows:  Madams  R.  A.  Henderson,  R.  A.  Turner,  S.  D. 
Walker,  R.  A.  Price,  L.  Purge,  C.  J.  Pliter,  C.  R.  Rhodes,  C.  K.  Stick- 
ney,  F.  Godfrey,  M.  McClenahan,  Mrs.  Stevens,  Mary  Wright,  Miss 
Sarah  Turner,  E.  S.  Lyon,  Jennie  Foster,  Miss  T.  Dewey,  Mrs.  D.  W. 
Dew^ey,  Mrs.  S.  A.  Chamberlain,  Mrs.  A.  W.  Hicks,  IVIrs.  Brooks,  Mrs. 
Flint  and  Mrs.  John  Smith.  Mrs.  R.  A.  Turner  has  presided  since 
organization  with  Mrs.  S.  I).  Walker  corresponding  secretar}^,  Mrs.  R. 
H.  Price  recording  secretarv  and  Mrs.  II.  M.  Blair  treasurer. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  Toiilon  was  organized  March  23,  1885,  with  the 
following  named  members :  William  A.  Dewey,  C.  N.  Christy,  Elmer 
Packer,  E.  B.  Starrett,  W  N.  Starrett,  F.  W.  Rhodes,  Charles  B.  Hall, 
A.  T.  Smith,  O.  C.  Starrett,  J.  M.  Stanley,  Frank  Smith,  F.  B.  Nichol- 
son, C.  A.  Foster,  James  B.  Mason,  George  Downend,  C.  W.  Eicholz, 
Frank  Rist,  W.  F.  Nicholson  and  J.  W.  Stephens.  Charles  H.  Christy 
was  first  president,  succeeded  in  1886  by  the  iirst  secretary,  W.  F. 
Nicholson,  and  he  as  secretar}"  by  W.  H.  Starrett.  The  membersliip  is 
twenty-eiglit.  The  rooms  of  the  association  are  well  furnished  and 
provided  with  a  very  liberal  sujiply  of  books,  pamphlets,  magazines  and 
newspapers.  Prior  to  its  organization.  nu\ny  of  the  members  l)elonged 
to  the  "  Young  Peoples'  Christian  Association."  The  records  of  the  tirst 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  cannot  be  found,  though  Judge  Wright,  one  of  its  most 
energetic  members,  made  a  search  for  them. 

The  Toulon  Literary  Society  was  organized  in  1858.  T.  A.  Forman, 
D.  Lownum,  Dr.  Copestake,  Martin  Shallenberger,  G.  A.  Clifford,  T. 
J.  Henderson,  P.  M.  Blair,  O.  White,  H.  M.  Hall,  M.  A.  Fuller,  J.  A. 
Henderson,  called  the  meeting  to  organize  December  2,  1858. 

The  Philozata  Society  was  a  permanent  organization  at  Toulon  in 
1867. 

The  Reading  Circle  of  1867  was  presided  over  generally  b}'  Oliver 
White,  with  John  F.  Rhodes,  secretary.  Among  the  essayists  Avere 
the  men  named,  Miss  Kate  Whitaker,  Mrs.  M.  Shallenberger,  Miss 
Heath,  William  Thompson,  Miss  Tilly  Beatt}",  and  others.  Mrs. 
Turner,  Miss  Tilly  Shallenbei'ger  and  others,  generally  entertained 
their  associate  members  with  select  music. 

The  old  Couit  House  Delating  Society,  or  Toulon  Private  Deba- 
ting Club,  the  constitution  of  whicli  was  the  basis  of  the  constitution 


9,9-2  m&mkV   OP   STAftK   COtT^fTY. 

of  the  present  debating  societ}',  as  di'afted  bv  W.  W.  Wright,  was  one 
of  the  leading  literary  clubs  of  the  county.  The  first  meeting  re- 
corded was  held  January  29,  ISfJl.  with  I)r.  Chamberlain  presiding. 
The  question  was  :  "  Has  any  State  the  right  to  withdraw  from  the 
Union.'-  J.  A.  Henderson,  P.  M.  Blair,  O.  F.  Dorrance,  and  F.  Rhodes, 
affirmed,  while  D.  Lowman,  M.  A.  Fullei',  Kathaniel  Wi'ight  and  Mr. 
Walley,  a  banker  here  in  the  days  of  "stumped-tailed  currency," 
taking  the  opposite  side.  Among  members  taking  part  in  sub- 
sequent debates,  were  Eev.  Wdliam  Leggett,  W.  W.  Wright, 
Capt.  Benj.  Williams,  E.  L.  Emerv.  D.  J.  Walker.  J.  W.  Hewitt, 
Rev.  Xeff,  G.  A.  Clifford,  C.  L.  Eastman,  X.  M.  Bonham,  B.  G. 
HaU.  The  last  meeting  on  record  took  place  Xovember  28,  1865, 
when  the  resolution  that  Jeff  Davis  should  be  executed,  was  carried. 
M.  A.  Fuller  was  secretai-y  of  this  society  from  its  organization  to  this 
date.  Rhodes,  Chaml)erlain,  Walker,  Blair,  J.  A.  Henderson,  Wright 
and  D.  Lowman,  sei-ved  as  presidents,  with  others. 

The  Toulon  Debating  Society  was  organized  February  5, 1872,  with 
the  following  named  members  :  James  H.  Miller,  G.  'N".  Nicholas,  R. 
Creighton  Wright,  George  A.  Lowman,  W.  W.  Wright,  Samuel  Burge. 
C.  H.  Burge.  D.  J.  Walker,  John  F.  Rhodes,  H.  L.  Harrington,  J.  K^ 
P.  Lowman,  Edward  A.  Burge,  E.  B.  Lyon,  Frank  Matthews,  Frank 
Fuller,  Levi  Silliman,  William  Dunn,  and  T.  M.  Shallenberger.  W.  W. 
AA^right  was  elected  president,  and  James  H.  Miller,  secretary.  Willis 
Dewey,  Frank,  Prout,  Oliver  White  and  M.  A.  Daughei'ty,  were  ad- 
mitted before  the  close  of  1873.  The  initiation  fee  was  .$15.  In  1880 
the  society  was  incorporated  under  the  name  "  Toulon  Debating  Soci- 
ety."    The  constitution  of  1872  was  drafted  by  Messrs.  Mathews,  E. 

A.  Burge  and  James  H.  Miller.  The  by-laws  were  reported  by  John 
F.  Rhodes  and  Thomas  Shallenberger.  The  question—"  That  success 
is  the  best  criterion  of  character."  was  the  first  discussed  and  decided 
for  the  affirmative.  Among  the  names  on  record  as  presidents  are  the 
following  :  W.  W.  Wright.  G.  W.  Nicholas,  John  F.  Rhodes,  G.  A. 
Lowman,  C.  H.  Burge,  D.  J.  Walker,  F.  Fuller,  R.  C.  Wright,  E.  B.  Lyon, 
Levi  Silliman,  J.  K.  P.  Lowman.  G.  M.  Miller,  Geo.  McKeighan, 
William  Dunn,  Frank  Matthews,  E.  A.  Burge,  Frank  Prout,  M.  A. 
Daugherty,  F.  Lyon,  Edward  Starrett,  A.  LL  Price,  Wm.  Hughes,  E. 

B.  Lyon,  Thomas  Treat,  James  H.  Millei-,  R.  J.  Dickenson,  I.  N.  Wade, 
princi})al  of  the  high  school  in  1878,  and  Dr.  Baldwin.  J.  H.  Miller 
was  secretary  up  to  March,  1876.  From  April  following  to  February 
1877,  A.  P.  Miller,  E.  B.  Starrett,  and  G.  A.  Thomas  served  at  inter- 
vals, when  J.  H.  Miller  was  reelected  secretaiy.  Since  1878,  A.  P. 
Miller  has  filled  the  position  of  secretary.  In  May,  1873,  Dr.  R.  B. 
Bement  lectured  before  the  societ}'.  In  February,  1875,  John  G.  Saxe 
was  here.  On  December  9,  of  this  year  a  present  of  an  office  chair  was 
made  to  the  secretary,  Mr.  Miller,  in  recognition  of  his  services  to  the 
society.  Prof.  Parsons  lectured  here  on  January  6, 1876,  and  Mrs.  Abby 
Sage  Richardson  in  November,  1877.  In  1878  the  "Blind  preacher  of 
Congress"  lectured  here.  Schuyler  Colfax,  Fred.  Douglass,  Henry 
Ward  Beecher,  Laura  L)aint3\  J.  C.  Burroughs,  "Eli  Perkins,"  "Josh 
Billings,"  Wendell  Phillips,  were  here  in  1878,  General  Kilpatrick, 


Ann  Eliza  Young  and  Tlieo.  Tilton  In  1880,  and  in  Febrnary  of  this 
year  an  anniversary  banquet  was  given,  (^no  less  than  180  persons  par- 
ticipating) at  the  Town  Hall,  J.  F.  Ehodes  presided.  A.  P.  Miller 
presided  over  the  ninth  anniversary,  and  James  H.  Miller  over  the 
tenth  anniversary  meeting  of  its  organization.  Evei-y  winter  this 
society  has  introduced  to  the  people  some  able  lecturers  or  artists,  and 
in  this  year,  beginning  in  October,  1886,  and  ending  in  February, 
1887,  such  well-known  names  as  Laura  Dainty,  General  Lew.  "Wallace, 
Chaplain  J.  P.  Eoe,  Dr.  James  Hedley  are  on  the  program,  with  the 
Nashville  students  and  entertainments  by  local  talent. 

Miscellaneous. — The  mnsic  school  of  Miss  Ahce  M.  Lowman  was 
opened  at  Toulon,  in  November,  1867. 

The  Toulon  sax-horn  band  was  re-organized  in  February,  1868.  An 
organization  of  this  character  existed  prior  to  the  war. 

The  first  regular  meeting  of  the  Toulon  Benevolent  Society  was 
held  in  May,  1870.  Mrs.  Whitaker  was  president  \Yith  M.  L.  White, 
secretary. 

The  Marble  Club  or  Shoe  Fly  Club,  was  organized  at  Toulon, 
in  May,  1880. 

The  ''  P)uds  of  Promise,"  a  social  organization,  organized  in  Novem- 
ber, 1872,  continued  to  exist  until  November,  1883,  when  its  last  supper 
was  given.  It  comprised  the  greater  number  of  the  younger  citizens 
of  Toulon. 

The  Musical  Institute  w^as  organized  at  Toulon,  October  4,  1876, 
with  Samuel  Purge,  president ;  Wdliam  Dewey,  secretary  ;  and  Messrs. 
Howard,  Gaston,  Theo.  Whitlock,  William  Dewey,  Wesley  Rist,  Lou 
and  Lottie  Brace,  Mary  and  Ella  Christy,  Pauline  Shallenberger,  Ada 
Nowlan  and  Katie  Newcomer,  a  committee  on  scholarships. 

The  Chautauqua  Literarj"  and  Scientific  Circle  of  Toulon,  dates  to 
1879,  when  four  members,  one  being  a  member  of  the  first  graduating 
chass,  signed  the  constitution. 

Old  base  ball  club  is  said  to  date  back  to  1866,  when  a  Dr.  Swazey 
referred  to  the  game  and  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  first  club. 
Among  the  members  were  W.  W.  Wright,  secretary ;  J.  M.  Brown, 
Harlan  Pierce,  W.  G.  Bradley,  now  in  Nebraska,  B.  G.  Hall,  now  in 
Iowa,  George  Stone,  Neponsett,  Bureau  connt}^.  111.,  Henry  Harring- 
ton, now  a  physician  at  Monmouth,  111.,  George  W.  Dewey  or 
"  Yankee  George,"  now  in  Guthrie  county,  Iowa,  A.  T.  Iliggins, 
Robert  Fell,  of  Davis  &  Fell,  W.  T.  Hall,  now  a  pliysician  of  Tonlon. 
I).  J.  Walker  was  a  member  of  the  club.  Kewanee,  Galva,  Princeville, 
Lafayette,  Altona  and  Bradfoi'd  clubs  were  generally  beaten  in  con- 
tests! The  base  ball  circle  of  the  present  time  com|)rises  such  players 
as  C.  Hall  and  Ed.  O'Donnell,  and  the  sons  of  many  of  those  who 
participated  in  the  games  of  the  old  club.  Speaking  of  C.  W.  Hall, 
who  is  a  student  of  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  a  re})ort  ^vas  cur- 
rent in  December,  1886,  that  the  New  York  City  Metropolitan  base 
ball  club,  members  of  the  American  Association,  have  engaged  his 
services  for  the  coming  season — six  months  —  at  $1,700,  expenses 
paid. 


204  HISTOKY   OF   STAEK   COtlA^TV, 

"  The  nine  worthies." 

"  Pardon  me,  if  I  speak  like  a  eaptain." 

"  Will  make  him  fly  an  ordinary  pitch." 

"  No  doubt  but  that  he  hath  got  a  quiet  catch." 

"  I'll  have  an  action  of  batterj-  against  him.'' 

"  Ma.sking  the  business  from  the  common  eye." 

TOWK    or    AVTOMIXG. 

Wyoming  is  made  up  of  all  kinds  of  materials,  and  its  society  is 
exceedingly  miscellaneous.  There  is  the  inquisitive  Yankee,  pushing- 
forward  his  new  inventions ;  the  industrious  Pennsylvanian,  amassing 
wealth  l)v  the  aid  of  his  iron  sinews ;  the  shrewd  Irishman,  lookino-  as 
cheerful  as  the  blue  smoke  that  curls  up  from  his  pleasant  home;  the 
deliberate  Englishman,  boasting  the  superiority  of  his  country  and  his 
laws;  the  canny  Scotchman,  making  his  acres  blossom  like  the  rose; 
and  the  rudd3^-looking  German,  singing  his  songs  of  "  Faderland  "  and 
hoarding  up  every  little  ''shiner"  that  gets  between  his  fingers.  Each 
brought  along  with  him  his  early  habits  and  associations ;  his  own 
views  of  business,  laws  and  religion  ;  and,  as  a  natural  consequence, 
when  brought  together  on  public  questions,  were  apt  to  boil  up  like  a 
mixture  of  salt  and  soda,  l)ut  the  spirit  of  the  country  and  circum- 
stances boiled  them  down  into  one  people. 

There  are  in  the  towni  no  church  steeples  with  bells  in,  that  tolled  our 
great-grandfathers  to  the  toml) ;  no  long  lines  of  graves,  in  which  are 
buried  the  virtues  of  those  ancestors  only  known  from  tradition ; 
there  is  no  gray -haired  pastor,  rising  up  like  a  sacred  statue  in  the 
memory  :  no  aged  deacon,  with  his  head  resting  on  the  side  of  the  pew 
and  enjoying  a  brief  sleep  as  the  preacher  sermonizes ;  no  old  sexton, 
lim])ing  away  to  the  hurrying  ground  with  his  spade  upon  his  shoulder, 
f(jr  the  purpose  of  making  an  unceremonious  rattle  among  the  dry 
bones.  Yet  the  city  has  a  past  upon  which  the  historian  can  dwell. 
Nature's  mighty  cathedral  still  stands  around  and  above  with  its  lofty 
dome  of  sun,  moon  and  stars ;  but  its  pillars  are  not  overgrown  with  the 
moss  of  centuries.  The  great  high  priests  that  worshiped  at  the  altars 
and  burnt  incense  to  the  great  Spirit  —  where  are  they?  The  temple 
still  stands,  but  the  worshipers  are  gone.  Here  and  there,  we  meet 
with  melancholy  souveniers  of  some  tribe  that  wandered  here  in  early 
years ;  l>ut  the  mass  lie  buried  under  the  mounds  with  their  Aveapons  of 
war  crumbling  to  dust,  and  their  historv  buried  alono-  with  them. 

Unlike  the  county-seat  the  histor}"  of  this  town  is  linked  with  the 
personal  history  of  many  of  the  pioneers  of  Essex,  Penn  and  Valley 
townships  as  well  as  of  Toulon  township,  in  which  it  is  situate.  For 
this  reason,  the  histories  of  these  townships  must  be  read  in  connection 
with  this  chapter  to  obtain  the  fidl  knowledge  of  the  character  and 
manner  of  its  settlers  and  of  its  settlement  and  progress.  Many  new 
names  are  also  identified  with  the  old  village  of  Spoon  Eiver — names 
brought  from  all  parts  of  the  Union,  from  the  Canadas  and  from 
Europe. 

It  is  the  oldest  village  in  the  county,  being  laid  out  by  B.  M.  Hayes, 
survevor  of  Putnam  countv,  for  Gen.  Samuel  Thomas,  in  March,  1S3«), 
and  the  plat  acknowledged  in  Mav  of  that  vear.     The  area  of  the 


TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  205 

original  town,  or  from  William  street  on  the  north  to  Agard  street  on 
the  sonth  is  Y9  27-33  rods,  and  from  First  to  Seventh  or  East  street 
156i  rods,  with  streets,  82|^  feet  wide,  alley  16^  feet,  lots  156|  feet 
lono-  ranging  from  52^  to  66  feet  wide.  Smith  and  Main  streets  formed 
the  centre  of  the  town  with  the  public  square  between  Fourth  and 
Fifth  and  Smith  and  Mam  streets. 

Two  years  later  very  little  in  the  way  of  improvement  was  affected. 
In  Mrs.  Shallenbero-er's  "  Stark  County*^  and  its  Pioneers  "  it  is  stated 
that  "the  Lacon  Ilerald  in  1838  spoke' of  as  having  upon  its  site  "one 
second-hand  log  smoke  house  "  which  served  the  double  purpose  of 
store  and  postoffice.  Nevertheless  its  name  appears  upon  several  maps 
of  that  time,  and  it  was  a  prominent  candidate  for  the  county  seat.  It 
is  said  that  some  speculators  interested  in  the  sale  of  lots  had  circulars 
struck  off  and  cii'culated  in  the  eastern  states  in  which  this  town  was 
represented  in  1837,  at  the  head  of  navigation  on  Spoon  river,  with 
fine  warehouses  towering  aloft  and  boats  lying  at  the  wharf  which 
negroes  were  loading  and  unloading,  giving  the  appearance  of  a  bus\' 
commercial  mart.  This  nuiy  be  but  a  story,  still  it  serves  to  illustrate 
the  speculating  mania  of  those  days :  which  disease  has  not  yet  ceased 
to  atfiict  mankind,  but  only  traveled  a  few  degrees  farther  west.  A 
gentleman  who  had  been  somewhat  victimized  by  such  false  reports  in 
1838,  revenged  himself  by  perpetrating  the  following  rhymes : 


o 

Osceola's  but  a  nauiL',  a  staked  out  town  at  best, 
Which,  like  the  Indian  warrior's  fame,  has  sunk  to  endless  rest 
Wyoming's  still  an  emptier  sound,  with  scarce  a  wooden  peg, 
Save  that  my  old  friend  Barrett  has,  to  serve  him  as  a  leg !  " 


The  early  lot  purchasers  at  Wyoming  are  named  in  the  following- 
list  :  Giles  C.  Dana,  1842  ;  M.  B.  YanPetten,  1860  ;  Robert  Barrett,  a 
one-legged  shoemaker,  1843;  Casper  Katzenberger,  1 854  ;  James  P. 
Greenough,  1858;  Wm.  Kearns,  1854;  Samuel  AYriglev.  1856;  John 
Wrigley,  1851;  \N .  O.  Shaw,  1857;  Pollv  Thurston,*^  1850;  D.  C. 
Green,- 1858  ;  Patrick  Murphv.  1861 ;  John  AVhite,  1860 ;  Alfred  F. 
LaShells,  1857;  J.  P.  LaShells,  18i9:  T.  D.  Guthrie,  1852  ;  Greenwalt 
&  Dixon,  1856;  C.  AV.  Brown,  1860;  School  Trustees,  lots  10  and  11, 
in  block  10,  November,  1850,  March,  1851;  John  Colgan,  1856; 
St.  Luke's  Protestant  Episcopal  Societv,  lot  8,  block  10,  Thomas  ad- 
dition, 1857;  H.  A.  Hoist,  1852;  S.  F"^  Otman,  1855;  W.  F.  Cristy, 
Robert  K.  Woods,  A.  G.  Hammond,  1857  ;  Bassett  &  Pierce,  1861  ; 
Francis  A.  Milliken,  1855  ;  D.  P.  I5eers  and  wife,  1856;  Edwin  Hutch- 
ison, 1852;  Trustees  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  lot  4,  B.  C.  Thomas 
addition,  1857;  Rufus  Woodcock,  1852;  Joel  Cox,  1855;  T.  F.  Hurd, 
1843;  W.  G.  Thompson,  1848;  Maiy  G.  Brooks.  1856;  Isaac  Young. 
1857;  James  Martin,  1858.  Wrigiey's  addition  to  Wyoming,  lots  1  to 
11,  each  containing  from  f  acre  to  \\  acre,  was  surveyed  by  S.  F. 
Otman,  and  acknowledged  by  John  Wrigley,  June  17,  1857.  This 
tract  Hes  southeast  of  the  Wvoming  &  Galena  i'oa<l. 

The  additions  bv  W.  F.  Thomas,  1870;  J.  G.  Greene,  1870;  (t.  C. 
Dana,  1870;  Scott  It  Wrigley,  1872;  and  Castle,  1S7(>,  with  Dana's 
first  addition,  Thomas'  first  addition,  and  Castle's  addition  of  1876, 
make  up  the  present  tow^n. 


296  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

The  early  purchasers  of  town  lots  in  Green's  addition  to  Wyoming- 
were  :  Harvey  N.  Fox,  1869 ;  B.  F.  Boiighn,  Gecrge  W.  Selders,  Mar- 
garet Turner,  1870;  IS'ewton  Bouglin,  Thomas  N.  Benedict,  1871; 
Jonatlian  Sims,  1873  ;  David  Fast  and  Son,  1874  to  1875,  and  others 
since  that  time. 

In  Dana's  addition  the  lot  buyers  were  :  John  Hawkes,  1860  ;  M. 
A.  Coles,  J.  R.  Wilson,  1865 ;  Geo.  A.  Seaver,  1863 ;  Benjamin  F.  Boughn, 
J.  M.  and  H.  :\r.  Rogers,  1868 ;  Thomas  W.  Bloomer,  1869 ;  James 
Hulsizer,  Kerns  and  Cox,  1870;  S.  K.  Conover,  1872;  Laura  Fox,  E.  O. 
Swift,  1873 ;  F.  F.  Brockwa}'',  A.  J.  Sheets,  Greenwalts,  Gates, 
Mahanys,  Purintons,  Kings,  Truax,  Paynes,  Aumicks  and  others  pur- 
chased subsequently.  In  1873  the  Central  Hall  Company  of  Wyoming 
secured  a  part  of  Block  1,  and  in  June,  1880,  the  village  purchased  a 
part  of  the  same  block.  In  Nov.,  1865.  St.  Luke's  Protestant  Episcopal 
Society  secured  a  part  of  Block  6.  The  first  purchasers  in  Scott  and 
Wrigley's  came  in  1872,  the  Jordans  on  Block  2.  In  1870  W.  H.  But- 
ler, A.  II.  Huntington,  Peter  Lane  purchased  on  Block  1,  Castle's  ad- 
dition to  AVyoming;  O.  G.  Smith,  Block  2;  Aaron  Merker,  Block  3; 
Alfred  Wolfe,  Block  5;  Mary  M.  Fuller,  Perry  H.  Smith  and  Martin 
S.  Stoner,  Block  6  ,  Joseph  F.  Noone,  Block  7.  In  1871  some  of  the 
other  blocks  of  this  subdivision  wei'e  entered. 

The  town  owes  its  establishment  and  name  to  Gen.  Samuel  Thomas, 
l)orn  in  Connecticut,  but  a  settler  of  the  Wyoming  Yalley,  Pa.,  from 
1807  to  Aug-.,  1834,  when  he  set  out  with  his  family  and  William  Godlev 
for  Spoon  river,  and  settled  here  in  October,  1834.  Less  than  two  years 
elapsed  befoi*e  he  had  the  town  surveyed  under  the  title,  "  Town  of 
Wvominii'."  At  this  time  the  Essex  settlement  southwest  and  the 
Seeley  settlement  northeast,  and  Grant's  hut  on  the  Holgate  Farm, 
may  be  said  to  be  the  only  spots  on  the  wilderness  of  Upper  Sjioon 
river  where  civilization  was  to  be  f<mnd;  but  the  Indians  had  their 
corn  lields  near  the  mouth  of  Cam})iug  Run;  on  Indian  Creek  and 
round  Walnut  Grove.  At  Bulbona  Grove  was  the  French  trader,  while 
at  Boyd's  Grove  and  Wyanet  the  beginnings  of  settlement  were  made. 
The  names  of  Miner,  Parker,  Bradford,  Sturm.  Smith,  and  all  those 
mentioned  in  the  organic  and  political  chapters  were  scattered  round, 
but  still  the  pioneer  home  of  the  Thomas  family  in  Illinois  must  be 
considered  in  the  wilderness. 

In  early  3'ears,  the  horse-thief  gang  visited  this  part  of  the  county, 
and  some  members  resided  here.  The  adjuster,  described  by  C.  S. 
Payne  as  a  green-eyed,  spectacled  gentleman  of  very  solemn  demeanor, 
was  accustomed  to  pass  u}>  Spoon  river  once  or  twice  a  year  to  adjust 
or  equalize  the  proceeds  of  horse  sales  for  the  horse-thief  gang.  There 
are  a  few  today  in  the  county  who  well  remember  this  adjuster  and 
those  horse-thieves. 

Now  the  additions  to  population  and  enterprise  created  new  aspira- 
tions. Nothing  less  than  separate  government  would  suit  the  big  ideas 
of  the  httle  hamlet,  and  a  petition  to  this  effect  was  signed  in  1865,  its 
})rayer  granted,  and  ''The  Town  of  Wyoming"  was  in  fact  a  town. 
The  records  of  the  village  are  not  in  good  shai)e,  l)ut  fi'om  them  the 
following  list  of  village  officers  is  made  out: 


TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  297 

1872  — A.  G.  Hammond,  C.  C(^llier,  A.  J.  Conover,  P.  H.  Smith 
and  Otis  T.  Dyer,  trustees ;  Perry  H.  Smith  was  chosen  president,  and 
C.  Colher,  clerk,  1873  —  Charles  S.  Payne,  president ;  W.H.Butler, 
A.  J.  Stone,  H.  F.  Turner,  John  W.  Agard  and  John  Ellis,  trustees; 
C.  Collier  was  chosen  clerk.  1871: — ^S.  F.  Otman,  president;  H.  J. 
Baldwin,  clerk ;  J.  E.  Decker,  attorney ;  T.  W.  Bloomer,  Alfred  Wolfe, 
H.  F.  Turner,  C.  P.  McCorkle  and  John  Ellis,  trustees.  1875  — G.  W. 
Scott,  C.  P.  McCorkle,  A.  D.  Wolfe,  trustees ;  J.  E.  Decker,  attorney ; 
W.  H.  Butler,  clerk ;  Isaac  Thomas,  police  magistrate ;  and  Capt. 
Otman,  president.  1876  — S.  F.  Otman,  A.  J.  Stone,  J.  A.  Klock,  T. 
W.  Bloomer,  Adam  Ljon  and  Peter  Lane,  trustees ;  W.  H.  Butler  was 
elected  clerk,  and  S.  F.  Otman,  mayor. 

In  1873  the  vote  for  village  organization  under  the  general  hiw  was 
77  against  7.  A  petition  was  presented  to  the  circuit  court  in  1876, 
asking  that  the  south  oneJialf  of  Sections  1  and  2,  Essex,  be  detatclied 
from  AVyoming.  The  trustees  of  Wyoming,  in  October,  1878,  were, 
Agard  S.  Stark.  Jordon  Hamilton  and  O.  T.  Dyer,  the  latter  re- 
placing W.  J.  Bond.  T.  B.  Wall  was  clerk.  In'  1879  the  trustees 
were :  C.  F.  Hamilton,  J.  E.  King,  E.  Clark,  J.  W.  Smith,  and  I.  II. 
Cowen  ;  clerk,  T.  B.  Wall,  and  police  magistrate,  Isaac  Thomas.  Tlie 
trustees  elected  in  1880  were:  John  A.  Klock,  John  AV.  Smith,  Chas. 
I).  Castle,  Andrew  F.  Stickney,  Chas.  F.  Hamilton  and  John  Jordon. 
Thomas  B.  AVall  was  elected  clerk ;  C.  F.  Hamilton  was  chosen  presi- 
dent. The  trustees  elected  in  1881  were:  C.  F,  Hamilton,  president; 
C.  D.  Castle,  A.  D.  Wolfe,  J.  W.  Smith.  J.  John,  and  C.  P.  McCorkle. 
H.  A.  Hammond  was  elected  clerk. 

The  Wyoming  election  of  1882  was  hotlj  contested,  J.  B.  Kobinson, 
of  the  People's  party,  receiving  130  votes  ;  J.  A.  Klock  and  E.  Clark, 
antiJicense,  122,  and  Elisha  Clark,  People's  party,  127  —  the  three 
members  elect.  CUiarles  Sargent  received  the  total  vote,  250,  for  vil- 
lage clerk.  By  order  of  the  board  the  certihcate  of  stock,  :I^10,ooO, 
which  Wvoming  held  in  the  Dixon,  Peoria  &  Hannibal  Railroad,  was 
sold  in  1882  to  A.  H.  Castle,  of  Chicago,  for  ^500.  This  is  a  sad 
eulogy  on  the  morals  of  railroad  companies.  In  1883  C.  P.  McCorkle 
and  Dr.  J,  C.  Copestake  were  elected  trustees,  Charles  Sargent,  clerk, 
and  James  M.  Rogers,  police  magistrate.  The  trustees  elected  in  1884 
were  J.  A.  Klock,  Allen  M.  Pierce  and  W.  A.  Truax ;  Charles  Sargent, 
clerk.  A.  M.  Pierce  was  chosen  president  and  Frank  Thomas  attorney. 
The  trustees  of  1885  was,  John  AV.  Smith,  llenr}-  Duckworth  and  F. 
A.  Sweetland ;  S.  K.  C/onover  was  electetl  clerk,  succeeded  bv  F.  P. 
Hill 

The  Wyoming  election  of  1886  resulted  in  the  choice  of  E.  S. 
Teeter,  AA"^.  A.  Truax  and  Peter  Sanner,  license  men,  over  Dr.  J.  C. 
Copestake,  J.  E.  King  and  ]\Iiller  Patterson,  anti-license  men.  J.  AV. 
Smith  was  elected  president;  L.  F.  Hill,  clerk;  H.  A.  Hammond,  treas- 
urer and  Frank  Thomas,  attorney.  The  clerk's  position  was  filled  by 
S.  K.  Conover.  The  expenditures  of  the  village,  shown  by  appropria- 
tion of  August,  1886,  aggregate  tlie  sum  of  :$3,(»00,  to  be  levied,  as- 
sessed and  collected. 

Schools. — The  history  of  the  schools  of  AVyoming  begins  in  that  of 


298  HISTOEY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Toulon  and  Essex  townships,  and  to  these  sketclies  the  reader  is 
referred.  The  school  records  in  existence  comprise  a  number  of  books, 
some  well  kept,  some  very  poor  in  data  and  facts.  From  them,  how- 
ever, the  following-  memoranda  is  taken:  In  May,  1857,  the  district 
composed  of  sections  1  and  2  and  part  of  3.  Township  12,  range  6,  and 
sections  35,  36  and  part  of  23,  Township  13,  range  6,  was  presided  over 
b\^  J.  B.  Brown,  H.  A.  Hoist,  S.  F.  Otman,  Isaac  Thomas,  Wm.  B. 
/Armstrong.  Dr.  Milliken,  Perry  Stancliff,  Isaac  X.  Tidd,  directors  or 
parties  in  interest.  At  this  time  the  question  of  additional  school 
room  was  considered ;  and  on  June  13  decided  affirmatively.  It  was 
ordered  to  levy  a  tax  for  keeping  the  summer  school  in  operation,  and 
also  to  establish  a  graded  school.  On  June  22,  a  vote  on  raising  $3,000 
was  voted  against — 20  to  17;  so  that  the  district  had  to  be  satisfied 
with  some  repairs  to  the  old  building.  Miss  Harriett  Milliken  was 
teacher  at  this  time;  but  in  the  fall  of  1857  Enoch  K.  Evans  was 
engaged  to  teach  the  winter  school.  In  1858  J.  G.  Greene  and  Isaac 
Thomas,  clerk,  are  named  as  directors.  Mrs.  M.  A.  C^heney  was  teacher, 
at  83(1  per  month  until  May,  when  Miss  Mary  W.  Thomas  took  her 
place.  In  the  winter  W.  II.  Greenwood  was  engaged.  Early  in  1859 
the  district  was  divided,  and  H.  A.  Hoist,  Perry  Stancliff  and  Dr.  J. 
G.  Greene  chosen  directors  of  "Wvomino-  district.  In  ^[ry  Miss  Marv 
Hayden  was  appointed  teacher,  at  §20  per  month ;  and  so  well  did  she 
conduct  this  scliool,  she  was  reengaged  in  July.  At  that  time  there 
was  no  summer  vacation.  In  September,  1859,  Dr.  Wm.  Hayden,  W. 
H.  Butler  and  John  B.  Pettit  were  elected  directors,  and  the  first 
named  served  as  clerk.  In  April,  1860,  Miss  Minerva  Woodrnff  was 
engaged  as  teacher  at  §25,  to  succeed  Augnstus  Hammond,  who  tauo-ht 
here  during  the  five  previous  months.  Mrs.  Hammond  assisted  him 
voluntarily,  and  to  her  the  directors  granted  $20.  Isaac  Thomas  suc- 
ceeded J.  J].  Pettit  as  director.  Playden  left  the  village  in  1860,  but 
his  successor  was  not  elected  that  vear.  Augustus  Hammond  ^vas 
reengaged  to  teach  the  winter  school  at  $35  per  month.  In  May, 
1861,  Miss  Marv  Pettit  was  eng-ao-ed  to  teach  the  summer  school.  In 
Augnst  W.  II.  Butler  and  J.  M.  Thomas  were  elected  directors,  and 
Charles  Myers  engaged  as  teacher  at  $30  per  month.  James  M. 
Thomas  was  elected  director  in  August,  1861,  vice  Dr.  Hayden.  Isaac 
Thomas  was  elected  in  1860  and  Wm.  H.  Butler  in  1861 ;  reelected  in 
1863  with  J.  G.  Greene.  In  1863  Isaac  Thomas  resigned.  W.  II. 
Butler  was  chosen  clerk,  and  in  1868  Perry  Stancliff  was  a})pointed 
clerk.  In  1869  the  school  tax  was  increased  from  sixty  cents  to  $1.50 
per  $100  valuation.  In  1864  J.  P.  Lashells  was  elected,  and  in  1865, 
Samuel  Butler,  to  serve  until  August,  1868.  In  1868-9  Perry  Stan- 
cliff, J.  (t.  Greene  and  John  C.  Copestake  were  the  directors.  In  1871 
the  names  of  Wm.  Schroeder,  builder;  Beal  &  Gray,  brick  manufac- 
turers ;  (3ttman  &  King,  quarrymen,  and  J.  G.  Briggs,  lime  Ijurners, 
occur  in  connection  with  building  the  school  house.  The  name  of 
Samuel  Thomas  is  in  connection  with  the  sale  of  school  lot.  In  1869 
S.  K.  Conover  was  elected  as  director,  and  subsequently  appointed 
cler'k.  In  1870  Pei-ry  Stancliff  was  re-elected  director,  the  meeting 
being  held    in  the  brick  school   house,  for  District  of  Township  12, 


TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  299 

range  6,  and  District  ISTo.  8  of  Township  13,  range  6.  In  September, 
1870,  the  first  movement  was  made  toward  erecting  a  large  school 
building.  At  that  time  it  was  resolved  to  raise  one  ]3er  cent  for  a 
sinking  fund,  to  borro\v  $5,000,  and  to  dispose  of  the  old  brick  house. 
In  April,  1871  J.  C.  Copestake  was  elected  director,  and  in  May  a 
vote  of  the  two  districts  was  taken  in  re  new  school  house,  when  it  was 
decided  to  build  on  the  old  site.  In  July  a  vote  of  27  to  1  agreed 
to  increase  indebtedness  of  the  two  districts  to  five  per  cent  of  the  " 
assessed  valuation. 

In  1861  Miss  Mary  Pettit  taught  three  months,  and  in  18G2-3 
Charles  Myers  presided  for  five  months.  Mrs.  S.  A.  Beatty  and  D.  H. 
Allen  were  teachers  here  in  1863 ;  Greorge  A.  Seaver  and  Anna  E. 
McGlashan  in  1861-5.  In  1866  she  and  Miss  Cheery  were  here,  the 
former  continuing  in  1867  with  Miss  Ardehne  Jarneau.  In  1869  Miss 
Kate  McGlashan  assisted  in  the  schools  here,  and  the  names  of  C.  O. 
Lambert,  Miss  R.  A.  Courtright,  Miss  Abbie  Ilulsizer,  and  Miss  Belle 
Brown  appear  as  teachers.  In  1870-71  Miss  Evans,  J.  Sohnand  E.  G. 
Wynkoop  were  teachers.  In  1872  the  names  of  William  Nowlan,  Miss 
H.'  Stone,  Miss  M.  E.  Stone,  Miss  Mattie  Stone,  Alonzo  Kicholls  and 
Miss  Fletcher  appear  as  teachers  in  the  new  school  building,  with 
Simeon  Ellis  janitor.  In  1873  the  names  of  Wm,  Nowlan,  Miss  Fannie 
Thomas,  Annie  M.  Rule,  Rebecca  Butler,  W.  R.  Sandham,  appear  as 
teachers ;  Peter  Pettit  was  janitor.  During  Charles  Myers  term  there 
were  nineteen  boys  and  fifteen  girls  admitted  to  school,  who,  with  the 
thirteen  boys  and  sixteen  girls  at  beginning  of  term,  in  N"ovember, 
1861,  made  up  sixty-three  pupils. 

On  July  1,  1871,  Newton  Matthews,  of  Peoria  county,  bought  $3,- 
500  of  district  bonds  for  $3,150,  due  July  1,  1876,  and  $2,000  on  July 
1,1881.  Levi  Silliman  also  purchased  $f,000  worth  of  bonds  for  $900, 
due  July  27,  1877.  In  1872  S.  K.  Conover,  clerk  and  director  since 
1869,  was  reelected.  On  his  resignation  in  1873,  Perry  Stanclifi"  and 
T.  W.  Bloomer  were  elected  directors  and  John  C.  Copestake,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board,  was  appointed  clerk.  In  1871  George  W.  Scott  was 
elected  director.  In  Se])tember,  1874,  the  "Wyoming  south  side  schools 
opened,  with  Prof.  Sandham  in  charge  of  high  school ;  W.  W.  Ham- 
mond, grammar;  Rebecca  Butler,  intermediate;  Nellie  Walker,  pri- 
mary ;  1('4  names  were  enrolled. 

in  1878  James  M.  Rogers  was  elected  a  director;  in  1879  Thomas 
W.  Bloomer;  in  1880,  G.  W.  Scott,  reelected  (former  clerk,  was  elec- 
ted president  of  the  board).  In  1881,  James  M.  Rogers  (also  appointed 
clerk).  In  May,  1879,  a  school  term  of  eight  months  was  adopted  ; 
$700  made  the'salary  of  princi])al,  and  $10  per  month  the  pay  of  other 
teachers.  In  January,  1877,  the  south  Wyoming  school  house  was 
destroyed  by  fire,  but  the  damage  was  secured  under  insurance  policies 
of  $7,000.  In  July,  1878,  W.  R.  Sandham  was  princijial ;  Miss  Carrie 
Butler,  teacher  in  grammar  school ;  Rebecca  G.  Butler,  intermediate 
classes ;  and  E.  E.  Stevenson,  primary  classes.  L.  Hill  was  chosen  jan- 
itor. The  principal  received  $90  per  month,  each  teacher  $12.50,  and 
the  janitor  $25.  In  1879  Mrs.  C.  W.  YanPetten  was  appointed 
teacher,  vice  Mrs.  R.  G.  Butler,  resigned.  A.  B.  Hill  was  appointed 
18 


300  HISTORY   OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

principal;  Mrs.  YanPetten,  H.  Y.  Morrison,  and  E.  E.  Stevenson, 
teachers,  and  S.  F.  Hill,  janitor.  In  1S80  Miss  M.  E.  Beers  took  Miss 
Stevenson's  place,  being  tlie  only  change  on  the  staff  prior  to  Jnne. 

In  June,  1880,  B.  G.  Hall  was  appointed  principal,  and  in  Septem- 
ber Miss  Alice  Kellar  was  appointed  teacher.  In  1 881  B.  G.  Hall  was 
reengaged  as  ])rincipal,  and  Miss  Louisa  Down  emploj^ed  as  teacher. 
In  April,  1881,  it  was  resolved  to  borrow  SI, 000  from  Wyoming  vil- 
lage to  meet  bond  maturing.  In  1882  A.  W.  King  was  elected  direc- 
tor, George  W.  Scott  still  serving  as  clerk.  In  1883  Mr,  Scott  was 
reelected.  In  1882  Wm.  Boggs  was  appointed  janitor ;  B.  G.  Hall 
reengaged  as  principal ;  Miss  Anna  Keller,  Miss  Alice  Keller  and  Miss 
Louisa  Down,  teachers.  In  April,  1883,  Miss  Grace  Jones  and  Miss 
L.  H.  Searle  took  the  places  of  Susan  Down  and  Anna  Kellar.  Miss 
Alice  Kellar  was  retained  with  them,  and  B.  G.  Hall,  principal.  John 
Ilnlsizer  was  employed  as  janitor.  The  teaching  staff  of  1883  were 
reC'ngaged.  An  offer  to  Edward  Bangs  of  $1,000  per  year  as  principal 
was  declined,  when  Mr.  P.  K.  Cross  was  engaged  at  |900  for  term  of 
eight  months  and  twenty-two  days.  In  October,  1881,  the  na-mes  of 
Miss  Grace  M.  Jones,  Ella  M.  Hall  and  H.  L.  Tucker  appear  on  the 
roll  of  teachers,  and  that  of  George  Osborn  as  janitor.  In  January, 
1884,  the  first  record  of  punishments  is  made  —  the  ordinar}^  boyish 
freaks  justifying  such  ])unishments.  During  this  year  Mr.  Scott  was 
elected  president  and  A.  W.  King  was  chosen  to  fill  his  place  as 
secretary. 

In  1881  a  steam  heater  was  introduced  into  the  schools  at  a  cost  of 
$975.  In  1885  the  same  principal  and  staff  served  the  schools,  the 
principal  receiving  $1,000  per  annum.  In  March,  1886,  Miss  Clara 
Cook  was  appointed  assistant  teacher,  with  the  former  staff.  In  1881 
Henry  I^.  Fox  was  elected  director ;  in  1885,  Albert  W.  King  reelec- 
ted, and  in  1886  George  W.  Scott  reelected,  John  E.  Decker  receiving 
only  47  votes  out  of  171  polled.  The  vote  on  levying  special  tax  was 
107  for,  62  contra. 

In  April,  1886,  the  question  of  building  an  addition  to  and  improv- 
ing the  south  side  school  building  was  decided  affirmatively,  and  a  loan 
of  $3,000  in  $500  bonds  was  authorized.  These  bonds  were  sold  to 
Church  Sturtevant,  of  Bradford,  at  par,  on  his  bid  of  5^  annual 
interest.  In  June  the  contracts  were  sold,  in  August  a  tax  levy  of 
$3,500  for  1886  was  ordered,  and  in  September  the  schools  opened, 
completed  according  to  contract. 

No  enterprise  of  Wyoming  has  made  more  rapid  strides  in  progress 
than  its  schools.  The  town  has  always  been  fortunate  ui  electing  school 
trustees  who  ever  looked  well  to  the  interests  and  education  of  the  ris- 
ing population,  and  spared  no  trouble  to  provide  all  the  facilities  for  good, 
thriving  schools  that  the  demands  should  warrant.  Since  the  two 
school  buildings  were  erected,  Wyoming's  population  has  doubled,  and 
the  schools  are  among  the  enterprises  which  have  kept  pace  with  this 
growth.  W.  K.  Sandham,  to  whom  the  school  interest  owes  so  much, 
was  appointed  a  member  of  the  state  board  of  education  in  May,  1885. 

CVturches. —  The  Methodist  Churcli  of  Wyoming  was  organized  at 
the  house  of  Gen,  Thomas,  by  Kev.  William "^C.  Cummings,  in  the  fall 


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of  1836 ;  but  the  members  of  this  class  belonged  to  Adam  Perry's 
class,  organized  early  that  year  in  the  Essex  settlement.  The  senior 
members  were  the  Thomas  family,  Agards,  Holgates,  Greorge  Sparr, 
Ann  Carney,  Adam  Day,  Mrs.  Adam  Perry  and  Eliza  Essex.  Pev. 
Jesse  Heath,  father  of  the  pioneer  mercliant,  preached  here  shortl}^ 
after,  followed  by  Zadoc  Hall,  and  Leander  Walker,  Newton  G.  Berr}?^- 
man,  Enos  Thomson,  Wilson  Pitner,  A.  E.  Phelps,  John  Morey,  H.  J. 
Humphrey,  John  Hodgson,  John  Sinclair,  A.  Worhiscroft,  or  Wollis- 
croft,  and  other  preachers  and  presiding  elders  well  known  on  the  cir- 
cuit. The  first  authentic  record  is  that  of  the  class  of  1847,  under 
Isaac  Thomas,  with  place  of  meeting  at  the  Wyoming  school-house. 
The  meml)ers  were  Isaac,  Samuel  and  James  Thomas,  with  their  wives, 
Lydia  A.,  Marcia  and  Ellen  Thomas ;  Ellen  Greenough,  Polly  and 
Mary  A.  Thurston,  James  M.  Rogers,  Harriet  Pogers,  David  Wiffings, 
James  Lashelle  and  wife,  William  G.  Welch  and  wife,  Sam  Farding, 
Julia  A.  Welch,  Clarinda  Bishop,  Ezra  Wooden,  Bethena  and  Lydia 
Wooden,  Thomas  and  Eliza  Essex,  Emily  Aumick,  Lucy  T.  Dennis, 
John  and  Frances  Bateman,  John  B.  and  Eliza  Brown.  (Thomas  Essex 
died  in  1853.)  Eddy  Brown,  Maria,  Samuel  and  Joseph  Cummings, 
]Sr.  P.  Doolittle  and  David  Cooper.  In  1848  John  Sinclair  was  pre- 
siding elder,  A.  Wolliscroft  preacher  and  Isaac  Thomas  class-leader. 
In  1844  services  were  held  in  the  Smith  store.  In  1837  Gen.  Thomas 
donated  1^  acres  for  a  methodist  parsonage,  the  same  on  which  George 
Sparr  erected  the  parsonage  in  1838.  In  1856  he  donated  the  site  for 
an  M.  E.  Cliurch,  which  was  l^egun  and  completed  that  3^ear.  In  1852 
Rev.  A.  E.  Plielps  was  presiding  elder,  C.  Lazenby  preacher,  W.  Thomas 
assistant  and  Isaac  Thomas  class-leader.  The  class  was  the  same  as  in 
1847,  with  the  exce|)tion  of  the  Essex  family  transferred,  and  the  addi- 
tion of  Elizabeth  Williams,  Catherine  Johnson  and  Ann  Bearley.  In 
1854  a  few  new  names  were  added,  making  u])  a  class  of  twenty-eight 
members.  In  March,  1858,  Betsey  Wrigle}^,  Eliza  Donaldson,  John  B. 
Pettit,  Dewitt  Hunt  and  wife,  C.'W.  Brown  and  wife,  Isaac  Tidd  and 
wife,  H.  Greenough,  James  Greenough  and  wife,  John  Knott,  James 
Martin  and  wife,  Edmund  Wrigley,  Joseph  Balsley  and  Avife,  David 
Maine  and  wife,  Joseph  Mi  lor  and  wife,  and  others,  were  admitted. 

In  December,  1858,  Elder  Morey,  Rev.  W.  G.  Smith  preacher,  J. 
J.  Fleharty,  assistant  preacher,  were  present  at  conference.  W.  Wal- 
dron,  J.  Stedham  and  J.  Bateman  were  stewards.  William  Hall  was 
recording  steward.  At  this  time  the  societies  at  Rogers'  Grov^e,  Pleas- 
ant Ridge,  Walls,  Seeley's  Point,  Osceola,  Center  School-House,  Mound, 
Elmira  and  Bradford  belonged  to  this  Peoria  conference.  In  Feb- 
ruary, 1859,  the  same  elders  and  preachers,  with  W.  II.  Jones,  L.  D., 
E.  B.  Rogers  and  J.  T.  Conner,  exhorters;  A.  Whitman,  W.  Hall,  J. 
Bateman,  J.  Stedham,  W.  Fuller,  W.  Waklron,  stewards;  W.  G.  Reed, 
J.  J.  Garman,  Isaac  Thomas  and  T.  M.  Clark,  leaders,  and  Thomas 
Banister,  Sunday-school  superintendent,  were  present.  E.  B.  Rogers, 
T.  A.  Whitman,  J.  B.  Brown,  W.  G.  Reed,  James  and  Isaac  Thomas, 
William  Hall,  W.  Fuller  and  Wesley  King  were  appointed  trustees  for 
five  years.  At  this  time  E.  B.  Rogers  was  licensed  to  preach.  In 
June,  1859,  the  names  of  P.  Sturms,  L.L.  D.,  James  Wood  and  John 


302  HISTORY   OF    STAEK   COUNTY. 

Drawyer  exliorters,  J.  Seeley  steward,  jSTat.  Richards  and  James 
Tanquary  leaders,  Thomas  Heywood,  Sunday-school  superintendent, 
appear  among  other  members  of  the  conference.  In  August,  1859,  the 
names  of  James  Miller  exhorter,  Elijah  Ferris  and  John  Farmer  lead- 
ers and  Stephen  Hill,  Sunda\"  school  superintendent,  appear,  with 
others  above-named,  at  the  conference  then  held.  At  this  meeting  the 
committee  from  the  Elmira  society  reported  their  church  at  that  point, 
built  after  the  style  of  the  Osceola  church,  almost  completed. 

In  October,  1859,  liev.  J.  J.  Gue  succeeded  Mr.  Fleharty  as  assist- 
ant to  Rev.  J.  W.  J.  Smith,  Elder  Morey  still  presided  and  the  per- 
sonel  of  the  conference  remained  generally  the  same.  On  January  1, 
1860,  the  report  of  membership  credits  the  following  numbers  to  each 
societ}'^ :  Wyoming,  GO,  quota  of  funds,  $234 ;  Roger's  Grove,  4  miles 
southeast,  32,  quota,  $75 ;  Seeley's  Point,  33,  quota,  $85 ;  Pleasant 
Ridge,  24,  quota,  $45  ;  Centre,  13,  quota,  $40 ;  Bradford,  T,  quota,  $25  ; 
Osceola,  29,  quota,  125;  Elmira.  45,  $135  or  a  total  membership  in 
circuit  of  243  and  total  contribution  of  $760.  The  conference  of  Jan- 
uary, 1860,  was  constituted  as  in  August,  1859.  In  July,  1860,  this 
part  of  the  district  was  known  as  Wyoming  Circuit  of  Toulon  district. 
Central  Illinois  Conference.  H.  C.  Greenough's  name  appears  as  ex- 
horter with  Revs.  Morey,  Smith,  Gue  and  Ferris.  In  Sunday-school 
matters  there  were  111  officers  and  teachers,  9  bible  classes,  405  schol- 
ars, 1,131  volumes,  and  72  scholars  in  infant  classes.  In  October,  1860, 
John  Chandler  was  presiding  elder,  Jacob  Matthews,  preacher  in 
charge,  J.  G.  Lamper,  local  preacher,  S.  Hill,  Chas.  Brace,  Jas.  L. 
Ferris  and  Jas.  W.  Woods  exhorters.  In  1861  the  preachers  of  the 
circuit  were  the  same  as  in  October,  1860.  In  July,  1861,  J.  B.  Brown, 
Wesley  King,  John  Bateman,  Art  emus  Whitman,  J.  B.  Kent,  Wm. 
Hall,  W.  M.  Fuller,  Israel  Seele}^  and  Daniel  Drawyer  were  elected 
stewards. 

In  May,  1862,  William  Hall  gave  place  to  Isaac  Thomas  as  clerk  of 
the  conference.  Rev.  Hamilton  was  appointed  assistant  to  Rev. 
Matthews  on  the  circuit  and  the  same  stewards  were  reelected.  In 
November,  1862,  Rev.  W.  J.  Stuljbles  was  preacher  in  charge,  with  J. 
W.  Woods  exhorter.  At  this  time  the  purchase  of  a  parsonage  at  El- 
mira was  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  preacher,  W.  M.  Fuller,  S.  Hill, 
L.  Bailey,  and  J.  M.  Clark.  This  house  was  sold  in  1865.  In  April, 
1863,  resolutions  on  the  death  of  Wm.  Hall,  an  early  friend  of  Metho- 
dism, were  placed  on  record.  In  July  Lewis  Bailey  was  junior 
preacher.  In  October,  1863,  Rev.  Adam  Plepperly  came  as  preacher 
in  charge.  Here  he  showed  some  signs  of  insanity,  which  grew  at 
other  stations  and  led  him  ultimately  to  the  asylum.  W.  M.  Fuller 
was  clerk  of  conference,  John  Chandler  being  still  presiding  elder.  In 
July,  1864,  Isaac  Thomas  was  reappointed  clerk.  In  October,  1864, 
Elder  Sammons  presided.  In  April,  1865,  the  trustees  of  the  church  at 
Pleasant  Ridge  paid  out  on  their  church  building  $13.22,  John  Childs 
being  treasurer.  Among  the  trustees  elected  iu  1865  were  Isaac  Thomas, 
Geo.  Strong,  Shepherd  AVestfall,  Walter  Fuller,  Geo.  Shaw,  Daniel 
Drawj^er,  and  A.  Whitman.  In  January,  1866  W.  Shafer  was  preacher 
in  charge.     A.  H.  Hepperly  and  J.  W.  Agard  were  also  here  as  superan- 


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nuates.  Missions  known  as  Holmes,  Ebeys  and  Franklin  belonged  to  this 
circuit  about  this  time.  In  1867  Rev.  J.  Cavett  Avas  j^reacher.  Kev.  D.  M. 
Hill  came  the  same  year,  the  same  who  gave  the  blessing  at  old  settlers 
meeting  in  1886  at  Toulon.  In  October,  1867,  J.  W.  Agard,  "Wesley  King 
and  I.  Thomas  were  chosen  trustees,  the  latter  being  then  clerk. 
Revs.  E.  Roof  and  Estees  i)reached  here  then.  In  1868  Wm,  Under- 
wood was  presiding  elder,  and  Rev.  Torry,  L.  P.  In  1869  Rev.  A.  B. 
Morgan  took  charge  of  the  circuit.  In  1870  Pleasant  Green  was  de- 
tached, and  in  November  of  this  year,  M.  P.  Armstrong  was  preacher 
in  charge.  In  1871  came  Rev.  Carpenter,  and  in  1872,  J.  W.  Agard 
was  in  charge  of  the  circuit.  In  1873  Elder  C.  Springer  presided  with 
"Wm.  Wooley,  preacher  in  charge,  Isaac  Thomas  being  still  clerk.  In 
ISTovember,  1873,  Rev.  Stouffer  took  charge.  In  1874  E.  C.  "Way man 
came.  In  1876  M.  E.  Beal,  R.  S.,  signs  the  records  after  Isaac 
Thomas.  In  November  the  name  of  W.  H.  Hunter  appears  as  presid- 
ing elder  and  L.  Janes  as  pastor,  and  B.  H.  Ober,  now  of  Galva,  secre- 
tary. In  1877,  J.  J.  Fleharty  was  pastor,  and  early  in  1878  Isaac 
Thomas  was  reappointed  clerk.  The  following  year,  1879,  T.  L.  Falk- 
ner  was  pastor,  and  in  1881  came  Rev.  L.  F.  Cullom.  During  these  years 
of  progress  I.  M.  Rogers,  W.  King,  I.  Thomas,  Hall,  Mallor,  Edwards 
and  otliers  were  stewards,  and  H.  I.  Brown,  presiding  elder.  Presiding 
Elder  Forsj^the  and  Rev.  Seadore  are  named  in  November,  1881,  with 
Ezra  and  Wesley  King,  E.  J.  Edwards,  I.  Thomas,  Wm.  Holgate, 
Benj.  Bunnell,  Chas.  Sargent  and  B.  G.  Hall,  trustees.  In  December, 
1882,  Rev.  A.  L.  Morse  became  pastor.  In  1883  Elder  M.  Y.  B. 
White  presided  with  Rev.  R.  B.  Seaman,  pastor.  Mr.  Seaman  was 
succeeded  in  1884  by  Rev.  A.  R.  Jones,  and  he  in  November,  1885,  by 
Rev.  D.  G.  Stouffer  the  present  pastor.  The  trustees  are  AVesley 
King,  E.  J.  Edwards,  J.  M.  Rogers,  Isaac  Thomas,  Jacob  Smith, 
Thomas  Beall,  E.  J.  King  and  Benj.  Bunnell.  Messrs.  Edwards, 
Thomas  and  Smith  of  the  trustees  are  now  stewards  with  Madames 
Colburn,  Smith  and  Patterson.  In  January,  1882,  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Society  bought  the  Drinnin  lot  on  North  Main  street,  and 
erected  the  new  church  thereon  that  year.  The  old  building  was  sold 
to  C.  S.  Payne  in  May,  1882. 

St.  Luke's  Protestant  Episcopal  church  may  be  said  to  have  been 
founded  here  in  1848  by  Rev.  Richard  Radley  at  the  house  of  Henry 
Butler.  Mr.  Radley  held  monthly  services  here  until  March  1851, 
Avhen  he  moved  to  New  York,  his  position  here  being  taken  by  Rev. 
Philander  Chase,  who  held  services  in  the  school  house.  On  September 
2,  1855,  the  society  was  organized  with  the  following  named  members  : 
Henry  A.  Hoist,  Henry  Butler,  Charles  S.  Payne,  L.  S.  Milliken,  T.  B. 
Whiffen  and  W.  B.  McDonald.  On  October  18  the  parish  was  admitted 
into  the  diocese.  The  wardens  were  Henry  Butler  and  Henry  A. 
Hoist,  in  1855;  with  Charles  S.  Payne,  Thomas  B.  Whiffen  and  A.  B. 
Butler,  vestrymen.  Of  those,  A.  B.  Butler,  now  of  New  York  Post  for 
about  twelve  years,  and  Charles  S.  Payne  are  living.  In  December,  1856, 
Peter  Pettit  off ered  to  do  the  carpenter  work  on  the  church  and  school- 
house  for  $385.  Dr.  McMillen  was  elected  vestryman,  vice  C.  S.Payne, 
resigned.    In  July    1857,  II.  A.  Hoist  and  Henry  Butler  were  ward'ens, 


304  HISTORY    OF    STAKK   COUNTY. 

and  J.  H.  Hopkins  and  R.  Trasker  elected  vestrymen.  In  Jnl}^  1857,  J. 
Hopkins,  A.  E.  Butler  and  H.  A.  Hoist  were  ap])ointed  a  building-  com- 
mittee. Up  to  this  time  services  were  held  in  the  old  brick  schoolhouse, 
but  changed  to  the  old  Methodist  church  (then  new)  on  invitation. 
Their  own  church,  begun  in  May  1857,  ^va.s  dedicated  in  Februarj^  28, 
1858,  at  a  total  cost  of  $1,020,  of  which  Chicago  contributed  $271  and 
eastern  people  $172  A.  B.  Butler  hauled  the  first  load  of  building 
material. 

Among  tlie  families  belonging  to  this  church  in  August,  1877,  were 
Dr.  J.  G.  Greene,L.  1).  Ellsworth,  Mrs.  E.  McLaughlin  Brimfield;  Ann  E. 
King,  Miss  M.  A.  Allen,  A.  Root,  of  Blue  Ridge;  H.  Byatt,  William 
Thomas,  Lucy  Butler,  Belle  Kearns,  Jerrems  family  in  Nebraska;  O. 
H.  Stone,  California ;  W.  J.  Bond,  Mrs.  Amelia  Hall,  Bradford ;  Dr. 
W.  Cook,  Edward  Cook,  the  Ilochstrassers,  Harrison  Cqoper,  Brad- 
ford;  the  Chase  family,  Heber  Chase,  Wada  Petra;  C.  H.  Yoorhees, 
Princeville ;  Charles  Me\^ers,  of  Toulon,  now  of  California ;  Mrs.  Keffer, 
Toulon;  G.  Porter,  Wada  Petra;  the  Malone  family,  of  Penn  town- 
ship (withdrawn) ;  George  White,  of  Toulon ;  Mr.  F.  Renneck,  of 
Toulon ;  Richard  Parker,  of  Stark ;  Charles  Wright,  Toulon ;  T.  B. 
Wall,  Modena ;  John  Hardy,  E.  H.  Laymiller,  C.  S.  Payne,  W.  Scott, 

Prentiss,  of  Wyoming  district;  Lyons  and  Simples,  of  Toulon; 

Robert  Hunter,  Osceola ;  Robinsons,  Heberlings  and  Hamilton  Hock- 
strasser.  The  families  named  above  formed  fifty-seven  members  of  this 
church  in  1877. 

There  is  no  record  of  the  church  from  1858  to  March,  18G0.     In 
this  year  the  Drummond  house  was  leased  at  $215  per  annum,  for  rec- 
tor's house,  and  in  October,  1869,  Rev.   T.  N.  Benedict  was  called, 
Messrs.  Hoist,   Greene,  W.  H.  Butler,  C,  S.  Pavne'and  D.  C.  Kelloo-o- 
forming  the  board. 

Rev.  F.  II.  Potts  remained  until  Dr.  Lloyd,  now  in  Iowa,  came  and 
he  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  T.  H.  Eddy,  who,  after  three  years  service 
moved  to  Keokuk,  Iowa.  Rev.  George  Moore,  who  came  early  in  1883, 
left  in  1881  and  thei'e  were  no  services  held  until  August,  188(!,  when 
Rev.  John  Hoist,  a  son  of  Henry  A.  Hoist,  was  appointed  rector.  Among 
the  members  of  this  society  in  later  days  were  Dr.  Cook,  Dr.  Castle, 
Charles  D.  Castle,  W.  J.  Bond,  here  ;  Ilenr}^  P>utler,  deceased ;  O, 
II.  Stone,  now  in  California  ;  L.  D.  Ellsworth,  in  Nebraska;  Dr.  J.  G. 
Greene,  deceased ;  John  Wrigley,  Mrs.  William  F.  Thomas,  nee  Mary 
Butler,  Mrs.  Amelia  Bond,  Mrs.  Laymiller,  Mrs.  Hochstrasser,  Mrs. 
Charles  S.  Payne,  Henry  A.  Hoist,  deceased. 

In  Se])tember,  1871,  the  board  accepted  Dr..  Castle's  proposition  to 
donate  a  lot  opposite  the  residence  of  O.  II.  Stone;  although  William 
Tliomas  offered  two  lots  and  $1,000,  provided  the  church  would  be 
moved  to  the  present  location  of  the  Congregational  church.  In  1872 
the  building  was  removed  to  its  present  site. 

The  Catholic  Church  of  AVyoming,  the  building  of  which  Avas  begun 
in  October,  1880,  on  grounds  donated  by  Dr.  Castle,  was  dedicated  by 
Bishop  Spalding,  July  27,  1881.  The  subscription  of  the  Protestant 
element  of  Wyoming  very  near  equaled  that  given  by  the  members. 
Tlie  building  was  erected  by  James  Murray  for  the  committee,  which 


TOtTLON   TOWNSHIP.  805 

comprised  John  Seibold,  Michael  Colgan  and  John  Colgan.  It  is 
32x04  feet,  20  feet  to  ceiling-,  and  seats  350  persons.  Its  cost  was  over 
$3,000.  Father  Moynihan  began  the  work  and  completed  it.  The  old 
members  of  the  Catholic  Church  are  named  as  follows :  Michael,  John, 
Edward  and  Thomas  Colgan,  of  Penn,  Yalley  and  Essex  townships; 
Edward  Weston  and  Michael  Rj^an,  of  A^alley ;  John  Siebold,  of 
"Wyoming ;  James  Colgan,  of  Yalley ;  Andrew  Cain,  Toulon ;  Patrick 
Cain,  Essex ;  Wm.  Marlatt,  Dominick  Harty,  Penn ;  Peter  Pauli, 
Toulon ;  Edward  Garman  (deceased),  Valley ;  John  Moloney,  Essex ; 
the  Frails,  and  a  few  others,  who  belong  to  the  older  Church  at  Camp 
Grove,  or  at  Toulon.  The  Catholics  of  this  district  were  visited  by 
missionary  priests  from  Lacon  and  Peoria  prior  to  the  building  of  the 
church,  who  held  services  in  various  homes.  Since  1881  the  church 
has  been  attended  by  Fathers  Moynihan,  Cullen  and  Rev.  Delbarre, 
now  stationed  at  Bradford.  The  congregation  at  present  exceeds  in 
number  200. 

The  Baptist  Church  of  Clirist,  of  Wyoming,  ma}^  be  said  to  have 
been  organized  in  August  1807,  when  Elder  Dodge,  of  Toulon,  pre- 
sided here  with  A.  J.  Wright,  of  Saxon,  clerk,  and  J.  M.  Stickney, 
reader  of  the  articles  of  covenant.  A  number  of  ministers  were  pres- 
ent, among  them  J.  W.  Agard.  The  original  members  were  James  M. 
Stickney,  Eplirairn  M.  Ilolton,  Eliza  M.  Ilolton,  Margaret  A.  Conover, 
Sai'ali  Wilson,  Francis  Wallcer,  Mary  Butler,  Louisa  S.  Hearse,  Jose- 
phine A.  Ilolton,  Martha  E.  Wilson,  Rachel  Long,  Adelaide  Cole,  Lucy 
Timmons  and  Rachel  Davis.  Of  the  above  only  Mrs.  Cole  and  Mrs. 
Wilson  now  l)elong  to  tlie  church  here.  The  present  membersliip  is 
42.  The  whole  number  received  since  1807  was  170.  Marshall  Winn, 
the  present  clerk,  beame  a  member  in  1809.  Elder  Dodge  was  chap- 
lain of  the  Ellsworth  Zouaves,  and  commanded  after  the  death  of 
Colonel  Ellsworth.  The  present  clerk  also  served  in  two  or  more 
Union  commands.  The  pastors  since  his  time  are  named  as  follows : 
J.  M.  Stickney,  Samuel  Brimhall,  Thomas  Reese,  George  C.  Van 
Osdell,  Adison  B.  Tomlinson,  AVilham  Sturm  and  A.  C.  Edwards.  The 
clerks  were  Ephriam  Ilolton,  Wm.  S.  Wilson,  Marshall  Winn,  Edward 
Gimlett,  Charles  R.  Wilson  and  J.  B.  Hammatt. 

The  Congregational  Church  of  Cln'ist,  of  Wyoming,  was  organized 
April  3,  1873,  with  fourteen  members.  First  services  were  conckicted 
by  Rev.  A.  A.  Stevens,  of  Peoria,  the  following  Sunday.  Rev.  W. 
"Walters  served  this  church  from  1873  to  August  23,  1883.  when  he 
resigned  to  take  charge  of  the  church  at  Lacon.  Lie  is  now  at  Has- 
tings, Neb.  Rev.  John  Mitchell  succeeded  Rev.  W.  Walters,  March  9, 
1884.  On  February  18,  1873,  a  meeting  was  called  to  consider  the 
question  of  founding  a  Congregational  society  here.  This  meeting  was 
held  at  Dr.  Copestake's  house,  John  Hawks  presiding,  with  J.  F.  Rock- 
hold,  secretary.  The  question  was  decided  affirmatively,  and  on  April 
3,  the  following  named  members  signed  articles  of  association :  John 
Rockhold,  Prudence  Rockhold,  John  C.  Copestake,  Sarah  C.  Co]:>estake, 
John  Hawks,  Augusta  Llawks,  Henry  F.  Turner,  Charlotte  Turner, 
James  Buckle}^,  Susannah  Buckley,  Ann  Wrigley,  Mary  C.  Scott, 
William  Walters,  Mary  Ann  Walters.      The  organization  was  received 


306  HISTORY   OF   STAEK   COUNTY, 

into  the  general  body  of  the  church,  August  2Y,  1873,  when  the  first 
council  was  held.  The  next  proposition  was  to  erect  a  house  of  wor- 
ship. The  Congregational  Union  granted  §500  in  1874,  and  in  August 
of  that  year  the  following  solicitors  were  appointed :  J.  C.  Copestake, 
H.  Turner,  John  Walters,  ]\[rs.  G.  W.  Scott,  Mrs.  T.  Stephenson,  Mrs. 
A.  Lyon,  Mrs,  Bailie,  Mrs,  Hawks  and  Will  Hammond. 

The  building  committee,  composed  of  Eev.  AValters,  John  Hawks, 
and  Henry  F.  Turner,  was  appointed  July  15,  1871:.  This  body  re- 
ported in  August,  1871,  that  W,  F.  Thomas  offered  one  lot  on  Main 
street  for  8100,  and  donated  a  similar  lot.  This  report  was  adopted, 
and  the  deed  of  the  property  given  to  J.  C.  Copestake,  Jolin  Wrigley, 
H.  F.  Turner,  John  Hawks  and  George  Kerns,  trustees.  The  dedica- 
tion took  place  May  4,  1875.  Up  to  this  time  the  societ}"  worshipped 
in  the  Baptist  church,  Rev.  William  Walters  filling  the  ])ulpit  for  botii 
congregations.  The  building  stands  on  a  lot  donated  by  AV.  F.  Thomas, 
opposite  the  house  of  John  Ellis.  John  Hawks  was  the  architect. 
Smith  tfc  Wolfe  were  the  carpenters,  W.  H.  Gray  builder  of  foundation, 
E..  R.  Worley,  of  Toulon,  plasterer,  Haines  &  Bruce  painters,  Payne  & 
Turner  supplied  the  seats.  The  entire  cost  of  the  building  was  $3,583  ; 
all  paid  except  8500  at  date  of  dedication.  The  deacons  in  1873  are 
named  as  follows  :  J.  Hawks,  H.  F.  Turner,  Joseph  Mellor,  J.  Buckley, 
Prescott  Blood,  George  Kerns,  Mr.  Corder  and  Mr.  Wygant.  The 
trustees  in  1871r-5  were:  Dr.  Copestake,  John  Hawks,  John  Wrigley, 
H.  F.  Turner  and  George  Kerns.  In  1875,  the  latter  was  electecl ;  in 
1876,  John  Hawks;  1877,  E.  H.  Phelps;  1878,  Henry  Duckworth  and 
Adam  L3^ons;  1879,  Prescott  Blood;  1881,  John  Hawks  and  A.  W. 
King;  1882,  J.  W.  Walters,  J.  C,  Copestake  and  George  Kei-ns;  1883, 
Dr.  Copestake;  1884,  Mrs.  John  Wrigley;  1?585,  Mrs.  George  Kerns; 
1886,  Roval  H.  Miller  and  John  Hawks.  The  clerks  have  been :  John 
F.  Rockhold,  1873;  John  W.  Wahers,  1873;  James  Hunter,  1874: 
WiUiam  W.  Hammond,  1875;  Miss  Ahce  B.  AYrigley,  1876;  John  W. 
Walters,  1877-81 ;  Miss  Laura  M.  Jordan,  1882-6 ;  Mrs.  Addie  Colwell, 
1886.  John  W.  Walter  has  been  the  financial  secretarv  since  1884, 
the  first  time  the  office  was  founded.  The  treasurers  have  been  :  J.  C, 
Copestake,  J,  Hawks,  Mrs.  C.  B,  Hammond  and  James  Buckley,  the 
present  treasurer. 

The  Sunday-School  is  contemporary  with  the  church,  John  Hawks 
was  first  superintendent,  succeeded  by  E.  H,  Smith  some  six  years  ago, 
and  he  bv  Roval  H,  Miller, 

The  first  baptisms  were:  Francis  Xewlan,  Laura  M,  Edwards,  Will 
Hammond,  1874.  Since  1876  the  rite  of  baptism  has  Ijeen  solemnized 
in  46  cases.  The  total  number  of  admissions  to  membership,  since 
1873,  is  196.  The  present  membership  is  106.  Of  the  original  mem- 
bers there  are  now  connected  with  the  church  6.  Mrs,  Buckley  is 
dead  and  the  others  removed. 

The  United  Brethren  Societv,  which  mav  be  said  to  have  existed  here 
from  1872  to  1882,  claimed  no  less  than  54  members  in  1875,  among 
wliom  where :  Samuel  and  Lorina  Farden,  Samuel  Bishop,  Malinda 
O'Yanda,  Mary  (now  Mrs.  White;  and  Martha  (now  Mrs.  Winfield) 
Beaver,  Samuel  and  Lucretia  Redding,  Gasper  Bogard,  and  Rebecca 


TOtTLoN   TOWNSHIP.  307 

Bogard,  Jesse  and  Cynthia  Redding,  Lillie  (now  Mrs.  Polly)  and  Olive 
Redding,  Henry  Curfman  and  wife,  Edwin  Baldwin  and  wife.  Rev. 
J.  S.  Smith  attended  here  for  the  last  time  October  28,  1882,  but  a 
traveling  preacher  held  services  here  afterward  on  one  occasion.  The 
United  Brethren  church  building  is  now  the  residence  of  Thomas 
Dugdale;  sold  in  1884  to  John  Francis.  It  used  to  stand  south  of  the 
north  side  schoolhouse,  and  was  used  as  a  schoolhouse  up  to  1875. 

Secret,  Benevolent  and  Literary  Societies. —  Wyoming  Lodge,  4Y9, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  was  organized  February  28,  1886,  and  chartered 
October  3,  the  same  year,  with  J.  W.  Agard,  W.  M.;  George  W.  Scott, 
S.  W.;  Henry  M.  Rogers,  J.  W.;  John  Wrigley,  treasurer;  H.  A. 
Hoist,  secretary;  S.  K.  Conover,  S.  D.;  T.  W.  Bloomer,  J.  D.;  and  J. 
H.  Cox,  T.  These,  with  Simon  Cox  and  Isaac  Thomas  were  the 
original  members.  Mr.  Agard  was  master  from  this  time  to  1872, 
when  he  was  succeeded  by  T.  W.  Bloomer,  who  served  until  1881,  when 
A.  W.  King  was  elected.  In  1883,  James  M.  Rogers  was  elected 
master,  and  in  1884,  T.  W.  Bloomer  was  reelected.  He  represented 
Wj^oming  at  the  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  188G,  at  Chicago. 
The  secretaries  were:  1867,  Henry  A.  Hoist;  1868,  W.  H.  Butler; 
1869,  Isaac  Thomas;  1871,  H.  A.  Hoist;  1873,  E.  H.  Phelps;  1874,  C. 
Collier;  1876,  W.  H.  Butler;  1877,  E.  H  Phelps;  1878,  C.  F.  Hamil- 
ton; 1879,  J.C.  Bloomer;  1880-5,  C.  F.  Hamilton  ;  1885,  P.  K.  Cross; 
1886,  S.  K.  Conover. 

The  members  of  the  Blue  Lodge  on  roster  in  1886,  are  Thomas  W. 
Bloomer,  J.  C.  Bloomer,  T.  J.  Bocock,  S.  K.  Conover,  J.  H.  Cox,  Simon 
Cox,  J.  C.  Copestake,  Foster  Coulson,  J.  M.  Cox,  Myron  Cox,  Charles 
Childs,  P.  K.  Cross,  H.  Duckworth,  W.  T.  Ditman,  F.  E.  Davis,  Frank 
Davis,  C.  S.;  William  and  George  Eagelston,  H.  N.  Fox,  G.  M.  Fuller, 
Orange  Fuller,  William  Ilolgate,  Dr.  James  Ilolgate,  jr.,  C.  F. 
Hamilton,  Charles  Hanipson,  Richard  Hight,  A.  G.  Hammond, 
II.  A.  Hammond,  James  G.  Hunter,  J.  B.  Ilammatt,  L.  M. 
Graves,  John  Jordan,  W.  LI.  Jordon,  Albert  W.  King,  J.  M.  Menden- 
hall,  M.  F.  Meeker,  C.  McCorkle,  George  Moore,  B.  A.  Newton,  S.  F. 
Otman,  J.  M.  Rogers,  J.  T.  Rogers,  J.  B.  Robinson,  G.  W.  Scott,  Perrv 
11.  Smith,  A.  Snidiker,  Winfield  Scott,  E.  O.  Swift,  F.  A.  Sweetland, 
I.  Thomas,  Frank  Thomas,  John  Wrigley,  Samuel  Wrigley,  E.  C.  Way- 
man,  J.  K,  Weller,  J.  E.  Woods,  V.  A.  Welton,  and  Geo.  W.  Nicholas. 

Tlie  first  hall  was  over  Llolst's  drug  store,  the  next  in  the  Thomas 
building,  the  third  over  tlie  ''  Boston  Store,"  the  fourth  in  the  ''  Agard," 
or  "  Masonic  Hall,"  and  the  present  over  Hammond  &  Walters'  store, 
dedicated  January  3,  1882. 

Wyoming  Chapter  Royal  Arch  Masons,  No.  133,  had  an  organ- 
ization in  1866,  but  no  charter  up  to  October  9,  1868.  The  officers  in 
1866  were:  J.  W.  Agard,  11.  P.;  G.  W\  Scott,  E.  S.;  J.  M,  Rogers, 
P.  S.;  Alvin  Abbott,  M.  1  Y.;  S.  A.  Davis,  M.  2  V.;  C.  Kerr,  M.  3  V.; 
William  Lowman,  E.  K.;  Charles  Weston,  C.  H.;  M.  S.  Curtiss,  R.  A.  C; 
Henry  M.  Rogers.  J.  H.  Box,  William  Eagelston,  John  Ellis,  Samuel 
Wrigley,  and  T.  W.  Bloomer  were  charter  members.  J.  W.  Agard 
served  as  II.  P.  up  to  1875.  T.  W.  Bloomer  served  from  1875  to  1886. 
John  Wrigley  served  as  secretary  to  1870,  and  as  treasurer  from  1870 


308  HISTORY  OF   STAPvK  COITNTY. 

to  present.  J.  C.  Copestake,  secretarv  in  1870;  Henrv  A.  Hoist,  1871 
to  1874;  C.  Collier.  1871;  S.  Miner,  i875  to  1880  ;  A.  AV.  King,  1880 
to  1886;  and  S.  K.  Conover,  1886.  Other  members  not  noted  in  Bine 
Lodge  are:  S.  G.  Hatch,  AV.  F.  Speer,  W.  Peterson,  H.J.  Cosgrove,  E. 
H.  Dej's,  George  D.  Eagelston,  W.  P.  Dator,  A.  Y.  Fuller,  J.  A.  Klock, 
D.  G.  Hurd,  J.  W.  Morrison,  Eev.  George  Moore,  J.  K.  Hall,  Wdliam 
Lowman,  Charles  Sargent.  James  Montooth,  W.  J.  Washburn,  Hiram 
Phenix.  Harlan  Hopkins,  William  M.  Pilgrim,  and  W.  "Williams. 

Wyoming  Family,  Eastern  Star,  jS^o.  134,  was  organized  Ma}^  29, 
1862,  "^with  J.  W.  Agard,  Martha  Agard,  George  W.  Scott,  Mary  C. 
Scott,  H.  A.  Hoist,  S.  K.  Conover,  Margaret  Conover,  John  AVrigley, 
Ann  Wrigley,  James  M.  Rogers.  Harriet  Rogers  and  Eebecca  Butler 
members.     This  organization  continued  in  work  nine  years. 

Wyoming  Chapter,  ISTo.  52,  Eastern  Star,  was  organized  out  of 
Wyoming  Family  February  IS,  1871,  and  must  be  considered  a  con- 
tinuation of  the  old  lodge  under  a  new  name.  The  officers  for  1886  are : 
Mrs.  C.  P.  McCorkle,  W.  M.;  A.  W.  King,  AV.  P.;  Mrs.  Dr.  Sweetland, 
A.  M.:  Mrs.  A.  W.  King,  C.;  Mrs.  A.  Thomas,  A.  C;  Miss  Fanny 
Rockfellow,  Secretary ;  Miss  Laura  Jordan,  Treasurer. 

Wyoming  Lodge  Xo.  244,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  was  organized  October  15, 
1857,  with  the  following  charter  meml)ers:  Henry  x\.  Hoist,  W.  B. 
Armstrong.  John  Hawks,  C.  AV.  Brown,  U.  M.  Whiifen  and  Isaac  N. 
Tidd.  In  October,  1863,  they  surrendered  theii'  charter,  but  the  lodge 
was  reinstated  bv  the  following  named  members:  Henry  A.  Hoist, 
Thomas  W.  Bhjomer,  John  Hawks,  Charles  S.  Payne,  John  C.  Wright 
and  C.  AV.  Brown,  Felnniary  6.  Ib71.  The  list  of  members  of  AVvoming 
I.  O.  O.  F.  Lodge  in  1886  is  as  follows:  G.  AY.  Scott,  W.  A.^Boyer, 
James  E.  Rogers,  Hiram  AVeller,  AY.  W.  Jarman,  Jesse  L,  Aloffitt,  Denis 
Guvre.  James  Bucklev,  AY.  Lvons,  Henrv  Newton,  T.  C.  Dunlap.  D.  AL 
Crone,  C.  A.  and  R.  T.  Trapliagan,  J.  Kernaghan,  D.  C.  Greene,  S.  R. 
Graves,  G.  E.  Bonnell,  AI.  II.  Teets,  E.  D.  H.  Couch.  AA^  H.  Jordan. 
AY.  A.  Truax,  F.  C.  Wilson,  D.  M.  Stancliff,  M.  T.  Routzahn,  O.  ¥. 
Jacobs,  Josepli  W.  Conger,  John  Scott.  Charles  H.  Aloore,  X.  B.  Alorse, 
AI.  D..  AY.  II.  Proctor,  G.  S.  Rakestraw,  AY  J.  Legg,  A.  AY.  Hotchkiss, 
A.  Simmons  and  C.  F.  Hamilton. 

The  P.  G's.  are:  1858,  W.  B.  Armstrong;  '58.  John  JIawks;  '59, 
Henry  A.  Hoist;  '59,  C.  W.  Brown;  "60,  J.  M.  Brown;  '60,  J.  B. 
Thomas;  '61,  John  C.  Wright:  '71,  H.  A.  Hoist,  John  Hawks;  '72, 
Peter  Lane,  C.  F.  Hamilton :  '75,  John  D.  D.  Phihps,  J.  D.  D.  Philips; 
'74,  F.  AI.  Earhart,  Charles  S.  Pavne;  '75,  C.  Collier,  H.  F.  Turner ;  '76, 
C.  F.  Hannlton,  H.  J.  Cosgrove ;"  '77,  E.  Clark,  J.  L.  Aloffitt ;  '78,  Wm. 
Lvon,  AVm.  Lvon ;  79,  W.  II.  Grey,  C.  F.  Hamilton :  '80,  T.  B.  Wall, 
T.  B.  AA\nll:  "81,  J.  G.  Robertson;  '82,  S.  AL  Stanchff ;  'S3.  J.  S.  AYins- 
ley,  H.  C.  Aldrich  ;  '84,  E.  S.  Teeter,  J.  X.  Conger;  '85,  J.  X. 
Conger,  J.  X.  Conger;  '86,  L.  A.  Trimmer.  C.  F,  Hamilton,  now 
of  Bradford,  served  as  secretaey  from  1878  to  1884,  when  J.  X.  Conger 
was  elected.  In  1886  the  annual  office  term  was  adopted.  In  January", 
1882,  the  Lodg-e  at  Wvoming  held  their  first  meetino;  in  the  new  haU 
over  the  Post- Herald. 

W3'oming  Encampment,  Xo.  174,  was  instituted  March  24, 1876,  bj^ 


TOtTLON   TOWNSHIP.  309 

P.  C,  P.  ]Sr.  C.  ]M"ason,  with  tlie  members  J.  M.  Brown,  C.  F.  Hamilton, 
J.  M.  Cox,  T.  B.  Wall,  D.  S.  Hewitt,  H.  J.  Cosgrove,  J.  D.  Woods,  I. 
P.  Carpenter,  J.  L.  Moflfitt,  Dennis  Gnyre  and  John  Hawks.  This 
has  been  transfei-red  to  Galva.  C.  F.  Hamilton,  of  W^^oming  Lodge, 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  has  been  Depnty  to  the  Grand  Lodge  since  1874.  He  was 
the  first  Patriarch  of  the  Encampment  and  Depnty  of  the  Grand 
Encampment  one  term  preceding  Capt.  Brown  in  that  office,  wlio  has 
since  been  re])resentative. 

De  Wolf  Post,  No.  371,  Wyoming,  dates  back  to  1867-S,  when 
Colonel  Ford,  State  Adjutant  of  the  G.  A.  R.,  met  Dr.  J.  C.  Copestake 
at  Lacon,  and  again  at  Toulon,  mustering-  him  in  to  tlie  Grancl  Army 
of  the  Republic  at  the  latter  tow^n,  with  power  to  organize  posts 
throughout  the  county.  On  his  return  he  brought  the  subject  before 
some  military  men  at  a  meeting  in  tlie  old  Boston  Hall,  who  signed 
articles  of  association  and  were  mustered.  Dr.  Copestake  was  elected 
first  commander,  succeeded  by  Capt.  S.  F.  Otman,  and  he  by  Lieut.  S. 
K.  (Jonover,  who  commanded  when  the  old  Post  disbanded,  in  1868  or 
1869.  During  its  existence  no  less  than  thirty  members  were  received, 
among  whom  were :  William  Llolgate,  Sylvester  F.  Otman,  S.  K.  Con- 
over,  Henry  Otman,  J.  C.  Copestake,  Marshall  Winn,  George  Murna, 
John  Oldacker.  P)arton  Fox,  Ancel  H.  Woodcock,  Wallace  W.  Eman- 
uel, Nelson  Bell,  John  Pettit,  Richard  Frazier  and  Rufus  Woodcock,  a 
soldier  of  1812.  This  old  Post  rendered  material  services  to  those 
widows,  orphans  or  soldiers  whom  the  pension  office  could  not  reach 
at  that  time.  Henry  Otman,  a  member,  was  buried  with  military 
honors,  a  Post  was  organized  at  Toulon  and  one  at  Elmira  through  its 
example,  and  much  good  accomplished ;  but  the  introduction  of  poli- 
tics killed  this  Post,  as  it  did  formerly  other  beneficial  associations 
here. 

In  November,  1883,  an  effort  was  made  to  organize  a  Post  undec 
the  new  laws  of  the  G.  A.  R.  A  charter  was  ap})lied  for  and  granted 
Noveiuber  26.  This  effort  succeeded,  and  on  December  6,  1883,  An- 
drew Galbraith,  of  Post  327,  Toulon,  assisted  by  brothei's  from  Elm- 
wood  and  Brimfield,  mustered  in  nineteen  members  into  Post  371,  with 
Harvey  Forman,  C. ;  John  Hawks,  S.  V.  C. ;  Jacob  Graves,  J.  V.  C. ; 
C.  J.  Colburn,  S. ;  Peter  Lane,  Q.  M. ;  H.  K.  Hochstrasser,  O.  of  D. ; 
Thomas  Nicliolas,  Chaplain ;  David  Kerns,  O.  of  G. ;  C.  F.  Hamilton, 
Adjutant ;  M.  M.  Sparr,  Sergeant  Major ;  William  Sewards,  Q.  M.  S. 
The  officers  were  then  installed  by  Dept.  Com.  Samuel  A.  Harper.  At 
a  subsequent  meeting  the  names  of  Lient.  W.  Denchfield  and  Captain 
DeWolf  were  proposed  to  select  a  name  from,  for  the  Post ;  and  on  a 
vote  the  latter  name  was  carried,  the  authority  l)eing  his  record  as 
given  in  the  military  chapter  and  in  the  biography  of  Toulon  town- 
ship. In  1884  C.  F.  Hamilton  was  elected  Commander ;  A.  Simmons, 
Q.  M. ;  D.  B.  Kellogg,  O.  of  G. ;  and  Marshall  Winn,  Adjutant.  In 
1885,  J.  C.  Copestake  was  chosen  Commander  ;  Marshall  Winn,  Adju- 
tant ;  C.  F.  Hamilton  and  C.  G.  Colburn,  S.  V.  and  J.  V.  respectively ; 
A.  M.  Pierce,  Surgeon;  H.  LI.  Hochstrasser,  O.  of  D. ;  A.  Timmons, 
Q.  M. ;  John  Hawks,  Chaplain ;  Ancel  H.  Hanchett,  O.  of  G. ;  Leroy 
Mash,  S.  M. ;  and  John  Jordan,  Q.  M.  S.     In  1886,  Marshall  Winn  was 


310  HISTORY   OF   STAUK   COtTNTY. 

elected  Commander ;  A.  B.  Armstrong  and  C.  G.  Colburn,  S.  Y.  C.  and 
J.  Y.  C. ;  J.  C.  Copestake,  Surgeon ;  Leroy  Mash,  O.  of  D. ;  J.  Hawks, 
C. ;  John  Jordan,  Q.  M. ;  Thomas  Dngdale,  O.  of  Gr  ;  H.  H.  Hoch- 
strasser,  Adj. ;  E.  J.  Kellogg,  S.  M. ;  and  M.  M.  Sparr,  Q.  M.  S. 

The  names  of  the  membei's  who  signed  application  for  charter  are 
as  follows:  S.  F.  Otraan,  Ananias  Timmons,  C.  G.  Colburn,  David 
Kerns,  Peter  Lane,  Joseph  Peve,  John  G.  White,  Charles  P.  McCorkle, 
William  Dixon,  Allen  M.  Pierce,  Harvey  Foreman,  John  C.  Copestake, 
John  Jordan,  Ancel  H.  Hanchett,  John  Hawks,  Matthew  M.  Sparr, 
Franklin  Pratt,  Dennis  D.  Kellogg,  Thomas  Dugdale,  William  Sew- 
Sewards,  Thomas  Nicholas,  Harmon  H.  Hochstrasser,  Alfred  B,  Arm- 
strong, Charles  F.  Hamilton,  Jacob  Graves,  William  E.  Thomas,  Will- 
iam Holgate  and  James  Ditman,  Commander  Marshall  Winn,  to 
whom  the  writer  is  indebted  for  the  above  names,  dates  and  incidents, 
says :  "  As  we  close  our  chapter  on  DeWolf  Post  we  realize  the  fact 
that  she  is  now  in  the  ver}^  zenith  of  her  strength,  and  that  these  gray 
haired  veterans  are  nearing  the  sunset  of  life's  journey,  and  one  by 
ones  will,  in  obedience  to  orders  from  their  Supreme  Commander,  cross 
over  the  river,  and  pitch  their  tents  in  the  silent  camping  ground  of 
our  heroic  dead." 

The  Fourth  of  1863  was  one  one  of  the  gala  da3^s  in  the  history  of 
Wyoming.  Capt.  H.  Butler  presided,  with  Capt.  W.  B.  Armstrong 
marshal.  The  assistant  marshals  were :  A.  G.  Hammond,  J.  G.  Mc- 
Graw,  W.  F.  Thomas,  J.  M.  Eoger  and  Henry  Otman.  The  executive 
committee  comprised  Isaac  Thomas,  Dr.  A.  M.  Pierce,  G.  M.  Fox  and 
H.  A.  Hoist  and  Dr.  J,  G.  Greene.  The  ladies  raised  $150  for  the  re- 
lief of  soldiers  on  that  day.  The  following  named  soldiers  were  at 
rest  in  Wyoming  cemetery  in  May,  1879 :  Capt.  David  DeWolf,  Lieut. 
William  H.  Denchfield,  Lemuel  Dixon,  Forty-seventh  Illinois  Infantry  ; 
Samuel  Dixon,  Fifty-first  Illinois  Infantry ;  Henry  J.  Otman,  William 
Wilkinson,  One-hundred-and-twelfth  lUmois  Infantry;  Harr}^  Price, 
Peoria  Battery ;  Joseph  Diggle,  Eighth  Missouri  Infantr}^ ;  John 
Brandon,  war  of  1812  and  of  the  Black  Hawk  war.  The  pensioners 
residing  in  Wyoming  in  1883  were :  Belinda  Bessett,  Hannah  Dixon, 
Mary  A.  Cole,  Annie  Curfman,  Charles  P.  McCorkle,  Morris  C.  Lamp- 
son,  Dennis  Kellogg,  John  G.  White,  George  Newton,  John  Harvey 
and  Eliza  Brown,  $8  each ;  Michael  Alderman,  Carey  Colburn,  Asabeil 
Wilmot,  §4  each ;  AYilliam  Holgate,  $2 ;  Thomas  C.  Dunlap,  $6 ;  Alvah 
Sturtevant,  $5  ;  and  John  Hawks,  $24  per  month. 

Miscellaneous  Societies. — In  March,  1862,  the  Wyoming  Sons  of 
Temperance  organized,  succeeding  the  old  temperance  association,  and 
preceding  a  few  others  organized  between  1866  and  1880. 

The  Wyoming  Temperance  L^nion  was  organized  in  JVIarch,  1882, 
Avith  A.  G.  Hammond,  P.;  Mrs.  W.  Sturgeon,  Y.  P.;  A.  F.  Stickney, 
secretary  and  statistician,  and  Isaac  Thomas,  treasurer. 

The  Wyoming  Band  of  Hope  (temperance)  claimed  for  its  execu- 
tive board  in  1882  the  following  members :  W,  H.  Barrett,  A.  F. 
Stickney,  Mrs.  Mary  Sturgeon,  W.  H.  Barrett,  J.  Hawks,  Mrs.  E.  H. 
Smith,  J.  C.  Copestake,  Mrs,  Martha  Colby,  Mrs.  Jacob  Smith  and 
Mrs.  S.  E.  Sedore. 


TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  311 

The  T.  O.  G.  T,  Lodge  of  Wyoming,  was  organized  April  9,  1885. 
The  officers  in  order  of  senority  elected  were  :  W.  H.  Barrett,  J.  K. 
Conger,  Grace  Jones,  Isaac  Thomas,  H.  A.  Hammond,  Algina  Har- 
wood,  C.  K.  Wilson,  Mrs.  E.  C.  Breese,  P.  K.  Cross,  Mrs.  H.  A.  Ham- 
mond, Mrs.  Kellie  Clark,  Marsh  Winn,  Isaac  Thomas,  Mrs.  P.  K.  Cross, 
Blanche  Wolf,  Mrs.  M.  Fox,  A.  G.  Hammond  and  Robert  Jordan. 

The  organization  of  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union 
here  is  noted  in  the  general  history.  In  October,  1886,  Mrs.  Castle 
and  Mrs.  McCl3mient  represented  tliis  society  in  State  Convention  at 
Moline. 

The  Wyoming  Debating  Society  was  organized  in  November,  1878, 
witliAV.  R.  Sandham,  president:  H.  A.  Hammond,  vice  president;  J. 
W.  A¥alters,  secretar}^  and  A.  W.  King,  treasurer.  Among  the  mem- 
bers who  took  part  in  the  first  debate,  November  25,  1878,  were  J.  E. 
Decker,  W.  Wilson,  C.  R.  Wilson,  G.  W.  Scott,  A.  N.  Walters,  W. 
H.  Pettet,  J.  E.  King,  J.  Woods,  S.  Stark  and  J.  C.  Copestake. 

The  W3"oming  Band  was  organized  in  1879,  with  J.  II.  Bray, 
master. 

The  Art  Loan  exposition  held  at  Wyoming  in  February,  1880,  was 
a  great  success. 

The  great  shooting  tournament,  under  the  auspices  of  the  W^^oming 
Club,  took  place  June  18,  1880.     J.  C.  Lyons  won  the  gold  medal. 

The  Wyoming  lecture  clulj  was  organized  in  October,  1881,  with 
J.  C.  Decker,  A.  F.  Sticknev,  E.  H.  Phelps,  A.  F.  Bloomer,  T.  B.  Wall, 
J.  E.  Decker,  B.  G.  Hall,  C.  P.  McCorkle,  and  A.  W.  King,  original 
members 

On  April  8,  1883,  an  auxiliary  Women's  Foreign  Missionary  soci- 
ety was  organized  at  Wyoming  with  the  following  named  members : 
W.  Adams,  I.  Thomas,  Anna  Sharp,  Sarah  Wall,  P.  ().  Hall,  M.  Pierce, 
M.  A.  Colburn,  M.  A.  Ward,  Robinson,  E.  O.  Swift,  I.  Smith,  Robert- 
son, Drummond,  E.  M.  Edwards,  A.  L.  Morse,  R.  Miller,  Alice  Miller, 
E.  King,  W.  King ;  Misses  Alva  King,  Kittie  Thomas,  J.  Conover, 
Grace  Jones,  O.  Harwood,  A.  L.  Morse  and  B.  G.  Hall. 

Wyoming  camp-meeting  association  is  modern  in  organization  but 
old  in  practice.  In  1810  the  first  meeting  was  held,  almost  on  the  pres- 
ent camp  grounds,  with  N.  G.  Benyman,  Enos  Thomson,  and  Wilson 
Pitner,  leaders.  Two  years  later  a  similar  meeting  was  held  near  La- 
fayette, and  during  Mr.  Morey's  time  as  presiding  elder,  a  third  meet- 
ing was  held  there.  Every  year  since  Mr.  Morey's  time  a  camp  meet- 
ing or  local  revival  meeting  has  been  held  successfully  ;  but  in  later 
vears  the  camp  at  Wyoming  has  robbed  the  ordinary  church  revival  of 
so  much  romance  and  religion,  that  it  became  a  permanent  nstitution. 
James  M.  Rogers,  B.  G.  Hall  and  E.  J.  Edwards,  a  committee  on 
building  for  the  W^^oraing  camp  meeting  association  in  1883,  ordered 
the  old  boarding-house  to  be  removed  and  a  new  building  erected. 
No  tobacco  is  sold  upon  the  ground.  Swearing  is  discouraged.  The 
crowd  is  composed  of  the  average  sort  of  church-going  people,  inter- 
spersed with  a  company  of  pleasure  seekers  of  more  worldly  stripe  but 
of  some  social  position.  Upon  these  ''  worldly  "  folk,  who  stay  long- 
enough  for  the  Methodist  brethren  to  "  place,"  every  redeeming  power 


312  HISTOEY   OF    STAEK   COUNTY. 

is  brought  to  bear,  A  large  out-door  auditorium  is  used  whenever  the 
weather  ])ermits,  and  there  are  chapels  for  stormy  days,  rooms  for 
boarders,  always  a  good  dinner,  and  permission  for  all  visitors  to  pitch 
their  tents,  cook,  eat,  pray  and  sleep.  The  lectures  and  religious  dis- 
courses are  practical  appeals. 

A  lodge  of  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  a  new  benevolent  and 
benefit  society,  was  organized  July  29,  1886,  with  about  a  score  of 
charter  members.  The  following  were  elected  and  installed  as  officers 
for  the  iiisuing  half-year:  E.  A.  Trimmer,  V.  C;  A.  W.  King,  W.  A.; 
J.  E.  Decker,  E.  B.;  'J.  M.  Thomas,  jr..  Clerk  ;  W.  E.  Nixon,  Escort ; 
D.  S.  Burroughs,  Sentrj^ ;  J.  H.  Garside,  AYatchman ;  C.  D.  Castle,  A. 
^¥.  Ilotchkiss.  and  D.  S.  Burroughs,  Managers ;  Dr.  H.  IS^.  Fox,  M.  E. 

The  circulating  librar}-  located  at  E.  D.  Hewitt's,  which  opened 
September  25,  1886,  is  established  upon  the  most  commendable  plan, 
and  the  reading  people  of  Wyoming  are  fortunate  in  secmMngso  large 
a  collection  of  books  l)y  standard  authors.  This  library  was  opened 
witli  80  members  at  ^1.50  each  membership,  and  every  two  new  sub- 
scril)ers  or  members  at  the  membership  price  $1.50  will  buy  three 
books ;  that  is  each  sul)scril)er's  membership  price  buys  a  book  and  a 
half.  There  are  now  some  120  volumes  in  the  library'  and  all  are  the 
pro|)erty  of  the  members. 

The  Po8t  Ojfice  is  an  old  institution  at  W3^oming.  Mrs.  Shallen- 
berger  states  that  "in  1834  General  Thomas  came  to  Wyoming, bring- 
ing with  him  a  large  family  of  sons  antl  daughters  and  sons-in-law,  be- 
sides several  other  men,  among  them  AVilliam  Godley  who  accom- 
panied him  in  some  capacity.  All  at  once  AVyoming  began  to  assume 
importance,  and  aspired  to  the  post  office.  The  Osceola  settlers  too, 
favored  the  change,  always  choosing  to  cast  their  lot  with  Wyoming. 
Accordingly  a  petition  was  gotten  up,  and  William  Godley  was  the 
fortunate  appointee  of  government.  Mr.  Holgate  accompanied  Mr. 
Godley  to  Essex's  to  receive  possession  of  the  books  and  papers,  mail 
matter  and  appurtenances  of  the  office  generally,  and  to  convey  them 
to  Wyoming,  lie  soon  noticed  indications  of  a  coming  storm  in  the 
countenance  and  conduct  of  Mrs.  Essex.  She  was  washing  when  they 
entered,  and  for  a  while  continued  her  occupation  with  a  vim  that  as- 
tonished her  visitors,  rubbing  and  scrubbing  almost  furiously,  then  she 
deliberately  turned  from  her  tub,  wiped  her  arms  and  hands,  sat 
down,  and  gave  them  her  opinion  of  men  who  would  steal  a  post 
office,  in  terms  which  those  gentlemen  could  never  forget.  The  office 
has  been  generally  well  filled  down  to  the  present  lime.  On  August 
1,  1870,  it  was  created  a  money  order  office  and  in  recognition  of  its 
growing  im])ortance  a  sidewalk  was  at  once  l)uilt  from  Castle's  addi- 
tion to  this  office.  For  3^ears  the  late  John  B.  Brown  had  charge  of 
this  office.  In  1884  C.  G.  Colburn  was  appointed  master  here,  but 
was  succeeded  b}^  J.  M.  Thomas  in  1885,,  the  present  courteous  and 
able  incumbent. 

The  Wyoming  Cemetery  Association  was  formed  May  8,  1871, 
when  the  following  named  organized  under  that  title :  J.  AV.  Agard, 
S.  K.  Conover,  J.  B.  Pettit,  A.  J.  Conover,  E.  S.  Conover,  Isaac 
Thomas,  J.  B.  Brown,  John  Hawks  and  H.  A.  Hoist.     Messrs.  Agard 


TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  313 

and  Thomas  were  elected  president  and  clerk  respectively,  and  S.  K. 
Conover,  A.  J.  Conover  and  J.  B.  Pettit,  directors.  They  were  in  fact 
the  successors  of  the  old  cemeter}^  trustees  —  a  body  in  name  only,  and 
being  so,  agreed  to  purchase  the  land  between  the  okl  cemetery  and 
First  street,  S.  K.  Conover  being  a  committee  to  negotiate  such  pur- 
chase with  Gen.  Thomas.  Messrs.  Agard,  Pettit  and  A.  J.  Conover 
were  to  plat  the  grounds  and  build  a  fence.  The  tract  was  purchased 
for  $100,  and  sold  at  from  S^l  to  $15  per  lot ;  E.  S.  Conover  was  lirst 
superintendent.  In  1872  J.  C.  Copestake,  J.  Hawks  and  S.  K.  Conover 
were  elected  directors;  in  1S73  A.  G.  Hammond,  G.  A¥.  Scott  and 
Samuel  Pierce  were  chosen  directors,  the  president  and  secretary  hold- 
ing over;  in  187-1  E.  S.  Conover  replaced  S.  Pierce,  and  C.  Collier  was 
appointed  collector  of  an  improvement  fund.  Tliis  board  continued 
until  1877,  when  the  president,  secretary  with  Robert  Jordan,  John 
Wrigley  and  S.  F.  Otman  were  chosen,  and  the  latter  elected  presi- 
dent. In  1880  Rev.  Wm.  Walters,  John  Wrigley,  S.  F.  Ottman,  A.  G. 
Hammond,  F.  Thomas  and  J.  C.  Copestake  formed  the  board,  with  Capt. 
Otman,  president,  and  Isaac  Thomas  secretary  and  treasurer.  In  1882 
A.  G.  Hammond  was  chosen  ])resident;  in  1883  tlie  same  officers 
served  and  continued  in  office  down  to  the  present  time.  James 
Bucldey,  the  first  regular  sexton,  is  now  filling  that  position.  Isaac 
Thomas,  who  for  years  has  been  secretar}^  of  the  association,  permit- 
ted J.  G.  Greene  to  make  the  followino'  entrv  in  the  old  school  recortl, 
which  is  also  the  cemetery  record,  April  23,  18.58.  It  is  witnessed  by 
H.  A.  Hoist  and  reguhirly  signed  l)y  Greene:  "I  hereby  agree  to 
give  Isaac  Thomas  $5  a  year  for  abstaining  from  the  use  of  tobacco 
from  this  date."  The  present  cemetery  at  Wyoming  may  be  said  to 
be  opened  by  tlie  burial  of  Artemus  Lake,  brother  of  Mrs.  Barley  and 
Mrs.  Sewell  Smith,  next  AVm.  Godfrey,  and  next  Ann  Carney  Hodges. 
The  land  was  donated  by  Gen.  Thomas  to  trustees  for  public  use  on 
condition  that  it  would  be  fenced  and  kept  in  order. 

Wyoming  cemetery  contains  tlie  remains  of  many  ])ioneers  of  the 
vihage  and  of  the  district.  The  list  tells  what  old  Father  Time  has 
done.  AVilliam  C.  Thomas,  1810;  Nancy  (A.  McDonald)  Crone,  '80; 
James  Woods,  '78;  Charles  M.  Teeter,  '83;  Jane  Ingram,  '78;  Lizzie 
S.  Edwards,  '80;  Anna  Frantz, '81 ;  Thomas  H.  Jackson, '58;  Anna 
Dixon,  '86;  Sarah  Dawson,  '67;  Charles  Brunger,  '73;  Henry  A. 
Hoist,  '75;  Sally  A.  Hoist,  '68;  Mattie  Kerns,  '77;  Mary  A.  Dew- 
hurst, '80;  Sarah  Walters, '72;  William  Kerns, '73;  Elizabeth  Browm, 
'81;  John  B.  Brown, '80;  Zeuriah  Greenwood, '64;  Rachel  Dixon, '60 ; 
Simon  Dixon,  '60;  Samuel  Pierce,  '79;  Emma  Otman,  '64;  William 
Denchlield,  '57;  William  II.  Denchfield, '65 ;  Dan.  M.  Beers, '16;  Ezra 
Wooden,  '57;  Henry  M.  Rogers,  '78;  James  Gibson,  '60;  l^etsy  E. 
Wrigley,  '64;  David  Rouse,  '69;  James  H.  Bloomer,  '62;  M.  W.  Mc- 
]\Iullen,  '54;  Polly  Thurston,  '63;  Hart  well  Thurston,  '45;  Mary 
Butler,  '78;  Rebecca  Butler,  '65;  H.  Augusta  Butler,  '65;  Capt.  H. 
Butler,  '64;  Lydia  S.  Whitnev,  '83;  Ward  B.  Dana,  '73;  Anna  Curf- 
man,  '81;  Hannah  B.  Cox, '85;  S.  Keeling, '84;  Mary  E.  Cox,  '81; 
Clara  M.  Davis,  's3;  SoL  Wilkinson,  '85;  Mary  A.  Lefflers,  '82;  Capt. 
A.  E.  Ewer,  '79;  George  Marlatt,  '68;  Barbara  E.  Smith,  '82;  B.  W. 


14  HISTOKY   OF    STARK   COUNTY. 


Whitclier,  "75;  Joel  Stewart,  '66;  Uzziel  Meachum,  '67;  Margaret 
Johnson,  '68;  James  R.  Wilson,  '66;  Eliza  A.  McKean,  '66;  Susanna 
Buckley,  '85 ;  L.  L.  Hancbett,  '65 ;  Eobert  B.  Marlatt,  '59 ;  Edmund 
Wriglev,  '72;  Joseph  Digg'le,  '64;  Emma  E.  Pilgrim,  '84;  Thomas 
Hey  wood,  '68;  Samuel  E.  White,  '66;  Isabella  McCormick,  '68;  John 
Brandon,  '64;  Samuel  Dixon  (One-hundred-and-fifty-first  Illinois  In- 
fantry), '65;  James  Hartley,  '71;  William  Wilkinson,  '64;  Emily 
Nicholas,  '65;  George  Nicholas,  '02;  John  Dixon,  '73;  Rosanna 
Dixon,  '85;  Lvdia  L.  Coombs,  '60;  Thomas  B.  Whiffler,  '80;  Lydia 
Webster,  '70;' Peter  Pettit,  '75;  Delana  B.  Pettit,  '67;  Henrv  J. 
Otman,  '67;  J.  W.  Agard,  '81;  AVilham  F.  Thomas,  '75;  Marcia 
Thomas,  '65;  Ruth  Ann  Dana,  '56;  Xancy  M.  White,  '78;  E.  S.  Con- 
over,  '77;  Sally  A.  Hochstrasser,  '83;  Henry  Shroh, '84;  Robert  E. 
Westfall, '63 ;  James  A.  Harwood, '77 ;  C.  W.  Wright, '75;  Margaret 
Ditmon, '77;  Jane  Ingram, '78. 

The  C.  S.  Payne  monument,  erected  by  the  owner,  is  an  elegant 
work  of  art.  Mr.  Payne  has  undoubtedly  outwitted  death,  and  gives 
promise  of  battling  with  Old  Time  for  years  to  come.  John  Brandon, 
a  soldier  of  1812,  and  of  the  Black  Hawk  war,  is  buried  liere,  but  the 
headstone  lies  broken.  The  o-rounds  contain  manv  excellent  monu- 
mental  pieces. 

In  tlie  foregoing  list  the  year  of  death  is  given  and  with  few  ex- 
ceptions onl}^  the  aged  old  residents  mentioned. 

Traders. — In  May,  1869,  F.  J.  L.  sent  to  the  Prairie  Chief  for 
publication  thirty-one  quartettes  —  a  long  mathematical  poem  on 
Wyoming.  Messrs.  Payne,  King,  Ottman,  Kellogg,  Brown,  Winn, 
Hoist,  Bouglin,  Bunn,  Bonner,  Dennis,  Bloomer,  Doctors  Green,  Fox, 
Copestake  and  Castle  ;  Conover  at  the  mills,  all  find  mention  in  this 
poem  in  connection  with  their  business  and  their  enterprising  town. 

The  removal  of  the  Bond  store  to  Coal  village  in  August,  1878, 
where  about  fifty  men  were  at  work  on  the  big  shaft,  gave  AVyoming 
the  appearance  of  being  divided  up  into  three  distinct  })arts,  the  origi- 
nal town,  tlie  Castle  addition,  and  Coal  village. 

When  W.  J.  Bond  came  in  1872  to  take  charge  of  the  Lathrop  Co.'s 
store,  there  were  100  men  working  on  the  shafts,  the  company  then 
furnishing  the  C,  B.  &  Q.  R.  R.,  and  local  consumption.  The  works 
were  burned  April  28,  1880 — the  mule  used  in  the  mine  escaping  ^vith 
little  injurv.  A¥m.  Taylor  and  Joseph  Swanson  are  said  to  be  the  first 
regular  miners,  John  McCarthy  was  their  contemporary,  also  John  and 
Anthony  Robinson.  After  the  founding  of  the  Lathrop  Co.'s  works 
the  men  named  continued  to  supply  local  trade,  Taylor  being  engaged 
actively  up  to  a  few  years  ago,  Swanson  still  in  harness.  McCarthy  is 
also  here,  so  also  are  the  Robinson's.  Thomas  Stevenson,  who  worked 
for  the  Lathi-op  Co.  up  to  about  1878,  now  operates  his  own  mine.  In 
1882  James  Higby  oj^ened  a  bank  on  Mr.  Bond's  farm.  In  Coal  Hol- 
low are  a  number  of  small  operators,  while  along  the  C,  B.  &  Q. 
shafts  are  worlced  economically. 

The  interests  of  the  Latlirop  Coal  Co.  here  have  ceased  —  their 
leases  having  passed  into  other  hands.  About  1878-79  the  weigh- 
master,  Richard  Kent,  stepped  on  the  cage,  which  descended  rapidly, 


TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  315 

almost  causing  his  death.  A  few  minor  accidents  mark  the  progress 
of  the  coal  industry. 

For  the  purpose  of  making  a  record  of  the  new  buiklings  erected  in 
Wyoming  during  the  ten  years  ending  in  1882,  a  bst  of  the  same  with 
the  names  of  the  occupants  in  1882  is  presented.*  Where  the  occu- 
pant does  not  own  the  building  the  name  of  the  owner  is  also  given. 

House  occupied  by  B.  C.  Boice,  house  occupied  by  Dr.  F.  A.  Sweet- 
land,  house  occupied  by  H.  L.  Weller,  house  occupied  by  Jacob  Smith, 
house  occupied  by  Mrs.  Carpenter,  house  occupied  by  Robert  Jordan, 
house  owned  by  Robert  Jordan  and  occupied  by  James  Hendricks, 
house  occupied  by  C.  H.  Rogers,  house  occupied  by  Charles  Geesey, 
house  occupied  by  William  Ditman,  house  owned  by  Mrs.  McClaugh- 
lan  and  occupied  by  Marvin  Colwell  and  George  Lyons,  house  occupied 
by  J.  M.  Rogers,  house  owned  b}^  Mrs.  M.  Ditman  and  occupied  by  M. 
F.  Meeker,  house  occupied  by  J.  B.  Robinson,  house  owned  by  George 
Selders  and  occupied  b}^  E.  O.  Swift,  house  occupied  by  Miles  Stancliff, 
house  occupied  b}^  H.  F.  Turner,  house  occupied  by  George  Kerns, 
house  occupied  by  Thomas  Fox,  house  occupied  by  C.  W.  Teeter,  house 
owned  by  King  Brothers  and  occupied  by  John  Hansel,  house  occupied 
by  John  Hanes,  house  occupied  b}^  William  Eagelston,  house  owned 
by  W.  Eagelston  and  occupied  b}^  S.  H.  Smith,  house  occupied  by  Mrs. 
Selders,  house  occupied  by  Ripley  Watts,  house  occupied  by  Ansil 
Hanchett,  house  occupied  by  Charles  Eagelston,  house  occupied  by  E. 
H.  Smith,  house  occupied  by  Jolm  Seibold,  house  owned  by  Mrs,  Hill 
and  occupied  by  L.  F.  Hill,  house  occupied  by  James  Duff,  house  oc- 
cu|)ied  by  W.  A.  Eddy,  house  occupied  by  William  Greenfield,  house 
owned  by  James  Muse  and  occupied  by  Ed.  Chapman,  house  occupied 
by  John  Karnaghan,  house  occupied  by  John  Curtiss,  house  occupied 
bv  B.  Newlin,  house  occupied  by  l^ewton  Bess,  house  occupied  by 
John  Noret,  house  owned  by  J.  Noret  and  occupied  by  James 
Strong,  house  occupied  by  John  Heperly,  house  occupied  by  D.  Barth, 
house  occupied  by  Peter  Herberger,  house  owned  by  Mr.  Wales  and 
occupied  by  W.  O.  Hudson,  house  occupied  by  Mrs.  J.  Wall,  house 
occupied  by  Dexter  Wall,  house  occupied  by  H.  B.  Harris,  house  occu- 
pied by  Mrs.  Ewers,  house  occupied  by  L.  E.  Wood,  house  occupied  by 
Mrs.  Nicholas,  house  occupied  by  Elias  Teeter,  house  owmed  by  Mrs. 
S.  M.  Wright  and  occupied  by  Will  Huffman,  house  occupied  by  J.  A. 
Klock,  house  occupied  by  Adam  Lyons,  four  houses  owned  b}^  A.  J. 
Stone,  occupied  by  James  Fulton,  C.  Priester,  S.  G.  Brees  and  Samuel 
Emery ;  house  and  office  owned  by  Dyer  Sisters  and  occupied  b}^ 
Frank  Thomas,  house  occupied  by  C.  M.  Teeter,  house  occupied  by 
Rev.  W.  Sturgeon,  house  occupied  by  D.  S.  Burroughs,  house  owned 
by  Thomas  Beall  and  occupied  by  W.  Holgate,  house  occupied  by  W. 
Miller,  house  occupied  by  A.  W.  King,  house  occupied  by  J.  M. 
Thomas,  house  occupied  by  S.  F.  Otman,  house  occupied  by  A.  F. 
Stickney,  house  occupied  by  J.  'N.  Conger,  house  occupied  by  Greger 
Herl)erger,  house  (rebuilt)  owned  by  C.  C.  Payne  and  occupied  by  O. 
B.  Merrick,  house  occupied  by  Henry  Duckworth,  house  occupied  by 
John  Jones,  house  occupied  by  M.  Winn,  house  owned  by  J.  W.  King 

*  From  Post-Herald. 
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316  HISTORY    OF    STAEK    COUNTY. 

and,  occupied  by  David  Hull,  house  occupied  by  M.  Sparr,  house  occu- 
pied by  il.  L.  Bingham,  house  occupied  by  Simon  Cox,  house  occupied 
by  E.  Keeling,  house  occupied  by  David  Jones,  house  occupied  l)y  Dr. 
Magee,  house  occuiued  by  M.  Alderman,  house  occupied  by  M.  Teets, 
house  occupied  by  Dr.  Fox,  house  owned  by  Thomas  Johnson  and 
occupied  by  W.  R.  Sandham,  house  occupied  by  C.  P.  McCorkle,  house 
occupied  by  H.  A.  Hammond,  bank  Imilding  occupied  by  Farmers, 
Bank,  store  owned  by  W.  J.  Bond  and  occupied  by  H.  B.  Harris  &  Co., 
store  occupied  by  Lyons  Bros.,  store  owned  l)y  the  Farmers'  Bank  and 
occupied  by  W.  C.  Wall,  store  owned  by  Thomas  Beall  and  occupied 
by  D.  Barth  for  restaurant,  store  and  dwelling  occupied  by  Hopkins 
Sisters,  shop  occupied  by  E.  H.  Laymiller,  store  occupied  by  John 
Seibold,  photograph  gallery  occupied  by  Charles  L.  Davis,  barl)er  shop 
and  dwelling  occupied  by  T.  J.  Cross,  store  occupied  by  F.  E.  Davis, 
store  occupied  by  Hammond  &  Walters,  store  occupied  by  King  Bros., 
store  occupied  by  Miss  A.  E.  Bicker,  store  and  dwelling  occu])ied  l)y 
Peter  Lane,  store  and  hall  occupied  b}^  E.  O.  Swift  and  Central  Hall 
Company,  office  and  hall  occupied  b}^  the  Wyoming  Post  and  Odd 
Fellows,  bank  building  occupied  by  Scott  »fc  Wrigley,  isorth  Side  school 
house.  Catholic  church,  Cono-reo-ational  church,  office  and  other  build- 
mgs  on  Otman  &  Jordan's  lumber  3'ard.  office  occupied  by  Charles 
Sargent,  chicken  dressing  house  occupied  by  D.  S.  Burroughs,  office 
o^ATied  by  Scott  &  Wrigley  and  occupied  by  J.  Mc^Iillen,  several  build- 
ings on  the  fairgrounds  of  the  Central  Agricultural  Society. 

During  the  ten  years  the  Episcopal  church  was  re-built.  United 
Brethren  church  moved  to  its  present  location  and  remodeled,  and  the 
South  Side  school  rebuilt. 

The  following  buildings  have  been  moved  into  town  from  outside 
the  corporation  during  the  ten  years  :  House  occupied  by  I.  H.  Cowen, 
house  owned  bv  W.  J.  Bond  and  occupied  bv  F.  C.  Wilson,  store  and 
dwelling  owned  by  W.  J.  Bond  and  occupied  by  W.  T.  Wood,  mill  oc- 
cupied by  C.  Priester  &  Co.,  elevator  occupied  by  Charles  Sargent. 
There  have  been  several  sho]is  and  offices  put  up  during  the  ten  years. 

The  Yapp  log-house,  which  in  1850  stood  on  the  S.  W.  corner  of 
Beers  lot,  and  which  was  sold  to  Beers  by  John  Wrigley  in  1855,  and 
moved  in  rear  of  his  stable  was  torn  down  in  April.  1882,  by  Harry 
Hammond,  wlio  purchased  the  Beers'  liomestead.  The  old  Methodist 
building  of  Wvomino-  and  the  old  Conoregational  building  of  Toulon 
were  moved  by  C.  S.  Payne  and  transformed  into  an  opera  house. 

In  Xovembei?,  1860,  the  Wyoming  Banking  Company  filed  articles 
of  incorporation  in  the  clerk's  office,  jJacing  the  caj)ital  stock  at 
8500,000.  The  Exchange  Bank  of  Wyoming  was  opened  in  October, 
1869,  at  Wyoming,  in  Eockhold's  building,  by  Anson  Miner.  Otis 
Dyer  was  appointed  cashier  of  this  bank  in  November,  1869.  The 
Farmers'  Bank  lield  an  important  place  for  some  time.  The  Wyoming- 
Building  and  Loan  Association  was  incorporated  in  August,  1882,  on 
the  petition  of  John  Wrigley,  S.  F.  Otman,  W  R.  Sandham,  C.  P. 
McCorkle,  Wm.  Holgate,  John  A.  Klock  and  Wm.  II.  Barrett. 

The  First  Xational  Banking  Compan}''  of  Wyoming,  successors  of 
the  Farmers'  Bank,  elected  their  first  board  of  directors  in  October, 


TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  317 

1882,  viz.:  James  Holgate,  President;  John  A.  Klock,  Cyrus  Bocock, 
W.  JP.  Bus  well,  Wm.  Holgate,  Lev^i  Silliman,  Vice-President  s,  and 
Andrew  F.  Stickney,  cashier.  The  other  stockholders  were  S.  W.  East- 
man, E.  S.  Teeter,  Isaac  Thomas,  A.  Bailey,  J.  Smith,  E.  M.  Bocock, 
C.  W.  Teeter,  Brj^an  Eielh",  John  Delzer,  Peter  Lane,  John  Snare,  H. 
Brown,  A.  F.  Bloomer  and  Abram  Phenix.  -  The  bank  was  opened 
March  15,  1883,  and  continued  as  a  National  bank  until  January  1-4, 
1885,  when  the  company  went  into  voluntary  liquidation. 

The  banking  house  of  Scott  &  Wrig-ley  dates  back  to  1870.  It  is 
the  predecessor  and  successor  of  the  National  Bank.  With  its  capital 
of  $100,000,  and  the  men  who  control  and  manage  this  capital,  the 
house  justly  claims  as  high,  if  not  a  higher  position  in  the  estimation 
of  tlie  people  as  it  would  if  working  under  a  national  charter. 

The  leading  business  circle  at  "Wyoming  comprises  Joseph  Ander- 
son, John  A.  Klock,  grain  merchants;  C.  H.  Bogue,  H.  T.  Prentiss  and 
Otman  &  Jordan,  lumber;  C.  S.  Payne,  grist  and  planing  mill;  Scott 
&  Wrigley,  bankers;  Hammond  &  Walters,  King  Bros.,  P.  H.  Miller 
&  Co.,  Chas.  S.  Payne,  merchants  ;  Winfield  Scott,  meat  market  and 
stock  dealer;  Chas.  Hill,  John  Seebold,  C.  P.  Wilson,  meat  market ;  J. 
W.  Smith,  dealers  in  dry  goods  and  groceries ;  J.  M.  Cox  &  Co.,  F.  E. 
Davis,  Teeter  &  Co.,  Wm.  C.  Wall,  druggists;  Patrick  Sullivan,  Pat- 
terson Bros.,  E.  A.  Trimmer,  hardAvare  and  farm  implements; 
Viola  Flouring  Mills,  Smith  &  Miller,  Samuel  G.  Breese,  fur- 
niture; Mrs.  G-.  Tyrrell,  Mrs.  Ella  McCorkle,  Misses  Hopkins,  mil- 
liners ;  Mrs.  J.  Morgan,  dressmaker ;  Damon  &  Co.,  wind-mills  and 
Avagon  boards ;  John  Steer,  Hour  and  feed  ;  William  H.  Gray, 
William  Holgate,  Edward  Keeling,  Iligby  &  Damon,  brick  and  tile 
manufacturers;  W.  A.  Truax  and  Fuller  &  Co.,  livery  stables;  Peter 
Sanner,  hotel ;  F.  K.  Fuller,  restaurant ;  J.  B.  Robinson,  carriage 
manufacturer;  Jacob  Smith,  Geo.  W.  Davis,  James  Burns,  and  E.  II. 
Lawmiller,  boots  and  shoes  ;  Teets  &  Davis,  granite  and  marble  works  ; 
Joseph  Noret,  sorghum  works  ;  Charles  L.  Davis,  photographer  ;  W.  R. 
Sandliam,  newspaper  and  printing  office;  C.  P.  McCorkle,  Marsh 
Winn,  E.  J.  Kellogg,  harness  manufacturers ;  Geesey  &  Meeker,  build- 
ers ;  Edgar  D.  Hewitt,  jeweler ;  Leon  Fuiks,  clothing ;  W.  H.  Boyer, 
bakery  and  restaurant. 

The  merchants  who  have  acquiesced  in  the  early-closing  movement 
from  October  to  March  are  :  Hammond  &  Walters,  King  Bros.,  Chas. 
S.  Payne,  E.  H.  Miller  &  Co.,  Jacob  Smith,  Patterson  Bros.,  J.  W, 
Smith,  Hunter  &  Hartz,  E.  A.  Trimmer. 

The  great  milling  business  of  Spoon  river  dates  away  back  to  the 
years  credited  in  the  general  history.  Samuel  G.  Breese,  of  Wyoming, 
has  one  of  the  buhrs  of  the  Dorance  &  Breese  corn-cracking  mill  of  fifty 
years  ago.  B.  F.  Fuller,  C.  D.  Fuller  and  Miles  A.  Fuller  were  among 
the  many  old  settlers  who  worked  hard  on  this  primitive  grist  mill, 
nor  was  it  unknown  to  many  of  those  men,  a  few  of  whom  are  still 
here,  who  built  up  Wyoming  to  its  present  prosperous  state.  Such 
milling  enterprise  as  now  obtains  here  was  then  unthought  of,  and  he 
of  forty  3^ ears  ago,  who  would  agree  with  Charles  S.  Payne,  that  his 
big  industrial  ideas  .would  ever  find  a  field  here,  would  be  counted  as 


318  BIOGKAPHT    AND    REMINISCENCES 

one  of  the  old-time  crazy  men.  He  has  accomplished  even  more  than 
he  23romised  in  the  long  ago,  and  brought  up  in  the  very  heart  of  the 
town  two  manufacturing  industries  of  great  importance.  These  have 
been  planned  and  equipped  by  himself,  and  much  of  the  actual  work 
of  building,  fitting  and  placing  new  machinery  was  performed  by  him. 
His  flouring  and  feed  mills,  as  well  as  planing  mill  have  all  been 
brought  iuto  existence  by  him  and  form  to-day  a  part  and  parcel  of 
Wyoming's  progress. 

The  Viola  Flouring  Mills  in  North  "W3^oming,  operated  by  Charles 
C.  Priester,  were  remodeled  in  1886  and  the  roller  process  introduced. 
In  the  neighborhood  is  the  old,  old  mill,  known  for  years  as  Cox's 
Mill;  older  one's  still  have  been  swept  away,  while  S.  K.  Conover's 
was  destroyed  by  fire. 

Payne's  Opera  House,  Wyoming,  was  opened  Januaiy  1,  1885,  by 
the  Peoria  Parlor  Party.  In  October,  1882,  the  old  congregational 
building  at  Toulon  was  purchased  by  Charles  S.  Payne  and  moved  to 
W3Tjming.  The  price  paid  was  81  "5.  Subsequently  he  purchased  the 
old  Methodist  building,  and  out  of  the  two  derelicts  of  religion  he 
formed  a  temple  and  dedicated  it  to  music  and  the  drama.  'The  ex- 
terior of  this  dual  edifice  is  as  unique  as  the  idea  which  brought  them 
together.  The  interior  is  witliout  doubt  worthy  of  the  originator. 
The  frescoing,  scenery,  arrangement  of  seats  and  ante-rooms  were  all 
carried  out  after  Mr.  Payne's  plans,  and  all  reflect  his  good  taste. 

In  September.  1870,  the  American  House  was  opened  by  Greenwalt 
&  Culbertson,  and  the  name  changed  from  the  Wyoming  House.  This 
house  was  burned  in  A})ril,  1876,  wliile  tenanted  hy  Mr.  Linscott  and 
family.  The  hotel  was  the  propert}^  of  C.  S.  Payne.  The  "  Tremont," 
formerly  known  as  the  "  Castle  House,"  was  opened  by  G.  B.  Fern,  in 
April,  1882.  The  Truax  House,  or  Clifton,  one  of  the  leading  hotels  of 
the  district,  is  now  (September  20,  1886,)  conducted  by  Peter  Sanner. 
W.  A.  Truax  sold  this  house  to  John  Slater,  of  Duncan,  in  September, 
1886,  of  whom  Mr.  Sanner  is  lessee.  The  house  is  all  that  is  claimed 
for  it,  the  leading  hotel  of  W^^oming,  and  one  of  the  best  conducted  in 
the  whole  district. 

The  Payne  building  at  Wyoming,  in  which  McCully  carried  on  the 
grocery  business,  was  burned  April  6,  1868.  McCully  lost  his  stock, 
$200  in  cash,  and  barely  escaped  himself.  Wilson  Bros.'  sorghum 
works  were  burned  in  Se])tember,  1879.  In  1876  the  American  House 
was  destroyed  by  fire.  The  Castle  Block  at  Wyoming  was  destroyed 
by  fire  March  11,  1885.  This  building  was  owned  by  Teeter  &  Co., 
druggists,  G.  B.  Fern,  A.  H.  Castle,  and  the  Dr.  Green  estate.  Pat- 
terson Bros,  carried  on  business  in  this  building,  but  were  not  among 
its  owners.  The  destruction  of  Jarnaghan's  tile  works,  owned  bj'  Wm. 
Holgate,  took  place  in  1886.  The  destruction  of  the  Conover  mills, 
about  eight  years  ago,  entailed  heavy  loss  on  the  owner.  These  fires, 
with  a  half  dozen  of  smaller  ones,  make  up  the  list  of  cc>nflagrations  here. 


BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES. 


From  what  has  already  been  written  on  Toulon  township  and  her 
towns  and  villages  one  would  think  that  the  sketch  was  complete. 


OF   TOULOK   TOWISISHIP.  319 

This,  however,  is  not  the  case ;  for  in  the  unwritten,  unrecorded  history 
of  the  men  who  made  the  township  is  found  the  minutise  and  the  most 
interesting  parts  of  her  history.  These  sketches  are  arranged  alpha- 
betically. 

John  W.  Agard  was  born  in  Odessa,  Schuyler  county,  New  York. 
He  was  educated  at  Cazenovia,  New  York.  March  1,  1834,  he  and 
Martha  P.,  a  daughter  of  General  Thomas,  were  married  at  Kingston, 
Luzerne  county,  Pa.  In  1836  he  resolved  to  make  his  home  in  Illinois. 
He  arrived  in  Wyoming  September  25  of  that  year,  and  though  he 
lived  in  other  places  since  he  always  looked  upon  Wyoming  as  his 
home.  From  1836  until  1845  he  followed  farming  as  a  business,  occa- 
sionally working  as  a  carpenter,  In  1845  he  applied  to  the  M.  E. 
Pock  River  Conference  for  a  preacher's  license.  He  took  an  active 
part  in  the  work  of  the  conference,  and  was  for  several  years  one  of 
the  leading  presiding  elders.  He  returned  to  Wyoming,  there  to 
devote  himself  more  fully  to  the  care  of  his  sick  wife,  completing  this 
duty  with  her  death  September  21,  1870.  Mr.  Agard  then  considered 
it  his  duty  to  give  his  time  and  attention  to  the  care  of  his  wife's 
father,  the  aged  General  Thomas.  A  few  months  after  General  Thomas' 
death,  which  occurred  July  7,  1879,  Mr.  Agard  removed  to  Chicago, 
where  he  resided  until  his  death,  October  11,  1881. 

John  R.  Atlierton,,  born  in  Kentucky,  in  1 802,  moved  with  parents 
to  Ohio  in  1803,  married  Jane  Armstrong  in  1825,  moved  to  a  point 
near  Nauvoo  in  1835,  and  to  Stark  county  in  1844,  where  he  settled 
on  what  is  now  the  James  Biggs  farm  ;  died  January  31,  1885. 

Jvlius  Barnes,  son  of  Martin  and  Ruth  (Dart)  Barnes,  was  born  at 
Florence,  Oneida  county,  New  York,  August  27,  1826.  His  parents 
were  natives  of  Connecticut,  who,  with  their  family,  moved  into  York 
state.  Their  children  numbered  six  sons  and  four  daughters,  all  of 
whom,  with  the  exception  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  grew  to  man- 
hood and  womanhood  —  one  son  and  one  daughtor  dying  in  late  years. 
In  1836  the  entire  family  moved  to  Elmwood  township,  Peoria  county, 
coming  tlie  whole  distance  by  wagon,  and  occupying  six  weeks  in 
making  the  trip.  Julius  received  his  education  at  Elmwood,  and  was 
there  engaged  in  agriculture  and  stock-raising  until  1853,  when  he  set- 
tled in  Valley  township  and  improved  a  farm  of  160  acres  there,  since 
extended  to  400  acres.  For  thirty  years  he  resided  on  this  farm  ;  was 
school  director  of  his  district  for  fourteen  years  consecutively,  and 
served  in  several  township  offices,  always  taking  a  pride  in  the  progress 
of  the  community.  In  1853  he  married  Miss  Sarah,  daughter  of  Arni 
and  Susan  (Bosworth)  Kellogg,  who  came  from  Clinton  county,  N.  Y., 
to  Stark  county  in  1836.  Mrs.  Barnes,  however,  was  born  in  Vermont. 
Their  children  are  Martin  J.,  a  farmer  of  Davis  county,  la.;  Mrs.  Mary 
A.  Tilton,  of  Bement,  Neb.;  Rufus  A.,  of  Davis  county,  la.;  Franklin 
A.,  farmer  on  old  homestead  ;  Alvin  S.,  of  Otoe  county.  Neb.;  Edson 
S.,  who  died  in  his  fifth  year  ;  Frederick  H.  and  Emma  L.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Barnes,  originally  Methodists,  but  of  old  Presbyterian  families, 
are  members  of  the  Congregational  church.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Stark  County  Agricultural  Society,  but  since  the  organization  of  the 
Central  Agricultural  Society  has  given  it  full  support.     He  devoted 


320  BIOGEAPHT   AND   REMINISCENCES 

much  attention  to  tine  stock  growing  up  to  18S3.  when  he  moved  into 
AYyoming,  where  he  has  a  pleasant  residence  and  a  farm  of  7< »  acres  of 
well  located  and  fertile  land. 

Jonas  Ballentine^  born  in  X.  Carolina,  April  3,  1815,  married  Miss 
M.  R.  Edwards  in  1841,  settled  in  Stark  county  in  September  of  that 
year,  died  near  Monica,  Peoria  county,  in  his  H3d  year. 

Mt8.  Eunice  {Ferguson)  JBass^  born  in  Northampton,  X.  Y.,  in  1820, 
married  E.  B.  Bass  there  in  1810,  came  with  her  husband  to  Blinois  in 
1854,  settled  five  miles  northeast  of  Toulon,  and  resided  there  until 
1878,  when  she  moved  into  the  village,  where  she  died  August  10,  1885. 

Thomas  A.  Beall,  S/\.  born  in  Dubois  county,  Ind.,  March  11,  1823, 
is  the  son  of  Asa  and  Mary  (Co^de)  Beall,  natives  of  Kentucky.  The 
former  of  Favette  countv  and  the  latter  of  Bullitt  countv.  The 
father  was  a  millwright  and  helped  Iniild  the  first  grist  mill  at  Cincin- 
nati, O.  He  died  in  Peoria  county  in  June,  1873,  aged  eighty-four 
years,  his  wife  preceded  him  in  1872,  leaving  three  sons  and  two 
daughters.  Asa  Beall  was  a  son  of  Thomas  Beall,  an  old  settler  of 
Kentucky.  Asa  Beall  removed  with  his  family  to  Illinois  in  1832  and 
located  where  is  now  ^[ossville,  Peoria  county,  but  removed  to  Kicka- 
poo,  where  he  resided  for  many  years.  His  children  are:  Thomas, 
Harriet,  wife  of  James  Pogers;  William,  a  farmer  of  Valley  township ; 
Francis,  a  resident  of  Peoria,  and  Josephine,  wife  of  William  Law- 
rence, of  Peoria  county. 

T/io/nas  Beall  was  educated  in  Peoria  county  and  there  married 
Miss  Ophelia,  daughter  of  David  and  Poxanna  (Minter)  Bush,  of 
Pennsylvania  and  Kentucky,  respectiveh%  and  pioneers  of  Peoria 
county.  At  thirty  years  of  age  he  left  there  and  ]iurchased  a  property 
in  Valley  township,  section  2,  known  since  as  the  Beall  farm  Of  his 
five  sons  and  six  daughters,  Marion  is  a  farmer  in  Harlan  county,  Neb.; 
Fred'k,  an  attorney-at-law,  of  Alma,  Harlan  county.  Neb. ;  Asa,  a  min- 
ister of  the  Methodist  church  (Peoria  conference) :  Hattie,  the  wife  of 
David  McLeish,  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  church,  at  Eoseville,  111.; 
Thomas  Allen,  at  Hedding  College,  pursuing  a  literary  and  classical 
course;  Mary,  at  Squire  Pogers;  John  is  a  clever  musical  genius; 
Susie,  Etfie,  Minnie  and  Ada  residing  liere.  He  is  a  supporter  of 
the  Methodist  church,  while  Mrs.  Beall  and  many  of  the  children  are 
members  of  that  church. 

John  Berjield,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Martha  (Sloan)  Berfield.  was 
born  in  Summer  HiU  townshi]x  Crawford  county,  Pa.,  April  24,  1814. 
His  father  was  born  in  Cleartield  countv,  Pa.,  and  his  orandfather  at 
London,  Eng.,  who  came  to  our  shores  as  a  Bi'itish  soldier  during  the 
Franco-Indian  War,  settled  in  ]\Iahoning  county,  and  afterwards 
embraced  the  cause  of  the  Revolution ;  lived  to  see  the  country  rid  of 
t3'ranny,  and  a  family  of  five  sons  and  two  daughters  growing  up  m  a 
free  state.  His  wife  was  a  Miss  Hall,  who,  like  the  old  soldier,  ended 
her  days  on  the  old  farm  beside  the  Susquehanna.  Mr.  John  Berfield's 
father  served  in  the  War  of  1812;  settled  in  Crawford  county.  Pa., 
where  he  raised  a  family  of  four  sons  and  five  daughters.  In  1834  he 
moved  to  Peoria  county.  111.,  and  in  1836  took  up  land  in  West  Jersey 
township,  where  he  and  his  wife  died  in  1840,  and  were  biu'ied  in  the 


OF   TOTJLON   TOWNSHIP.  321 

McClenaghan  cemeteiy.  His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  John  SJoan,  of 
Crawford  county.  Of  his  family,  Ehzabeth,  wife  of  JSTatlian  Stockton, 
of  Peoria  county,  is  dead;  Maria,  wife  of  Jacob  Kightlinger,  of  Yates 
city  is  dead.  The  former  was  the  mother  of  two  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, and  the  latter  of  eleven  children,  seven  of  whom  are  living. 
Sarah,  wife  of  Mr.  Ball,  of  Dakota,  is  dead ;  Carson  and  John,  of  Stark 
county;  George,  who  died  in  1845;  Martha,  wife  of  Joseph  jST.  Bene- 
dict, of  Moline,  deceased,  leaving  three  children — Wheatle}^  B.,  a  farmer, 
near  Hokah,  Minn.,  and  Mary  Anne,  wife  of  Miner  Hedges,  of  Den- 
ver, Col.,  deceased.  John  Berheld  received  a  fair  education  in  his 
native  county,  learned  the  carpenters  trade  there,  and  on  coming  to 
Knox  county,  now  a  part  of  Stark,  purchased  and  improved  a  farm  in 
what  is  now  West  Jersey  township,  and  ever  since  has  been  identified 
with  the  county's  progress.  He  married  here  Emily,  daughter  of 
Squire  Thomas  Colwell  and  a  native  of  Boss  county,  Ohio.  They  are 
the  parents  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  who  are  also  the  heads  of 
families.  Mr.  Berfield  has  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  West 
Jerse}^  supervisor  of  Toulon,  whither  he  moved  in  1852;  has  been 
township  treasurer  of  schools  and  member  of  school  board,  as  related 
in  the  histories  of  these  townships.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Berfield  at  one  time 
were  members  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  are  numbered  among  the 
most  useful  citizens  and  honored  pioneers  of  the  count}^ 

Patrick  M.  Blair,  son  of  William  Preston  and  Hannah  (Craig) 
Blair,  was  born  at  Frankfort,  Ky.,  April  10,  1829.  His  father  was 
also  born  at  Frankfort,  son  of  James  Blair,  a  native  of  Richmond,  Va., 
— attorney  general  of  Kentuck}^,  and  grandson  of  John  Blair,  also  a 
native  of  Yirginia — a  name  known  in  the  judicial  histor}^  of  Virginia. 
James  Blair  served  with  distinction  in  the  Eevolution,  and  William  P. 
Blair  in  the  War  of  1812  as  captain  in  the  U.  S.  army.  After  the  war  he 
was  in  command  of  the  first  regular  garrison  at  Ft.  Clark  (now  Peoria) ; 
subsequently  in  command  at  Rock  Island,  Council  Bluffs  and  Ft. 
Smith,  Ark!,  where  he  married  Miss  Craig,  daughter  of  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  Arkansas.  Patrick  M.  Blair  was  educated  at  St.  Louis  Uni- 
versit}?^,  studied  law  in  the  office  of  his  cousin,  Montgomery  Blair,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  Bar  at  Ottawa  in  1850.  In  1816  he  visited 
Toulon ;  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  1818,  and  took  up  his  residence  at 
Toulon  in  1851.  He  was  married  November  5,  1851,  to  Miss  Harriet 
M.  daughter  of  Dr.  Hall,  born  in  Derbyshire,  Eng.,  July  20,  1832.  In 
1854  he  and  John  Berfield  established  the  first  lumber  yard  at  Toulon, 
where  his  present  residence  now  stands.  In  1858  he  and  G.  A.  Clifford 
opened  ^  law  office.  Before  the  war  this  partnership  was  dissolved, 
and  one  with  Judge  James  Hewitt  formed.  In  1860  he  was  elected 
circuit  clerk,  which  position  he  held  eight  years,  the  vote  being  in 
1868  for  Mr.  Blair  112S,  a  majority  of  570,  the  largest  majority 
given  at  this  election.  In  186T  he  assisted  in  organizing  tlie  R.  I.  & 
P.  R.  R.  Co. ;  was  one  of  the  incorporators,  and  in  1869  was  elected 
first  vice  president,  serving  until  succeeded,  b}^  Captain  S.  F.  Otman. 
In  1886  he  was  appointed  master  in  chancery,  as  successor  to  Allen 
P.  Miller.  Of  the  four  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Blair  none  are 
living.      WiUiam  P.,  born   December   19,  1854,  died   December  25, 


322  BIOGEAPHT   AISTD   EEMIXISCENCES 

that  year;  Frances  L.,  born  January  20,  1856,  died  April  23,  1873; 
Thomas  H.,  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Sentinel,  born  Julv  30.  1858, 
died  August  28,  1881,  and  AValter  H.,  born  m  1862,  died  December  26, 
1884. 

Mrs.  EJva  M.  {WrigJif)  Black,  born  near  Toulon  in  1858,  married 
Samuel  G.  Black  in  1876,  died  October  30,  1885. 

Herbert  Blal-ely,  born  in  Tennessee  in  1807,  moved  to  Knox  county. 
lU.,  in  1853,  to  Toulon  in  1883,  died  here  December  25,  1881. 

TJiomas  TT.  Bloomer,  born  in  Fayette  county,  Ohio,  January  15, 
1833,  is  the  son  of  Jesse  and  Matilda  (MacDonald)  Bloomer,  the  for- 
mer a  native  of  Ohio  and  son  of  "W^m.  Bloomer,  a  farmer  who  settled 
in  Favette  county  on  movino-  from  Alabama.  Jesse  Bloomer  was  a 
farmer  in  Favette  county  Ohio  when  he  died.  Thomas  W.  received  a 
fair  education  there,  and  there  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  at 
"Washington,  Ohio.  In  1855  he  came  to  Stark  county  with  his  uncle 
Squire  5lacMillen.  Here  he  established  business  for  hunself  and  has 
since  been  identified  with  "Wvomiuo:.  He  was  married  in  Favette 
county.  Ohio  to  Miss  Mary  J.  Kimble,  daughter  of  IS^athan  Kimljle,  a 
merchant  of  "Washington.  The}^  have  one  son  and  one  daughter.  Jesse 
C,  a  real  estate  dealer,  and  Ida  A.,  the  wife  of  George  H.  Lyons  of 
"Wyoming,  a  traveling  salesman.  A  reference  to  the  history  of  "Wv- 
oming  will  pomt  out  Mr.  Bloomer's  connection  with  the  city  council, 
school  board,  masonic  circles,  while  in  the  general  history  many  refer- 
ences  are  made  to  him.  He  is  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 
Central  Agricultural  Societ}". 

Andreio  F.  Bloomer,  formerly  of  "Wyoming,  moved  to  York,  Keb. 

IF;/?.  Boggs.  who  settled  at  AVvoming  veal's  ago,  died  in  January, 
1886.  '  \  ' 

Major  Bohanon,  of  Trivoli,  111.,  father  of  Mrs.  J.  D.  Pierson,  of 
Toulon,  died  in  September,  1881.  in  liis  S5th  year.  He  came  from 
Syracuse,  K.  Y.,  to  Peoria  county  in  1835. 

William  J.  Bond,  a  native  of  Maine,  was  born  in  Lincoln  county, 
township  of  Jefferson,  January  25, 1827.  His  father  was  William  Ful- 
lerton  Bond,  a  farmer,  and  son  of  Henry  Bond,  a  farmer,  originally  a 
brick-mason,  a  native  of  "Winchester,  Mass.  "William  J.  was  one  of 
three  sons  and  three  daughters  of  TVilliam  F.  and  Hannah  (Jackson) 
Bond,  the  latter  daughter  of  Joseph  Jackson,  who  served  in  the  Kevo- 
lution.  He  spent  boyhood  in  his  native  county.  At  the  age  of  seven- 
teen years  he  engaged  as  clerk  in  a  mercantile  house,  and  after  a  few 
years  became  a  partner  in  a  general  store  at  Jefferson.  In  1850  he 
went  to  Bockland,  Me.,  and  was  engaged  in  mercantile  woi'k  until 
comino-  west  in  1868.  During:  his  stay  at  Kockland  he  served  in  the 
council  of  that  city  six  years,  was  clerk  of  the  city  three  3'ears,  and 
member  of  the  board  of  assessors  of  Eockland  for  eight  years.  In 
1868,  sold  out  his  interest,  came  west,  and  after  spending  four  years  in 
Missouri  in  traveling  trade,  he  was  sent  here  in  1872  to  take  charge  of  his 
coal  mining  compan^-'s  interests.  Those  interests  he  subsequently  pur- 
chased, and  was  promiuenth"  connected  with  business  here  until  1881. 
U]wn  the  organization  of  the  Central  Agricultural  Society  he  became 
a  ;>tockhokler.     He  was  married  in  Missouri  to  Miss  Amelia  Gvegory. 


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OF   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  325 

A  reference  to  the  official  history  of  the  village  of  Wyoming,  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  church,  of  tlie  Masonic  circle  and  commercial  in- 
terests will  point  out  very  definitelv  the  part  he  has  taken  in  the 
progress  of  this  town. 

Orlando  Brace,  son  of  Myrtle  G.  and  Phoebe  (Munson)  Brace,  was 
born  in  Elmira  township,  this  county,  August  8,  1838.  His  father,  a 
native  of  Xew  York  state,  was  reared  and  educated  in  Luzerne  countv, 
Penn.  His  mother  Avas  also  a  native  of  that  countv.  In  1836  Myrtle 
G.  Brace,  his  wnfe  and  two  children  caine  to  Osceola  Grove,  making 
the  trip  overland.  Of  their  eleven  children,  three  sons  and  six  daugh- 
ters survive.  Tlie  pioneers  were  laid  to  rest  in  Elmira  cemeterv,  the 
father  dying  in  180(i,  the  mother  in  1873.  Orlando  Brace  spent  his 
boyhood  on  the  farm,  again  farmed  his  own  lands  in  Henry  county, 
and  was  so  engaged  when  the  civil  war  broke  out.  In  1862  he  en- 
tered Company  A.  One  hundred  and  twenty-fourth  Illinois  infantry, 
and  followed  the  fortunes  of  that  command  until  April  1,  1865,  when 
he  received  a  wound  in  the  right  shoulder  joint  at  Spanish  Fort,  Ala. 
Su])sequently  he  spent  three  months  in  the  hospital  at  New  Orleans, 
and  in  October  of  that  jquy  w^as  honorably  discharged  at  Springfield, 
111.  In  1867  he  resumed  farming,  but  owing  to  the  failure  of  his 
health  had  to  discontinue  agriculture.  In  1873  he  was  elected  treas- 
urer of  Stark  county,  which  position  he  held  for  five  consecutive  terms, 
and  doubtless  would  be  elected  and  reelected  had  not  the  legislature 
adopted  a  law  fixing  the  tenure  of  that  oifice.  During  all  these  vears 
not  one  cent  has  been  incorrectly  entered  or  unaccounted  for,  pre- 
cision marking  all  his  dealings  with  the  office.  In  December,  1886,  he 
was  elected  commander  of  the  G.  A.  R.  post  at  Toulon.  He  married 
Miss  Lucy  A.  Hudson,  of  Elmira  township,  whose  parents,  Daniel  and 
i\[ary  Hudson,  settled  tlier'e  about  1854,  moving  that  year  from  Wash- 
ington county,  Ohio.  They  are  the  parents  of  seven  children,  namely: 
Lottie,  now  Mrs.  William  Nixon,  of  W3^oming  ;  Luella,  now  Mrs.  F.  S. 
Rosseter,  of  Chicago;  Frank,  Florence,  Harry,  George  and  Edith.  A 
reference  to  the  military,  political  and  pioneer  chapters  of  the  general 
histor3\  to  the  chapters  on  Elmira  township,  and  to  that  on  the  town 
of  Toulon,  will  point  out  definitely  the  various  positions  held  by  Mr. 
Brace. 

2[rs.  Khzle  F.  Brace,  daughter  of  Caleli  P.  and  Diana  Flint,  born 
in  Corning,  N.  Y.,  in  1839,  came  to  Toulon  in  1840,  died  at  Winona. 
111.,  February  25, 1878. 

Henry  C.  Bradley,  son  of  George  and  Ann  (Campbell)  Bradley, 
w^as  born  in  Goshen  township,  Fe])i'nary  7,  1849.  His  parents  were 
old  residents  of  Stark  countv,  comino-  here  from  New  York  Citv.  Of 
their  five  sons  and  four  daughters,  Bessy  died  in  infancy ;  William  G. 
is  a  farmer  of  Nicholls  county,  Neb.;  Sarah  J,  is  the  wife  of  Jacob 
Goliey,  of  Nicholls  county.  Neb.;  Henry  C.  resides  at  Toulon  ;  Andrew 
C.  and  Mary,  the  wife  of  Robert  Nicholson,  reside  in  Goshen; 
Frank  B.  is  a  farmer  of  Nicholls  county,  Neb.;  Annie  is  the  wife 
of  Cory  Moore  of  Toulon  townshi}),  and  Ora  A.  is  the  wife  of  James 
Lamb,  of  Fillmore  countv,  Neb.  Henrv  C.  received  a  common  school 
education  in  his  native  township,  and  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade 


326  WOGRAPHT  A^T)  REMINISCENCES 

at  Toulon.  At  the  age  of  21  years  entered  farm  life  for  himself,  and 
continued  agriculture  until  1881,  when  he  sold  his  farm,  moved  into 
Toulon,  and  commenced  the  blacksmith's  trade.  His  wife,  Miss  Alice 
A.  Edwards,  is  a  daughter  of  Lewis  Edwards,  formerly  of  Essex  town- 
ship, now  of  Antelope  county.  Neb.,  residing  near  Keeley  village. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bradley  are  tlie  parents  of  four  children,  namely:  Fan- 
nie, Jessie,  Addie  and  Bertha.  Both  are  members  of  the  Christian 
Church,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  County  Agricultural  Society. 
George  Bradle}^,  the  pioneer  of  the  family  in  this  county,  is  now  a  res- 
ident of  Thayer  county,  Neb.  His  wife  died  here  July  9,  1881.  Geo. 
Bradle}^  was  born  in  Tyrone  county,  Ireland,  in  1820,  came  to  New 
York  in  1839.  His  wife,  Ann  Campbell,  was  born  in  same  county  in 
1822,  and  came  to  New  York  in  1841,  was  married  in  1844  and 
started  for  Toulon  the  same  spring. 

Sarjiuel  G.  Bpeese,  son  of  Henry  and  Sarah  (Johnson)  Breese,  Avas 
born  December  25,  1836.  His  father  was  born  in  Luzerne  county, 
Wyoming  Valley,  Pa.,  December  21, 1797,  died  October  21,  1875.  He 
was  one  of  nine  children  of  Samuel  and  Llannah  (Pierson)  Breese  of 
Somerset  county.  New  Jerse}',  and  grandson  of  John  and  Dorothy 
(Riggs)  Breese  of  Basking  Ridge,  N.  J.,  the  same  John  who  was  a  soldier 
of  the  Eevolution.  Henrv  Breese,  father  of  Samuel  G.  came  here 
from  Luzerne  couuty,  Pa.,  in  1835,  with  three  sons  and  two  daughters, 
namely :  Stephen  JD.,  Milton,  Johnston,  Ellen  and  Anw,  while  here 
the  subject  of  this  sketch  Avas  born.  He,  with  Stephen  and  Amy, 
now  Mrs.  A.  Y.  Fuller,  are  the  only  survivors  here,  of  this  large  and 
prominent  family.  Milton  resides  at  Neponset,  Johnson,  at  Kewanee, 
and  Ellen  is  the  wife  of  Samuel  Besett,  residing  near  Chenoa,  111. 
Samuel  G.  grew  to  manhood  here,  at  18  years  he  engaged  in  his 
father's  business  at  Neponset,  111.;  visited  Omaha,  Neb.,  returned  in 
1864  to  Prairie  city,  and  was  engaged  in  mercantile  work  until  1870, 
when  he  moved  near  Castleton,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  up 
to  1882,  when  he  took  charge  of  his  present  business  at  Wyoming, 
still  holding  his  farm  in  Penn  township.  He  was  married  December 
24, 1865,  at  Prairie  city  to  Miss  Elvira  C,  daughter  of  Moses  and 
Martha  A.  (Yocum)  Craig,  of  Virginia  and  Kentucky  respectively. 
They  are  the  parents  of  Maude,  Henry  C.  and  Mattie.  Mr.  Breese 
supports  all  religious  denominations,  but  is  not  a  member  of  any 
church.  Throughout  the  township  history  and  in  man}^  pages  of  the 
general  histoiy,  this  famil}^  is  referred  to.  Mr.  Breese  was  born  in  a 
small  log  cabin,  and  at  time  of  birth,  had  four  teeth,  two  above  and 
two  below,  a  rather  striinge  or  unusual  thing,  but  necessit}-  is  always 
the  mother  of  invention,  and  the  teeth  must  have  been  provided,  so  as 
he  could  become  self-sustaining  very  A^oung,  and  learn  to  live  on  nuts 
and  acorns,  etc.,  as  at  that  time  most  pioneers  had  very  little  of  the 
luxuries  to  eat.  His  elder  brothers  used  to  heat  clapboards  by  the  lire 
place  and  carry  them  out  to  the  wood  pile  to  stand  on  barefooted 
while  the}"  chopped  wood.  Such  are  a  few  incidents  peculiar  to  life 
here  over  half  a  century  ag-o. 

niJItam  Brouyn,  a  mason  since  1812,  died  near  Toulon  in  Decem- 
ber, 1874,  aged  ^Q  years. 


OF  TOtTLON  TOWNSHIP.  327 

John  B.  Broion,  born  inVirginia  in  1806,  settled  near  Kickapoo,  111., 
in  1837;  came  to  Wyoming  in  1853,  was  postmaster  here  from  1800, 
which  position  he  filled  until  his  death,  May  23,  1880.  (  Vide  chai^ter 
on  Penn  Toianship.) 

Captain  John  Marshall  Broion,  son  of  John  Benton  and  Elizabeth 
Ann  (Jofmson)  Brown,  was  born  in  Hampshire  count}',  Va.,  August  10, 
1837.  His  father  settled  in  that  state  and  foliowed  the  millwright's 
trade  in  his  youth  ;  while  his  mother's  people  —  the  Johnsons  —  resided 
there  for  over  a  century.  In  the  summer  of  1837,  the  family  (parents 
and  three  sons)  moved  west  to  a  ])oint  near  Kickapoo,  Peoria  county, 
111.  In  1853,  the  father  settled  in  Wyoming,  engaged  in  mercantile 
work  and  was  one  of  the  town's  most  energetic  and  public-spirited 
citizens  up  to  his  death  in  1880.  He  was  postmaster  there  for  nearly 
twenty  3^ears.  At  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War,  John  M.  Brown 
was  engaged  on  the  farm  in  Valley  township.  In  August  of  that  year 
he  enlisted  in  Company  K,  Forty-seventh  Illinois  Infantry,  and  was 
at  once  appointed  orderly  sergeant  of  the  comjiany.  Eai'ly  in  1862,  he 
was  premoted  first  lieutenant.  Follo\ving  the  battle  of  Corinth  he  was 
commissioned  captain  antl  held  that  position  until  honorably  dis- 
charged, October  10,  1861.  In  JSTovember,  1864,  he  was  elected  sheriff 
by  555  majority  over  the  popular  democratic  nominee,  James  Now  Ian. 
In  1868,  he  defeated  William  Lownian  for  circuit  clerk  by  534  majority, 
and  reelected  each  term  since  that  time.  In  1850,  he  married  Miss 
Margaret  K.,  fourth  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret  (Robinson)  Hawks. 
Of  their  three  children,  Ella  M.  is  now  the  wife  of  Herbert  D.  ISTott, 
of  Galva;  Maud  E.  resides  with  parents,  and  Lew  M.  Brown  is  a  very 
courteous  and  competent  assistant  in  the  circuit  cleric's  office.  A  refer- 
ence to  the  history  of  the  G.  A.  li.  post  at  Toulon,  that  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 
lodge,  and  of  the  Encampment  will  show  the  part  he  has  talcen  in  these 
important  organizations.  As  an  officer  of  the  county  his  record  is 
without  rejiroach,  as  a  soldier  he  won  his  laurels  and  wears  them, 
while  as  a  citizen  he  has  shared  in  the  labors  of  adding  a  pleasant 
home  to  Toulon,  and  has  become  interested  in  a  farm  in  the  county. 
(  Vide  history  of  Penn  Townshij).) 

"  Grandjxi'''  Buchanan,  who  died  at  Olympia,  W.  T.,  Septembgr  27, 
1881,  once  resided  on  the  land  now  known  as  the  county  Poor  Farm. 
He  was  born  in  1801,  married  in  1822,  and  crossed  the  plains  in  1853, 
with  his  family. 

Samuel  Burge,  son  of  Pev.  Benjamin  and  Lucretia  (Dewey)  Burge, 
was  born  at  Enfield,  Grafton  county,  N.  H.,  October  21,  1811.  In 
1856  Mr.  Barge,  his  mother  and  sister,  moved  from  Lewiston,  Fulton 
county,  to  Stark  county.  The  family  having  settled  in  Fulton  county 
in  1853,  four  years  after  the  death  of  Rev.  Mr.  Burge.  This  move  was 
made  on  the  suggestion  of  the  late  Samuel  M.  Dewey,  a  resident  of 
Stark  in  1819,  who  counseled  his  sister  to  bring  her  famil}'  among  a 
)eople  whom  he  esteemed,  and  among  whom  himself  was  one  of  the 
eading  citizens.  On  arriving  here  Mr.  Burge  entered  his  uncle's  store 
and  filled  the  position  of  clerk  for  ten  years,  until  1866,  when  he  ac- 
cjuii-ed  a  one-fourth  interest  in  the  house  of  Dewey,  Lowman  ^  Co. 
In  the  fall  of  that  year  Mr.  Dewey  died,  but,  by  the  terms  of  the  will, 


328  BIOGRAPHY  AKB   KEinNlSCENCES 

the  business  was  to  be  continued  under  the  title  of  Dewey  &  Burge, 
and  with  the  mercantile  department  the  banking  house,  established  in 
1865,  was  included.  Of  all  this  Mr.  Burge  took  the  management  Jan- 
uar}^  1,  18G7.  Early  in  1869  he  purchased  the  interests  of  the  Dewey 
estate,  and  in  the  sju'ing  of  187U  disposed  of  the  mercantile  depart- 
ment, so  that  he  could  give  exclusive  attention  to  the  banking  business. 
In  1879  Charles  P.  Dewev.  son  of  the  late  Samuel  Dewev,  was  ad- 
mitted  into  partnership,  and  the  firm  name  of  Burge  &  Dewey 
adopted.  On  September  1, 1870,  Mr.  Burge  was  married  to  Miss  Alice, 
daughter  of  AVilliam  Lowman.  To  them  four  children  were  born, 
Annie  M.,  Samuel  D.,  Esther  L.  and  Jessie,  the  latter  now  lying  in  the 
familr  lot  in  Toulon  cemeterv.  Mrs.  Buroe  is  a  graduate  of  the  Bock- 
ford  Female  Seminary,  and,  as  evidenced  by  references  in  this  work  to 
local  literary  and  musical  societies,  holds  a  first  place  among  the 
alumni  of  thit  seminary.  In  the  history  of  the  schools  of  Toulon 
township,  of  the  Congregational  church  of  Toulon,  of  the  munici- 
])ality,  of  the  soldiers  of  the  count}'  and  of  the  AV.  W.  Wright  Post, 
G.  A.  R.,  the  part  taken  by  Mr.  Burge  in  affairs  of  public  interest  is 
clearly  porti'ayed.  To  him  is  credited  the  introduction  of  modern 
residence  building  into  Toulon,  and  above  all  a  desire  to  share  in  build- 
ing up  higher  the  industrial  and  social  interests  of  the  town,  which  he 
calls  his  home  for  over  thirty  years. 

Rev.  Benjamin  Burge^  named  in  the  foregoing  sketch,  vras  born  at 
Francistown,  X.  H.  For  years  he  was  an  esteemed  pastor  of  the  Con- 
gregational church,  until  his  death  in  1848.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Lucretia 
(Dewey)  Burge,  was  a  daughter  of  Andrew  Dewey,  a  farmer  of  Han- 
over, X.  H.,  who  died  on  the  farm  in  Goshen  township,  in  1857. 
Shortly  after  the  death  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Burge  and  family  moved 
to  Nashua,  X.  II.,  where  she  resided  until  coming  to  Lewiston,  111.,  in 
1853.  The  name  and  family  are  well  known  in  the  pioneer  history  of 
Xew  Hampshire,  particularly  in  the  Hollis  neighborhood,  where  the 
old  residence  of  the  Buro-es  has  a  historv  antedatino-  1740. 

I).  S.  Burroughs.,  son  of  Lorin  and  Meribah  (Boardmanj  Burroughs, 
w^as  born  at  Xapoli,  Cattaraugus  county,  X.  Y.,  Feb.  7, 1843.  His  father 
was  a  son  of  Porter  Burroughs,  and  mother  a  daughter  of  Bichard 
Boardnum,  prominent  agriculturalists  of  Onondaga  Co.,  X.  Y.  In  1867 
Lorin  Burroughs  and  family  migrated  to  Prophetstown,  where  the  father 
died  Sept.  5,  1867,  leaving  five  sons  and  three  daughters  living.  Geo. 
W.  is  supposed  to  have  been  killed  at  Chancellorsville,  under  Hooker; 
Orlando,  the  eldest,  is  a  farmer;  Lewis  P.,  died  at  Xapoli,  X.  Y.;  Ira, 
like  Orlando,  resides  in  Sarp}'  county,  Xeb.:  Daniel  L.  is  a  citizen  of 
Whiteside  county.  111.;  Wallace  M.  is  in  insurance  business  at  Omaha, 
Xeb.;  Lavina  is  the  widow  of  O.  Fischer,  Whiteside  county  ;  Salina  is 
the  wife  of  John  M.  Richards,  of  Whiteside  countv ;  and  Marinda  V. 
IS  unmarried.  D.  S.  Burroughs  is  the  sixth  son  of  seven  boys.  Lie 
spent  his  boyhood  at  X^apoli,  and  obtained  his  education  in  Cattaraugus 
county.  After  coming  to  Illinois  he  traveled  extensively  through  the 
west,  was  engaged  in  the  creamery  business  in  Whiteside  county  until 
1884,  but  started  in  business  in  this  place  Xovember  10,  1875,  the  date 
of  his  commission  house  at  Wyoming.     His  wife,  whom  he  married  at 


OF   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  329 

Council  Bluffs,  la.,  was  born  at  Cold  Springs,  Cattaraugus  county,  K. 
Y.  They  are  the  parents  of  one  daughter,  Carrie.  Mr.  Burroughs  is 
a  member  of  the  masonic  society,  a  strong  advocate  of  temperance 
principles,  and  a  supporter  of  all  beneficial  enterprises. 

Captain  Henry  Butler\  son  of  Justus  Butler,  the  famous  hotel- 
keeper  of  New  Haven,  Conn.,  was  born  in  tliat  city  about  1793. 
Wlien  he  was  of  age  he  mai'i-ied  Miss  Tlebecca  Green,  grand  (hiughter 
of  Samuel  Green,  the  "Camljridge,  Mass.,  printer."  Captain  Butler, 
depending  on  the  accounts  of  tlie  West  rendered  by  one  lk)gardus,  a 
pioneer  lawyer  of  Peoria,  and  Elias  K.  Kane,  one  of  the  first  constitu- 
tion makers  of  Illinois,  left  New  York  in  June,  1835,  traveled  by  boat 
to  Chicago,  and  arrived  at  Wyoming  in  the  fall.  He  was  followed  by 
his  wife,  three  sons  and  five  daugliters,  who  took  up  their  residence  in 
the  double  log-house  whicii  the  captain  had  built  and  ])repared  for 
them.  In  later  years  the  brick  residence  was  erected,  and  here  the 
founder  of  the  family  in  Illinois  died,  August  2,  ISC)!:,  his  wife  follow- 
ing him  to  rest,  November  30,  1865.  In  this  county  two  of  their 
children  were  born.  Lucy,  George,  Samuel,  Henry,  Rebecca,  Mary, 
Charles,  Abb}^  Elizabeth, 'All)ert,  Virginia  and  Henrietta  then  made 
up  the  famil_y  circle.  In  1839,  William  F.  Thomas  married  Mary  But- 
ler, and  the  same  day  Ira  Ward,  Jr.,  married  Elizabeth.  In  January, 
1840,  Oaks  Turner,  of  Hennepin,  married  Rebecca  G.,  Elizabeth  mar- 
ried John  W.  Henderson,  Henrietta  married  Thomas  J.  Henderson, 
and  soon  through  the  list.  George  and  Charles  never  settled  here; 
the  former  held  a  leading  position  in  A.  T.  Stewart's  house.  New  York 
city,  for  years;  the  latter  is  a  lawyer  of  that  city.  Virginia,  who  in 
her  youth  was  deprived  of  hearing,  was  educated  by  the  Gallaudets; 
Abby  died  while  3^et  an  infant. 

Edwin  Butler,  })ublislier  and  editor  of  the  Stark  County  Neivs,  was 
born  at  Kewanee,  Henry  county,  111.,  January  9,  1841.  Moving  to 
Milan,  111.,  he  remained  there  until  1849,  when  he  came  to  Toulon. 
Here  he  attended  some  of  the  many  private  scliools  then  existing  at 
the  county  seat,  was  a  pupil  at  the  seminary,  and  completed  a  four 
3'ear's  classical  course  at  Knox  college  in  June.  1801.  During  the  next 
winter  he  taught  the  "Dutch  Island"  school  in  Essex  township.  On 
August  11,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  One-hundred-and-twelfth 
Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  was  appointed  second  sergeant,  promoted 
orderly,  and  served  three  years.  In  September,  1863,  he  was  de- 
tailed to  assist  in  printing  the  Athens  Union,  Post  in  the  office  of 
the  suppressed  Athens  I^ost.  On  the  17th  the  first  number  appeared, 
and  contained  a  well-written  salutatory,  from  which  the  following 
extract  is  made :  "  Our  first  issue  of  the  Athens  Union  Post  will 
present  quite  a  diffei'ent  appearance  to  what  it  did,  when  Union  was 
not  attached  to  its  title.  .  .  .  The  former  editor,  Mr.  Ivins,  prob- 
ably not  thinking  that  we  would  want  to  issue  the  paper  in  his 
absence,  took  witli  him  nearly  all  the  material  necessary  to  give  it  a 
genteel  appearance."  The  motto  of  the  new  paper  was  "  Our  country, 
may  she  ever  be  right;  but  our  country  right  or  wrong."  Mr.  Butler 
worked  faithfully  on  the  Post  until  the  sudden  evacuation  of  Athens, 
when  he  was  captured  in  the  office.     AVhile  ^vith  the  rebels,  he  tasted 


330  biograi'hy  and  reminiscences 

the  sweets  of  prison  life  at  Atlanta,  Danville,  Richmond ;  from  March 
to  September,  1864,  in  their  notorious  hotel  at  Anderson ville ;  next  at 
Charleston,  and  then  at  Florence,  S.  C.  In  December,  1864,  he  con- 
trived to  make  his  way  to  Charleston  with  the  sick  and  wounded,  who 
were  there  exclianged.  Once  witliin  the  union  lines,  he  made  the  first 
hearty  meal  since  his  captivity,  put  on  a  new  dress,  returned  to  Toulon 
for  thirty  days,  and  in  one  week  increased  fourteen  ]3ounds  in  weight. 
In  April,  1865,  he  rejoined  his  command  at  Greensboro,  N.  C,  and 
served  until  July.  lieturning,  lie  worked  on  a  farm,  was  elected 
county  surveyor  in  November,  a  position  he  has  since  filled  with  the 
exception  of  two  years.  In  Ma}^  1869,  he  purchased  Oliver  White's 
interest  in  the  News  with  Joseph  Smethurst;  early  in  1870,  purchased 
the  hitter's  interest,  but  in  June,  1882,  sold  a  half  interest  to  James  A. 
Henderson,  who,  dying  in  the  fall  of  1883,  left  the  partnership  to  his 
widow.  Mr.  Ijotler  was  married  in  March,  1883,  to  ]\Irs.  Maggie 
Porter,  daughter  of  James  S.  Templeton,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of 
Toulon,  who  returned  to  his  home  near  Pittsburgh,  Penn.  In  1872, 
he  with  Enoch  Emery  were  delegates  to  the  Republican  National  con- 
vention.    (  Vide  miluary  and  local  history.) 

O.  C.  CanqjheU.,  born  in  Connecticut  in  181Y;  moved  to  Stark 
countv  in  1865;  resided  at  Wvoming  a  number  of  years;  died  at  Chi- 
cago, May  1,  1880. 

Alfred  Castle,  M.  i>.,  son  of  Samuel  and  Phoebe  (Parraalee)  Castle, 
was  born  at  Sullivan,  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  September  22, 1806.  Plis 
father  was  a  native  of  Berkshire  county,  Mass.,  and  a  cousin  of  Ethan 
Allen,  and  a  descendant  of  the  Irish  family  of  Castles  who  settled  in 
Connecticut  among  its  pioneers.  His  mother  was  of  Belgian  lineage. 
Dr.  Castle  studied  the  languages  under  Dr.  Sillsbee,  of  Cazenovia,  N. 
Y.,  and  medicine  at  Brockport  and  Pittsford,  in  Monroe  county,  mean- 
time attending  lectures  at  Berk's  College,  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  at  Jefferson 
College,  Philadelphia,  and  at  Vermont  College,  Woodstock.  He  was  a 
resident  graduate  of  Harvard  College,  and  also  at  Massachusetts  Hos- 
pital, Boston.  He  practiced  two  j^ears  at  Brock)iort  before  obtaining 
his  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1834,  at  the  Berkshire  school.  During  the  two 
succeeding  years  he  practiced  in  Monroe  count}^  On  May  19,  1835, 
he  married  Miss  Maria  P.,  daughter  of  Col.  Daniel  Dana,  of  the  IJ.  S. 
ariu}^,  who  commanded  the  Vermont  volunteers  during  the  war  of 
1812-14.  In  1836  he  set  out  for  Peoria,  111.,  on  a  one-horse  buggy, 
leaving  his  bride  to  follow.  He  resided  there  five  or  six  years,  returned 
reduced  in  health  to  Vermont,  but  in  1842  he  revisited  Peoria,  to  find 
that,  where  onl}^  one  house  stood  in  1836  (six  miles  west  of  Peoria), 
between  Peoria  and  Wyoming,  many  were  now  built  and  bnilding. 
In  1843  he  settled  at  Wyoming.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Castle  were  the  parents 
of  five  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  He  was  the  active 
agent  in  building  the  B.  &  R.  R.  R.,  of  which  his  son  Alfred  was 
president.  The  doctor  only  retired  from  jiractice  a  few  years 
ago.  During  his  forty  years  of  duty  in  this  county  he  merited  and 
obtained  many  tokens  of  popular  esteem.  A  reference  to  the  chapters 
of  the  general  history  and  to  the  sketch  of  Wyoming  ^vill  point  out 
the  various  parts  Dr.  Castle  has  taken  in  that  drama  of  real  life  which 


OF   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  331 

has  been  on  the  stage  of  Stark  County  particiihirly  since  its  organiza- 
tion, only  a  few  years  before  his  settlement  here. 

Be)j.  W.  W.  Garr,  native  of  Vermont,  born  in  Addison  county,  at 
Middlel)ury,  July  23,  1850,  is  the  son  of  William  and  Harriet  E. 
(Rogers)  Carr,  both  active  members  of  the  Methodist  church.  William 
Carr's  father,  also  William,  was  a  native  of  Rhode  Island  —  of  old 
Episcopalian  circles  there.  W.  W.  Carr  spent  his  boyhood  at  Middle- 
bury,  obtained  a  gc^od  common  school  educatiou,  aud  took  a  prepara- 
tory course  at  the  Middlebury  High  School,  and  at  Brandon,  Vt.  lie 
also  taught  school  duriug  this  time,  and  labored  for  himself  since  the 
age  of  twenty-oue.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three  he  came  west  and 
entered  the  Noi'thwestern  University,  at  Evanston,  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1877  with  an  honoraljle  record,  taking  some  prizes.  During 
the  last  two  years  of  the  college  course  he  preached  at  Brighton  Pai'k, 
and  upon  graduating  joined  the  Illinois  conference,  and  was  stationed 
at  Yates  City.  He  held  this  charge  one  year,  then  went  to  Trivoli, 
Peoria  county,  where  he  remained  two  years,  signalizing  his  work 
by  a  hirge  revival.  At  Ipava,  Fult<ni  county,  he  remained  three  years 
There  he  removed  a  considerable  church  debt,  repaired  the  old  build- 
ing, and  built  a  new  parsonage.  A  church  was  built  in  his  circuit  dur- 
ing this  time.  Movino'  to  Bland insville,  McDonouo'h  countv,  he  held 
remarkable  revival  services,  and  during  his  one-year  term  repaired  the 
church  there.  In  1884  he  was  appointed  to  the  Toulon  charge,  and  in 
1886  to  that  of  Kewanee.  He  married  at  his  old  Yermont  home  Miss 
Mattie  L.  Piper,  daughter  of  David  Piper,  of  Middlebur}^  an  old 
family  of  that  town.  To  them  three  sons  and  one  daughter  were  born 
- — ^Ruby  Pearl,  Harlow  Piper,  George  W.,  and  Sidney  McCord.  Rev. 
Mr.  Carr  s  relation  to  Stark  county  is  best  told  in  the  history  of  the 
Methodist  church  and  of  the  Masonic,  Old- Fellow  and  Good  Templar 
circles  of  Toulon. 

Thomas  H.  Carlin.,  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Carlin  &  Sickles, 
is  one  of  the  enterprising  and  progressive  business  men  of  Stark  c(junty, 
and  takes  the  ci'e(bt  of  pioneer  work  here  in  his  industry.  He  was 
born  in  Canal  Dover,  Tuscarawas  county,  O.,  March  9,  i858,  the  son 
of  Matthew  Carlin  and  Jane  Rockford,  both  natives  of  Ireland,  who 
came  from  near  Drogheda,  Louth  county,  to  our  shores  to  make  a 
home  for  themselves.  The}''  settled  in  Tuscarawas  county,  where  two 
sons  and  five  daughters  came  to  them  and  grew  to  manhood  and 
womanhood,  all  worthy  citizens  and  industrious  people.  The  subject 
of  our  sketch  completed  a  good  common  school  education  and  began 
the  trade  of  cigar-making  at  Canal  Dover.  He  subsequentlv  did  jour- 
neyman work  at  his  trade  through  the  country,  finally  locating  here 
in  March,  1882,  where  he  soon  after  embarked  in  business,  which  he 
has  very  successfully  carried  on  since.  He  feels  the  fnll  force  of  his 
citizenship  in  Toulon,  and  in  the  early  part  of  the  present  year  married 
Miss  Lydia,  the  estimable  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Ann  (Maguire) 
A¥olgamood,  worthy  peo[)le  of  Toulon.  Mr.  Carlin  atti-ibutes  his  suc- 
cess in  life  to  a  careful  and  pains-taking  principle  in  the  manufacture 
of  his  goods,  and  the  rapidly  growing  trade  of  the  firm  attests  this 
fact.     Socially,  he  is  a  genial  gentleman  and  a  substantial  friend.     He 


332  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

is  a  worthy  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  society,'  and  is  (with  all 
his  active  business  duties)  a  close  student  of  this  progressive  age,  and 
is  found  clever  in  other  arts  besides  his  trade. 

William  Chamherlain^  M.  J).,  died  Xovember  2,  1882,  in  iiis  6-ith 
year.  He  came  to  Stark  county  in  1847,  and  practiced  here  contin- 
uously up  to  the  ])eriod  of  his  death.  F.  S.  Rossiter  represented  the 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  B.  F.  Thom]ison  the  Masonic  society  at  the  funeral. 

Jtilius  Field  Chajjin^  born  in  ISTew  York  in  1801,  died  in  Marcli, 
1884,  aged  82  years  He  put  the  first  coat  of  paint  on  the  Baptist 
church  spire  at  Toulon  prior  to  his  removal  to  LaSalle. 

J/y'.y.  Mary  {Fanshaw)  Ghapin^  sister  of  Daniel  Fanshaw,  one  of  the 
pioneer  printers  of  Xew  York  city,  died  at  LaSalle,  Ills.,  December  15, 
1883,  aged  81  years.  She  came  to  Toulon  in  early  days,  moved  to 
LaSalle  in  1853,  wliere  she  resided  thirty  years. 

Joseph.  Catterlin.,  born  in  Virginia  in  1789,  moved  to  Ohio,  married 
Eleanor  Knox,  who  died  at  Kewunee  in  1873 ;  died  himself  at  Albion, 
Kan.,  May  22,  188G.  He  was  postmaster  at  Toulon  during  Fillmore's 
administration,  and  one  of  tlie  old  merchants. 

John  S.  Cleveland  died  in  Wyoming  October  4,  1880.  He  was 
father  of  three  children,  two  of  tliem  are  still  living,  and  one  of  them, 
Mrs.  John  W.  Cox,  resides  at  Wyoming.  His  wife  died  in  this  place  a 
little  over  one  year  ago.  The  deceased  was  born  at  Cliillicothe,  Peoria 
county.  Ills.,  and  died  in  his  57th  year.  His  home  was  formerly  in 
I^s^eponset,  from  which  place  he  moved  to  Wyoming  several  3'ears 
since.  He  served  three  years  in  the  \var  of  the  Rebellion,  as  a  member 
of  the  Fourteenth  Illinois  Cavalry.  Lie  was  the  inventor  of  a  sulky 
revolving  harrow,  on  wliich  he  received  letters  patent  in  1883. 

Jeffrey  A.  Cooley,  born  in  Grayson  county  (now  Carroll  county), 
Virginia,  on  July  4,  1825,  where  he  livetl  for  seventeen  \^ears,  came  to 
Toulon  ISTovember  18,  1842,  and  lived  for  fortv-four  vears  here.  The 
first  seven  years  he  was  in  the  employ  of  John  Culbertson,  assistmg 
him  in  farm  work.  On  February  7,  18^0,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Mrs.  Louisa  Culbertson,  by  Eev.  S.  G.  Wright.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren, all  of  whom  died  early.  Only  his  wife  survives  him.  Immedi- 
ately after  marriage  in  1849,  he  built  a  hotel  on  the  site  of  the  present 
house  which  was  the  first  regular  public  hotel  in  the  place  ;  and  up  to 
his  death,  September  22,  1886,  he  was  proj)rietor  of  what  is  known  as. 
the  Virginia  House  He  bequeathed  to  his  wife  the  hotel  and  fix 
tures,  lot  and  barn  thereon,  and  to  Kate  Maxfield,  daughter  of  Mrs" 
Xellie  Maxfield,  all  his  personal  property  and  twenty  two  acres  of  land 
lying  just  east  of  town. 

Fresly  Colwell,  an  old  settler  of  Stark  county,  died  at  Burlington 
Junction,  Mo.,  June,  1,  1883, 

Mrs.  David  Cooper^  now  Mrs.  Funis  of  Wyoming,  a  sister  of  Isaac 
B.  Essex,  came  in  the  fall  of  1829. 

Mrs.  Mary  Co,i\  of  W^^oming,  daughter  of  James  and  Maria  Graves, 
died  June  24,  1881. 

Qlara  [De  Wolf)  Cox  Avas  born  in  Clark  county,  Ohio,  March  23, 
1848,  and  at  the  age  of  four  years  came  with  her  parents  to  Stark 
county,  where  she  resided  up  to  her  death,  jS^ovember  4, 1 886.     In  the 


OF  TOULON"  TOWNSHIP.  333 

year  186Y,  she  was  united  in  marriage  to  Walter  Cox  which  union  was 
blest  by  six  children. 

Jere  M.  Cox^  druggist  and  pharmacist,  was  born  in  Ross  county, 
Ohio,  May  11, 1850.  His  parents,  Jesse  and  Abigail  (Waldron)  Cox,  the 
former  a  native  of  Ohio,  the  latter  of  Xorth  Carolina,  with  their  fam- 
ily moved  to  Illinois  in  1852,  and  here  Mr.  J.  M.  Cox  received  his  early 
education  completing  such  at  Lombard  university,  Galesburg.  At  the 
age  of  23  3^ears,  he  engaged  in  mercantile  life,  and  has  since  been  one 
of  the  successful  business  men  of  the  count3^  He  married  Miss 
Emma  J.,  daughter  of  the  late  J.  H.  BatcheJder  of  Englewood,  and  to 
them  three  children  were  born  :  Harry  C,  Fannie  G.  and  Nellie — the 
second  now  deceased.  A  reference  to  the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellow's 
history  of  Wyoming,  will  point  out  definitely  the  position  of  Mr.  Cox 
in  these  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Pharmaceutical  so- 
ciety and  of  the  State  Board  of  Pharmacy. 

Aunt  Polly  CrandaU,  the  old  maid  of  Toulon  and  "  aunt  to  the 
whole  town,"  moved  to  Barton  county.  Mo.,  in  1882,  and  died  there 
the  same  year. 

Miss  Eliza  J.  Creighton^  who  was  a  well-known  teacher  of  Stark 
county,  in  the  fifties,  died  at  Morris,  111.,  September  21,  1864. 

Prof.  P.  K.  Cross,  a  native  of  Illinois,  comes  from  a  worthy  pioneer 
family  of  Winnebago  county.  He  was  born  in  tliat  county  April  18, 
1856.  His  father,  A.  B.  Cross,  a  descendant  of  Scotch  ])ioneers,  of 
New  York  state,  has  always  been  known  to  the  people  of  Winnebago 
county  for  his  sturdy  support  of  upright  principles  and  progressive 
measures.  The  subject  of  our  sketch,  when  a  lad,  obtained  a  good 
training  in  the  elementary  studies  of  the  common  schools  of  the  dis- 
trict in  wliich  he  lived,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  he  entered  college  at 
Beloit,  Wis.  There  he  applied  himself  to  a  regular  collegiate  course 
of  study,  and  began  fitting  himself  as  an  educator.  At  nineteen  he 
began  teaching  as  a  prvjfession,  as  also  for  the  purpose  of  earning 
money  to  complete  a  thorough  and  systematic  training,  which  he  did 
subsequently  by  s})ending  about  two  years  in  the  Illinois  State  Normal 
School,  when  he  resumed  teaching.  His  success  has  been  favorably 
marked,  and  he  is  now  found  a  leader  in  the  profession.  He  passed 
some  five  years  at  Somonauk,  111.,  where  he  raised  the  public  schools 
from  a  chaotic  condition  to  that  of  a  thoroughly  graded  system,  and 
had  the  ])leasure  of  not  only  being  complimented  with  a  salary  nearly 
double  of  what  he  began  with,  but  of  graduating  two  large  classes  ink 
thorough  English  literary  course.  Finishing  his  work  there  he  ac- 
cepted his  present  position  in  1883,  where  he  has  been  successfully  con- 
nected since,  as  the  records  of  Wyoming's  school  shows.  In  politics 
he  is  a  pronounced  republican,  of  strong  temperance  proclivities,  prin- 
ciples es])oused  not  only  through  his  own  observations,  but  inherent, 
as  his  father  Avas  prominent  among  the  many  early  abolition  and  tem- 
perance workers  of  Winnebago  county  in  promulgating  those  views. 
Prof.  Cross  was  ha})pily  married  in  Somonauk,  111.,  to  Miss  Emma  L. 
Hess,  a  lady  of  clever  literary  and  musical  attainments,  and  a  fitting- 
helpmeet  to  him  in  his  professional  labors.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  order.  In  person  he  is  tall  and  of  commanding  presence,  of  a 
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334  BIOGRAPHY    AND    KEMINISCENCES 

frank  and  generous  nature,  but  of  a  disposition  to  reason  deeply  and 
conscientioush^  on  all  matters,  and  when  resolv^ed,  to  stand  manfully 
to  his  opinions.  Since  coming  to  Wyoming  he  has  won  the  admira- 
tion of  all  good  lovers  of  its  school  interests. 

John  Calbertson,  son  ^f  William  and  Elizabeth  Culbertson,  was 
born  in  Pennsjdvania,  December  19,  1800.  His  earlier  years  were 
passed  in  a  manner  common  to  bo3^s  at  the  beginning  of  this  centurj'^ ; 
but  as  his  years  increased  he  maDifested  his  desire  for  independence, 
and  resolved  to  learn  the  saddler's  and  harness  trade.  This  resolve  he 
carried  out,  and  for  years  he  followed  the  trade  with  the  same  close  at- 
tention which  marked  his  later  life  in  commercial  circles.  In  1841  he 
settled  in  this  count}^  and  engaged  in  mercantile  trade.  His  strict  at- 
tention to  business  and  square  dealing,  insured  the  success  of  his  new 
venture,  so  that  in  a  short  time  he  commanded  a  ver}^  heavy  trade 
around  Toulon,  and  indeed  throughout  this  section  of  the  countr}^  He 
established  a  flouring  mill  and  woolen  factor}^  here,  which  ^vas  operated 
under  his  own  supervision,  and  gave  employment  to  a  number  of  per- 
sons, some  of  whom  were  skilled  woi-kmen.  His  investments  in  real- 
estate  round  Toulon  were  verv  extensive,  and  at  one  time  it  was  said 
he  intended  to  purchase  the  whole  township  and  adjoining  one  of  Go- 
shen. In  religious  affairs  both  he  and  Mrs.  Culbertson  were  Baptists, 
and  in  the  history  of  that  church  their  connection  with  it  is  shown — 
he  having  built  the  present  house  and  presented  it  to  the  societ}^  On 
February  17,  1822,  he  married  Miss  Pleasant  Bateman.  Thev  were 
the  parents  of  four  children — Louisa,  who  married  Lucius  Miner;  Will- 
iam and  John,  deceased  ;  and  James,  a  physician  of  Toulon.  Mr.  Cul- 
bertson died  June  5,  1869,  just  at  the  time  when  he  planned  the  expen- 
diture of  some  of  his  great  wealth  on  imjiroving  the  town  in  ^vhich  he 
accumulated  it. 

Bev.  T.  J.  Cullen,  while  en  route  from  'Wyoming  to  Bradford,  was 
attacked  by  heart  disease,  and  falling  from  his  buggy  was  insta,ntly 
killed,  Ma}^  13,  1883.  He  was  missionary  priest  in  this  county  during 
the  absence  of  Father  Moynihan. 

Dr.  Ourtiss  died  at  Cleveland,  Oliio,  June  21, 1883,  aged  sixty-seven 
years.     Years  ago  he  practiced  medicine  at  Toulon. 

L.  P.  Damon,  son  of  James  G.  and  Martha  J.  (Clark)  Damon,  was 
born  at  Medford,  Mass.,  October  1,  1848.  His  father  was  a  native  of 
that  state,  and  mother  of  Maine;  on  both  sides  being  the  families  of 
mechanics.  In  1858,  the  family  moved  to  Stark  count^^  L.  P.  learned 
the  machinists'  trade  at  Kewanee,  also  learned  the  mason's  trade,  and 
followed  this  trade  in  Cass  and  Union  counties,  Iowa,  for  al)out  ten 
years,  returning  to  Wyoming  in  1879.  Here  he  was  engaged  in  mason 
Avork,  windmill  manufacturing,  and  machine  business.  More  recently 
he  established  his  blacksmith  and  machine  shop  here,  and  now  has 
completed  preparations  for  manufacturing  a  "shoveling  board"  and 
end  gate  for  wagons,  which  he  invented  and  improvetl.  The  manu- 
facture of  these  inventions  he  is  now  pushing  forward.  In  1869,  he  was 
married  in  Stark  county  to  Miss  Ella  M.,  daughter  of  George  Gushing. 
They  are  the  parents  of  one  son  and  two  daughters — George  G., 
ISTellie  E.  and  Jessie  A.     In  religious  matters  he  is  entirely  Christian, 


OF    TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  335 

yet   liberal    to   a   degree   and    yields   hearty   moral    support    to   all 
churches. 

Samuel  If  ills  Dewey  ^  son  of  Andrew  and  Harriet  (Pinneo)  Dewey, 
was  born  December  21,  1823,  at  Hanover,  N.  H.  His  father,  who  was 
a  carpenter,  carried  on  a  small  farm  here  in  connection  with  his  trade, 
and  on  this  farm  the  snl^ject  of  this  sketch  worked  in  his  boyhood,  at 
the  same  time  attending  the  district  school.  In  1836  or  1837,  the 
family  moved  to  Canaan,  N.  H.,  where  Andrew  purchased  a  farm  and 
established  a  saw  and  shingle  mill.  With  the  exception  of  about  one 
year  passed  at  school  in  Hanover,  Samuel  M.  assisted  his  father  both 
on  the  farm  and  in  the  mill.  In  1814,  he  visited  Boston  and  held  the 
position  of  book-keeper  in  the  drug  store  of  Carruth,  Whittiei-  &  Co., 
until  the  character  of  the  work  and  the  cold  sea  breeze  brought  on  a 
severe  sickness.  On  his  recovery  he  looked  westward,  and  in  the  fall 
of  1848,  moved  to  Canton,  111.,  where  he  was  clerk  for  Mr.  Graham, 
and  subsequently  clerk  and  partner  in  the  house  of  Stipp  &  Bass. 
Close  attention  to  business  there  threatened  another  attack  of  sickness, 
which  urged  him  to  move  to  Toulon  in  1852.  Here  he  was  clerk  in 
John  Culbertson's  house  for  a  short  time,  when,  in  partnership  with 
the  late  Davis  Lownian,  he  established  the  firm  of  Dewey  &  Lowman. 
In  1865,  he  established  a  banking  house  at  Toulon,  which  is  still  carried 
on  by  his  nephew,  Samuel  Burge  and  his  son,  C.  P.  Dewey.  In  the 
course  of  his  business  life  here  he  had  for  partners  —  Davis  Lownian, 
Patrick  Nowlan,  William  Lowman  and  Samuel  Burge.  Mr.  Dewey 
was  married  in  May,  1853,  to  Miss  Cornelia,  daughter  of  Myron  and 
Adaline  (liice)  Phelps,  of  Lewiston,  111.  This  old  settler  was  born  in 
Ontario  county,  N.  Y.,  March  17,  1803,  settled  near  Springfield  in 
1824,  and  carried  on  an  extensive  trade  in  furs  and  peltries  with  the 
Indians  and  early  settlers  of  Illinois,  Iowa  and  Cedar  Valley.  Mrs. 
Myron  Phelps  died  March  24,  1851 ;  but  in  April,  1855,  this  pioneer 
married  Miss  Mary  Proctor,  of  Kawley,  Mass.  He  died  at  Lewiston, 
August  15,  1878.  His  daughter,  who  married  Samuel  M.  Dewey,  died 
at  Toulon,  January  2,  1862,  leaving  tw^o  sons,  Charles  Phelps  and 
Harry  Pinneo  Dewey.  In  June,  1863,  Mr.  Dewey  married  Miss  Sarah 
M.  Hale,  of  Rowley,  Mass.  '  In  1853,  he  united  with  the  Congregational 
church,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  August  31,  1866,  was  clerk  and 
trustee  of  that  church  and  su])erintendent  of  the  Sabbatli  school.  A 
reference  to  the  official,  social,  religious  and  business  life  of  Toulon 
village,  will  point  out  more  definitely  the  several  parts  taken  by  him 
during  his  life  here,  and  further,  will  show  what  his  children  and  old 
associates  have  done  and  are  doing  to  advance  all  the  interests  of  this 
section.  Quoting  from  Rev.  R.  C.  Dunn's  funeral  sermon,  delivered  in 
1866,  this  brief  sketch  of  a  useful  citizen  closes:  "His  loss  to  the 
church  as  well  as  to  the  community  will  be  a  severe  one.  It  Avas 
especially  in  private  life — in  his  owm  family  —  that  his  shining  qual- 
ities were  seen.  Those  that  met  him  only  in  business  little  knew  his 
sterling  worth.  *****  y^Q  cannot  enter  the  privacy  of  his 
home  life  ;  Ijut  those  that  enjoyed  his  ever-ready  hospitality  can  form 
some  idea  of  what  he  was." 

Stephen  Beaver,  son  of  Stephen  and  Sarah  (Bouchman-Stephens) 


336  BIOGKAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Deaver,  was  born  in  Baltimore  county,  Md.,  November  20,  1828.  His 
father  was  a  native  of  Maryland  and  a  blacksmith ;  his  mother,  of 
Washhigton,  D.  C.  Stephen,  Jr.,  learned  the  woolen  business  in  his 
native  count}^,  and  about  1843  moved  to  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  that  trade  for  fifteen  years,  meanwhile  resided  at 
Bonaparte,  la.,  for  two  years.  About  1858  he  moved  to  Wilmington, 
Del.,  and  in  1859  to  Northeast,  Md.,  where  he  married  Miss  Hattie 
Carter,  of  Brandy  wine,  Del.  Returning  to  Wilmington,  in  1862,  he 
lived  there  until  1868,  when  he  came  to  Monmouth,  Bl.  In  1869  he 
came  to  Toulon,  Stai'k  county,  and  embarked  in  the  manufacture  of 
woolen  goods,  with  his  brother-in-law,  James  Frill.  In  1871,  Mr. 
Deaver  acquired  a  sole  interest  in  the  mills  and  business,  conducting 
them  successfully  down  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Deaver  are 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  the  former  since  1866,  the 
latter  from  her  girlhood.  He  has  also  served  the  society  as  steward 
and  class-leader ;  is  a  member  of  the  Stark  County  Agi'icultural  Society 
and  of  the  Toulon  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows.  Flis  son,  William  Ellsworth 
Deaver,  is  a  young  man  of  much  promise. 

Miss  Kezia  Dexter^  nee  Mrs.  Young,  was  born  in  Maine,  in  1799 ; 
married  Stephen  Young  in  1823;  moved  to  Iowa  in  1854,  and  to  Tou- 
lon in  1858.     Mr.  Young  died  in  1875;  herself  on  February  3,  1886. 

Bohert  J.  Dickensoyi^  son  of  William  Townsend  and  Rebecca  (AYellerj 
Dickenson,  was  born  at  Woodburne,  Sullivan  county,  JST.  Y.,  September 
3,  1836.  His  parents  were  natives  of  Duchess  county,  IST.  Y.,  and  Yer- 
mont,  respectively.  In  1855,  they  moved  to  this  county,  where  Robert 
J.  Dickenson  com])leted  his  knowledge  of  the  building  trade,  with  his 
father  and  has  been  vei*}^  prominently  connected  with  this  trade  down 
to  the  present  time.  In  1857  he  married  Miss  Laurette  M.,  daughter 
of  James  Chapman,  of  Steuljen  county,  N.  Y.  Tlieir  children  are: 
James  B.,  a  builder,  of  Toulon;  Harvey  E.,  paper-hanger,  frescoer  and 
decorator;  Laura  A.  and  John  W.  Upon  the  beginning  of  the  Rebel- 
lion Mr.  Dickenson  was  residing  at  Lafayette.  On  August  14,  1862,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  B.,  One-hundred  and-twentv-seventh  Illinois  Infan- 
try, and  followed  the  fortunes  of  that  command  until,  at  the  siege  of 
Vicksburg,  he  lost  his  arm  by  a  minnie  bullet;  was  sent  to  hospital 
and  received  honorable  discharge  September  24,  1863.  On  regaining 
health  he  engaged  in  teaching  school,  meantime  giving  attention  to 
the  arts  of  drafting  and  building.  Many  of  the  new  business  blocks  at 
Toulon,  Samuel  Barge's  palatial  residence,  the  Congregational  church, 
the  County  Agricultural  Society's  buildings,  the  residence  df  A.  F. 
Stickney,  S.  M.  Adams  and  A.  H.  Galbraith,  with  those  of  the  Arm- 
strongs, Lehmans  and  H.  H.  Oliver,  bear  testimony  to  the  character  of 
his  studies  in  this  direction.  Mr.  Dickenson  is  a  member  of  the  W.  W. 
Wright  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  of  the  Stark  County  Agri- 
cultural Society.  He  is  a  strong  temperance  advocate,  and  for  years 
has  been  identified  -with  the  literar}^,  musical  and  social  progress  of 
Toulon. 

Mrs.  Dorcas.,  wife  of  the  late  B.  S.  Foster,  died  at  Little  River,  Kan., 
Aprd  28,  1883,  aged  seventy-four  years.  She  came  from  Maine  to 
Illinois  thirty-five  years  prior  to  1883. 


OF   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  337 

Henry  Bradford  Dorrance,  deceased,  was  the  son  of  Lemuel  Smith 
and  Mahala  (Fuller)  Dorrance.  He  was  born  in  what  is  now  Penn 
township,  August  30,  1836.  Lemuel  was  descended  from  one  of  the 
old  Dutch  families  of  Penns3"lvania,  while  his  wife,  daugliter  of  Orange 
and  Ilepsey  (Munroe)  Fullei',  was  born  in  York  state,  the  ancestors  of 
her  father  being  some  of  the  "  Mayflower  "  immigrants,  as  related  in 
the  history  of  the  Fuller  family  in  this  chapter.  Henry  B.  was  edu- 
cated in  the  schools  here  and  at  Galesburg.  On  August  1,  1858,  he 
married  Miss  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  John  R.  and  Lucretia  (Hallaw- 
baugh)  Powell.  Her  father  was  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  where  his 
Welsh  ancestors  settled,  and  her  mother  of  Pennsylvania,  where  her 
German  ancestors  made  a  home.  Mar}^^  (Powell)  Dorrance  was  born 
July  4,  1842,  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  but  was  brought  to  this  county 
when  a  child,  and  here  was  educated.  In  1858,  with  her  husband,  she 
took  up  her  residence  on  his  fifty-acre  farm  in  Penn  township,  and 
moved  with  him  to  Toulon  township,  where  he  purchased  one  hundred 
acres.  Their  children  are,  Efhe  L.,  wife  of  E.  P.  Engle,  Cowly  county, 
Kan.,  and  Lemuel  S.  attending  school  at  Brooklyn,  Iowa.*  Mr.  Dor- 
rance was  a  farmer  during  his  whole  life.  In  politics  he  Avas  decidedly 
republican,  in  school  matters  ever  interested  and  in  business  upright. 
His  death  occurred  in  March,  1885. 

Jolin  Drinnin,  born  in  Ireland  in  1812,  came  to  Canada  in  1832, 
to  the  United  States  in  1834;  was  a  contractor  on  the  Erie  railroad; 
married  Miss  Acker  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1840;  moved  to  Toulon  town- 
ship in  1844,  where  he  died  September  16,  1881.  Father  Moynihan 
conducted  the  service  of  the  dead.  Joseph  Drinnin,  a  Stark  county 
man,  was  elected  sheriff  of  Platte  county,  Neb.,  in  1885. 

Luther  DriscoU,  whose  name  is  identified  with  the  early  history  of 
Stark,  was  born  in  Connecticut,  ]\[ay  14,  1791,  died  April  5,  1858.  His 
wife  was  Mary  Neal,  born  in  Pennsylvania,  December  28,  1809,  died 
July  30,  1876.     Their  son,  G.  C.  Driscoll,  resides  near  Lafayette. 

Mrs.  Mary  Etta  Dmjan^  one  of  the  very  old  settlers,  died  May  10, 
1881,  aged  sixty-five  years. 

William  Dunn,  a  soldier  of  the  war  of  1812,  died  January  23,  1863, 
aged  eighty-seven  years,  at  the  house  of  his  son-in-law,  Seth  Johnson, 
at  Toulon.     He  was  a  native  of  York  state. 

Rev.  It.  C.  Dunoi,  born  in  Georgia,  like  his  brother  Augustus,  was 
in  his  vouth  a  school  teacher  in  Georma.  On  movino-  to  Ohio  with 
the  family  in  183],  he  studied  at  Cincinnati,  and  on  coming  to  this 
county  in  1836,  left  nothing  undone  to  acquire  practical  knowledge. 
In  1 840  he  attended  the  Galesburg  Academy,  working  for  his  board 
and  tuition;  in  1843  he  entered  college  there,  and  in  1847  was  one  of 
three  who  graduated  with  the  second  class  graduated  from  Knox  Col- 
lege. In  1850  he  received  the  diploma  of  Master  of  Arts,  having  mean- 
time traveled  and  taught  school  in  several  ]3laces.  On  October  31, 
1850,  he  married  Miss  Sarah  A.  Marvin,  then  cast  aside  his  law  studies, 
and  in  November,  1850,  entered  the  Union  Theological  Seminary,  of 
New  York,  studied  there  for  three  years,  preached  for  one  year  in 
Western  New  York,  then  came  to  Peoria,  where  he  filled  the  pulpit  of 
the  Congregational  church  for  three  months,  and  in  January,  1855, 


338  BIOGEAPHT   AND    REMINISCENCES 

succeeded  Rev.  S.  G.  Wright,  as  minister  at  Toulon,  as  related  in  the 
history  of  the  Congregational  church  there.  In  1867  he  was  called  to 
Oneida.  Knox  county,  and  there  died  May,  24,  1868,  and  in  1869  his 
remains  were  moved  to  Toulon.  In  the  history  of  Toulon,  the  school 
chapter  and  political  chapter,  full  references  are  made  to  this  distin- 
guished pioneer. 

Otis  T.  Dyer  and  family  left  Wvoming  for  San  Francisco  in  Julv, 
1880. 

William  21.  Eagelston,  born  at  Albany,  IS".  Y.,  April  15,  1819,  is 
the  son  of  John  T.  and  Maiy  (Charles)  Eagelston.  Father  was  a  native 
of  Philadelphia,  and  son  of  James  Eagelston.  a  seafaring  man  and 
captain  in  the  United  States  Mercantile  Marine,  who  served  with  dis- 
tinction in  the  war  of  1812,  and  died  of  his  wounds  in  Bellevue  Hospi- 
tal, New  York.  He  was  one  of  seven  brothers,  who  came  to  America 
from  Yorkshire,  England,  but  little  of  whom  is  known.  John  T. 
was  a  rope  and  sail  maker  by  trade,  and  the  only  child  of  Captain 
James  Eagleston.  He  married  at  Albanv,  !X.  Y..  Miss  Marv  Charles, 
a  native  of  Oxfordshire,  England,  b}'  whom  he  had  three  sons  and 
three  daughters,  all  of  whom  became  the  heads  of  families,  namely : 
William  M.:  James,  a  farmer  of  Texas,  who  settled  there  before  the 
war;  Thomas  is  a  farmer  of  Penn  township;  Maria  is  widow  of  Pier- 
son  Shepherd,  of  Peoria  county ;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Joseph  Soper,  of 
Kansas,  and  Ellen,  widow  of  the  late  Mr.  Eibby,  of  Illinois.  AVilliam 
M.  spent  his  boyhood  at  Albany,  and  came  with  his  parents  to  Illinois 
in  1833,  who  settled  at  what  is  now  Kickapoo  town,  Peoria  count}', 
111.,  where  William  grew  to  manhood  and  married  Miss  Emiline 
Fargo,  a  native  of  Ashtabula  county,  O.,  whose  parents,  Thomas  and 
Mabel  (Bidwell)  Fargo,  removed  to  Peoria  county.  111.,  in  1835.  They 
have  five  sons  and  four  daughters — Harriet  Ann.  deceased  wife  of 
Allen  Ticknor,  of  Iowa,  she  died  in  Penn  township,  leaving  one  son 
now  deceased ;  John  is  a  farmer  of  Penn  township,  and  parent  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter ;  William  is  a  farmer  of  Osceola  townshiji  and 
has  three  sons  and  two  daughters ;  George  D.  is  a  farmer  of  Penn 
township,  has  four  sons  ;  Charles,  a  farmer  of  Penn,  has  two  daughters  ; 
Jennie,  wife  of  J.  C.  Bloomer,  real  estate  and  mone}^  dealer  of  Kansas 
CitN^;  Fannie,  wife  of  S.  H.  Smith,  a  merchant  of  Ottawa,  Kan.; 
James,  a  farmer,  and  Abbie.  Upon  coming  to  this  county  in  1852, 
Mr.  Eagelston  took  up  land  in  Peiin,  purchased  160  acres  which  he 
improved  and  meantime  added  property  aggregating  610  acres  of 
choice  land,  improving  during  his  time  the  making  of  four  large  and 
well  improved  farms.  In  1873  he  removed  to  Wyoming.  Has  served 
on  the  school  board  of  the  township,  and  has  taken  a  full  ])art  in  all 
matters  relating  to  public  well-being.  He  has  given  considerable  at- 
tention to  stock-growing  and  horse-breeding  as  Avell  as  agriculture. 
Thomas  Fargo  was  born  in  Saundersfield.  Mass.,  and  of  a  long  line  of 
ancestry  of  that  state.  His  mother  was  born  in  Lichfield.  Conn. 
Thomas  Fargo  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  Mr.  Eagelston  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  order  with  three  of  his  sons.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Eoval  Arch,  while  Mrs  Eagelston  is  a  member  of  Eastern  Star 
Lodge,  with  two  of  her  daughters,  Jeimie  and  Abbie. 


OF   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  339 

Calvin  Livermore  Eastman,  son  of  Stephen  and  Sarah  (Emmons) 
Eastman,  was  born  at  Bridgewater,  N.  H.,  January  21,  1814,  of  which 
state  his  parents  and  grandparents  were  natives.  Stephen  was  the 
son  of  Thomas  Eastman,  jr.,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  Inde- 
pendence, and  was  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Bunker  Hill,  Monmouth, 
Stillwater  (where  he  was  severely  wounded)  and  Saratoga.  Stephen's 
family  consisted  of  five  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom  only  three 
sons  are  now  living  —  Calvin  L.  and  Stephen  W.,  Avho  reside  at  Toulon, 
III,  and  Luther  D.,  who  resides  at  Bloomington,  111.  The  daughters 
married,  and  both  died  on  the  old  homestead  in  Bridgewater.  The 
mother  of  these  children  died  on  the  old  homestead,  in  December, 
1821,  and  the  family  was  then  broken  up  and  the  children  separated. 
Calvin  L.,  then  about  eleven  years  of  age,  was  bound  to  a  paper 
maker  at  ITolderness,  now  Ashland,  N.  H.,  where  he  remained  three 
and  one-half  years,  and  then  retui-ned  to  his  home,  and  remained  until 
the  spring  of  1830,  when  he  went  to  Ply  mouth,  IST.  TL,  and  apprenticed 
himself  to  a  blacksmitli  at  $30  a  year.  He  left  Plymouth  late  in  the 
fall  of  1834,  and  went  to  Newton,  Mass.,  where  he  readily  found  em- 
ployment at  his  trade  of  blacksmith,  at  $15  per  month.  He  remained 
at  Newton  until  April,  1838,  working  at  his  trade,  attending  school 
there  and  at  New  Hampton,  N.  H.,  and  teaching  school.  On  the  13th 
of  April,  1838,  he  left  Boston  for  the  west,  and  arrived  at  Hennepin, 
111.,  about  the  1st  of  May.  From  Hennepin  he  came,  by  the  w^y  of 
Indiantown  (now  Tiskilwa)  and  Providence,  to  what  is  now  Stark 
county,  and  located  near  Cox's  Mill,  on  Indian  Creek,  where  he  estab- 
lished a  blacksmith  shop  about  the  1st  of  August,  1838.  Here  he  was 
joined  by  his  brother  Stephen  W.,  late  in  December  of  the  same  3^ear, 
and  they  worked  together  at  blacksmithing  until  the  following  spring, 
wlien  they  erected  a  shop  in  the  then  village  of  Moulton,  where  they 
continued' the  business  until  the  spring  of  1843,  when  they  dissolved 
partnership,  and  Calvin  L.  moved  the  shop  upon  an  adjoining  quarter 
section  of  land  (N.  W.  10),  which  he  had  purchased,  and  there  con- 
tinued to  work  at  his  trade  while  improving  his  land.  Mr.  Eastman 
sold  this  farm,  with  other  lands  which  he  had  purchased,  in  the  fall 
of  1851,  and  removed  to  Toulon,  and  in  the  following  year  built  the 
dwelhng  house  where  he  now  resides,  where  he  has  lived  most  of  the 
time  since.  Mr.  Eastman  was  married  at  Prince ville,  Peoria  county, 
111.,  January  30,  1844,  to  Miss  Elmina,  daughter  of  Stephen  French, 
Esq.,  of  Prince's  Grove,  who  settled  there  in  1828  — the  first  white 
family  that  settled  in  that  vicinity.  Mrs.  Eastman  was  the  third  child 
of  eleven  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  French,  all  but  one  of  whom 
are  now  dead.  Mrs.  Eastman  died  at  Toulon,  July  3,  1886,  after  hav- 
ing been  many  years  an  invalid.  The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  East- 
man are  Charles  W.,  a  prominent  merchant  of  Winterset,  Iowa ; 
Frank  F.,  a  graduate  of  West  Point,  now  a  lieutenant  in  the  Four- 
teenth Eegiment,  United  States  Infantry,  stationed  at  Vancouver  Bar- 
rack, Washington  Territoi-y ;  Fred.  A.,  four  years  sheriff  of  Ida 
county,  la.,  and  at  present  an  extensive  dealer  in  lands  and  live  stock 
in  that  county,  and  Miss  Sarah  L.  Eastman,  who  lives  at  home  and 
keeps  house  for  her  father.     Stark  county  adopted  the  system  of  town- 


340  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

ship  organization  in  1852,  and  Mr.  Eastman,  Henry  Breese  and  Theo- 
dore F.  Hurd  were  appointed  commissioners  to  divide  the  county  into 
towns  and  name  them.  Thev  met  at  Toulon,  Januarv  3,  1853,  and 
divided  the  county  into  eight  towns  identical  with  the  congressional 
townships,  and  gave  them  the  names  they  now  bear.  Mr.  Eastman 
was  elected  the  hrst  supervisor  of  Toulon,  in  April,  1853.  In  1^50, 
Mr.  Eastman  and  John  T.  Lindsay  of  Peoria  were  nominated  by  the 
republicans  to  represent  the  legislative  district  composed  of  Stark  and 
Peoria  counties,  in  the  General  Assembly,  and  were  elected ;  l)ut  in 
one  town  in  Peoria  county  150  votes  were  cast  for  Calvin  M.  East- 
man instead  of  Calvin  L.  Eastman,  and  upon  this  flimsy  pretext  he 
was  refused  a  certificate  and  his  competitor  was  seated.  Upon  a  con- 
test in  the  house  Mr.  Eastman  was  denied  the  seat  to  which  he  had 
been  rightfully  elected  by  a  tie  vote.  In  1862  Mr.  Eastman  was  again 
nominated,  with  Enoch  Emery  of  Peoria,  for  the  General  Assembly; 
and  both  received  a  large  majorit}^  in  republican  Stark,  but  were  de- 
feated by  the  heavy  democratic  vote  in  Peoria  county,  and  their  com- 
petitors. Judge  William  Holgate  of  Stark,  and  W.  W.  O'Brien  of 
Peoria,  were  elected.  After  Mr.  Eastman  removed  to  Toulon  he 
purchased,  improved  and  sold  two  large  farms  in  Stark  county,  and 
has  always  been  considered  a  model  farmer.  In  1876  he  bought  and 
improved,  and  erected  good  substantial  buildings  upon,  a  section  of 
Ian  I  in  Ida  county,  Iowa.  A  railroad  was  built  through,  and  a  station 
located  upon  it,  which  greatly  enhanced  its  value,  and  in  1882  he  sold 
out  and  quit  farming,  but  purchased  another  section  which  he  now 
owns.  ]SIo  man  in  the  community  has  done  more  to  improve  the 
country,  enhance  tlie  value  of  property,  and  add  to  thecomfoi't  of  man 
and  beast  by  the  erection  of  substantial  buildings,  than  Mr.  Eastman. 
It  has  been  his  greatest  pleasure  to  convert  raw,  uncultivated  land  into 
beautiful  farms,  with  j)roductive  fields  and  comfortable  homes.  In  his 
private  life  Mr.  Eastman  has  always  been  an  active,  enterprising  citi- 
zen, taking  an  active  part  and  working  faithfully  for  the  advancement 
of  good  morals,  good  society  and  good  government ;  and  in  his  busi- 
ness and  social  relations  doing  unto  others  as  he  would  have  them  do 
unto  him. 

Stephe7i  W.  Eastman^  the  third  son  of  Stephen  and  Sarah  (Emmons) 
Eastman,  was  born  at  Bridge  water,  N.  II.,  November  15,  1815.  His 
brothers  were  Luther  D.,  Calvin  L.,  Albert  F.  and  John  E.;  his  sisters 
were  Sarah  E.  and  Hattie  A.  His  mother  died  in  December.,  1821,  and 
the  famil}'  being  broken  up,  he  lived  at  different  ])laces  in  the  vicinity 
of  Bridge  water  until  the  spring  of  1834,  when  he  Avent  to  learn  the 
blacksmith's  trade  at  Wentworth,  N.  H.  He  remained  there  about 
two  years,  and  then  moved  to  Charlestown,  Mass.,  where  he  remained 
and  worked  at  his  trade  until  the  fall  of  1838,  except  while  attending 
two  terms  of  school  at  Newton,  Mass.,  and  two  terms  at  New  Hamp- 
ton, N.  H.,  with  his  brother  Calvin.  Late  in  December,  1838,  he  emi- 
grated from  Massachusetts  to  Illinois,  and  joined  his  brother,  Calvin 
L.,  at  Moulton  village  on  Indian  creek  in  Stark  county.  The  brothers 
carried  on  their  trade,  blacksniithing,  in  partnership  until  the  spring  of 
1843,  when  the  partnerhip  was  dissolved,  and   Stephen  proceeded  to 


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Chicago,  III.,  where  he  remained  until  the  foil  of  the  same  year.  He 
then  returned  to  Stark  county,  and  engaged  in  bhicksmithing  at 
Toulon  on  his  own  account.  Mr.  Eastman  was  married  May  23,  1845, 
to  Susan  M.  Gill,  daughter  of  Elder  Elisha  Gill.  Two  daughters  were 
born  to  tliem — Celestia  J.  and  Eliza.  The  former  married  Solomon 
Fields,  now  of  Shenandoah,  Page  county,  Iowa,  and  the  latter  E.  B. 
Cox,  now  of  Odel,  Neb.  Both  are  the  mothei"s  of  large  families.  Mr. 
Eastman  was  elected  probate  judge  in  1847,  but  resigned  the  office  in 
the  s))ring  of  1849,  to  join  the  army  of  gold-seekers  wlio  flocked  to 
the  California  diggings  that  year.  He  remained  absent  two  years,  and 
then  returned,  as  most  of  the  gold  hunters  did,  no  better  off  than  when 
he  started.  On  his  return  Mr.  Eastman  found  tliat  his  wife  had  died 
on  December  9,  1850.  She  was  the  first  person  buried  in  the  new 
Toulon  cemetery.  He  went  to  work  im]iroving  the  farm  he  still  owns, 
situated  about  three  miles  east  of  Toulon,  and  to  which  he  has  added 
from  time  to  time  until  he  now  owns  380  acres  of  valuable  lantl.  On 
January  10,  1855,  he  married  Mrs.  Martha  Merchant,  of  this  county, 
and  they  at  once  went  to  house-keeping  on  the  farm.  Mr.  Eastman 
now  ceased  working  at  his  trade,  and  devoted  his  whole  time  and 
attention  to  farming,  and  soon  became  an  extensive  and  successful 
farmer.  Three  children  were  born  by  his  second  wife  —  Steplien 
Mell)er,  Ilattie  Luella  and  John  E.  The  first  two  are  dead.  Mr.  East- 
man became  an  active  member  of  the  first  Baptist  church  of  Toulon 
in  1854,  and  was  soon  afterward  appointed  or  chosen  deacon.  This 
position  he  has  held  ever  since,  and  has  always  been  one  of  the  most 
liberal  supporters  of  his  church.  By  reason  of  his  age  and  infirmities 
he  has  retired  from  the  farm  and  farming,  and  now  lives  at  Toulon, 
where  he  will  probably  spend  the  rest  of  his  days.  Mr.  Eastman  and 
all  of  his  brothers  were  and  are  Ilepul)licans  in  i^olitics.  The  East- 
mans have  never  made  much  use  of  strong  drink ;  and  for  more  than 
one  hundred  and  fifty  years  only  one  member  of  the  family  has  ever 
used  tobacco  in  any  form. 

Enwry  J.  Edwards,  liorn  in  Essex  county,  New  Jersey,  April  7, 
1839,  is  the  son  of  William  H.  and  Deborah  (Aldrich)  Edwards.  He 
was  son  of  Kev.  John  Edwards,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  and  a  meth- 
odist  minister.  WiUiam  H.  and  wife  moved  to  Luzerne  county,  Penn- 
sylvania, where  Emory  J.  Edwards  was  reared  and  educated.  In  1805 
he  moved  to  Illinois,  located  in  Osceola  township,  and  carried  on 
farming  there  for  several  j^ears.  In  1873  he  left  the  fai'm,  and  settling 
at  Wyoming,  engaged  in  the  hotel  business,  but  a  few  years  after  re- 
sumed farming  in  Essex  township.  Jn  1883  he  returned  to  Wyoming, 
and  engao^'ed  in  the  hardware  business,  which  he  conducted  until  1884, 
since  which  time  he  has  devoted  his  attention  to  his  two  farms.  His 
daughter,  Mary,  is  the  wife  of  Marion  Beall,  now  of  Nebraska.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  Mrs.  Lizzie  S.  Brace,  niece  of  Myrtle  Brace,  and 
wife  of  Mr.  Edwards,  who  died  in  1880,  and  is  l)uried  at  Wyoming. 
She  had  been  a  worthy  member  for  eighteen  years  of  the  M.  E.  church. 
Mr.  Edwards  married  Mrs.  Mandana  Harwood,  nee  Merrill.  They 
have  one  daughter,  Alizina  Harwood,  and  one  son  and  daughter  mar- 
ried— Nelson,  a  merchant  of  Bradford,  and  Ruhama,  the  wife  of  Will- 


344  BIOGRAPHY   AlSfD   REMINISCENCES 

iain  Phoenix,  He  has  been  a  consistent  member  of  the  M.  E.  Church 
since  boyhood.  As  stated  in  the  histor}?-  of  the  Central  Agricultural 
Society,  in  the  histories  of  the  toAvnships  and  in  that  of  W3T)ming.  he 
has  been  identified  with  the  social,  agricultural  and  commercial  prog- 
ress of  the  county  for  over  twenty  years. 

B.  F.  Edwards,  who  died  in  January,  1881,  at  Peoria,  came  from 
Yirginia  to  Toulon  about  1840,  and  for  many  3^ears  was  a  resident  of 
this  county.     His  son,  I.  C.  Edwards,  is  a  Peoria  lawyer. 

John  G.  Emery,  born  Sej^tember  24,  1839,  in  West  Jersey  town- 
shi]),  where  his  parents,  Frederick  and  Hannah  (Gaffney)  Emery  set- 
tleil,  moved  to  Henry  county  in  1860,  and  to  Knox  county  in  18G6. 
He  married  Miss  Kutli  A.  Friend  in  1872. 

Jose^jJi  Essex,  who  came  in  1831  (a  l^rother  of  Isaac  B.  Essex),  and 
in  1841  established  the  first  blacksmith  shop  at  Toulon,  was  stricken 
with  paralysis  in  1876,  and  died  that  year. 

Capt.  Artemus  Ewers,  who  served  in  the  war  and  was  wounded, 
died  from  the  result  of  bullet  wounds  iniiicted  by  himself,  October  4, 
]  879.  He  wrote  a  letter  to  William  Holgate  on  September  25,  and 
also  left  some  instructions  with  his  wife,  but  the  coroner's  jury  re- 
turned a  verdict  of  accidental  shooting. 

Spencer  Falconer,  born  at  Culpepper,  Va.,  seventy-seven  years  ago, 
died  at  Thomas  Falconer's  house,  north  of  Wyoming,  May  22,  1886. 

Davis  Fast  died  in  Barton  county.  Mo.,  January  25,  1882,  at  the 
age  of  ninety  years.  For  fit\y  3^ears  he  was  a  mem])er  of  the  Masonic 
society.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Fast,  Sr.,  died  in  July,  1881,  in  her  92d  year. 
■  John  Finley  died  February  28,  1883,  aged  eighty-one  years.  He 
was  born  in  Fayette  county.  Pa.,  in  1802; 'moved  to  Richland,  O.,  in 
1811 ;  married  Rebecca  Gaffne^y  in  1828  ;  settled  in  Illinois  in  1834,  and 
in  Stark  county  in  1838.  In  1856  his  first  wife  died.  In  1861  he  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Sarah  Adams. 

Eev.  J.  J.  Fleharty,  born  at  Jacksonville,  111.,  February  5,  1835, 
died  at  Tampa,  Fla.,  May  2,  1884.  From  1858  to  the  time  of  his  death 
he  was  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  serving  in  this 
county  a  portion  of  the  time. 

Benjamin  C.  Follett,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Emily  (Culbertson)  Fol- 
lett,  was  born  in  Ohio,  March  18,  1844.  This  family  is  one  of  the 
oldest  in  Ohio,  and  in  every  generation  lias  contributed  to  Ohio  one  or 
more  useful  and  distinguished  citizens.  His  father  died  in  1862,  leav- 
ing young  Follett  the  possessor  of  a  sound  common-school  education. 
At  tins  time  he  entered  mercantile  life  at  Chillicothe ;  was  book-keeper 
there,  and  for  seven  years  supported  his  mother  and  sister.  Toward 
the  close  of  the  war  he  eidisted  in  Company  A.,  One-hundred-and-forty- 
ninth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  after  the  cessation  of  liostilities 
came  to  Toulon,  where  his  uncle,  John  Culbertson,  was  the  leading 
merchant.  He  entered  business  with  him  as  a  partner,  and  for  eighteen 
years  was  one  of  the  most  ])rominent  merchants  in  the  count}^  Sub- 
sequently he  ])urchased  the  large  hotel  on  Washington  street,  which  he 
now  owns  and  conducts.  He  married  Miss  Helen  M.  Rhodes,  a  daughter 
of  one  of  the  county's  pioneers  and  prominent  citizens.  They  are  the 
parents  of  three  children,  namely  :  Miss  Emma,  Miss  Plessie  and  John ; 
each  one  filling  a  place  in  the  economy  of  home,  and  the  ladies  of  the 


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family  prominent  in  woman's  woi'k  of  the  town.  Mr.  Follett  lias 
served  in  the  council,  as  corresponding  secretary  of  the  County  Agri- 
cultural Society,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellow 
lodges  of  Toulon.  The  family  name,  sometimes  written  Ffolliott,  Fol- 
liette  and  Folliott,  is  of  French  origin,  dating  back  to  the  earlier  years 
of  our  history. 

3frs.  Pleasant  {JBateman-Culhertson)  Follett  was  born  near  Chilli- 
cothe,  O.,  June  22,  1803;  moved  to  Richmond,  O.,  with  her  husband, 
in  1822;  in  1841  came  to  Stark  county,  where  her  husband  opened  a 
small  general  store,  on  the  southwest  corner  of  the  northwest-quarter 
of  section  24  in  Goshen  township,  just  west  of  Indian  creek,  on  the 
north  side  of  the  public  road  from  Toulon  to  Lafayette.  A  little  later 
this  business  was  moved  to  Toulon  aiul  carried  on  where  is  now  the 
Metliodist  parsonage.  She  married  her  second  husband,  Lodowick 
Follett,  April  16,  1872.  He  died  in  1879,  aged  sixty-seven  years.  Mrs. 
Follett,  herself,  died  November  12,  1886,  leaving'all  her  property  to 
Dr.  James  Culbertson,  the  only  legal  heir.  The  will  provided  a  farm 
for  Mrs.  B.  C.  Follett,  her  adopted  daughter;  but  this  valual)le  tract 
was  sold  prior  to  her  death,  thus,  it  is  said,  invalidating  this  section  of 
the  document.  Miles  A.  Fuller  and  Samuel  Burge  w^ere  named  as 
trustees  of  the  estate. 

Sarah  E.  {Holer)  Foglesong^  born  in  Maryland  in  1834,  married 
Henry  Foglesong  in  1851,  came  to  Stark  county  two  years  before  her 
death. 

William  Fidler,  born  in  Luzerne  county.  Pa.,  in  1819,  settled  where 
Modena  now  is  in  1836,  was  married  lirst  in  1849,  secondly  in  1858, 
died  in  September,  1879. 

Jitdge  Miles  Avery  Fuller,  son  of  Orange  and  Hepseh  (Monroe 
Fuller,  was  born  in  Luzerne  Co.  Penn.  April  25,  1822.  His  father  w^as 
a  native  of  Stockbridge,  Mass.,  his  mother,  of  New  York;  but  both  old 
settlers  of  Pennsylvania.  In  1836  Orange  Fuller  and  family  of  six  sons 
came  from  their  old  home  in  the  east  and  settled  in  Penn  township 
where  they  engaged  in  farming  and  saw  mill  building.  One  daughter, 
Mrs.  Lemuel  S.  Dorrance,  marrieci  in  Penns34vania,  came  to  this  coun- 
ty in  1834.  Miles  A.  Fuller  engaged  in  agriculture  and  milling  until 
his  31st  year,  he  and  a  brother  building  the  Modena  Mills.  In  1853  he 
w^as  elected  County  Clerk  on  the  Whig  ticket  by  twenty-tw^o  votes 
over  his  Democratic  friend,  Milton  AVarren,  and  retUected  in  1857,  1861 
and  1865  without  opposition  on  tlie  Republican  ticket.  During  his 
official  terms  he  read  law,  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1862,  and  since 
18(i9  has  continuously  practiced  here.  In  1875  he  was  commissioned 
Notary  Public,  which  position  he  has  since  filled.  In  1869  he  was 
chosen  delegate  to  the  Constitutional  Convention,  with  Henry  W.  Wells 
over  Henry  Grove  and  Martin  Shallenberfier,  the  Democratic  candi- 
dates.  In  1870  he  was  elected  representative  in  the  State  Legislature 
over  James  M.  Rogers,  and  filled  local  offices  of  trust  as  related  in  the 
history  of  Toulon.  He  was  a  very  active  and  useful  supjiorter  of  the 
L'nion  during  the  war,  and  was  commissioner  from  Stark  at  Spring- 
field, to  inquii-e  into  the  Military  credits  and  debits  of  this  county  incon- 
nection  with  the  county's  quotas  of  men.     Mr.  Fuller  married  Miss 


346  BIOGRAPHY   AND   REMINISCENCES 

Anna,  daughter  of  Zebulon  and  Mary  (Smith)  Avery,  pioneers  of  this 
county,  to  whom  was  born  Delia,  now  Mrs.  Cross,  of  Eich  Hill,  Bates 
county.  Mo.  Mrs.  Fuller  died  in  1848.  In  later  years  he  married  Miss 
Elizabeth  Walker.  The}'  were  the  parents  of  three  sons  and  two 
daughters,  viz.,  Frank  Fuller,  a  merchant ;  Victor,  attorney  at  law, 
Toulon  ;  Ada,  now  Mrs.  Henry  C.  Fuller,  of  Peoria,  and  Miss  Lizzie  and 
Ernest,  deceased.  Mrs.  Fullei*  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  society,  but 
ever  I'eady  to  extend  aid  to  other  denominations.  A  reference  to  the 
chapters  of  the  general  and  local  history  will  point  out  minutely  the 
various  enterprises  in  which  he  has  been  engaged,  and  his  recent  elec- 
tion as  county  judge. 

Ernest  C.  Fuller,  while  en  route  to  Peoria,  July  24, 1881,  fell  from 
the  freight  train  under  the  wheels  and  was  so  mangled  that  death  end- 
ed his  sufferings  on  the  2rith.  He  was  the  son  of  Miles  A.  Fuller,  born 
at  Toulon,  June  9, 1859.  Xo  event  in  the  history  of  the  town  cast  a 
deeper  shadow  of  sorrow,  than  did  the  death  of  this  young  merchant. 

Ajtdrev)  Galhraith,  son  of  Hugh  and  Ann  (Wilson)  Galljraith, 
natives  of  Ireland,  whose  family  history  is  given  in  the  sketch  of 
Goshen  township,  was  born  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  August  18,  1838,  and 
there  received  his  education.  In  1859  he  accompanied  his  parents 
to  this  county,  and  resided  with  them  until  August,  1862,  when  he 
enlisted  in  the  New  York  Marine  Artillery,  served  six  months,  when 
he  was  discharged  at  Newbern,  N.  C,  on  account  of  irregularity  in 
form  of  enlistment.  Fie  at  once  reenlisted  at  l^ewbern,  X.  C,  in  the 
United  States  Xavy;  served  on  the  gunboat  Delaware  until  discharged 
at  Baltimore,  February,  1864.  During  the  following  twelve  months 
he  was  engaged  at  home.  In  February,  1865,  he  enlisted  in  Compaiw 
I,  One-himdred-and-fift}' -first  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantr}",  was  elected 
second  lieutenant,  and  in  July  following  was  promoted  first  lieutenant, 
and  served  with  this  rank  until  Februarv,  1866,  when  the  command 
was  mustered  out.  On  returning,  he  established  a  meat-market  at 
Toulon  and  dealt  in  live  stock,  and  until  1875  was  extensiveh^  engaged 
in  this  business.  In  1875,  he  was  elected  constable  and  appointed 
deputy-sheriff,  which  position  he  lield  until  1882,  when  he  was  nomi- 
nated by  the  Republicans  and  elected  sheriff  of  Stark  county,  filling 
the  office  with  rare  ability  until  December,  1886,  when,  under  the  new 
state  law  relating  to  tenure  of  office,  he  was  succeeded  by  James  Mon- 
tooth.  A  reference  to  the  sketches  of  the  Odd  Fellows  societv,  Grand 
Army  Post,  and  other  organizations  of  the  town  and  county  will  point 
out  his  social  relations  here.  In  religious  matters,  he  supports  the 
Congregational  cliurch,  of  which  two  of  his  children  are  members, 
Cora  B.  and  Harr}"  A.  In  1S66,  Mr.  Galbraith  married  Miss  Hannah 
K.,  daughter  of  the  late  Owen  W.  Thomas,  whose  family  history 
appears  in  this  chapter.  Their  children  are  Cora  B.,  born  March,  1867, 
a  school-teacher  here;  Harry  A.,  born  in  1868,  clerk  in  Messrs.  Star- 
rett's  store  at  Toulon;  Andrew,  born  July  3,  1874,  attending  school, 
and  Clyta,  born  in  April,  1886.  Whether  we  search  in  the  records  of 
any  of  the  three  branches  of  the  United  States  army  in  Avhich  he 
served  during  the  war,  we  learn  of  an  excellent  soldier,  and  in  home 
records  of  an  energetic  and  useful  citizen. 


OF   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  347 

diaries  Oeesey,  son  of  Charles  and  Lydia  (Murray)  Geese}^,  was 
born  in  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.  His  father  died  in  Fulton  county  in 
1803,  leaving  six  sons  and  four  daughters.  Of  these,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch  learne<l  the  trade  of  wagon-maker  in  Ohio,  of  which  state 
his  parents  were  then  residents.  lie  subsequently  learned  the  carpen- 
ter's trade,  and  in  1874  moved  to  Illinois,  taking  up  his  residence  at 
AV^^oming.  Mr.  Geesey  was  married  in  Ohio  to  Miss  Mary,  daughter 
of  Jacob  Gyman,  a  native  of  Alsace,  l)ut  herself  of  Germany.  Since 
coming  to  W^'oming  in  1871,  he  has  devoted  his  attention  to  builders' 
and  contractors'  work,  and  his  name  is  identified  with  many  business 
and  residence  buildings,  which  mark  the  progress  of  Wyoming. 

Amos  P.  Gill,  born  in  Cliautauqua  county,  JST.  Y.,  came,  with  his 
father,  Elder  Elisha  Gill,  to  Illinois  in  1813.  In  1819,  he  and  family 
settled  at  Toulon.  Up  to  1851,  he  was  the  only  Odd  Fellow  in  Toulon, 
and  organized  Stark  lodge,  October  17,  1851.  He  died  February  11, 
1870. 

TTugli  Y.  Godfrey,  whose  name  occurs  as  the  first  nominator  of 
Lincoln  for  the  presidency,  was  born  in  ISTew  Jersey,  February  22, 
1829;  moved  to  a  point  o})posite  Philadelphia  in  1816-47;  sailed  to 
Mexico  about  this  time,  and  on  returning  came  with  parents  to 
Toulon,  IV ovember  5,  1848;  learned  tl)e  carriage- and  wagon-builder's 
trade  here;  served  eleven  montlis  with  the  Thirty-third  Illinois  In- 
fantry, and  in  1865  resumed  his  trade  at  Toulon.  In  December,  1850, 
he  married  Miss  Finances  A.  McCance. 

Joel  I).  Goodale  died  here  August  21,  1885,  in  the  ninety-fifth  year 
of  his  aye. 

IF.  II.  Gray,  born  in  Knox  county.  111.,  January  16, 1843,  is  the  son 
of  "William  and  Betsey  (Jorchm)  Gray.  His  father,  was  a  native  of 
New  York  state  and  mother  of  Ohio,  who  came  to  Illinois  in  1835  or 
1836,  and  Avas  prominently  connected  witli  the  early  manufactui'ing  in- 
terest of  Knox  county  for  many  years.  He  died  in  Bates  county.  Mo.,  in 
1879.  His  mother,  Betsey  Gray,  preceded  her  husband  to  the  grave  in 
1877.  They  had  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  of  whom  grew  to 
maidiood  and  womanliood.  "William  H.  spent  his  boyhood  in  Ohio; 
learned  his  l)usiness  from  his  father,  and  in  1863  came  to  Stark  county, 
where  he  carried  on  farming  until  1869,  when  he  established  himself  at 
Princeville,  Peoria  county ;  and  after  one  year  came  here  and  founded 
his  brick  manufacturing  industry.  He  was  married  in  Stark  county  to 
JMiss  Eliza  Jane,  daughter  of  Alexander  and  Martha  (Jordan)  Trapha- 
gan.  They  are  the  parents  of  six  sons  and  three  tlaughters.  Mr. 
Gray's  brick  works  at  Wyoming  are  among  the  leading  industries 
of  tlie  county.  In  religious  matters,  the  family  attend  the  Congrega- 
tional church,  while  in  society  matters  he  is  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fel- 
lows Lodge  here  and  of  the  Encampment. 

Mrs.  liuhy  {French)  Greenjield,  born  in  1821,  married  Elisha  Green- 
field in  184(i  near  Princeville,  Peoria  county  ;  later  moved  north  of  AYy- 
oming,  thence  to  Henry  county,  and  finally  to  Toulon.  This  lady  was 
drowned  in  a  cistern  here  April  24,  1884.  The  coroner's  jury  brought 
in  a  verdict  of  suicide. 

Frederick  Rudolph  Greenwood.^  son  of  Asa  and  Lucy  (Moser)  Green- 


348  BIOGRAPHY   AND    KEMINISCENOES 

wood,  was  born  at  Dublin,  Cheshire  county,  IST.  H.,  December  18, 1826. 
His  grandfather,  Joshua,  who  married  Hannah  Twitchell,  was  a  car- 
penter and  mechanic,  also  his  great g-randfat her,  William,  who  worked 
there  as  early  as  1  T(>2.  The  famih'  dates  back  to  Thomas  Greenwood, 
who  came  to  our  shores  in  1067,  whose  grandchildren  were  found  in 
the  ranks  of  the  Revolution,  and  whose  children  ])rotested  prior  to 
1776  against  British  ignorance  and  tyranny.  In  1853  Frederick  R.  and 
his  father  came  to  Knox  county,  and  located  land  near  Yates  Citv ; 
the  father  moving  a  few  years  later  to  Toulon  and  thence  to  his  old 
home  in  ISTew  Hampshire,  where  he  died  July  16,  1876,  leaving 
three  sons  —  John,  Frederick  R.  and  William  H.  The  first  resides  at 
Denver,  Col.,  the  second  in  Toulon  township,  and  the  last  named  lost 
his  life  while  chief  engineer  on  the  Palmer  &  Sullivan  R.  R.  survey, 
August  19,  1879,  being  shot  from  his  horse.  A  son,  named  Her- 
man, a  master  meclianic  in  railroad  shops,  died  at  Gah^sburg,  111.; 
Maria  married  Whitney  Tenney,  of  Orange,  ]^[ass.,  and  Mary  Ann 
died  in  youth.  Frederick  R.  grew  to  manhood  in  Marlboro'  county, 
N,  H.;  there  learned  the  builders'  trade,  but  on  coming  here  turned 
his  attention  to  agriculture  and  fine  stock  gnjwing,  and  in  1864  pur- 
chased his  present  farm  of  eighty  acres.  In  1854  he  married  here  Miss 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Herljert  and  Sarah  (Kennedy)  Blakely,  who 
came  fi'om  Marshall  county,  Ind.  Of  their  two  children,  Onetta 
M.  is  the  wife  of  James  A.  Jones,  of  Burlington  Junction,  Mo.,  who  are 
the  parents  of  three  children;  the  other,  Ora  Blakely  Greenwood,  is  a 
farmer.  Mr.  Greenwood,  Sr.,  is  a  supporter  of  all  churches.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  the  district  school  board,  and  like  most  men  who 
earned  all  they  possess,  is  practical  and  broad-minded  in  everything. 

Colonel  W.  IT.  Greenwood,  born  in  Dublin.  X.  H.,  1832,  the  engineer 
in  charge  of  the  Toulon  division  of  the  American  Central  R.  R.,  and 
Avell  known  here,  was  murdered  in  Mexico,  August  19,  1880.  On 
Mav  28,  1882,  Mrs.  Mary,  widow  of  Asa  Greenwood  died  at  Toulon. 
She  was  born  at  DulJin,  X.  H..  in  1814.  and  in  1853  married,  lioth 
coming  to  Stark  county  al)Out  1854. 

James  Griffin,  of  Modena,  died  in  August,  1865.  He  was  an  old 
settler. 

Elder  A.  Gross  preached  in  Toulon,  in  the  court  house,  to  the  Bap- 
tist creed,  in  the  years  of  1855  and  1856,  and  assisted  in  Iniilding  the 
Baptist  church,  and  sent  his  four  oldest  children  to  the  academy  there, 
it  being  the  onh'^  school  Avhere  children  could  be  taught  the  higher 
common  school  branches,  nearer  than  Galesburg.  One  of  the  children 
is  now  Judge  W.  L.  Gross,  of  S])ringfield.  The  Elder  and  his  wife 
board  withlheir  daughter  at  Cathem,  ten  miles  from  Springfield. 

Robert  Grieve,  a  prominent  farmer  of  this  township  for  almost 
forty  years,  was  born  in  Roxburghshire,  Scotland,  September  27,  1826, 
emigrated  in  1848.  and  settled  on  a  tract  of  145  acres.  Section  5,  Toulon 
township,  which  he  purchased  in  1849.  As  related  in  the  marriage 
record,  he  married  Miss  Ellen  Scott  in  1856.  This  lady  was  born  in 
the  same  shire  May  27,  1830,  and  came  to  America  in  1845.  Since  his 
marriage  he  increased  his  acreage  to  429,  together  with  about  five 
acres  of  timber  land,  all  beautifully  situate  on  Jack  Creek,  which  runs 


OF    TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  349 

through  150  acres.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grieve  were  the  parents  of  eight 
children,  five  of  whom  are  hving.  Janet,  Ellen,  Thomas  A.,  and  Chris- 
tina reside  at  home,  and  William  is  married  —  a  resident  of  this  town- 
ship. The  mother  of  this  family  died  March  30,  1885,  and  was  Ixiried 
in  Elmira  cemetery.  Mi'.  Grieve  has  served  since  its  hrst  organization 
as  president  of  the  Farmers'  Mutual  Insurance  Co.  Almost  since  the 
day  of  his  settlement  here  he  has  been  an  earnest  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church,  and  clerk  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  that 
body.  To  matters  relating  to  education  and  all  else  bearing  on  the 
interests  of  the  townships  of  Toulon  and  Elmira,  and,  indeed,  of  the 
county  in  general,  he  gives  close  attention.  In  political  life  the  Re- 
jDublican  ]mrty  claims  him  as  a  member. 

llionias  lialJ.,  3L  D.,  was  l)orn  at  Mansel  Parlv,  Derbyshire,  Eng- 
land, May  12,  1805  ;  married  Miss  Matilda  Manifold,  of  Findern  in  that 
shire.  May  14,  1829,  and  with  his  famil}^  of  four  children  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1837,  settled  in  Elmira  township  for  a  few  years, 
moved  to  Toulon  village  in  1841,  and  resided  there  until  his  death,  in 
1870.  Mrs.  Shallenberger,  his  eldest  child,  speaks  of  him  in  her  work, 
"  Stark  County  and  Her  Pioneers,"  and  from  her  history  of  the  family 
the  following  is  taken :  "  Indeed,  while  he  was  yet  quite  young,  it  was 
decided  to  give  him  a  thorougli  educational  and  professional  training, 
in  the  direction  of  medicine  and  surgery.  So  he  was  kept  steaddy  at 
school  after  he  had  reached  his  eighth  year,  hrst  at  the  village  school 
of  IluUand,  where  he  acquired  the  rudiments  of  an  education  ;  from 
there  at  the  age  of  ten,  he  was  transferred  to  a  sort  of  grammar  school 
at  West-Under-Wood ;  from  there  to  Brailsford  for  the  study  of 
French  and  Latin ;  at  fourteen  lie  went  for  two  years  to  a  finishing 
school  at  Quarndon,  and  at  sixteen  was  ''  entered  as  an  apprentice  "  (this 
being  the  law  of  the  land)  to  Dr.  Coleman  of  Wolverham])ton  for  five 
years.  Having  now  attained  his  majority,  "  he  went  to  walk  the  hos- 
pital at  Guys,"  and  during  the  next  two  years  in  London,  enjoyed 
the  instruction  of  mau}^  eminent  men,  whose  names  have  since 
become  historical,  especially  in  the  archives  of  medical  science.  A 
few  of  these  we  may  record  as  possessing  a  modicum  of  inter- 
est for  the  ]^rofessional  reader,  should  any  such  honor  these  pages 
with  a  perusal.  '  "  On  IMateria  Medica  and  Therapeutics"  the  lecturer 
was  Thomas  Addison,  M.  D.,  on  "  The  Principles  and  Practice  of 
Physic,"  John  Armstrong.  On  the  diploma  granted  to  Thomas  Hall, 
by  "The  Poyal  College  of  Surgeons"  in  1828  are  the  signatures  of  Sir 
Astley  Cooper  and  "plain  John  Abernethy."  In  1850,  Push  Medical 
College  conferred  on  Thomas  Hall,  in  view  of  the  high  testimonials  he 
had  brought  with  him  from  his  native  land,  and  his  long  experience  in 
western  practice,  an  "honorary  degree,"  constituting  him  "Doctor  of 
Medicine,"  "done  at  Chicago,  Illinois,  February  7th,  1850."  Thus,  it 
may  be  seen  the  doctor  holds  in  his  hands  the  best  credentials  of  both 
lands;  but  perhaps  no  man  ever  lived  who  valued  such  honoi'S  less,  or 
cared  less  for  distincticjn  of  anv  kind.  When  lie  came  to  Hlinois  in 
1837,  he  bronght  with  him  not  only  a  thorough  acquaintance  with  his 
profession,  but  the  prestige  of  nearly  ten  years  successful  practice  at 
home ;  to  these  advantages  may  be  added  an  abounding  vitality,  giving 


350  BIOGRAPHY    AND    BEMINISCENCES 

powers  of  endurance  far  beyond  the  average  of  men.  Tlien  he  brought 
witli  him  a  Hl)rary  of  choice  medical  works  and  surgical  instruments 
of  the  most  ap])roved  pattern  then  known,  to  meet  every  emergency. 
Coming  thus  equi]:)pod,  to  a  new  and  growing  state,  what  opportuni- 
ties for  professional  distinction  and  ultimate  wealth  loomed  up  before 
him,  liad  he  been  lifted  with  even  ordinarv  ambition.  But  this  he 
luid  not.  He  built  him  a  cabin  and  settled  down  in  the  obscurity  of 
Osceola  Grove ;  and  although  the  finest  lands  could  still  be  held  by 
pre-emption,  and  afterwards  came  into  market  and  were  sold  at  $1.25 
per  acre,  yet  he  never  bought  one,  although  from  the  date  of  his  set- 
tlement lie  had  a  large  jiractice,  soon  Ivcpt  four  or  live  horses  and  rode 
abnost  constantly.  In  1840,  when  sickness  here  assumed  a  very  fatal 
type,  dysentery  and  typhoid  fevers  prevailing  to  a  frightful  extent,  he 
rode  on  horseback  for  nine  successive  weeks,  eighty  miles  one  day  and 
fifty-six  the  other,  alternately.  In  1816,  he  and  his  partner,  Dr.  Cham- 
berlain, treated  fifteen  hundred  cases  of  fever  and  ague  or  kin(h-ed  dis- 
eases, using  in  their  practice  tliat  season  eighty  ounces  of  quinine  or  its 
equivalent,  in  the  shape  of  the  extract  of  Peruvian  bark.  When  ad- 
vised by  his  family  or  friends  in  those  days  to  collect  his  dues  and  in- 
vest tlieni  in  something  for  future  resource,  lie  would  turn  away  with 
a  smile  sayiug,  ''  Don't  bother  me  about  such  trifles,  I  am  laying  up 
treasures  in  heaven ! " 

But  while  thus  indifferent  to  pecuniary  rewards,  he  was  by  no 
means  insensible  to  the  approval,  or  gratitude  of  his  patients.  No 
man  ever  more  higlily  a})preciated  the  beaming  smile  or  moistened 
eye,  that  must  sometimes  reveal,  especially  to  a  physician,  emotion  too 
deep  for  utterance,  or  treasured  in  a  warmer  heart  the  memory  of 
grateful  words  and  generous  deeds!  *  *  '"  "  *  Rather 
than  disa})point  the  sick  whom  he  knew  would  be  watching  anxiously 
for  his  coming,  he  encountered  all  S(jrts  of  personal  perils  and  discom- 
forts—  braved  all  dangers,  buffetting  with  the  fierce  storm  at  mid- 
night on  the  snow-covered  pathless  prairie,  swimming  swollen  rivers, 
S(mietimes  with  the  thermometer  so  low  that  he  was  encased  in  an  in- 
flexible armor  of  ice,  five  minutes  after  he  had  emerged  from  the  Hood. 
For  some  of  the  most  desperate  of  these  exploits  he  rather  seems  to 
enjoy  saying,  "  I  never  received  a  cent."  Of  late  years,  when  to  our 
view  death  seemed  hovering  very  near  him,  he  would  refer  to  a  little 
incident  that  occurred  long  ago,  in  his  native  land,  but  which  has  no 
doubt  colored  more  or  less  his  whole  life.  When,  as  he  relates,  having 
won  his  diploma,  he  was  about  leaving  home  to  begin  life  and  practice 
for  himself,  his  mother  followed  him  to  the  gate,  and  laying  her  hand 
lovingly  on  his  slionlder  said,  "  Tom,  do  your  duty  by  all,  bnt  espe- 
cially remember  the  poor;"  and  he  would  add,  "  I  am  not  afraid  to 
meet  my  mother,  for  she  knows  I  have  done  as  she  told  me." 

But  we  must  not  ]->articularize,  or  this  sketch,  which  was  intended 
should  be  brief,  will  grow  into  a  volume.  Dr.  Hall  was  married 
May  11th,  1829,  to  Miss  Matilda  Manifold,  of  Findern,  Derbyshire, 
England.  This  lady  w^as  our  mother,  and  we  have  lost  her  all  too 
lately  to  discuss  with  any  appearance  of  impartiality  (if  that  was  de- 
sirable)  her  life   and   ciiaracter.     Her   memory  is   enshrined  in   the 


OF    TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  351 

hearts  of  her  friends;  we  leave  it  with  them  alone,  knowing  this 
would  be  her  desire  could  she  be  consulted  ;  for  few  ever  shrank 
more  instinctively  from  ]iublic  gaze  than  she.  Her  inner  life  was 
a  sealed  casket,  not  many  had  the  privilege  of  unlocking.  Let  a  rev- 
erential silence  veil  its  treasures  still!  Her  children  can  never  esti- 
mate their  indebtedness  to  her,  not  only  for  the  mere  fact  of  existence, 
which  sometimes  in  this  uncertain  world  is  rather  a  questionable  boon, 
or  for  the  mother's  love  she  gave  them  all ;  but  for  that  "  well  of 
English  undefiled,"'  which  her  conversation  always  supplied,  and  for 
even  a  tithe  of  the  mental  acuteness  and  physical  vigor  she  possessed. 
She  left  us  August  8,  1874,  in  the  seventy-second  year  of  her  age,  yet, 
as  anotlier  truly  said,  "she  died  as  the  young  die,"  with  all  her  facul- 
ties in  full  pla3%  as  if  with  her,  it  was  yet  life's  morning!  The 
children  of  this  marriage  are  in  the  order  of  their  ages.  1st,  Eliza, 
the  writer  of  this  little  volume ;  2nd,  Harriet  M.,  wife  of  P.  M.  Blair, 
Esq.;  3d,  Mary  S.,  who  rests  beside  her  mother;  Ith,  Henry  M.  Hall, 
j)resent  editor  and  ])roprietor  of  The  Red  Oak  New  Ei^a ;  5th,  Dr. 
Walter  Thomas  Hall,  successor  to  his  father's  home  and  honors ;  6th, 
Louisa,  wife  of  Mr.  John  C.  Emerj^,  now  of  Ottumwa,  Iowa;  Tth, 
James  Knox  Hall,  at  present  following  his  trade,  that  of  a  printer  at 
Cambridge,  111. 

We  may  remark  in  passing,  that  of  these  children,  the  first  four 
were  born  in  England,  prior  to  the  emigration,  the  three  remaining 
ones  being  native  Illinoisans.  Mrs.  Emery  was  the  first  child  ever 
born  in  the  town  of  Toulon,  to  which  place  the  family  removed  soon 
after  the  site  was  surveyed,  and  have  resided  within  its  limits  since 
July  6,  1842. 

As  we  write  that  date,  memory  reproduces  with  wonderful  fidelity, 
the  ])icture  of  that  summer  morning,  so  long  ago.  We  had  been  up 
since  dawn,  marking  with  charcoal  the  logs  in  our  big  cabin,  prepara- 
tory to  taking  them  out  of  their  places,  and  loading  them  on  the 
wagons,  which  would  soon  be  waiting  for  them.  By  six  o'clock  the 
family  had  breakfasted,  the  teams  were  arriving,  and  the  bustle  of 
moving  began  in  earnest.  Think  of  it  reader,  not  only  the  contents 
of  the  house  and  all  the  appurtenances  of  a  large  family  to  be  packed 
and  loaded,  but  the  house  itself  to  be  taken  down  and  prepared  for  a 
journey  to  Toulon  !  We  can  see  the  teams,  many  of  them  consisting 
of  four  horses,  as  they  drew  up  around  the  scene  of  our  labors.  They 
had  come  from  Spoon  river,  from  Wethersfield,  from  Lafayette  and 
Walnut  creek,  "to  help  the  doctor  move."  We  could  give  you  the 
names  of  the  drivers  — true  pioneers  every  one  of  them,  not  a  laggard 
among  them  all ;  but  our  readers  would  not  know  them,  for  they  have 
nearly  all  taken  a  longer  journey  since  that  time,  from  which  they 
never  returned.  But  finally  the  last  load  started,  even  Peter  Miner's 
laugh  was  lost  in  the  lengthening  distance,  and  silence  settled  upon 
the  hill,  where  for  five  years  there  had  been  a  busy  happy  home,  ring- 
ing with  the  voices  of  children,  and  the  patter  of  little  feet.  I>ut  we 
l(Joked  our  farewells  to  the  s]iot,  and  not  without  tears  set  our  faces 
in  another  direction.  We  were  soon  on  the  open  prairie,  and  towards 
evening  reached  our  destination,  the  house  of  Mr.  Benjamin  Turner, 
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352  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENOKS 

who  in  those  days  kept  a  sort  of  hotel  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
public.  The  cabin  had  undergone  a  second  'raising,'  the  roof  Avas 
partly  on  and  we  could  say  we  had  alread}^  a  home  in  Toulon." 

J.  Knox  Hall,  son  of  Dr.  Thomas  and  Matilda  (Mannifold)  Hall, 
Avas  born  at  Toulon,  April  20, 1848.  Here  he  received  a  practical  com- 
mon school  education,  and  in  1863  entered  mercantile  life,  in  which  he 
continued  four  years.  Next  entering  the  office  of  the  Ne^o  Era  with 
his  brother,  Henry  M.  Hall,  he  acquired  a  thorough  knowledge  of 
typography,  and  held  a  position  "at  the  case,"*  on  the  News  for 
three  years,  and  was  connected  with  the  newspaper  press  up  to 
April,  1886,  when  he  received  the  first  postmaster's  commission 
issued  to  Illinois  by  the  present  executive  On  April  30,  1881, 
when  the  firm  of  T.  H.  Blair  and  A¥.  E.  j^ixon,  puljlishers  of  the 
Stark  County  Sentinel^  dissolved,  he  purcliased  T.  H.  Blair's  in- 
terest, and  with  Mr.  Nixon  took  hold  of  this  journal.  To  him  in 
greatest  measure  is  due  the  prompt  success  which  waited  on  the 
Sentinel^  of  which  paper  he  became  sole  proprietor  in  1882.  On  Janu- 
ary 1,  1884,  Gus  Hulsizer  purchased  a  half  interest,  and  the  firm  of 
Hall  &  Hulsizer  conducted  the  Sentinel  until  Feln-uary  13,  1885,  when 
the  ])resent  owner  and  editor,  Mr.  Hulsizer,  purchased  Mr.  Hall's 
interest  therein.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Eva  Ardell,  daughter  of  the 
late  B.  E.  Young ;  they  are  the  parents  of  one  daughter,  Eva  Mannifold 
Hall.  He  has  been  in  public  life  almost  continuousl}"  since  1869,  and 
though  an  aggressive  politician  and  outspoken  Democrat,  has  received 
man }'■  acts  of  public  kindness  from  men  of  every  political  faith.  Mr. 
Hall  is  a  Eoyal  Arch  Mason,  a  member  of  the  Blue  Lodge  and  its 
Worshipful  Master  at  the  present  time.  ( Vide  sketch  of  JJr  Thomas 
Hall'  also  History  of  Elmir  a  township). 

Mrs.  Mary  21.  Hammett^  who  resided  at  Wyoming  from  1873  to  '75, 
died  at  Peoria,  November  29,  1879. 

John,  and  Mary  Hanes  came  from  Warrenton,  Ohio,  to  Wyoming  in 
1867. 

Richard  Hardin.,  aged  sixty-three,  died  at  his  home,  Princeville, 
July  27,  1886.     He  had  been  a  resident  near  Princeville  since  1840. 

Mrs.  Harty,  mother  of  Andrew  and  Dominic  Harty,  died  March, 
1886. 

Sarah  M.  (Cassky)  Hazzard  married  William  Hazzard,  of  West 
Jersey  in  1866,  died  at  Winona,  Minn.,  in  1885. 

Augustus  G.  Hammond,,  son  of  Gideon  and  Nancy  (Chandler) 
Hammond,  was  born  at  West]iort,  Essex  County,  N.  Y.,  January  27, 
1834.  The  family  dates  back  to  the  beginning  of  Welsh  immigration. 
Gideon  Hammond,  referred  to  above,  was  a  farmer  and  lumber  dealer 
in  New  York  State,  and  a  member  of  the  legislature  of  that  State  for 
over  fifteen  years.  The  fact  of  his  service  during  the  war  of  1812, 
particularly  at  the  battle  of  Plattsburg,  his  honesty,  integrity  and  un- 
swerving fidelity  to  principle,  contributed  much  toward  his  po|)ularity, 
but  his  unselfish,  wise  course  in  the  legislature  won  repeatedly  for 
him  his  legislative  honors.  A.  G.  Hammond  moved  to  Wisconsin 
in  1 848,  making  his  first  western  home  at  Waukesha,  in  that  State. 
Shortlv   after  he  moved  to  Farmington,  111.,  and   thence,  in  1850,  to 


OF   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  353 

Stark  Coimty.  Since  his  settlement  liere  he  has  filled  a  large  place  in 
the  economic  and  social  little  republic  of  Stark  County.  A  reference 
to  the  school  histor}^  of  Essex  Township,  and  of  Wyoming  village, 
points  oi^t  at  once  his  connection  with  our  schools.  In  1862  he  was  com- 
missioned Justice  of  the  Peace.  In  1874:  he  was  elected  representative 
on  the  liepubHcan  ticket  by  591  majority  over  Davis  Lowman,  the  A. 
M.  R.  candidate,  and  since  that  time  has  received  repeated  tokens  of 
jiublic  confidence.  From  1850  to  1865  he  was  engaged  in  farming  or 
school  teaching.  In  the  latter  year  he  entered  mercantile  life  at 
W^'oming,  and  in  less  than  twenty  years  built  up  one  of  the  largest 
mercantile  interests  in  the  county.  In  October,  1853,  he  married  Miss 
Cecilia  B.  AVynkoop,  of  Chemung  County,  N.  Y.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  Harry  A.,  a  graduate  of  Winona,  Minnesota,  High  School,  and 
the  I)aven])ort  Business  College,  and  for  the  last  ten  years  cashier  in 
Scott  &  Wrigley's  bank,  Wyoming,  111.;  Will  W.,  a  graduate  of  Knox 
College,  Galesburg,  III.,  who  is  now  practicing  law  at  Peoria,  111., 
where  in  the  space  of  ten  years  he  has  reached  a  lucrative  practice, 
and  Mary  Louisa,  now  at  home.  In  the  history  of  Wyoming,  the  part 
taken  by  Mr,  Hammond  and  family  in  social  matters  and  otherwise 
is  set  forth  concisely.     (  Vide  Political  history.) 

Charles  IlaHleij,  born  in  Yorksliire,  England,  Februar}^  7,  1822,  is 
the  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Ilartle}',  who  came  to  America  some 
years  later  and  settled  in  Virginia.  Charles  remained  at  the  old  home 
in  Yorkshire,  where  he  grew  to  manhood,  and  learned  agriculture.  In 
1853  he  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  wife  and  four  children,  and 
located  here  on  section  28,  where  he  ]3urchased  eighty  acres  which  have 
been  handsomely  improved.  His  wife  was  Ann  Hamshaw,  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Mary  Hamshaw,  of  the  same  shire.  Their  children  are 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  AY.  P.  Caverly  ;  George,  a  farmer  here  ;  Mary,  wife 
of  Monroe  Guy  re,  and  Moses,  a  farmer  of  Harvard,  Clay  county,  Neb. 
Their  children  born  here  are  Josei^h,  a  farmer  of  Inland,  Clay  county, 
Neb.;  Jennie,  deceased ;  Thomas,  a  farmer,  here ;  and  Delphine  and 
AVilliam,  residing  at  home.  They  have  twelve  grandchildren.  He 
supports  all  denominations,  avoids  public  life,  but  has  served  on  the 
school  board  of  his  district.  Mr.  Hartley  has  480  acres  joining  his  old 
farm  and  160  acres  in  Adams  county.  Neb.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Stark  count V  Agricultural  Societv.  His  herd  of  Holsteins  is  considerd 
one  of  the  best  in  the  military  tract. 

George  Hartley.,  born  in  Yorksliire,  England,  August  21, 1816,  is  the 
son  of  Charles  and  Ann  (Hamshaw)  Hartley,  came  with  his  parents  to 
Illinois  and  grew  to  manhood  in  this  county.  He  was  married  here  in 
1873  to  Miss  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Smith) 
Eraser.  James  Eraser  was  a  native  of  Bh^the,  Nortlmmberland  county 
near  Newcastle  on  the  Tyne,  England,  and  a  son  of  James  Eraser  and 
Mary  Ann  Robinson,  the  former  a  native  of  Scotland,  and  the  latter,  of 
England.  Elizal)eth  (Smith)  Eraser,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  there  Mrs.  Hartley  was  born  in  I)e  Vosburg.  Her  father,  James 
Eraser,  came  to  Stai'k  county  in  1857,  accompanied  by  Thomas  Tunsall, 
wlio  died  in  1865,  and  leasing  coal  land  on  section  fourteen,  opened  a 
mine  there.     In   1858  they  worked  on  section  twenty-three  and  took 


354  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

out  1,000  tons  of  coal,  or  one-fourth  the  total  product  of  the  year.  In 
1859  he  went  to  Colorado,  Avhither  the  family  moved  in  1860.  They 
subsequently  returned  to  Stark  county,  but  in  1874  removed  to  Col- 
orado, where  they  have  lived  since.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hartley  are  the 
parents  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  Lenora,  James  C,  Marion  A. 
and  Lee  R.  He  supports  the  Christian  church,  of  which  Mrs.  Hartley 
is  a  member.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Stark  county  Agricultural  Socie- 
ty, and  is  larg-elv  interested  in  stock-growing  and  agriculture. 

James  P.  Headley^  born  in  this  township,  March  10,  1842,  is  a  son 
of  James  and  Sarah  (Finley)  Headle}^,  who  moved  from  Ohio  to 
this  county  in  1839  and  settled  south  of  Toulon.  They  were  married 
in  1819,  seven  years  after  the  settlement  of  the  Finley  family  in  Oliio, 
of  which  family  she  was  the  last  member.  She  was  born  in  Fayette 
county.  Pa.,  in  1800,  and  died  at  Toulon,  June  11,  1886,  thirty-five 
years  after  her  husband's  death.  This  family  consisted  of  six  sons  and 
four  daughters,  namely ;  Wilson  and  Matilda,  deceased ;  Craig,  who 
died  in  Toulon  township,  leaving  a  widow,  now  ]\lrs.  John  Eeed,  and 
a  family  of  one  son,  Walter  Headley,  of  Lafayette  ;  John,  a  carpenter, 
of  Toulon,  the  head  of  a  family ;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Matthew  Rounds, 
of  Toulon ;  William  M.,  of  Pawnee  City,  I^eb. ;  Alex.  B.  died  here, 
leaving  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter;  Mary,  wife  of  David 
Crum  ;  James  P.  and  Milton,  a  brick  manufacturer,  who  lias  a  family  of 
six  children ;  the  four  latter  served  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  as  shown 
in  the  military  chapter.  James  P.  Headley  spent  his  boyhood  on  the 
farm  and  grew  to  mauhood  there.  He  carried  on  farming  until  1862, 
when  he  enlisted  in  Com])any  F.,  One-hundred-and-twelfth  llHnois  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  He  served  for  three  years,  until  honorably  dis- 
charged, in  1865.  Returning  to  his  home,  he  resumed  agricultural  life 
and  was  engaged  in  farming  until  1875,  when  he  purchased  the  Toulon 
brickyards,  and  has  carried  on  this  business,  always  keeping  pace  with 
his  increasing  trade.  He  employs,  during  the  season  of  brick-making, 
eleven  men,  giving  support  to  eleven  families.  The  material  produced 
is  all  pressed  brick,  made  exclusively  for  building  purposes;  has  built 
large  sheds  and  introduced  man}"  improvements  for  mixing,  moulding 
and  drying,  among  them  being  the  "  Martin  macliine."  The  yards 
occupy  four  acres,  and  produce  about  500,000  brick  per  season.  Mr. 
Headley  married  Miss  Catherine  Kendall,  of  Ashland,  O.,  and  to  them 
one  son  was  born,  James  Anson  (now  train  disjiatcher  of  Keokuk,  la.), 
who  married  Miss  Minnie  Madison,  of  Ottumwa,  la.,  a  native  of  that 
town.  James  P.  Headley  is  a  member  of  W.  W.  Wright  post,  G.  A.  R. 
He  has  always  taken  an  active  part  in  the  affairs  of  the  agricultural 
society,  of  the  township  and  of  the  town,  and  is  now  serving  his 
second  term,  as  a  member  of  the  council  of  Toulon. 

George  Harvey,  born  in  1803,  settled  in  Ohio  in  1834,  and  in  Stark 
county,  Illinois,  in  1850.     His  death  took  place  August  14, 1884. 

John  Hawlx-es,  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Robinson)  Ilawkes,  "was 
born  near  Vallc}''  Forge,  Chester  county,  Pennsylvania,  February  27, 
1834.  His  father  was  a  farmer  of  that  county,  and  was  born  in  the 
same  house  where  Capt.  Hawkes  first  saw  light.  His  grandfather, 
John  Hawkes,  who  is  credited  with  Revolutionary   service,  w^as  de- 


OF   TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  355 

scended  from  Adam  Hawkes,  who  settled  in  Massachusetts  in  1640, 
where  man\"  of  the  family  still  reside,  and  the  old  homestead  still 
remains  in  their  possession.  This  branch  of  the  Hawkes  family  made 
a  settlement  in  York  State  prior  to  moving  into  Pennsylvania.  The 
Robinsons  were  among  the  early  Irisli  or  Scotch-Irish  settlei"S  of  the 
Quaker  faith  in  the  Susquehanna  country.  Capt.  Hawkes  moved  with 
his  parents  to  Philadelphia  about  1839.  There  his  father  died,  leaving 
his  son  to  hew  out  liis  course  tln'ough  life.  After  working  on  a  farm 
for  some  time  he  learned  the  carpenters  trade.  In  1854  he  came  to 
Wyoming,  and  in  1857  married  Miss  Augusta  E.,  daughter  of  Edward 
and  Huldah  (Hammond)  Colburn.  In  1861  he  enlisted  in  Company  K, 
47th  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  was  advanced  gradually  from  private 
to  Second-lieutenant,  and  received  honorable  discharge  on  account  of 
disability  in  April,  1864.  He  resided  in  Knox  county  the  succeeding 
two  years,  moved  to  Galva,  where  he  lived  until  1869,  when  he  re- 
turned to  Wyoming  and  estal)lished  his  hardware  and  agricultural 
implement  store.  This  he  carried  on  alone  until  1875,  then  he  took  ni 
as  partner  W.  II.  Barrett,  and  did  business  under  the  firm  name  of 
Hawkes  &  Barrett  until  1883,  since  which  time  he  has  devoted  his 
attention  to  settling  up  the  business  of  the  firm.  His  children  are 
Lillian,  wife  of  Alfred  N.  Walters,  residing  near  Kearney,  Neb.;  Kate 
Estelle,  a  graduate  of  Carroll  College,  AV^aukesha,  Wis.,  and  John 
De  W.,  a  student  of  tlie  same  college,  now  of  Beloit  College,  Wis. 
Mr.  H.  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  Congregational  church 
of  Wyoming,  of  De  Wolf  Post,  imd  Post  Cha})]ain,  also  a  member  of 
the  Oddfellow's  Lodge,  and  a  member  of  the  Encampment.  He  has 
always  given  ready  support  to  all  agricultural  measures,  and  is  classed 
among  the  most  active  members  of  the  Republican  part}^  A  reference 
to  the  history  of  Wyoming  and  Toulon  townships  will  point  out  the 
part  he  has  taken  in  social  and  political  matters.  His  recent  nomina- 
tion to  succeed  Orlando  Brace  as  County  Treasurer  is  an  enviable  testi- 
monial. His  election  followed  as  a  consequence,  and  in  December, 
1886,  he  moved  to  the  County  Seat.  The  name  is  associated  with  many 
of  the  modern  buildings  of  Wyoming,  and  of  the  county,  as  architect, 
the  school,  Congregational  church  and  fair  buildings  there  being  built 
after  his  plans. 

William  H.  Henderson  was  born  in  Garrard  county,  Ky.,  November 
16,  1793,  of  which  state  his  parents  were  among  the  pioneers.  In  1812 
he  enlisted  in  Col.  Johnson's  ''Kentucky  Mounted  Riflemen,"  and  with 
this  command  was  present  at  the  battle  of  the  Thames,  in  Canada, 
October  5,  1813,  where  he  aided  in  crushing  Proctor's  entire  English 
army  and  Indian  auxiliaries.  After  this  campaign,  he  moved  to 
Dover,  Tenn  ,  where  he  married  Miss  Lucinda  Wimberly  in  January, 
1816.  He  was  elected  sheriff  there,  and  filled  others  positions  until 
1823,  when  he  moved  to  what  is  now  Haywood  county,  Tenn.,  of 
which  he  was  first  recorder.  Here  his  wife  died,  at  Brownsville,  and 
here  also  his  parents  died.  \\\  1835,  he  was  senator  in  the  State  Legis- 
lature, which  position  he  resigned  in  1836,  and  on  July  2d  of  that 
year  settled  on  the  Leek  claim  south  of  Toulon.  In  spirit  he  was  an 
Illinois  man  prior  to  that  year,  for  in  1831  he  selected  lands  near 


366  BIOGRAPHY    AND    KEMINISCENCES 

Ottawa,  on  Indian  creek,  and  in  1832  sent  on  his  father,  mother,  his 
son,  Jolm  W,,  his  wife's  two  brothers,  and  Eobert  Norris,  a  hired 
man,  to  improve  this  claim,  intending  to  move  there  himself  tlie  next 
year,  but  the  Bkick  Hawk  war,  tlie  murder  of  Robert  Xorris,  and  tlie 
dispersion  of  the  famih^  dissuaded  him  from  setthng  there.  ISo  sooner 
was  he  settled  here  than  the  pioneers  realized  his  value,  and  looked  up 
to  him  for  political  guidance.  His  house  was  a  hospitable  refuge  for 
judges,  lawyei'S,  preachers,  and  all  classes  of  travelers,  and,  until  the 
coui't-house  at  Toulon  was  completed,  might  be  called  the  ''  County 
Court-house  of  Stark."  In  1845,  he  took  the  census  of  Stark  county, 
and  with  the  sum  realized  from  this  labor  purchased  a  horse  to  com- 
plete a  team  for  the  transfer  of  his  family  to  Johnson  county,  la., 
where  he  settled  in  November  of  that  year.  Like  man}^  patriots  of 
the  revolution  and  of  1812,  he  was  too  unselfish  to  amass  riches;  in 
business,  enterprise  carried  him  too  far;  but  in  social  honor  he  was 
always  right,  and  with  a  name  for  honor  he  died  January  27,  18(U. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Muqihy  (Howard)  Henderson,  to  whom  he  was  married 
I^ovember  6,  1823,  was  born  in  Sampson  county,  N.  C,  September  15, 
1804.  To  his  first  wife  three  children  were  born;  Mary  A.,  who  died 
in  1834.  John  D.  and  William  P.  were  intimately  connected  with  the 
earl}"  j^rogress  of  Illinois.  To  his  second  wife,  one  daughter  and  five 
sons  were  born;  the  former  died  in  infancy,  while  the  sons  —  Thomas 
J.,  Henry  C,  Stephen  H.,  Daniel  W.,  and  James  A. — lived  to  become 
leadino'  citizens  of  this  countv  and  district. 

John  ir.  Henderson  came  to  Stark  county  with  his  father  in  183C, 
and  was  here  married  by  Jonathan  Miner  to  Miss  Marv  Perry,  Octo- 
ber 25.  1840.  This  lady  died  some  years  later.  He  subsequently 
married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Capt.  Butler,  of  Wyoming,  and  settled 
at  Cedar  Ilapids,  la.,  of  which  State  his  brother.  William  P.,  is  also  a 
resident. 

Henry  C.  Henderson,  who  mari'ied  Miss  lanthe  Fuller,  of  Elmira, 
in  1850,  was  clerk  in  the  United  States  Treasury  department  from 
1849  to  1852.  The  vear  after,  he  moved  to  Rock  Island,  and  in  1850, 
to  Marshalltown,  la.,  of  Avhich  state  he  was  senator  in  1803,  and  a 
Republican  presidential  elector  in  1864.  He  has  the  reputation  of 
being  as  able  a  lawyer  as  he  is  a  politician. 

StepJten  H.  Henderson,  now  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  was  a  member  of  the  Illinois  bar.  In  1802,  he  entered  Com- 
pany A,  Twenty-fourth  Iowa  Infantry,  and  was  promoted  colonel  of 
the  Forty-fourth  Iowa  Infantry.  After  the  war  he  resumed  his  minis- 
terial work.  Daniel  W.,  his  brother,  served  as  lieutenant  in  the 
Twentv-second  Iowa  Infantrv ;  was  wounded  at  Port  Gibson. 

James  A.  Henderson,  whose  name  occurs  in  almost  ever}"  chapter 
of  the  General  Flistory,  was  also  a  soldier,  serving  in  Company  Iv, 
Forty-seventh  Illinois  Infantry.  His  first  wife  was  Miss  Burdell 
Turner,  of  Hennepin,  a  grand-daughter  of  Capt.  Butler,  of  Wyoming. 
In  later  years  he  married  Miss  Frank  Dewey,  of  Toulon,  who  survives 
him. 

Mt's.  Ann  Heywood,  the  second  child  of  Edmund  and  Alice  (How- 
arth)  Wrigley,  was  born  October  26, 1819  and  remained  at  her  father's 


OF   TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  357 

home  in  England  nntil  tAventy-six  years  of  age.  Her  early  life  was 
spent  as  a  mill  operative,  when  she  was  married  to  Thomas  Hey  wood, 
the  son  of  John  and  Jane  Hey  wood.  He  was  born  at  Hey  wood,  Eng- 
land, in  the  year  1820,  Avhere  his  father  was  a  mannfactnrer  of  cotton. 
The  family  was  one  much  interested  in  religious  affairs,  John  Hey  wood 
establishing  the  first  Sunday  school  in  the  town,  and  when  he  died 
had  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church  for  fifty  years.  He  was 
eighty-four  at  the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife  also  died  at  an  ad- 
vanced age.     (  Vide  history  of  Wrigley  family.) 

Thomas  Heywood  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty-six,  was  married  to  Miss  Ann  Wrigley.  For  some  eleven  years 
after,  they  remained  in  England  and  then  emigrating  to  America,  set- 
tled at  Wyoming  in  185G,  where  Mr.  Heywood  continued  his  trade. 
Here  his  home  was  made,  keeping  his  business  improved  with  the  times 
until  1863,  when  they  removed  to  a  farm  in  Penn  township,  where, 
after  but  five  days  of  illness,  he  died  in  1868,  in  his  forty- ninth  year. 
He  had  been  a  prominent  member  of  the  Methodist  cliurch  from  boy- 
hood and  an  ardent  worker  in  the  temperance  cause,  having  been  a 
member  of  the  Reccabite  sociei^y,  a  temperance  organization  in  Eng- 
land. At  the  time  of  his  decease,  he  had  just  been  admitted  to  a  mem- 
bership in  the  masonic  fraternity.  For  thirteen  vears  after  her  hus- 
band's death,  Mrs.  H.  remained  upon  the  farm.  In  1881  she  returned 
to  Wyoming,  where  she  has  since  resided.  The  family  consisted  of 
seven  children,  Jennie,  Mrs.  B.  F.  Rockhold,  of  Bradford ;  Edward, 
died  from  the  effects  of  a  fall  while  engaged  in  sport,  breaking  his 
back  in  two  places.  He  was  twenty-two  years  of  age.  Emma,  who 
married  W.  M.  Pilgrim,  of  Bradford,  is  deceased;  Thomas,  a  farmer 
of  Penn  township ;  Alice,  Mrs.  G.  E.  Scott,  of  Penn  township  ;  Annie 
M.  and  Mary  E.,  both  teachers  in  the  Wyoming  schools.  Mrs.  Hey- 
wood and  all  her  chiklren  are  members  of  the  Congregational  church, 
and  a  familj^  that  stand  high  in  the  esteem  of  all. 

Richard  Hight,  son  of  George  and  Anna  (Malloy)  Hight,  was  born 
at  Lick  Ridges,  Huntingdon  county.  Pa.,  June  26, 1837.  At  the  age 
of  seventeen  years,  Mr.  Hight  visited  Springfield,  111.,  returned  to  Penn- 
sylvania, walking  from  Pittsburg  to  his  home — forty-one  miles  —  in 
one  day ;  but  in  1851  resolved  to  make  the  west  his  home,  and  set- 
tled in  Stark  county.  From  1854  to  1857  he  worked  here  by  the 
month.  In  1858  he  ventured  farming  for  himself ,  but  this  first  venture 
was  unsuccessful  on  account  of  the  June  and  September  frosts.  He 
sold  his  corn  crop  on  the  field  for  $48,  moved  to  Mossville,  engaged  in 
hauling  wood  and  boarding  choppers,  earned  enough  that  winter 
to  make  a  second  venture,  and  returned  to  Stark  in  1859.  In  1864  he 
purchased  eighty  acres  of  the  Beckwith  farm  in  Penn  township,  from 
Scott  &  Wrigley,  in  1867  added  another  eighty  acre  tract  and  in  1883 
purchased  160  acres  from  Ansil  Sims.  This  last  ])urchase  he  sold  in 
1884  to  the  Parker  brothers;  bought  his  present  town  house  in  1884, 
and  in  1886  purchased  five  acres  in  Wyoming.  On  coming  here  in 
1857  he  married  Miss  Ann,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Mary  Bunnell, 
pioneers  of  Penn  township,  who  came  here  from  the  Wyoming  Valley 
in  1846.     This  lady  was  born  in  Wyoming  county.  Pa.,  in  1840,  and 


358  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

accompanied  her  parents  to  Stark  county,  111.  They  are  the  parents 
of  one  son  and  four  daughters  Irene,  wife  of  Charles  Ingram,  of 
Wyoming;  Minnie,  wife  of  James  Hess  ;  Eva,  wife  of  Daniel  Docken- 
dorf,  of  Iowa;  Clarence,  a  farmer  on  the  homestead,  married  Miss 
Lizzie  Stansbury,  of  Brimfield,  and  Ella,  residing  at  home.  In  1875 
the  family  moved  to  Wyoming  where  Mr.  Hight  ]:)urchased  the  brick 
cottage  or  Dana  cottage,  opposite  the  Truax  House.  lie  has  served  as 
township  collector  in  Penn  and  for  sixteen  years  was  school  director  of 
district  No.  9  there.  For  each  of  his  children  he  provided  a  good 
education,  and  has  always  been  a  strong  supporter  of  the  common 
school  system.  He  relates  with  manly  pride  that  on  coming  here  he 
expended  his  last  twenty-five  cents  for  breakfast  at  Henry. 

William  Holgate,  son  of  the  late  James  Holgate,  was  born  on  the 
"Holgate  homestead"  April  15, 1844.  He  received  a  practical  educa- 
tion in  the  school  of  the  district,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years, 
August,  1862,  enlisted  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Twelfth  Illi- 
nois Volunteer  Infantrv,  followed  the  fortunes  of  that  command  for 
three  3^ears,  and  received  an  honorable  discharge  in  July,  1865.  Re- 
turning to  his  home  he  followed  agricultural  life  until  1876,  when  he 
purchased  the  interests  of  W.  M.  Miner  tt  Co.,  and  engaged  in  the 
banking  business  at  Wyoming,  conducting  the  Farmer's  Bank  there 
until  1882,  when  he  organized  the  First  National  Bank  of  Wyoming, 
and  was  its  president  until  it  ceased  Inisiness  under  that  name.  On 
January  8,  1885,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Charlotte  A.,  daiigliter  of 
Alexander  Kissinger,  a  worthy  old  settler  of  Penn  Township,  and 
among  the  Swiss  pioneers  of  the  count\%  the  lady  herself  being  a  na- 
tive of  that  township.  They  are  the  parents  of  three  children — Car- 
rie, Cora  M.  and  Katie  C.  Mr.  Holgate  is  a  member  of  DeWoIf  Post, 
G.  A.  It.,  of  the  blue  lodo-e  at  AYvoming  since  the  war,  and  of  the 
chapter.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Stark  Comity  Agricultural  Societ}^ 
and  one  of  the  original  stockholders  in  the  Central  Agricultural  Soci- 
ety. The  task  before  him  of  filling  his  father's  place  in  the  economy 
of  the  county  is  a  difficult  one,  but  not  beyond  the  ability  of  the  son 
to  accomplish  {vide  history  of  Holgate  farnily  and  settleinent  in  chapter 
on  Penn  Township.) 

George  E.  Holmes  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  January  8,  1840. 
His  father,  Robert,  was  born  in  Antrim  County,  Ireland,  September  13, 
1813,  and  his  orandfather  George  was  also  a  native  of  that  countv,  and 
married  Rose  Pearson  there.  The  mother  of  George  E.,  was  born  in 
Tyrone  County,  in  May,  1810.  Grandfather  Holmes  and  family  came 
to  Philadelphia  about  1836,  and  Avorked  at  the  tailors  trade  there.  Of 
his  seven  children,  John,  born  in  1808,  died  December  20,  1879;  Eliza, 
who  married  Lazarus  Holmes,  died  at  Kewanee  ;  Rose  Ann  is  the  wife 
of  Robert  Patterson,  and  Robert  Holmes  came  to  this  county  in  March 
of  1855.  During  this  year  he  purchased  160  acres  of  land  on  Section 
9,  this  township,  and  was  engaged  m  agriculture  here  until  the  s])ring 
of  1878,  when  he  sold  his  interest  in  the  land  and  moved  to  Toulon 
village.  Of  his  six  children,  three  died  at  Philadelphia,  and  three  came 
to  this  county,  namely:  George  E.,  Mary,  now  Mrs.  John  H.  Brown, 
and  Robert,   a  farmer  of  Buena  Vista  County,  Iowa.     George  E.,  re- 


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ceived  what  education  he  could  until  he  was  twelve  years  old,  in  his 
native  city.  On  coming"  here  with  his  father  in  1855,  he  engaged  in 
agriculture.  On  October  13,  1864,  he  married  Miss  Margaret,  daugh- 
ter of  Captain  David  and  Malinda  (Edwards)  Haacke,  of  Fulton 
Countv,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed  bv  nine  children,  namelv : 
Williain  II.,  Lovel  S.,  David  W.,  Effie,  Mary  E.,  Edward  E.,  Maggie, 
Robert  antl  Lyman,  all  residing  with  their  parents.  Shortly  after  his 
marrias'e  he  purchased  eio-hty  acres  on  Section  10,  near  the  family 
liomestead,  to  which  he  has  since  added  210  acres.  For  twenty  years 
he  has  served  as  school  director  of  his  district,  filled  the  office  of  col- 
lector, and,  as  related  in  the  history  of  the  American  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Elnura,  has,  like  Mrs.  Holmes  and  son,  been  a  consistent 
member  of  that  society.  In  political  life  he  is  a  Republican ;  but  the 
agricultural  interests  of  the  county  and  his  own,  claim  his  attention 
before  politics.  His  father-in-law,  Capt.  Haacke,  to  whom  is  credited 
in  the  history  of  Penn  Township,  the  sketch  of  Cooper's  Defeat  Creek, 
and  whose  reminiscences  are  quoted  in  other  chapters,  came  from  Can- 
ada to  Peoria,  and  after  a  time  there,  to  a  point  ten  miles  southwest  of 
Canton,  111.,  in  1821 ;  Avas  captain  of  militia  in  the  Black  Hawk  War, 
and  may  be  said  to  have  witnessed  the  upheaval  of  the  whole  State, 
from  tlie  wilderness  to  the  rank  of  one  of  the  first  in  the  Union.  The 
Captain's  wife  is  Miss  Edwards,  of  Kentucky,  also  a  pioneer  of  Illinois. 

John  IIool;  son  of  Jacob  and  Catherine  Hook,  who  came  to  this 
country  from  Switzerland,  about  1834,  and  settled  in  Niagara  county, 
jS".  Y.,  was  born  in  Germany  in  1832,  was  raised  on  his  father's  farm 
m  York  state,  and  in  1856,  his  parents,  one  son  and  three  daughters 
came  west  to  join  his  other  daughter  in  Minnesota,  and  visit  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  who  came  here  in  1854.  Of  this  famil}^  he  is  the 
only  survivor.  On  coming  here  he  established  himself  on  a  farm  and 
was  eng-ao-ed  in  ag-riculture  until  1873,  when  he  founded  his  livery 
business  at  Toulon,  and  carried  it  on  with  marked  success  until  his 
retirement  in  January,  1885.  Here  he  was  married  to  Nanc}'^  Jane 
S warts,  daughter  of  Andrew  S warts,  who  came  to  this  county  from 
Ohio  about  1838.  They  are  the  parents  of  thiiee  children,  Mrs.  Laura 
Edson,  of  Galva;  Mrs.  Belle  Worley,  of  Toulon;  and  Frank  Hook, 
proprietor  of  the  FoUett  House  livery  stables.  Mr.  Hook  has  been  a 
member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F,  lodge  here  for  ten  years ;  a  member  of  the 
Stark  county  Agricultural  Society,  and  a  supporter  of  everything  which 
gives  promise  of  benefit  to  his  county.  In  church  matters  he  wishes 
to  support  every  Christian  denomination. 

Frank  C.  llook^  son  of  John  and  Nancy  Jane  (Swarts)  Hook,  was 
])orn  in  Toulon  township.  May  1,  1856;  received  a  common  school 
education  here  and  for  some  years  was  engaged  in  farming,  and  sub- 
sequently carried  on  a  meat  market.  In  1885  he  established  his  now 
extensive  livery  business.  He  was  married  here  to  Miss  Bessie,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  BA^att.  They  are  the  parents  of  two  children — Fredd}^ 
and  Eva.  AVhether  in  business  or  outside  business,  Mr.  Hook  is  always 
genial.  Here,  where  he  w^as  raised  and  educated,  he  is  a  favorite  with 
all  and  is  singularly  well  endowed  with  a  fund  of  common  sense  mucli 
above  the  average  of  J^oung  men. 


362  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

W.  II.  IIoove7\  L.  D.  S.,  born  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  in  1838,  is 
son  of  Jacob  and  Phoebe  Fraser  Hoover,  who  came  to  Illinois  in  1853. 
His  father  was  a  blacksmith,  and  with  him  W.  II.  Hoover  worked  at 
blacksmith ing  and  farming,  until  he  selected  his  profession,  when  he 
entered  the  office  of  James  F.  Hoover,  L.  D.  S.,  of  Washington,  III,  and 
practiced  at  Washington  until  1875,  when  he  established  his  office  at 
W3^oming.  He  was  married  near  Lawn  I\idge,  Marshall  countv.  111., 
to  Miss  Lovina  Booth,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Louisa  Booth,  who 
settled  in  Peoria  county.  111.,  in  1835  ;  coming  from  Delaware  countv, 
New  York  state.  Mr.  Booth  died  March  3,  1876,  in  his  eighty-second 
year,  while  Jacob  Hoover  resides  at  Lawn  Ridge,  now  in  his  ninetieth 
year.  Dr.  Hoover  and  wife  are  the  ])arents  of  two  sons  and  two 
daughters — Julia,  wife  of  Frank  Thomas,  a  lawyer,  of  Wyoming; 
Sandford,  Harry  and  Mary  E.  One  son  and  two  daughters  are  num- 
bered among  the  dead.  Dr.  Hoover  supports  the  Methodist  church,  of 
which  his  wife  is  a  member. 

Augustus  IIulsizei%  son  of  Abner  and  Maiy  E.  (Correll)  Hulsizer, 
w^as  born   at  Broadway,  Warren   county,  N.  J.,  December  24,  18-1:2. 
His  father  is  a  native  of  Washington,  N.  J.,  and  mother,  of  Middle- 
burv,  Vt.     The  familv  moved  from  New  Jersev  to  Illinois  in  1S52,  and 
settled  on  the  Hulsizer  farm  (Avhich  he  bought  at  $3.25  per  acre,  and 
sold  the  quarter  section  for  $11,000  in  1877  to  S.  E.  Ilazen).     In  1877 
the  famih"  moved  to  Toulon,  buying  their  present  residence  from  Ed- 
ward Xixon,  who  built  the  house.    Of  their  children,  Gustavus,  George, 
who  died  in  infancy,  William  and  James  were  born  in  New  Jersey  ; 
Mrs.  Maiy  E.  Emery,  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Elizabeth  IIul)bell,  now  of  Galva, 
were  born  in  West  Jersey  township.     Augustus  Hulsizer  was  educated 
in  the  schools  of  Kewanee,  and  at  Eastman's  commercial  college,  Chicago. 
He  graduated  from  the  latter  school  in  186f<.    He  was  subsequently  en- 
gaged on  the  homestead  farm  for  seven  years,  Avhen  he  moved  to  Tou- 
lon, and  for  the  four  succeeding  years  earned  very  fair  money  by  his 
penmanship.     From  1879  to  1883  he  was  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
business,  founding  the  first  and  only  exclusive  store    in  that  line  ever 
established  at  Toulon.  -In  1883  he  disposed  of  his  interest  in  this  stoie 
and  purchased  a  half  interest  in  the  Stark  County  Sentinel.,  January  1, 
1884.     In  the  following  year  he  purchased  the  entire  interest  in  this 
journal,  and   has  managed   it  in  its  several    departments  since   with 
marked  al)ilitv  and  success.     Mr.  Hulsizer  was  married   Seoteinber  16, 
1869  to  Miss  Eva  M.,  daughter  of  Lyman  Standard,  of  West  Jersey,  an 
old  settler  of  Fulton  county,  wdiere  his  daughter  was  born.     They  are 
the  ])arents  of  five  children,  namely  :  Zaidee  V.,  born  Julv  10,  1870  ; 
Olive  B.,  born  January   26,  1872;  Mary   M.,   born   March'  15,   1874; 
Maud  A.,  born  December  27,  1876,  and   Lulu    V.,  born  July  22,  1878, 
all  of  whom  are  attending  the  schools  of  Toulon.     Mr.  Hulsizer  enlisted 
in  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-fourth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  and 
w^as  mustered  in  with  tlie  Kewanee  company  in  1863,  followed  the  for- 
tunes of  this  command  for  six  months,  reenlisted  in  the  One  LIundred 
and  Twenty-fourth  and  served  six  months,  and  in  the  fall  of  1864  served 
bv  transfer  in  the  Thirtv-third  until  close  of  war,  when  the  command 
was  mustered  out  at  Springfield.     He  is  a  member  of  I.  O.  O.  F.  here 


OF   TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  363 

for  the  last  seven  years,  of  the  G.  A.  R.  Post  since  organization,  and  of 
I.  O.  G.  T.  He  is  an  earnest  temperance  worker,  has  been  for  years  a 
staunch  repubhcan,but  now  gives  his  moral  and  journalistic  support  to 
the  prohibition  ])arty. 

Mrs.  Jane  (  Wrlgle;/)  Ingham,  born  in  Lancashire,  England,  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1856,  and  shortly  after  married  Mr.  Ingham,  died 
in  October,  1878. 

Mrs.  Ellen  Jacl'son,  who  was  one  of  the  old  settlers  of  Toulon,  died 
here  in  Septemder,  1884,  aged  seventy-five  years. 

Wni.   S.  JoJuison,  formerly  a  resident  of  Toulon,  died  at   Peoria, 
January  12,  1869. 

Henry  S.  Johnson,  born  at  Toulon  December  12,  1865,  died  at 
Seneca,  Ivans.,  May  15,  1884. 

Peyton  Pate  Johnson,  son  of  J ames  A.  and  Mildred  (Pate)  Johnson, 
was  born  in  Fairfield  township.  Highland  county,  Ohio,  September  17, 
1816.  The  family  settled  in  Bedford  county,  Va.,  at  the  close  of  the 
war  of  1812.  moved  uhimately  to  Highland  county,  Ohio,  where  tlie 
father  died  April  19,  1845,  and  the  mother  in  October,  1860,  both  be- 
ing interred  in  the  family  cemetery  in  Highland  count}^,  Ohio,  where 
also  rest  the  remains  of  grandparents  on  father's  side  of  the  family.  Of 
his  father's  family — eight  sons  and  two  daughters — himself  and  one  sis- 
ter survive.  Peyton  may  be  said  to  have  resided  in  Ohio  until  1854, 
although  in  1852  he  purchased  a  half  section  of  land  in  Goshen  town- 
ship. Stark  county.  111.  In  Ohio  he  learned  the  trade  of  blacksmith, 
under  his  brother,  John  II.  Johnson,  of  Highland  county,  Ohio,  and 
sul)sequently  opened  a  shop  for  himself  in  Fayette  county,  whence  he 
came  to  Illinois  in  1854  with  his  wife,  one  son  and  three  daughters.  In 
that  year  he  engaged  in  farming,  and  for  over  28  years  has  been  a 
prominent  agriculturist  of  Stark  county.  On  August  7,  1845,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Jane,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Elizabeth  Brown.  This  familv 
moved  to  Ross  county,  Ohio,  aftei*  the  war  of  1812,  in  which  Peter 
Brown  served.  The  children  of  this  marriage  numbered  9,  of  whom 
four  sons  and  four  daughters  survived,  namely  :  Mrs.  Elizabeth  M.  Dex- 
ter, of  Galva,  who  is  the  mother  of  four  sons  and  two  daughters ;  Peter 
A.,  farmer  of  Pawnee  county.  Neb.;  Mary  Ellen,  wife  of  Joseph  Wal- 
ther,  of  Toulon  ;  Agita  Belle,  wife  of  Wm.  J.  Sellon,  of  Knox  county, 
who  are  the  parents  of  one  son  and  two  daughters ;  Lyman  T.,  a 
farmer  of  Pawnee  county.  Neb.,  who  is  married  and  tlie  ]:)arent  of  two 
daughters;  Roswell  M.,  of  Skidmore,  Mo.;  Lincoln,  a  student  of  liter- 
ature, who  was  a  school  teacher  in  1886,  prior  to  entering  Knox  Col- 
lege and  Plessie  C.  The  one  child  numbered  among  the  dead  was 
named  Elva  Louisa.  The  Johnsons  were  of  a  Quaker  family,  but  since 
1845  this  branch  have  belonged  to  the  Methodist  cliurch.  For  years 
he  has  been  a  model  temperance  worker  by  example  and  association,  a 
member  of  the  Old  Settlers'  Association,  and  prior  to  1882,  an  official 
of  the  M.  E.  church.  He  served  as  Justice  of  Peace  six  years,  county 
coroner  six  years,  and  as  school  director  or  trustee  for  a  number  of 
years.  From  1861  to  1865  he  was  an  active  worker  in  the  Union  cause, 
and  throughout  his  whole  life  here  an  exemplary  citizen.  His  residence 


364:  BIOGRAPHY    AND   EEMINISCENCES 

stands  on  a  ten-acre  lot,  just  north  of  fair  grounds.  In  itself  it  bears 
out  the  reputation  liberally  accorded  to  him  and  tc  this  family. 

John  Jordan,  son  of  Charles  and  Elizabeth  (Lyons)  Jordan,  was 
born  near  Zanesville,  Muskingum  county,  ().,  February  20,  1832.  His 
parents  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  who  in  1812  had  resided  in 
Muskingum  and  Vinton  counties,  Ohio,  and  migrated  thence  to  Iowa. 
Returning  east  in  1857  they  settled  in  Valley  township,  Stark  county, 
Illinois,  his  father  dying  here  June  17,  1883,  aged  83  years,  leaving 
two  sons  and  two  daughters.  John  Jordan  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  Ohio.  He  visited  this  county  in  1852,  and  again  in  1855,  a  year 
later,  in  1856,  settled  m  Valley  township,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  for  several  years,  until  his  retirement  in  1876,  when  he  came 
to  Wyoming,  and  four  years  later  joined  Sylvester  F.  Otman  in  their 
present  extensive  business.  He  was  married  in  Ohio  to  Miss  Frances 
E.  McCraw,  a  native  of  Vinton  county,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  Alex- 
ander McCraw,  of  that  county.  They  are  the  parents  of  two  sons  and 
three  daughters,  namely  ;  Julia  E.,  wife  of  W.  T.  Dittman,  of  Valley 
township  ;  Martha,  who  married  S.  M.  Stancliff,  of  Iowa,  now  de- 
ceased ;  Robert  C,  in  the  lumber  trade  here,  and  Lavin  E.,  at  home. 
Mr,  Jordan  served  in  Company  B.,  7th  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry  for 
six  months  as  referred  to  in  military  chapter ;  served  on  the  school 
board  of  his  district  in  Valley  township  ;  was  road  commissioner  and 
township  supervisor.  Since  his  settlement  at  Wyoming  he  served  as 
supervisor  four  years,  and  is  now  re]n'esenting  Essex  township  on  the 
County  Board.  H-e  also  served  two  years  in  the  council  of  Wyoming. 
He  is  a  member  of  DeWolf  Post,  and  present  Quarter-Master ;  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Blue  Lodge  and  Chapter  and  of  the  O.  E.  S. 

George  Kerns,  the  son  of  William  and  Mary  (Drummond)  Kerns, 
was  born  in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  January  ti,  1838.  When  sixteen  years 
of  age  he  removed  with  his  ])arents  to  Stark  county,  and  for  some  six 
years  remained  upon  the  farm  of  his  father,  in  Toulon  township.  At 
twenty-two  years  of  age  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Alice 
Wrigicy,  the  daughter  of  Edmund  and  Alice  (Iloworth)  Wrigley, 
\vhose  sketch  appears  elsewhere.  She  was  born  at  Ilooley bridge,  Eng- 
land, in  1839,  and  remained  there  until  seventeen  years  of  age,  and 
then  removed  to  America  with  her  father,  soon  after  her  mother's 
death,  settling  Avitli  them  in  Stark  county,  and  remained  at  her  father's 
home  until  twenty-one  years  of  age,  and  then,  as  before  stated,  was 
married  to  our  subject.  After  their  marriage  they  removed  to  their 
present  farm,  which  at  that  time  was  a  raw,  unimproved  place,  and 
since  have  made  their  home  here.  Under  the  management  of  Mr. 
Kerns  the  prairie  has  changed  to  one  of  the  pleasantest  places  in  the 
township,  and  their  beautiful  home  and  neat  surroundings  attest  the 
energy  and  thrift  of  the  ovvner.  But  one  child  has  been  born  to 
them,  Minnie  A.,  who  still  resides  at  home. 

Politically  Mr.  K.  is  a  Republican,  and  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church,  as  is  also  Mrs.  K.  and  daughter.  Mrs.  K.  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Women's  Missionary  Association.  The  family  is  one 
widely  known  and  very  highl}^  respected.  Mr.  Kerns  })ossesses  a  farm 
of  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  within  the  corporation  lines  of  Wy- 


OF   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  365 

oming.  Mr.  Kerns'  }3aternal  grandparents  were  natives  of  Europe, 
and  upon  reaching  manhood  emigrated  to  Pennsylvania,  whence  they 
removed  to  Eoss  county,  Ohio,  about  the  year  1793,  and  purchased  a 
hirge  tract  of  land,  and  engaged  in  the  raising  of  cattle,  which  he 
drove  to  Philadelphia,  across  the  Allegheny  mountains.  While  here 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Sarah  Winders.  They  removed  to  lioss 
county,  Ohio,  where  he  continued  the  raising  of  stock.  Here  he  died 
in  the  year  1824,  in  his  seventy-sixth  year.  His  wife  followed  him  sev- 
eral years  later.  AVilliam,  the  iifth  child  of  the  family,  was  born  in 
Ross  count3%  Ohio,  in  the  year  1800,  and  lived  upon  the  farm  of  his 
father  until  1823,  when  he  took  as  his  wife  Miss  Mary  Drummond,  the 
daugliter  of  Benjamin  and  Ann  (Kerns)  Drummond,  who  was  born  in 
Philadelphia  in  the  year  1807.  Her  parents  were  natives  of  Xew  Jer- 
sey. She  was  born  1778  and  he  about  1775.  From  New  Jersey  they 
removed  to  Pennsylvania  and  settled  in  Philadelphia,  where  he  fol- 
lowed his  business  as  a  marble  cutter.  From  Philadelphia  they  re- 
moved to  Ohio,  Ross  county,  where  he  died  about  the  year  1837,  in  his 
sixty-third  year.  His  wife  lived  until  1852,  when  she  also  died,  aged 
seventy-four.  The  family  consisted  of  eight  children,  three  of  whom 
still  live,  and  but  two  in  Stark  county,  Mary  and  Benjamin.  Mary, 
the  mother  of  our  subject,  remained  at  home  until  her  marriage  to  the 
father  of  our  subject.  They  remained  m  Ross  county,  where  Mr.  K. 
was  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser,  until  1853,  when  they  removed  to  Stark 
county  and  settled  in  Wyoming,  but  removed  to  a  farm  in  Valley 
township,  some  eight  vears  later.  Here,  in  1872,  Mr.  Kerns  died  after 
a  short  sickness.  After  her  husband's  death  Mrs.  K.  remained  upon 
the  farm  until  1885,  when  she  has  made  her  home  with  her  chil- 
dren, of  whom  she  had  nine,  six  still  living,  four  in  Stark  county :  Ab- 
ner  in  Essex  township,  our  sul)ject  in  Toulon  township,  James  in  Essex, 
and  Richard  in  Essex  township.  Mary  resides  in  Spi'ingfield,  111.,  Da- 
vid in  Kansas.  Mrs.  Kerns  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist church  over  seventj^-two  years.  Benjamin  Drummond  was  born 
in  Philadelphia  in  1805.  Removed  to  Ohio  with  his  parents,  where  he 
was  married  in  1829,  and  for  five  vears  remained  in  Ohio,  and  then  in 
1834  removed  to  Stark  county,  and  since  has  resided  here,  exceptmg 
some  three  years  which  he  spent  in  Ohio.  Since  1860  he  has  made  his 
liome  in  Wyoming.  Eleven  children  came  to  his  home,  nine  of  whom 
still  live;  one  hoy  dying  in  the  army  and  one  otlier  entii'ely  losing  his 
health.  Mr.  D.  is  a  strong  Republican,  never  voting  but  for  one  Dem- 
ocrat (^Jackson),  and  has  voted  at  every  Presidential  election  since  1827. 
His  first  wife  was  Polly  Cox,  who  died  in  1865,  having  become  the 
mother  of  ten  of  his  children.  His  second  wife  was  Jane  Donald,  who 
bore  him  one  child,  d3nng  in  1871.  His  present  wife  was  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet Johnson,  who  for  twenty-two  years  has  been  a  resident  of  Stark 
county.  Mr.  Drummond  has  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church 
some  sixty  five  years,  and  has  never  been  drunk  in  his  life  nor  used 
profanity. 

Mm-tin  Keran^  an  old  resident  of  Toulon,  died  November  18,  1867. 

James  Kinney,  for  several  years  a"  Stark  county  teacher,  now  re- 
sides at  Chillicothe. 


366  BIOGRAPHY    AND   JBEMINISCENCES 

Mrs.  Maria  Kightlinger^  sister  of  Messrs.  John  and  Carson  Berfield, 
died  at  her  home  in  Yates  City,  July  16,  1880,  aged  eighty-one  years. 
She,  with  her  husband,  came  from  Pennsylvania  to  this  county  in 
1837,  living  here  two  years,  when  they  moved  on  a  farm  of  their  own 
in  Knox  county,  where  they  lived  until  about  ten  years  ago,  when  they 
moved  to  Yates  City. 

Wesley  King,  son  of  John  and  Rachel  (Hixon)  King,  was  born  in 
Fayette  county,  Ohio,  August  18,  1821.  His  father  was  a  native  of 
Loudoun  county,  Ya.,  who  at  eighteen  years  of  age  located  in  Ohio,  and 
accepted  a  call  as  preacher  of  the  Methodist  church.  His  grandfather 
was  Eeuben  King,  of  Yirginia,  a  farmer  and  official  of  Loudoun  county; 
while  his  mother,  Rachel,  was  a  daughter  of  Timothy  Hixon,  of  Ross 
county,  Ohio.  Wesley  King  was  educated  in  Fayette  county.  On 
November  11. 181:1,  he  marr  ed  Miss  Eliza,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Eliza 
(Bateman)  Brown,  of  that  county,  who  moved  thither  from  Yirginia, 
where  Mrs.  King  was  l)orn.  Their  children  are,  Salenia,  Avife  of 
Thomas  C.  Hepperly,  of  Ringgold  county,  Iowa ;  Albert  W.,  engaged 
in  mercantile  work ;  Isaiah,  a  farmer  of  Penn  township ;  Peter,  a 
farmer  of  Burhngton,  Coffee  couiity,  Kan.;  Alice,  wife  of  J.  W.  Clarke, 
of  that  county  ;  James  E  ,  merchant,  AYyoraing,  111.;  John  W..  a  mer- 
chant of  Quitman,  Mo.;  Ehzabeth  A.,  wife  of  W.  R.  Terpening,  of 
Geneseo,  111.;  Alvaretta,  wife  of  Alonzo  Pettit,  of  Quitman,  Mo.  Their 
grandchildren  numljer  twenty-five.  Mr.  King  was  horn  and  raised  on 
the  farm  cleared  l)y  his  father.  In  1847,  he  and  Mrs.  King  moved  to 
Hardin  county,  Ohio,  where  he  farmed  until  1854,  when  he  moved  to 
Wyoming  with  his  family,  purchased  land  in  Yalley  township,  which 
he  sold  and  bought  a  farm  on  section  30,  Penn  township,  in  I860,  and 
was  an  active  agriculturalist  and  grower  of  fine  stock  there  until  his 
i-etirement  in  March,  1879.  For  yeai's,  in  fact,  since  his  settlement 
here,  he  has  identified  himself  with  tlie  old  and  new  agricultural 
societies.  He  has  been  a  jjrominent  memljer  of  the  Methodist  church 
since  1 842,  has  served  in  townshi])  offices  and  on  the  school  board  of 
his  district. 

Alhert  W.  King,  son  of  Wesley  and  Eliza  (Brown)  King,  was  born 
in  Fayette  county,  Ohio,  November  2,  1846.  (  Vide  slietch  of  Wesley 
Kingpin  this  chapter.)  He  came  with  his  j^arents  from  Hardin  county, 
Ohio,  to  Stark  county.  111.,  in  the  spring  of  1851,  arriving  at  what  was 
then  known  as  the  "Adam  Day  Farm,"  in  Yalley  township,  on  April 
24,  and  received  a  practical  education  in  this  county  ;  at  the  age  of 
sixteen  years  took  charge  of  a  district  school ;  two  years  later  he  visited 
Independence,  Mo.,  and  entered  Ezra  Brown's  store  there,  where  he 
worked  for  one  year.  This  Mr.  Brown  was  his  uncle,  who  took 
extra  pains  to  teach  his  young  visitor  the  principles  of  Missouri  trade. 
On  returning  to  Stark  county,  he  took  charge  of  a  school ;  again  was 
clerk  in  the  employ  of  Scott  tfe  Wrigley,  whose  interest  he,  with 
Svlvester  F.  Otman,  purchased  February'  1,  1869.  This  partnershij) 
continued  until  April  23,  1874.  On  June  1,  following,  he  embarked  in 
Inisiness,  and  made  the  beginning  of  the  i)resent  extensive  trade  of 
King  Bros.  August  1st  of  the  same  year  James  E.  King  became  his 
partner.     Mr.  A.  W.  King  was  married  September  16, 1873,  at  Kewanee, 


OF   TOULOlSr   TOWNSHIP.  367 

111.,  to  Miss  Mattie  E.  Stone,  of  that  place,  who  was  then  teaching-  in 
the  public  schools  of  Wyoming.  This  lady  is  a  native  of  Geauga 
county,  Ohio.  Their  children  are  Fred  Stone,  Nina  Louise  and  Albert 
W.,  the  latter  dying  in  infancy.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  King  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Conoreo'ational  society,  and  in  all  social  matters  which 
comes  within  the  range  of  woman's  work  she  is  a  zealous  and  intelligent 
laborer,  both  being  members  of  the  Eastern  Star  Chapter  and  inter- 
ested in  temperance  work.  Mr.  King  is  a  member  of  the  E.  and  A.M., 
Royal  Arch  Chapter,  a  Knight  Templar,  a  member  of  the  new  lodge 
of  Modern  Woodmen.  He  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  Central 
Agricultural  Society,  of  the  City  Council  and  of  the  School  Board. 

James  Esra  Kiruj^  born  in  Stark  county,  Octol)er  13,  1855,  married 
Miss  Clara  B.,  daughter  of  Harvey  Pettit,  to  whom  one  son,  Ralph 
King,  was  born.  This  lady  died  in  1884,  in  full  communion  with  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  her  remains  interred  in  the  Wyoming 
cemetery.  Recently  he  mai-ried  Mrs.  Maud  (Nelson)  Weller,  daughter 
of  Major  H.  C.  Nelson,  of  Canton,  111.  Mr.  King  is  a  member  of  the 
Central  Agricultural  Society  and  junior  partner  of  the  firm  of  King 
Bros.,  Wyoming,  111. 

George  Steele  Lawrence,  son  of  Vincent  G.  and  Abigail  (Parker) 
Lawrence,  of  an  old  New  Jersey  family,  was  born  in  Warren  county, 
N.  J.,  June  9,  1838,  and  educated  in  that  state.  In  1856  the  parents 
with  three  sons  and  four  daughters  moved  westward,  and  located  four 
miles  northwest  of  Sheffield,  in  Bureau  count3\  where  one  daughter  was 
born.  Mr.  Lawrence,  sr.,  subsequently  located  at  Princeton,  where  he 
died  March,  17,  1882,  years  after  the  death  of  his  wife,  the  mother 
of  Geo.  S.  Lawrence,  who  died  January  18,  1864.  The  subject  of  this 
sketch  entered  mercantile  life  at  Neponset,  in  1860.  A  few  years 
later  he  engaged  in  business  at  Ramsey,  111.;  in  1866  opened  a  store  at 
Kewanee,  which,  in  1868,  he  disposed  of,  and  moving  to  Toulon,  has 
continued  in  business  down  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Lawrence  was 
married  at  Kewanee,  to  Miss  Alvina  E.,  daughter  of  Squire  John  P. 
Potter,  a  pioneer  of  Henry  county.  They  have  two  children- — Abbie 
Young  and  Bessie  Potter  Lawrence.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Potter  are 
members  of  the  Methodist  E])iscopal  church.  Mr.  L.  is  an  old  member 
of  the  Masonic  society,  is  interested  in  Texas  lands,  carries  on  a  stock 
business,  and  is  here  connected  \vith  the  carriage  and  wagon  Iniilding 
industry  as  well  as  carrying  on  an  extensive  general  store. 

Caleh  M.  S.  Lyon,  born  at  Northampton,  m  what  is  now  Fulton 
county,  N.  Y.,  February  28,  1816,  is  the  son  of  Ezra  and  Hannah 
(Bass)  Lyon,  the  former  a  native  of  Connecticut,  and  the  latter  a 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  Bass,  of  Fulton  county,  N.  Y.  The  grandfather 
of  Mr.  Lyon,  also  named  Ezra,  was  a  farmer  of  Connecticut,  residing 
near  New  Haven ;  while  his  father  carried  on  a  fai-m  in  connection 
with  his  trade  of  blacksmith.  Caleb  grew  to  manhood  in  his  native 
county,  and  there  in  his  father's  shop  learned  blacksmithing.  In 
1837  he  set  out  on  his  western  journey  to  visit  his  uncle,  then  a  farmer 
of  French  Grove,  Peoria  county,  and  arrived  there  June  20,  1837. 
Without  delay  he  pushed  on  to  Elmore,  (Rochester)  resumed  work  at 
his  trade  and  remained  there  four  years.     There  he  married  Miss  Lora 


368  BIOGKAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Maria  Cushman,  daughter  of  Joshua  Cushman,  an  artisan  of  East  Lelj- 
anon,  N.  H.  After  a  term  of  four  years  of  a  pioneer  blacksmith's  life  at 
Elmore,  he  moved  to  West  Jersey"  township,  purchased  and  improved 
eighty  acres,  and  there  raised  and  educated  a  family  of  four  sons  and 
three  daughters,  of  whom  all  are  living  except  one  daughter.  Prior 
to  1804  he  had  increased  his  landed  property  to  300  acres,  and  dis- 
])Osed  of  the  shop,  which  he  built  on  his  first  farm  here.  He  was 
elected  Count}"  Treasurer  in  1863,  receiving  a  majority  over  the 
democratic  nominee,  R.  J.  Dickenson,  of  489.  Prior  to  this  he  served 
as  justice  of  the  ]3eace  and  supervisor  oi  West  Jersey,  and  since  moving 
to  Toulon  in  1864,  has  filled  that  office  as  well  as  that  of  supervisor  as 
shown  in  the  sketches  of  West  Jersey  and  Toulon  townships.  A  ref- 
erence to  the  history  of  the  schools  here  will  point  out  his  services  to 
education.  Mrs.  Cushman  Lyon  died  in  1847,  leaving  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  I).  C.  Lvon,  a  farmer  of  Green  countv,  the  head  of  a  familv 
of  five  children,  and  Lora  Antoinette,  who  married  M.  P.  Davidson, 
of  Calhoun  county,  la.,  died  leaving  two  sons.  His  marriage  with 
Miss  Sophronia  E.  Rhodes  has  been  blest  by  five  children,  nameh^ ; 
Effie,  wife  of  Sylvester  McKeighan,  of  this  township;  Frank  W.,  a 
lawyer  of  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  Clyde  P.,  a  farmer  of  Dallas  county, 
la.,  each  the  head  of  a  family  ;  Morton,  a  student,  and  Maude  Eliza,  a 
school  girl.  It  may  be  said  of  Mr.  Lyon  that  a  more  useful  citizen 
never  visited  the  military  tract  to  stay. 

Davis  Lovnnan^  born  in  Highland  county,  Ohio,  Februarv  3,  1827, 
came  to  Knox  county,  111.,  in  1837,  moved  in  1851  to  Toulon,  and  went 
into  the  mercantile  business.  In  1853,  he  was  united  in  marriage  Avith 
Miss  Anna  Williams,  of  Knoxville,  which  union  was  blessed  by  three 
daughters  and  two  sons,  one  of  the  latter  dying  in  1801.  He  leaves 
two  brothers  and  two  sisters  living;  a  brother  in  California  or  Oregon, 
a  sister  in  Butler  county,  Neb.,  another  in  Omaha,  and  his  brother 
William  here,  his  companion,  four  children,  many  relatives,  and  a  mul- 
titude of  friends.  For  twenty-six  years  he  was  a  citizen  of  Toulon, 
living  a  portion  of  the  time  in  the  place  and  a  part  on  his  beautiful 
farm  of  320  acres,  now  owned  by  John  AVhitaker.  For  a  time  he  was 
engaged  in  merchandising,  then  dealing  in  real  estate,  stock  buying, 
grain  buving,  and  lastlv  that  of  fine  stock-raising  on  his  Green  Lawn 
farm.  About  the  j^ear  1870  he  sold  his  property  here  and  moved  to 
Algona,  la.,  a  year  later  moved  to  Duncan,  111.,  where  he  engaged  in 
merchandising  until  1878,  when  he  moved  to  Hastings,  Xeb.,  and 
engaged  in  the  real  estate  business,  and  there  lived  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  October  26,  1886. 

James  K.  LaShells,  who  came  to  Wyoming  in  1844,  is  now  a  resi- 
dent of  Ijiggs,  Butte  count}^,  Cal.  His  son  Oscar  is  editor  of  the  Biggs 
Independent^  one  on  the  Chicago  Mail,  and  Edward  a  ]:»lacksmith  at 
Biggs.  Cora  May  LaShells,  born  at  Wyoming  in  1866,  died  in  Cali- 
fornia in  1886. 

William  J.  Law,  formerly  of  Wyoming,  is  in  the  drug  business  at 
Seward,  Neb. 

Ahrani  Lindsey,  who  resided  at  W3'oining  a  number  of  years,  was 
found  dead  near  the  ceinetery,  August  8,  1882. 


OF    TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  369 

'•''Doctor''''  J.  I.  Lhjldfall  <lit?(l  in  January,  1886,  at  San  Antonio, 
Tex.  He  was  born  at  Tiskilwa,  Bureau  county,  in  1856,  where  his 
father,  a  fourth-breed  Wyandotte,  and  mother,  a  white  woman,  then 
resided.  In  early  years,  he  formed  the  acquaintance  of  the  "Original 
Indian  Doctor,"  Mc Bride,  and  learned  from  him  the  tricks  of  the 
"  Big  Medicine  Man "  Lightfall  married  Hannah  Fredericksen,  a 
Swedish  girl,  of  Bureau  county,  who  eloped  with  another  man.  His 
second  wife  was  equally  frolicsome. 

William  E.  Legg,  \vho  erected  a  blacksmith's  shop  where  the  post- 
office  now  stands,  and  also  built  for  himself  the  iiouse  in  which  Dr. 
Bacmeister  resides,  moved  to  Clarks,  Neb.,  and  there  died  May  11, 
1883. 

Mrs.  Elizaheth  Long,  born  in  1822,  died  at  Indiana,  Penn.,  March 
14,  1884.     She  was  the  mother  of  Dr.  \j.  L.  Long,  of  Toulon. 

Mrt.  Mary  Ann  Lo'wman,  wife  of  Branson  Lowman,  died  Septem- 
ber 27,  1870. 

Mrs.  Caroline  Lyon,  widow  of  Laton  Lyon,  born  in  Saratoga 
county,  N".  Y.,  in  1818,  married  in  1839,  came  to  Toulon  township  in 
1854,  died  here  February  14,  1878. 

Mrs.  Minerva  Lyon,  wife  of  Elias  Lyon,  of  Toulon,  died  December 
4,  1881.  She  was  born  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1832,  mar- 
ried Lyon  there  in  1852,  and  came  with  him  to  Toulon  in  1857. 

The  Leek  fatnily,  one  of  the  first  to  settle  on  Indian  creek,  of 
Spoon  river,  moved  to  Hennepin  in  1835,  after  selling  their  lands  to  Col. 
John  Henderson.  In  July,  1836,  the  latter  settled  there  with  his 
family.  Tlie  Leeks  carriecl  on  several  wheat-  and  corn-crusliing  mills 
of  a  very  primitive  character.  That  on  Spoon  river,  near  the  crossing 
of  the  Toulon  and  Wyoming  road  (subsequently  operated  by  Minott 
Silliman,  and  ultimately  swept  away)  was,  however,  a  pretentious  con- 
cern. Some  members  of  this  famil}^  also  had  a  mill  at  Centreville,  in 
later  years. 

Richard  Masccdl,  now  of  Cambridge,  111.,  came  with  his  family  and 
brother  James  to  Stark  county  in  1836,  and  took  up  their  residence  in 
a  cabin  belono-in"-  to  General  Thomas.  That  winter  his  eldest  son  was 
the  first  to  be  buried  in  W3^oming  cemetery.  The  boards  for  their 
home  in  Henry  county  were  sawn  at  Wyoming  from  logs  hauled  thith- 
er by  the  Mascalls. 

William.  Mahany,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  county,  settled  two 
miles  south  of  Toulon,  near  the  Leek  famih%  about  1834.  In  the  gen- 
eral history  as  well  as  in  the  sketches  of  Toulon  and  West  Jersey  town- 
ships, many  references  are  made  to  this  pioneer  and  his  family. 

Colonel  D.  W.  Magee,  M.  D.,  son  of  Thomas  and  Charity  (Matth- 
ews) Magee,  was  born  in  Dry  Valley,  MiiHin  county,  Pa.,  June  19, 
1825.  His  mother  was  born  in  New  Jersey,  and  iiis  father  was  the  son 
of  Charles  Magee,  who  was  married  at  Belfast,  Ireland,  came  to  Amer- 
ica with  his  family,  and  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  war  of  the  Revo- 
lution with  his  brotlier  Tliomas,  wlio  returned  tc>  Ireland  after  the 
treaty  of  peace  was  negotiated,  and  at  a  time  when  that  countiy  was 
bounding  forward  in  the  paths  of  progress  under  her  own  government. 
Charles  settled  in  Pennsylvania  and  there  raised  his  family  of  two  sons 


370  BIOGRAPHY    AND    KEMIKISCENCES 

and  three  daughters,  one  of  whom  was  Thomas  (fatlier  of  Dr.  Magee), 
one  of  a  family  of  ten  sons  and  three  daughters,  of  whom  seven  sur- 
vive. In  1832  the  familv  moved  to  Guernsev  countv,  Ohio,  in  IS-l-i  to 
Tuscarawas  county,  Oliio,  and  in  1852  to  Smithville,  Peoria  county, 
where  the  father  died  in  1851:,  at  the  age  of  74  vears :  the  mother  dv- 
ing  there  also  m  1872.  aged  88  years.  Dr.  Magee  received  a  common 
school  education  in  his  native  county.  On  coming  to  Xew  Philadel- 
phia, Ohio,  in  181:4,  he  learned  the  carpenters  trade,  also  read  medicine 
and  later  engaged  in  house  buildino-.  There  he  married  Miss  Henrietta, 
a  daughter  of  Michael  Doll,  a  native  of  Maryland,  and  a  pioneer  of 
Tuscarawas  countv.  whose  eldest  dauo-hter  was  Mrs.  Judoe  Hance  ol 
that  county.  In  1853  he  visited  California,  in  1855  came  to  Henry, 
Marshall  county.  111.,  at  the  invitation  of  a  friend,  and  engaged  in  build- 
ing there  until  1858,  when  he  moved  to  Peoria.  From  this  time  until 
18()<»  he  was  clerk  in  the  house  of  J.  T.  Eobinson  ct  Co.  In  the  latter 
year  he  became  a  partner  in  the  retail  department,  which  partnership 
continued  until  the  fall  of  1862,  when  he  recruited  Company  H,  86th 
I.  Y.  Inf.;  was  mustered  in  as  lieutenant-colonel  of  the  regiment  and 
served  until  1865,  when  he  was  commissioned  colonel  of  the  1:7th  111. 
Yet.  Inf.  He  remained  with  this  command  until  the  breaking  up  of 
the  brigade  and  division  organization,  when  he  was  placed  in  command 
of  the  post  at  Selma.  Ala.  He  was  brevetted  brigadier-general  for  dis- 
tiniruished  service  and  assiofued  to  command  the  district  of  Montg-om- 
ery,  Ala.,  with  headquarters  at  Montgomery,  which  position  he  held 
until  his  retirement  in  Februarv,  1866.  On  returnino-  he  engaged  in 
mercantile  work.  In  1867  he  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Peoria, 
holding  the  jwsition  until  1877,  when  his  second  term  ex]nred.  he  then 
enii'ag'ed  in  the  wholesale  flour  trade.  In  187'.*  he  took  a  course  of  med- 
icine  at  Push  ]\[edical  College,  Chicago,  was  admitted  to  practice  before 
the  State  Board  that  vear,  and  moving  to  Wvoming,  established  his 
office  there.  In  June,  1846,  he  left  Ft.  Wayne.  Ind.,  as  a  soldier  for 
the  Mexican  War.  went  on  the  Rio  Grande  Expedition  under  Colonel 
J.  P.  Drake,  and  served  until  June,  1847.  He  served  as  Commander  of 
the  first  G.  A.  R.  Post  at  Peoria ;  is  a  member  of  the  Army  of  the  Ten- 
nessee and  of  the  Cumberland,  and  lielongs  to  the  Masonic  Society 
since  his  majoritv.  He  has  always  been  a  republican  in  political  life. 
His  children  are  Thomas  E.  Magee,  an  accountant  and  bookkeeper 
of  Peoria ;  William  X.,  of  Chicago,  and  Mrs.  Clara  Parmley  of 
Peoria. 

Wi/h'a//i  JIason,  son  of  Jacob  and  Catherine  (Biddinger)  Mason, 
was  born  in  German  township.  Fayette  countv,  Penns3'lvania.  Xovem- 
ber  9,  1806.  His  father  was  a  native  of  that  county,  and  mother  was 
born  near  Martinsburgh.  West  Yirginia.  His  grandfather,  Martin 
Mason,  came  from  Germany  to  Maryland  with  his  parents,  ten  years 
before  Braddock's  campaign.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  years  he  assisted 
in  taking  supplies  to  Braddock's  camp,  was  captured  by  the  Indians 
two  weeks  befoi'e  Braddock's  defeat,  taken  to  Fort  DuQuesne.  thence 
to  Canada,  and  held  there  until  the  defeat  of  Montcalm  before  Quebec. 
In  his  travels  he  met  white  men  at  Pittsburgh,  Fort  DuQuesne  and 
other  points,  then  supposed  to  be  uninhabited.     On  returning  he  re- 


OF   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  371 

niaiiied  at  home  until  his  marriage,  when  he  moved  to  Fayette  county, 
Penns3dvania,  and  took  up  land  by  the  "  Tomahawk  Right,"  had  his 
claim  surveyed  and  recorded  for  $75,  and  there  for  a  number  of  years 
had  to  fight  the  Indians.  -lacob  Mason,  the  youngest  of  his  nine 
children,  was  the  father  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  of  whom  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  is  the  senior.  In  1814  the  family  moved  to  a 
point  four  miles  north  of  iVshland,  Ohio,  thence  to  Richland  count}", 
Ohio,  where  he  was  justice  for  many  years,  and  where  they  remained 
nntil  September,  1837,  when  the  family  moved  to  Farmington,  Illinois, 
where  his  father  died  in  October,  1839,  and  his  mother  some  years 
later.  Their  children  are,  William,  of  Stark  countv ;  Martin,  of  Yates 
City  ;  James,  of  Farmington,  Ills.;  and  Nancy,  who  married  Jefferson 
Trickle,  and  died  in  this  county.  William  came  to  Stark  in  August, 
1837,  purchased  land  two  and  one-half  miles  south  of  Lafayette,  270  acres, 
a  cabin,  ten  acres  of  corn,  fenced,  and  twenty-five  hogs  for  $2,200  in 
five  franc  ])ieces,  and  cultivated  it  for  several  years,  until  exchanged 
for  his  jiresent  farm,  south  of  Toulon,  of  370  acres.  He  was  married 
in  Pennsylvania  to  Miss  Mattie  McWilliams,  of  Washington  county. 
This  lady  died  August  10,  1854,  leaving  two  children,  Wallace,  mar- 
ried, and  Elizabeth — the  latter  wife  of  John  Black,  and  mother  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter.  His  ]U'esent  wife,  Mrs.  Matilda  (Hoadley)  Fow- 
ler, is  a  native  of  New  York  state.  Her  daughter,  Abbie,  is  wife  of 
Charles  Hoadley.  In  early  years  Mr.  Mason  was  Ensign  and  Captain 
of  a  company  of  Ohio  militia,  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 
Stark  County  Agricultural  Society,  and  an  active  member  of  the  Anti- 
Horse-Thief  Orffiinization  of  183'8-48,  He  has  o'one  throuoli  all  the 
experiences  of  border  and  pioneer  life,  and  is  now  on  the  sunset  side, 
satisfied  that  a  citizen's  duty  has  always  been  performed  by  him. 

Wallace  Mc  WW!  a  ins  Mason,  born  in  Ashland  county,  Ohio,  April 
22,  1835,  is  the  son  of  William  and  Mattie  (McWilliams)  Mason.  Fie 
came  with  parents  to  this  county  in  the  fall  of  1837,  and  grew"  to  man- 
hood here.  At  the  age  of  22  years  he  took  up  farming  for  himself 
and  was  married  here  in  1866,  to  Miss  Sarah  Ann  Cox,  daughter  of 
Enoch  Cox,  of  Essex  township.  They  are  the  parents  of  one  son — 
James  B.  Mason.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Stark  County  Agricultural 
Society,  and  with  his  agricultural  interests  jjays  some  attention  to 
horses,  cattle  and  hog  gi'owing,  owning  175  acres  of  excellent  land  on 
Section  30.  In  public  affairs  Mr.  Mason  has  served  on  the  school  board 
of  his  district  for  several  years.  The  family  lend  their  support  to  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

John  A.  Maxjield,  boi*n  at  China,  Me.,  engaged  in  the  coast  marine 
service  when  a  boy ;  in  1843  ascended  the  Mississippi  and  Illinois  to 
Peoria,  and  arrived  at  Toulon  in  May  of  that  year.  In  1845  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Jane  Winter.  His  son  Thomas,  now  in  Kansas,  served  in  the 
war  for  the  Union. 

Thomas  II.  Majcfell,  son  of  Orrin  and  Chloe  W.  (Dexter)  Maxfield, 
was  born  in  Toulon  townshij),  August  31,  1845.  His  parents  were  na- 
tives of  Penobscot  county.  Me.,  from  which  state  the  famil}^  came  to  Knox 
county.  Ills.,  in  1839.  Orrin  Maxfield  was  a  son  of  Eliphalet  and  Jane 
(McCrillis)  Maxfield,  of  Old  Durham,  N.  H..  where  father  was  born  Jan- 


372  BIOGRAPHY    AND   REMINISCENCES 

uary  1,  1804.  He  took  a  leading  part  in  building  u])  the  county  to  its 
present  importance.  His  Avife  died  November  21,  1872,  and  lies  in 
Toulon  cemetery.  Mr.  T.  H.  Maxfield  was  married  here  to  Miss  Sarah 
Frances,  daughter  of  Russell  and  Sarah  (Clements)  Carr,  born  near 
Saratoga,  New  York.  They  are  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  seven 
daughters,  namely  :  Uh^sses  G..  Chloe  F.,  Lillian  L.,  Augusta  P..  Susan 
F..  Vivian  P.,  Thomas  B.,  Cora  E.,  and  Miriam  E.  Mrs.  and  Mr. 
Maxfield,  with  their  two  eldest  daughters,  are  members  of  the  Congre- 
gational church,  altliough  the  elder  Maxfield  is  of  the  Free  Will  Bap- 
tist faith.  He  is  a  Past  Grand  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  Lodge  at  Toulon, 
andconected  with  the  organization  of  the  Rebekah  degree,  his  wife  being 
also  a  member.  Of  his  father's  family,  George  and  Orrin  served  in 
the  war  for  the  Union.  The  former  is  now  married,  and  is  engaged 
in  the  real  estate  business  at  Fairmont.  Neb.;  Susan,  who  married 
Thomas  J.  Wright,  is  dead  ;  Charles  died  in  Nebraska ;  N.  D.  Max- 
tiekl  is  an  agriculturalist  near  Fairmont,  Neb.  These,  wi  h  John  B. 
and  Orrin  constituted  this  pioneer  famil3\  Thomas  H.  occupies  the 
homestead  farm  of  160  acres. 

David  McCance^  whose  name  occurs  so  frequently  in  the  mari'iage 
record,  and  indeed  finds  mention  in  almost  every  chapter,  was  born  in 
Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  in  1815,  died  here  February  19,  1884,  after  a 
residence  in  the  county  since  1847. 

C.  P.  2fcCor'kh\  son  of  George  and  Mary  (Penny)  McCorkle,  was 
born  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  September  10,  1839.  His  grandfather  was 
William  McCorkle,  a  native  of  Londonderry,  Ireland,  came  to  the 
United  States  when  a  boy ;  was  captain  in  our  merchant  marine,  died 
years  ago,  leaving  three  sons — George,  named  above,  prominent  in 
business  life  at  Wilmington  for  many  years;  Thomas,  one  of  the  early 
successful  brick  manufacturers  of  Wilmington,  and  Lindsav,  who 
worked  at  the  harness  trade  for  his  brother  George.  Charles  P.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  is  one  of  a  family  of  twelve  children,  or  the  sev- 
enth son  and  seventh  child  of  a  family  of  ten  sons  and  two  daughters, 
all  of  whom  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood,  with  the  exception  of 
three  sons  deceased  in  youth.  William,  the  eldest,  died  at  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  leaving  three  daughters ;  George  is  a  farmer  of  Bureau  County, 
111.;  Thomas  is  a  dairy-farmer  at  Tro}",  N.  Y.;  Charles  P.  of  Wyoming, 
111.;  Sabill,  wife  of  William  A.  Reed,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  Henry,  hotel- 
keeper  at  Chattanooga ;  John,  of  Wyoming,  111.;  Maria,  widow  of  the 
late  Henry  Reed,  of  Bureau  County,  111.,  and  Edward,  of  Wright 
County,  Iowa.  Charles  P.  McCorkle  received  a  fair  education  at  Wil- 
mino-ton,  and  learned  the  carriao-e  trimmer's  trade  there.  In  1858  he 
visited  Missouri,  in  1859  went  into  business  in  Lake  Providence,  La., 
which  he  Avas  compelled  to  leave  early  in  1861,  owing  to  the  feeling 
against  the  North.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  Tliirteenth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  and  followed  the  fortunes  of  that  com- 
mand, both  in  its  artillerv  and  infantrv  service  to  Julv  18, 1865.  After 
the  war  he  moved  to  Galva,  111.,  (where  his  father  had  settled  in  1864, 
on  his  removal  from  Missouri),  and  there  married  Miss  Mary  Rocka- 
fellow,  a  native  of  Illinois,  daughter  of  Abram  Johnson  and  Sarah 
(Newconibj  Rockafeliow,  natives  of  ^q\\  Jersey  and  New  Hampshire, 


OF    TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  37o 

respectively.  They  are  the  parents  of  two  cliildi'en — Harry  and  May. 
In  1870  Mr.  McCorkle  and  family  moved  to  Wyoming,  and  lias  been 
prominently  identified  with  the  social  and  business  circles  of  the  town 
ever  since.  A  reference  to  the  history  of  Wyoming  and  Essex  Town- 
ship, points  ont  definitely  his  connection  with  the  council,  school  board, 
agricultural  Society,  Grand  Army  Post,  Masonic  lodge.  Congregational 
church,  and  other  permanent  and  temporary  associations  connected  with 
the  progress  of  the  town  and  district.     Politically  he  is  a  Ee])ublican. 

Iiohert  McKeighan^hova  in  the  parish  of  Loughgehil,  Antrim  county, 
Ireland,  June  II,  1818,  is  the  sixth  son  and  eighth  child  of  a  family  of 
eight  sons  and  three  daughters,  born  to  John  and  Lily  (Gault)  Mc- 
Iveighan,  of  whom  all  but  one  son  came  to  the  United  States.  Pobert 
passed  his  boyhood  in  his  native  country,  obtained  a  fair  education 
there,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  came  to  our  shores  —  landing 
at  Philadelphia,  August  14,  1836  —  and  after  spending  two  years  in 
that  city,  in  obtaining  a  fair  idea  of  the  habits  and  customs  of  this 
country,  he  joined  a  3'oung  man  (John  Matthews),  then  set  out  for  the 
west,  and  eventually  located  in  Fulton  county.  III,  spent  a  few  years 
in  agricultural  work  and  looking  around  and  then  located  two  and 
one-half  miles  southwest  of  Farmington,  where  he  improved  a  farm, 
and  married  Miss  Ellen  Tuttle,  daughter  of  Samuel  Tuttle,  a  native  of 
Maryland,  an  old  settler  of  Ohio,  as  he  was  of  Fulton  county. 
There  Mr.  McKeighan  spent  twenty-five  years.  To  them  six  sons  and 
one  daughther  were  born  of  whom  four  sons  and  a  daughter  are  living 
—  namely  —  John  E.,  attorney  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  who  married  Miss 
Ellen  Cutler  of  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  (whom  he  met  there  during  liis  col- 
lege days)  ])arents  of  one  son  and  three  daughters.  Samuel  died  in  his 
seventeenth  year ;  Robert  H.  is  a  farmer  and  stock-grower  of  Toulon ; 
Ellen  is  the  wife  of  Levi  Silliman  ;  George  died  in  his  twenty-ninth 
year,  leaving  widow  and  son  and  daughter ;  Sylvester  JI.  is  a  farmer 
of  Toulon  townshi}),  and  Matthew  a  farmer  and  stock-grower  of  this 
township.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKeighan  have  seventeen  grand  children. 
In  1865  he  sold  his  interest  in  Fulton  county,  and  moved  to  Toulon, 
where  he  had  bought  320  acres  in  1863.  Here  their  family  grew  to 
manhood  and  womanhood,  and  for  over  t^venty  years  have  been  prom- 
inently identified  with  the  social  and  agricultural  progress  of  this  dis- 
trict. 

John  Mark  IfacMiUen,  son  of  William  and  Ann  (Van  Devaeder) 
MacMillen,  was  born  near  Staunton,  Augusta  county,  Va.,  May  10, 
1813.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  mother  supposed 
to  have  been  raised  there  also.  In  1821  his  father,  three  sons  and  one 
daughter  moved  to  Fayette  county,  Ohio.,  where  a  second  daughter 
was  born — thus  ma-king  a  famil}'^  of  five  children  ;  namely:  John  M., 
of  AVyoming;  Samuel,  a  farmer  of  McLean  county.  III.;  James,  a  far- 
mer of  Mills  county,  la.;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Cramer,  who  died  in  Mills 
county,  la.,  and  Mrs.  Phoebe  Porter  of  Lancaster  county,  Neb.  John 
M.  McMillen  spent  his  boyhood's  years  in  Fayette  county,  Ohio,  where 
he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  McDonald  in  1831,  a  native  of  Fayette 
county,  whose  parents  were  pioneers  of  Ohio.  In  1850  he  moved  to 
the  Wyoming  neighborhood,  and  in  1853  settled  two  miles  south  of  the 


374  BlOriKAPHY    AND    RKMINISCENCES 

town  in  Essex,  wliere.  in  IS.^o,  he  built  liis  residence.  In  1872  he 
rented  his  farm  and  moved  into  W^^oming.  Of  his  seven  children, 
Thomas  is  a  farmer  of  Crawford  county,  la.;  AVilliam.  a  soldier  of  the 
(jne-hundred  and  twelfth  Illinois  Volunteers,  infantry.  Company  E.,  is 
buried  at  Andersonville  prison  ;  Manford  W.  died  at  the  age  of  thirteen 
years  ;  John  A.  died  in  Mills  county,  la.,  leaving  a  family  of  three 
children  ;  Charles  is  a  merchant  of  Wyoming ;  Mrs.  Effle  A.  Dawson, 
deceased,  died  in  Holt  county.  ]\Io.:  Mrs.  ]\Iary  A.  Haines,  widow  of 
Booth  Haines,  lives  at  Wyoming,  111.;  Mrs.  McMillen,  a  niece  of  Gov. 
Duncan  Mac  Arthur,  died  in  Ma}^  1885,  and  was  buried  in  the  Wj^om- 
ing  Cemetery.  Mr.  ]\IcMillen  has  served  as  justice  of  ]:)eace  for  several 
years;  as  notarv  public  since  187-1:;  on  the  school  board  of  his  district 
manv  vears.  and  was  one  of  the  orioinal  members  of  the  Stark  Count v 
Agricultural  Society,  carrying  off  some  of  the  first  premiums. 

Stej)hen  W.  Maring,  son  of  a  revolutionary  soldier,  who  moved  to 
Ivnox  county,  Ohio,  was  born  there  in  1834;  moved  with  his  father  to 
Marshall  county,  111.,  in  1850 ;  served  in  Company  H.  Seventy-seventh 
Illinois  Infantry,  from  1862  to  close  of  war;  came  to  Toulon  in  1865, 
where  he  married  Sarah  Porter. 

M.  F.  Meeher,  son  of  Aaron  and  Lydia  (Sollars)  Meeker,  was  born 
in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  May  7,  1848;  his  grandparents  were  Wheeler 
and  Sally  Meeker,  natives  of  Connecticut,  who  settled  in  Ross  count}' 
in  ]>ioneer  days,  the  former  serving  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  one  of  the 
earlv  millwriohts  of  Ohio.  Aaron  Meeker  was  a  wagon-maker  bv 
trade ;  of  his  family  of  four  sons  and  five  daughters,  three  sons  and 
two  daughters  are  hving,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  being  the  eldest. 
He  ])assed  his  earlier  years  in  his  native  county,  learned  the  carpenter 
trade  there,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  came  to  Wyoming,  wiiere 
he  has  since  been  enoaoed  as  a  builder  and  contractor.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Jennie,  a  daughter  of  Edward  O'Donnell,  of  Brimtield, 
111.  They  are  the  parents  of  Floyd  H.,  Ernest  A.,  and  Ada  D.  In 
business  affairs  he  is  a  partner  of  Mr.  Geesey,  and  has  taken  a  full  part 
in  building  up  the  town,  among  other  buiklings  on  which  he  has  been 
eno-ao-ed  beino-  that  of  the  Central  Agricultural  Societv,  A  reference 
to  the  Masonic  history  of  Wyoming  and  other  pages  will  point  out  his 
close  relation  with  the  town  since  his  settlement  here. 

Major  Wheeler  K.  Seymour  Merr'irnan^  son  of  Daniel  and  IMartha 
(Churchill)  Merriman,  old  Massachusetts  families,  was  born  near  Pitts- 
field,  Berkshire  county.  May  20,  1833.  Here  he  received  a  common 
school  education,  which  was  supplemented  by  an  academic  course  at 
Williston  Seminary,  East  Hampton.  His  father  died  in  1850.  In  1853 
he  moved  to  Xew  Yoi"k  state,  and  in  the  fall  of  1854  to  Illinois,  where 
he  entered  the  service  of  the  C,  B.  ct  Q.  Railroad  company.  He  was 
engaged  with  this  company  at  Galesburg  until  April  19,  1861,  when  he 
enlisted  in  Company  H,  Twelfth  Illinois  Infantry;  in  August  he  was 
elected  second  lieutenant ;  in  A])ril,  1862.  after  the  battle  of  Shiloh, 
was  promoted  first  lieutenant,  and  in  Se])tember,  1n62,  captain  of  Com- 
pany H.  which  position  he  held  for  nearly  two  years.  On  the  regiment 
veteranizing,  he  was  elected  major,  completely  filling  the  position  until 
the  close  of  tlie  war.   He  was.  in  fact,  l)rigadier  in  command  of  the  Second 


OF    TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  375 

Brigade  of  the  Fourth  Division  of  his  Army  Corps  from  September 
13  to  October  10,  1804.  During  his  term  of  service  he  invested  funds 
in  paying  enterprises,  and  came  out  of  the  war  at  least  financially 
strong  and  with  a  splendid  reputation.  Subsequently  he  lost  a  good 
deal  of  capital,  returned  to  service  of  the  C.  6z  Great  Eastern,  Indiana, 
until  October,  1866,  when  he  located  at  Princeton  as  assistant  assessor 
of  internal  revenue.  In  February,  1867,  he  moved  to  Toulon,  engaged 
in  agriculture  for  three  summers  and  established  his  present  grocery 
house.  Major  Merriman  married  at  Princeton  in  June,  1866,  to  Miss 
iMary  M.,  a  daughter  of  John  Smith.  They  have  an  adopted  child  E.  II. 
Phelps.  Both  are  supporters  of  the  Congregational  church.  In  ad- 
dition to  a  large  business,  Mr.  Merriman  owns  a  well-improved  farm  of 
120  acres.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Town  Council  and  president 
of  the  Board  for  four  3"ears,  as  related  in  the  official  history  of  Toulon. 
Major  Merriman,  when  at  Corinth,  Miss.,  lost  a  silver  half-dollar,  in- 
scribed with  his  name  and  rank.  In  April,  1883,  it  was  handed  in  as 
pay  for  a  dinner  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  advertised  and  thus  found  its  way 
back  to  its  original  owner. 

Rev.  A.  0.  Miller,  (vide  chapter  on  West  Jersey  township). 

Hon.  James  Htighes  Miller,  son  of  Rev.  Allen  C.  and  Mary  (Pierson) 
Miller,  was  born  at  Marseilles,  Wyandotte  county,  Ohio,  August  20, 1813. 
His  parents  were  natives  of  western  Pennsjdvania,  but  for  about  thirty- 
five  years  his  mother  resided  in  Ohio,  of  which  state  his  father  was  a 
resident  for  about  eleven  years.  They  moved  to  Roscoe,  Winnebago 
county.  111.,  in  October,  1851,  where  Eev.  A.  C.  Miller  preached  one 
year;  thence  to  White  Rock,  Ogle  county,  \vhere  they  resided  for 
many  years.  There  James  II.  Miller  grew  to  mq^nhood.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  1861  he  was  engaged  to  teach  school  at  La  Salle,  111.,  and 
again  as  clerk  in  a  coal  office.  In  the  fall  of  1862  he  was  authorized 
to  recruit  a  company  for  the  Fourteenth  Illinois  Cavalry.  He  suc- 
ceeded in  raising  thirty  men  (after  the  call  for  600,000  had  been 
answered),  a  task  then  difficult  in  the  Peoria  district.  This  compan}'^ 
was  mustered  in  with  the  Fourteenth  Illinois  Cavalry,  January  -i, 
1863;  but  owing  to  an  accident  which  befell  its  organize]'  in  September, 
1862,  he  was  not  accepted.  Mr.  Miller  then  took  a  position  in  the 
McCormick  works  at  Chicago,  but  in  April,  1863,  moved  to  his  father's 
residence  in  Stark  county,  (the  family  coming  to  West  Jersey  in  1861), 
suffering;  from  the  hurt  received  in  the  fall  of  1862.  On  arri vino-  here  he 
was  attacked  with  hip  disease  resulting  from  the  accident  hitherto  men- 
tioned, and  for  six  years  was  an  invalid,  and  even  up  to  1871  used 
crutches.  During  the  time  of  his  illness  he  studied  law  for  the  inter- 
est and  knowledge  such  study  gave,  and  was  admitted  an  attorney-at- 
law  in  the  spring  of  1869,  before  the  supreme  coui't  of  this  state.  The 
same  year  he  opened  an  office  at  Toulon,  and  since  that  time  has  suc- 
cessfully practiced  here.  In  1872  he  was  elected  state's  attorney, 
receiving  453  votes  over  the  Lil^eral  Re])ublican,  P.  M.  Blair.  He  was 
appointed  to  this  office  early  in  1872  to  fill  vacancy.  From  1870 
to  1877  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace;  was  counsel  for  Toulon 
village  several  terms  and  treasurer  of  the  town  in  1874.  In  1885-6 
he  was  one  of  the  most  energetic  workers  for  his  party,  and  was  one 


376  BIOGRAPHY   AND   REMINISCENCES 

of  the ''steering  committee"  that  succeeded  in  electing  the  late  John 
A.  Loffan  United  States  senator  by  the  Thirtv-fourth  general  assem- 
bly.  He  was  a  member  of  the  judiciaiy,  judicial  department  and 
election  committees,  and  on  this  last  one  was  selected  to  push  the 
election  law  applicable  to  cities,  villages  and  towns  by  the  repuljlican 
members  thereof,  and  also  at  the  request  of  the  citizens'  association  of 
Chicago.  The  Chicago  Legal  News,  of  May  1,  1886,  speaks  of  his 
action  in  this  matter  thus :  "  Among  the  many  men  who  aided  in  the 
passage  of  the  new  election  law,  none  are  entitled  to  more  credit  than 
Hon.  James  H.  Miller,  of  Toulon,  by  his  disinterested  efforts  put  forth 
in  its  behalf.  He  was  a  member  of  the  house,  and  by  speech,  vote 
and  influence  did  all  in  his  power  to  secure  its  passage.  He  made  the 
strongest  and  most  eloquent  argument  in  favor  of  its  passage.  When 
the  act  had  Ijecome  a  law,  and  its  validity  was  assailed  in  the  supreme 
court,  he  followed  it  there,  and  without  a  hope  of  fee  or  reward  made 
a  strong  and  eloquent  appeal  to  the  court  in  its  behalf.  He  concluded 
his  argument  as  follows:  'Believing  that  here  in  this  citadel  of  truth, 
law  and  justice,  the  rights  of  every  citizen, — be  he  high  or  low,  rich  or 
poor, — will  be  protected  in  all  of  them,  by  the  immutable  laws  of  jus- 
tice; that  questions  affecting  the  construction  of  the  constitution  of 
this  state  and  the  political  and  civil  rights  and  privileges  of  the  citizens 
depending  upon  it,  are  entitled  to  the  fullest  and  most  deliberate  con- 
sideration when  drawn  into  judicial  dii.cussions. — Upon  a  correct 
decision  of  these  the  security  and  harmony  of  our  well-balanced  sys- 
tem of  free  and  popular  government  mainly  depends.  When  that 
shall  have  been  done  here,  I  believe  that  this  act  will  be  found  not 
wantinir,  and  that  it  will  be  construed  to  be  in  harmonv  with  our 
growth,  our  institutions  and  the  desires  of  our  law-abiding  citizens, 
and  will  be  approved  of  by  the  judicial  decision  of  this  honoral)le 
court;  and  that  the  inequalit}^  which  now  exists  in  the  ballot  between 
the  different  localities  will  have  been  overcome  \)\  wise  legislation  and 
bv  plain,  simple  and  just  construction,  and  that  'folded  leaf"  will 
then  'become  the  tongue  of  justice,  a  voice  of  order,  a  force  of  impe- 
rial law ;  securing  rights,  abolishing  abuses  and  erecting  new  institu- 
tions of  truth  and  love.'  in  the  great  state  of  Illinois.  "'  In  October, 
1870,  he  was  married  at  Bloomington,  111.,  to  Miss  Emma  M.,  daughter 
of  Squire  John  Kearney,  of  Trumljull  county,  Ohio,  a  lady  of  high 
social  qualities  and  earnest  in  the  higher  duties  of  women.  Their 
three  children  are  Wilfred  D..  George  G.  and  Harry  H.  Their  second 
son,  Allen  Wayne,  lies  in  the  cemetery  at  Toulon.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Miller  are  Presbyterians  in  faith,  but  regulai-  attendants  at  Congrega- 
tional worshi}).  Mr.  Miller  was  reelected  in  the  fall  of  1886  to  the 
Thirty-fifth  general  assembly,  receiving  71*.>  more  votes  than  were  cast 
for  any  other  candidate  in  the  district,  and  his  majority  over  his  oppo- 
nent was  1,658  as  shown  in  the  political  chapter. 

Allen  Pier  son  Miller,  hovvi'm  Crawford  county,  Ohio,  September 
16,  1849,  is  a  son  of  the  Eev.  Allen  CoAven  Miller,  on\\of  the  pioneer 
preachers  of  northwestern  Ohio,  and  one  of  the  old  settlers  of  Craw- 
ford count V.  In  ISOl  Eev.  Miller  came  to  Stark  county,  where  Allen 
P.  completed  his  education  and  entered  mercantile  life.     In  1871  the 


OP  TOULON  TOWNSHIP.  377 

latter  moved  to  Cass  county,  Neb.,  where  lie  remained  until  1875,  when 
he  returned  to  Toulon  and  commenced  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of 
his  brother,  James  H.  Miller.  He  was  admitted  an  attorney-at-law 
January  4,  1877,  and  appointed  Master  in  Chancery  in  1879,  which 
position  he  held  until  the  spring  of  1886.  In  addition  to  a  good  law 
practice,  he  carries  on  an  extensive  insurance  business,  and  loans  on 
real  estate.  During  his  professional  career  he  has  been  engaged  in 
some  of  the  important  cases  lirought  befoi^e  the  courts  within  the  last 
eight  years,  and  enjoys  well  merited  confidence.  Mr.  Miller  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Mary  S.,  daughter  of  William  D.  and  Salome  (DeLong) 
James.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children  of  whom  four  are 
deceased.  Emma  F.,  Cora  B.  and  Cl3^de  L.  reside  at  home.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Miller  are  memliers  of  the  Congregational  church,  zealous  in 
church  work,  active  in  litei'ary  and  social  circles,  and  earnest  in  every- 
thing which  promises  to  be  beneficial  to  the  community.  A  reference 
to  the  societies  of  Toulon,  to  the  history  of  the  Congregational  church 
and  to  the  ])ages  of  the  general  history,  will  point  out  the  places  filled 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Miller  within  this  count}'. 

William  Mlllei\  born  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  July  14,  1817,  is  the 
son  of  Isaac  and  Jane  (Mclvean)  Miller,  natives  of  Yirginia,  near 
Wheeling.  The}^  moved  to  I*ike  county  from  Jackson  county,  Ohio, 
about  1824.  There  William  Miller  received  his  education,  and  there 
also  he  married  Miss  ]S^ancy  Mitchell,  a  native  of  Ohio,  born  near  Cir- 
cleville.  In  1843  he  and  wife  moved  from  Pike  count}^  to  Illinois,  lo- 
cated in  Stark  county,  and  rented  land  there  until  1840,  when  he  pur- 
chased 1(!(>  acres  in  Essex  township.  Their  children,  two  sons  and  one 
daughter,  Elizabeth  Jane,  now  the  wife  of  Wilson  Trickle,  of  Essex 
township ;  Eoyal  IT.,  a  merchant  of  Wyoming,  and  True  Alvin,  a  min- 
ister of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  in  Iowa.  They  have  eleven 
grand  children.  Mr.  Miller  and  wife  have  been  worth}^  members  of 
the  JMethodist  Episco])al  church  for  man}^  years.  He  has  served  in 
school  and  township  offices  in  Essex  township,  and  even  prior  to  his 
settlement  in  this  county  was  interested  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
county.  Originally  an  old  time  Whig,  he  is  now  a  Ilepublican;  He 
was  active  in  the  establishment  of  the  Central  Agricultural  Society,  and 
since  1874,  when  he  took  up  his  residence  at  Wyoming,  has  been  inter- 
ested in  his  new  home  as  well  as  in  the  township  where  he  made  his 
first  home  in  Illinois. 

lioyal  II.  Miller^  born  in  Essex  Township,  June  2] ,  1845,  is  a  son  of 
William  and  Nancy  (Mitchell)  Miller,  referred  to  in  the  history  of  Es- 
sex township,  and  also  in  this  chapter.  He  passed  boyhood's  days  in 
Essex  township,  and  there  obtained  a  practical  education.  lie  carried 
on  his  father's  farm  until  1881,  when  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade. 
He  was  married  at  Toulon  in  1865,  to  Miss  Arabella,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Kissel,  of  West  Jersey  township.  They  have  two  children,  Allie  M., 
and  Delia  P.  Mr.  Miller  is  a  supporter  of  the  Congregational  church, 
but  was  originar ,  a  member  of  the  17.  B.  church  of  Essex.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Stark  count}'  Agricultural  Society,  was  su]>erin- 
tendent  of  Sab])ath  Schools  in  Essex,  and  since  coming  here,  has  won 
many  testimonials  for  his  earnestness  and  ability  in  Sunday  School 


378  BIOGRAPHY   AND    RKMIXISCEXCES 

work.     His  establishment  at  Wyomino-  is  one  of  the  finest  stores  de- 
voted  to  business  in  this  section  of  the  State. 

William  Miner,  son  of  one  of  the  pioneer  Baptist  preachers  of  this 
section,  settled  on  what  is  known  as  the  Stewart  Moore  Farm,  moved 
to  Toulon,  thence  to  Wvomincr.  thence  to  Chicao-o.  where  he  invented 
a  mineral  detector.     Died  in  Southern  Missouri,  July  31,  1885. 

Rev.  John  Mitchell,  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  of  Wyom- 
ing, was  born  August  15.  1814.  at  Xcav  Milns.  Ayreshire,  Scotland,  of 
which  place  his  parents.  James  and  Mary  (Pollockj  Mitchell,  were  natives 
and  members  of  the  "High  "  or  "  Established  church  of  Scotland."  The 
father  died  in  1849,  three  years  after  the  death  of  his  wife.  Of  their 
four  children,  John  is  the  youngest.  Archibald  is  still  living  in  Scot- 
land, James  in  Canada,  and  a  sister  died  wliile  quite  young.  At  the 
death  of  his  parents  John  was  taken  under  the  guardian  care  of  an 
aunt,  and  remained  with  her  until  her  death.  His  education  was  such 
as  to  prepare  him  for  mei'cantile  life,  but  he  had  a  stronger  desire  for 
literature  than  for  commercial  pursuits.  At  Glasgow,  Scotland,  he 
became  intimately  acquainted  with  the  Kev.  J.  P.  Keeley,  who  finding 
his  tastes,  advised  him  to  study  for  the  ministry.  Acting  upon  this 
advice  he  took  a  further  course  in  literature  and  eventually  a  four 
years'  course  in  theology,  and  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1872. 
He  was  married  June  28,  1869,  at  St.  Martin's  church,  Worcester,  Eng- 
land, to  Miss  Elizaljeth  Burrow,  eldest  daughter  of  John  Burrow,  an 
enofineer  residing  near  Malvern,  Worcestershire.  Her  father  was  also 
a  local  preacher  in  the  Wesleyan  body,  which  position  he  held  until 
his  death,  March  26,  1862.  Her  grandfather,  (same  name  as  her 
father),  now  in  his  eighty-seventh  year,  still  carries  on  the  business  of 
engineering,  and  is  one  of  the  most  liberal  supporters  as  well  as  an 
honored  member  of  the  Wesleyan  church.  In  1872  Rev.  John  Miller 
came  to  this  country,  and  for  some  years,  preached  in  Mississippi  and 
Kentucky,  accepted  a  call  to  become  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
church,  YermiUion,  Ohio,  January  16, 1882,  and  while  there  he  received 
a  call  to  the  pastorate  of  the  Congregational  churcli.  Wyoming,  111., 
which  he  accepted  and  still  fills  most  satisfactorily.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Mitchell  are  the  ]mrents  of  four  children :  John  Alexander,  born  in 
Glasgow,  Scotland,  June  5,  1S71 ;  Jessie  Annie,  born  in  Worcester, 
England,  March  22,  1874:  Aggie  Maud,  born  in  Vermillion.  Ohio, 
October  10,  1882,  and  Archie  Presdie,  born  at  Wyoming.  June  13, 
1884.  The  eldest  child  died  in  Kentucky,  January'^31,  1880,  and  fies 
in  Greenup  cemetery. 

JRohert  Mitehell,\\\ed  at  Toulon.  July  14,  1882,  aged  seventy-one 
years.  He  settled  in  Goshen  Township  in  1838,  and  resided  there  until 
1881.  He  was  born  in  Donegall  Count}^  Ireland.  Mrs.  Stowe,  now  of 
Kansas,  is  his  sister. 

James  2fontooth,  sheriff  of  Stark  County,  son  of  Sanniel  and  Jane 
CWinters)  Montooth,  was  born  in  Tvrone  Countv,  Ireland,  Februarv  8, 
1831.  His  grandfather  James,  and  grandmother  Elizabeth  Beatty, 
were  natives  of  Scotland,  who  immigrated  when  young  and  were  mar- 
ried  in  Ireland,  where  he  worked  at  the  carjjenter's  trade.    He  was  one 


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of  six  sons,  two  of  wlioni  came  to  America  and  sewed  in  the  war  un- 
der Anthony  "Wa3^ne.  Samnel  was  born  in  ITUU,  learned  his  father's 
trade,,  and  subsequently  the  weaver's  trade.  His  wife,  daughter  of 
Patrick  Winters,  a  farmer,  was  born  in  1806,  her  mother  being  a  Stu- 
art of  the  Scottish  family.  She  married  Samuel  in  1830,  came  Avitli 
him  to  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1833,  and  to  Elniira  in  February,  1858. 
On  coming  here  he  ceased  to  be  a  tradesman,  and  devoted  his  attention 
to  stock-growing  and  farming  until  his  death  in  1885.  Of  their  nine 
children,  six  survive.  -Tames  the  subject  of  this  sketch  ;  Jane,  wife  of 
George  Reed,  of  Bradford ;  Samuel,  of  Elmira  ;  Rebecca  and  Mar- 
garet, twin  sisters,  the  former  the  wife  of  Robert,  and  the  latter  of 
Thomas  Turnbull  of  Page  County,  Iowa,  and  Charles,  residing  on  old 
homestead  in  Oceola.  James  Montooth  received  his  education  in  Phil- 
adel})liiai,  learned  the  weaver's  trade  there,  and  from  1845  to  1858 
worked  at  brick-making.  In  1853  he  married  Miss  Marv,  dauiihter  of 
John  and  Mary  (Wright)  Tomlinson,  natives  of  Ireland.  Their  chil- 
dren of  this  marriage  were  Jennie,  wife  of  Roger  Raker,  of  Kansas, 
and  an  infant  who  died  and  was  buried  with  its  mother  in  June,  1857. 
In  1858  he  came  to  Elmira,  and  settling  in  the  Leason  log  cabin,  en- 
gaged at  once  in  agriculture.  The  following  year  he  began  the  brick 
manufacturing  industry  at  where  he  now  lives  ;  in  1860  joined  the 
"Elmira  Rifles"  under  Captain  Stuart,  and  in  June,  1861.  entered  the 
United  States  service,  as  credited  to  him  in  the  histoiy  of  tlie  jKine- 
teentli  and  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-first  Regiments  of  Illinois  infan- 
try (vide  military  cliapter).  On  the  march  from  Nashville  to  Mur- 
freesboro,  Lieutenant  Montooth  saved  the  Colonel  of  tlie  One  Hundred 
and  Fifty-first  Illinois  from  drowning  in  the  Cumberland  river  under 
circumstances  that  re(|uired  the  highest  degree  of  strength,  tact  and 
courage.  On  returning  from  the  war  he  married  Miss  Mary  E.,  daugh- 
ter of  Joel  and  Dulcina  (Young)  Wilson,  both  natives  of  New  Jersey. 
Her  grandfather  was  Abner  M.,  and  grandmother  Elizabeth  Lundy. 
The  ancestors  of  the  former  are  said  to  have  come  out  with  Penn's 
colony.  Elizabeth  Lundy  was  sister  of  Ben  Lundy,  the  Quaker  friend 
of  the  bondsmen  credited  to  him  in  Volume  I,  Greeley's  Histor}^  of 
the  Rebellion,  who  gave  up  all  he  possessed  to  aid  the  cause  of  negro 
liberty.  To  this  latter  marriage  eight  children  were  born.  Delia  E. 
is  wife  of  William  Rennick,  of  Toulon ;  May  L.,  Laura  B.,  James  L., 
Sarah  E.,  Samuel  W.,  and  Charles  Stuart,  reside  at  home.  Mr.  Mon- 
tooth has  been  engaged  in  agriculture  and  brick  manufacture  ever  since 
the  war.  In  1859  he  purchased  fifty  acres  on  Section  1,  Toulon,  to 
which  he  has  since  added  111  acres.  From  1856  to  the  present  time  he 
has  been  a  thorough  Re]Hiblican ;  but  beyond  the  mterest  taken  by 
him  in  schools  and  township  matters,  which  naturally  made  him  prom- 
inent in  the  official  life  of  the  township,  he  did  not  seek  for  office.  In 
1886  he  was  nominated  and  elected  sheriff.  In  social  and  religious 
matters  he  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason,  a  supporter  but  not  a  member  of 
the  M.  P.  Church,  and  commander  of  James  Jackson  Post,  G.  A.  R., 
of  Elmira.  He  is  practical  in  all  things,  and  for  almost  three  decades 
has  taken  a  full  share  in  the  advancement  of  the  county. 

William  L.  Mooney,  born  in  Athens  County,  Ohio,  in  1845,  settled 


380  BTOGKAPHY   AND   REMlNlSCfil^CES 

in  Henry  County,  111.,  in  1852,  came  to  Wyoming  in  1870,  died  in  Octo- 
ber, 1882,  from  the  result  of  wounds  received  from  a  saw. 

J.  Tr.  Morrison,  born  in  Winchester,  Ya.,  in  1830,  came  to 
Stark  county  in  1853,  and  settled  in  G.oshen.  His  parents,  J.  AY.  and 
E valine  (White)  Morrison,  natives  of  Virginia,  were  old  settlers  of 
Favette  county,  Ohio,  where  they  died.  They  moved  to  that  count}^ 
in  1836.  Mr.  Morrison  received  a  practical  education  in' Ohio,  and 
there  married  Miss  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Ann  (Irvine) 
Hart,  natives  of  Ireland/  This  lady  was  born  in  Canada  in  1834.  The 
Morrison  family  must  be  considered  earh^  settlers  of  Goshen,  for  they 
resided  there  several  years  before  their  removal  to  Toulon.  In  March, 
1877,  Mr.  Morrison  received  the  appointment  of  superintendent  of  the 
county  infirmary.  His  own  executive  abilit}"  and  the  genial,  practical 
methods  of  the  family  have  made  his  term  of  office  thoroughly  satis- 
factory and  successful.  In  December,  1886,  he  was  reappointed  super- 
intendent for  the  year  ending  March,  1888,  and  allowed  §100  rent  for 
his  house  at  Toulon  until  tlie  proposed  new  infirmary  is  completed. 
In  1865  he  enlisted  in  Company  K,  Forty-seventh  Illinois  Volunteer 
Infantry,  and  served  at  Mobile,  Ala.,  untirFebruary,  1866.  In  society 
matters  he  is  a  member  of  the  R.  A.  Chapter,  of  the  Blue  Lodge,  and 
of  the  Odd  Fellows's  society  at  Toulon.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
Wright  Post,  G.  A  E.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morrison  are  the  parents  of 
seven  children  —  Leroy  F.,  Martha  (now  Mrs.  Andrew  Bradley),  Jennie 
(Mrs.  Fred.  Ehodes).  Belle  C,  John  S.,  Mary  L.,  and  Thomas"  W.  — all 
natives  of  Stark  county,  and  all  residents  liere  except  Leroy,  who  is  in 
Idaho.  In  the  destruction  of  the  infirmary  building,  December  5, 
1886,  Mr.  Morrison  lost  heavily  in  personal  property. 

N.  B.  Morse,  M.  D.,  born  in  Knox  county.  111.,  October  16,  1838, 
is  a  son  of  Thomas  A.  and  Harriet  C.  (Jonesj  Morse,  natives  of  Western 
Kew  York  ^and  pioneers  of  Illinois,  and  grandson  of  Samuel  Morse,  who 
came  to  Illinois  in  1816  and  settled  in  St.  Clair  county,  being  among 
the  prominent  lawyers  of  the  state.  He  was  a  lineal  descendant  of 
the  early  ]\Iorses  of  America  in  history  and  a  cousin  of  B.  F.  Morse. 
Samuel  Morse  was  prominent  in  all  the  early  affairs  of  the  state,  both 
public  and  industrial.  Dr.  Morse  passed  boyhood  in  Knox  county  on 
the  farm,  and  obtained  a  good  common  school  education.  He  com- 
menced medical  studies  under  Dr.  J.  W.  Scudder,  of  Prairie  City,  and 
continued  to  until  1802,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  G,  Eighty-third 
Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry  as  private,  and  served  in  the  ranks  for  ten 
months;  was  then  promoted  to  orderly  sergeant,  which  position  he 
held  when  mustered  out  at  the  close  of  the  war.  He  served  in  all  the 
battles  of  the  cam])aign  in  which  the  regiment  was  present.  After  the 
war  he  reentered  Cincinnati  Medical  College,  from  which  he  gi^aduated 
in  1866-7,  and  in  1867  commenced  practice  at  Utica,  111.  After  two 
years  he  removed  to  this  county,  and  locating  at  Duncan  was  in  active 
practice  for  nine  years.  In  1879.  on  account  of  ill  health,  he  removed 
to  Colorado  and  embarked  in  mining  operations  successfulh^  for  one 
year,  when  he  resumed  professional  duties  at  Silon  Cliff.  In  the  fall 
of  1882  he  sold  his  interests  in  Colorado  and  returned  to  Stark  county. 
He   was   married   in    Knox   county,   IIL,  in  1864  to  Miss  Elizabeth, 


OF   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  381 

daughter  of  Joel  W.  Slaughter,  of  Knox  count3\  They  have  two  sons 
and  one  daughter — Willie,  a  student  of  music;  Nettie  and  Hally  D. 
The  doctor  supports  all  churches,  is  a  member  of  De  Wolf  Post, 
Ct.  a.  E.  and  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  lodge  at  Wyoming. 

James  Harvey  Newton^  son  of  Elizabeth  (Newton)  Newton,  was 
born  in  Greenbrier  county,  W.  Va.,  November  3,  1820,  where  their 
people  l)elonged  to  pioneer  families.  There  Mr.  Newton  worked  on 
his  grandfatlier's  farm  until  18-17,  wlien  coming  west  he  purchased  and 
improved  eighty  acres  on  section  26,  Goshen  townshij),  to  which  he 
added  200  acres,  all  now  managed  by  his  sons,  James  Isaac  and 
William  A.  Newton.  He  was  married  at  Toulon  to  Miss  Hester  A. 
McCance,  a  native  of  Indiana.  Their  two  children  are  James  I.,  just 
mentioned,  and  William  A.,  owner  of  the  meat  market  at  Toulon. 
James  I.  Newton  married  Miss  Lucy  Thomas,  they  are  the  parents  of 
two  children,  and  William  A.  married  Miss  Lucy  Shinn,  parents  of 
three  children.  James  H.  Newton,  Sr.,  was  a  Presbyterian,  but  now 
belongs  to  the  Congregational  church.  He  served  on  the  township 
school  board  for  nine  years.  His  wife  is  a  member  of  the  Christian 
church  at  Toulon.  In  politics  he  is  republican,  with  strong  sympathy 
for  prohibition  of  the  liquor  traffic. 

Benjamin  A.  Newton^  born  in  Susquehanna  county.  Pa.,  October 
12,  1835,  is  the  son  of  David  and  Sarah  A.  (Brundage)  Newton,  both 
natives  of  Pennsylvania.  David  was  the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Phoebe 
(Steai'us)  Newton,  the  American  ancestors  of  whom  were  from  Great 
Britain  and  France  respectively.  This  Benjamin  was  born  in  1776, 
married  Sarah  Carey  in  1802,  wlio  died  the  following  year,  and  to 
them  Sarah  Newton,  (who  came  to  Illinois  November  5,  1814,  and 
died  February  4,  1885),  was  born.  In  1S04  he  married  Miss  Stearns, 
and  to  this  union  ten  children  were  born.  Phoebe,  wife  of  Robert 
Sharer,  came  to  Illinois  in  1835  ;  died  August  4,  1879 ;  Nelson  died  in 
Pennsylvania;  Sarah  wife  of  Peter  Shaver,  came  in  1835,  died  in  1879  ; 
David  came  in  1844,  died  in  Iowa  in  1879 ;  Joesph  came  in  1835,  died 
in  1871 ;  Benjamin  came  in  1835,  died  in  1869  ;  Newman  came  in  1835, 
moved  to  Kansas  and  died  in  1883;  Flora,  who  married  Horace 
Gregory,  died  in  1848 ;  Naoma,  wife  of  Anderson  Mounts,  resides  at 
Peoria.  The  grandfather  of  Benjamin  A.  settled  in  Penn  township  in 
1835,  and  there  was  a  farmer  and  stock-grower  until  his  death  in  1851. 
His  wife  preceded  him  to  the  grave  in  1849.  David  married  Miss 
Sarah  Ann,  daughter  of  John  and  Phoebe  (Brundage)  in  1834.  Her 
fa.ther  was  a  Penns3dvanian  and  her  grandfather  a  soldier  of  the  Rev- 
olution, although  a  native  of  Great  Britain.  On  account  of  his  ser- 
vices in  the  American  army  the  British  government  confiscated  his 
property  in  England.  Her  mother  was  a  German.  The  children  of 
this  marriage  were  Benjamin  A.,  of  this  township,  and  Sarah  Ann,  re- 
siding at  Peoria.  In  1840  he  married  Miss  Ada  Delemater,  to  whom 
ten  children  were  born,  six  of  whom  are  living,  James  in  Iowa; 
Anderson  in  Nebraska;  Isaac,  a  widower,  Stei)hen  L.,  Olive  and  Ida, 
all  residents  of  Iowa.  Benjamin  A.  Newton  passed  his  early  years  at 
school  and  on  the  farm.  In  1856  he  married  Miss  Susannah,  daughter 
of  William  and  Barbara  (Calerman)  Dunn,  natives  of  Kentucky,  (who 


382  BIOGRAPHY   AND    REMINISCENCES 

settled  near  Spi'ingHeld.  111.,  in  1880,  and  engaged  in  agriculture  up  to 
the  period  of  his  death.)  Mrs.  ]N"ewton  was  the  youngest,  except  one, 
of  six  children.  Her  brothers  Thomas  and  William  are  in  Iowa ; 
James  and  Daniel  and  her  sister  Margaret,  who  married  John  Harmon, 
are  deceased.  Mr.  N^ewton  was  a  farmer  until  1865,  when  he  became 
a  mechanical  engineer,  a  trade  to  which  he  has  given  attention  for 
over  twenty  years.  His  children  are  Frank  A.,  of  Osceola;  Eliza  M., 
residing  at  home;  Lora  B.,  wife  of  Johnson  Harris,  of  Toulon;  Mary 
S.,  wife  of  George  Hanchett ;  Elbert  P.  and  Fred  B.,  at  home.  He 
cast  his  first  vote  for  Fremont,  and  since  that  time  has  l:)een  a  pro- 
nounced republican.  He  supports  the  M.  P.  church,  while  Mrs. 
Kewtoii  is  a  member  of  the  M.  E.  church.  In  society  matters  he  is  a 
Mason,  and  as  related  in  the  township  history,  always  prominent  in 
what  concerns  the  schools,  the  townshi])  or  the  county. 

Jason  Montgomery  Neivton,  son  of  Perry  M.  and  Rebecca  (Haller) 
]S'e^^i;on,  was  born  Februar\^  25,  1855,  at  Canton,  Fulton  county.  111. 
His  parents,  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  moved  to  Illinois  in  early  days 
and  were  among  the  pioneers  of  Canton.  The  father  served  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war,  and  also  in  the  Civil  war,  dving  in  the  army  some 
years  later.  In  1878  his  widow  married  Thomas  James,  and  in  1879 
moved  to  Nebraska.  Jason  M.  Newton  received  his  education  at  Lew- 
istown,  111.,  o-raduating  in  1872.  That  vear  he  came  to  Wvoming  and 
took  a  position  as  printer  in  the  ofKice  of  the  Post^  under  E.  H.  Phelps. 
In  1874  he  worked  at  the  case  on  the  Union  and  Democrat,  at  Lewis- 
town.  In  1876  he  entered  the  Transcript  office  at  Peoria,  and  subse- 
quentlv  worked  on  the  Journal  and  Democrat  there.  In  1880  he  re- 
visited Wyoming,  took  charge  of  the  Pod  printing  office,  holding  the 
position  until  February,  1885,  when  he  was  appointed  on  the  local 
staff  of  the  Post-Herald.  In  March,  1886,  he  assumed  editorial  charge 
under  Mr.  Sandham,  whose  duties  as  superintendent  of  schools  did  not 
afford  him  time  to  give  such  attention  to  his  journal  as  it  required. 
Mr.  Newton  now  holds  that  position  with  most  satisfactor}'  results. 
In  society  matters  he  was  connected  with  the  Good  Templars  from 
1880  to  tiie  time  the  lodge  disbanded.  In  1886  he  became  a  charter 
member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen.  His  three  uncles,  George  and 
William  Agnew  and  Jason  Boyle,  served  through  the  war  of  1861-5. 

George  Xicholas  and  his  son  were  killed  by  lightning  near  Wy- 
oming, May  17,  1862.  The  former  was  an  industrious  farmer  aged 
fifty-two  years. 

Rev.  Thomas  J.  Xesmitli,  a  resident  of  Putnam  county  for  twenty- 
one  years,  died  September  22,  1886,  aged  ninety-one  years.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  afterwards  a  minister  of  the  M.  P. 
church. 

Mrs.  Elhaheth  Xixon,  Avho  died  April  20,  1881-,  m  Iowa,  was  a 
native  of  Virginia,  where  she  was  born  in  1807.  In  1831  she  mov^ed 
to  Peoria,  and  subsequently  resided  at  Toulon  with  her  son-in-law,  J. 
W.  Hewett. 

Will  E.  Xi.i-on,  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Stark  county  Sentinel, 
is  the  third  child  of  Edward  and  Margaret  (Kenney)  Nixon,  and  was 
born  in  Toulon,  III.,  November  14,  1859,  and  educated  in  the  public 


OF    TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  383 

schools  of  Toulon.  Learned  the  printer's  trade  in  the  office  of  the 
New  Era,  in  1873,  and  has  been  connected  at  different  times  with 
every  newspaper  since  published  in  the  county.  The  ]mblication  of 
the  Sentinel  was  begun  by  Blair  &  Nixon,  October  8,  1880,  Thomas  H. 
Blair  retiring  the  following  spring  on  account  of  failing  health.  In 
May,  1882,  W.  E.  Nixon  also  retired  from  the  paper,  and  the  business 
was  continued  by  J.  K.  Ilall.  He  was  married  NoYeml)er  30,  1882,  to 
Miss  Lottie  E.  lirace,  eklest  daughter  of  Oi'lando  Brace,  county  treas- 
urer. Edward  Nixon,  a  native  of  Virginia,  came  to  Peoria  county  in 
1836,  was  married  there  in  1851  or  1852,  and  moved  to  Toulon  village 
in  1851,  where  he  died  May  8,  1883.  Mrs.  Nixon,  8r.,  is  hving  at 
Peoria,  where  two  of  her  sons  reside,  ller  daughter,  wife  of  M.  A. 
Hall,  resides  at  Emporia,  Kansas. 

James  Novalan,  son  of  Michael  and  Frances  (Kearney)  Nowlan, 
natives  respectively  of  Ccirlow  and  Wexford  counties,  Ireland,  was 
born  at  Grafton,  Mass.,  February  6,  1837.  In  1810  the  family  —  par- 
ents and  four  sons,  moved  west  and  settled  on  the  homestead  in  Goshen 
township,  where  the  father  died  in  1882.  Of  the  sons  who  came  here 
John  died  in  1869,  aged  29  years.  His  brother  Michael  died  in  1867. 
Patrick,  James  and  Willijim  have  for  j^ears  held  ;i  foremost  place  in 
citizenship.  Edward,  David,  Michael,  Mary,  Henry,  George  and 
Joseph  were  born  here.  Patrick  resides  at  Hastings,  Neb.,  is  married, 
and  is  the  parent  of  five  children.  William,  Henry  and  Edward  are 
men  of  families,  residing  in  Goshen  township.  Dr.  David  Nowlan  re- 
sides at  Ilavelock,  Iowa.  Their  sister  is  Keverend  8u})erioress  of 
St.  Mary's  school,  Baltimore,  Md.  George  is  cashier  of  Burge  &  Dewey's 
Bank  at  Toulon,  and  Josepli,  until  recently,  has  served  in  the  Stark 
county  Neios  office.  James  Nowlan  was  brought  up  on  the  farm,  and 
was  subsequently  a  farmer  on  his  own  account  for  about  eight  years. 
In  1865  he  entered  mercantile  life  at  Toulon,  and  in  company  with  one 
or  other  of  his  brothers,  carried  on  a  large  business  until  1879,  when 
he  left  the  firm  to  engage  in  his  present  business.  He  married  Miss 
Nellie  A.  Plummer,  of  Yates  City,  to  whom  were  born  James  A.,  and 
Mary  Irene.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  church, 
and  ckiim  in  a  very  marked  degree  the  confidence  of  the  people  of  all' 
creeds  and  classes.  It  is  beyond  the  limits  of  this  sketch  to  follow  the 
members  of  this  large  family  through  official  life.  A  reference,  how- 
ever, to  the  chapters  on  county  societies,  pioneers,  township  and  vil- 
lage organizations,  churches  and  schools,  will  show  very  distinctly  the 
various  parts  taken  by  them  in  the  drama  of  settlement  and  progress. 
(  Vide  Jiistory  of  county  and  of  Toidon  and  Goshen.) 

Thomas  A.  Oakes,  born  in  Orange  county,  Va.,  in  1811,  married 
Mary  Carter,  of  Mt.  Yernon,  O.,  in  1838,  settled  in  Warren  county.  111., 
in  1839,  died  at  Toulon,  at  his  tlaughter's,  Mrs.  C.  L.  Packer,  March 
15,  1866. 

Sylvester  Fniiicis  Ottnan,  whose  ancestors  came  fnjni  (Tcrmany  prior 
to  the  Eevolutionary  War,  was  born  at  Stockbridge,  Madison  county, 
N.  Y.,  November  5,  1828.  His  grandfather  served  in  the  Kevolution, 
and  was  captured  by  that  fierce  ally  of  the  English — Theyendanega  — 
or,  Joseph  Brandt,  who  was  returning  fresh  from  his  bloody  harvest 


384  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

in  the  AVvomino-  valley.  At  the  aire  of  seven  vouns:  Otman  moved 
with  parents  to  ISTew  Hartford,  N.  Y.,  was  educated  there,  and  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  completed  his  course  at  the  Sanquoit  Academv.  He 
taught  two  terms  of  school  in  this  countj^  and  arrived  at  Peoria,  111., 
on  his  twenty-first  birthday,  where  he  presided  over  the  then  Third 
Ward  school  until  May,  1850,  when  he  moved  to  Wyoming.  In  1853 
he  was  elected  surveyor  and  served  eight  years.  In  1857  he  was 
elected  justice,  resigning  to  enlist  in  Company  E.,  One-hundred-and- 
twelfth  Regiment,  in  1862.  He  recruited  this  compan}^  and  was 
elected  captain,  which  position  he  held  until  Xovember  30,  1864,  when 
he  took  command  of  the  regiment,  at  the  battle  of  Franklin,  Tenn. 
He  commanded  until  Februarv,  1865,  when  he  was  detailed  as  Actino- 
Assistant  Inspector-General  on  General  Henderson's  staff,  and  this  rank 
he  held  until  the  command  was  mustered  out,  June  22, 1865.  He  par- 
ticipated in  every  battle  of  his  regiment,  was  never  wounded,  and  only 
"  under  the  weather  "  for  eleven  davs.  In  1866  he  was  elected  mem- 
ber  of  the  legislature.  In  1869,  with  A.  W.  King,  he  engaged  in  the 
general  merchandise  tra.de  here,  and  for  five  years  carried  on  a  large 
trade.  In  1874  he  formed  a  partnership  with  A.  G.  Hammond,  which 
continued  for  four  years.  In  1878  he  was  reelected  a  member  of  the 
legislature,  reelected  in  1880,  thus  serving  three  full  sessions  and  three 
extra  sessions,  and  having  the  honor  and  satisfaction  of  aiding  in  send- 
ing Lvman  Trumbull  and  John  A.  Log-an  to  the  United  States  Senate. 
Captain  Otman  formed  a  partnership  with  John  Jordan  in  1881,  and 
since  that  time  has  been  extensively  engaged  in  the  lumber  trade. 
Politically  he  was  Democratic  until  1856,  when  he  voted  for  JohnC. 
Fremont.  His  services  to  the  country  and  county  tell  plainly  that  he 
has  been  a  Republican  since  that  time.  He  married  Miss  Emma  Dench- 
field  in  1855,  to  whom  one  daughter  was  l)orn  —  the  mother  and  chihl 
dying  the  same  week,  in  September,  1864.  In  1867  he  married  Mrs. 
Sarah  Smith  Denchfield,  who  is  the  mother  of  the  popular  A.  ]S^. 
Otman,  now  seventeen  vears  of  age.  In  1851  he  joined  the  Masonic 
Lodge  here,  and  is  now  also  a  member  of  the  Chapter.  He  is  one  of 
the  original  members  of  DeWolf  Post  here.  During  the  vears  1850-3 
he  worked  at  the  carpenter's  trade,  and  this  work,  with  his  professional 
labors  in  school,  his  military,  career,  and  his  commercial  experiences, 
have  contributed  a  share  to  give  to  Stark  county  one  of  her  veiy  best 
citizens.     (  Vide  general  history). 

Benjamin  Packer^  son  of  Benjamin  and  Polly  (Johnson)  Packer, 
was  born  in  Plainfield  township,  Otsego  county,  X.  Y.,  August  23, 
1818  His  father  was  a  son  of  Jeremy  Packer  of  Bennington,  Yt., 
who  served  through  the  Revolution  against  the  British,  and  his  mother, 
a  daughter  also  of  a  revolutionary  soldier,  Ebenezer  Johnson  of  Xew 
York.  In  1824  the  family  moved  to  Windham  county,  Yt.,  in  1828  to 
Saratoga,  X.  Y.,  where  Benjamin  Avas  raised  and  received  a  practical 
education.  In  1851  he  moved  west  and  pui'chased  160  acres  in  Toulon 
township,  which  he  sold,  and  then  })urchased  400  acres.  Of  this  last 
purchase  he  exchanged  320  acres  for  his  present  property  of  240  acres, 
to  which  he  has  added  560  acres,  making  800  acres,  a  part  of  which 
he  has  divided  between  his  sons.     He  was  married  in  Saratoga  county, 


OP'   TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  385 

N.  Y.,  in  1851  to  Miss  Hannah,  daughter  of  Ezra.  Lyon,  who  is  buried 
in  the  cemeter}^  near  JSTorthville.  Of  the  ten  children  born  to  them, 
five  sons  and  three  daughters  are  living.  Eli  is  a  Baptist  minister  in 
Linn  county,  la.,  who  studied  five  years  at  the  Univ^ersity  of  Chicago, 
and  two  years  at  the  Northwestern  Theological  Seminary,  Morgan 
ark;  Mortimer  A.  is  a  theological  student;  Ezra  Lionel 
and  Charles  Lee,  both  farmers  of  Toulon  township ;  Ca,milla 
May,  the  wife  of  IMillar  Patterson,  of  Wyoming ;  Frances 
Hannah,  Elmer  Benjamin,  and  Maggie  E.,  still  at  home.  Bv  his  hrst 
marriage  with  JNIiss  Rebecca  Leggett  there  were  four  chddren,  two 
sons  and  two  daughters,  three  of  whom  are  dead,  and  one  of  the 
daugliters,  Sylva  Paulina,  is  wife  of  Henry  Walton  of  Black  Hawk 
county,  residing  near  Jessup  ]iostoffice,  Iowa.  Mr.  Packer  is  one  of 
the  original  members  of  the  Stark  county  Agricultural  Society,  and 
one  of  its  most  active  members  and  officials.  He  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Baptist  Church  since  the  age  of  eighteen,  and  Mrs.  Packer  has 
held  membership  since  the  age  of  thirteen.  Politically  Mr.  Packer  is 
a  Republican.  In  the  history  of  the  township  as  well  as  in  the  general 
history  the  parts  taken  by  Mr.  Packer  in  public  and  religious  affairs  is 
very  fully  shown. 

Cliarles  S.  Payne,  son  of  John  and  Asenath  (Mattoon)  Payne,  was 
born  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  October  25,  1818.  His  father,  a  native  of 
Long  Island,  K.  Y.,  served  with  distinction  in  the  Revolution,  subse- 
quently settled  at  Homer,  N.  Y.,  and  erected  one  of  the  first  buildings 
there ;  thence  moved  to  Hardford,  Conn.,  near  which  city  he  died. 
His  mother  was  of  French  extraction,  and  descended  from  the  pioneers 
of  Connecticut.  Their  daughter,  at  whose  home  John  Payne  died, 
was  the  wife  of  a  nephew  of  Ex-Governor  Tom]:»kins  of  New  York. 
Charles  S.  Payne  spent  his  boyhood  in  the  east.  In  his  youth  he 
worked  in  a  wooden-screw  factoi'v  ;  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  lie  en- 
gaged in  sash  and  blind  making ;  at  the  age  of  twenty  years  went  to 
New  York  City,  and  in  partnership  with  Mr.  McKenzie  established  a 
Inisiness  there,  which  they  conducted  until  1845,  when  Mr.  Pa3"ne 
visited  the  South.  In  1846  or  1847  he  traveled  to  Chicago,  via\St. 
Louis,  and  there  engaged  in  the  lumber,  sash,  door  and  blind  business. 
In  1848  he  established  the  first  sash  and  blind  factory  at  Peoria,  which 
he  carried  on  jointly  with  his  Chicago  concern  —  it  being  related  that 
there  he  made  the  first  diamond  sash  manufactured  in  the  West.  In 
1851  he  sold  out  his  western  interests  and  returning  to  New  York 
City  purchased  the  interests  of  his  former  partner,  JVIcKenzie,  in  a 
large  manufacturing  house.  In  1853  he  disposed  of  this  interest,  and 
returning  to  Illinois,  settled  on  lands  in  Yalle}^  township,  which  he  liad 
previously  purchased.  These  lands  he  improved  and  cultivated  until 
1857,  when  he  moved  to  Wyoming,  built  and  opened  a  large  store 
here,  next  erected  a  flouring  mill  at  a  cost  of  $40,000,  laid  out  a  park, 
established  tile  works,  constructed  an  opera  house,  and  altogether 
placed  about  $100,000  in  building  up  his  own  industries  at  Wyoming. 
The  part  he  has  played  in  the  several  acts  of  the  drama  of  citizenship 
is  only  partly  related  here.  In  the  general  history  as  well  as  in  that 
of  Wyoming  more  precise  mention  is  made  of  him,  even  the  fact  of  his 
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386  BIOGRAPHY    AND    KKMIXISCKXCES 

monument  in  the  cemetery  being  erected,  let  us  hope,  a  quarter  of  a 
century  before  he  will  seek  its  shelter,  is  not  omitted.  Mr.  Payne  was 
married  in  Xew  York  city  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Angevine  by  Eev.  Dr. 
Tuttle  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church.  This  lady  is  descended 
from  Cliarles  of  Anjou  and  Beatrice,  daughter  of  Raymond  de  Beren- 
ger,  famous  in  French  history  of  the  thirteenth  centur}'.  The  Paynes 
also  came  of  old  French  stock,  surnamed  Paien  from  the  well-known 
skepticism  of  the  familv  in  relio-ious  matters.  Mr.  Pavne  is  a  demo- 
crat  of  the  old  school ;  but  an  earnest  worker  with  that  party.  (  Vide 
general  and  township  history. 

Harvey  Pettit,  son  of  Joseph  and  Polly  (Xichols)  Pettit,  was  born 
at  Galloway,  Saratoga  county,  X.  Y..  October  4,  1819.  At  the  age  of 
fourteen  years  he  went  to  Knowlesville.  Orleans  county,  where  he 
served  an  apprenticeship  in  a  mercantile  house.  Subsequently,  he 
moved  to  Westfield,  Chautauqua  county,  X.  Y.,  and  there  learned  the 
woolen  business.  From  1840  to  1843  he  resided  at  Xapoleon,  O.  Re- 
turning in  the  latter  year,  he  married  Miss  Phoebe  E.  AVhitman,  a 
native  of  Xew  York  state,  born  at  Milton.  September  11,  1824 
Moved  with  his  family  to  Xapoleon,  O..  in  1844:  one  year  later  (1845) 
to  Peoria  count}',  111. ;  a  few  years  aftei\  they  settled  in  Stark  county, 
where  their  seven  sons  and  three  daughters  were  raised  and  edu- 
cated. Their  children  are  named  as  follows:  William  H.,  of  Texas, 
born  in  Henry  county.  111.,  January  21,  1844;  Susan  A.,  wife  of 
Abram  Buffington,  of  Trego  county.  Kan.,  born  in  Peoria  county.  111., 
February  22,  184(5:  Elijah  B..  a  farmer  of  Stark  county.  111.,  born  in 
Peoria  count}'.  111.,  October  14,  1840 ;  Sylvester  L.,  a  merchant  of  Ster- 
ling, Col.,  born  in  Bureau  county,  111.,  October  8, 1851 ;  Joseph,  born  in 
]\Iarshall  county.  111..  October  23,  1853;  George  C,  of  Peoria,  born  in 
Marshall  county.  111..  May  18,  1857;  Mary.  Arthur  and  Alonzo,  resid- 
ing at  home:  Clara  B..  who  married  Ezra  King,  is  dead.  She  was 
born  in  Stark  countv.  111..  August  22.  1862;  Marv  A.  was  born  Mav 
29,  1885,  in  Jasper  county,  la.;  Arthur  was  born  March  13,  1859,  in 
Stark  countv.  111. ;  Alonzo  was  born  June  10,  1865.  in  Stark  countv, 
111. 

Dr.  Alien  2lcArthur  Pierce^  son  of  Samuel  and  Maiy  Louisa  (Mc- 
Donald) Pierce,  was  born  in  Ross  county,  O.,  December  19,  1836.  In 
1847,  his  father  and  family  of  six  children  moved  to  Chillicothe.  111., 
and  subsequently  to  Stark  county,  where  he  died  September  13,  1879. 
His  widow  survives  him.  while  his  children,  with  the  exception  of  Dr. 
Pierce  and  his  sister,  Mary  L.,  reside  outside  this  state.  Frank  and 
John  are  engaged  in  mining  operations  in  Colorado,  and  Charles  E.  is 
a  mill-owner  at  Pawnee  City,  Xeb..  where  he  has  a  family.  Dr.  Pierce 
spent  his  earlier  years  in  Ross  county,  O.  On  coming  to  Illinois,  he 
devoted  himself  to  study,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  entered  the 
office  of  Dr.  Thomas,  at  AYvoming:  subsequently  attended  Rush 
Medical  colleo-e.  and  o-raduated  from  that  institution  in  1861.  The 
following  twelve  months  were  devoted  to  practice  at  Toulon,  and  then 
he  entered  the  union  service  as  army  surgeon,  under  commission  of 
Governor  Yates.  In  the  faU  of  1862,  he  returned  home  on  '*  sick- 
leave,"  and  early  in  1864  was  commissioned  first  assistant  surgeon, 


OF   TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  387 

One-hiindred-and-tliirty-nintli  Illinois  Yolunteer  Infantry,  in  which 
service  he  remained  nntil  the  close  of  the  war.  Locating  at  Peoria  in 
1805,  he  had  his  office  with  Dr.  Eobert  Boal,  was  pension  surgeon 
there,  and  continued  in  active  practice  until  1869,  when  he  was 
induced  to  move  to  Galesburg.  In  1870,  he  took  up  his  residence  at 
Wyoming,  and  has  practiced  there  with  marked  success  for  over  six- 
teen years.  The  (h)ctor  is  an  active  member  of  DeWolf  Post,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic.  Mrs.  Pierce  belongs  to  the  Methodist  society 
here.  He  married  Miss  Mary  W.,  daughter  of  'Squire  Isaac  Thomas. 
Their  children  are  Harry  L.,  of  the  Peoria  bar;  Marv  E.  and  Jerome 
T.  Pierce,  residing  at  home. 

Henry  Ranger  Pierce,  native  of  New  York  state,  came  to  Stark 
county  about  the  year  1849.  He  resided  in  soutliern  Illinois  for  several 
years"  jirior  to  1819  and  was  engaged  in  mercantile  life  in  this  state 
from  his  boyhood.  After  coming  to  this  county  the  gold  fever  took 
him  to  California,  where  he  passed  about  three  years,  with  success. 
Returning,  he  located  a  farm  just  north  of  Toulon  and  subse- 
quently located  in  town,  where  he  died  in  1861;  leaving  a  family  of 
three  sons  and  one  daughter:  Isabella  A.,  Harlan  AV.,  Corrance  and 
Harry  M.,  an  attorney  of  Chicago.  His  wife  was  Miss  Martha 
A.  Catterlin.  daughter  of  Joseph  Catterlin,  a  pioneer  merchant,  who 
came  from  Virginia  in  1849,  as  referred  to  in  this  clia})ter.  Mr. 
Pierce  was  a  strong  supporter  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and 
an  old  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  here.  Harlan  Pierce  spent  his 
boyhood  here,  and  here  received  a  good  common-school  education,  sup- 
plemented l\v  a  course  of  commercial  study  at  Quincy.  He  began 
clerking-  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  in  1866,  in  the  store' of  Hiram 
Willett ;  was  subsequently  clerk  in  the  store  of  George  S.  Lawrence, 
and  again  clerk  and  overseer  of  the  lumber  business  of  the  Stark 
county  lumber  headquarters,  at  W3'oming,  for  three  years  and  a  half. 
Returning  to  Toulon,  in  1885,  he  engaged  wnth  his  brother,  Corrance, 
in  business  here. 

F.  O.  Phelps,  a  brother  of  E.  H.  Phelps,  died  in  August,  1875,  at 
Riverhead,  L.  I., 

Mrs.  Franliin  Pratt  died  near  "Wyoming,  in  June,  1870. 

Henry  T.  Prentiss,  of  the  firm  of  Bogue  <k  Co.,  AVyoming,  was  born 
at  Monroeville,  O.,  November  26,  1851.  His  father,  Charles  P.,  also  a 
native  of  that  county  and  postmaster  at  Monroeville,  is  a  son  of  Thomas 
Prentiss,  of  Lebanon.  N.  Y.,  Avho  settled  in  Ohio  in  lier  pioneer  davs. 
Henry  T.  was  educated  in  Ohio,  and  was  interested  in  his  father's 
manufacturing  interests  until  1>80,  when  he  accepted  a  position  with 
Bogue  <k,  Co.,  at  Chicago;  coming  to  Wyoming  in  April,  1884.  He 
was  married  at  Plymouth,  O.,  to  Miss  Jennie  I3eekman,  daughter  of 
'Squire  Abram  Beekman,  an  old  settler  of  that  town.  Mi\  Prentiss  is 
an  important  addition  to  the  citizenship  of  Wyoming-  and  is  well  estab- 
lished here. 

John  Prior,  whose  cabin  in  1842  was  transformed  into  a  church, 
and  in  1844  into  a  school-house,  presided  over  by  John  W.  Henderson, 
was  the  pioneer  chair-maker  of  Toulon.  Mrs.  Shallenberger,  referring 
to  him  and  his  home,  says :  "  The  fireplace  was  rough  and  large,  into 


3SS  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMIXISCENCKS 

which  good-sized  logs  could  be  thrown  when  occasion  required  ;  a  pole, 
the  dimensions  of  a  common  hand-s])ike,  served  as  poker,  or  lever,  and 
an  old  saw  inverted  played  shovel.  Then,  as  a  pointed  illustration  of 
the  proverb,  '  shoemakers'  wives  always  go  barefoot,'  there  never  w^as 
a  whole  chair  seen  in  this  establishment.  A  numl^er  of  frames  with 
shingles  laid  on  them  accommodated  the  adult  listeners,  while  a  turn- 
ing lathe  in  the  corner  afforded  perching  places  for  the  little  folks. 
Thus  the  ]:)eople  gathered,  the  men  wearing  patches  without  shame, 
and  the  girls  in  sun-bonnets  and  coarse  shoes,  or  the  little  ones  without 
any,  and  listened  to  the  Powells  and  Blakes,  the  Wilkinsons  and 
Boyers  of  old;  but  what  our  memory  still  retains  of  those  meetings 
with  peculiar  pleasure  is,  the  rich,  full  tenor  of  Caleb  Flint,  which, 
when  wedded  to  some  of  Wesley's  glowing  lines,  bore  all  hearts  aloft 
and  made  a  sanctuary  of  the  rough  dwelling  where  we  met.  '  Brother 
Prior,'  too,  was  wont  to  sing  with  the  spirit,  if  not  with  the  under- 
standing; and  we  recall  an  occasion,  after  fashion  or  more  thorough 
culture  had  rendered  the  congregation  a  little  fastidious  as  to  its  music, 
and  a  '  Brother  Woollascroft '  led  well,  both  the  circuit  and  singing, 
this  'Brother  Prior'  was  cantering  on  a  measure  or  so  in  advance  of 
his  leader,  despite  his  earnest  gestures  to  arrest  his  course.  When 
human  nature  could  endure  no  more,  Mr.  Woollascroft  said,  in  his  most 
decided  tones,  'Brethren,  we  will  commence  that  verse  again;  and  not 
so  fast,  Brother  Prior.'  " 

Nelson  Proid,  son  of  William  and  Jane  (Davis)  Prout,  was  born  in 
Greene  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1812.  Ilis  parents  were  natives  of  Greene 
county,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Prout  moved  to  Newark,  N.  J.,  where  he  married 
in  1832,  Miss  Sarah  A.  Gardner,  daughter  of  John  Gardner,  of  Newark, 
N.  J.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  all  of  whom  were  born 
in  Newark,  N.  J.  When  the  family  moved  to  Stark  county  in  1855, 
they  were  accompanied  by  two  of  their  girls  antl  three  boys.  Albert 
is  in  Kansas,  Frank  is  a  lawyer  in  Nebraska,  and  Fred,  who  served  in 
the  First  New  Jersey  Infantry  in  1861,  died  in  Jersey  City.  All  the 
daughters  are  married  except  Miss  Anna,  who  conducts  a  millinery 
store  at  Toulon.  Mr.  Prout,  sr.,  has  been  janitor  at  the  court  house 
for  the  last  ten  yeai's,  and  by  his  precision  in  all  matters  relating  to 
his  duties,  has  made  himself,  in  fact,  a  part  and  parcel  of  the  court 
house. 

Mrs.  Elijali  Ransom  died  at  Oregon,  111.,  November  26,  1881. 
Francis  liennick  (deceased),  was  born  near  Enniskillen,  Fermanagh 
county,  Ireland,  April  16,  1819.  He  lived  in  his  native  country  till  his 
twenty-second  year,  when  he  came  to  Canada,  where  on  the  16th  of 
April,  1844,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Sarah  Cousens.  of 
Montreal,  and  during  the  time  of  his  residence  in  Canada,  his  family 
of  ten  children  were  born,  the  eldest  of  whom  died  there.  In  the  year 
of  1867.  he  moved  with  his  family  to  Stark  county,  where  he  continued 
Lo  reside  until  tiie  time  of  his  death,  December  21,  1886. 

Joseph  D.  iLhodes,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Stark  county,  died  at 
Toulon,  in  February,  1880,  aged  sixty-one  years.  (  Vide  Goshen  town- 
ship.') 

Eugene  Rhodes,  born  in  Toulon  toAvnship,  August  13,  1859,  is  a  son 


OF    TOULON    TOWKSHII'.  389 

of  Charles  and  Caroline  (Cram)  lUiodes.  lie  was  raised  and  educated 
in  this  county  and  here  married  Miss  Clara  Wriglit,  a  daughter  of  T. 
J.  Wright,  of  Toulon,  to  whom  one  son- — Arthur  Rhodes,  was  born. 
He  gives  some  attention  to  stock  growing  and  has  always  taken  an 
active  part  in  agricultural  matters.  Mr.  Rhodes  has  held  a  member- 
ship in  the  Stark  county  Agi'icultural  Society  since  coming  of  age,  and 
is  considered  one  of  the  most  popular  of  the  younger  farmers  of  this 
county. 

31rs.  Byrne  Itiley^  whose  husband  died  in  Ireland  while  on  a  visit, 
in  March  27,  1886,  is  now  a  resident  of  Lincoln,  Neb.  Mr.  Riley 
settled  at  Peoria  in  1840,  was  a  large  landholder  in  this  state  and 
owner  of  ten  acres  at  Wyoming. 

Anthony  liobinsfm.,  an  old  settler  of  Wyoming,  died  May  2,  1886, 
aged  sixty-one  ^^ears. 

George  Rockwell^  of  Toulon,  whde  jumping  off  the  cars  at  Platts- 
mouth,  Keb.,  in  January,  1882,  fell  under  the  wheels  and  was  killed. 

James  Montis  Rogers,  born  in  Mamaroneck,  N^ew  York  state,  April 
17, 182-1,  is  the  son  of  Benjamin  W.  and  Hannah  (Yreeland)  Rogers,  and 
grandson  of  Benjamin  W.,  also  a  native  of  that  state,  who  served  in 
the  war  of  1812-15.  The  Yreeland's  were  one  of  the  Knickerbocker 
families.  In  1837,  his  father  moved  to  Illinois,  settled  twelve  miles 
west  of  Peoria,  near  Kickapoo  town,  where  he  died  in  1816,  leaving  a 
widow,  one  son  and  three  daughters.  Here  James  grew  to  manhood, 
and  received  a  practical  eihication.  In  1851,  he  came  to  Stark  county, 
purchased  land  in  Yalley  townsliip  and  improved  two  farms.  He  has 
given  considerable  attention  to  fine  stock-growing,  and  it  is  said  that 
his  Chester  white  hogs  and  short  horns  have  carried  off  man}^  good 
premiums.  In  1871,  he  retired  from  farm  life,  and  locating  at  Wyoming, 
carried  on  a  large  hardware  trade  there  until  1878,  when  he  retired 
from  business.  From  1854  to  1870  he  was  justice  of  the  peace  in  Yalley 
township,  meantime  served  on  the  school  board  and  as  supervisor, 
represented  the  township  on  the  county  board  as  related  in  the  sketches 
of  Yalley  and  Essex  townships.  In  1882,  he  was  elected  police  magis- 
trate of  Wyoming,  a  position  he  has  since  filled  very  acceptably.  He 
was  married  in  Peoria  county  earl}^  in  1817,  to  Miss  Harriet  Beall, 
daughter  of  Asa  Beall,  a  native  of  Kentucky.  They  have  an  adopted 
son,  Henry  J.,  a  farmer  here  and  now  the  head  of  a  family.  During  war 
times  Mr.  Rogers  served  actively  in  collecting  funds  for  the  aid  of  the 
soldiers,  and  in  other  local  measures  for  the  defense  of  the  Union.  A 
reference  to  the  sketches  of  the  Stark  county  Agricultural  Society,  and 
of  the  Central  Agricultural  Society  will  point  out  at  once,  the  parts  he 
has  taken  in  building  each  organization  up.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Blue  Lodge,  chapter  and  council  at  Wyoming ;  while  Mrs.  Rogers 
is  a  member  of  Easter  Star.  Himself  and  lady  have  been  members  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  for  many  years. 

Frank  Rosseter,  formerly  principal  of  the  Toulon  schools,  and  more 
recently  a  lawyer  of  Kewanee,  moved  to  Chicago  in  March,  1886. 

William  R.  Sandham,  came  to  Illinois  from  Herkimer  county,  N. 
Y.,  in  March,  1867,  taught  school  in  Henry  county  several  terms,  and 
came  to  Stark  county  in  September,  1871,  to  take  charge  of  the  Brad- 


390  BTOORAPHY    AXI)    REMIXISCENCES 

ford  schools.  In  IS, 73  he  was  chosen  principal  of  the  South  Side  school 
at  W3'oming,  which  position  he  held  nntil  the  end  of  the  spring  term 
in  1879.  During  the  last  named  year  he  purchased  and  assumed  the 
editorship  of  the  Wyoming  Post.  In  Xovember  1882  he  was  elected 
County  Superintendent  of  schools,  and  reelected  to  that  office  in  Xov- 
ember,  1886.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  the  state  of 
New  York  and  at  Fairfield  Seminary,  one  of  the  leading  institutions  of 
learning  in  that  state,  located  at  Fairfield,  Herkimer  county.  In  Aug- 
gust  1873,  he  applied  for  and  received  a  state  certificate,  which  entitles 
him  to  teach  in  any  school  district  in  Illinois.  In  the  year  1885  he 
was  ap]3ointed  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Education  by  Governor 
Eichard  J.  Oglesby,  in  recognition  of  his  thorough  practical  knowledge 
and  ability  in  school  affairs.  He  was  married  at  Atkinson,  111.,  Julv 
16,  1871,  to  Miss  Rhoda  S.  Tuttle,  a  native  of  Xew  Haven  county, 
Conn.,  then  a  resident  of  Annawan.  111.  Thev  had  but  one  child,  a 
son  named  Arthur,  born  December  13,  1874,  who  died  May  15,  1882. 
A  reference  to  the  sketches  of  "Wyoming  and  Bradford  schools  to  the 
chapter  on  the  press  and  to  the  political  history  will  point  out  very 
definite!}"  the  important  parts  taken  by  ^Mr.  Sandham  in  the  latter- 
day  progress  of  tlie  county. 

Peter  Sanne)%  born  in  the  Grand  Duchy  of  Xassau,  Germany,  Aug- 
ust 28,  1844,  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  and 
settled  with  them  in  Wisconsin,  locating  for  a  short  time  at  Milwau- 
kee, but  subsecpiently  settled  at  Janesville.  In  the  last  named  town 
the  youth  grew  to  manhood,  learned  the  harness-maker's  trade  there, 
and  became,  so  to  speak,  an  American  of  Americans.  In  1861  he  en- 
listed in  Company  A.  Fortieth  Wisconsin  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  after 
two  years'  active  service  with  that  command  was  honorably  discharged. 
In  1870  he  came  to  Wyoming,  and  worked  steadily  at  his  trade  here 
nntil  1886,  when  he  leased  the  Truax  House.  In  1881  he  was  married 
at  Wyoming,  to  Miss  Bertha  E.  Dalrvmple.  They  are  the  parents  of 
three  children;  Laura  E.,  Rosa  M.  and  John  P.  Like  her  husband, 
she  gives  much  attention  to  the  hotel,  so  tliat  the  house  is  considered 
one  of  the  best  conducted  hostelries  to  be  found  outside  the  large 
cities  of  the  state. 

Wiiijield  Scott,  son  of  John  and  Minerva  (Hubbell)  Scott,  was  born 
aL  Sidney,  Shelby  county,  Ohio.  September  13,  1827.  In  October,  1836, 
he  came  with  his  mother,  Mrs.  John  Leidley,  to  Tazewell  county,  111., 
where  he  received  a  common  school  education.  In  1844  he  entered  on 
the  work  of  carving  out  his  course  through  life  in  this  State,  and  trav- 
eled in  search  of  something  permanent  until  1854,  when  he  moved  from 
Adams  county.  111.  to  Stark  county,  and  purchased  an  80  acre  tract  on 
section  29,  Penn  township,  which  he  improved.  Since  that  time  he  ex- 
tended his  land  holdino-s  considerablv,  and  has  become  one  of  the  first 
growers  of  fine  stock  in  Illinois.  Mr.  Scott  was  married  in  Adams 
countv  to  Nancv  Ann  Llaines,  a  native  of  Virginia.  Their  children  are 
George  E.,  a  farmer  and  stock-raiser  of  Penn  township,  J  ohn  E.,  of  the 
same  township;  William  A.,  associated  with  his  father  in  the  Wyom- 
ing meat  market,  is  also  associated  with  him  in  fine  stock-growing'  and 
in  the  shipment  of  all  kinds  of  stock ;  Charlie  F.,  stock-grower  of  Ad- 


OF   TOUr.ON    TOAVNSHIP.  S9l 

air  county,  Mo.;  Emma  M.,  wife  of  George  Mathewson,  of  Mayhew, 
Wis.;  Frank  W.,  farmer  of  Penn  township ;  Adeline  A.,  wife  of  Frank 
Davis,  of  Wyoming.  Mr.  Scott  was  always  an  active  member  of  the 
conntN^  Agricultural  Society,  and  one  of  the  most  prominent  builders- 
up  of  the  Central  Agricultural  Society,  as  related  in  the  chapter  on 
county  societies.  Mrs.  Scott  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
church.  He  is  a  supporter  of  all  Christian  denominations,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  R.  A.  chapter,  an  excellent  neighbor  and  undoubtedly 
one  of  the  leading  spirits  among  the  enterprising  men  who  made  Wy- 
oming what  it  is,  and  continue  to  push  it  forward  toward  its  destined 
place  among  the  large  towns  of  Illinois. 

George  IF.  Scott.,  banker  of  Wyoming,  was  born  July  21,  1832,  at 
Fredonia,  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.  His  parents  were  Ephraim  Scott, 
Jr.,  and  Lydia  Sherman,  both  natives  of  Ware,  Mass.,  the  former  of 
Scotch  and  the  latter  of  English  origin.  This  Ephraim  was  a  son  of 
Captain  E]>hraim  Scott,  a  soldier  of  1812,  who  commanded  a  company 
at  Buffalo,  when  that  post  was  burned.  Miss  Sherman's  mother  was  a 
daughter  of  Reuben  Sherman,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  and  a  cousin 
of  Roger  Sherman,  one  of  tho  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Indepen- 
dence. There  are  now  in  possession  of  George  W.  Scott  two  commis- 
sions,— ensign  in  1802,  and  captain  in  180<> — issued  to  his  grandfather 
by  Caleb  Strong,  Governor  of  Massachusetts.  The  original  owner  of 
these  old  parchments  died  in  1838,  l)ut  without  exposing  the  family  to 
hardships,  for  altliough  a  soldier  in  numner  and  spirit,  looked  well  to 
the  future  of  his  family.  George  W.  Scott  was  educated  at  Millbury 
Academy,  Mass.  In  1853  he  settled  in  Peoria  county.  111.,  purchased 
lands  there  and  engaged  in  agriculture.  Ten  years  later  he  moved  to 
Wyoming  and  entered  at  once  on  a  most  successful  mercantile  career, 
continuing  in  trade  for  seven  years.  In  1870  he  established  the  bank- 
ing house  of  Scott  &  Wrigley,  and  by  that  close  attention  and  most 
careful  management,  which  have  marked  the  projectors  and  proprie- 
tors, it  is  now  classed  among  the  leading  banking  houses  of  the  north- 
west. Mr.  Scott's  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  C.  Cox,  a  native  of  Ohio, 
was  celebrated  December  23,  1858.  Of  their  five  children,  they  have 
lost  two,  while  three  daughters  are  living.  His  thoughtfulness  and 
liberality  are  exemplified  in  the  educational  opportunities  and  advan- 
tages he  has  placed  at  the  disposal  of  these  children.  Nor  do  these 
virtues  cease  here,  for  his  interest  in  educational  matters  extends  to 
the  whole  system  and  to  the  whole  community.  A  reference  to  the 
school  history  of  Wyoming  and  adjoining  townships  points  out  his 
services  on  the  board  of  education  for  13  years,  while  other  pages 
deal  definitely  with  his  public  and  l)usiness  career  in  this  county. 
He  has  taken  a  full  part  in  making  Wyoming  what  it  is  today,  and 
continuing  the  good  work  does  not  permit  the  failure  of  any  enterprise 
which  promises  or  gives  ])ublic  benefit. 

MciTtin  ShaUejiherger,  born  in  Fayette  County,  Pa.,  December  3, 
1825,  received  a  common  school  education  in  that  county,  and  resided 
there  until  April,  1838,  w^hen  the  family  moved  to  Illinois.  Mr.  Shal- 
lenberger  is  of  a  Swiss  family,  from  the  Canton  Uri,  one  of  the  origi- 
nal  cantons   tiiat    won   independence    from   the    Austrians   in    1307. 


392  BIOGEAPHY    A>-D    EKMINISCEXCES 

The  record  of  this  family  goes  back  to  that  date,  when  it  first  appears 
in  the  historv  of  Switzerland.  The  name  takes  its  rise  frcm  the  orio-- 
inal  home  of  the  race,  the  Schallenberg.  a  noted  mountain  in  Uri, 
which  in  ancient  times  w^asthe  rallying,  or  mustering  place  for  the  first 
cantons  in  times  of  invasion  or  public  danger.  It  means  in  English. 
the  "  Echoing  Mountain."  When  surnames  came  in  vogue  in  the 
eleventh  century,  the  chief  dweller  on  that  mountain  was  called  the 
Shallenberger.  The  family  first  settled  in  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  but 
afterwards  removed  to  Fayette  County,  where  the  subject  of  the  pres- 
ent sketch  was  born,  as  above  stated.  On  coming  to  Illinois  witli  his 
parents,  he  assisted  them  in  making  a  home  in  the  northern  part  of 
Fulton  County,  and  remained  with  them  until  1843.  when  he  was  sent 
to  the  "Peoria  Academy,'"  kept  by  David  Page.  Earh' in  1846,  he 
entered  the  office  of  Andrew  Peters,  then  one  of  the  leaders  of  the 
Old  Bar  of  Illinois,  a  year  later  was  examined  by  the  late  Isaac  X. 
Arnold  and  Patrick  EallingaU,  examiners  appointed  bv  the  court,  was 
admitted  an  attorne\'-at-law  Ijy  Judges  Caton  and  Treat,  and  the  same 
year  took  up  his  residence  at  Toulon,  opened  the  third  law  office  es- 
tablished in  Stark  county,  and  for  forty  years  has  practiced  in  the 
courts  of  this  county  and  circuit.  Plis  marriage  with  Miss  Eliza  J., 
daughter  of  the  pioneer  Dr.  Thomas  Hall,  took  place  June  25,  1849. 
This  lady  was  born  m  England  in  1830,  and  came  with  her  parents 
to  Osceola  Grove  in  1837,  as  related  in  the  historv  of  the  HaU  family. 
To  her  the  people  are  indebted  for  the  work  entitled.  ■•'  Stark  County 
and  Her  Pioneers,"  noticed  in  the  chapter  on  journalists  and  autliors, 
and  the  literary  circles  of  Toulon  for  many  well  prepared  essays. 
With  a  few  members  of  her  family  she  resides  on  the  old  Sliallenber- 
ger  homestead  in  Fulton  Countv.  Of  the  children,  the  two  vouno-er 
ones.  Herman  and  Percy  are  on  the  farm  in  Fulton  County.  The  eldest 
daughter,  Matilda,  keeps  house  for  her  father  at  Toulon.  The  rest  are 
in  Nebraska.  Thomas  M..  originally  a  lawyer,  is  now  a  banker  at 
Bradshaw,  Xeb.  Eugene  is  postmaster  there  ;  Anslen  P.  is  a  lawyer 
at  Hastings.  Xeb.;  AshtonC.  is  postmaster  and  dry  goods  merchant  at 
Osceola,  and  Pauline  is  the  wife  of  J.  M.  Pagan,  the  leading  lawyer  of 
western  Xeljraska,  residing  at  Hastings,  the  senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  RaD:an.  McDonald  &  Shallenl)eroer.  Mr.  Shallenberger  has  held 
office  but  once.  He  was  a  member  of  the  legislature  of  Illinois,  in  the 
winter  of  1856-57.  from  the  district  composed  of  Peoria  and  Stark.  John 
T.  Lindsay,  now  of  Nebraska,  being  his  coadjutor.  This  legislature  con- 
tained many  able  men  well  known  in  Illinois  history :  John  A.  Logan. 
Isaac  X.  Arnold.  William  C.  Goudv,  William  E.  Morrison.  Shelln'  M. 
Cullom,  C.  B.  Denis.  Silas  Bryan,  Samuel  W.  Moulton.  and  many  oth- 
ere  of  like  character.  It  goes  without  saying  that  Mr.  Shallenberger 
held  his  own  amontj  them.  Mr.  Shallenberger  is  often  stvled  '•  The 
animated  encyclopedia.'"  on  account  of  his  vast  fund  of  general  knoAvl- 
edge.  He  has  ]iainted  more  than  2U0  pictures,  many  of  them  of  rare 
excellence,  and  all  good.  Since  1847  Mr.  Shallenberger  has  been  prom- 
inent in  law  circles.  Although  two  lawyers  had  settled  at  Toulon  be- 
fore his  coming,  they  did  not  stay  k)ng  enough  to  share  the  lionors  of 
pioneership,  so  that  to  him  is  generally  accorded  the  credit  of  being  the 


CiV  TOULON   TOWNSHIP.  393 

pioneer  attorne_y,  the  last  of  the  Old  Bar  in  the  county,  and  one  of 
the  few  members  of  that  great  old  circle  still  residing  in  the  milit- 
ary tract. 

IIoj)l'i'fhs  SJnvvers,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Cowger)  Shivvers,  was 
born  twelve  miles  south  of  Ilillsboro,  Highland  count}^  O.,  June  15, 
1817.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  his  mother  of 
Kentuck}^  In  1822  the  family  moved  to  Washington,  Fayette  county, 
O.,  where  his  father  died  in  1850,  and  where  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
acquii'ed  a  common  education  and  engaged  in  farming.  In  ISofi  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Isabella,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Druzilla  (Harrison)  Jameson, 
a  near  cousin  of  Presitlent  Harrison.  To  them  were  born  ten  children, 
of  whom  seven  are  living,  namely:  James,  at  "Washington,  la. ;  Mrs. 
Druzilla  Trickle,  Atkinson,  111. ;  Mrs.  Sarah  Q.  Wing,  of  Newton,  Kan.; 
J.  Randoljih,  farmer  of  Scandia,  Kan. ;  Mrs.  Belle  Baldwin  of  Goshen 
township,  111.;  Charles  II.,  merchant  of  Scandia,  Kan.,  and  Davis  L., 
of  Pawnee  City,  Neb.  They  are  all  married,  and  witli  the  exception 
of  Davis,  are  all  the  heads  of  families,  the  grandchildren  now  numbering 
fourteen.  One  of  his  sons  served  in  the  War  for  the  Union,  as  recorded 
in  the  military  cha])ter.  In  1853  Mr.  Shivvers  came  to  Stark  county, 
])urchasing  190  acres  on  sections  5  and  (>,  Essex  township,  where  he 
now  owns  232  acres.  At  one  time  he  was  owner  of  1,000  acres  in  this 
county.  He  has  served  as  supervisor  of  Essex  township  several  times; 
has  been  school  director  for  thirty  years ;  was  one  of  the  original  mem- 
bers of  the  County  Agricultural  Society,  of  the  Old  Settlers'  Associa- 
tion, and  representative  of  the  Farmers'  Aid  Society  at  S]n'ingfield. 
For  over  half  a  century  he  has  been  in  full  communion  with  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church,  so  was  his  first  wife,  who  died  February  22, 
1882,  a  member  from  her  girlhood.  Mr.  Ho})kins  and  Davis  Lowman 
were  the  original  introducers  of  "Short-horns"  into  this  county.  Up 
to  1870,  when  he  retired  from  agriculture,  he  was  one  of  the  most 
enterprising  farmers  of  Stark  county.  Mrs.  Isabella  Shivvers,  born  in 
Pickaway  county,  O.,  in  1816,  died  near  Toulon,  February  22,  1882. 
She  married  Hopkins  Shivvers  in  1836,  and  in  1853  moved  to  Toulon. 
Mrs.  Lydia  A.  (Strong)  Shivvers,  born  September  27,  1821,  in  Penn- 
sylvania, came  to  Illinois  in  1842,  married  Ansel  Fuller,  of  Osceola 
in  1814.  He  died  in  1863.  In  1882  she  married  Hopkin  Shivvers,  of 
Toulon.  She  died  November  10,  1884,  and  on  June  16,  1885,  he  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Lucinda  Wright. 

WilUain  U.  SicMes,  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Carlin  & 
Sickles,  was  born  September  24,  1861,  in  Marshall  county,  111.  His 
})arents,  William  and  Abigail  (Freeman)  Sickles,  natives  of  New  York 
state,  were  earlv  settlers  of  Marshall  county.  AVilliam  Sickles,  Jr., 
came  to  Wyoming  in  1873,  engaged  as  mercantile  clerk,  and  subse- 
quently became  a  traveling  salesman.  In  1877  lie  came  to  Toulon,  and 
on  June  15,  1884,  joined  ]\[r.  Carlin  in  the  manufacture  of  cigars.  Like 
his  partner,  he  embraced  all  the  joys  of  matrimony  by  uniting  himself 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Nettie,  daughter  of  Charles  Pliodes,  to  whom 
one  daughter,  Gertrude  Ethel,  has  been  born.  Mr.  Sickles  possesses 
many  qualities  which  carry  with  them  success,  and  in  business  circles 
at  Toulon  and  Wyoming  he  holds  a  high  reputation. 


894  BTOGKAPHY   AND   REMINTSCENCES 

Levi  Sillrman,  son  of  Minott  and  Henrietta  (Bathan)  Silliman,  was 
born  in  Goshen  townsliip,  Stark  county,  September  17,  1842.  His 
father,  the  pioneer  county  treasurer  of  Stark,  is  noticed  in  the  pages 
of  the  general  and  local  history.  His  mother  was  a  native  of  Ireland 
and  a  pioneer  of  Stark  county.  Up  to  1.862  Levi  Silliman  was  engaged 
in  agriculture,  having  for  fifteen  years  devoted  himself  to  agriculture 
and  education.  On  August  13,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  One- 
hundred-and-twelfth  Illinois  Infantry,  was  wounded  at  Resaca,  Ga.,  but 
served  to  the  close  of  the  war,  when  he  resumed  farming,  and  engaged 
in  school  teaching  winters.  In  1876  he  established  himself  in  the  grain 
trade.  In  1877  joined  Mr.  Oliver  in  this  business,  and  also  ])urchased 
a  lumber  yard  and  carried  it  on  individually.  In  1885  he  purchased 
H.  H.  Oliver's  and  Charles  Myers'  interests  in  the  grain  trade  and  ware- 
house at  Toulon,  and  now  is  sole  owner  of  the  two  elevators  at  this 
point.  Apart  from  this  he  owns  a  fertile  farm  on  section  eight,  Essex 
township;  is  interested  in  the  building  trade;  is  school  treasurer  of  the 
townshi]) ;  an  active  temperance  worker,  and  representative  to  the 
Masonic  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois.  Mr.  Silliman  married  Miss  Mary 
E.,  daughter  of  Rol^ert  and  Ellen  (Tuttle)  McKeighan.  They  are  the 
jiarents  of  three  children,  viz :  Minott,  Heni'ietta  and  an  infant.  A 
reference  to  the  history  of  Toulon  and  to  the  military  cha])ter  of  the 
general  history  will  point  out  more  clearly  the  social,  military  and 
business  enter])rises  in  which  he  has  been  engaged.  ( Vide  Goshen 
History.) 

Perry  Hazzard  Smith,  third  son  of  Greenleaf  and  Lettice  L.  (Sparr) 
Smith,  was  ])orn  in  Essex  township,  November  8,  1831,  being  the  first 
male  child  born  in  Stark  county,  within  tlie  American  pioneer  period. 
His  father  was  born  in  Maine,  who  in  very  early  years  moved  with 
his  father,  Benjamin  Smith,  to  Ohio,  and  thence  to  Putnam  county, 
Illinois,  in  August,  1829,  being  among  the  very  early  settlers.  Benja- 
min died  here.  His  son,  Greenleaf,  father  of  Perry  IL,  died  here  on 
July  12,  1848,  followed  about  1862  or  1863  to  the  grave  by  the  mother 
of  our  subject,  leaving  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  one  having  pre- 
ceded her  a  few  years.  Perry  H.  Smith  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools,  labored  on  his  father's  farm  for  years,  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade,  and  from  1850  to  July,  1885,  was  identified  with  that  trade 
here.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Barbara  E.,  daughter  of  John  Emery. 
This  lady,  referred  to  in  sketch  of  Eastern  Star  clia))ter,  died  on  April 
21,  1882,  leaving  one  son  and  one  daughter,  Charles  A.  and  Linnetta, 
the  wife  of  Thurman  H.  Francis,  of  Wyoming.  On  May  8,  1884,  he 
married  Mrs.  Anna  D.  Ewers,  nee  Hochstrasser.  She  has  four  chil- 
dren: Ira,  Murray  R.,  Artie  and  Clark  C.  Mr.  Smith  is  Republican  in 
]3olitics,  but  not  an  office-seeker.  He  has  served  earnestly  on  the 
school  board  and  in  the  council.  He  may  be  named  as  the  senior  old 
settler  and  member  of  that  association,  as  well  as  one  of  the  oldest 
members  of  the  Masonic  circle  in  this  count}^  His  wife  and  daughter 
are  members  of  the  Eastern  Star  chapter. 

John  W.  Smith,  son  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca  (Parsons)  Smith,  was 
born  near  Wheeling,  W.  A"a.,  January  25,  1846.  His  father,  a  native 
of   Chillicothe,   O.,   was  one  of   the  old  river   steamboat   men.     His 


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mother  was  a  native  of  Virginia.  In  1S49  the  family  moved  to  Illi- 
nois, and  locating  on  a  farm  in  J\rarshall  couniy,  was  engaged  in  agri- 
cnltni'e  there  for  sixteen  years.  In  1865  they  moved  to  Valley  town- 
ship, Stark  connty,  and  in  ISfiS  to  Harvey  county,  Kan.,  where  the 
father  died  in  October,  1884,  leaving  a  wife  and  eight  children.  John 
W.  received  his  early  training  in  Marshall  county.  Here  he  was  en- 
o-ao-ed  in  a<i'riculture  from  1865  to  1868,  when  he  entered  the  lumbei' 
business,  which  he  carried  on  for  fourteen  years.  He  was  married  in 
Peoria  county,  in  1866,  to  Miss  Clarinda,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Se- 
rena (O'Keil)  Peppers,  natives  of  Ohio,  but  old  settlers  of  Illinois. 
He  has  always  taken  pai't  in  political  matters,  has  served  as  supervisor 
of  Toulon  for  two  terms,  was  elected  member  of  the  council  of  Wy- 
oming several  times,  and  is  now  the  president  of  that  body.  He  was 
an  active  worker  in  the  establishment  of  the  Central  Agricultural  So- 
ciet}^,  is  a  supporter,  but  not  a  member,  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
church  of  Wyoming,  and  altogether  a  citizen  who,  laboring  wisely  for 
himself,  is  ever  ready  to  exercise  the  same  judicious  round  of  labor  in 
the  interest  of  the  communit}'^  of  whom  he  is  one. 

Jo/ni  Smith,  born  at  ]^ew  Berlin,  Pa.,  in  1805,  came  to  Pekin,  111., 
in  1848,  ])ublished  the  Mirror  and  Whig  until  185t).  when  he  moved  to 
Toulon,  and  with  Judge  Hewitt  projected  the  pioneer  journal  of  this 
county,  the  Prairie  Advocate.  In  1860  he  returned  to  Pelcin,  in  18(i2 
he  moved  to  Hennepin,  and  in  1868  to  Princeton,  where  he  died  July 
23,  1880. 

Mrs.  Barbara  {Emery)  SiiiitJt,  born  in  Pichland  county,  O.,  in  1830, 
died  April  21.  1883.  She  moved  to  Wyoming  from  Galva  with  her 
husband.  Perry  H.  Smith,  in  1866. 

Mrs.  PJuvhe  IF.  Smith  died  at  Modena,  June  29,  1881,  where  she 
settled  with  her  husband  in  1832. 

Whitney  Smith  son  of  Jonathan  Smith,  who  came  from  Connecticut 
to  Luzerne  county,  Pa.,  while  yet  the  Shawnee  Indians  inhabited  the 
region,  was  born  at  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  July  14,  1804.  He  came  to  Spoon 
river  about  1834,  with  his  wife,  a  daughter  of  General  Thomas,  and 
established  a  general  store  at  Wyoming.  It  is  said  that  he  had  several 
copies  of  a  plat  of  Wyoming  ])rinted,  showing  docks  along  Spoon 
river,  a  steamboat,  negroes  unloading  cotton,  warehouses,  etc.,  etc. 
It  is  further  alleged  that  this  very  much  overdrawn  picture  of  the  set- 
tlement was  distributed  throughout  the  eastern  towns  and  cities,  and 
won  for  its  author  a  very  unenviable  notoriety.  He  moved  to  Galena, 
111.,  in  later  years,  where  he  died. 

Isaac  B.  Si'>ilman.,  a  son  of  one  of  the  old  settlers  of  Stark  county, 
who  went  to  ''Egypt"  years  ago,  was  elected  state's  attorney  for 
Franklin  county,  111.,  in  1884. 

Nathan  Snare  was  born  in  Huntingdon  county  Pa.,  on  February  3, 
1826;  Js  the  son  of  John  P.  and  Esther  (Baker)  Snare,  the  former  a 
native  of  Virginia,  the  latter  of  Pennsylvania,  being  one  of  the  old 
Quaker  families,  born  near  Philadelphia.  The  ancestors  of  John  P. 
Snare  were  from  Germany,  coming  to  this  country  at  an  early  day, 
the  father  of  John  P.  serving  as  a  teamster  in  the  War  of'  1812. 
Esther  Baker  also  had  one  brother,  Joseph  Baker,  who  was  a  captain  in 


396  BIOGRAPHY   AND   REMINISCENCES 

the  same  war.  John  P.  Snare  removed  to  Pennsylvania  while  he  was 
3^et  a  boy  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  married  June  8.  1820,  to 
Miss  Esther  Baker,  by  whom  he  had  a  family  of  seven  children,  four 
of  whom  still  live,  nameh",  IS^ancy,  widow  of  Alexander  Kissenger,  re- 
siding in  Penn  township,  this  county ;  Xathan  Snare,  of  Toulon  town- 
ship ;  James  and  John  are  married,  both  residing  in  Penn  township, 
this  county.  The  mother  of  this  famih"  died  in  1840.  Mr.  Snare  re- 
married in  1844  to  Mi's.  Nancy  Gharrett  (Kurfman),  by  whom  he  had 
a  family  of  six  children,  four  of  whom  still  live — Cyrus  C,  married, 
living  in  Minnesota;  Khesa  S.,  married,  living  in  Penn  township,  this 
count}^ ;  Edwin,  married,  living  in  Yalley  township,  this  county ; 
Albert,  married,  living  in  Nebraska.  John  P.  Snare  removed  to 
Illinois  in  1847  and  settled  in  Penn  township,  where  he  purchased  four 
hundred  acres  of  land  and  engaged  in  fanning;  he  remained  so  en- 
eaii'ed  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1872.  his  widow,  Mrs.  Xancv 
Snare,  still  residino'  there.  In  political  matters  he  was  in  earlv  davs  a 
Avhig,  but  when  the  republican  partv  was  organized  he  embraced  that 
platform  and  remained  a  thorough-going  member  of  that  party  until 
his  death.  He  was  at  his  death  a  member  of  the  M.  P.  church,  with 
which  he  died  in  full  communion.  Nathan  Snare  passed  his  younger 
years  on  the  farm  and  attending  common  school.  In  the  year  184G  he 
removed  to  Illinois,  locating  in  Penn  township  and  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. In  1850  he  married  Miss  Lydia  A.  Davidson,  daugliter  of  Chal- 
dron and  Abbey  (Stark)  Davidson,  both  natives  of  Luzerne  county. 
Pa,  To  this  maVriage  three  children  were  born,  one  of  whom  still  lives, 
namely,  Lily,  now  residing  with  her  husband  in  Kansas.  Mrs.  Lydia 
Snare  died  in  1865,  and  he  was  remarried  in  1866  to  Miss  Isal^ella  H. 
AVilliamson,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Cook)  Williamson,  both 
natives  of  Pennsylvania.  To  this  marriage  eight  children  were  born, 
namely,  Hattie,  now  living  in  Kansas ;  Charles  J.,  John  P.,  Ernest  M., 
Laura  B.,  Walter  D.,  Albert  E.,  and  Edith.  The  subject  of  our  sketch 
Avas  engaged  in  fai'ming  in  this  county  until  1867,  Avhen  he  removed 
to  Missouri,  remaining  there  for  seven  years  engaged  in  farming.  In 
1874  he  retm^ned  to  Illinois  and  jjurchased  land  in  Toulon  townshi])  on 
section  12,  where  he  now  resides.  In  conection  with  his  farm  interests 
he  also  has  several  coal  mines  on  his  land.  In  politics  he  was  an  early- 
day  abolitionist,  and  when  the  republican  i)arty  was  formed  he  ac- 
cei)ted  their  platform,  but  of  late  years  has  rather  affiliated  with  the 
greenback  party.  He  is  not  a  member  of  any  church,  but  lends  his 
support  to  the  M.  P.  church.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
and  was  a  staunch  supporter  of  all  things  pertaining  to  the  benefit  of 
his  county. 

Perry  Stancliff^  farmer,  stock  raiser  and  horticulturalist,  Wyoming, 
was  born  in  Athens  county,  Ohio,  January  21,  1822,  the  son  of  David 
and  Ann^  (Miles)  Stanchff,  the  former  of  wdiom  was  born  in  Canada 
near  Niagara  Falls.  He  was  the  son  of  Stambaugh  B.  Stancliff,  a 
native  of  New  York  state,  whose  father  was  a  native  of  Germany. 
Staml)augh  B.  Stancliff  did  action  and  honorable  service  in  the  War 
of  the  Eevolution,  from  which  he  carried  wounds  to  his  grave,  but  for 
which  he  felt  himself  too  patriotic  a  citizen  to  ask  for  or  to  receive 


OF   TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  397 

indemnity.  He  moved  into  Canada  (in  consequence  of  business  inter- 
ests) some  time  after  the  war,  but  npon  the  outbreak  of  the  dilhculties 
which  caused  the  War  of  1812,  he  chose  to  abandon  his  interests  there, 
and  selected  for  himself  a  home  in  Ohio.  He  reared  a  family  of 
twelve  children  —  seven  sons  and  five  daughters  —  whose  character- 
istics (that  of  large-sized  and  tall  people)  follow  the  Stanclilf  family. 
David  Stancliff,  his  son,  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade  and  followed  it 
for  many  years,  but  he  finally  retired  from  it  and  died  on  his  farm  in 
Eoss  county,  Ohio.  He,  like  his  father,  had  a  family  of  twelve 
children,  eleven  of  whom  grew  to  manhood  —  six  sons  and  five  daugh- 
ters. Perry,  the  eldest  of  the  family,  learned  the  mason  trade  in 
Ohio,  and  followed  it  there  for  a  few  years.  In  1841:  he  came  to  Illi- 
nois, and  in  the  same  year  purchased  the  present  ]n-operty  ( "  Sunn v- 
side  Farm")  which  he  has  improved  and  developed  to  its  present 
handsome  condition.  He  married  here  in  1848  Miss  Martha  C.  Davis, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Rachael  (Ennis)  Davis,  both  deceased.  The 
former  was  a  native  of  New  York  state  and  the  latter  of  Virginia. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stanclilf  have  reared  eight  sons  and  two  daughters,  all 
of  whom  have  grown  to  manhood  and  womanhood,  and  have  taken  a 
leading  part  in  the  interests  of  their  different  localities.  Daniel,  W.  is 
a  worthy  farmer  of  Valley  township,  and  has  one  daughter.  William 
is  a  successful  farmer  and  stock  raiser,  of  Saline  county,  Neb.,  antl  has 
four  daughters.  George  is  in  the  agricultural  implement  business  in 
Valley  county.  Neb.,  and  has  one  son.  Stephen  Miles  is  in  the  ice 
business  in  Fairfield,  Iowa,,  and  ha?  one  daughter.  ,rames  is  in  the 
transfer  business  in  Wyoming,  and  has  a  son  and  daughter.  David  is 
located  at  Fairfield,  Iowa.  Mary  is  the  wife  of  Alfred  Neeley,  of 
Peoria.  Emma,  Herman  and  Albert  are  still  under  the  parental  roof, 
and  help  to  cheer  the  fireside  and  enhance  the  comforts  of  their  worthy 
parents.  Mr.  Stancliff  has  always  been  a  liberal  contrii)utor  to 
measures  attending  the  advancement  of  the  public  good  of  his  locality, 
and  in  his  time  here  has  done  an  important  part.  lie  has  always  held 
aloof  from  the  snares  of  ])ublic  office  but  has  always  cai'ried  his  share 
of  the  "load  of  office"  on  the  school  board  and  in  township  offices. 

Fatrlcl'  Sullkmn,  born  in  Rosscai'berry  Parish,  Oork  county,  Ire- 
land, March  14,  1836,  is  the  son  of  Cornelius  and  Catherine  (Howell) 
Sullivan,  natives  of  that  parish.  The  father  was  a  linen-weaver  by 
trade  and  manufactured  largely.  He  caine  to  the  United  States  in 
1852,  settled  at  Grand  Rapids,' Mich.,  and  invested  in  city  property. 
He  died  in  that  citv  in  1880,  in  his  ninety-second  year,  leaving  a  widow, 
three  sons,  and  one  daughter,  namely :  James  A.,  steamboat  man  and 
a  bachelor;  Patrick,  of  this  county;  John,  a  brickmason  and  con- 
tractor, and  Mary,  wife  of  Geo.  H.  Soule,  a  merchant  of  Grand  Ilapids. 
Patrick  Sullivan  passed  his  boyhood  days  in  his  native  country.  Upon 
coming  to  the  United  States,  he  was  ajiprenticed  to  the  moulder's  trade 
at  Grand  Rapids,  but  after  four  years  turned  his  attention  to  tinsmitli- 
ing  at  Peoria,  111.,  where  he  served  an  apprenticeship.  He  then  en- 
gaged in  the  hardware  trade  at  Princeville,  where  he  was  successful. 
In  1876  he  came  to  Stark  county,  and  carried  on  business  at  Castle- 
ton   until   he   opened    his   large   store   at   Wyoming.      Mr.    Sullivan 


398  BIOGRAPHY    AXD    RKMINISCENCES 

was  married  at  Peoria  to  Miss  Hannah  Ilanlon,  a  native  of  that 
county,  daughter  of  Patrick  Hanlon,  of  Limerick  county,  Ireland,  but 
an  okl  resident  of  Kicka]ioo,  111.  They  are  the  parents  of  five  sons 
and  three  daui>liters,  namely  :  John,  Mary,  James,  William,  Edward, 
Robert,  Ellen,  and  Kate.  The  familj^  are  members  of  St.  Jose})h's 
Cathplic  church. 

Charles  M.  Swa7iA\  son  of  Reuben  and  Martha  A.  (Ileaton)  Swank, 
was  l)orn  in  West  Jersey,  Stark  county,  February  23,  1856.  His  father, 
a  Pennsylvanian,  and  mother,  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  came  here 
about  1853  while  3'et  this  now*  beautiful  township  was  a  wilderness, 
aud,  as  related  in  the  historv,  took  a  full  jiart  in  building  it  up  to  its 
present  prosjierous  condition.  Their  children  are  Flora  P.,  now  Mrs. 
W.  II.  Johnson,  of  West  Jersey  ;  Clyde  W.,  student  at  Knox  college; 
Eva  G.,  a  girl  of  eleven  summers,  deceased,  and  Charles  M.,  of  Toulon. 
The  latter  received  a  practical  agricultural  and  common-school  educa- 
tion, completed  studies  at  Hedding  college,  Abingdon,  111.,  and  in  ISTtJ 
entered  mercantile  life  at  West  Jersey,  continuing  in  trade  there  until 
March,  1883,  when  he  established  his  house  at  Toulon.  On  June  20, 
this  year,  he  married  Miss  Cora  B.,  daugliter  of  Charles  and  Lucinda 
Emery  Potter,  of  Toulon.  They  have  one  l)oy,  Glenn  R.  Both  are 
menil)ers  of  the  Congregational  churcli,  and  each  holds  a  high  place  in 
the  estimation  of  the  people. 

Andrew  Sioartz,  who  settled  near  Toulon  in  1837,  died  April  22, 
1884. 

Sylvester  S'weH  died  at  Toulon,  F^elu'uary  8,  1883.  He  was  born  in 
Rensselaer  countv,  X.  Y.,  in  1795;  served  through  the  War  of  1812: 
married  Mary  Adkins  in  1818  (this  lady  died  in  1825).  In  1828  he 
married  Cynthia  Strong,  and  with  his  family  settled  near  Saxon  in 
1811.  In  1848  he  was  living  three  miles  noi-thwest  of  Toulon,  where 
his  second  wife  died  in  1875.  In  1877  he  married  Catherine  Rounds, 
who  survives  him. 

2frs.  Wrn.  Sweet,  who  died  in  Toulon  June  16,  1886.  added  another 
name  to  the  long  list  of  Stark  county  ])ioneers  who  have  crossed  over 
the  river.  Mrs.  Sweet's  maiden  name  was  Jane  Pearson;  she  was  born 
in  Oswego  county,  !N"ew  York,  in  1826,  and  came  with  her  parents  to 
Peoria  county  in  1836.  She  was  brought  u|)  in  the  Universahst  faith, 
her  father  and  grandfather  both  being  ministers  in  that  denomination. 
After  the  death  of  her  father,  she  came  to  Stark  county  in  1844,  and 
made  her  home  with  a  family  by  the  name  of  Bowen.  In  1848  she 
was  married  to  William  Sweet.  She  was  the  mother  of  three  children, 
two  of  whom,  a  son  and  a  daughter  survive  her  and  are  living  in  this 
vicinit}'. 

Bmhi'oel  Tapp,  whose  name  occurs  so  often  in  the  pages  of  the 
general  history  and  of  this  townshij),  is  one  of  the  old  residents  of  this 
county. 

Charles  Madison  Teeter,  the  fourth  and  youngest  of  the  family  of 
John  and  Saraii  (Van  Brunt)  Teeter,  the  latter  a  descendant  in  line 
from  a  New  Amsterdam  family  in  which  Anneke  Jans  Bogardus  was 
principal,  was  born  near  Florida,  N.  Y.,  June  30,  1817,  where  his 
parents  occupied  a  farm.     The  beginning  of  the  family  was  marked  in 


OF    TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  399 

Orange  county,  b}^  the  settling  of  John  Teeter,  grandfather  of  Chas. 
M.,  who  arrived  "from  Brunswick  during  the  Rev^ohitionar}^  war. 
Charles  Madison  received  a  thorough,  practical  education,  and  entered 
mercantile  life  as  clerk  on  the  corner  of  Front  and  Fulton  streets  in 
New  York  City.  After  three  years'  active  service,  owing  to  failing- 
health,  he  resig-ned  his  position  as  book-keeper  and  took  up  the  em- 
plo3anent  of  instructor,  both  public  and  private.  At  this  he  continued 
for  a  number  of  years,  and  Avhile  at  Chester,  New  Jersey,  he  became 
acquainted  with  and  married,  March  T,  1843,  Miss  Julia  Ilorton  Stout, 
who  was  born  December  25,  1820,  being  a  daughter  of  Thomas  B.  and 
Deborah  (Terry)  Stout,  the  former  a  descendant  of  the  union  of  Rich- 
ard Stout  (England)  and  Penelope  Yan  Princis  (Amsterdam)  in  New 
Amsterdam  about  the  year  1024.  Discontented  with  the  business  of 
teaching,  he  at  length  accepted  the  situation  of  Station  Agent  at  As- 
bury,  N.  J.,  where  he  remained  until  October,  1854,  when,  spirited  by 
the  glowing  accounts  of  the  great  west,  he,  together  with  his  wife 
and  two  sons,  namely :  John  IL,  afterward  a  soldier  in  tlie  Forty- 
seventh  Illinois  Yolun'teer  Infantry,  who  sickened  and  died  March  31, 
1865  at  Camp  Butler,  and  Elias  S.  came  to  Illinois  and  settled  at 
Ileiny,  Marshall  county.  During  the  three  years'  sojourn  at  this  place 
his  family  was  increased  by  tlie  births  of  a  daughter,  Maggie  A.  and 
Charles  W.,  the  third  son.  Having  finally  decided  upon  agricultural 
])ursuits  he  removed  his  family  to  the  "Teeter"  farm  at  Bradford, 
Stark  county,  which  he  occupied  until  November,  1874,  when  he  again 
changed  his  residence  and  located  at  Wyoming.  His  career  through- 
out was  marked  as  one  of  industry  and  integrity,  of  irreproachable 
character  and  widespread  influence.  Finally,  surrounded  by  his  family 
and  worldly  comforts,  he  fell  suddenly  sick  and  departed  this  life  June 
13,  1883.  A  reference  to  the  official  and  religious  history  of  the  town- 
ships shows  the  part  taken  by  him  in  public  affairs  during  his  residence 
in  this  county. 

IJlias  Stout  Teeter,  second  son  of  Charles  Madison  and  Julia  H. (Stout) 
Teeter  was  born  at  Chester,  Morris  county,  N.  J.,  Oct.  20, 1«47.  Early 
in  youth  he  accompanied  his  parents  to  Illinois  where  the  family  located 
at  Henry,  Marshall  county,  in  October,  1854,  and  resided  there  until 
1858,  when  they  moved  to  Osceola  township.  Stark  county,  and  en- 
gaged in  farming  until  1874.  In  this  year  Mr.  Teeter  retired  from 
agricultui-e,  took  up  his  residence  at  Wyoming,  and  made  tliat  town 
his  home  until  his  death  in  1883.  Elias  S.  spent  boyhood's  years  on 
the  farm,  and  attending  scliool  in  Osceola  township  until  1889,  when 
he  moved  to  Iowa,  and  embarked  in  mercantile  life.  In  July,  1872, 
he  sold  his  Iowa,  interests  and  returiling  to  Stark  county  in  August, 
])urchased  a  partnership  with  O.  G.  Smith.  In  March,  1873,  Dr.  J.  G. 
Green  purchased  the  Smith  interest,  which  in  1876  was  bought  out  by 
C.  W.  Teeter,  the  firm  being  known  since  as  Teeter  Brothers.  Their 
large  house  at  Toulon  was  not  estal)lished  until  February,  1885, 
although  Elias  Teeter  had  an  interest  in  Chas.  Wright's  drug  store 
from  1878  to  1881.  He  married  in  Osceola  township  Miss  Emma  M., 
daughter  of  J.  M.  Huffman,  a  native  of  New  York  State.  Their  chil- 
dren are  John  R.  and  Mariam  J.,  both  now  attending  school.     Mr.  T. 


400  BIOGKx\PHY    AND    KKMIMSCKXCKS 

was  one  of  the  original  stock-holders  and  directors  of  the  First 
JS^ational  Bank,  one  of  the  original  members  and  stock-holders  of  the 
Central  Agricultural  Society,  has  been  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Phar- 
maceutical Society,  also  holding  a  certificate  since  the  passage  of  the 
Pharmacy  Act,  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  one  of  the  aldermen 
in  the  town  council.  He  was  appointed  notary  public  in  1886.  In 
the  historv  of  Wvoming  and  of  Osceola  township  references  are  made 
to  this  family.  The  foregoing  record  points  out  clearly  their  place  in 
the  industrial  history  of  this  county. 

Isaac  Thomas^  a  resident  of  Stark  count\^  since  1844,  is  a  native  of 
the  Green  Mountain  State.  He  is  a  son  of  David  and  Hannah  (I)wyer) 
Thomas,  and  dates  his  birth  in  Berkshii'e,  Franklin  county,  Vermont, 
Januar}'  22,  1809.  His  father  was  of  Welsh  and  his  mother  of  Scotch- 
Irish  decent.  David  Thomas  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  born  in  East 
Haddam.  Conn.,  May  27,  1783;  served  as  captain  of  militia  in  Vermont 
about  the  vear  1818.  Moved  with  his  familv  to  Kins-ston,  Lawrence 
county,  Pa.,  when  Isaac  was  about  13  years  old,  thelatter  finishing  his 
education  at  the  Kingston  Academy.  When  17  years  of  age,  our  sub- 
ject was  engaged  by  his  uncle.  General  Samuel  Thomas,  who  was  a 
contractor  on  the  Pennsylvania  canal,  and  with  whom  he  remained 
about  two  years,  superintending  the  men  at  work.  Subsequent!}"  re- 
turned to  Mahoopany  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  and  lumber  bus- 
iness. Served  there  as  post-master  under  President  Van  Bui'en.  In 
the  vear  1844  moved  with  his  familv  to  Wvomino-.  111.:  eno'aoed  for  a 

T  *  .  .  .  "^  -COO 

short  tnne  in  farming,  also  served  here  as  jiost-master  under  Polk,  Tay- 
lor and  Fillmore.  During  his  residence  in  this  county,  has  served  as  a 
justice  and  police  magistrate  35  years,  and  still  holds  the  office  of  J.  P. 
Has  been  a  meml)er  of  the  M.  E.  church  from  earlv  manhood,  wasiden- 
titied  with  the  Democrat  party  until  the  firing  upon  Fort  Sumter, 
after  which  he  became  a  Republican,  and  was  active  in  getting  up  san- 
itary supplies  in  war  time. 

James  Monroe  Thomas,  son  of  General  Samuel  and  Marcia  (Petti- 
bone)  Thomas,  was  born  near  Kingston  in  the  AYyoming  Valley,  Pa., 
October  1,  1822.  There  his  mother's  two  uncles  were  murdered  by 
the  British  and  Indians  during  the  massacre  of  July  3,  1778.  The  Pet- 
tibones,  however,  were  not  driven  away  for  ever,  as  throughout  Luz- 
erne and  adjoining  counties,  they  are  found  today,  as  in  the  past,  both 
in  the  trades  and  professions,  and  as  readv  to  defend  the  country  as 
were  their  fathers  of  the  Pevolution.  James  M.  Thomas  came  here  in 
1834  with  his  father.  At  an  early  age  he  acquired  a  taste  for  mechan- 
ics, and  here  engaged  in  mill-building,  designing  implements,  and  did 
construct  the  first  threshing  machine  in  Stark  county,  as  well  as  the 
first  thi'esher  and  separator  in  this  or  Peoria  count}^  He  continues  to 
devote  attention  to  mechanics,  having  built  some  of  the  finest  buildings 
in  the  county.  He  was  appointed  master  of  Wyoming  post-office.  June 
30,  1853.  by  James  Camjjbell,  Postmaster-General,  under  the  adminis- 
tration of  President  Pierce,  and  on  Julv  28,  1885,  he  was  recommis- 
sioned  by  A.  E.  Stephenson,  acting  Postmaster  General,  under  the  ad- 
ministration of  President  Cleveland.  In  early  years  he  was  married  at 
Peoria,  111.,  to  Miss  Ellen,  daughter  of  Squire  Isaac  White,  a  native  of 


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OK    I'OUr.ON    TOWNSHIP.  401 

Pennsylvania,  born  at  London,  Franklin  county,  in  that  State.  Their 
children  are  Frank,  a  genial  and  clever  member  of  the  Stark  connty 
bar,  residing  at  Wyoming;  Payne  P.,  a  farmer  on  the  old  liomestead 
in  Essex  township ;  Samnel,  a  mechanic,  and  James  M.,  a  student  of 
the  University  of  Michigan,  and  Isaac,  who  died  at  Wyoming,  111.,  De- 
cember 5,  1865,  when  eight  years  of  age.  Both  Mrs.  and  Mr.  Thomas 
attend  the  Metliodist  church,  although  the  former  had  been  a  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  faith  u])  to  December  5,  1847,  at  that  date  Mrs. 
Tliomas  united  with  the  M.  E.  church,  w^hile  the  latter  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  Methodist  faith  since  his  nineteenth  year.  General 
Samuel  Thomas  Avas  the  nominator  of  Andrew  Jackson  for  President 
in  1832,  so  his  son  has  been  equally  attached  to  the  old  Democratic 
party.  James  M.  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  Stark  county 
Agricultural  Society.  In  1ST7  he  took  an  acMve  part  in  organizing 
the  Central  Agricoltural  Society ;  has  always  been  a  member  of  the 
State  Agricultural  Society  and  an  official  of  that  body,  also  of  the 
Stark  county  Old  Settlers'  Association,  and  of  other  local  organizations 
established  for  ]mblic  benefit. 

Williaiii  F.  Thomas  came  from  Wyoming  Valley,  Penn  ,  with  his 
father-,  Gen.  Thomas,  in  18'34.  In  1850,  he  was  sheriff  and  ex  officio 
collector,  was  one  of  the  aiders  of  the  American  Central  railroad,  and 
in  every  sense  one  of  tlie  most  useful  citizens  of  the  county ;  died  in 
May,  1875. 

Frcuik  Thomas^  son  of  James  M.  Thomas,  was  born  here  Sejitem 
l)er  17,  1848.  He  received  tiie  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  Wy- 
oming schools,  then  attended  for  two  years  the  Clark  seminary  at 
Aurora,  and  subsequently  passed  one  year  at  the  Nortliwestern  uni- 
versity, Evanstoii,  111.,  and  taught  school  for  three  terms.  In  his 
nineteentli  year  he  attended  school  at  Ann  Ari)or,  Mich.,  then  he 
athliated  with  the  state  university,  following  took  a  literary  and  scien- 
tific special  course  in  the  university,  and  took  up  the  study  of  law 
there  under  the  preceptorship  of  lion.  T.  M.  Coole\%  l^.L.  I).  He 
graduated  frcmi  the  university  in  1871,  and,  returning  to  Illinois,  was 
admitted  an  attorney-at-law  of  the  state.  He  married  Miss  Anna 
AValsl],  of  Ann  Arbor.  Midi.,  and  to  them  two  childi'en  were  born. 
This  lady  died  June  3,  1876,  and  some  years  later  he  married  Miss 
Julia,  daughtei'  of  Dr.  W.  II.  Hoover.  A  reference  to  the  pages  de- 
voted to  the  law  and  political  cliapters  of  the  General  Histor}^  and  to 
the  history  of  Wyoming  will  ])oint  out  very  clearly  the  part  Mr. 
Thomas  has  taken^n  the  ])olitical,  legal  and  social  life  of  the  county. 

Saniud  Tlioinax,  born  in  Connecticut,  February  2,  1787,  settled 
in  Wyoming  Valley,  Pa.,  in  18()(;,  and  on  May  10,  i807,  married  Miss 
Marcia  Pettebone,  a  native  of  Kingston,  Pa.,  daughter  of  Oliver  Pette- 
bone.  On  the  breaking  out  of  the  War  of  1812,  he  was  captain  of  a 
company  of  volunteer  artillery  composed  of  one  hundred  young  men, 
none  of  wliom  wei-e  over  twenty-hve  years  of  age.  Tlieir  services 
were  tendered  to  the  government,  and  accepted,  and  the  company 
was  ordered  to  Erie,  Pa.,  where  the  fleet  of  vessels  were  buihiing  for 
the  use  of  Cajitain  (afterward  Commodore)  Perry.  On  reaching  Erie, 
Captain  Thomas  was  put  m  command  of  the  post,  and  a  block-house 
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4<l2  niOGKAPHY     AND    KKMIXISCKXCKS 

and  Wreiist works  Iniilt  and  cannon  planted  thereon  t(j  protect  the 
building  fleet,  while  on  the  stocks,  as  the  British  fleet  were  then  cruis- 
ing on  Lake  Erie  with  the  avowed  intention  of  burning  our  vessels  ])e- 
fore  their  completion.  Several  efforts  were  made  b}"  the  British  to 
burn  our  fleet  during  the  time  the  boats  were  building,  but  were 
driven  off  by  our  artiller}^  After  the  Imttle  upon  Lake  Erie.  Captain 
Thomas  was  ordered  out  into  Canada  to  join  the  Northwestern  army 
under  the  command  of  General  AVilliam  LL  Harrison.  After  the  bat- 
tle of  the  Thames  at  that  place  with  the  British  and  Indians  in 
which  the  celebrated  Indian  chief  "Tecumseh"  was  killed,  Captain 
Thomas  was  ordered  over  to  Detroit,  which  was  then  held  l)y  British 
and  hostile  Indians.  Our  forces  di'ove  out  the  hostile  English  and  held 
Detroit  until  ordered  back  into  Ohio  near  the  mouth  of  the  Maumee 
river,  and  thence  to*  Pittsburgh  and  to  Wyoming  Valley,  Pa. 
Soon  after  peace  was  declared.  Captain  Samuel  Thomas  was  made 
l)rigade  inspector  of  the  Northeast  Division  of  the  Pennsylvania  militia. 
This  position  he  held  until  commissioned  as  l)rigadier  general  in 
1828,  which  position  he  held  until  moving  to  Illinois  in  1834.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  legislature  of  Pennsylvania  two  terms,  was  a 
leadino:  Methodist  from  an  earh'  day.  and  in  the  early  settlement  of 
Spoon  Piver  his  liouse  was  the  only  chapel  for  a  nundjer  of  years.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  the  ^[asonic  fraternity  from  an  early  date. 
He  arrived  with  his  family  after  forty-two  days'  travel,  on  the  site  of 
the  present  town  of  Wyoming,  in  Octol)er,  1834,  where  his  brother- 
in-law,  Sylvanus  Moore,' had  a  cabin  and  claim.  Purchasing  Moore's 
interest  here  he  entered  the  land  at  Quincy  in  June,  1835.  opened  a 
store  there  and  also  began  farming,  and  continued  to  reside  here  until 
his  death,  as  noted  in  the  history  of  Wyoming.  Mrs.  Marcia  Thomas 
died  here  July  21,  ISO.").  Their  son.  AVilliam  F..  who  came  with  them 
into  the  wilderness  of  Spoon  Eiver,  was  l)orn  in  1817.  died  at 
Wyoming,  May  25,  1875 ;  Ruth  Ann,  born  in  1819,  who  married  Giles 
C.Dana,  in  May,  1836,  died  at  Peoria  in  July  of  that  year  and  James 
M..  born  in  1822.  who  in  1847  married  Miss  Ellen  White,  has  for  over 
half  a  century  been  a  prominent  figure  in  the  history  of  tlie  district. 
In  the  liistory  of  the  Agard  family  reference  is  made  to  Martha  P. 
Thomas,  who  married  J.  W.  Agard  in  1834  and  came  with  him  in  Sep- 
teml^er,  1836,  to  Wyoming.  Mary  Ann  Thomas,  who  married  Whitney 
Smith,  of  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  one  of  the  early  traders  here,  came  with 
him  in  1835,  and  for  many  years  shared  his  home  here  until  her  sep- 
aration from  him,  wiien  she  married  E.  S.  Brodhead,  who  died  at 
Toulon  in  1873.  Some  time  after  her  second  husband's  death,  she  be- 
came Mrs.  Chase,  of  New  York  City.  From  1808  to  1879  the  general 
is  said  to  have  voted  the  Democratic  ticket,  and  as  told  in  the  political 
history,  was  elected  on  that  ticket  a  member  of  our  legislature  in 
1846. "  The  life  of  this  enterprising  pioneer  of  Stark  county  claims 
extended  notices  in  many  pages  of  this  work ;  yet  this  sketch  of  the 
family  is  necessary  to  complete  our  history.  General  Thomas  was 
called  to  Michigan  in  1832  and  spent  a  part  of  that  season  there,  and 
in  the  fall  of  1833  was  called  to  old  Fort  Dearliorn,  at  the  time  the 
Indians,  who  fought  under  Black  Hawk  were  ]iaid  off  liy  the  United 


OK   rour.oN  township.  403 

States  government.  After  tlieir  payment,  he  with  two  neighbors, 
traveled  over  the  entire  state  of  Illinois  on  horseback  and  over  Black 
Hawk's  purchase,  now  Iowa.  At  that  time  he  selected  this  place  for 
a  future  home,  and  bought  a  section  of  land  before  returning  to 
Pennsylvania,  which  return  was  made  all  the  way  on  horseback. 
When  he  came  here  he  invested  largel}^  in  land,  but  sold  much  of  it 
before  his  death. 

Owen.  Thomas  was  born  at  Xorristown,  Penn.,  December  12,  1818, 
and  on  arriving  at  manhood  married  Miss  Sarah  Pierce  in  the  year 
1844,  and  for  nine  years  longer  lived  there,  following  his  trade,  that  of 
a  nail-cutter.  In  the  year  of  1858,  he  with  his  family  came  to  Stark 
county,  and,  with  the  exception  of  a  very  short  time,  has  lived  on  the 
same  place  where  his  last  moments  were  passed  ever  since.  Of  his 
ten  children,  live  oidy  are  living,  two  daughters  here,  Mrs.  A.  Gal- 
braith  and  Mrs.  A.  Wilkinson,  two  daughters,  Anna  and  Mary,  living 
in  Missouri,  and  one  son,  Abraham,  that  lives  near  Oskaloosa,  la.  In 
1882,  his  companion  was  taken  from  him.  On  Saturday,  November 
6,  1886,  he  married  Mrs.  Sarah  Lake,  and  bid  her  the  last  farewell 
November  2(>,  188(). 

Mrs.  Harriet  Taylo7\  sister  of  II.  Shivvers,  and  mother  of  Mrs. 
Henry  Harrington,  died  in  Hooper  countv,  Kan.,  July  18,  1886,  aged 
about  sixty  years. 

Captain  Bradford  F.  T/ioinpi^on,  son  of  Benjamin  M.,  and  Ann  B. 
(McLaughlin)  Thompson,  was  born  at  Montville,  Waldo  county.  Me., 
November  6,  1837.  His  parents  were  Scotch  and  Irish  respectively, 
early  settlers  of  Maine,  and  among  that  state's  most  industrious  citi- 
zens. In  1856,  the  family,  consisting  of  ])arents  and  four  sons,  moved 
to  this  county.  Here  the  captain  engaged  as  clerk  in  a  store,  but, 
after  the  lapse  of  a  few  years,  entered  Martin  Shallenberger's  office  at 
Toulon  as  a  law  student.  The  rebellion  broke  over  the  land  shortly 
after,  and  in  August,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  B,  One-hundred- 
and-twelfth  Illinois  Infantry,  was  ])romoted  first  sergeant  on  organiza- 
tion of  company;  second  lieutenant  April  10,  1863;  first  lieutenant  in 
December,  1863;  adjutant  of  the  regiment  March  7,  1864;  and  captain 
of  Company  B,  May  0,  1865.  On  his  return,  he  engaged  in  mer- 
chandising at  Bradford,  and  continued  in  trade  until  1874,  when  he 
]-esunied  law  studies,  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  has  been  in  practice 
since  that  time.  In  1859,  he  was  elected  town  collector  of  Osceola, 
served  one  term  as  su])ervisor,  was  town  clerk,  justice  of  the  peace  and 
assessor.  In  1868,  he  was  elected  representative  in  state  legislature, 
and  in  1876,  state's  attorney.  In  the  latter  year  he  removed  to 
Toulon,  was  reelected  state's  attorney  m  1880,  and  served  until  1884. 
Oaptain  Thonijison  was  married  in  1860  to  Miss  Elizaebth  A.,  daugh- 
ter of  Zachariah  and  Lydia  (Bevier)  Bevier,  who  settled  here  in  1851, 
coming  from  New  York.  Their  children  are  Mir.s  Mary  and  Anna 
and  Earl  W.  *  He  is  prominently  connected  with  local' and  district 
military  circles,  is  secretary  of  the  One-hundred-and-twelfth  Veteran 
club,  a  moml)er  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Repul)lic,  a  mason  since 
1862,  and  now  secretary  of  the  "Old  Settlers'  society"  of  Stark 
county.     In  every  position  he  has  aimed  to  do  well  what  he  undertook 


4<l4  niOGRAPHY    AM)    KEMINISCEXCES 

and  succeeded.  His  new  work  entitled  "  Ilistorv  of  he  One-lmudred- 
and-twelftli  Eegiment,*'  is  exceptionally  good,  far  above  the  average 
regimental  history.  In  itself,  it  points  out  two  characteristics  of  the 
man  —  a  love  of  doing  things  well  and  full  v.  and  a  love  of  the  old  flao- 
and  its  defenders. 

21rs.  Harriet  Tiehior,  born  in  Peoria  county  in  1843.  moved  to 
Stark  with  parents  in  1852,  married  Allen  Ticknor  in  1870.  died  De- 
cember 1,  1874. 

Leven  Eflvmrd  Tliravons.  son  of  Ananias  and  Eleanor  (Roteau) 
Timmons  —  natives  of  Maryland,  was  born  in  Eoss  count}',  O..  March 
13.  1830.  His  father  led  a  seafaring  life  for  many  years,  prior  to  the 
removal  of  the  familv  to  Ohio.  Avhere  he  engaged  in  agriculture. 
Leven  E.  left  home  in  his  vouth,  and  began  life  on  the  farm.  In  1S47 
he  came  to  Stark  county  and  worked  for  othei's  until  he  had  earned 
enough  money  to  purchase  135  acres.  This  tract  is  known  as  the 
•'  Timmon's  Homestead,'^  and  was  cultivated  by  him  for  many  years. 
In  18.'")4he  married  in  Essex  township,  Mrs.  Eliza  Ann  Lake,  daughter 
of  David  Davis,  a  native  of  Orange  county,  X.  Y.,  and  a  pioneer  of 
Stark  county.  111.,  in  1836.  Their  children  are  named  as  follows : 
Matilda  D..  who  married  Wm.  Leighton,  deceased  ;  Lois  D..  who  mar- 
ried Samuel  Camp,  deceased  ;  Eliza  E..  wife  of  Charles  Eagleston. 
Theodore  D..  foster-ljrother  of  Lois,  and  Mary  G.  Drummond,  deceased. 
Mr.  Timmons  retired  from  agricultural  life  in  1873.  For  fourteen  years 
he  served  Essex  township  as  trustee,  and  in  all  relations  has  been  an 
excellent  citizen  of  the  county  for  forty  years. 

E.  Ayers  Tr'uiniirr.  boi-n  at  Hackettstown,  X.  Y..  April  2!'.  1849. 
is  the  son  of  John  and  Catherine  (Ayers)  Trimmei',  and  grandson  of 
Morris  Trimmer,  a  name  well-known  among  the  patentees  of  lands  in 
this  and  other  western  counties.  In  1854  John  Trimmer  and  family 
settled  in  AVest  Jersey  township,  and  carried  on  farming  there  until 
his  death  in  1872.  Of  his  two  sons  and  live  daughters.  Marv  X.  is 
the  wife  of  Henry  Ballantyne  of  Boone  county,  la.  E.  A.  Trimmer  is 
a  resident  of  Wyoming ;  Sarah  E.,  born  in  this  county  is  the  wife  of 
Gideon  Smith  of  Stafford,  Kan.,  Augusta  K..  is  Mrs.  John  Callahan  of 
Boone  countv,  la.,  Eli  is  a  farmer  of  AVest  Jersev  towushii).  Belle, 
who  married  Peter  Schaeffer  of  that  township  is  deceased,  and  Alma  J. 
resides  with  the  mother.  E.  Ayres  Trimmer  was  educated  in  this 
county,  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  entered  on  his  own  course 
in  life.  He  was  married  here  to  Miss  Anna,  daughter  of  Henry  Col- 
well  of  Essex  township,  and  to  them  one  son  and  three  daughters  were 
born.  In  1881  he  moved  to  Wyoming  and  established  his  present 
business  here  that  year  and  l)uilt  bis  large  agricultural  im])lemont  ware- 
house. A  reference  to  the  history  of  Wyoming  will  point  out  his  re- 
lation to  the  community  since  ISSl. 

^V.  A.  Truax,  son  of  David  and  Caroline  (May)  Truax,  was  Ijorn 
at  Eaton,  Prible  county,  O..  April  5,  1841.  In  1849  the  family  moved 
to  Sangamon  county.  111.,  where  his  father  carried  on  the  livery  busi- 
ness for  a  number  of  years.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  entered  on 
the  task  of  hewino:  out  his  own  road  through  life.  He  was  engaged  in 
farming  and  cattle-driving  for    some  time,  again  carried  on  a  large 

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livei'v  business  at  Galesburg,  next  at  Elmwood,  and  in  August  1878 
established  his  large  livery  stable  at  Wyoming.  In  January,  18Y9  he 
opened  the  Truax  House,  and  this,  in  conjunction  with  his  livery,  lie  con- 
ducted down  to  September,  1886,  when  he  sold  the  hotel,  holding  his 
interests  in  the  stables.  Mr.  Truax  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Central 
Agricultural  Societ}^  prominent  in  the  I.  O.  O.  F  circles,  and  as  told 
in  the  municipal  history,  has  been  elected  and  re-elected  a  member  of 
the  town  council.  He  was  married  at  Decatur,  111.  to  Miss  Anna  E. 
Michener,  a  native  of  Ohio.  They  are  the  parents  of  two  children, 
Harvey  and  Mamie.  Mr.  Truax  is  the  owner  of  eighty  acres  of  rich 
land  in  Essex  township,  and  320  acres  in  Kingman  county,  Kansas, 
a  sup])orter  of  beneficial  projects  and  a  shrewd,  upright  business 
man. 

Benjamin  Turner,  son  of  Ileuben  and  Sarah  (Plays)  Turnei",  the 
former  of  Kent  county,  and  latter  of  Sussex  county,  Del.,  was  born  at 
Mil  ford,  Kent  county,  Del.,  December  11,  1807.  In  November  1834, 
the  family  moved  to  what  is  now  known  as  Ashland  county,  Ohio.  In 
1840  Benjamin  Turner  came  west  and  settled  just  south  of  I^a  Fayette 
village,  moved  to  Toulon  shortl}"  after,  was  appointed  postmaster  by 
President  Tyler,  reappointed  by  Polk,  reappointed  by  Tayloi',  reap- 
p.)inted  by  Fillmore  and  reappointed  by  Pierce,  serving  in  the  office 
sixteen  years.  From  1849  to  1853  he  served  as  treasurer  of  Stark 
county,  defeating  the  whig  Samuel  G.  Butler,  by  twenty-five  votes  in 
a.  total  poll  of  413.  From  1847  to  1849 — two  years  —  he  was  engaged 
in  mercantile  work.  For  many  years  he  never  missed  a  meeting  of  the 
school  trustees  of  Toulon  towiiship.  On  the  School  Directors'  Board 
he  was  equally  attentive  and  superintended  the  erection  of  the  high 
school  building  at  Toulon.  In  1800  he  took  a  leading  part  in  found- 
ing the  first  democratic  journal  in  the  county,  and  has  for  almost  a 
(piai'ter  of  a  century  been  connected  with  every  enterprise  which  ])roni- 
ised  benefits  to  the'  town  or  county.  He  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Mc- 
Williams,  at  Savannah,  Ashland  county,  Ohio,  tlie  mother  of  Miss 
Sara  1 1  Turner.  The  lady  died  at  Toulon  in  1856.  In  later  years  he 
man-ieil  Miss  Ruth  A.  Myers,  the  mother  of  Chester  M.  Turner.  Mr. 
Turner  is  one  of  the  old  liiembers  of  the  Masonic  lodge  at  Toulon,  and 
l)oth  he  and  Mrs.  Turner  are  members  and  earnest  su]>porteT'S  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  cliurch  here.  Their  son  Chester  M.  is  a  graduate 
of  Knox  college,  and  now  a  law  student  in  the  office  of  Martin  Shal- 
lenberger.  He  has  the  reputation  of  being  a  singularly  close  student 
and  a  young  man  of  more  than  fair  literary  ability.  A  reference  to 
the  pages  devoted  to  temperance  work  throughout  the  county  and  in 
the  village,  to  the  social  and  literary  societies  of  Toulon,  and  to  all 
those  events  where  the  women  of  the  county  loaned  their  moral  and 
physical  sujjport,  the  name  of  Mrs.  R.  A.  Turner  will  be  found  practi- 
cally identified  with  the  success  of  every  object  for  which  the  societies 
were  Vn'ought  into  existence. 

Jesse  T.  Turner,  a  former  resident  of  Wyoming,  died  at  the  home 
of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Lucinda  Simmonds,  at  Marietta,  Fulton  county. 
111.,  April  28,  1886.  He  was  born  in  Maryland  in  1811,  was  ordained 
a  Baptist  minister  in  1839,  came  to  Wyoming  in  1865. 


406  BIOGRAPHY    AXD    REMINISCENCES 

Andreio  F.  Sfn-kney,  son ^  of  James  ]\[.  and  Cvnthia  K.  Gill,  was 
born  in  Penn  township,  December  13.  1847.  The  history  of  the  Bap- 
tist church  in  this  count}'  is  ahnost  a  history  of  this  excellent  old 
couple.  For  twenty -four  years  he  resided,  in  Penn  township,  attending 
school  or  laboring-  on  his  father's  farm.  In  1871-72  he  accepted  a 
position  as  agent  and  telegraph  ojierator  on  the  Davenport  &  St.  Paul 
R.  P..  at  Hopkinton,  where  he  remained  live  years.  On  December  11, 
1877,  he  was  appointed  agent  of  the  P.  I.  &  P.  P.  P..  at  Wyoming, 
which  position  he  resigned  three  years  after  to  accept  that  of  cashier 
of  the  Farmers'  Banking  Co.,  of  Wyoming,  and  subsequently  of  the 
First  National  Banking  Co.,  there.  On  January  1. 1884,  he  took  charge 
of  the  P.  I.  &  P.  P.  P.  Co.'s  business  at  Toulon.  He  was  married  here 
in  1871,  to  Miss  Marv  L  ,  daughter  of  the  pioneer  of  Toulon.  Minott 
Silliman.  to  whom  three  children  were  born  :  Eddie  C,  James  M.,  and 
Bessie  M.  Like  the  venerable  Elder  James  M..  his  father,  Mr.  Stick- 
ney  has  always  been  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  In  politics  he 
is  Pepublican.  but  outside  his  business  he  seldom  meddles  with  public 
affairs,  except  in  church  and  temperance  matters. - 

./.  C.  Sf<rn\  an  employe  of  the  Bethuel  Parish  for  many  years,  later 
in  the  em|iloy  of  Marsh  Maliany,  was  kicked  to  death  by  a  span  of 
mules  in  March,  1885. 

Dan'id  D.  Stone,  born  in  Litchtield  count}',  Conn.,  in  1813,  came  to 
Stark  county  with  his  familv  in  185(»,  and  resided  here  until  his  death, 
February  7,  1 888. 

Iiev.  David  G.  Stouffe7\  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 
Wyoming,  was  born  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  April  26,  1841.  His  parents 
were  John  Stouffer,  \)ov\\  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  a  pioneer  carpenter 
and  builder  of  Harrisburg,  and  Elizabeth  Markley,  of  Lancaster 
county.  Pev.  Mr.  Stoutfer  obtained  a  good  common  school  education 
at  Harrisburg.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  Company  B.,  One-hundred-and- 
twenty-seventh  Pennsylvania  A'olunteer  Infantry,  and  followed  the 
fortunes  of  that  command  for  some  time.  In  the  spring  of  l.s65  his 
father  died,  and  the  same  year  JMr.  Stouffer  came  to  Peoria,  111.,  with 
his  mother,  who  died  in  February,  1866.  He  was  the  first  photo- 
graphic colorist  at  Peoria.  In  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  September.  L857. 
he  became  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  in  1866,  in  Peoria, 
III.,  was  licensed  as  local  preacher.  In  1873  he  tilled  his  first  charge 
at  Wyoming;  in  1874  received  the  West  Jersey  ap])ointment,  which 
he  held  for  three  years.  The  sul)sequent  three  years  he  was  ])astor  of 
the  church  at  Atkinson,  111.,  and  again  for  three  years  of  the  church  at 
Toulon.  He  then  served  as  supernumerary  and  evangelist  ])reacher 
for  two  years.  In  the  fall  of  1885  he  was  ap])ointed  to  the  Wyoming 
chai'o-e  —  all  his  labors  being  attended  with  remarkable  success.  He 
was  married  in  Peoria,  111.,  September  26,  1866,  to  Miss  jennieiE.. 
daughter  of  George  C.  Babcock,  Sr.,  a  native  of  Marietta,  Ohio.  This 
lady  has  contributed  a  number  of  poems,  some  of  sterling  worth,  to 
the  press.  Mr.  Stouffer's  talent  for  })ainfing  was  manifested  in  early 
life.  For  some  years  he  had  charge  of  decoiutive  painting  in  car-shops, 
again  colorist  at  Peoria,  and  in  later  days  has  produced  some  elegant 
studies  in  oil  and  water  color  work. 


♦Vide  sketch  of  James  M.  Stickuey  in  history  of  iJaptist  church. 


OK    TOUr.ON    TOWNSHIP.  407 

William  Stio'jn,  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Dalrymple)  Sturm, 
was  born  in  Shelby  county,  Ohio,  November  13,  1822.  His  father 
was  l)orn  in  Kentucky  January  29,  1791,  and  mother  in  South  Caro- 
lina, Feljruary  5,  1796,  the  ancestors  of  the  former  being  of  German 
and  of  the  latter  of  Scotch  origin.  Henry  Sturm  moved  to  Ohio  prior 
to  the  war  of  1812,  and  served  throughout  that  war.  They  were  the 
parents  of  eleven  children,  Peter,  of  Henry  county  ;  Rebecca,  wlio 
died  August  9,  1886;  George,  a  farmer  of  Kansas;  William,  of  this 
township  ;  Isaac,  of  Osceola  township  ;  Elizabeth,  of  P]lmira  township  ; 
Abner  J.,  of  Bradford  ;  Catherine,  deceased  ;  Nancy,  residing  in  Kan- 
sas ;  Margaret,  also  of  Kansas,  and  Rachel,  residing  in  Wisconsin. 
Thefatlier  of  this  large  family  was  a  blacksmith  and  farmer.  In  1838 
he  and  family  settled  at  Osceola  Grove,  and  resided  there  until  the 
death  of  himself  and  wife,  as  noted  in  the  history  of  the  pioneers  and 
of  the  cemeteries.  AVilliam  Sturm  passed  his  younger  years  on  the 
fai-m  and  learned  his  father's  trade,  working  in  his  father's  shop  during 
the  winters.  He  was  one  of  the  pupils  who  attended  the  "Log  Cabin 
School  "  at  Osceola  Grove.  In  December,  1843,  he  married  Miss  IMaiy 
Ann,  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret  (Lane)  Swiger.  This  John 
Swiger,  son  of  Daniel,  a  native  of  Germany,  was  l)orn  in  PennsN'lvania, 
and  his  wife,  daughter  of  Elisha  Lane,  was  born  in  Maryland.  In  1845 
Mr.  Sturm  purchased  forty  acres  for  $45,  which  he  sold  for  $75,  and 
purchased  eighty  acres  in  this  township,  which  he  held  for  three  years, 
when  he  moved  to  Peoria  count\\  where  he  was  engaged  in  agriculture 
for  twenty -two  years.  In  1872  he  returned,  and  purchasing  135  acres, 
with  58  acres  in  Elmira,  estal)lished  his  present  grain  and  stock  farm. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sturm  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children,  ten  of  wliom 
are  living.  Mai'garet  A.,  died  in  infancy;  Mrs.  Charlotte  Harolson 
resides  in  (Jsceola ;  Mrs.  Cyrena  Sarver  in  Kansas;  William  II.,  mar- 
ried Miss  Woodward,  resides  in  Osceola;  James,  who  married  Miss 
Mary  Slater,  resides  in  Elmira ;  and  Wallace,  who  married  Miss  Jose- 
phine Gerard,  resides  in  Kansas;  Charles  O.,  deceased;  Sarah  L., 
married,  residing  at  home;  Leonora,  wife  of  Samuel  Rodgers,  resides  at 
Belvidere,  111.;  Brayton,  w^ho  nuirried  Miss  Leonora  Mendenhall,  resides 
in  Elmira  ;  Albert  and  Lorin  reside  at  home.  Politically,  Mr.  Sturm, 
like  his  father,  has  always  been  a  Democrat,  and  supports  the  Metho- 
dist church,  of  which  his  wife  is  a  member.  The  name  and  family  are 
so  well  known  that  this  plain  record  is  at  once  their  history  and  testi- 
monial. 

Daniel  Tyrrell^  M.  D.,  son  of  Captain  Elijah  and  Clarissa  (Meeker) 
Tj^rrell,  was  born  at  Tyrrell's  corners  in  Fowler  township,  Trumbull 
county,  O.,  April  3,  1815.  His  father  was  a  soldier  of  the  war  of  1812 
-15,  andhis  grandfather,  Asahel  Tyrrell,  of  Connecticut,  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolution,  who  fell  in  battle  just  before  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne 
and  his  British  troops.  His  grandmother,  of  Connecticut,  was  Hannah 
Ho3't.  The  doctor  spent  his  boyhood  >"ears  in  Trumbull  county,  O., 
where  the  Tyrrells  settled  in  1806;  there  received  a  good  common 
school  education  and  in  later  years  was  a  student  in  the  academy  at 
Warren,  O.  Subsequently  he  engaged  in  teaching  school,. and  thus 
secured  means  to  ''  push  through  "  a  course  of  medical  studies.     Again 


4()8  niOGUAFIlV    AND    RKMINI8CKNCKS 

we  find  liiiii  a  sludent  at  the  Meadville  academy.  Pa.,  and  next  complet- 
ing an  eight  months'  course  at  Allegheny  college  there.  Meantime  he 
studied  under  T)r.  Johnson,  of  Vienna,  O.,  and  later  engaged  in  prac- 
tice with  liis  oid  preceptor.  Returning  to  the  farm  he  found  himself 
still  practicing  medicine,  being  so  often  called  upon.  After  a  term  of 
three  years  thus  engaged,  he  purchased  a  farm,  and  at  once  entered 
upon  agriculture,  school-teaching  and  medicine,  studying  agriculture 
and  horticulture  as  well  as  medical  journals  and  books,  continuing  in 
this  business,  and  that  very  actively,  for  many  years.  In  1853  he  went 
to  Hancock  county.  111.,  and  was  there  engaged  in  practice  with  his 
brother  for  six  months,  when,  being  sent  for  to  attend  on  his  wife,  he 
returned  to  Ohio.  After  the  death  of  Mrs.  Tyi'i'ell,  '/ic'e  Minerva  Alder- 
man, September  27,  1854,  from  consumption,  of  which  she  had  twice 
been  relieved  years  before,  he  moved  to  Illinois  in  1855,  and  engaged 
in  ])ractice  with  his  brothei'.  Dr.  Abijah  Tyrrell,  theii  at  St.  Mary's. 
His  four  sons  by  this  marriage  are  Edwin  II.,  (l)orn  March  18,  188S), 
of  Toulon  ;  Sylvanus  M.,  of  Chicago  a,  machinist  aiul  natural  mechanic; 
Gilbert  11.,  of  La  Porte,  Indiana,  first  |)resident  of  tlie  N.  W.  Indiana 
Bee-keepers'  Association,  mastei-  mechanic,  and  Calvin  (\,  l)orn  Febru- 
ary 24,  1850,  a  car])enter,  painter,  and  a  farmer  of  Hancock  county.  111. 
In  Deceml)er,  1857,  the  Doctor  moved  to  (^laremont,  N.  II.,  where  he 
married  (Dec.  27,  1857.)  Miss  Frances  Augusta  Hunt,  a  gi'acUuite  of  a 
medical  college  and  a  lady  of  extraordinar}'^  good  literary  and  social 
attainments,  who  had  a  large  ])ractice  among  women  and  children. 
They  practiced  medicine  there  until  1801  when  they  I'emoved  to  La 
Porte,  Ind.,  where  in  the  fall  she  had  an  ovarian  tumor,  weighing  over 
thirty  pounds,  taken  out  by  Prof.  A.  Curtis,  M.  D.,  of  Cincinnati,  O., 
assisted  by  her'  husband,  Dr.  Tyrrell.  The  eighteenth  day  after  the  oper- 
ation she  rode  out  and  visited  ])atients.  Their  only  daughter,  weigh- 
ing only  three  pounds,  was  l)orn  the  next  May  8,  1802,  now  Mrs.  Hattie 
H.  Berger,  of  Salinas,  Cal. 

The  doctor's  son,  Sylvanus,  (Itorn  Nov.  1,  1843),  enlisted  in  tiie  5th 
JST.  H.  regiment  in  the  summer  of  1801,  after  writing  in  New  Ham])- 
shire  to  La  Porte.  Ind.,  foi-  his  father's  consent,  which  was  freely  given 
after  telling  his  son  of  the  hardsiiips,  ex])osures,  and  privations  of  a  sol- 
dier, and  that  he  thought  thei'e  would  b(^  more  daiigei-  in  the  hospitals 
than  of  Rebel  bullets.  Sylvanus  was  in  every  battle  and  skirmish  that 
his  regiment  was  in  for  three  years,  and  was  hit  Ijut  twice  by  Reljel 
bullets.  He  was  Orderly  Sergeant.  Gilbert,  l)orn  Nov.  1,  1840,  in 
Ohio,  enlisted  in  La  Porte,  Inch,  in  the  35th  Indiana  Regiment,  and 
was  wounded  in  battle  near  Kennesaw  Mountain,  July  2<>,  1804,  and 
sent  back  to  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  gets  a  small  pension  and  lives  in  n 
nice  large  residence,  of  his  own  construction,  on  Indiana  avenue,  in  La 
Porte,  Ind.  The  doctor  himself  served  as  surgeon  in  the  army  in 
1804-5.  In  the  hos])itals  in  Rome,  Ga.,  he  was  frequently  called  to 
visit  other  sui'geons'  ])atients  after  it  was  known  that  such  cases  as  were 
dying  day  and  night  under  "Old  Scliool"  treatment  were  getting  well 
under  his  Botanic  treatment.  He  Avas  with  the  Fifth-third  Ilbnois 
regiment  on  the  march  through  Georgia-,  arid  was  surgeon-in-charge  of 
the  officers'  hospital  and  a  i'el)el  hospital,  in  Savannah,  Ga.,  in  the  winter. 


OF  TOULON   TOWI«iSTIIP.  409 

111  Marcli  ISt'),')  lie  was  surgeoii-in-('lKir<4e  of  tlie  small-pox  lios})ita]  at 
Blair's  Landing,  in  South  Carolina ;  and  at  other  times  and  places  was 
in  other  hospitals,  fields,  and  convalescent  camps,  and  was  called  "The 
Soldiers'  Friend."  He  was  an  officer  on  the  medical  staff  at  Gen. 
Sherman's  grand  review  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  surgeon  of  the 
Thii'ty-second  Ohio  regiment  on  Georgetown  Heights,  I).  (J.,  and  of  a. 
hos])ital  on  Washington  Heights.  Being  in  Washington  frequently, 
he  visited  all  of  the  government  buildings,  inside  and  out,  from  the 
White  House  and  Capitol  to  the  magnificent  hos])itals.  The  tents 
whitened  the  countrv  as  far  as  he  could  see  from  the  dome  of  the  Cap- 
itol. Tn  July,  1865,  he  was  surgeon  of  the  Pioneer  Corps,  near  Louis- 
ville, Ivy. 

Wlnle  the  Doctor  was  in  the  army  Mrs.  Tyrrell  went  to  Em])oria, 
Kansas,  to  visit  her  mother  and  sister,  and  w^as  soon  engaged  in  a  good 
practice,  and  they  persuaded  him  to  move  to  Emporia.  On  the  way 
there  he  came  to  Toulon,  on  account  of  the  "land  sharks"  taking  pos- 
session of  1(10  acres  of  land  near  Toulon,  after  the  Doctor  had  a  war- 
rant}- deed  and  had  })aid  the  taxes  eleven  years.  He  has  an  eighty 
acre  farm  of  it  yet.  On  ari'iving  at  Fort  Leavenworth.  Kan.,  he  first 
heard  of  Ids  wife's  death,  which  took  place  at  her  mother's  Oct.  12, 
1865.  The  nexi  fall  he  came  to  Toulon,  just  within  the  old  settlers 
period  of  this  county.  On  Nov.  27,  1867,  he  married  Louisa  (Stoddard) 
Goodheart,  formerly  of  New  York  state,  then  the  mother  of  five 
children.  His  present  wife's  cliildren  are  Calvin  C.  Goodheart,  of 
Wymore,  Neb.;  Mrs.  Alice  Rice,  of  Colville,  AVashington  Territory ; 
and  Samuel  H.  Goodheart,  of  Toulon  townshi[);  Mrs.  Maiy  Addis,  of 
West  Jersey  township,  and  Joseph  O.  Goodheart,  of  Albion,  Harper 
county,  Kan.  Mrs.  Tyrrell,  with  her  family,  are  members  of  the  Chris- 
tian church,  are  (the  Doctor  and  wife)  the  owners  of  a  beautiful  home 
at  Toulon,  of  a  rich  farm  of  160  acres,  with  large  residence,  in  Han- 
cock county,  111..  160  acres  two  miles  east  of  Nelson,  Nel).,  and  of  two 
lots  at  Hastings,  Neb.,  besides  the  eighty  acre  farm  and  a  few  lots  and 
extra  houses  at  Toulon,  for  rent.  The  Doctor  has  received  three  med- 
ical di])lomas.  After  receiving  the  second  he  attended  lectures  in  five 
other  medical  colleges,  and  clinical  lectures  in  the  hos])ital,  and  engaged 
in  ])ractice  with  Prof.  A.  Curtis,  in  the  Infirmary  and  city  of  Cincinnati, 
().  and  Covington  and  Newport,  Ky.  He  has  frequent  calls  yet  from 
different  states,  from  New  Hampshire,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio  and  Indi- 
ana to  California,  Oregon  and  AVyoming  Territory,  for  prescri})tions 
and  advice.  He  advocates  temperance  in  all  things,  and  is  opposed  to 
all  strong  drinks  and  tobacco.  Having  studied  all  systems  of  medicine, 
he  holds  fast  to  the  l)otanic  and  hygienic  (physio-medical),  using 
nature's  remedies.  He  had  four  sisters  and  three  brothers.  The  first 
four  were  born  in  Fairfield,  Conn.,  the  others  were  born  at  Tyrrell's 
Corners,  TrumlniJ],  O.  His  father  and  brothers  appeared  to  be  natu- 
ral mechanics.  The  oldest  lirother,  when  a  small  boy  in  his  father's 
l)lacksmith  shop,  made  jewshar])s,  pocket  knives,  etc.,  then  different 
kinds  of  bits,  augurs,  and  all  kinds  of  joiner  and  carpenter  tools;  then 
built  barns,  houses  and  sawmills,  and  later,  steam  engines  for  mills  and 
factories.     Ills  brother,  Oapt.  Abijah  Tyrrell,  M.  D.,  was  called  out, 


410  UlOURAPHV    AND    lii:MI\JS(;f:NcKS 

with  his  conii:>aiiv.  hy  the  governor,  at  the  time  of  tlio  Mormon  war 
at  Nauvoo,  111 

Mrs.  Gertrude  Wagner,  a  native  of  Germany,  born  in  1818,  came 
with  her  husband  and  family  to  the  United  States  about  183-1,  and  ul- 
timately settled  at  Toulon,  where  she  died  June  5,  1884. 

David  J.  W(dh:r,  clerk  of  Stai'k  county,  was  born  at  Philadel])hia. 
December  19,  1840.  His  parents,  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Cliarlton) 
Walker,  were  natives  of  Ireland,  who,  on  coming  to  the  United  States, 
engaged  in  agriculture.  They  remov^ed  west  with  their  children  in 
1S49,  locating  in  Henry  county.  In  1868  or  1869  Samuel  Walker 
died.  His  widow  resides  in  Hardin  county,  Iowa,  where  her  sons, 
William  and  James,  are  farmers.  Their  daughters,  six  in  number,  are  all 
married,  and  residents  of  the  western  states.  David  J.  Walker  spent  his 
earlier  years  on  the  farm,  alteimating  hard  work  with  school  pleasures, 
thus  securing  a  practical,  liberal  education.  In  1861  he  returned  from 
I<jwa  to  Illinois,  and  entered  the  office  of  M.  A.  Fuller,  as  deputy 
county  clerk.  He  served  in  that  position  until  1866,  when  he  accepted 
a  clerkshi])  in  the  banking  house  of  Dewey  &  Burge.  Here  he  liad 
the  peculiar  experiences  of  witnessing  the  victory  of  this  financial  in- 
stitution over  the  panic  of  1873,  and  of  the  anxiety  of  many  depositors, 
some  of  whom  would  call  daily  to  borrow  a  newspaper,  or  hear  the  news 
of  collapse  after  collapse  read  to  them.  In  1873  he  was  elected  county 
clerk  on  the  RejiuWican  ticket  by  128  majorit}^  over  J.  Armstrong  on 
the  A.  M.  E.  ticket.  He  has  been  reelected  since  that  time,  and  men 
of  all  j)arties  believe  that  the  office  is  his  so  long  as  the  same  executive 
ability  and  genial  consideration  for  the  people  which  marked  the  last 
thirteen  years  of  his  official  life  continue.  In  1866  he  married  Miss 
Stella  D.,  daughter  of  X.  W.  Rhodes.  Thej^  are  the  parents  of  two 
sons  and  four  daugters,  namely,  George  S.,  Harry  W.,  Ada,  Pauline, 
Lois,  and  an  infant.  Both  Mr.  Walker  and  wife  are  mend^ers  of  the 
Congregational  church.  Their  social  and  literar}^  affiliations  are 
noticed  in  the  history  of  the  town  of  Toulon. 

JJe.iier  Wall,  son  of  William  Wall,  of  lihode  Island,  and  great 
grandson  of  one  of  the  Irish  pioneers  of  the  little  state,  was  born  in 
Luzerne  county.  Pa.,  August,  6,  1809.  In  later  years  the  western 
fever  took  possession  of  the  young  Pennsylvanian,  and  at  the  age  of 
26  years  we  find  him  in  the  Spoon  River  country  of  Illinois.  He 
married  Miss  Sarah  Stark,  who  with  him  shared  all  the  joys  and  sor- 
rows of  pioneer  days  here,  and  lived  to  see  the  country  which  they 
found  a  wilderness,  transformed  into  one  of  the  the  fairest  portions  of 
the  State.  For  years  he  has  been  identified  with  the  agricultural, 
mercantile,  milling  and  grain  interests  of  this  section  of  the  county. 
Of  his  children,  Jerusha,  who  married  Harvey  B.  Harris,  is  dead ; 
Rebecca  is  the  widow  of  James  Harwood ;  Thomas  B.  is  United  States 
guager  at  Peoria,  and  William  C.  is  the  druggist  of  Wyoming  and 
Toulon.  A  reference  to  pioneer  history  will  not  fail  to  disclose  many 
interesting  items  relative  to  the  Walls,  to"  Wall's  School  House"  and 
their  settlement  in  Stark  county.  W.  C.  Wall,  born  March  13,  1854, 
is  a  native  of  Stark  county  and  today  stands  prominently  forward 
among  her  business  men.     He  received  a  practical  education  in  the 


OF   TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  411 

home  schools,  then  entered  on  mercantile  work,  and  in  1882  estab- 
lished his  drug  house  at  Wyoming.  As  a  pharmacist  he  was  duly 
registered.  In  1885  he  opened  the  extensive  drug  store  at  Toulon, 
in  the  Opera  House  block,  and  this  with  his  Wyoming  house,  confirms 
the  truth  of  his  motto  :  "Spend  no  time  on  that  which  is  not  worth 
doing  well."  His  marriage  with  ]\Iiss  Emma,  Cooper  was  celebrated 
at  Princeton,  Bureau  countv.  Marcli  25,  1885,  to  whom  was  born  one 
son,  William  Earl,  October' 12,  1880. 

Rev.  WiUiam  Walters,  first  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church, 
Wyoming,  111.,  was  born  at  Mayfield,  Staffordshire,  England,  May  26, 
1828.  The  Walters  family  had  lived  in  the  county  of  I)erl)y,  England, 
for  many  generations,  and  were  a  hardy,  long-lived,  temperate  race, 
whose  n\embers  filled  the  ordinary  avocations  of  life  meritoriously. 
His  father,  William  Waltei's,  was  one  of  the  early  Methodists,  and  was 
mentioned  in  a  lecture  of  the  late  Spencer  Hall,  as  one  wlio  f()ml)ined 
plain  living  with  high  thinking,  and  adorned  an  humble  position  with 
true  mental  ability  and  moral  worth.  His  mother,  Anne  Pegge,  was 
an  enthusiastic  workei'  in  the  church  of  England.  Her  brother,  Rob- 
ert Pegge,  fell  in  the  ranks  of  the  First  .Eegiment  of  Foot  Guards  at 
Waterloo.  On  September  14,  1852,  William  Walters  was  married  to 
Sarah,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Neal,  at  St.  Peter's  church,  Derl)y. 
John  Neal,  a  tall,  clever  man,  was  a  sergeant  of  the  Derby  militia,  on 
garrison  duty  at  Dover  Castle,  during  the  anticipated  invasion  of  Eng- 
land by  IS^apoleon.  Two  of  his  brothers  were  killed  in  the  English 
campaigns  in  Spain.  On  his  marriage  Mr.  Walters  engaged  in  Imsi- 
ness  as  watchmaker,  clockmaker  and  jeweler,  at  the  town  of  Ash- 
bourne, Derbyshire,  where  he  had  for  many  years  resided.  He  fol- 
lowed this  lousiness  successfully  until  his  departure  for  America.  In 
1840,  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  he  became  a  member  of  the  Wes- 
leyan  church,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  was  licensed  as  a  local 
preacher.  From  the  first  he  was  well  received,  and  ])reached  with 
increasing  acce]ita-nce,  both  in  the  Wesleyan  and  the  Congregational 
churches,  with  which  latter  church  he  had  become  identified.  During 
these  vears  there  were  but  few  Sundays  in  which  he  was  not  em- 
ployed,  preaching  sometimes  as  many  as  three  or  four  times  on  a  Sun- 
day, and  walking  often  to  his  appointments  ten  to  fifteen  miles.  The 
following  letter,  dated  Gerard  street,  Derby,  England,  July  15,  1870, 
is  one  of  a  few  testimonials  issued  to  Mr.  Walters,  in  view  of  Ins  emi- 
gration:  "The  bearer,  Mr  William  Walters,  of  Ashbourne,  eight 
miles  from  Derby,  is  about  to  emigrate  to  America.  *  *  "'  Jle  was 
originally  a  member  of  the  AX^eslejam  societies.  In  the  disruption 
which  took  place  in  1849,  he  became  one  of  the  Wesleyan  reformers, 
-:■!•  -::-  %  |,^^^  subsequent  circumstances  led  the  Reform  church  at  Ash- 
bourne to  connect  j.tself  with  the  Congregational  Union.  Mr.  Walters 
is  highly  esteemed  for  many  miles  around,  in  consequence  of  having 
held  for  many  years  the  ofiice  of  Lay  Preacher.  When  1  have 
occasion  to  leave  home  and  obtain  a  supply  for  my  j)ul])it  in  Derby, 
for  the  last  fifteen  j^ears  I  have  felt  satisfied  that  the  pulpit  would  be 
well  filled  whenever  I  was  able  to  secure  his  sei'vices.  His  labors  on 
these  occasions  have  been  very  acceptable  to  the  church  and  congre- 


412  BIOGRAPHY    AND    RKMIXISCEXCKS 

gation  under  mx  ])astoral  care/"  This  letter  Avas  signed  by  Rev. 
William  (xriffith.  and  addressed  to  his  brethren  in  religion.  On  Octo- 
ber 5.  ISTU,  the  family  sailed  by  steamer  Italy  for  America,  landing 
at  New  York  October  IT.  and  arriving  at  Wyoming  October  22, 
where  his  new  house,  erected  mider  supervision  of  his  friend,  Dr.  Cope- 
stake,  was  ready  to  receive  him.  Here  he  engaged  in  l)usiness.  No- 
vember IT,  18T2,  Mrs.  Walters,  after  a  long  illness,  died,  and  was 
l)nried  by  Rev.  L.  X.  Benedict  in  the  Wyoming  cemetery.  He  was 
one  of  the  original  thirteen  members  of  the  Wyoming  First  Congrega- 
tional church,  and  was  its  first  pastor,  assuming  that  office  in  18T3, 
and  remaining  until  his  resignation  (vide  liistory).  During  his 
pastorate  the  church  was  erected,  and  placed  free  from  debt,  and  the 
memVjership  increased,  from  thirteen  to  110,  150  names  having,  during 
his  ministry,  been  ])laced  upon  the  rolls.  Preaching  services  were  by 
him  maintained  for  consideral)le  time  at  Duncan,  and  at  the  Pauli 
school  house,  Toulon  township.  In  1882  he  revisited  his  old  home  in 
England.  In  August,  1883,  he  became  pastor  of  the  Union  church, 
Lacon,  111.  In  November,  1882,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Susan  Hood, 
of  Ashljonrne.  England.  On  January  1.  1880,  he  removed  to  the  ])as- 
torate  of  the  First  Congregational  church,  Hastings,  Nebraska,  which 
position  he  now  holds.  He  is  an  earnest  worker,  and  effective  speaker, 
a  close  student,  social  in  manner,  and  of  broad  and  liberal  views.  His 
children,  all  born  at  Ashbourne,  England,  are  John  WiUiam,  of  the 
firm  of  Hammond  tV:  Walters,  Wyoming.  111.;  Mary,  now  of  Hastings, 
Neb.;  Alfred  Neal,  married  to  Miss  Lillian  Hawkes;  now  residing  at 
Kearnev,  Neb,;  Lvdia  Fannv.  now  Mi's.  Albert  Snare,  of  Kearnev, 
Neb.;  Sarah  Annie,  died  in  England,  aged  seven  years  ;  Rose  Rebecca, 
now  ^Irs.  Lewis  Castle,  of  Wyoming,  and  Mabel,  who  died  in  infancy, 

John  ir.  ^y(llter.'<  was  born  at  Ashbourne,  England,  July  20,  18.51:. 
Received  his  education  at  St.  John's  Commercial  School  there,  and 
came  to  the  Ignited  States  October  5,  18T0.  In  November,  18T1,  he 
entered  the  old  Boston  store  of  Otman  ^  King  as  clerk.  On  the  18tli 
of  June,  18TT,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Allie  B.,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Wrigley  and  adopted  daughter  of  John  Wrigley,  of  the  firm  of  Scott 
(fc  Wrigley.  In  May,  18T8,  he  became  the  junior  ]mrtner  of  the  firm  of 
Hammond  cV:  Walters,  in  the  store  he  had  entered  as  clerk  seven  years 
before.  He  has  been  identified  with  the  Congregational  church  of 
Wyoming  since  its  formation,  and  has  esteemed  it  always  a  pleasure 
to  do  what  he  could  in  its  work.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walters  have  five  chil- 
dren, Arthur  John,  Ijorn  March  28, 18T8;  Sarah  Annie,  born  October  15, 
18T9 ;  Florence  Louise,  born  October  2T,  1881  ;  William  Alfred,  born 
February  25,  1883;  and  Edith  Alice,  born  May  30.  1885. 

Joseph  WallJier,  born  at  Wissembourg,  Alsace,  France,  March  19, 
1823,  is  the  son  of  John  Adam  and  Catherine  (Sumpman)  Walther. 
Joseph  learned  cabinet-making  there,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-five 
years  came  to  the  United  States,  remained  in  New  York  City  for  a 
short  time,  and  then  located  in  the  western  part  of  the  state,  where 
he  learned  the  habits  and  customs  of  Americans  and  gained  a  farther 
knowledge  of  the  cabinet-maker's  business.  In  1852-3  he  moved  to 
Ohio,  and  in  1854  came  to  Toulon,  where  he  embarked  in  business  for 


OF    TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  413 

himself.  He  married  here  Miss  EUa,  Johnso]),  daugliter  of  P.  P. 
Johnson.  They  are  the  parents  of  two  sons,  Ernest  and  Joseph  Wal- 
ther.  Mr.  Walther  snpports  the  Christian  Church,  of  which  liis  wife 
is  a  member.  Since  coming  here  he  has  ap])hed  himself  strictly  to  his 
own  business,  and  has  by  strict  economy,  accumlated  a  competence, 
and  by  industry  and  integrity  built  up  a  good  trade. 

Oliver  Whitaker,  president  of  the  Old  Settlers  Association,  was 
born  near  Owego,  Tioga  county,  JN"  Y.,  April  12,  1807.  He  is  des- 
cended from  Philip,  born  in  Connecticut  in  1722,  who  died  in  1775. 
This  Phili])  was  the  son  of  Eliphalet  and  nephew  of  Jonathan,  whose 
original  settlement  dates  to  1690.  The  seventh  son  of  Phili])  was 
(li(1eon,  born  April  27,  1701.  Referring  to  this  matter,  Ephriam  S. 
AVhitaker,  the  geneologist  of  the  family,  of  Cincinnati,  writing  in 
March,  1881,  savs:  "In  Schoolcraft's  history  of  the  Indian  tribes, 
vol.  1,  pp.  670-2,  is  given  a  statement  by  Mrs.  Whitaker,  who  was  a 
daughter  of  Sebastian  Strope,  and  I  have  been  tracing  until  I  find  that 
she  is  identical  with  your  mother."  Then  he  gives  the  statement  juid 
asks  Mr.  Whitaker  is  it  correct.  On  March  12,  the  latter  repli(Kl : 
"  My  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Sebastian  Stro])e  of  Wysox  as  you 
have  it.  She  first  married  Jeremiah  White  of  Connecticut,  and 
settled  near  Owego.  Of  her  daughters,  Hannah  married  Hull  and 
Lydia  married  Olney.  Her  son  was  Hewes  White.  Jeremiah  White 
was  killed  in  a  gristmill  where  he  first  settled.  A  few  3^ears  later,  in 
1805  or  1806,  his  widow  married  Gideon  Whitaker.  A  daughter, 
Eliza  Ann  was  born,  who  married  one  Randall  and  died  in  1849. 
Gideon  dietl  near  Owego  in  1822  or  1823,  while  his  son,  subject  of  this 
sketch,  was  residing  in  Pennsylvania,  with  his  half  brother,  llew^es 
White.  JNIrs.  Oliver  Whitaker's  father,  Samuel  A.  Broadhead,  a  native 
of  Delaware,  and  Hannah  S.  Shoemaker  his  wife,  l)orn  near  Strods- 
burg.  Pa.,  were  descended  from  the  British  and  German  settlers  of 
New  York.  The  Broad  heads,  two  brothers,  came  with  the  British  as 
officers,  but  cast  off  that  uniform  and  were  neutral  afterwards.  Sam- 
uel A.  was  a  son  of  Daniel.  Samuel  A.  settled  m  Tioga  county,  N. 
Y.,  long  before  its  organization,  and  married  Miss  Hannah  S.  Shoe- 
maker near  Stroudsburg  just  befoi'e  moving.  Mrs.  O.  Whitakei-  is  the 
twelfth  child  of  this  marriage,  and  the  second  survivor,  her  sister, 
Hannah  Foreman  of  Tioga  county,  beino-  the  other.  The  children  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitaker  are  Hannah  J.,  l)orn  at  Manslield,  Pa.,  in  1836, 
mari'ied  Dr.  S.  S.  Ivaysl)ier,  the  jiioneer  druggist  of  Toulon,  now  re- 
siding at  Nehemah,  Kan.,  Charles  H.  AVhitaker,  born  in  1838  at 
Osceola  grove,  died  in  1842;  Isaac  S.,  born  in  1840,  at  the  grove,  re- 
sides in  Kansas ;  Mary  W.,  born  in  1842  there,  is  now  Mrs.  E.  H. 
Phelps  of  Kansas  city;  Frederick  H..  born  in  1843,  is  a  partner  with 
Mr.  Phelps;  Andrew  J.  was  born  in  1845;  Delphine  died  at  San 
Antonio,  Tex.,  in  1875;  Kate  is  Mrs.  Henry  F.  Bloo<l  of  Kansas  city, 
and  Stella  is  Mrs.  Frank  Matthews  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  As  the  liis- 
tory  of  every  member  of  this  family  in  their  relation  toElmira,  Toulon 
or  the  county  is  very  fully  given  in  the  township  and  general  history, 
we  will  omit  it  here,  content  with  giving  the  following  account  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Whitakers  golden  wedding,  celebrated  September  3,  1885. 


414  BIOGRAPHY    AXI)    KEMIMSCKXCKS 

T]je  account  is  Ijased  on  a  contem  lorarv  newspaper  description  of  the 
festival. — The  county,  from  Osceola  Grove  to  Xiggers  Point  and  from 
historic  Spoon  river  to  Lafayette  sent  venerable  representatives  of 
pioneer  days ;  while  of  the  fifty-three  persons  comprising  the  Whita- 
ker  family,  thirty-four  were  present,  seven  children  all  married  except 
Fred  ;  twenty  gi'andchildren,  and  two  great-grandchildren.  General 
Thomas  J.  llendei'son  wrote  a  letter.  Avhich  contained  this  passage : 
"  I  remember  when  a  boy  to  have  shared  your  generous  hospitality  in 
vour  log:  cabin  in  Osceola  Grove.  When  I  was  a  voung  man  I  found 
for  some  years  a  })leasant  home  in  your  family  at  Toulon;  later  I  was 
associated  with  you  in  business  for  a  numljer  of  years  and  from  early 
manhood  my  associations  witli  you  and  your  family  have  been  inti- 
mate and  pleasant."  M.  A.  Fuller  addi-essing  the  pioneer  couple 
said :  ''■  You  gave  sixteen  years  of  service  in  the  most  important 
county  offices.  The  records  which  you  there  made,  stand  as  monu- 
ments of  your  fidelity.  ^  ^  ^  ^  There  are  few  here  to-day  who 
have  not  on  many  occasions  l)een  pai'takers  of  your  hospitality  and 
admirers  of  that  easy  politeness  with  Avhich  your  guests  were  made  to 
feel  thev  were  always  welcome.  In  every  public  enterprise  you  were 
each  in  your  pro])er  place  among  the  most  active  workers.  You  never 
acquired  great  wealth,  because  you  always  found  ample  time  to  aid 
the  ]wor  and  nurse  the  sick.  *  '*  ^  In  the  hour  of  mourning  you 
Avere  always  seen,  and  none  couhl  conduct  the  funeral  rites  and  none 
else  were  so  frequently  called  to  do  so.  The  large  numljer  here  bear 
witness  to  the  esteem  m  wliich  you  are  held,  and  trust  that  after  many 
more  years  of  useful  life  you  will  '  wrap  the  drapery  of  your  couch 
about  you  and  lie  down  to  pleasant  dreams."  John  F.  Rhodes  deliv^- 
ered  a"  memoral)le  speech,  so  thoroughly  original  that  it  made  his 
hearers  laugh  when  they  should  weep  and  wee])  wlien  they  should 
laugh.  On  his  signal  a  fine  i)liaeton,  furnished  with  whip  and  lap 
robe  Avas  drawn  ujx  presented  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitaker.  He  also 
handed  them  a  roll  of  money,  which  he  said  was  left  over  and  no  one 
knew  what  to  do  with  it.  They  Avere  then  escorted  to  the  carriage, 
took  their  seats,  and  were  drawn  round  and  round  by  a  number  of 
gray-haired  pioneers,  and  afterwards  l)y  their  grandchildren.  Dur- 
ing'the  festival  visitors  and  members  of  the  family  Avho  flocked  hither 
found  a  genial  welcome  at  an\^  home  Avliere  they  wished  to  stay. 
Mr.  AVhitaker  has  in  his  possession  the  old  German  Strope  family 
bible,  Avhich  was  cast  into  the  fire  bv  Indians  during  the  Wvsox  Mas- 
sacre.  and  rescued  by  Mr.  Whitakers  mothers  uncle  as  he  ran  past  m 
his  flight.  The  book  was  printed  at  Amsterdam  in  1716.  The  coA^er 
is  oak-board  bound  in  leather,  with  heavy  bi'ass  clasps. 

Jo/ui  W/ritahr  was  Ijorn  in  Queens  county.  Ii-eland.  April  l<i,  1840. 
He  is  the  son  of  John  and  Susan  (Carter)  Whitaker.  also  natives  of 
Ireland,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847,  with  a  family  of  fiA^e 
sons  and  one  daughter,  of  whom  four  sons  and  one  daughter  are  living. 
John  grew  to  manhood  in  Millbrook  townshiji,  Peoria  county.  Avhere 
the  father  died  in  December,  1885.  He  tock  up  farming  and  worked 
at  it  until  1882,  when  he  purchased  his  present  property,  "Greenlawn 
Farm.''     Mr.  Whitaker  Avas  married  in   Peoria  count v  to  Miss  Emma 


OV  TOULON   Towxsmi'  415 

Levitt,  (laughter  of  Hol)ert  Levitt.  She  departed  this  J ife  August  24. 
1870,  leaving  two  sons,  Andrew  G.  and  Ilarrj.  He  remarried  Miss 
Sarah  Hughes,  daughter  of  Price  Hughes  a  native  of  London,  Eng., 
who  came  to  this  country  in  1853,  and  settled  in  Peoria  county.  They 
are  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  three  daughters,  Emnui,  Ida  May,  Mor- 
row, Garfield  and  Sarah.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitaker  are  both  members 
of  the  Methodist  church.  He  has  held  a  membership  with  it  since 
nineteen  years  of  age,  and  she  since  the  age  of  fifteen  years. 

Britam  W/iifen,  born  at  Kimbolton,  Eng.,  in  1805,  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1848,  and  to  Wyoming  in  1850,  where  he  was  one  of 
the  first  members  of  Lodge  244,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 
He  died  here  December  5,  1879. 

John  Whitchcr,  a  memlier  of  Company  I,  Sixty-fifth  Illinois  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  died  at  Wyoming,  May  15,  1880. 

William  Williams,  born  in  1794,  came  to  America  in  1839,  to  Knox 
county.  III,  in  1840,  to  Toulon  in  1855,  died  at  Hastings,  Neb.,  Janu- 
ary 6,  1885.  Mrs.  Davis  Lowmau  is  his  daughter.  Ca]>t.  Benjamin 
Williams,  who  died  while  in  the  union  service,  January  1,  1864,  was 
his  son. 

Wari\')i  Williams.     (  Vide  General  a7id  Township  history.) 

Marshall  Winn,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  A.  (Johnson)  Wmn,  was 
born  in  Toulon  township,  April  18,  1842.  His  father  was  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  grandfather  in  Ireland.  The  latter  came  to  America  prior 
to  the  revolution,  and  sei'ved  as  fifer  and  fighter  throughout,  under 
''Mad  Anthony  Wayne"  (a  son  of  a  fellow-countryman)  until  the  sur- 
render of  Cornwalli's  and  all  his  army  at  Yorktown  in  1782.  The 
Winns  were  among  the  pioneers  of  Stark  county,  as  noted  in  other 
])ages,  and  here  the  men  of  the  present  time  were  raised  and  educated. 
Vvi  August,  1802,  Marshall  Winn  enlisted  in  Company  II,  First  New 
York  Marine  Artillery,  and  was  sent  to  Staten  Island,  N.  Y.,  to  enter 
on  coast  service,  making  first  ti'i[)  to  North  Carolina,  but  spent  greater 
part  of  time  on  the  United  States  gunboat  "Yidette";  again  was  tem- 
porarily attached  to  Seventeenth  Massachusetts  Infantry ;  was  present 
at  the  battles  of  Southwest  Ci-eek  or  Kingston,  Wliitehall,  Dudley  Sta- 
tion and  Goldsboro,  all  in  North  Carolina.  On  the  close  of  this  cam- 
paign, he  resumed  service  on  the  "Vidette,"  and,  in  February,  186.3, 
participated  in  the  expedition  against  Charleston,  S.  C,  under  Dqwnt. 
On  al;)andoning  the  attack,  the  men  were  returned  to  Hilton  Head, 
and  mustered  out  in  April,  18<)3.  Returning  home,  he  remained  here 
until  March,  1864,  when  he  enlisted  in  Battery  A,  Second  Illinois 
Artillery,  or  Peoria  Artillery,  joining  the  command  at  New  Orleans  in 
April,  aiid  serving  there  until  July,  1864,  when  he  joined  in  the  expe- 
dition against  Mobile;  was  at  the  ca])ture  of  Fort  Gaines  and  Morgan, 
Al;i. ;  returned  to  New  Oi'leans,  where  the  battery  was  dismounted, 
converted  into  heavy  artillery,  and  ordered  to  Fort  Brashier,  January, 
1865.  In  July  of  Ihat  year,  he  received  honorable  discharge,  and. 
returning  to  Toulon,  engaged  in  his  trade.  In  December.  1866,  he 
moved  to  Wyoming,  wliere  he  established  his  harness  and  saddle  shop, 
now  in  operation  about  twenty  years.  He  was  married  at  Lafayette, 
Stark  county,  to  Miss  Cedeliii  L.  Shore,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 


416  IJIOGKAPIIY    AND    KKMINISCENCES 

A.  (T>ran<l('iil)',irg)  Shore,  old  settlers  of  that  village.  John  Shore  caine 
from  Engiaml,  his  wile  from  Maryland.  Mrs.  and  Mr.  Winn  are  the 
parents  of  raie  son,  Edgar  A.,  now  in  high  school.  Mr.  AVinn  is  an 
official  of  the  Baptist  society  here,  an  old  member  of  DeWolf  Post, 
Grand  Arni}^  of  the  Republic,  and  present  commander,  and  has  always 
been  a  staunch  re[)ublican,  and  a  zealous  workei'  in  the  cause  of  tem- 
perance. He  does  not  seek  ])u1)lic  office,  but  devotes  the  time  which 
candidatential  duties  might  require  to  painting  and  drarwing,  arts 
which  have  claimed  some  attention  from  him  since  1876. 

James  Woods,  born  in  Brown  count3\  Ohio,  in  1808,  married  Par- 
memia  Estis  in  1831,  moved  to  Stark  county  in  1857  and  became  a 
most  active  temperance  worker.     He  died  here  December  8,  1878. 

Stephen  G.  Worley.  now  upwards  of  80  years  of  age,  moved  from 
Wvomino"  to  Henrv  countv  in  1852.  In  1850  he  was  a  candidate  for 
sheriff. 

liev.  )S.  G.  Wriy/it.  {V/'/e  /u'.^f (>/■>/  of  Congregational  CJiureh  of 
Toulon. 

William  Wilherforce  Wright,  son  of  William  W.  and  Annie  M. 
(Creiofhton)  AYrio-ht,  old  settlers  of  Fulton  countv.  111.,  was  born  near 
Canton,  111.,  September  10,  1842.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Hanover, 
N.  H.,  where  his  ancestry  dates  back  to  1665 ;  and  mother,  a  daughter 
of  John  Creighton,  of  Cavan  county,  Ireland,  wdio  with  her  husband 
moved  to  Fulton  countv  in  1835,  and  to  Stark  countv  in  1851.  Mr. 
Wright,  Sr.,  was  killed  at  Resaca,  Ga.,as  stated  in  the  military  chapter, 
his  remains  taken  to  Toulon,  and  the  G.  A.  R.Post  at  Toulon  is  named 
in  his  honor.  His  motto  was:  "The  fittest  place  for  man  to  die  is 
where  he  dies  for  man."  Judge  Wright  passed  his  earlier  years  on  the 
farm  in  Goshen  township,  and  attended  school,  completing  his  educa- 
tion at  the  Galva  High  School.  Dui-ingthe  war  he  served  in  the  I30th 
111.  Inf.;  studied  law,  and  on  November  13,  1866,  was  admitted  an  at- 
torney-atJaw  at  Mt.  Vernon,  111.  Since  that  time  he  has  served  as 
Master  in  Chancery  for  a  term.  In  1873  he  was  elected  county  judge 
on  the  RepubUcan  ticket  ovei"  Davis  Lowman,  on  the  A.  M.  R.  ticket 
by  90  majority ;  and  has  held  that  office  down  to  the  present  time.  In 
1884  he  was  delegate  from  the  10th  district  to  the  Republican  Xational 
Convention,  and  may  I)e  said  to  be  one  of  the  staunchest  and  most  up- 
right su]i]iorters  of  the  great  political  party,  of  which  he  has  been  a 
member  since  his  youth.  He  was  married  at  Graceville,  Putnam  county, 
to  Miss  Mary,  daughter  of  J.  W.  Hopkins,  |)resident  of  the  National 
Bank,  Peru.  '  Their  children  are  Eleanor  ]\I.,  William  W.,  and  Helen 
G.  A  little  one  named  Alarv  lies  in  the  family  lot  in  the  Graceville 
cemetery.  Airs.  Wright  is  a  graduate  of  the  i3ost(jn  Conservatory  of 
music.  In  the  social  and  religious  circles  of  Toulon  and  indeed  of  the 
county.  Judge  and  Airs.  AA'^righc  have  been  ver}"  active,  earnest  work- 
ers. No  matter  where  we  search  in  the  sketches  of  Toulon  township, 
or  in  some  of  the  chai)t(M-sof  the  general  history,  their  names  are  found 
always  among  tlie  buildei-s  up  and  supporters  and  workers  in  one  or 
other  of  the  institutions  that  exalt  by  precedent  and  example. 

Susan  I).  Wriyht,  daughter  of  OVrin  Maxfield,  died  September  23, 
1856.     Mrs.  Minerva,  wife  of  Rev.  Samuel  G.   Wright,  died  at  Brook- 


OF    TOULON    TOWNSHIP.  417 

ville,  Kansas.  September  14,  1879,  aged  OS  years.  C.  W.  A^^rigiit,  a 
druggist,  of  Toulon,  died  March  9,  1884.  Miss  Wright,  his  daughter, 
resides  at  Wyoming. 

John  Wrlgley,  of  the  l)anking  house  of  Scott  &  Wrigley,  was  born 
in  Lancashire,  Eng.,  March  18,  iS29.  His  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Wrigley,  was  a  manufacturer  of  cotton  ^oods  at  the  village  of  Gigg, 
Eng.,  and  reared  a  family  of  seven  children ;  three  boys  and  foor 
girls.  Tlie  eldest  of  his  sons,  following  the  natural  inclination  of 
the  family,  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cotton  goods  at  (ilossup, 
and  other  branches  of  the  family  now  carry  on  the  largest  paper  mill 
in  England  at  Heepl)ridge  near  Berry.  Mr.  Wrigle}^  Avas  a  man 
widely  known,  and  his  brother  was  one  of  the  prominent  Methodist 
ministers  in  that  vicinity.  Edmund  Wrigley,  the  youngest  child  of 
the  family,  learned  the  trade  of  a  weaver  wdien  but  a  boy.  His 
chances  for  obtaining  an  education  were  but  limited  ;  but  by  industri- 
ous application  he  obtained  a  practical  one,  that  was  considered  good 
for  those  days.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  he  married  Miss  Alice 
Howarth,  the  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Alice  (Collins)  Ilowarth.  Her 
father's  people  were  farmers,  and  her  mother's,  manufacturers.  She 
was  born  upon  tlie  farm  on  which  later  was  built  the  village  of 
Hooleyl)ridge.  She  was  a  good  tailoress,  which  occupation  she  fol- 
lowed in  connection  with,  the  home  duties  until  1816,  when  in  her 
twenty-third  year  she  was  married  to  Edmund  Wrigley.  They  at 
once  removed  to  Bamford,  where  Mr.  W.  became  salesman  and  finan- 
cial agent  of  the  Dearden  Collieries.  Here  for  twenty  years  they 
remained,  and  then  her  husband  became  a  gardener  near  the  same 
place,  in  which  business  he  contmued  until  1854,  when,  leaving  his 
wife  in  England,  he  proceeded  on  a  prospecting  trip  to  America. 
He  came  at  once  to  Stark  county,  where  he  remained  until,  hearing  of 
his  wife's  serious  illness  he  hastened  to  return  to  his  native  land  ;  but 
before  reaching  it,  his  faithful  wife  had  passed  from  earth,  in  her 
sixtieth  year.  The  following  spring  he  returned  to  America,  bringing 
with  him  the  vounger  members  of  his  familv,  and  his  second  wife, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wrigley,  to  whom  he  was  married  just  prior  to  starting. 
The  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent  in  general  work  in  Valley  town- 
shi}),  where  he  purchased  a  farm.  In  1872,  while  three  of  his  children 
were  on  a  visit  to  the  old  home  and  friends  in  England,  he  passed  from 
earth's  cares  in  his  seventy-fifth  year.  The  first  wife  bore  him  nine 
children,  Mary,  deceased  ;  Annie,  Mrs.  Thomas  Hey  wood,  of  Wyom- 
ing; Charlotte  and  Samuel;  both  died  in  infancy.  Betsy,  Mrs.  J.  T. 
Eagleston,  of  Penn  township;  John,  our  subject;  Samuel,  of  Yaliey 
township;  Sarah  died  in  girlhood  ;  Jane,  who  married  Mr.  H.  Ingram, 
of  Essex  township,  deceased ;  Alice,  Mrs.  George  Kerns,  of  Toulon 
township.  The  children  of  his  second  marriage  are,  James  and 
Edmund,  in  Nebraska,  and  liobert,  in  Peoria  county.  Illinois.  Mr. 
Wrio-lev  had  been  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows  in  England.  John 
Wrigle}^  resided  at  Bamford  on  the  river  Poach,  until  1850,  when  in 
his  twenty-first  year  he  formed  an  attachment  for  and  became  betrothed 
to  Miss  Ann  Buckley,  the  daughter  of  John  and  Ellen  Buckley,  who  was 
born  in  1827,  and  had  spent  her  earlier  life  as  a  mill  operative  in  her 
25 


418  BIOGKAPIIV    AND    KKMIMSCENCKS 

native  town.  Realizing  that  the  chance  for  advancement  in  his  native 
land  was  poor,  he  turned  his  thoughts  toward  a  foreign  shore,  but  was 
undecided  between  Australia,  Ca]3e  Colony,  and  America.  He  finally 
decided  in  favor  of  the  latter.  His  finances  were  so  limited  that  he 
was  compelled  to  accept  assistance  from  various  friends  to  pay  his  ex- 
penses to  the  new  world.  Landing  at  New  Orleans  he  proceeded  at 
once  to  Peoria,  where  for  a  while  he  engaged  in  his  trade  of  black- 
smithint":  and  steel-workino'.  which  he  learned  in  Enoiand.  A  few 
weeks  later  he  removed  to  Wvomino-,  and  there  remained  workino-  at 
the  forge  for  twelve  years.  In  1852,  after  largely  repaying  the  bor 
rowed  amounts,  he  sent  to  Europe  for  his  betrothed  wife,  who,  coming 
to  Wyoming,  thev  were  married  here  Mav  2, 1852.  In  1863  Mr.  Wrio-- 
ley  formed  a  partnership  with  G.  W.  Scott  for  the  purpose  of  engagin  g 
in  the  general  mercantile  business,  and  this  partnership  continued  until 
18H9,  when  thev  sold  out  their  business,  and  in  Januarv,  1870.  estab- 
lished  their  Ijanking  house  and  real-estate  business.  In  this  latter,  as 
in  all  his  other  undertakino-s,  Mr.  Wriolev  has  been  verv  successful,  and 
the  firm  has  prospered,  probabl}^  doing  a  larger  business  and  handling 
more  real  estate  than  any  other  in  the  county.  Mr.  Wrigley  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Cono-reo-ational  church,  and  for  vears  was  one  of  the  leaders 
of  the  choir.  He  is  a  Master  Mason  of  Lodge  No.  479,  a  Royal  Arch 
Mason  of  Lodge  No.  133,  and  a  Sir  Knight  of  the  Peoria  Commandery 
No.  3.  Politically  he  is  a  republican.  In  short,  he  is  one  of  the 
lu'iglitest  examples  of  a  self-made  man  that  the  county  can  furnish, 
and  his  example  may  well  be  followed.  He  has  done  much  for  the 
advancement  not  only  of  himself,  but  also  for  his  township  and  his 
county.  Mrs,  Wrigley  is  a  woman  highly  esteemed  by  all,  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  church  and  also  of  the  Eastern  Star  chapter. 
No  children  have  ever  been  born  to  them,  but  several  have  been  raised 
and  educated  by  them.  (Vide  la  dory  of  County  and  Toulon  and 
VaUey.) 

David  De  UoZ/.— In  closing  this  chapter  a  reference  must  be  made 
to  Captain  David  De  "Wolf.  He  enlisted  earh"  in  the  war  from  this 
])lace,  and  was  commissioned  captain  of  Company  K,  47tli  Illinois 
Infantry,  a  company  he  was  instrumental  in  recruiting.  He  was 
known  by  his  comrades  to  be  an  honorable,  conscientious,  and  brave 
officer,  and  fell  mortally  wounded,  and  lived  but  a  few  minutes,  while 
leading  his  company  in  a  desperate  charge  at  the  Battle  of  Corintli. 
Mississippi.  As  stated  in  the  history  of  De  Wolf  Post,  the  organiza- 
tion is  named  in  his  honor. 

Mrs.  Kesiah  {Dexter)  Young,  born  at  Cliina,  Me.,  in  179l>,  married 
Stephen  Young  in  1822,  came  with  him  to  Toulon,  and  died  here  Feb- 
ruary 3,  1886.     Her  son  died  here  July  22.  1886. 

B.  F.  Young  died  in  July,  and  was  interred  Julv  22,  1886.  His 
sons,  Walter  and  Frank  Young,  who  resided  at  Geneva,  Neb.,  arrived 
in  time  to  see  this  old  settler  take  his  last  sleep.  His  resolution  to  see 
them  extended  his  lease  of  life  at  least  a  day. 

De  Wolf  Post^  G.  A.  R. — The  history  of  this  post  was  just  obtained 
in  time  to  have  its  place  among  the  societies  of  Wyoming.  The  roster 
was  just  delivered  as  the  printers  were  setting  up  the  last  paragraph 


OF    TOULON    TOWNSHII'. 


•ilO 


of  this  chapter,  SO  that  soldiers  can  realize  wliat  a  ''Forlorn  Hope" 
the  capture  of  this  part  of  the  work  appeared  to  the  writer  to  be.  He 
is  indebted  to  the  Post  Commander  for  this  roster,  for  all  attempts 
made  1)\'  him  to  obtain  the  register  from  the  officials,  and  thus  make  a 
complete  roster  and  record  of  members,  were  not  successful.  The 
roster  is  as  follows  : 


Armstrong,  Alfred  B.,  E  113,  111.  Inf. 
Alderman,  :Micliael,  E  112,  III.  Inf. 
Beall,  William,  B  7,  III.  Inf. 
Beman,  David,  F  124,  111.  Inf. 
Boyer,  Wellington  H.,  E  151,  111.  Inf. 
}  CJosgrove,  Hugh  J.,  B  T,  111.  Inf. 
iCopestake,  John  C,  —  114,  111.  Inf. 
Crone,  Thomas,  B  7,  111.  Inf. 
Cross,  AVilliam  J.,  I  151,  111.  Inf. 
*Colburn,  Carey  G.,  E  112,  111.  Inf. 
Dixon,  William,  K47,  111.  Inf. 
*  Dugdale,  Thomas,  E  9(1.  111.  Inf. 
Ditman,  James,  B  7,  111.  Inf. 
Foreman,  Harvey  J.,  E  86,  111.  Inf. 
Graves.  Jacob,  E  148,  Ohio  Inf. 
§  Hawks,  John,  K  47,  111.  Inf. 
*Holgate,  William,  E  112,  111.  Inf. 
HancheU,  iVncil  H.,  E  112,  111.  Inf. 
Harvey,  John,  E  112,  111.  Inf. 
Hamilton,  Charles  F..  E  86,  111.  Inf. 
Hochstrasser,  H.  H..  I  65,  111.  Inf. 
Jordan,  John,  B  7,  111.  Inf. 
Kinney,  James,  F  7,  Ohio  Cav. 
Kelloffg,  Edwin  J.,  F  146,  111.  Inf. 


*  Kerns,  David,  E  112,  111.  Inf. 

*  Prisoner  in  hands  of  Rebels; 
Lieutenant. 


Kellogg,  Dennis  D.,  A  17,  111.  Inf. 
Lane,  Peter,  E  ;3M,  111.  Inf. 
McDaniels,  Jacob,  F  65,  111.  Inf. 
Moats,  John,  B  112,  111.  Inf. 
Morse,  N.  B.,  G  83.  111.  Inf. 
Murna,  George,  E  13,  Iowa  Inf. 
Maloney,  Patrick,  A  5,  Ohio  Inf. 
McCorkle,  Charles  P.,  F  13,  N.  Y.  H.  A. 
Nash,  Leroy,  A  2,  111.  L.  A. 
■fOtman,  8.  F.,  E  112,  111.  Inf. 
Oaklcv,  John  Iloyt,  H  1,  N.  Y.  L.  A. 
II  Pierce,  Allen  M.,  —  189,  111.  Inf. 
Pratt,  Franklin,  B  7,  111.  Inf. 
Price,  John  W.,  A  65,  111.  Inf. 
Peve,  Joseph,  H  51,  III.  Inf. 
Selders,  Thomas,  E  86,  111.  Inf. 
Sparr,  Matthew  M.,  H  3,  Cal. 
Simmons,  A.,  A  11,  Kan.  Cav. 
Timmons,  Frank,  K  86,  111.  Inf. 
Timmons,  Ananias,  E  112,  III.  Inf. 
Thurston,  Hiram,  K  42,  111.  Inf. 
Thomas,  William  B.,  E  17,  111.  Inf. 
White,  John  G.,  K  47,  Bl.  Inf. 
Winn,  Marshall,  A  2,  111.  L.  A. 
Wolf,  Alfred  D.,  I  5,  W.  Va.  Cav. 

f  Captain;  X  Surgeon;  ||  Assistant  Surgeon;  §  Second 


The  present  officers  of  the  Post,  as  elected  for  1887,  are  as  follows : 
Marshall  Winn,  Commander ;  Alfred  D.  Wolf,  S.  V.  Commander ;  A. 
Simmons,  J.  Y.  Commander;  N.  B.  Morse,  Surgeon;  John  Hawks, 
Chaplain ;  James  Kinney,  Officer  of  the  Day ;  John  Jordan,  Quarter- 
master ;  Thomas  Dugdale,  Officer  of  the  Guard  ;  Charles  F.  Hamilton, 
Adjutant, 


CHAPTER    XYII. 


ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP. 

PERIOD  of  time,  little-  oyer  half  a  century,  has  passed 
away  since  the  American  pioneers  of  this  division  of  the 
county  made  their  lirst  settlements  here.  Those  years 
have  been  replete  with  clianges,  social,  political,  religions, 
'^  even  physical  change.  The  visitor  of  toda3%  ignorant  of 
il  the  past  history  of  Elmira,  could  scarcely  realize  tlie  fact 
that  within  five  decades  a  large  jiopulation  grew  up,  where, 
in  the  second  quarter  of  the  Xineteenth  Century,  Indian 
tepees  stood,  and  the  savages  themselves  had  worn  the  war- 
paint and  retained  their  scal])-belts.  The  ])eople  have  not 
only  increased  in  number,  but  also  in  wealth,  refinement 
and  all  those  characteristics  of  advancement  which  mark  the 
older  settlements  of  the  North  Atlantic  states.  Cultivated 
fields  now  occupy  the  hunting  grounds  of  the  aboriginal  races;  while 
a  peojile  endowed  with  the  highest  faculties  have  taken  the  place  of 
the  Illinois  and  Pi)ttawatomies  themselves.  There  are  but  few  left  of 
the  old  landmarks  —  still  a  smaller  number  of  old  settlers.  Civiliza- 
tion and  its  demands  have  conspired  to  raze  every  monument  of 
the  red  man  —  to  obliterate  almost  ever}"  trace  of  liis  occupancy. 
Old  time,  too,  has  not  looked  calmly  on ;  Ijut,  by  way  of  reprisal, 
has  driven  many  a  pioneer  to  the  ^^romised  land  beyond  the  grave, 
or  led  others  from  the  old  homestead  westward  in  the  track  of  the 
Indians,  to  reenact  beyond  the  Mississippi  the  drama  of  early  settle- 
ment. As  a  general  rule,  the  men  and  women  who  fii'st  settled  in  this 
township  were  fearless,  self-reliant  and  industrious.  Xo  matter  from 
what  state  or  what  country  they  came,  there  was  a  similarity  of  char- 
acter. In  birth,  education,  language  and  religion,  there  were  differ- 
ences ;  but  such  differences  did  not  interfere  with  harmony :  on  the 
contrary,  they  were  lost  in  association ;  forgotten  in  that  common  inter- 
est which  united  all.  In  such  a  community  there  was  a  hospitality, 
a  kindness,  a  benevolence,  and  high  above  all,  a  charity,  unknown  and 
unnracticed  among  the  older,  richer  and  more  densely  populated  set- 
tlements of  trans-Alleghany  counties,  just  in  the  same  manner,  per- 
haps, as  there  was  a  higher  faith  animating  the  early  Christians  than 
that  wdiich  marks  our  latter  day  Christianity.  The  very  nature  of  the 
surroundings  of  those  pioneers  taught  them  to  feel  each  other's  woe, 
to  share  each  other's  joy,  and  live  in  communal  integritv.  Therefore 
it  is  not  strange  that,  among  the  old  settlers  of  this  township,  a  deep- 
seated  friendship  existed  and  grew  and  strengthened  with  their 
advancing  years.  The  incidents  peculiar  to  life  in  a  new  country  — 
the  privations  and  trials  of  early  settlement  in  the  wilderness,  Avere 

^  420 


KLlSriRA    TOWNSHIP.  421 

well  calculated  to  test,  not  only  the  physical  })owei's  of  eiulurance,  but 
also  the  moral,  kind,  generous  attributes  of  true  wouianliood  and  man- 
hood ;  and  bring  to  the  surface  all  that  was  in  them  of  good  or  evil. 
In  this  chapter,  taken  in  connection  with  others,  a  full  effort  is  made 
to  deal  in  a  thorough  manner  with  the  pioneers  and  old  settlers. 
Almost  the  whole  story  is  based  upon  the  authority  of  records,  and 
thus,  at  least,  claims  authenticity  —  a  fact  which  must  go  far  to  com- 
pensate for  the  absence  of  legendary  or  nnauthenticated  relations. 

This  division  of  the  county  is  certainly  one  of  the  fairest  parts  of 
Illinois.  Prior  to  1834,  it  was  a  common  hunting-ground  for  the 
Indians,  and  even  that  year  the  population  of  the  settlement  therein 
was  made  up  of  two  families.  In  1835  the  Peoria  colony  arrived,  set- 
tlements extended,  and  within  forty -five  years  the  number  of  residents 
increased  to  978,  including  the  population  of  Osceola,  sixty-nine,  and 
of  Elmira,  eighty-four.  With  the  exception  of  the  wild  land,  along 
Spoon  river,  the  township  presents  a  rare  scene  of  pastoral  beauty. 
With  very  few  exceptions,  the  homes  of  the  people  may  be  classed  as 
residences,  for  they  are  generally  large  houses,  surrounded  by  well- 
kept  lawns  or  gardens — in  every  house  a  library,  and  in  every  garden, 
flowers.  The  fields,  too,  are  laid  out  regularly,  enclosed  by  Osage 
orange  hedges,  and  in  each  miniature  swail,  a  line  or  grove  of  willows, 
sometimes  trimmed  to  corres])ond  with  the  hedge,  but  oftener  allowed 
to  attain  full  growth  for  shade  or  shelter.  On  the  Avest  and  north  the 
township  is  bounded  by  Henry  and  Bureau  counties,  on  the  east  by 
Osceola  Township,  and  on  the  south  by  Toulon  Townshi]). 

The  coal  fields  of  the  townshi])  are  extensive,  but  the  industry  has 
not  claimed  much  attention.  One  mile  north  of  Elmira  post  otfice,  is 
Thomas  Oliver's  coal  shaft,  opened  in  the  winter  of  1885-86.  The  coal 
pi'oduced  is  large  block,  equal  to  anj^  hitherto  mined  in  the  county. 
There  ai-e  small  outcro]is  in  tlie  river  region  of  the  township,  which 
have  been  worked  for  years.  Native  and  cultivated  groves  are  scat- 
tered throughout  the  township,  while  in  the  river  valley  plenty  of  na- 
tive timber  is  still  to  be  found.  In  a  few  instances,  as  at  Dr.  Board- 
man's,  groves  of  thrifty  pine  are  found,  and  on  the  lawns  several  spe- 
cies of  ornamental  pine,  juniper  and  cedar  find  a  home.  The  progress 
of  the  district  within  a  half  centur}^  was  entirely  unexpected  by  the 
great  majority  of  the  pioneers.  Bobert  Hall  in  his  reminiscences  of 
1837,  relates  that  while  aiding  in  building  a  barn  for  Major  Eobert 
Moore,  the  son  of  the  latter,  now  of  Toulon,  remarked  that  the  time 
would  come  when  a  railroad  would  stretch  across  the  prairies  from 
Chicago  to  Burlington  through  this  county.  Mr.  Hall  thought  over 
the  matter,  conversed  with  other  pioneers,  and  ultimately  appealed  to 
David  Currier  for  an  opinion.  The  latter  declared  emphatically,  that 
the  "  prophet  was  crazy.""  The  prophets  in  other  branches  were  also 
set  down  as  a  species  of  madmen. 

The  original  entries  of  the  lands  of  Elmira,  with  the  names  of  pres- 
ent owners  of  farm  tracts,  are  placed  on  record  as  follows  : 

Matthew  B.  Parks,  lot  2,  and  E.  lif.  lot  1,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  1.  March  11,  1852.  Mat- 
thew B.  Parks  and  W.  Parks. 

William  Briggs,  w.  hf.  lot  1,  n.  e.  qr.  and  all  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  1.  July  23, 1851.  Ditto. 


422  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Preston  McClellan,  s.  w.  qr.,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  1;  July  23,  1851.     Charles  Stuart. 

Godfre}'  Reemer,  s.e.  qr.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  1;  Oct.  6,  1817.  C.  Stuart  and  J.  E.  Gardner. 

Aaron  Harvey,  lot  2,  e.  lif.  lot  1,  w.  hf.  lot  1,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  2;  Nov.  28,  1849.  Rob- 
ert Hall,  all  n.  e.qr. 

Aaron  Harve}^  lot  2,  n.w.  qr.  and  s,  bf .  n.Av.  qr.,  .sec.  2;  Xov.  28,  1849;  Robert  Hall, 
all  n.  e.  qr; 

Aaron  Harvev,  s.  lif.  u.  w.  cjr.,  sec.  2;  Nov.  10,  1843.     John  Bates,  e.  side  n.  w.  qr. 

Robert  Hall,' e.  bf.  lot  1,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  2;  Dec  6,  1850.  Geo.  W.  Ever,  w.  side 
n.  w.  qr. 

James  Thomas,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  2;  Jan.  29,  1818.  Robert  Hall,  n.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr.  Al- 
gernon F.  Spencer,  s.  hf.  s.  w.  qr. 

William  Shepherd,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  2;  Jan.  29,  1818.     Simeon  Spencer,  s.  e.  qr. 

Thomas  Hamilton,  n.  e.  fr.  and  n.  e.  qr  ,  s.  e..,  qr.,  sec.  3;  Xov.  7,  1851.  .John Ham- 
ilton, n.  hf.,  G.  W.Eyer,  s.  hf. 

John  T.  Sturm,  e.  hf.  lot  1,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3;  March  7,  1851.  David  Currier,  all  n. 
w.  and  s.  w.  qr. 

John  Dement,  w.  hf.  lot  1  and  lot  2,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  3;  ]\Iarch  7,  1851.  David  Currier, 
in  n.  w.  and  s.  w.  qr. 

David  Currier,  n.  e.  qr. ;  s.  w.,  sec.  3;  July  2,  1852. 

.John  Dement,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Dec.  12,  1849.  Geo.  W.  Eyer,  n.  e.  qr.  of 
s.  e.  qr. 

Charles  Dement,  s.  e.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.  and  w.  hf.  of  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  3;  April  18,  1853.  M. 
B.  and  J.  Parks,  w.  hf.  of  s.  e,  qr. 

Aaron  Harvey,  s.  e.  qr.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Jan.  28,  1852.  Isaace  Spencer,  s.  e.qr.  of 
s.  e.   qr. 

Ewen  Davis,  n.  hf.  and  s.  w.  qr. ,  and  e.  bf.  lot  1,  u.  e.  qr. ,  sec.  4:  July  7,  1847.  Ew- 
en  Davis,  n.  e.  C]r. 

John  Dement,  lot  2;  s.  e.  bf.  lot  1,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Xov.  21,  1849.  Ewen  Davis,  e. 
.side  n.  w.  qr. 

M.  A.  Green  and  W.  F.  Beatty,  w.  bf.  lot  1.  sec.  4;  Xov.  3,  1849.  John  G.  Turnl)ull, 
w.  side  n.  w.  qr. 

Reuben  Close,  s.  w.  (jr.,  sec.  4;  July  16,  1818.  .John  G.  Turnbull.  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr. 
John  Anderson,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr. 

I.  Spencer  and  W.  B.  Bunnell,  n.  e.  L[r.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  May  27,  1854.  Case  lieirs, 
n.  w.  cor.  s.  w.  qr. 

John  Lyle,  n.  w.  qr.  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  4,  Sept.  12,  1851.     Ewen  Davis,  n.  hf.  s.  e.  qr. 

John  Disbrow,  s.  hf.  s.e.  qr.,sec.4,  April  3,  1852.  .James  Green,  s.  hf.  s.  hf .  s.  e.  qr. 

John  Dement,  lots  1  and  2,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5:  Xov.  21,  1849.  John  G.  Turnbull,  n. 
e.  qr. 

John  Dement,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Xov.  21,  1849.  John  G.  Turnbull,  e.  side  n.  w.  qr. 
.James  Murpb}^  estate,  n.  w.  qr. 

John  Iluiihes,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  5.;  Feb.  24.  1818.  Ewen  Davis,  e.  hf.  John  M. 
Hatch,   w.  bf. 

Charles  Armstrong,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Feb.  24,  1818.     John  G.  Turnbull,  s.  e.  qr. 

Thomas  I.ryle,  lots  1  and  2  n.  e.  qr.  and  lot  2  n.  w.  fr.  sec.  6;  Sept.  5,  1851.  John 
M.  Hatch,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  6. 

Wm.  Lyle,  w.  hf .  lot  1  and  s.  e.  qr.,  n.  w.  fr.  qr.,  sec.  6;  Feb.  2,  1851;  Feb.  12, 
1846.     Tuunard  Longmate,  n.  w.  qr. 

Wm.  Lyle,  s.  wTfr.  qr.,.sec.  6.;  Feb.  3,  1851.     Franklin  Lyle,  s.  w.  qr. 

Wm.  Walsh,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  Xov.   14,1818.     Carlos  S.  Smith,  s.  e.  qr. 

Elias  B.  Siles,  n.  e.  qr. ;  (cancelled). 

Joseph  Park,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  March  27,  1852.  Tunuard  Longmate,  e.  side,  n.  e.  qr. ; 
Joseph  Park,  middle  of  n.  e.  qr  ;  William  Anderson,  w.  side  of  n.  e.  qr. 

John  Lyle,  n.  w.  f.  qr.,  sec.  7;  Aug.  6,  1851.     A.  C.  Smith,  G.  Purdom,  J.  Pask. 

Alex.  Murchisou.  lot  1,  and  n.  bf.  lot  2,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  7;  Jan.  25,  1851.  John  ]\[c- 
Rae,  guardian. 

Thomas  Lyle,  s.  hf.  lot  2,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  7:  Jan.  14,  1851.     John  McRae,  guardian. 

John  Fleniming,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  Oct.  14,  1818.     Ann  Park. 

A.  O.  Smith,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  May  6,  1818.     J.  M  Hatch,  e.  hf.;  D.  Murray,  w.  bf. 

David  Armstead,  n.  av.  qr.,  sec.  8;  May  6,  1818.     D.  Murray,  n.  w.  qr. 

Owen  Reese,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  8;  Oct.  18."  1851.     D.  McLennan,  D.  Murray,  Jo.s.  Pask. 

liichard  Lloyd,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8:  Sep.  29,  1852.     Adam  Jackson. 

R.  Ivern,  n.  e.  qr. ,  sec.  9;  April  14,  1818.     Jas.  Green,  n.  bf. ;  .Jos.  Armstrong,  s.  bf. 

Jacob  Martin,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9;  April  14,  1818.     John  ^I.  Hatch,  n.  w.  qr. 

Jas.  Arey.  s.  w.  ([r..  sec.  9;  Xov.  29,  1817.     W.  Turnbull.  e.  hf. ;  A.  Jack.sou,  w.  hf. 


KLMTKA    TOWNSHIP.  423 

Henry  Atkius,  s.  e.  qr.,  see.  9;  Nov.  29,  1817.     W.  G.  Perkins,  s.  e.  qr. 

John  Hamilton,  n.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  10;  Nov.  31,  1851.  J.  Hamilton,  n.  e.  qr.  of  u.  e.  qr. 
Madison  Weaver,  P.  C.Rear,  John  G.  Turnlnill,  and  Alex.  TurnbuU,  small  lots  on  n. 
e.  qr. 

John  Bates,  s.  w.  qr.  of  u.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  10;  March  5,  1851.  J.  G.  Turnbull,  J.  Green, 
John  Bates,  Robert  Hall,  S.  R.  Scott,  lots  on  n.  w.  qr. 

John  Dement,  n.  hf.,  n.  w,  qr.,  sec.  10;  Dec.  12,  1849. 

J.  Hall,  s.  e.  qr.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Jan.  24,  1844. 

Thomas  Lvle,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  June  21,  1843.  J.  T.  Currier,  Sam.  Macock, 
Asa  Bunton,  Adam  Jackson,  John  McBeath,  D.  Fulk,  Franklin  I.yle,  Charles  Stuart, 
W.  G.  Perkins,  lot  owners  on  s.  w.  qr. 

Leonard  Carter,  n.  w.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  10;  Feb.  19,  1845.     Small  lots  on  above. 

W.  Lyle.  s.  w.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Feb.  14,  1844.     Small  lots  on  above. 

Isaac  Spencer,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  May  15,  1843.     Isaac  Spencer,  s.  e.  qr. 

Thomas  Madden,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  11;  June  8,  1818.  Isaac  Spencer,  153i^  acres  of  n.  e. 
qr.  On  the  6^  acres  are  the  Bapti.st  Church,  Milo  Boardman,  E.  ().  Boardman,  Samuel 
Mi.v,  J.  C.  Meigs,  W.  V.  Wolff  and  George  Currier. 

O.  Whittaker,  w.  hf.  and  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  ,sec.  11;  Nov.  10,  1843.    W.  H.  Hill,  n.  w.  qr. 

Richard  Gates,  s,  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Dec.  3,  1817.  Chas.  Bu,ssweirs  90  acres  on  s.  .side, 
s.  w.  qr. ;  I.  M.  Spencer's  65} ^  acres  on  n.  side,  s.  w.  qr. ;  other  small  lots  on  the  n.  side, 
s.  w.  qr. 

Charles  Smith,  s.  c.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Dec.  3,  1817.  Chas.  Busswell,  s.  e.  qr.  or  145  acres. 
Other  small  lots  on  s.  e.  qr. 

Mary  Jones,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Oct.  6,  1817.     W.  W.  Busswell,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12. 

Fred.  Jenkins,  n.  w,  qr.,  sec.  11;  Oct,  6,  1817.  T.  J.  Turnbull  Bros.,  140  acres  on 
n.  w.  qr. ;  Charles  Stewart,  20  acres  on  n.  w.  qr. 

Daniel  Crottuell,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Feb.  9,  1818.  John  G.  Turnbull,  117  acres  on 
s.  w.  qr. ;  L.  H.  Austin,  43  acres  ou  s.  w.  qr. 

James  Patterson,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Feb.  9,  1818.     Russell  C.  Briggs,  160  acres. 

Moses  Sears,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Feb.  24,  1818.     Russell  C.  Briggs,  160  acres. 

Richard  Howard,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Feb.  24,  1818.     Russell  C.  Briggs,  160  acres. 

Henry  Shannon,  s.  w.  tir.,  sec.  13;  Jau.  1,  1818.     D.  Fulk,  A.  F.  AVinslow,  s.  w.  qr. 

Ephraim  Small,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Jau.  1,  1818.     D.  Fulk,  A.  F.  Winslow,  s.  e.  qr. 

John  Carroll,  n.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  and  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Nov,  28,  1849.  D.  Fulk, 
L.  B.  Thompson,  J.  G.  Turnbull,  on  n.  e.  qr. 

R.  M.  Moore,  s.  w.  qr.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Feb.  7,  1848.     Same. 

Thomas  Lyle,  s.  e.  qr.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Oct.  19,  1852.     Same. 

Rilev  Chamberlain,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  14;  Nov.  10,  1843.  Joshua  Giltillan,  Mrs. 
II.  J.  Boardman,  T.  J.  Turnbull  Bros.,  C.  P.  Buswell,  R.  Grieve,  Henry  Scott,  W.  W. 
Buswell,  E.  O.  Boardman,  on  n.  w.  qr. 

C.  L.  Winslow,  w.  hf.  and  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Nov.  10,  1843.  D.  Hud.son,  C. 
Fuller,  O.  Brace,  lantha  Brace,  Lucy  Brace,  M.  M.  Brace,  C.  H.  Brace,  S.  B.  Spencer, 
E.  P.  Wright,  C.  Girvin,  on  s.  w.  qr. 

Wm.  ilall,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Feb.  11,  1851.     William  Hall,  s.  e.  qr. 

Wm.  Hall,  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Nov.  10,  1843. 

Wm.  Parks,  e.  hf.  n.  e'.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Feb.  19,  1845.  G.  C.  Parks,  Wm.  Parks,  Eweu 
Davis,  Thomas  Oliver,  H.  H.  Oliver,  A.  Oliver,  on  n.  e.  qr. 

Ewen  Davis,  n.  w.  qr.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Nov.  21,  1849.  D.  Murray,  II.  H.  Oliver, 
John  Anderson,  Wm.  Stevenson,  Alex.  Rule,  n.  w.  qr. 

Adam  Oliver,  s.  w.  qr.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Feb.  19,  1845.  Moses.  H.  Weaver,  Abel 
Armstrong. 

Robert  Rule,  n.  e.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Jan.  20,  1853.  John  McRae,  W.  M.  Fuller, 
Moses  H.  Weaver,  John  Turnbull,  on  s.  w.  qr. 

John  McClennan,  n.  w.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  July  21;  1852. 

Jerome  Porter,  s.  w.  qr.  n.  av.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Feb.  17,  1853.  John  Turnbull,  70  acres; 
James  Turnbull,  10  acres;  and  Adam  Oliver,  40  acres.  Carlos  B.  Lyle,  INIary  L.  Bunton, 
John  Lyle,  W.  and  D.  Jackson,  20  acres  each  on  sec.  15. 

Oliver  H,  Smith,  s.  e.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Jan.  10,  1852. 

Ambrose  Fuller,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Nov.  10,  1843. 

Thomas  Lyle,  n.  w.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Oct.  20,  1853. 

John  Turnbull,  s.  w.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Jan.  23,  1850. 

John  Turnbull.  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Nov.  10,  1843. 
John  Lyle,  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Jan.  12,  1843. 

John  M.  Hatch,  lot  1,  sec.  16;  Jan.  1,  1852.     S.  D.  Stoughton,  48  acres. 
John  Leason,  lot  2,  sec.  16;  Dec.  23,  1847.     James  McKeighaii,  36}^  acres. 


424  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COL'NTV. 

George  White,  lot  3,  sec.  16;  Nov.  15,  1845.     Wra.  Turnbull,  140  acres. 

Philip  Munson,  lot  4,  sec.  16;  June  17,  1845.     W.  D.  Blanchard,  20  acres. 

Wm.  Turnbull.  lots  5  and  7,  see.  16;  Sep.  26,  1849.     J.  H.  Turnbull,  120  acres. 

Richard  P.  Belangev,  lots  6  and  8,  .sec.  16;  April  16,  1850.     J.  Turnbull,  80  acres. 

Joseph  Blanchard,  lot  9,  sec.  16;  Nov.  15,  1848.     E.  B.  Boardman,  4034  acres. 

David  W.  Bennett,  lot  10,  sec.  16;  Dec.  24,  1847.     Chas.  Decker,  40  acres. 

John  A.  Griswold,  lot  11,  sec.  16;  Dec.  4,  1847.     Mo.ses  H.  Weaver,  22^'^  acres. 

Lewis  Fitch  and  Ezra  Hines,  lot  12,  sec.  16;  Dec.  4,  1847.     G.  B.  Spencer,  9  acres. 

John  Pf)llok,  lot  13,  sec.  16;  Dec.  3,  1847.     John  McKae,  791:^:  acres. 

Nelson  Bonham,  lot  14,  sec.  16;  Dec.  3,  1847.     Isaac  Spencer,  4^^  acres. 

I.  Spenfcr  and  Wni.  Hall,  lot  15,  sec.  16;  May  19,  1845.     C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  2  acres. 

Wm.  Winter,  lot  16,  sec.  16;  May  19,  1845.     Thomas  W.  Rule,  1  acre. 

John  Leason,  lot  17,  sec.  16;  May  19.  1845.     Wm.  Fowler,  }4  acre. 

Lewis  Austin,  lot  18,  sec.  16;  Nov.  23,  1847. 

Samuel  Maycock  and  Jas.  Kins:,  lot  19,  sec.  16;  Feb.  6,  1847. 

John  Round  and  J.  Dack,  lot  20,  sec.  16;  July  19,  1847. 

Henry  J.  Rhodes,  lots  21  and  22,  sec.  16;  Nov.  23,  1847. 

N.  Wilson  Rhodes,  lot  23,  sec.  16;  Nov.  23,  1847. 

Myrtle  G.  Brace,  lot  24,  sec.  16;  Nov.  30,  1846. 

Jonathan  Hodgson,  lot  25,  sec.  16;  Dec.  4,  1847. 

Robert  IMitchell,  lot  26,  sec.  16;  Jan.  12,  1848. 

John  Leason,  lot  27,  sec.  16;  Dec.  23,  1847. 

H.  R.  Halsev,  lot  28,  sec.  16;  Jan.  20,  1848. 

Philip  Munson,  lot  29,  sec.  16;  June  17,  1845. 

John  Turnbull,  lot  30,  sec.  16;  June  7,  1851. 

John  Leason,  lot  31,  sec.  16;  Dec.  3,  1847. 

G.  Roberts,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Feb.  9,  1818.     J.  H.  McLennan,  n.  e.  qr. 

J.  Stenbert,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Feb.  9,  1818.     Duncan  ^NlcClennan,  n.  w.  qr. 

Michael  Conway,  s.  w.  qr.,.sec.  17;  Nov.  22,  1817.     liobert  Armstrong,  s.  w.  qr. 

Aaron  Burbank,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Nov.  21,  1817.     Carlos  B.  Lyle,  s.  e.  qr. 

Rufus  Bastin,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Feb.  14,  1818.     Mary  L.  Bunton,  n.  e.  qr. 

Alex.  jNIurchison,  n.  hf.  lot  1,  n.  w\  fr.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Jan.  25,  1851.  Alex.  Murchison, 
n.  w.  qr. 

Duncan  Murchison,  s.  hf.  lot  1,  n.  w\  fr.  (jr.,  sec.  18;  July  2,  1851. 

John  Lyle,  lot  2,  n.  w.  fr.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Aug.  6,  1851. 

Robert  Rule,  n.  hf.  lot  1,  s.  w.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Aug.  15,  1851. 

Thomas  Lyle,  s.  hf.  lot  1,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Jan.  14,  1851.     Harrison  Cole,  s.  w.  cp-. 

Robert  Rule,  n.  hf.  lot  2,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  June  13,  1851. 

Robert  Rule,  s.  hf.  lot  2,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  April  8,  1851. 

Rufus  Bastin,  s.  e.  (p".  sec.  18;  Feb.  14,  1818.     Mary  \,.  Bunton,  s.  c.  qr. 

Francis  Herbert,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  19;  May  5,  1818.     Donald  McDonald,  n.  c.  qr. 

Robert  Rule,  n.  hf.  lot  1,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  19;  March  21,  1851.  Mary  Buchanan  e.  side, 
n.  w.  qr. 

Robert  Rule,  n.  \v.  (p-.  of  n.  w.  (jr.  sec.  19;  Jul}-  14,  1847.  Betsy  Buchanan,  w.  side, 
u.  w.  qr.  ^ 

Robert  Rule,  s.  hf.  lot  2,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  19;  Sept.  28,  1849. 

Robert  Rule,  s.  hf.  lotl,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  19;  Sept.  28,  1849. 

John  McLennan,  lot  1,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  19;  March  13,  1851.  John  McLennon,  e.st.  s. 
w.  qr. 

Barbara  McLennan,  n.  hf.  lot  2,  s.  w.  qv.  sec.  19;  Nov.  17,  1848. 

John  McLennon,  s.  hf.  lot  2,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  19;  March  13,  1851.  Duncan  McLennan, 
est.  s.  e.  cor.  of  s.  w.  qr.  and  s.  e.  qr. 

Daniel  Gaskel,  s.  e.  qr.  .sec.  19;  May  5,  1818. 

Samuel  Lucas,  n.  e.  cp*.  and  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  20;  Oct.  6,  1817.  Thomas  Oliver,  n.  e.  qr. 
and  e.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  Andrew  Oliver,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.  and  Mary  Mc  Rae,  ^o  ^^"'"^  <>» 
n.  w.  qr. 

Isaac  Smith,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  20;  Dec.  23,  1817.  J.  McRae,  guardian,  n.  .side  of  s.  w. 
qr.     Adam  Armstrong,  s.  side  of  s.  w.  qr. 

Ambrose  Fuller,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  20;  Jan.  12,  1843.  W.  Henninger,  A.  Dore,  D.  J. 
3I()oii,  Laton  Fuller,  John  Stires,  W.  Stevenson,  Lsabella  McDonald,  trustees  of  Knox 
Church,  trustees  of  U.  P.  Church,  C.  Fuller,  W.  W.  Fuller,  all  lots  on  sec.  20,  W.  W, 
Fidlcr  owning  105?<£  acres  here. 

Richard  Lloyd,  e,  hf.  n.  e.  (jr.  sec.  21;  June  30,  1852.  Israel  T.  Hallock,  80  acres; 
E.  R.  Boardman,  791.3  acres  ;  John  Turnbull,  160  acres,  Robert  Armstrong,  163i;S  acres, 
Horace  E.  Lvle, '72  acus,  Geo.  O.  Broadn;an,  78  acres;  Andrew  Cieighton,   trustees  of 


KLMIRA    TOWNSHlf.  427 

Kuox  C'liurcli,  W.  McBride,  A¥.  .Stevenson,  and  M.  Risedorpli  owners  of  sraall  lots  on 
sec.  31. 

Myrtle  G.  Brace,  n.  w.  qr.  of  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  21;  July  1,  1852. 

Alfred  Woodward,  s.  w.  qr.  of  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  21;  June  27,  1845. 

John  TurnbuU,  n.  e.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.  sec  21;  March  21,  1851. 

John  Turnbull,  n.  w.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.  sec  21;  Sept.  26.  1851. 

John  Turnbull,  s.  w.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  21;  Jan.  23,  1850. 

John  Turnbull,  s.  e.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  21;  Feb.  15,  1844. 

William  Thompson,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  21;  Feb.  26,  1818. 

John  Baruett,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  21;  Feb.  26,  1818. 

Thomas  Lvle,  n.  hf.  of  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  22;  Oct.  2,  1852.  Horace  E.  Lyle,  120  acres;  I. 
T.  Hallock,  16l)  acres;  Brady  Fowler,  40  acres;  W.  J.  Hiuit,  10;  lantha  Brace.  70;  Cha.s. 
J  I.  Brace,  80;  David  Jacksoii,  40;  Thos.  Lyle,  40;  L.  M.  Buchanan,  80  acres. 

Wm.  D.  Blauchard,  s.  w.  (jr.  of  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  22;  Oct.  6,  1852. 

Jerome  Porter,  s.  e.  qr.  of  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  22;  Feb,  17,  1858. 

Francis  Lloyd,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  22;  June  16,  1852. 

Elias  Htighes,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  22;  June  2,  1818. 

John  G.  Turnbull,  n.  e.  qr.  of  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  22;  October,  1,  1851. 

Alonzo  Abbey,  n.  w.  qr.  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Feb.  9,  1853. 

R.  Turnbull,  s.  w.  qr.  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Feb.  15,  1844. 

John  T.  Sturm,  s.  e.  qr.  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  March  7,  1851.  F.  B.  Hallock,  47;  La- 
ton  Fuller,  10;  Wm.  Murray,  20;  J.  H.  Turnbidl,  7;  James  Medearis,  3;  Clinton  Fuller, 
25;  Henry  Scott,  18;  D.  D."McLennan,  10;    .Alatthew  Bell,  20,  on  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  23. 

Malbry  Palmer,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Nov,  29,  1817. 

John  Potter,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Nov.  29,  1817.     James  Kidd,  n.  w.  qr. 

Elias  B.  Stiles,  n.  e.  qr.  of's.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23  Nov.  23,  1853. 

Norman  IL  Pratt,  n.  w.  qr.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  July  15,  1854.  L  M.  Jones,  n.  hf; 
James  Kid,  s.  hf.  s.  w.  qr. 

Thomas  Lyle,  s.  vv.  qr.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;     June  10,  1854. 

Isaac  Demeriek,  s.  e.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  April  28,  1853. 

Henry  Sturm,  u.  e.  qr  of  s.  e.  qr. ,  sec.  23;  Dec.  1,  1843.     Bobert  Hunter,  s.  e.  150. 

Henry  Sturm,  w.  hf.  of  s.  e.  qr. ;  sec.  23;  Nov.  14,  1843.  Ruth  Jones,  n.  w.  10  acres 
of  s.  e.  qr. 

David  Morrison,  s.  e.  qr.  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  July  3,  1852. 

Juliana  Ricker,  n.  w.  qr  and  e.  hf.  of  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  June  10,  1846.  Juliana 
Ricker,  n.  e.  qr. ;  John  Eagelston,  n.  w.  qr.  of  of  u.  e.  qr. ;  R.  C.  Briggs,  s.  hf.  of  n.  e.  qr. 

Isaac  Spencer,  s.  w.  qr.  of  u.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  24.  Sept.  6,  1851. 

Wm.  H.  Winslow.  n.  w.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Feb.  3,  1851.  Frank  B.  Hallock, 
and  also,  n.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr. 

Wm.  H.  Winslow,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Nov.  14,  1843.     W.  W.  Winslow. 

Franklin  Pratt,  s.  w.  qr.  of  n.  w.  (jr.,  sec.  24;  Sept.  8,  1851.  James  x\.rmstrong,  s. 
hf.  of  s.  w.  qr,  of  n.  w.  qr. 

Matthias  Sturm,  e.  hf.  and  w.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  24;  Nov.  14,  1843.  Wm.  Stev- 
enson, 681^  acres  in  s.  w.  qr. ;  J.  O.  H.  Spinney,  D.  Phenix,  Homer  iVIartin,  A.  Louden- 
burg,  S.  Montooth,  Ann  Pask,  T.  Mellor,  Charles  Wilson,  owners  of  lots,  in  s.  w.  qr. 

John  Jones,  s.  e.  qr. ,  sec.  24;  Oct.  15,  1818.  David  Fulk  e.  hf.  of  s.  e.  qr. ;  Martha 
Morrison  and  W.  Stevenson,  w.  hf.  of  s.  e.  qr. 

Nicholas  Sturm,  n.  e.  (jr.  of  n.  e.  ((r.,  sec  25;  March  23,  1846.  Leggitt  estate,  e.  hf. 
n.  e.  qr. 

Servis  Austin,  w.  hf.  of  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Nov.  14,  1843.  B.  Fowler,  Wm.  Cade, 
Edgar  Austin,  W.  S   Austin,  James  Jackson,  J.  M.  Jackson,  on  w.  hf.  n.  e.  (]r. 

P.  Pratt,  s.  e.  qr.  of  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Jan.  25,  1844. 

John  Leeson,  n.  e.  qr.  of  n.  w.  (jr.,  sec.  25;  April  15,  1846.  John  McRae,  Lewis 
Austin,  G.  ]\Iurray,  James  Cinnamon,  James  Sturm,  L.  Buchanan,  on  n.  w.  i|r. 

Benajah  Orsman,  w.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  25.     July  1,  1847. 

W.  D.  Blanchard,  s.  e.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  25;  Sept.  24,  1847. 

Charles  Bolt,  n.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  March  6,  1851. 

(Jharles  Vandike,  s.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Sept.  8,  1853. 

diaries  Bolt,  n.  hf.  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25;  March  6,  1851.  W.  &  D.  Jackson,  80.  A. 
H.  Loudenburg,  80  on  s.  w.  (p-;  Lewis  Osl)orne,  80,  and  A.  H.  Loudenb>u-g,  80,  on  s. 
e.  qr. 

Charles  Van  Dyke,  s.  w.  (jr.  of  s.  qr.,  sec.  25;  July  7,  1847. 

Archibald  Van  Dyke,  s.  e.  qr.  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Sept.  19,  1844. 

Benjamin  Barrett,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Nov.  29,  1817.  Robert  Hunter,  86;  G.  Murray, 
74,  on  n.  e.  ((r. 


428  HISTORV    OF    STAKK   CorXTY. 

John  Wood,  n.  \v.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Nov.  29,  1817.     W.  ct  D.  Jackson,  160,  n.  w.  qr. 

Thomas  :\IcFadden,  s.  w.  (ir..  sec.  26,  Feb.  20,  ISIS.     Miles  Miner.  80;  G.  Murray, 
80,  on  s.  w.  qr. 

Neely  Man,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Feb.  20,  1818.     Miles  Miner,  77;  John  Kunkle,  3;  Geo. 
S.  Maynard,  80,  ons.  e.  qr. 

John  Crowell,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Lochliu  M.  Buchanan. 

Wm.  Cowenhaven,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Oct.  6,  1817.     D.  Jackson,  oB;    Thos.  Jack- 
son, 107  acres. 

James  D.  Wells,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27:  Feb.  18,  1818.     George  Murray. 

Henrv  Davenport,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27:  Feb.  18,  1818.     George  Murray. 

Jesse"^Stocker,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Jan.  8,  1818.     Horace  E.  Lyle,  120;  W.  &  D.  Jack- 
.son,40. 

John  Yandergraft,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Jan.  7,  1818.     W.  &  D.  Jackson. 

Henry  Eldridge,  s.  w.  qr..  sec.  28;  Oct.  6,  1817.     D.  Hudson,  107  acres:  Cinnamon, 
53  acres. 

Bela  Dexter,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Lochliu  Buchiman. 

Philip  Logue,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Xov.  29,  1818.     Clinton  Fuller,  763^;  W.  :\[.  Ful- 
ler, 78^4;  Robt.  Armstrong,  4J^  acres;  ^lar}-  Adams,  1  acre,  on  n.  e.  qr. 

Francis  Lincoln,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Nov.  29,  1818.     Adam  Armstrong,  127;  W.  M. 
Fuller,  36  acres,  on  n.  w.  qr. 

James  Tiner,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.   29:  Jan.   1,  1818.     W.   M.   Fuller,   e.  hf.,  and  Adam 
Armstrong  w.  hf. ,  s.  w.  qr. 

Bird  Lavender,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29:  Jan.  1,  1818.     Clinton  Fuller,  s.  e.  qr. 

Bradford  Willis,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Feb.  26,  1818.     G.  Armstrong,  e.  hf . :  P.  :McLen- 
nan,  w.  hf . 

John  ^[cLennan.  u.  hf..  lot  1,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  March  18,  1851.     Duncan  McLen- 
nan, n.  hf.  u.  w.  qr. 

Adam  Oliver,  s.  hf.,  lot  1,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Sept.  29,  1851.     Adam  Oliver,  s.  hf. 
n.  w.  qr. 

John  ]\rcLennan,  n.  hf.,  lot  2,  n.  w.  qr,,  sec.  30;  June  23,  1851. 

Adam  Oliver,  s.  hf.,  lot  2,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Sept.  29,  1851. 

Wm.  Oliver,  lot  1,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Jan.  25,  1751.     Adam  Oliver,  s.  w.  qr.,  149  a. 

Wm.  Oliver,  n.  hf.,  lot  2,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Jan.  25,  1851. 

Adam  Oliver,  s.  hf.,  lot  2,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Nov.  17,  1848.     Geo.  Armstrong,  23^ 
acres,  s.  e.  qr. 

Stephen  Benjamin,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Feb.  6,  1818.    Henry  H.  Oliver,  s.  e.  qr.,  157i<. 

Charles  Board,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Dec.  9,  1817.     Henry  H.  Oliver,  n.  e.  qr. 

Thomas  Oliver,  e.  hf .,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31:  Julv  14.  1847.     Adam  Oliver  6  acres,  and 
H.  H.  Oliver  74. 

Andrew  Oliver,  w.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31:  July  14,  1847.     Andrew  Oliver,  w.  hf., 
70  acres. 

William  Oliver,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec. .31;  Jan.  25,  1851.     Andrew  Oliver,  s.  w.  qr. 

Henry  Cruser,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Dec.  9,  1817.     Robert  Armstrong,  s.  e.  qr. 

JohnRodgers,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Jan.  14.  1819.     Robert  Armstrong,  n.  e.  qr. 

Henry  Bradford,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Jan.  14,  1819.     James  Armstrong,  n.  w.  qr. 

JohnTimberlake,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Oct.  6,  1817.     George  Armstrong,  s.  w.  qr. 

Wm.  S.  Tompkins,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Oct  6,  1817.     Lochlin  Buchanan,  120;  James 
Haswell,  40  acres,  on  s.  e.  qr. 

W.  D.  Blanchard,  n.  e.  qr.  of  s.  e.  qr.  and  w.  hf.  of  n.  e.  qr..  .sec 33;  1843  and  1847. 
'Lochlin  Buchanan,  n,  hf.   n.  e.  qr.;  S.  C.  Flemming,  26  acres,  and  W.  D.  Blanch- 
ard, 54  acres  on  u.  e.  qr. 

Lewis  Bronson,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Jan.  3,  1819.     James  Cinnamon,  n.  w.  qr. 

Timothy  Weston,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.   33;   April  20,  1818.     A.   Buchanan,  e.  hf.;  Wm. 
Slurry,  }.,  acre;  James  Haswell,  w.  hf .  s.  av.  qr. 

jWn'AVhitlock,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  April  20,  1818.     William  Murray,  s.  e.  qr. 

Beuj.  Jackson,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;  March  16,  1818.     Flora  Cinnarnon.  e.  hf.:  J.  'M. 
Jackson,  w.  hf.,  and  Cuml)erlaud  Presbyterian  clnu'ch,  1  acre. 

David  Norton,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.   34;  3Iarcli  16,  1818.     S.  C.  Fleming,  w.   hf.;  Geo. 
Murray,  e.  hf . 

Robert  Goodwin,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  34;  Feb.  2,  1818.     J.  M.  Jackson  u.  side;  C.  Van- 
dyke, s.  .side. 

Lewis  Green,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;  Feb.  2,  1818.     J.  M.  Jackson,  n.  side:  W.  Sturm, 
s.  side. 

Richard  Scott,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Dec.  11,  1817.     Richard  Scott,  n.  e.  qr. 

John  Davis,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  35;  Dec.  11,  1817.     John  .Tackson.  n.  w.  qr. 


ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  420 

John  Gicrs,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  ;3r);  Feb.  4,  1818.     IT.  Prouty,80;  Eli  Mix,  80,  on  s.  w.  ([V. 

ISeeward  Wtilters,  .s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  ;J.j;  PVb.  4,  1818.  Abrani  Loudenbur>>- on  s.  e.  qr. 

Conrad  Sarr,  n.  e.  cir.,  sec.  86;  Dec.  15,  1817.  E.  M.  Funk,  40.  D.  Plienix,  80;  D. 
Fulk,  40,  on  n.  e.  qr. 

William  Jears,  jr  ,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  36;  Dec.  15,  1817.     C.  L.  Gerard,  n.  w.  qr. 

H.  Edwards,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  36,  April  7,  1818.     James  Cinnamon,  s.  w.  qr. 

.Tames  Joj-ce,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  36;  June  3,  1818.  Sam'l  Monlooth,  883^;  B.  G. 
Rowell,  711^. 

First  Settlement. — I'lie  settlement  of  the  township  is  graphically 
and  correctl}'  given  by  Mrs.  Shallenl)erger,  as  follows :  "  In  December, 
1835,  a  nnmber  of  resolute  men  had  i3nshed  their  way  from  Peoria 
to  what  has  since  been  called  Osceola  Grove.  Among  them  were 
James  Buswell,  Isaac  Spencer,  Thomas  Watts,  Giles  C.  Dana,  Peter 
Pratt  and  Dr.  Pratt.  They  came  out  under  the  ans})ices  of  Major 
Pobert  Moore,  who  had  obtained  a  map  of  the  lands  in  township  four- 
teen north,  range  six  east,  designating  the  patent  and  unentered  lands; 
and  he  now  encouraged  emigration  hither,  with  a  view  to  building  up 
a  town,  which  he  had  surveyed  and  called  Osceola.  Major  Moore  was 
an  intelligent,  active  business  man,  ever  ready  to  take  advantage  of 
circnmstances  and  fond  of  adventure.  He  subsequently  went  to  Ore- 
gon, with  one  of  the  first  ])arties  that  ever  crossed  the  mountains 
whither  his  family  followed  him  some  years  after,  with  the  exce])tion 
of  his  youngest  son,  liobert  Moore,  Esq.,  who  is  at  this  date  a  resident 
of  Toulon.  But,  at  the  time  of  wliich  this  narrative  treats,  Major 
Moore  owned  a  ferry  that  crossed  the  river  at  Peoria,  and  to  this  he 
gave  his  pei'sonal  supervision;  and,  as  emigrants  crossed,  wdiich  they 
did  frequentl3%  he  would  take  the  opportunity  to  recommend  the 
Osceola  country  to  tliem.  In  this  way  probabh'  originated  the  com- 
\y>iny  he  led  there  in  1835.  Quoting  Clifford's  history  in  regard  to 
this  enterprise.  'The  parties  above  named  were  all  from  Vermont  — 
which  Saxe  says  is  a  good  state  to  come  from.,  but  a  poor  one  to 
go  to  —  excejit  Moore,  who  was  from  one  of  the  southern  states, 
and  Day  who  was  from  Massachusetts.  AVhen  these  persons  readied 
the  Grove  there  was  no  one  living  there  except  Henry  Seeley,  who 
then  had  a  cabin  near  where  he  lives  now,  and  Lewis  Sturms.  A 
portion  of  the  party  stop})ed  the  first  night  at  Sturms',  and  were  hos- 
pitably entertained.  It  was  a  dark,  dreary,  rainy  night ;  they  all  slept 
on  the  floor  in  the  small  cabin,  and  from  the  day's  fatigue,  having 
come  on  foot  from  Prince's  Grove,  they  soon  fell  asleep,  to  be  dis- 
turbed soon  after  by  a  loud  hallooing  outside,  occasioned  b\'  the 
arrival  of  tlie  Sturms  family  proper,  the  number  of  whom  our  inform- 
ant was  unable  to  state,  further  than  they  filled  the  little  cabin  'chuck 
full.'  They  Avere  made  u]>  of  men,  women  and  children,  wet.  worn, 
fatigued  and  hungry.  Our  informant  says  one  of  the  women  came  on 
horseback  with  twins  in  her  arras,  and  in  a  sorry  plight  from  having 
been  '  pitched  off '  her  horse  in  sloughs  and  gullies  concealed  by  the 
darkness  of  the  night.  Some  of  the  party  were  taken  over  to  Seele^^'s 
while  the  remainder  filled  the  floor.  The  next  day  the  balance  of  the 
Peoria  party  came  in  from  Boyd's  Grove,  having  lost  their  reckonings 
and  strayed  out  of  their  direction.  The  whole  par-ty  then  moved  west 
for  the  purpose  of  surveying  and  making  their  claims.     For  one  week 


430  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUXTV. 

they  camped  out.  in  the  severest  weatlier  of  tlie  month  of  December, 
that  week  being  the  coldest  of  any  dm'ing  the  whole  season.  The  pro- 
visions which  they  had  brought  with  them  from  Peoria  were  exhausted, 
and  nothing  was  now  left  them  to  sustain  life,  except  corn  they  had 
l:)rought  to  feed  tlieir  horses  during  the  excursion.  For  the  last  clay  or 
two  they  subsisted  entirely  upon  nubbins  of  corn  bnrned  by  the  hre, 
which  culinar}^  operation  was  performed  in  the  morning,  eacii  one 
taking  a  few  burnt  nul:)bins  of  corn  in  their  pockets  for  dinner.  At 
night  they  varied  this  luxury  by  l:)urning  the  corn,  pounding  it  up  and 
making  coffee  of  it.  Clifford  further  states  that  the  ])arties  named 
moved  upon  their  claims  in  May,  183(i.  This  is  certainly  a  slight  mis- 
take as  regards  some  of  them.  They  proba1)ly  l^uilt  cabins  as  soon  as 
that,  or  sooner,  but  some  of  the  families  referred  to  did  not  arrive  in 
the  settlement  till  later  in  the  summer,  or  in  the  fall.  There  is  no 
doubt,  however,  that  during  some  portion  of  that  jesbY  many  new 
names  must  be  added  to  onr  list  of  pioneers.  In  June  came 
William  Hail  and  wife,  Roljert  Hall  and  their  sister  Mary,  now 
Mrs.  Hasard  of  Neponset,  and  occupied  for  a  short  time  the  cabin 
owned  l^y  Mr.  Buswell,  who  w^as  still  with  his  family  in  Peoria. 
With  the  Halls  came  the  Vandyke  brothers,  Archie  and  Charles,  the 
former  bringing  his  wife  with  him,  and  Mr.  Brad}"  Fowler,  who  had 
been  their  companion  up  the  river,  soon  followed  them  to  the  Grove. 
Myrtle  G.  Brace,  Esq.  (father  of  our  present  county  treasurer),  E.  S. 
Brodhead,  and  a  large  family  by  the  name  of  Davis,  the  latter  from 
the  then  frontier  land  of  Tennessee,  all  located  in  this  neighborhood 
about  the  same  time.  The  Sturms  family  had  some  of  them  reached 
Seeley's  Point  in  1834,  and  detachments  continued  to  arrive  from  time 
to  time,  making  claims  near  the  South  part  of  Osceola  Grove,  till  they 
had  a  settlement  of  tlieir  own.  They  were  regular  frontier's  men. 
ever}^  one  '  mighty  hunters ; '  of  tall  stature,  combining  strength  and 
activitv  in  an  unusual  degree.  "Wearing  an  Indian  garb  of  fringed 
buckskins,  their  feet  encased  in  moccasins,  with  boAvie-knife  at  the  belt 
and  rifle  on  the  shoulder.  Xo  wonder  ]nany  a  new-comer  started  from 
them  in  affright,  supposing  tliey  had  encountered  genuine  "  scalpers.' 
But  these  men  were  bv  no  means  as  savao^e  as  thev  seemed,  but  had 
hearts  to  which  friendor  stranger  never  appealed  in  vain.'' 

The  V)eginning  of  the  Scotch  "plantation''  or  settlement  of  the 
township  may  be  said  to  be  made  in  February",  1838.  The  Turnbulls 
and  Olivers  set  sail  for  America,  June  17,  1837,  were  six  weeks  on  the 
ocean  and  almost  as  many  more  e7i  route  from  Quebec  to  Chicago, 
where  they  remained  a  short  time  before  moving  to  Joliet.  At  Joliet 
the}'  found  two  vacant  cabins  into  which  they  were  ordered  to  move, 
and  while  there  met  with  many  kind  attentions  from  the  settlers,  and 
each  family  purchased  a  cow  from  a  passing  herder. 

The  subsequent  events  in  the  history  of  settlement  here  are  well 
told  by  Mrs.  Shallenberger  as  follows :  "  Of  course,  these  people  were 
looking  for  land  to  enter  (everybod}"  was  in  those  days),  and  they  fell 
in  with  a  Kentuckian  named  Parker,  who  had  a  patent  on  the  quarter 
afterward  owned  bv  Mvrtle  G.  Brace,  on  the  state  road :  but  the  man 
supposed  his  land  lay  near  "Wyoming,  and  so  agreed  with  Mr.  Turn- 


KI.MIKA    TOWNSIIIl'.  431 

bull  to  meet  him  there ;  '  thought  they  could  probably  strike  a  trade.' 
Parker  left  Joliet  on  horseback,  Mr.  Turnbull  on  foot,  to  make  their 
way  over  a  trackless  expanse  of  snow,  and  with  but  a  very  indefinite 
idea  of  where  they  were  to  meet,  but  it  was  to  be  somewhere  in  the 
neighborhood  of  Wyoming.  This  journey  was  undertalcen  January  1, 
1838.  Occasionally,  Mr.  Turnbull  could  catch  glimpses  of  the  horse- 
man as  he  rode  over  some  high  ridge  in  the  distance ;  and  this  was  all 
he  had  to  guide  his  steps,  save  a  general  idea  of  the  points  of  the  com- 
pass. After  this  lonely,  tiresome  tramp  of  sixty  or  seventy  weary 
miles,  he  found  himself  at  the  house  of  General  Thomas,  but  only  to 
learn  that  the  land  he  was  in  quest  of  lay  some  ten  or  twelve  miles  to 
the  northwest,  the  Kentuckian  being  mistaken  as  to  its  locality.  He 
must  then  retrace  his  steps.  Upon  reaching  Mr.  llolgate's,  hunger 
and  fatigue  compelled  him  to  seek  rest  and  food,  and  such  comforts 
-were  never  denied  a  stranger  there;  and,  beside,  Mr.  Holgate  had 
learned  by  some  means  that  Parker  liad  gone  to  the  Osceola  settle- 
ment, so  Mr.  Turnbull  was  again  upon  his  trail,  and  found  him  ere 
nightfall  at  the  cabin  of  Mr.  "VVilliam  Parks,  then  in  Osceola  Grove,  as 
old  settlers  will  remember,  not  far  from  where  the  first  school-house  in 
the  township  was  built,  on  the  road  to  Spoon  river  l)ridge.  While 
resting  by  the  wide  fire-place  built  of  rough  stones,  in  the  jambs  of 
which  a  recess  had  been  constructed,  ca])abre  of  holding  a  few  common 
books,  curiosity  prompted  the  traveler  to  withdraAv  one  from  its  place, 
that  he  might  see  what  kind  of  books  the  people  read  in  this  strange 
country,  still  he  was  wondering  all  tlie  time  if  it  was  not  a  piece  of 
impei'tinence  to  do  so  without  permission.  But  what  was  his  surprise, 
his  delight  even,  upon  finding  he  held  in  his  hands  a  well-worn  copy  of 
Burns!  Sti'ong  tliongh  he  was,  and  capable  of  bearing  all  things  with- 
out murmuring,  still  li<^  could  not  refrain  from  tears  as  his  eye  traced 
the  familiar  ScottisJj  lines,  and  he  thought  how  far,  fai-  away  he  was 
from  his  native  hills.  Mr.  Turnbull  did  not  buy  the  title  of  the  Ken- 
tuckian, after  all  his  trouble,  having  a  dread  of  patents  and  complica- 
tions, of  which  he  heard  many  sad  rejiorts;  but  sliortly  after  purchased 
from  the  Lyle  brothers,  John  and  Thomas,  forty  acres  in  Osceola 
Grove,  with  a  cabin  thereon,  with  the  understanding  that  if  the  Oliver 
family  saw  fit  to  come  on,  the  Lyles  should  sell  them  forty  acres  more. 
He  then  trudged  leisurely  back  to  Joliet,  got  his  wife  and  Andrew 
Oliver,  rigged  out  an  ox  sled,  to  which  they  yoked  a  couple  of  half- 
broken  steers,  and  about  the  middle  of  February  started  for  Dorr's, 
whose  house  stood  near  where  tiie  town  of  Providence  now  is.  The 
weather  continued  to  grow  colder,  the  Avind  to  blow  more  and  more 
fiercely,  and  glad  were  the  wanderers  to  find  shelter  for  the  night, 
with  the  hospitable  family  referred  to.  In  the  morning  the  sun  came 
up  fianked  by  'dogs'  on  either  side,  the  snow  crunched  and  squeaked 
untler  the  feet  with  the  ])eculiar  sound  every  backwoodsnnui  knows  as 
indicative  of  extreme  cold;  the  thermometer  iiulicated  some  twenty 
degrees  below  zero.  Mrs.  Dorr,  cleai'ly  comprehending  the  suffering 
and  danger  that  must  attend  a  journey  that  day,  kindly  urged  them  to 
remain  until  the  storm  abated,  saying  "she  would  board  them  very 
cheaply.'     But  the}^  had  no  money  to  pay  board  bills,  be  they  ever  so 


432  HISTdKV    OK    STAKK    COUNTY. 

small,  and  the  inl)oi-n  pride  of  their  race  forl)ade  their  'beino-  beholden' 
to  any  one,  so  there  was  but  the  other  alternative  to  push  ahead.  Mrs. 
Dorr  was  standing  in  her  cabin  door  silently  watching  the  prepara- 
tions for  departure  going  forward;  but.  when  all  was  ready,  plaids 
folded  tightly,  Scotch  caps  tied  tirmh\  sled  drawn  round  to  tlie  door, 
steers  awaiting  the  word  of  command  to  start,  she  exclaimed  with 
tears  in  her  eyes:  "Men,  go  if  you  will,  but  for  God's  sake  leave  this 
woman  with  me  1  she  will  surely  perish  in  the  cold  today.  It  shall 
cost  you  nothing,  and  when  the  weather  moderates  you  can  return  for 
her.'  But  Mrs.  TurnbuU  preferred  at  all  hazards  to  share  the  fate  of 
her  husband  and  brother.  We  fancy  sucli  pluck  would  be  iiard  to 
freeze;  at  any  rate,  despite  all  obstacles  they  arrived  intact  at  Seeley's 
point  before  bed-time,  stiff  and  hungry  doubtless,  but  such  ills  Avere 
curable  by  a  good  lire  and  su])[)er,  which  were  quickly  at  their  disposal, 
and  they  retired  to  rest  with  grateful  hearts.  The  next  morning  was 
still  very  cold,  but  they  had  a  sheltered  route  through  the  woods  by 
the  old  road  that  formerly  led  by  the  house  of  Calvin  Winslow  in 
the  tiinl)er.  south  of  "Wilham  Hall's  ])lace.  which  they  passed  about 
noon.  Februai-y  14.  183S.  Soon  after  they  reached  home,  as  they 
called  the  cabin  of  tlie  Lyle  l)rothers  a  little  farther  on.  They 
promptly  paid  for  the  first  fVjrt}^  acres,  which  contained  the  cabin,  but 
as  by  arrangement  the  Lyles  were  to  remain  with  them  until  they 
could  obtain  possession  of  the  Dukes  farm,  which  they  had  l)ought, 
and  the  rest  of  the  Oliver  family  coming  from  Joliet.  the  four  fam- 
ilies, consisting  of  eight  Lyles  and  thirteen  Turn  bulls  and  Olivers,  con- 
trived to  live,  till  spring  opened,  in  one  room,  and  that  one  sixteen  by 
eighteen  feet.  That  thev  succeeded  in  doiu"-  this  harmoniouslv,  so 
that  the  survivors  can  now  look  l)ack  through  the  mists  of  nearly  forty 
years,  and  malve  merry  over  the  experiences  of  that  first  winter  in 
Osceola,  is  creditable  to  all  concerned." 

Elinira  Cemetary.  Prior  to  going  farther  into  the  history  of  this 
townshiji.  a  reference  to  the  present  resting-place  of  many  old  residents 
is  made,  and  a  brief  sketch  of  the  cemeteries  given. 

Elmira  Cemetary,  on  sections  20,  21.  Elmira  village,  dates  back  to 
May  30,  1845.  when  Ambrose  Fuller  was  interred  on  lands  of  Clinton 
Fuller.  It  was  incorporated  October  3,  1SS2.  with  H.  H.  Oliver,  presi- 
dent ;  Eobert  Grieve,  secretary,  and  AV.  M.  FuUer.  treasurer,  the  latter 
two  being  reelected  to  date.  AVinfield  Fuller,  superintendent,  and  D. 
Moon,  sexton,  with  John  Turnbull,  A.  Oliver  and  AVilliam  Jackson,  trus- 
tees. The  names  of  the  old  people  buried  here,  with  the  year  of  death, 
are  given  as  follows :  Tabitha  Abbey,  lS<i7 :  James  Armstrong.  '76 ;  John 
Adams,  '79  ;  Anna  Brace,  '55  ;  Myrtle  G.  Brace,  "HO ;  Phoebe  Brace.  '73 ; 
John  Buchanan,  '60 ;  Alex.  Buchannan,  '73 ;  W.  D.  Blanchard,  SI :  John 
Buchanan.  *60:  Allen  Boughman.  '82;  Marv  Bartell,  '85;  William 
Brace.  '50;  AValte]'  Brace.  51;  Webster  Brace.  '50;  John  Clark,  "65; 
Eliza  Clark,  '60;  Hannah  Creighton,  '78;  James  Craig,  '54;  Margaret 
Craig\  ^^^'i ;  Davis  ^IcPherson,  '69 ;  Margaret  McPherson,  '76 ;  Mary 
McPherson,  '67:  Charlotte  Darbv,  " 74 ^  James  Darbv,  '83:  Alison 
Davis.  '80 ;  Eebecca  Fleming.  '67 ;  Eliza  H.  Fuller.  'S3 ;  Mrs.  Han- 
nah Fuller,  '84 ;  Ambrose  FuUer,  '45  ;  Hannah  FuUer,  '46  ;  Jehiel  Ful- 


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ler,  '71  :  Maiy  Godley,  '71 ;  Martha  Garley,  '81;  Ellen  (Scott)  Grieve, 
'85;  Daniel  Hudson, '74;  John  Holmes,  '79;  AVhitney  lliulson,  '55 
Mary  Harris,  '67 ;.  Thomas  Jackson,  '55 ;  Janet  Ly\e,  "'49 ;  Wm.  L_vle; 
'58;' Margaret  Moon,  'O*!;  James  Moon,  '71;  xVlex.  McKenzie,  '64; 
Alex.  Murchison, '73;  Ann  Murchison, '69 ;  David  Moffitt,  54;  Will- 
helmina  Moffitt, '65 ;  Finlev  Murchison, '72 ;  Koderick  McBeth,  '77; 
Theodosia  Moon,  '81 ;  Finlev  Matthewson,  '82  ;  Silas  Norris,  '8C  ;  Mar- 
garet Oliver,  '58;  Thomas  Oliver,  '67;  Wm.  Parks,  '57;  Amy  Perkins, 
'61;  Nancy  Parks, '75  ;  Agnes  B.  Parks, '77 ;  Marv  Eavell,  '75;  Jane 
Pade.  '54; 'Robert  Scott,  '65  ;  Ellen  Scott,  '68;  Henry  Scott,  '51 ;  Thos. 
Scott, '55;  Mary  Turnlmll, '59  ;  Marv  TurnbuU, '73 ;  Allen  Turnbull. 
'43  ;  Robert  Turnbull,  '74;  Margaret  G.  Turnbull,  *81 ;  George  AVhite,^ 
'38  ;  Heber  Amy,  '73. 

Andrew  Oliver  was  president  in  1885  and  is  still  serving.  James 
Hasv^^ell,  William  Jackson,  and  George  Murray  are  the  present  trus- 
tees, with  Robert  Grieve,  secretary. 

Osceola  Cemeterij  is  the  successor  of  the  old  burial  ground  which  was 
located  between  Spoon  river  bridge  and  the  village.  Within  it  are  the 
remains  of  the  following  old  residents  :  A\"ealthy  Stuart  died  in  1864  ; 
Mark  E.  Lockwood,  '75  ;  John  Hamilton,  '73;  Cassandra  B.  Hamilton, 
'83;  Mary  J.  Wever,  '67;  Samuel  Case, '62 ;  Virginia  Wever, '»'>1  ; 
(Vithleen  Wever, '60;  Otis  Garder,  '80;  George  Garder,  '63;  Eliza 
P.  Blake,  '64;  Mary  J.  Blake,  '56;  Daniel  Tower,  '65;  Edmund 
AYinslow, '46;  Ehza  P.  Miller, '55;  Calvin  Winslow,  '57;  Betsy  AVin- 
slow, '58;  Lewis  Pratt, '69 ;  Henr}^  Carpenter,  '71;  Marvin  Terpen- 
ning, '61;  David  Dana, '48;  Rachel  Dana,  '61;  Mary  E.  Dana,  '59; 
Mary  Gilfillan  Yarnum,  '62;  Phoebe  A.  Currier,  '61;  James  Buswell, 
'52;  Albert  G.  Buswell,  '46;  John  Bates,  '75;  He/ekiah  Balcomb,  '79; 
John  Sloan,  '68  :  George  W.  Willey,  '65  ;  Hannah  J.  Blanchard,  '79; 
Catherine  Pattridge,  '65  ;  Joseph  Pattridge,  '73  ;  Samuel  Maycock,  '80  ; 
Augusta  Maycock,  '83  ;  W.  H.  Barstow,  '76  ;  Mary  Fowler,  '58  ;  Elias 
Fowler, '59  ;'^  Julia  Stone,  '53;  Mary  J.  Duldin, '54;  Robert  Conley, 
'Q^\  Jonathan  Iluckins, '62 ;  Abigail  Rollins,  '80;  Sally  Currier, '73 ; 
Asa  Currier,  '68  ;  AVm.  Douglas,  '68  ;  Margaret  (Running,  '80  ;  Ansel 
Gardner,  '80 ;  Morgan  Wever,  '62 ;  Susanna  Ballard,  '65  ;  Eleanor 
Bishop,  '53,  and  Amasa  Drury,  '52. 

Pioneer  Neighhors. — Tlie  northern  neighbors  of  the  pioneers  of 
Elmira  were  the  first  settlers  of  Ileuiy  county.  Dr.  Baker  came 
from  East  St.. Louis  to  section  16  in  Colona  township  in  1835.  A  few 
days  later  came  James  and  Thomas  (Tlenn  and  Anthony  Hunt,  who 
settled  near  Dr.  Baker.  In  1836  John  Kilvington  settled  near  Kewa- 
nee,  and  shortly  after,  John  F.  Willard  and  Henry  G.  Little  settled 
near  Wethersfieid.  In  1837  Jacob  Keinerling  settled  at  Burns,  Wil- 
liam Stackhouse  and  James  Mascall  at  Sugar  Tree  Grove,  near  Cam- 
brido-e.  Durino-  those  years  the  Geneseo  colonv  from  New  York  ar- 
rived,  then  the  Andover  colony  from  New  York  City,  next  the  Wet- 
hersfieid colony  from  Connecticut  followed  by  the  Morristown,  N.  Y. 
colony  and  the  La  Grange  (Pittsfield,  Mass.)  colony.     The  town  of 


*Tliis  interment  was  made  in  the  timber  between  Spoon  River  Bridge  and  Osceola. 


434  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Oxfoi'd.  ill  Henry  county,  \vas  the  financial  centre  of  the  coiintv  up  to 
I860,  in  tiiat  3'ear  the  wild  cat  bank,  called  ''  Bank  of  the  Mississippi 
Valley/'  existed  here.  After  the  Scotch  settlement  of  Elraira,  other 
immicifrants  of  that  nationality  settled  across  the  line,  makino-  the  dis- 
trict  almost  distinctly  Scotch — either  Ilio-hland  or  Lo^vland.  The 
Iliohlands,  which  comprise  Sutherland,  Ross,  Inverness  and  Argyle 
shires  are  inhabited  by  a  race  of  Celts  who  passed  oyer  from  Ireland 
in  the  third  century.  In  their  first  inyasion  they  were  re})ulsed  In' 
the  Picts,  but  later  assisted  them  against  the  Anglo  Saxons.  In  503, 
under  King  Fergus  they  erected  a  kingdom  in  a  part  of  Scotland,  and 
about  the  year  900  were  masters  of  the  countr}'^  which  was  called 
Scotia.  The  crowns  of  England  and  Scotland  were  united  in  1003, 
when  James  VI.  of  Scotland  ascended  the  English  throne.  In  431 
Pope  Celestine  sent  St.  Palladius,  a  Roman,  to  preach  to  the  Scots, 
who  eagerly  received  the  faith.  Calyinism  was  introduced  under  the 
Presbyterian  form  of  church  goyernment,  and  this  moyement  was  much 
opposed  by  James  VI.  and  his  successors.  In  1688  the  Scots  estab- 
lished Presbyterianism  as  the  national  religion  ;  but  all  other  forms  of 
Christianity  were  tolerated.  Pope  Pius  IX.  reestablished  the  Roman 
Catholic  chui'ch  there,  which,  in  1861  embraced  one-fourth  of  the  popu- 
lation ;  while  dissentino-  chui-ches  embraced  fully  another  one-fourth. 
The  royal  tragedies  ending  with  the  execution  of  Mary  Queen  of 
Scots,  the  massacre  of  Glencoe,  the  Battle  of  the  Clans  and  the  reign 
of  patriotism  under  William  AVallace  and  Robert  Bruce  tinge  her  his- 
tory with  romance.  The  condition,  however,  of  the  '"  crofters,'"  labor- 
ers in  town  and  country,  and  of  the  entire  third  and  fourth  orders  of 
the  people  abolishes  romance  in  the  heart  of  the  intpiirer,  and  fosters 
the  wish  that  some  day  the  toilers  there  may  reap  the  rewards  of 
honest  labor.  The  Bjshop_JjjiLj£olony,  composed  exclusively  of 
Swedish  dissenters  from  the  Lutheran,  or  Royal  church,  dates  back  to 
1845-46.  At  that  time  Olaf  Olson  settled  at  what  is  known  as  Red 
Oak  Grove:  and  was  soon  joined  by  Jonas  Olson  and  Eric  Jansen. 
Like  almost  all  foreign  pioneers  of  our  prairies  the}'  were  poor,  and, 
being  so,  excavated  large  caves  and  in  those  subterranean  huts  lived 
during  the  first  year  or  two  of  settlement.  The  colony  subsequently 
erected  a  communial  residence  in  which  each  one  sle[)t  and  boarded  at 
a  common  expense  to  all.  In  1853  the  colon)'  was  chartered,  and  its 
affairs  ])laced  under  the  control  of  seven  trustees.  This  was  three 
years  after  the  murder  of  Eric  Jansen  Iw  John  Root. —  the  first  evi- 
dence of  disintegration  within  the  colony.  In  1860  the  governmenL, 
by  trustees,  fell  into  disrepute,  and  in  1871  a  suit  in  chancery  was 
commenced  to  close  up  the  affairs  of  this  colony  as  an  incor])orated 
body.  Prior  to  this,  however  the  Swedes  became  independent  in 
thought  and  cast  off  the  communal  S3'stem,  under  which  they  came 
here  and  lived  for  some  years.  The  grading  of  the  American  Central 
railroad  thi'ough  Stark  county  was  in  greater  part,  the  labor  of  the 
men  and  women  of  this  colony. 

Schools. — The  question  of  organizing  the  township  for  school  pur- 
poses was  decided  January  10,  1838,  when  ten  voters,  then  all  in  the 
township,  assembled  at  Robert  Moore's  house  and   voted  in  favor  of 


ELMIKA    TOWNSHIP.  435 

organization.  At  this  time  Robert  Moore.  Mathias  Sturms,  Robert 
Hall,  Thomas  Watts,  M.  G.  Brace  and  James  Buswell  were  elected 
trnstees.  Three  years  after  organization  there  were  no  less  than  148 
pupils  under  twenty-one  years  old.  In  1845  forty-nine  legal  voters 
petitioned  for  the  sale  of  school  lauds,  and  a  few  lots  were  sold  that 
year,  but  the  section  was  not  entirely  sold  until  1852.  In  1856  there 
were  83  pupils  in  District  ISTo.  1,  54  in  District  ISTo.  2, 160  in  District  No. 
3,  84  in  District  Xo.  4  and  51  in  District  IS'o.  5,  or  a  total  of  432  ])upils. 
In  1858  David  Currier  was  ])resident  and  W.  M.  Fuller  was  reelected 
treasurer  of  the  school  board.  In  October,  1858,  the  question  of 
dividing  the  tow^nship  into  two  school  districts  was  voted  on,  when  62 
votes  opposed  the  division  and  10  were  content,  thus  leaving  the  five 
old  districts  in  existence.  In  1858  Miss  Emma  Hall,  George  Currier 
and  others  taught  in  District  ISTo.  1,  Clara  Pike  in  'No.  2  and  Wm.  Spen- 
cer in  No.  3.  In  No.  4  JNIiss  Harriet  Rhodes  taught  in  1860,  Henry  B. 
Upton  in  District  No.  3  in  1861.  In  March,  1862,  J.  W.  Watts  taught 
in  District  No.  1  at  $20  per  month.  The  average  attendance  out  of 
52  enrolled  pupils  was  38.  In  District  No.  2  S.  Fast  presided  over  a 
school  of  21  at  $22,  and  Miss  E.  S.  Lyman  taught  in  District  No.  3  at 
$25  —  pupils  enrolled,  47.  E.J  Griffin  received  $25  per  month  in 
District  No.  4.  where  52  pupils  were  enrolled.  District  No.  5  was  not 
opened.  A.  G.  Crawford  in  No.  6  taught  36  pupils  for  $28  per  month. 
The  first  regular  record  of  the  Elmira  township  schools  is  dated  April 
7,  1862.  Andrew  Oliver,  John  Tui-nbull  and  Charles  Rood  were  trus- 
tees. In  1865  Baton  Fuller,  iVlex.  Murchison,  Jr.,  and  Matthew^  B. 
Parks  were  trustees,  Andrew  Oliver  in  1867  and  Charles  Stuart  in  1868. 
In  1870  David  Currier,  Thomas  Oliver  and  Andrew  Oliver  were  chosen. 
In  1871  M.  B.  Parks  was  elected  trustee;  in  1872  Thomas  Oliver:  in 
1873,  John  T.  Thornton;  in  1874,  Joseph  Parks;  in  1875,  Thomas 
Oliver;  in  1876,  Baton  Fuller;  in  1877,  Joseph  Parks;  in  1878,  Andrew 
Oliver;  in  1879,  Baton  Fuller;  in  1880,  Joseph  Parks;  m  1881,  Andrew 
Oliver;  in  1882,  Baton  Fuller;  in  1883,  Robert  Hall;  in  1884,  Andrew 
Oliver;  in  1885,  Baton  Fuller;  in  1886,  George  Murry.  In  1886  tliere 
were  201  males  and  200  females  under  tweritv'-one  years ;  seven  ungraded 
schools,  attended  by  126  male  and  117  female  pupils,  and  presided 
over  by  five  male  and  eight  female  teachers  ;  the  former  earning  $1,288 
and  the  latter  $1,025.  The  district  tax  was  $3,000 ;  value  of  property, 
$8,900;  total  receipts,  $6,032.74;  total  expenditurre,  $3,936.90.  W. 
M.  Fuller  served  as  treasurer  and  clerk. 

(Ifjicials. — The  organization  of  the  township  is  noted  in  the  organic 
chaj)ter.  Since  that  time  the  following  supervisors  have  served  :  1854, 
Mrvtle  G.  Brace;  1855,  Isaac  Spencer;  1856-58,  James  Buswell; 
185V61,  John  Turubull;  1861,  James  Buswell;  1862,  II.  II.  Ohver; 
1863,  Charles  Stuart;  1864-66,  Andrew  Oliver;  1866-8,  Matthew  B. 
Parks;  1868,  Bewis  Austin;  1869-71,  Charles  P.  Bussell;  1871-74, 
Thomas  Ohver;  1874-77,  Matthew  B.  Parks;  1877-80,11.  H.  Oliver; 
1880-82,  M.  B.  Parks;  1882-84,  Robert  Armstrong;  1884,  Robert 
Armstrong;  1885,  Wm.  Jackson  ;  1886,  Andrew  Ohver. 

The  justices  of  the  peace  elected  since  1853  are  named  as  follows: 
1853,  James  Buswell  and  W.  M.  Fuller:  1S57,  Walter  M.  Fuller;  1860, 
36 


436  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Joseph  Blanchard ;  1863,  M.  G.  Brace ;  1865,  James  BusAvell  and 
John  Turnbull;  1869,  John  Turnbull  and  H.  B.  Upton;  1873,  H.  B. 
Upton  and  John  Turnbull;  1875,  Seth  W.  Stuart;  1877.  John  Turn- 
bull  and  M.  B.  Parks;  1878,  David  Currier:  1881,  John  Turnbull; 
1882,  Gideon  Potter;  1885,  John  Turnl)ull  and  Pt.  S.  Scott. 

In  1853,  M.  G.  Brace  was  clerk.  Walter  M.  Fuller  was  elected 
clerk  in  1854-59;  M.  B.  Parks  served  1859-60;  Geo.  Currier;  1860-61, 
A\^m.  Fuller,  1861-86. 

F.  M.  F.  ct"  L.  I.  Co.—T\\Q  Farmers'  Mutual  Fire  and  Liohtnintr 
Insurance  Company  of  Elmira,  was  incorporated  September  lO,  1876. 
The  following  named  were  the  policy  holders  :  Clinton  Fuller,  Wm. 
Murra}',  Horace  Lyle,  E.  R.  Boardman,  $3,000  each ;  Martin  Rist, 
$2,500 ;  John  Turnbull,  W.  P.  Caverlev,  S.  Loiigmate,  Sarah  Bates, 
$2,000  each ;  Robert  Hall,  Donald  McDonald,  C.  Stuart,  M.  B.  Parks, 
John  McKenzie,  S.  C.  Fleming,  and  David  Murray,  $1,500  each  ;  Adam 
Jackson,  Gideon  Murrav.  John  Weir,  J.  W.  Fowler,  Wm.  Jackson, 
A¥m.  TurnbuU,  and  James  H.  Xewton,  $1,200  ;  J.  II.  Turnbull,  Guj; 
Goodale,  Joseph  Newcomer,  Carlos  Ljde,  and  Wm.  Sourky,  $1,000 
each;  Robert  Grieve,  Z.  :Newton,  $700  each;  Eli  Mix,  $600;  Geo. 
Hall,  James  Had  well,  $500;  W.  B.  Turnbull,  Thomas  Hogg, 
$400;  Thomas  Wales,  $300;  Wm.  Stevenson,  $250;  AVm.  Stevenson, 
David  Jackson,  $200 ;  Harrison  Miner,  $100.  In  September,  1876, 
Robert  Grieve  was  elected  president,  John  Turnbull,  treasurer  and 
James  Has  well,  secretary.  The  first  directors  were  James  Haswell, 
Martin  Rist,  Wm.  Jackson,  E.  R.  Boardman,  John  Turnbull,  Robert 
Gi'ieve,  Harrison  Miner,  M.  B.  Parks,  Clinton  Fuller,  and  Wm.  Steven- 
son. In  October  the  following  named  ^vere  appointed  auditors;  M. 
B,  Parks,  Osceola;  Harrison  Miner,  Goshen,  and  E.  R.  Boardman,  El- 
mira. The  president,  treasurer  and  secretar}^  named  above  have  held 
office  continuously  down  to  the  present  time.  On  Januar\'  8,  1878, 
there  were  97  members  holding  policies  valued  at  $108,532.  The  direc- 
tors included  the  president,  treasurer,  John  Weir,  W.  P.  Caverley,  J. 
M.  Hatch,  M.  B.  Parks.  John  H.  Turnlmll,  and  Wm.  Jackson.  In  1879 
the  name  was  changed  to  "  Farmers'  Mutual  County  Insurance  com- 
pany." David  Currier,  Elmira  ;  B.  R.  Brown,  W.  Jersey,  took  the 
places  of  J.  M.  Hatch  and  Wm.  Jackson.  In  1880,  Mort.  A.  Packer, 
of  Toulon ;  Robert  McBocock,  of  Penn ;  Jolm  Lackie,  of  Osceola ;  E. 
R.  Boardman,  Wm.  Jackson  and  John  Turnbull,  of  Elmira ;  Martin 
Rist  ami  Robert  Grieve,  of  Toulon,  and  John  Weir  of  Goshen,  were 
chosen  directors.  On  January  1,  1880,  there  were  207  policies  repi'e- 
senting  $217,836.  The  first  claim  against  the  company  was  that  of  M. 
B.  Parks  for  $1,315,  destroyed  by  fire  March  12,  1880.  The  second 
fire  was  that  of  J.  J.  Spencer's,  West  Jersey,  December  16,  1881,  cost- 
ing the  company  $872.15,  and  the  third  and  last  fire  was  in  June, 
1884,  when  J.  G.  Turnbull's  house  was  destroved.  This  cost  the  com- 
pany $2,300.  In  1881  Andrew  Oliver,  E.  R.  Boardman,  R.  Grieve,  J. 
M.  Hatch,  M.  A.  Packer,  James  Snare,  John  Lackie,  John  Weir,  John 
Turnbull  were  elected  directors.  In  1882  Francis  J.  Leggett  and  Har- 
rison Miner  took  the  places  of  Messrs.  Snare  and  Lackie.  In  1883 
D.  Murray,  E.  R.  Boardman,   John  Turnbull,  John  Weir,  Harrison 


ELMIRA    TOWNSHIP,  437 

Miner,  R.  Grieve,  J.  J.  Spencer,  M.  A.  Packer,  E.  P.  Wright  were  direc- 
tors. At  the  close  of  this  ^^ear  296  policies,  represented  $350,27-t.  In 
1884  W.  M.  Fuller.  J.  M.  Ilatcli,  Daniel  Whisker  were  chosen  vice 
Messrs.  Murray,  Miner  and  Wright.  In  1885  M.  B.  Parks  and  Wil- 
lian  Nowlan,  vice  Messrs.  Weir  and  Boardman.  In  January,  1886  Dr. 
E.  O.  Boardman,  George  E.  Holmes,  Wdliam  Nowlan,  T.  J.  Bocock, 
Myi'on  11.  Gox  were  appointed  ap])raisers,  Wm.  Murray,  John  Turnbuli, 
E.^0.  Boardman,  J.  M.  Hatch,  W.  M.  Fuller,  R.  Grieve,  G.  C.  Holmes, 
W.  W.  Winslow,  J.  J.  S])oncer,  Joseph  Chase  were  elected  directors, 
who  in  turn  elected  the  officers  of  1876.  The  number  of  policies  Janu- 
ary 1,  1886,  was  290,  valued  at  $361,252. 

Elmira  Grange.,  No.  1062,  was  organized  February  7,1874.  with  the 
following  named  members:  John,  William,  David,  Jame's  M.  and  Cy- 
rus Jackson;  Mrs.  David  Jackson,  Mrs.  William  Jackson,  Mrs.  James 
M.  Jackson,  Mrs.  John  Jackson,  Mrs.  James  Cinnamon,  Miss  Emma 
Fleming,  Mrs.  Jesse  Funk,  Mrs.  R.  E.  George,  James  and  William  Cin- 
namon, Jesse  Funk,  S.  C.  and  Benjamin  Fleming,  Eli  Mix,  I).  B.  Pitts- 
foi'd,  Charles,  Theodore  and  Charles  H.  A^andike,  Jose])h  Sharer,  Wil- 
mot  and  Zera  Newton,  James  Turnbuli,  Laughlin  Buchanan,  James 
Bullard.  Later  the  names  of  James  Boulier,  Mrs.  Liza  Jackson,  Mrs. 
Y.  Cinnamon,  Wm.  Sturms,  II.  H.  Jackson,  C.  S.  Thom])son,  (died  in 
1877),  Thomas  and  Mrs.  AVinters  appear  upon  the  records.  Of  the  37 
persons  admitted  to  membership,  there  were  only  17  belonging  January 
1,  1880.  The  last  entry  in  the  record  book  or  documents  is  a  receipt 
from  the  State  Grange  secretary  to  Wm.  Jackson,  dated  March  20,  1880. 
In  1874  Wm.  Jackson  was  elected  Master  and  A.  M.  Fleming,  secretarv, 
wdio  was  succeeded  by  James  Cinnamon.  In  1876-77  David  Jackson 
was  elected  master,  and  Wm.  Jackson,  secretary;  in  1878  Wilmot 
Newton,  master;  in  1879,  C.  II.  Vandike,  master.  During  the  year 
1879  membership  decreased. 

G.  A.  R.  Post,  No.  244,  of  Elmira,  was  chartered  Mai'ch  11,  1867, 
with  the  following  members :  Orlando  Brace,  Robert  Turnbuli,  John 
Styres,  William  Jackson,  Frank  Hudson  (in  Iowa).  David  Jackson, 
James  Cinnamon,  Asa  Clark  (in  the  East),  Marshall  Lecox  (in  Iowa), 
and  -I  (Jin  McLean  (gone  West  and  supposed  to  have  died  there).  Wil- 
liam Jackson  was  first  commander,  followed  by  Thomas  Rule.  Among 
the  other  members  were  A.  M.  Palmer,  now  of  West  Jersey,  and 
Daniel  J.  Moon. 

James  Jackson  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  No.  37,  was  chartered  Mai'ch  6, 
1876,  with  the  following  named  members  :  William  Jackson,  Archi- 
bald Campbell,  David  Jackson,  Samuel  Montooth,  F.  L.  McLennan, 
James  CUnnamon,  Theo.  Vandike,  Joseph  Sharer,  Asa  Adams,  John 
T.  Thornton,  Gustave  Aiulei'son,  and  Thomas  Murray.  The  past  com- 
manders  of  this  post  are,  Wm.  Jackson,  1876-83 ;  James  Cinnamon, 
Samuel  Montooth  and  David  Jackson,  witli  James  Montooth  present 
commander.  The  record  and  roster  of  Elmira  soldiers  are  given  very 
fully  iu  the  military  chapter.  Here,  however,  the  record  and  roster  of 
this  ]uoneer  post  a|)pear,  with  date  of  enlistment  and  term  ol"  sei'vice. 

.Tames  Ciimanion,  Ireland,  June  13,  lyOl  ;  36  months;  IDlh  [11.  Inf. 
AVilliam  Jackson,  Scotland,  June  13,  1861;  36  months;  19th  111.  Inf. 


-1:38  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

Joseph  Sharer. 

John  Stiers,  New  Jersey,  Juu.  1,  1862;  43  moutlis;  2nd  111.  Art. 

Chas.  Sharer,  Pa.,  June  1,  1HG4;  12  months;  i:59th  111.  Inf.;  in  Nebraska. 

Asa  Adams,  Maine. 

Theodore  Vandike,  Pa. 

Thomas  Murra3^  Scotland,  Feb.:  112th  111.  Inf.;  in  Iowa. 

David  Jackson,  Scotland;  19th  111.  Inf. 

Archibald  Campbell,  Scotland,  Feb.  17,  1864;  26  months;  11th  111.  Cav.  and  5th 
Cav.;  in  Iowa. 

Gustave  Andersen,  Sweden;  moved  away. 

John  Q.  Adams,  Maine,  June  12,  1861;  86  months;  19th  111.  Inf. ;  Minonk,  111. 

Carlos  Lyle,  Elmira,  May  18,  1864;  100  days;  134th  111.  Inf. 

George  B.  Gerard,  New  York,  Oct.  26,  1861;  36  months;  14th  Wis.  Inf. 

Seth  D.  Stouo-hton,  Pa.,  Aug.,  1862;  36  months;  93d  111.  Inf.;  Bureau  county. 

Samuel  Montooth,  Pa.,  June  12,  1861;  36  months;  19th  111.  Inf. 

James  Montooth,  Pa.,  June  12,  1861;  36  months;  19th  111.  Inf. 

John  C.  Cumming,  111.,  March,  I860;  126  days;  IHth  111.  Inf. 

Walter  A.  Fell,  Scotland,  Feb.,  1864;  124th  and  133d  111.  Inf.;  Chicago. 

Joseph  R.  Hunt,  Ind.,  June  17.  1861;  19th  111.  Inf.;  Minn. 

Joseph  C.  Meigs,  Vt.,  June  17, 1861;  19th  111.  Inf. 

Benj.  J.  Whitcher,  Vt.,  May  2,  1864;  100  days;  139th  111.  Inf. 

John  Whitcher,  Vt.,  May  5,  1862;  36  months"; 65th  111.  Inf.;  died  at  Wyoming. 

Artemus  E.  Ewers,  New' York,  March  9,  1862  ;  39  months  ;  65th  111.  Inf.  and  14th 
U.  S.  A.;  died  Oct.  4,  1879. 

William  Douglass,  Scotland,  June  12,  1861;  36  months;  19th  111.  Inf.;  in  Neb. 

Norris  Lyle,  Illinois. 

Theodore  McDaniel . 

B.  F.  Mehew;  in  Kansas. 

Wm.  H.  Winn;  in  Nebraska. 

James  P.  Palmer,  N.  Y.,  1862;  12  months;  176th  N.  Y.;  Rock  Island  Co. 

James  W.  Karney,  O.,  Feb.  12,  1862;  39  months;  65th  111.  Inf. 

Edward  Somers,  Pa.,  Sept.  6,  1861;  24  months;  47th  111.  Inf. 

Wm.  W.  Stuart,  Ireland,  Aug.,  1861;  36  months,  47th  111.  Inf.;  in  Neb. 

Peter  Risedorph,  N.  Y.,  Aug.,  1861;  55  months;  42d  111.  Inf. 

Leo  Gulg,  Germany,  Aug.,  1862;  36  months;  77th  111.  Inf. 

Henry  Grife,  Pa.,  Aug.,  1862;  36  months;  86th  111.  Inf.;  in  Neb. 

Edward  Holmes,  England,  Aug.,  1862;  36  months;  112th  111.  Inf. 

Andrew  D.  Neeley,  N.  Y.,  Aug.,  1861;  36  months;  42d  111.  Inf.;  in  Bureau  Co. 

Lewis  W.  Thomas,  Pa.,  1861;  36  months;  33d  111.  Inf. 

Edward  P.  AVright,  111.;  112th  111.  Inf.;  in  Iowa. 

x\.  H.  Loudenburgh,  Pa.,  May,  1864;  139th  III.  Inf. 

Geo.  L.  Talbot,  Pa.,  March,  1864;  14  months;  19th  Iowa  Inf. 

John  A.  Kunkle,  Pa.,  Aug.,  1863;  22  months;  149th  111.  Inf. 

S.  K.  Conover.     {Vide  history  of  Wi/oming.} 

Dr.  Selden  ^liner.  N.  Y.,  Oct.  1,  1861;  55  months;  9th  111.  Cav.;  in  Kan. 

Robert  Freeland.  O.,  May  1,  1864;  100  days;  139th  111.  Inf. 

Lewis  Osborne,  O.,  Aug.  12,  1862;  34  months;  112th  HI.  Inf. 

Alfred  Diefenderfer,  Pa.,  Aug.  7,  1.S62;  36  months;  83d  111.  Inf. 

F.  B.  Hallock,  111.,  Jan.  22.  1862;  36  months;  53d  111.  Inf. 

Joseph  W.  Pask,  England,  June  12,  1861:  36  months;  19th  111.  Inf. 

Wm.  F.  Horahan,  O.,  Aug.  12,  1862;  17  months;  1st  U.  S.  M.  A. 

D.J.  Moon,  Pa.,  June  12,  1861;  36  months  ;  19th  111.  Inf. 

The  adjutants  were,  Arch  Campbell,  1^79 ;  Samuel  Montooth 
served  eight  years;  "Wm.  Jackson  1884-86;  W.  F.  Horahan,  1886. 

The  Elmira  Horse  Company  was  organized  in  April,  1858,  with 
Charles  Stuart  captain,  to  compete  for  the  Agricultural  Society's  prize. 

Wm.  T.  Leason,  of  Elmira,  was  the  only  pensioner  located  there  in 
1883.     He  received  $6  per  month. 

Eliiivra  Lih/'ary  As-weJatirni  was  organized  January  18,  1856,  at 
the  Elmira  school  house.  William  Moffitt  was  secretary  with  Adam 
Oliver,  president.  The  original  members  were  William  McBride, 
Andrew  Oliver,  William  Moffitt,  Adam  Ohver,  Thomas  Oliver,  Jr.,  M. 


ELMIRA    TOWNSHIP.  439 

G.  Brace,  Alexander  Cameron,  Walter  M.  Fuller,  Henr}^  Scott,  James 
Nicholl,  George  Rutherford,  Joseph  Fell,  John  H.  TurnbuU,  Angus 
McLennan,  Gideon  Murray,  W.  II.  Turnbull,  Jonathan  Goodwell, 
William  Oliver,  Peter  Ingalls,  A.  S.  Murchison,  E.  E.  I>oar(hnan, 
Matthew  Bell,  John  Murchison,  E.  PI.  Turnbull  J.  J.  Turnbull,  Abner 
J.  Stearms,  Laton  Fuller,  Eobert  Grieve,  John  Eule,  Gideon  Purdom, 
D.  Murray,  Gideon  Murray,  and  Joseph  Blanchard.  On  January  25, 
W.  M.  Fuller,  Andrew  Oliver,  and  William  Moffitt  were  appointed  a 
committee  on  constitution  and  by-laws,  and  Dr.  Boardman,  W.  11. 
Turnbull,  and  Adam  Oliver  a  commmittee  on  book  lists.  On  February 
8  the  committees  reported.  At  this  time  Alexander  Eule,  Adam 
Jackson,  William  Smith,  and  William  Jackson  joined  the  Association. 
Adam  Oliver  was  elected  president,  William  Mcl^ride,  vice-president ; 
William  Moffitt,  secretary ;  Walter  M.  Fuller,  treasurer  and  librarian. 
Lewis  Austin,  William  Porter,  Benjamin  B.  Adams,  and  Clinton  Ful- 
ler joined  the  society  at  this  time.  In  April  1856  W.  B.  Turnbull  was 
elected  assistant  librarian.  In  .April  1857  Chnton  Fuller  was  elected 
treasurer  and  librarian.  In  January  1858  William  McBride  was  chosen 
president,  Andrew  Oliver,  vice-president ;  John  Oliver,  secretary,  and 
Clinton  Fuller  treasurer  and  librarian.  In  1800  Laton  Fuller  was  elected 
president  and  secretary  and  librarian  continued.  In  1801  Laton  Fuller, 
Gideon  Murray  and  Clinton  Fuller,  president,  secretary  and  librarian, 
respectively.  The  president  and  librarian  were  re-elected  in  1863  and 
in  1864-7L  In  1871  William  Stevenson  was  elected  secretary,  vice 
Thomas  Oliver.  In  1872  the  officers  were  re-elected,  also  in  1873-9. 
In  January  1880  James  Ilaswell  was  elected  secretary.  In  1886 
Winfield  Fuller  was  elected  secretary,  the  other  officers  holding  over. 
In  1S85  the  old  board  was  re-elected  and  in  1886  James  Ilaswell  was 
cliosen  secretary,  the  other  members  being  re-elected.  The  present 
members  of  the  Library  Association  are  William  Murray,  W.  M.  Fuller, 
Samuel  C.  Fleming,  David  Jackson,  W.  M.  Fuller,  Eobert  Grieve,  David 
Murray,  H.  II.  Oliver,  James  Ilaswell,  Eobert  Armstrong,  William 
Jackson,  Adam  Jackson,  John  Turnl^ull  (Uncle  Johnny),  William 
Stevenson,  Abel  Armstrong,  John  LI.  Turnbull,  Clinton  Fuller,  Alex- 
ander Murchison,  Laton  Fuller,  George  Murray,  Dr.  E.  E.  ]3oardman, 
Thomas  Oliver,  George  Eutherford,  Andrew  Oliver,  Orestes  A. 
Blanchard.  There  are  many  others  whose  names  are  on  the  roll,  but 
owing  to  dues  not  being  ])aid  are  not  counted  as  members.  The  library 
consists  of  about  500  or  600  volumes — said  to  be  one  of  the  best  selec- 
tions in  the  district. 

I^kmra  Village. — The  pretty  hamlet,  called  Elmira  Village,  dates 
back  to  1843,  when  Ambrose  Fuller  entered  the  southeast  quarter  of  sec- 
tion twenty.  Here  the  Fuller  store  was  established,  and  shortly  after 
it  became  the  Mecca  of  the  Presbyterian  and  Methodist  Christians 
of  this  district.  A  cemetery  was  o))ened  here,  churches  erected,  a 
school  established,  a  few  settlers  gathered  around  and  the  nucleus  of 
the  ])resent  village  formed.  In  the  following  church  and  school  history 
of  this  portion  of  the  township,  but  more  particularly  in  the  personal 
history  of  the  men  and  women  who  settled  or  grew  up  to  manhood  and 
womanhood  here,  the  minutiae  of  its  history  is  well  related. 


440  HISTOKY    OF    STARK   COrKTY. 

Znited  Presbyterian  Church. — Associate  Refoi'med  Pi'esb\'teriaii 
Church  of  Elraira  inav  be  said  to  date  hack  to  tlie  fall  of  1840.  Avhen 
Eev.  X.  C.  Weede  came  here  from  Marshall  county  and  preached  to 
the  people.  A  permanent  organization  was  effected  Xovember  30. 
1852,  at  the  house  of  John  Turnbull.  with  Eobert  Eule  presiding  and 
John  Turnljull,  secretary.  It  was  resolved  that  Finley  Murchison. 
now  (in  Iowa).  William  B.  Turnbull  (in  loAva),  Eobert  Eule  and  Ileni'v 
H.  Oliver  (residing  hei'e)  be  a  committee  on  building,  and  E.  Turnbull. 
Eobert  Eule  and  William  McBride,  a  committee  to  locate  a  site.  On 
December  24  John  Turnlnill,  Robert  Turnbull  and  Gideon  Purdom 
were  elected  first  trustees.  A  sul3scri])tion  paper  was  drawn  up.  to 
which  sixty-six  names  were  written,  representing  §S92.  The  iirst 
members  were  X.  C.  Weede,  preacher ;  William  McBride,  Eobert  11. 
and  John  Turnbull.  Eobert  Turnbull^,  Gideon  Purdom,  W.  B.  Turn- 
bull.  Eobert  Eule-.  James  Turnbull.  T.  W.  Eml)leton,  (now  of  Mon- 
mouth, 111.).  Walter  Louzle,  (in  Xebraska).  Finley  Murchison,  H.  H.  Oli- 
ver, Eobert  Scott-,  Adam  Lyons  (in  Iowa).  Eobert  Ingles  liu  Xebraska), 
James  Bayless*,  Thomas  Oliver,  Sr.^,  Thomas  Jackson-,  John  Mercer*, 
William  Turnbull,  Sr."^,  Thomas  Turnbull*,  John  McLennan,  Jr.*. 
Adam  Oliver*.  Alexander  Murchison.  Jr.*.  Andrew  Oliver.  John  Mc- 
Lennan, Sr.,  Adam  Jackson,  Alexander  Eule,  James  X^icholl,  (in 
X'ebraska),  Samuel  and  William  Carson  (moved),  Henry  Scott,  George 
Eutherford,  John  H.  Turn  hull.  David  Murrav.  Eol^ert  Gineve,  John 
Eule.  William  Oliver,  W.  H.  Turnlndl*,  John  Holmes*,  Samuel  Mc- 
Caughen  (in  Iowa).  In  January,  1853,  the  name  A.  E.  P.  Congrega- 
gation  of  Ebnira  took  the  place  of  A.  E.  P.  Congregation  of  Osceola. 
At  this  time  s20  were  paid  Clinton  Fuller  for  one  acre  of  land,  and  a 
contract  made  with  Isaac  W.  Searl  to  build  the  church  30x40  feet  for 
$1,275.  The  foundation  was  built  by  Eobert  X'icholson.  In  Decem- 
ber, 1854,  Thomas  Turnbull,  William  Turnbull  and  Wilham  Ohver 
were  elected  trustees.  On  Januarv,  1855,  the  seats  were  numbered  and 
a  price  for  renting  adopted.  At  this  time  some  money  was  borrowed, 
s20U  of  which  Ijrought  twenty  ])er  cent.  The  pew  rent  brought  s225. 
In  January,  1S57,  John  Eule  and  William  B.  Turnbull  were  elected 
trustees.  Eobert  Grieve  was  subsequenth*  elected.  On  March  30, 
1857,  the  Associate  Presbyterian  and  Associate  Eeformed  Church 
united  as  the  United  Presbyterian  Church  of  Elmira.  I)V  which  title  it 
has  since  been  known.  In  January.  1857.  Eev.  Mr.  Dixon  supplied, 
vice  Eev.  Mr.  Weede.  In  October,  1858,  the  name  of  Eev.  J.  M. 
Graham  appears  as  pastor.  In  January,  1859,  Andrew  Oliver,  James 
Turnlndl  and  John  McLennan  were  elected  tinistees.  In  I860  the 
church  was  reseated  and  painted  undei'  the  su])ervision  of  Messrs. 
Graham,  Oliver  and.  Grieve,  and  the  following  year  rents  were  abol- 
ished, and  the  church  remodled.  In  1861  James  Bayless.  W.  H. 
TurnljuU  and  Andrew  Oliver  were  elected  trustees.  About  this  time  a 
church  tax  was  raised  by  regular  assessment,  something  like  county 
taxes.  This  continued  a  few  years  until  it  gave  place  to  voluntar}^ 
contributions.     In  1863  William  Oliver,  John  and  William  Turnbull 


*  Deceased. 


ELMIRA    TOWNSITir.  441 

were  elected  trustees  and  re-elected  in  18(35.  Subsequently  Mr.  Graham 
purchased  a  farm,  resigned  his  charge,  and  in  18fi7  the  name  of  Rev. 
N.  C.  Weede  reappears  on  the  record,  l)ut  not  as  pastor.  AVilliam  D. 
Thomas  and  11.  II.  Oliver  were  elected  trustees.  Eev.  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery succeeded  Mr.  Graham.  William  and  Thomas  Oliver  and 
David  Murray  were  elected  trustees  in  1871  and  re-elected  in  1873.  In 
1875  the  name  of  Rev.  John  M.  Henderson  appears,  although  he  came 
here  in  1873  and  still  remained  as  pastor  until  1884.  Since  1884  the 
church  has  been  supplied  by  various  ministers.  In  the  fall  of  1886 
the  Rev.  Ross  was  called,  and  took  charge,  Mr.  Henderson  moving 
to  Traer,  Iowa.  In  1875  William  Oliver,  James  Turnbull  and  John 
Holmes  were  elected  trustees,  succeeded  in  1877  by  Robert  Grieve, 
Andrew  Oliver  and  John  Turnbull,  as  trustees,  Mr.  Grieve  acting  as 
clerk  since  that  time.  In  January,  1879  a  motion  providing  that  the 
trustees  procure  substitutes  for  hats  to  take  up  the  weekly  collections 
was  adopted.  The  trustees  were  re-elected  in  1881.  In  December, 
1881,  the  question  of  admitting  organ  music  was  decided  negatively  by 
eleven  for,  to  sixteen  against.  In  January,  1883,  Robert  Grieve,  Wm. 
Murray  and  William  Oliver  were  elected  trustees ;  Robert  Grieve, 
Maggie  Rule  and  Janet  Jackson,  chosen  a  committee  to  select  books 
for  the  library.  In  Februaiy  the  library  committee  just  named,  with 
Mary  Oliver,  Janet  Grieve,  George  T.  Ohver  and  Adam  Jackson  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  collect  the  Quarter  Centennial  Fund.  This 
committee  collected  $277.45,  which  was  applied  toward  church  work. 
In  January,  1885,  the  trustees  were  re-elected.  In  1885  elections  were 
held  in  the  matter  of  calling  a  pastor,  but  none  being  unanimous  the 
question  was  held  over  until  June  1,  1886,  when  Rev.  Mr.  Ross  was 
called.  The  number  of  communicants  is  87.  In  the  Sunday-school 
library  are  4o0  volumes,  scholars  in  Sunday  school  101.  It  is  notable 
that  the  three  Presbyterian  churches  of  this  township  pay  $3,000  as 
salaries  annually,  and  about  the  same  amount  for  other  church  pur- 
poses. 

Metluxlht  Episcopal  Chareh  of  Elmira  dates  back  to  the  beginning 
of  the  Osceola  society.  Prior  to  185!)  the  Fullers,  Clarks,  Ferris,  Hud- 
sons  families  may  be  named  as  the  only  Methodists  here,  and  members 
of  the  Osceola  church.  In  1859  Rev.  W.  J.  Smith  hejd  revival  meet- 
ings here,  when  all  the  others  named  l)elow  became  niembei"s  of  the 
church.  A  meeting  was  held  here  March  7,  1859,  to  consider  the  ques- 
tion of  building  a  church.  Rev.  Wm.  Smith  presided,  with  W.  M. 
Fuller,  secretary.  The  trustees  elected  were  :  John  M.  Clark,*  W.  M. 
Fuller,  Elijah  Fei-ris,  Matthew  Bell,  William  Cade,-^'  Elisha  Clark  and 
Daniel  Hudson."  John  M.  Clark  and  W.,M.  Fuller  were  appointed  a 
committee  on  land,  and  W.  M.  Fuller,  Elisha  Clark  and  Matthew  Bell, 
building  committee.  Those  men  went  to  work  with  a  will,  and  the 
present  M.  E.  church  was  completed  and  dedicated  that  fall,  on  a  half 
acre  of  land  donated  by  M.  G.  Brace.  Among  the  earl}^  members  were 
the  above  named  officers  :  Ann  Clark,  Chloe  M.  Fuller,  Jane  Bell,  Phoebe 
Brace,*  Caroline  Brace,  Mary  Brace,*  Charles  Brace,  C.  H.  Brace,  Will- 
iam G.  Craig,  Nancy  Craig,  Lucy  C.  Lyle,  Joseph  Likes,  Deborah  Likes, 
Peoria  Likes,  Sarah  J.  Likes,  Mary  E.  Likes,  Maria  J.  Clark,  Thomas 


442  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COCXTY, 

Walter  Clark,  Asa  Clark.  James.  L.  Ferris,  JSIalinda  Fuller,  Ben  F. 
Hudson,  Carlos  B.  Lvle,  lantha  Brace.  Iveziah  Brace,*  Ellen  J.  Green, 
Isaiah  Coon.  Maria  Rogers.  Edward  Xixon,*  Margaret  Xixon,  E.  F. 
Simpson,  Helen  Thornton.  Mary  E.  Stuart.  The  present  membership 
Clark.  Mary  Hudson,  Edwin  Clark,  llachel  Clark,  Mary  E.  Clark,- 
comprises  Walter  M.,  Chloe  M.,  Malinda  and  Augusta  I'uller,  Luella 
^Fuller)  Oliver.  ]\rary  Hudson  and  lantha  (Brace)  Myers. 

Eliiiira  BihJe  Society  was  organized  June  24,  1S57.  with  John  Turn- 
bull,  president ;  W.  M.  Fuller  and  Joseph  Blanchard,  vice-president ; 
Dr.  E.  R.  Boardman,  treasurer,  and  M.  G.  Brace,  secretary ;  William 
McBride  and  Joseph  Blanchard,  local  agents.  In  1858  Rev.  J.  M.  Gra- 
ham wjis  chosen  president,  and  Rev.  McHale,  agent.  In  1860  William 
McBride  was  chosen  president.  In  1861  Joseph  Blanchard  was  presi- 
dent, with  W.  M.  Fuller  elected  treasurer  in  1860,  re-elected.  The  lat 
ter  has  served  tlie  society  as  treasurer  and  depositor  down  to  the  present 
time,  and  was  elected  president  in  1862,  with  H.  II.  Oliver  secretary. 
In  1863  J.  M.  Clark  was  elected  president,  succeeded  by  W.  ]\I.  Fuller 
in  1864,  and  he  by  H.  H.  Oliver  in  1865,  who  has  acted  as  president 
down  to  the  present  time,  with  ^[r.  Fuller  secretary  and  treasurer. 
The  society  now  is  in  existence  so  far  as  contributions  are  concei-ned. 
but  for  a  number  of  years  no  meetings  liave  been  lield. 

Presbyterian  Church  of  Elmira  was  organized  May  8,  1881,  by 
Rev.  Joliu  Weston  and  Rev.  T.  G.  Scott.  The  original  members  were 
Al)el.  Anne,  John.  Robert.  ]Mrs.  Jane  and  George  Armstrong.  George 
Rutherford,  William  Beattie,  Mrs.  Catherine  Scott,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Oliver,  Miss  Mary  Oliver,  Mrs.  C.  Stevenson.  Miss  Addie  Steven- 
son, Miss  Carrie  Stevenson,  Daniel  Dodd,  Mrs.  Irene  Dodd.  Mrs.  Mary 
Buchanan.  Murdock  Buchanan,  Miss  Mary  and  Miss  Rebecca  j\Ic- 
Ka}",  Miss  Marj'  Adams.  Miss  O.  Yanda  Beaver.  At  this  time  Abel 
Armsti-ong  and  George  Rutherford  were  elected  ruling  elders,  and  the 
latter  clerk  of  church.  In  June,  1881,  there  were  added  to  the  congre- 
gation :  Elizabeth  Hindmai'sh.  Charlotte  Adams,  Esther  Oliver,  Jennie 
Armstrong,  Maggie  Rutherford.  Jennie  Rutherford.  Sibella  E.  Rutlier- 
ford.  Ellen  Scott,  Isabella  Hunter,  Ellen  Turnlndl,  Mary  Beattie  and 
John  Hindmarsh.  In  August  there  were  admitted  to  membership : 
Tena  Miller,  Emora  Fleming.  M.  Sibelle  Oliver.  Thomas  and  Jc»seph 
Chapman  :  and  in  January,  1882,  Mrs.  Mary  McLennan.  In  June, 
1862,  there  were  admitted  John  and  Bessie  Glendenning.  Elizaljeth 
Anderson,  Jennie  Loch,  Sibella  F.  Armstrong.  In  November,  1882, 
Miss  D.  Mclvinzie ;  in  April,  1883,  Duncan  l^uchanan  ;  in  June,  Jose- 
phine E.  Hand.  Elizabeth  E.  Haswell,  AVilliam  E.  and  Ella  M.  Scott 
and  Mrs.  C.  B.  Rutherford*;  in  November.  John  and  Sarah  Fowler, 
Marion  F.  Tuttle,  Florence  Gerard,  Alvero  McCurdy,  and  Jane  Ander- 
son: in  1884,  George  E.  and  Mao^o-ie  Holmes,  Abner  and  Marv  E.  Hul 
sizer,  John  Redshaw  and  Maggie  L.  Haswell,  James  II.  Carpenter  and 
wife,  Cynthia  Horalian.  Belle  Semple,  Robert  Dodd,  Mary  Ai-mstrong, 
iSils  Swanson  and  William  E.  Grieve.  In  June,  1885,  there  were 
adtled  to  the  church  the  following  named  members :  AVilliam  Ander- 
son, Thomas  R.  Turnbull,  AVilliam  A.  Martin.  W.  H.  Holmes,  James  LI. 
Haswell,  James  Armstrong,  Misses  Katie  Mc Williams,  Letitia  Hunter, 


ELMIRA    TOWNSillJ'.  443 

Lizzie  Beattie,  Christiana  E.  Armstrong  and  Mary  Haswell.  In  No- 
vember, 1885,  Andrew  Oliver,  Oliver  Tnrnbull,  and  Martha  J.  Ander- 
son became  members.  In  Jnne,  1881,  Rev.  T.  G.  Scott  presided  as 
moderator;  in  June,  1882,  Eev.  John  Weston;  in  November,  1882, 
Rev.  William  Keery  ;  in  March,  1883,  Rev.  J.  M.  AVaddle ;  in  April, 
1883,  Rev.  C.  M.  Fisher  (in  June,  1833,  Rev.  J.  0.  Brace  was  here) ;  in 
November,  1883,  Rev.  A.  F.  Irvin ;  in  February,  1884,  Rev.  T.  G. 
Scott;  in  March,  1884,  Rev.  Silas  Cooke;  in  June,  1884,  Rev.  J.  C. 
Brace  ;  in  December,  1884,  Rev.  William  Iveery  ;  in  March,  1885, 
Benjamin  Y.  George  ;  in  June,  1885,  Rev.  A.  R.  Mathers  ;  in  Novem- 
ber, 1885,  Rev.  John  Weston,  in  June,  1886,  Rev.  A.  F.  Irwin,  and 
July  1, 1886,  Rev.  John  Weston,  who  came  here  on  a  call  extended  June 
7,  1886 ;  George  Rutherford  serving  as  clerk  since  1881.  Rev.  John 
Weston  came  here  July  1,  1886,  as  pastor  of  the  church,  and  was 
installed  October  6,  1886.  Abel  Armstrong  has  l)een  superintendent 
of  Sundav  school  since  organization. 

At  a  meeting  held  December  2(».  1881,  presided  over  by  John  Arm- 
strong, the  question  of  erecting  a  church  was  carried.  John  Roberts, 
George  Armstrong,  Joseph  Cha])man,  William  I'eattie,  George  E. 
Holmes,  Alex  Buchanan,  John  Ilindmarsh,  Henry  Scott,  William 
Stevenson,  James  Cinnamon,  John  G.  Turnbull,  Daniel  Dodd  and  John 
Fowler,  executive  committee.  On  December  28,  the  presentation  of  a 
buikling  lot  by  Clinton  Fuller  was  reported  and  accepted.  In  the  fall 
of  1882  the  building  was  co;npleted,  at  a  cost  of  |5,000,  and  meeting 
held  therein  December  15,  1882,  George  H.  Holmes  serving  as  secrteary 
of  the  executive  committee.  The  parsonage  was  built  in  1885,  at  a 
cost  of  $2,500,  but  not  completed  until  1886.  This  residence  stands 
on  the  Toulon  road,  southwest  of  the  village. 

Knox  Church  has  passed  its  thirtieth  year  of  existence.  In  the 
year  1856,  a  number  of  Scotch  families  united  to  apply  to  the  synod  of 
the  Presbyterian  church,  Canada,  for  a  minister  that  could  preach  in 
Gaelic  and  English.  Rev.  Duncan  McDermid  was  sent  to  them  for 
two  Sabbaths,  after  which  they  were  without  supply  for  several  years. 
In  1862,  Rev.  Adam  McKav  visited  them  for  two  Sabbaths.  In  1864, 
Rev.  Lochlin  Cameron,  of  Acton,  Ont.,  visited  them,  and  remained  for 
six  weeks.  After  him  Mr.  Forbes,  a  divinity  student,  supplied  them 
for  the  summer  of  1864.  During  this  year  (1864),  the  congregation 
apjJied  to  be  received  into  the  Presbyterian  church  in  Canada,  which 
was  granted,  and  at  London  the  presbj^tery  appointed  on  the  27tli  day 
of  September,  1864,  Rev.  Archibald  McDermid,  to  organize  the  con- 
gregation, and  to  have  elders  electeil.  The  elders  were  James  Arm- 
strong, John  McLennan,  and  Donald  McDonald.  At  a  congregational 
meeting  held  in  Knox  church,  Elmira,  Rev.  Dr.  Burns,  of  Chicago, 
presiding,  it  was  unanimousl}'  agreed  to  extend  a  call  to  the  Rev.  Al- 
exander McKay,  of  Canada,  to  be  their  pastor,  dated  at  Elmira,  Janu- 
ary 30,  1868.  This  Mr.  McKay  was  their  first  settled  pastor.  On  Oc- 
tober 17,  1873,  Rev.  Alexander  McKay  left  this  congregation,  having 
accepted  a  call  back  to  Canada,  after  serving  the  said  congregation  dur- 
ing five  years.  The  congregation  was  supplied  by  ministers  from  Canada 
from  the  time  Mr.   McKay   left,  until  April  21,  1880,  when  Rev.  Neil 


444  HISTORY    OF    STARK   COUNTT. 

McDerinid,  from  the  Presbyterian  church  in  Canada,  was  settled  over 
them,  who  is  their  present  pastor.  In  October,  1868,  Rev.  Miller,  of 
the  old  school  Presb^'terian,  of  Toulon,  and  Pev.  P.  Baker,  of  the 
Cumberland  Presbvterian  church,  here  are  named  as  assistino-  in 
services.  The  elders  now  are  Henr}^  H.  Oliver  and  Duncan  ]\[c- 
Donald. 

The  original  memljers  of  session  were :  James  Armstrong.  Donald 
McDonald,^  John  McLennan.  Mrs.  John  McLennan,"-  Margaret  Davis, 
Mrs.  James  Armstrong.  Frances  Davis.  Mrs.  Donald  McDonald,  -  Mrs 
A\"ales.  Duncan  McLennan.-  Mrs.  D.  McLennan,  widow.^  Mrs.  Duncan 
McLennan."  Mrs.  C.  Grahame.  Mrs.  Robert  Liddle.  ]Mrs.  John  Murchi- 
son,"  Mrs.  Jane  Anderson.  George  Rutherford.  Thomas  Wales,  Mrs. 
George  Rutherford.  Aniliam  Beattie,  Mrs.  Andrew  Oliver,  Henrv 
Oliver,^  Mrs.  Henrv  Oliver.-  Abel  Armstrong,  ]\rrs.  Abel  Armstrono-, 
Mrs.  Henrv  Scott.  Peter  Inglis,  Mrs.  Peter  Inglis.  Finlay  Murchi- 
son.  Mrs.  Finlay  Murchison,'-  3[rs.  Lochlin  Buchanan.*  John  Cam- 
eron. Mrs.  John  Cameron.  Walter  Loch,  Mrs.  Walter  Loch.  John 
Armstrong.  Mrs.  John  Armstrong.  Margaret  Chisholm,  Mrs.  Mc- 
Donald (widow).  Mrs.  "William  Stevenson,  Mrs.  John  G.  Turnbull. 
Margaret  M.  Lennan.  Alexander  Buchanan.  Mrs.  Alexander  Bu- 
chanan. John  McLennan.*  Mrs.  John  McLennan,*  Mrs.  Cameron 
(widow),  John  McLennan,*  Mrs.  John  McLennan,  *Mrs.  Roderick  Math- 
eson,*  Mrs.  McLennan  ( widowi.*  Duncan  McBeth.  Mrs.  Duncan  Mc- 
Beth,  William  Turnbull.*  Mrs.  William  Turnbull,*  Angus  McLennan, 
Mrs.  Angus  McLennan.  Michael  Anderson.  Mrs.  M.  Anderson.  Jessie 
McRae. 

The  present  membership  comprises  the  names  in  above  list  marked 
thus  *,  and  Mrs.  Xeil  McDermid.  Mrs.  John  McRae,  Kate  Oliver,  David 
Lyle,  Grace  Lyle.  Mrs.  Kate  McRae,  Lottie  Oliver,  Mary  McLennan. 
John  Turnbull.  Mrs.  Hutchinson,  Duncan  McKenzie,  Mrs.  John  McKen- 
zie,  John  L^de  and  wife.  David  W.  Oliver,  James  Wright  and  wife, 
Maggie  Oliver.  David  Oliver,  Olaf  Johnson  and  wife. 

Meetings  were  held  in  the  homes  of  the  members  or  in  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church,  until  1866,  when  the  record  of  the  first  meeting 
in  the  "  Gselic  and  English  meeting  house"  is  made,  and  in  August, 
1867.  the  first  mention  is  made  of  a  meeting  held  in  the  Canada  Pres- 
b3'terian  church  building.  In  July.  1868.  mention  is  made  of  Knox 
church  for  the  fh'st  time. 

Ouiiiberland  Presbyterian  Church,  reference  to  which  is  made  in  the 
history  of  the  old  school  Bajitist  church  of  Modena,  is  not  now  exist- 
ing. Their  house  of  worship.  "  The  Mound  Church,"  is  now  occupied 
at  intervals  by  the  Bai)tists.  Every  reasonable  effort  was  made  to  ob- 
tain the  records  of  this  chmx-h.  and  here,  it  must  be  said,  the  only  fail- 
ure to  hunt  down  a  church  record  in  this  county  was  made.  Fortu- 
nately its  members  find  mention  in  tlie  sketches  of  the  other  churches 
with  which  they  were  connected  prior  to  the  estabiisliment  of  the  Cum- 
berland church,  and  have  been  since  its  dissolution. 

Schools. — In  the  history  of  the  township,  all  the  authentic  history  of 
the  Elmira  village  and  other  schools  that  could  be  colk^cted  is  given. 
The  first   record  of  District  Xo.  3,  in.Colonel  Jackson's   possession  is 


f.LMIRA    TOWNSHIP.  445 

dated  August  2»i,  ISOl.  The  directors  were  Clinton  Fuller,  Matthew 
Bell  and  Myrtle  G.  Brace.  In  1863,  James  Turn  bull,  Daniel  Hudson 
Charles  H.  Brace,  the  latter  also  was  ai)pointe(l  clerk.  Miss  Jennie 
Sargent  (Mrs.  Clark,  of  Iowa)  was  teacher  in  ISOi!.  In  May,  1867,  the 
contract  for  building  the  present  school  house,  was  sold  to  Daniel 
Clark -for  $1,428.  At  this  time  W.  Gr.  Craig  was  elected  a  director  vice 
Daniel  Hudson.  Edwin  Butler  was  engaged  as  teacher,  and  the  same 
year  Mrs.  E.  J.  (Sargent)  Clark,  taught  here.  In  August,  1868,  Bev. 
J.  II.  Montgomery  and  E.  S.  Tallad}^  (now  of  Neponsett)  weve  elected 
directors.  In  November,  1869,  Miss  S.  A.  Faver  was  engaged  to  teach 
the  winter  school,  and  Miss  II.  J.  Hall,  the  summer  school.  J.  W.  Tut- 
tle  and  Isaiah  Coon,  were  elected  directors  vice  Falladay  and  Ci'aig,  re- 
signed. In  A})ril,  1870,  William  Jackson  was  elected  director  for  three 
years  vice  Isaiah  Coon.  Mrs.  Clark  and  Andrew  Tui'nbull  were  the 
teachers.  In  1871  Rev.  J.  H.  Monto-omery  was  reelected  ;  Miss  Marv 
J.  Lecox,  (now  of  Iowa),  and  Miss  Anna  Rule,  were  engaged  as  teach- 
ers. In  April,  1872,  J.  W.  Tuttle  was  reelected  director.  In  1873  Or- 
lando Brace,  J.  H.  Turnbull  and  William  Stevenson,  vice  Messrs.  Mont- 
gomery, Jackson  and  Tuttle.  Winfield  Fuller  and  James  Smith  were 
employed  as  teachers.  In  1874  J.  H.  Turnbull  took  the  place  of  Mr. 
Brace,  who  moved  to  Toulon.  Matthew  Bell  took  Mr.  Brace's  place 
on  the  board  on  December  20,  1874.  Andrew  Turnbull  took  J.  W. 
Smith's  place  as  teacher,  the  latter  having  moved  to  Bradford,  as  teacher 
of  the  graded  school.  MissTena  Stevenson  was  engaged  to  teach  the 
spring  term  of  1875.  In  1875  "William  Stevenson  and  M.  M  Brace, 
were  elected  directors,  the  latter  vice  Matthew  Bell,  moved  to  West 
Jersey.  In  December,  George  Mattheson  was  appointed  teacher. 
John  II.  Turnbull  was  elected  in  April,  1876,  and  F.  N.  Treat,  teacher. 
(This  is  the  same  Treat  who  Avas  in  the  charge  of  militia  on  duty  there, 
Oct.  9,  1871,  when  he  shot  a  physician.)  F.  W.  Ward  was  also  em- 
ployed as  teacher.  In  April,  1877,  Miss  Eliza  Gurney  was  appointed 
teacher,  and  in  December,  B.  G.  Hall.  In  July,  1878,  Miss  Nellie  E. 
Weed,  was  appointed  teacher,  and  W.  W.  Fuller,  director.  In  1879 
John  II.  Tui'nl)ull  was  reelected.  In  1880,  J.  T.  Clark  was  elected  direc- 
tor; Thomas  Olivei-  in  1 882,  William  Jackson  in  1882;  J.  T.  Clark,  reelect- 
ed in  1883,  resigned  in  1884;  Thomas  Oliver  and  Donald  McDonald  in 
in  1884,  William  Jackson  reelected  in  1885,  and  Clinton  Fuller,  1886. 
In  April,  1883  J.  F.  Reed  was  employed  as  teacher,  and  has  since  filled 
that  position  most  satisfactorily. 

Business  Circle. — The  business  and  professional  circle  of  Elmira 
village  is  made  up  as  follows:  Dr.  E.  R.  Boardman,  Clinton  Fuller, 
general  store;  J.  F.  Reed,  school  principal;  Wm.  McBride,  blacksmith; 
Wm.  Heuninger  and  Alex.  Dose,  carpenters ;  Rev.  Neil  McDairmid, 
Knox  church  ;  Rev.  John  Weston,  Pi'esbyterian  church ;  John  Turn- 
bull,  justice ;  W.  M.  Fuller,  township  clerk ;  W.  II.  Stires,  painter ;  H. 
H.  Oliver,  Wm.  Jackson,  grain  and  cattle:  Wm.  Stevenson,  plasterer 
and  bricklayer,  and  George  Meisner,  shoemaker.  In  the  neighborhood 
are  the  Oliver  coal  mines,  while  throughout  the  district  some  of 
the  most  practical  farmers  and  stock-growers  in  the  State  may  be 
found. 


44f)  HISTORY    OF   STARK   COUNTY. 

Osceola  Grove  and  Village  — A  reference  to  the  c»riginal  entries  will 
])oint  out  tlie  names  of  the  first  actual  owners  and  residents  of  lands 
in  the  neighborhood  of  this  village.  In  1837  there  did  not  exist 
an  idea  of  lading  out  a  town  here,  and  when  the  postoiRce  was  estab- 
lished the  location  was  called  Elmira,  as  related  in  the  personal  history 
and  reminiscences  of  Oliver  AVhitaker.  In  1836  Robert  Hall  and  sister 
and  William  Hall  and  wife,  Anne  Hall,  Archil)ald  and  Charles  Van- 
dvke  and  Bradv  Fowler,  came  bv  wav  of  Pittsburo-,  down  the  Ohio, 
and  up  the  Illinois  to  Peoria,  where  they  arrived  in  June.  There  they 
learned  that  Major  Moore,  Watts,  and  Spencer  had  completed  the  sur- 
vey of  Elmira  township,  and  that  Buswell  and  Winslow  had  visited 
the  grove,  set  their  stakes,  and  built  cabins.  In  June  the  Halls  and 
Yandvke  brothers  set  out  to  visit  the  orove.  Traveling  rm  Wvomino- 
tliey  found  William  Parks  and  others  already  established  there.  With- 
out delav,  the  Halls  determined  to  make  a  claim  at  the  o-rove,  and 
hired  William  Parks  to  return  with  them  to  Peoria  to  Ijring  up  to  the 
new  settlement  their  wives  and  personal  property  in  his  huge  boat- 
shaped  wagon  and  unique  carry-all.  Parks  well  filled  his  contract,  but 
not  until  June  26,  1836,  did  the  party  arrive  at  Buswell's  untenauted 
cabin,  a  mile  from  Parks'  original  home  in  this  county.  In  1837  and 
1838  members  of  the  family  and  others  named  in  this  chapter  as  well 
as  in  the  general  history,  settled  here,  and  in  1839  the  pioneer  circle 
was  formed. 

Presbyterian  Church  of  Osceola  may  be  said  to  have  been  called 
together  May  25, 1839,  when  Eev.  Wm.  F.  Yaill  convened  a  meeting 
of  evangelical  church  people  to  consider  such  an  organization  under 
the  new  or  old  school  rules.  On  that  day  there  were  united  under  the 
old  school  Presbyterian  constitution  the  following  membei's :  John 
and  Polly  Davis,  Margaret,  Fi'ances,  and  Rosana  Davis.  Helen  Brydon, 
widow  of  Robert  Turnbull,  deceased ;  Thomas  and  Margaret  Oliver, 
Adam  Oliver,  John  and  ]\Iargaret  Turnbull,  Robert  and  Margaret  Turn- 
bull,  ]\[argaret,  wife  of  Robert  Moore ;  Calvin  and  Betsy  Winslow,  Mary 
Wisernder,  William  and  Agnes  Parks.  Of  the  nineteen  members, 
fifteen  voted  for  the  adoption  of  the  old  school  form  and  four  for  the 
new  school.  On  June  8,  1839,  the  society  was  permanently  organized. 
Liberty  and  Julia  M.  Stone  were  added ;  John  Davis  and  William 
Parks  elected  ruling  elders,  and  tlie  latter  clei'k.  In  1841  Elizabeth 
and  Charlotte  Oliver,  Eliza  Parks,  and  Rebecca  J.  Currier,  Robert  Rule. 
David  Currier,  and  Sarah  McLaughlm,  Polly  A.  Parks  joined;  in  1844 
Peter  Inglis,  in  1845  Joseph  and  Ann  Blanchard,  in  1846  Phoebe 
Brace.  In  1844  Rev.  R.  B.  Dobbins  preached  here;  in  1845  Rev.  W. 
J.  Eraser,  in  1848  Rev.  R.  Freese,  in  1849  Rev.  Samuel  McCune,  and  the 
pastor.  Rev.  E.  Scudder  High,  who  Avas  connected  with  the  church  since 
1839.  The  first  baptism  was  that  of  Robert.  Alex.  Turnbull,  born 
August  2,  1840.  baptised  September  26.  1840,  died  January  10,  1841. 
There  were  fortv-three  meml^ers  belonoino- between  1839  and  Auo-ust, 
1855,  when  the  record  ceased. 

Methodist  Episcopal  Chtirch^  of  Osceola  is  almost  contemporary  with 
the  Hall  settlement  of  the  grove.  Beyond  the  references  to  it  con- 
tained in  the  records  of  this  church  at  Wyoming,  and  of  the  Lafay- 


ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  447 

ette  Circuit,  nothing  positive  could  be  learned  at  Osceola  village. 
Osceola  Class,  which  met  at  the  Osceola  school-house  in  1851-2,  was 
presided  over  by  Caleb  C.  Flint.  Among  the  members  were  the 
leaders.  Dianna  A.  Flint,  Asa,  Sally  and  Mary  Currier.  AYilliam  and  Ann 
Hall,  Jacob  and  Eliza  Stidham,  William  11.  and  Hannah  Jones.  This 
Jones  was  local  preacher.  In  1865  Rev.  Mr.  Smith  was  preacher,  then 
Rev.  Geo.  Guy,  and  so  on  to  the  present  time.  William  Hall  was 
first  leader  of  the  old  class  at  Walls,  seven  miles  distant,  and  never 
missed  an  appointment  from  1830  to  1840.  Subsequently  his  wife  and 
himself  devoted  their  attention  to  the  Osceola  class,  of  which  they  were 
central  figures  until  their  decease.  Sturm's  Class  met  at  tlie  Sturm's 
school-house  in  1851-2,  with  Peter  Stui'ms,  local  preacher  and  leader, 
Jane  Sturms,  Jacob  P.  and  Wealthy  Jones,  Jacob  and  Elizabeth 
Stidham,  Ariel  Jones,  Ann  Oi'sman,  x\imes  Kirkpatrick  and  John  E. 
and  Nancy  Dalrymple.  In  1853  this  class  was  transferred  to  Seeley's 
Point,  where  John  Drawyer  was  leader. 

Baptist  C/iufch^  of  Osceola,  was  organized  February  10,  ISOO,  ;it 
the  school-house.  Dr.  E.  R.  Boardnuvn  presided  with  J.  G.  Boardman. 
clerk.  The  original  members  were  William  Weaver,*  Isaac  Spencer,* 
E.  R.  Boardman,  Granville  Parks,  James  G.  Boardman,  Eunice  C. 
Spencer,"  Miranda  House,  Martha  G.  James,  Mary  A^anwey,  liachel 
Vanwey*  and  Hannah  Boardman,  of  those  members.  Names  mai-Red 
*  are  deceased.  Rev.  C.  A.  Hewitt  was  first  ])astor.  Shortly  after 
Mrs.  Susannah  Weaver,*  Lucinda  Case,  moved  away ;  Mattison 
Weaver,  Mary  Gardner,*  Matilda  Case,  moved  a^vay ;  Mor'gan  Weaver,* 
Dr.  John  S.  Pashley,*  Otis  Gardner,*  Joseph  Parks,  Nathan  Sweet, 
removed;  Lorinda  Weaver,*  Almeda  Pashley,  in  AV  i  scon  sin ;  A.  Mur- 
cliison  Jr.,  Nancy  Parks,*  Eliza  Wood,  removed  ;  Russell  Briggs,  Persis 
Briggs,  Sarah  Parks  (Mrs.  Tomlinson),  Deborah  Hill,  Jane  (Roe) 
Parks,  Jennet  Graham.  In  October,  1800,  Dr.  Pasliley  took  J.  G. 
Boardman's  place  as  clerk,  serving  temporary  until  February  9,  1801, 
when  J.  G.  Boardman  resumed,  and  served  until  his  enlistment.  In 
December,  1801,  Dr.  E.  R.  Boardman  was  appointed  clerk,  who 
served  until  May,  1803,  when  Dr.  Pashley  was  reappointed.  On 
January  12,  1801,  E.  R.  Boardman,  Isaac  S])encer.  Otis  Gardner, 
M.  H.  Weaver,  M.  J.  AVeaver  were  chosen  as  a  building  committee. 
In  1863  the  work  of  church  building  was  commenced.  In  Alarch, 
1804,  AI.  II.  AVeaver  was  appointed  chui'ch  clerk.  In  1805  the  society 
contributed  fifty  (lobars  toward  the  Lincoln  Alonument.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1800  Rev.  Mr.  Hewitt's  term  may  l)e  said  to  cease.  In  the  fall 
of  1800.  Rev.  Air.  Estee  was  here  as  an  Evangelist,  and  in  January, 
1807  Elder  Alooi'e  ])reached  here,  and  continued  to  July.  1870.  In 
Fel)ruary,  1871,  Elder  L.  I).  Gowen  came.  In  Alay  Dr.  E.  R.  Board- 
man  was  chosen  clerk.  In  Alarch,  1875,  Rev.  Valentine  Ingram  was 
called.  D.  M.  Stuart  was  ap[)ointed  clerk  in  June  1,  1878,  and  in  July 
E.  O.  Boardman  filled  that  position  pro  tern,  also  J.  M.  Robinson  in 
1879,  Air.  Stuart  still  being  clerk.  In  October,  1880,  Dr.  E.  O.  Board- 
man  was  appointed  vice,  D.  AI.  Stuart  (now  of  Nebraska).  In  March, 
1883,  Rev.  V.  Ingram  resigned.  During  his  pastorate  of  ten  years  the 
membership  increased  three-fold,  and  at  his  departure  genuine  expres- 


448  HISTORY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 

sions  of  approbation  were  heard  on  all  sides.  In  May,  1885,  Rev.  M. 
Parsons,  from  Morgan  Park  Baptist  Seminary,  came  and  remained 
four  months.  Rev.  Chas.  Ege  took  cliarge  January  1,  1886,  as  reguhir 
pastor  ;  Dr.  E.  O.  Boardman,  clerk;  Joseph  Parks,  Dr.  E.  R.  Boardman 
and  Mr.  II.  Weaver,  trustees.  The  two  first  named  trustees,  with  R.  C. 
Briggs  and  Samuel  Weaver  are  deacons ;  R.  L.  Scott  is  superintend- 
ant  of  the  Sunday  school,  the  membership  of  which  is  about,  u[)  to 
June  26,  1884,  there  were  167  persons  received  into  the  church,  of 
whom  94  removed  or  were  expelled,  and  23  died.  The  membership 
at  present  is  107.  Total  received  being  173.  The  Baptist  Church  was 
erected  in  1863  by  Otis  and  Ansel  Gardner,  carpenters.  The  frame 
is  of  native  oak,  hewn  out  here,  and  the  suling  purchased  at  Kewanee. 
During  tlie  progress  of  building  the  frame  was  blown  down,  but 
occasioned  only  the  delay  of  replacing.  The  Iniilding  is  a  large  gabled 
one,  with  spire  and  shows  very  little  signs  of  its  twenty-four  years 
of  use. 

Free  Will  Baptist  Societij  of  Elmira,  used  to  meet  at  the  Osceola 
drove  school  house  years  ago.  Adaline  Condell,  who  was  a  member 
over  forty-one  years  ago,  remembers  the  names  of  Deacon  John  Lea- 
son  and  every  inember  of  his  large  family  ;  the  Griswold's  of  Boyd's 
Grove ;  the  Berry's,  the  Lanes,  Charles  Bolt,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  and  Mrs. 
James  Winslow,'the  Blood's  and  Fairbank's.  Throughout  the  pages 
devoted  to  tlie  eastern  and  northern  townships  of  Stark,  very  many 
references  are  made  to  this  pioneer  society. 

Other'  Societies. —  The  neighboring  religious  societies  were :  The 
Congregational  church  of  Neponsett,  organized  April  21,  1855  (at  Kent- 
ville,  near  the  Stark  county  line),  by  Rev.  S.  G.  Wright,  with  Eben 
Kent,  Charles  Kent  and  llall  G.  Wright,  trustees.  Of  the  original 
members,  Hall  Wright  and  Margaret  Wright  reside  at  Lombard.  The 
Baptist  church  of  Neponsett,  was  organized  March  26,  1864,  by  Rev. 
C.  A.  Hewitt.  The  Methodist  church  of  Keponsett,  originated  in  the 
John  Norton  class,  north  of  the  village,  in  1841.  At  this  time  William 
Studley's  and  William  Xoiton's  log  cabins  were  the  only  residences  in 
the  township.  The  Second  Advent  church,  of  Neponsett,  was  organ- 
ized in  1868,  with  thirtv  members. 

The  I.  O.  G.  T.  installed  the  following  officers  in  August,  1866: 
W.  C.  T.,  George  Boardman  ;  P.  W.  C.  T.,  F.  E.  Saunders  ;  W.  V.  T., 
Bertha  Scott;  W.  M.,  L.  Boadle;  W.  D.  M.,  F.  I.  Hill ;  W.  F.  S.,  F.  E. 
Buswell ;  W.  T.,  Nellie  Briggs ;  W.  S.,  L.  C.  Briggs ;  W.  C,  E.  S. 
Prosser;  W.  I.  G.,  John  Duncan;  W.  O.  (L,  Morgan  House,  August, 
1886. 

The  Osceola  Cemetery,  the  tenants  of  which  are  noticed  in  a  former 
page,  is  regularly  laid  out  north  of  the  village.  There  are  some  very 
tine  monuments'here.  Of  all  who  went  forth  from  this  township  in 
defense  of  the  principles  and  integrity  of  the  Republic,  only  a  few  rest 
here.  The  greater  number  of  fallen  comrades  found  graves  on  the 
ensanguined  fields  of  Virginia,  Tennessee  and  Georgia.  The  tell-tale 
headstones,  which  form  a  guiding  lamp  to  mothers,  fathers,  sistei's  or 
brothers  who  would  seek  their  soldiers'  graves,  to  cover  them  with  gar- 
lands, or,  perchance,  remove  the  ashes  of  those  they  love  to  this  north- 


ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  449 

ern  soil  which  nourished  them  in  early  years,  are  few.  The  cemetery 
beyond  the  village  is  wanting-  in  that  one  respect,  and  only  in  that,  to 
tinge  it  with  a  deeper  romance. 

Osceola  school  honse,  a  brick  structure,  was  presided  over  by  Miss 
Harriet  J.  Rhodes,  in  June,  1856.  She  received  $3  per  week  and 
board,  and  taught  thirty-five  pujiils.  The  inspector  failed  not  to  notice 
"the  vicious  habit  of  chewing  gum."  Miss  C.  K.  Pattridge  was  also 
em]>loyed  there  at  a  similar  salary  to  teach  t\\'enty  pupils.  She  had 
ten  classes  in  reading.  This  was  due  to  her  pupils  having  so  many 
different  reading  books.  The  school,  like  the  times,  has  ciianged.  Now 
a  large  school  building,  standard  books,  regular  classes,  and  a  corps  of 
skilled  teachers  have  taken  the  place  of  the  little  school  of  thirty 
vears  ago. 

The  business  circle  of  Osceola  comjn'ises  Dr.  E.  O.  Boardman,  Gid- 
eon Potter,'  merchant  and  postmastei- ;  II.  L.  Scott,  harness ;  I.  M. 
Spencer,  grist  and  saw  mill ;  A.  B.  Smith,  agent. 

In  July,  18()(),  C.  lioods  store,  at  Osceola,  was  burglarized.  The 
burglars  were  pursued  and  captured  —  Newton  Brown  and  Jerry  Bai- 
ley, of  Wyoming,  and  li.  Shockley,  of  Toulon,  "an  accessory  after 
the  fact."  "  ' 

The  Osceola  mills,  owned  by  Joim  Farmer  &  Brother,  were  de- 
stroyed by  lire  October  9,  ISoO.  They  carried  no  insurance.  A  new 
firm.  Stone,  Farmer  &  Co.,  Avas  organized,  and  in  1859-60  new  buildings 


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were  erected.  This  was  opened  in  November,  1860.  The  mills  are 
now  operated  by  I.  M.  Spencer.     There  is  a  saw  mill  in  connection. 

Elmira  ill  tlie  AYar. —  Inclosing  this  first  part  of  the  chapter,  it 
seems  but  just  to  sa}''  something  of  the  action  of  Elmij'a  people  during 
the  troublous  days  of  1861,  and  indeed  until  the  close  of  the  war.  In 
the  general  history  and  foregoing  pages  of  this  cluipter,  every  name 
and  item  olficially  recorded,  is  given ;  but  from  unofficial  sources  some- 
thing additional  may  be  learned,  and  for  this  reason  the  following- 
pages  are  reprinted  from  Mrs.  Shallenberger's  work,  as  she  had  them 
reprinted  from  the  Chicago  Tribune  or  local  journals  of  the  time. 
The  first  extract  relative  to  the  "Elmira  Rities,''  organized  in  the 
spring  of  1861,  serves  to  show  not  only  how  this  compan\'  was  called 
into  existence,  but  illustrates  the  spirit  that  prevailed  throughout  the 
county  and  led  to  the  rapid  formation  of  the  "  Lafayette  Rifles,"  and 
other  com]mnies  and  "squads"  from  time  to  time. 

"The  officers  of  the  company  known  as  the  Elmira  Rifles  wei-e : 
Captain,  Charles  Stuart ;  First  Lieutenant,  Stepheri  M.  Ilill;  Second 
Lieutenant,  Alex.  Murchison.  Non-commissioned  officers — First  Or- 
derly Sergeant,  John  S.  Pashly;  Second  Orderly  Sergeant.  William 
Jackson;  Third  Orderly  Sergeant,  John  II.  Hunter;  Fourth  Orderly 
Sergeant,  James  G.  Boardman ;  First  Corporal,  James  Jackson;  Sec- 
ond Corporal,  James  Mont(joth ;  Thii'd  Corporal,  Charles  H.  Brace; 
Fourth  Cori)oral,  Roliert  A.  Turnlmll.  Privates  —  Joseph  Blanchard, 
D.  W.  Aldrich,  Joseph  C.  Meigs,  J.  G.  Duncan,  Alfred  S.  Ilemmant, 
Jas.  Cinnamon,  Isaac  Bannister,  Henry  F.  Davidson,  A.  Vinson,  John 
Bourke,  Wm.  H.  Flemming,  John  O.  vSpalding,  Mason  Jordan,  Adam 
Fell,  Thomas  Turnbull,  George  P.  Richer,  Robert  T.  Scott,  Samuel 


450  HISTOEY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Montooth,  Comfort  Morgan,  L.  C.  Drawyer,  Henrj^  C.  Hall,  Aaron  T. 
Currier,  John  Q.  Adams,  Walter  Clark,  Charles  W.  Lesan,  George 
Crowden,  William  Douglas,  Jr.,  Henry  Burrows,  George  Dugan,  F.  P. 
Bloom,  George  Sharrer,  John  Blackburn,  Charles  Blackwell,  Alonzo 
Luce,  George  W.  Ryerson,  Chester  P.  Harsh,  William  Ingalls,  John 
Douglass,  John  G.  Lamper,  Daniel  J.  Moon,  Jose])h  W.  Pask,  William 
A.  Cade,  John  McLanay,  Louis  Williams,  John  Webber,  John  L.  Ken- 
nedy, James  Huckings,  J.  O.  Ives,  Isaac  Kinyon,  Henry  C.  Shull,  De 
Forest  Chamberlain,  James  Merrill,  Owen  Carlin,  Thomas  Pobinson, 
William  IST.  Nelson,  Thomas  Penick,  A.  W.  Wemper,  J.  A.  Case, 
David  Allen,  Edward  Erwin,  J.  M.  Lamper,  Frank  A.  Ci-owder,  John 
Thornton,  E.  W.  Goodsell,  Thomas  Robison,  Philip  Gallev,  Isaiah 
Bates,  William  Johnson,  James  L.  Atherton,  George  Miller,  George 
Stone,  Springer  Galley,  Marvin  Spencer,  George  Hutchinson,  J. 
Drewry,  William  Newcomer,  George  Greenfield.  Drummed  out. — 
James  Yuly,  John  Wood,  John  Sherry,  Derrington  Good,  John 
Maher. 

"Captain  Charles  Stuart,  not  Stewart,  as  generally  spelled,  is  from 
the  Green  mountains  of  Yei'mont,  a  pre-eminently  fit  place  for  l)reed- 
ing  military  commanders.  The  climate  healthy,  bracing  and  vigorous; 
the  landscape  bold,  rough,  mountainous  and  sublime,  make  the  best 
cradle  for  incipient  heroes;  beside,  the  moral  tone  of  the  people  gives 
them  strength  and  force  of  character  quite  as  necessary  as  hardy  con- 
stitutions in  the  field.  Men  got  in  sickly  swamps  of  ague-shaking  par- 
ents, nursed  on  malarious  effluvia,  and  reared  in  moral  and  mental 
ignorance,  may  mope  through  the  world  half  asleeji,  and  may  have 
bile  enough  to  be  venomous  enemies,  but  never  to  be  great  military 
comnnyiders.  Nature  always  imparts  to  animal  beings  and  vegetable 
life  its  local  character.  Bold,  rugged,  dashing,  sublime  scenery  favors 
the  growth  of  bold,  dashing,  sublime  men,  and  ince  versa.  Men,  whose 
boyhood  and  }■  outh  have  been  passed  in  mountain  scenery,  come  upon 
the  field  of  life  with  strono-  hardv  constitutions  and  invigorated  intel- 
lects  —  sound  minds  in  sound  bodies.  Vermont  is  famous  for  good 
horses  and  stalwart  men.  Though  Stuart  is  not  one  of  the  Vermont 
"six-footers,"  yet  the  material  for  such  a  man  is  compressed  and 
refined  into  his  organization  of  five  feet  six. 

"Captain  Stuart  is  not  the  birth  of  the  present  war  excitement;  he 
long  ago  showed  a  talent  for  military  command,  a  strong  penchant  for 
a  soldier's  life,  even  in  the  most  piping  times  of  peace.  Ever3'thing 
pertaining  to  the  camj)  or  field  in  history,  or  in  the  commotions  of  the 
old  world  was  always  seized  upon  by  him  as  the  choicest  reading  or 
news.  Over  a  year  ao-o  he  had  so  infused  his  militarv  ardor  into  the 
quiet,  orderl3%  and  unexcitable  Scotch  settlement  of  Elmira  as  to  set 
on  foot  the  organization  of  a  ritle  company,  and  in  May,  I860,  the 
company  was  oi'ganized  under  the  old  militia  law.  Stuart  was  elected 
captain  b}^  unanimous  vote  of  the  company.  Stephen  W  Hill  at  the 
same  time  was  elected  first  lieutenant,  and  Alexander  Murchison,  Jr., 
second  lieutenant.  He  found  in  the  settlement  just  the  material  for 
his  company ;  the  Scotch  in  their  characters  are  not  dissimilar  to  the 
Vermont  mountaineers.     The  company  advanced  as  far  as  they  could, 


ELMIRA    TOWNSHIP.  451 

but  were  unable  to  obtain  arms  from  the  state,  probably  for  the  very- 
good  reason  that  the  state  hadn't  any. 

"So  matters  remained  until  the  bombardment  of  Sumpter.  No 
sooner  had  tlie  news  readied  Elmira,  tlian  Stuart  set  about  tilling  up 
his  company  to  tender  them  as  volunteers.  With  his  officers  and  part 
of  tlie  old  company  as  a  nucleus,  he  drummed  for  recruits  in  different 
parts  of  the  county;  he  found  no  difficulty,  only  that  most  wanted  to 
enlist  as  officers,  if  he  and  liis  fellows  would  throw  up  their  old  com- 
missions. His  company  was  filled  and  tendered  to  the  government, 
but  was  not  accepted,  though  he  spared  no  effort  to  get  them  in,  and 
the  com]iany  was  disbanded,  and  the  brave  volunteers  reluctantly 
gave  up  all  hope  of  getting  into  service. 

"■  Afterward  a  special  town  meeting  was  called  which  was  attended 
by  the  people.  The  tax-payers  of  Elmira  township  turned  out  gener- 
ally; unlike  the  board  of  supervisors,  they  didn't  stop  to  find  out 
impediments  in  the  wa}^  of  being  patriotic,  but  with  unanimity  and 
hearty  zeal  they  voted  a  tax  upon  themselves  of  $700,  for  the  purpose 
of  uniforming  vT)lunteers ;  and  responsible  individuals  on  the  spot  sub- 
scribed over  $1980  for  the  support  of  families  of  volunteers  in  service  — 
near  twice  the  amount  ap]n*o])riated  by  the  whole  of  Stark  county  for 
the  same  purpose.  Individuals,  sound  and  prompt,  subscribed  as  high 
as  $200  each.  A  new  com])any  was  reorganized  under  the  amended 
militia  laws.  Captain  Stuart  and  the  commissioned  officers  of  the  old 
Rifles  joined  it,  and,  unsolicited,  threw  up  their  commissions,  but  upon 
a  new' election  the}"  were  all  reelected  to  their  former  rank,  and  the 
company  reported  to  headquarters.  The  members  were  scattered  over 
considerable  territor}^  and  could  not  well  be  got  together  for  drill 
oftener  than  once  a  week.  Seeing  no  immediate  prospect  of  being- 
called  into  service,  they  went  about  their  ordinary  pursuits,  putting  in 
crops,  making  brick,  or  whatever  else  they  would  have  done  if  the 
country  was  at  peace.  What  followed  is  best  related  by  a  correspond- 
ent of  "the  Chicago  Tribune  of  the  18th,  which  we  cop}^: 

"  The  Chicago  Trihune  of  the  8th  inst.  announced  the  fact  that  the 
Elmira  Rifles,  Captain  Stuart's  compan^^  had  been  accepted,  and  were 
required  to  be  in  Springfield  on  Thursday,  the  13th  inst.  Of  course 
such  intelligence  created  no  small  stir  in  our  midst,  and  not  only  the 
conqiany,  but  the  whole  community  were  thrown  into  some  degree  of 
consternation.  And  what  seemed  to  add  to  the  difficulties  in  the  way 
of  being  snatched  off  so  suddenh\  \vas  the  fact  that  Captain  Stuart,  who 
is  a  minute  man,  always  so  active,  energetic  and  indomitable,  was  at  the 
time  in  the  east,  and  no  one  here  knew  ver}^  well  whei'e.  In  removing 
this  difficulty,  the  other  officers  deserve  much  praise  for  the  prompt- 
itude with  which  they  acted.  Lieutenant  Hill  took  the  lead,  as  was 
fitting  he  should,  and  Lieutenant  Murchison  worked  up  t<.  all  just 
expectations;  and  all  seemed  determined  to  let  no  obstructions  ])revent 
them  from  coming  up  and  responding  to  the  demand.  On  Monday, 
the  10th, a  verv  larg-e  meetino-,  consisting  of  the  volunteers  and  citizens 
of  the  townships  of  Elmira  and  Osceola,  was  held  to  make  some 
arrangements  for  the  dej^arture  of  the  volunteers.  At  tiiis  meeting- 
difficulties  seemed  to  increase  by  a  dispatch  arriving  from  the  Adjutant- 
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452  HISTORY   OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

General  from  Springfield,  stating  that  none  would  be  received  enlisting 
for  a  shorter  term  than  three  years.  At  that  time  the  com]5anv's  roll 
contained  fifty-nine  names,  and  in  two  days  after  this,  between  eighty 
and  ninety  started  en  route  for  the  service  of  their  country.  At  the 
meeting  on  Monday,  a  committee  was  a])])ointed  to  canvass  the  adjoin- 
ing county,  which  committee  reported  at  an  adjourned  meeting  held 
on  Tuesday  evening,  that  between  100  and  200  men  had  pledged  their 
sacred  honor  and  their  every  means  for  the  su]i]iort  of  the  families  of 
volunteers  during  their  absence.  At  this  meeting,  also,  arrangements 
were  made  for  the  departure  of  the  soldiers  on  Wednesday',  at  12  m. 
The  ladies,  who  are  always  so  ready  to  work,  were  busily  employed, 
and  ])re]'ared  and  set  a  most  excellent  and  sumptuous  dinner  before 
the  volunteers  and  some  1,200  citizens.  In  the  village  of  Osceola,  the 
volunteers  were  met  by  two  military  companies  —  a  horse  company, 
commanded  l^y  Captain  Palmer  Blancliard,  and  a  foot  company  by 
Captain  Merrill.  Three  martial  bands  were  in  attendance  —  Dalrymple's 
band  with  our  volunteers,  and  the  other  companies  each  had  a  band. 
The  whole  multitude  assembled  on  the  west  side  of  the  church,  and 
after  prayer,  we  had  a  spirited,  patriotic,  stirring  farewell  address  from 
George  Cliffoi'd,  Esq.,  of  Toulon.  The  departing  volunteers  and  other 
militarv  companies  ])resent  were  then  marched  into  the  church,  where 
four  tables,  the  whole  length  of  the  building,  were  groaning  under  the 
burden  of  good  things  which  they  supported;  but  though  these  were 
so  temptingly  displayed,  pre]iared  with  so  much  care  by  the  willing- 
hands  of  the  kind-hearted  ladies,  yet  the  soldiers  seemed  to  have  little 
desire  to  ])artake  of  the  food;  their  liearts  seemed  to  be  so  enlarged 
that  the  stomach  had  no  room  left  in  which  to  perform  its  functions. 
It  is  a  good  thing  to  know  that  soldiers  have  hearts.  After  partaking 
of  the  dinner  inside  of  the  church,  and  the  great  multitude  outside,  the 
order  was  issued  to  fall  into  })j"ocession  and  march  to  Kewanee,  the 
]7lace  of  eml)arking  on  the  cars  for  Chicago.  The  whole  was  under 
the  direction  of  the  marshal  of  the  day,  Captain  Mark  Blanchard,  of 
Osceola,  assisted  by  George  Gray,  Esq.  The  procession  consisted  of 
between  one  and  two  hundred  conveyances  of  various  kinds.  A  num- 
ber of  four-horse  vehicles  wei-e  loaded  to  their  utmost  capacit3\  Ar- 
rivino-  at  Kewanee,  and  being:  kindlv  received  bv  the  citizens  of  that 
place,  the  volunteers  were  marched  up  in  front  of  the  Kewanee  House, 
where  a  few  parting  Avords  were  addressed  to  them  bv  Rev.  J.  M. 
Graham,  of  Elmira,  and  Rev.  Mr.  R.  C.  Dunn,  of  Toulon.  Captain 
P.  Blanchard,  of  Bureau  county,  ])roposed  that  a  collection  be  taken 
up  for  a  little  pocket  money  to  bestow  upon  the  volunteers.  This 
being  done,  it  amounted  to  sometliin  >■  short  of  §;100.  It  is  proper  here 
to  say  that  every  mark  of  kindness,  nd  respect  was  shown  by  the 
citizens  of  Kewanee  to  the  company  about  to  leave,  and  to  their  many 
friends  who  attended  them  to  this  point.  Supper  was  furnished  to  the 
company,  and  all  others,  so  far  as  Avas  known  by  the  writer,  were 
pressed  l)y  various  pei'sons  to  take  tea  at  diti'erent  places.  The  jnul- 
titude  which  assembled  in  front  of  the  Kewanee  House  at  the  time  the 
words  of  farewell  were  being  addressed  to  the  soldiers  has  been 
variously  estimated  at  from  2,000  to  4,000.     All  we  know  about  it  is, 


ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  453 

that  it  was  an  immense  crowd,  and  all  seemed  to  enter  into  the  spirit 
of  the  occasion,  and  feel  that  it  was  an  occasion  of  importance,  such 
as  never  before  was  witnessed  by  most  of  those  present. 

"We  read  here  with  a  degree  of  mortification  that  the  Ehnira 
Rifles,  citizens  of  our  county,  bound  to  us  by  every  tie  of  citizenship, 
going  forth  from  '  Molly  Stark '  to  fight  our  battles,  tearing  them- 
selves from  home  and  friends,  many  probably  never  to  return  to 
us,  were  compelled  to  accept  an  escort  from  strangers  from  a  for- 
eign county.  As  much  jiainfiil  feeling  exists  upon  the  j)art  of  our  El- 
mira  and  Osceola  friends  because  the  Home  Guards  from  Toulon  did 
not  do  this  duty,  we  have  tliis  apology  to  offer  for  them :  First,  that  the 
sudden  departure  of  the  Ehnira  Rifles  was  not  generally  known  to 
them,  as  it  was  expected  they  were  not  to  leave  before  Friday,  the 
Chicago  Trihune  announcing  they  were  to  report  themselves  at  Spring- 
held  on  the  15th,  and  not  the  13th  as  stated  in  the  above  corre- 
spondence. Second,  and  principally,  because  the  treatment  received  by 
them  at  the  hands  of  the  board  of  supervisors  was  such  as  to  dishearten 
and  discourage  the  Guards  to  such  a  degree  that  it  was  impossible  to 
rally  them  for  any  purpose.  The  just  blame  should  rest  on  those  who 
produced  that  state  of  feeling,  and  not  upon  the  community  here,  ex- 
cept that  portion  of  them  who  would  gladly  break  up  all  volunteer  com- 
panies and  freeze  out  the  life-blood  of  patriotism  in  our  county  ;  men 
who  discoui'age  the  formation  of  volunteer  companies.  We  can  as- 
sure our  Ehnira  and  Osceola  friends  that  in  spite  of  officials  we  shall  do 
our  duty  hereafter.  Right  here  we  have  an  anecdote  which  ought  to 
be  saved  to  history.  On  the  second  day  of  the  meeting  of  the  board 
of  supervisors  wlien  'our  member'  of  the  board  had  moved  a  reconsid- 
eration of  the  vote  appropriating  six  dollars  to  each  volunteer  for  uni- 
forming purposes,  and  the  matter  was  engaging  discussion  before  the 
board,  one  said  he  thought  the  volunteers  could  drill  without  uniforms, 
and  was  opposed  to  giving  them  the  flrst  cent  before  called  into  ser- 
vice, and  another  had  drilled  many  years  in  Ohio  at  his  own  cost.  A 
pious,  devout  member  of  the  Elmira  Rifles  was  in  town  bidding  adieu 
to  his  friends.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of  Mr.  Dunn's  church,  and 
a  very  quiet  unexcitable  man  —  J.  B.  are  his  initials.  He  was  at  din- 
ner with  the  family  of  the  orderly  of  the  Home  Guards.  JSTow  said 
sergeant  can,  good-naturedly,  and  we  think  not  very  wickedly,  do  a, 
good  business  at  swearing;  in  fact  he  is  rather  voluble  in  the  emission 
of  some  naughty  words  which  church-goers  call  swearing.  -I.  B. 
saying  to  him  that  the  board  of  supervisors  had  reconsidered  their 
vote  and  he  Avas  afraid  they  were  going  to  defeat  the  volunteers,  he 
clinched  his  indignation  against  the  board  as  follows :  '  Mr.  W.,  you 
know  I  can't  swear,  I  wish  you  would  go  down  and  attend  to  those 
supervisors.'  W.  replied,  '  I  don't  believe  I  can  do  the  subject  justice. 
but  I'll  go  down  town  and  see  if  I  can't  get  T— ,  who  can  swear  them 
to  h — 1  and  gone.' 

"To  return  to  the  Rifles.  Captain  Stuart  has  a  wife  and  two  chil- 
dren. He  is  a  farmer  and  well  respected  in  the  community  where  he 
lives.  He  is  in  stature  of  medium  size  and  put  together  for  action 
rather  than  bulk.     He  is  quick  of  perception,  being  of  quick   temper- 


454  HISTOEY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

ament,  and  will  at  a  glance  decide  the  best  position  for  his  command, 
and  will  as  quick  execute  his  movements.  A  man  of  quick  percep- 
tions is  as  necessary  upon  the  battle  field  as  a  man  of  courage,  pro- 
vidinof  he  does  not  lose  self-control  bv  too  o-reat  an  excital:)ilitv.  He 
is  a  man  of  warm  heart,  and  will  endear  his  compam^  to  him.  We 
predict  a  brilliant  career  for  Captain  Stuart.  The  responsibility  of 
a  commander  is  great ;  the  wives,  families,  friends  and  people  of  Stark 
county  have  committed  to  Captain  Stuart  the  gravest  responsibility, 
the  lives,  the  honor  of  their  husbands,  fathers,  brothers  and  sons, 
and  the  good  fame  of  the  county  itself,  and  we  shall  hold  him  to  a 
faithful  account  of  his  Stuart  (Steward)  ship. 

"  First  Lieutenant  Stephen  M.  Hill  is  not  unlike  Stuart  in  his  make 
and  'git  up.'  He  leaves  at  home  a  family  —  a  wife,  and  we  believe 
eifjfht  children.  He  is  highly  esteemed  atliome,  and  we  have  no  doubt 
he  will  fill  his  post  with  honor  and  credit  to  himself,  his  company 
and  county.  He  is  a  native  of  the  State  of  Xew  York  as  we  are 
informed.  Second  Lieutenant  Alexander  Murchison,  jr.,  is  a  young, 
unmarried  man ;  by  birth  a  Scotchman,  but  in  America  one  of  the 
warmest  friends  of  the  constitution,  the  union,  and  the  free  institu- 
tions of  our  country.  First  Orderh"  Sergeant  John  S.  Pashley,  evi- 
dently put  up  for  the  very  ])ur])ose  of  being  an  orderly  sergeant  of 
just  such  a  company  as  the  Elmira  liifles.  He  is  a  young  man, 
married  however,  of  the  highest  order  of  natural  qualifications  for  an 
official  position  in  the  army.  He  will  coine  out  raised  in  rank.  His 
manners  are  agreeable  and  he  is  bound  to  have  warm  friends.  Second 
Orderly  Sergeant  AVdliam  Jackson  is  a  young,  unmarried  man,  emi- 
nently qualified  for  his  post.  He  is  a  Scotchman,  too.  Third  Orderly 
Sergeant  J.  H.  Hunter  is  a  married  man,  and  leaves  a  wife  and  several 
childi'en.  Lie  is  very  highly  sjwken  of.  Fourth  Orderly  Sergeant  Jas. 
Gr.  Boardman  is  a  young  man,  brother  to  Dr.  Boardnum.  so  well  and 
favorably  known  in  Stark  county.  >  He  has  been  a  medical  student  and 
just  come  home  from  his  second  course  of  lectures.  He  is  said  to  be 
every  way  Avorthy,  and  will  make  an  excellent  officer.  First  Corporal 
James  Jackson  is  a  young  Scotchman,  brother  of  William  Jackson.  Every 
way  worthy.  Second  Corporal  James  Montooth  is  every  inch  a  man. 
We  would  caution  the  enemy  not  to  g^et  in  strikino-  distance  of  'Jim.' 
He's  pluck  to  the  backbone  ;  he's  game  to  the  last.  If  you  don't  be- 
lieve it,  ask  that  volunteer  who  stayed  in  Chicago  drunk  and  didn't  go 
down  to  the  camp  to  be  sworn  in.  Jim  met  him  in  the  street  and  just 
took  him  out  of  his  shirt  and  brought  the  shirt  back  to  camji.  Third 
Corporal,  Charles  H.  Brace,  is  a  young  man.  son  of  Mvrtle  G.  Brace, 
Esq.,  of  Elmira.  '  Charlie'  will  give  a  good  account  of  himself.  Fourth 
Corporal,  Robert  A.  Turnljull  is  a  young  man,  a  nephew  of  '  Uncle 
John,'  which  is  a  sufficient  guaranty  that  he  is  all  right.  Plad  we 
s])ace  and  time  it  would  afford  us  pleasure  to  speak  more  at  length  of 
aU  the  officers  and  privates.  We  do  say  that  the  officers  seem  to  be 
exactly  quali tied  for  their  respective  posts,  and  that  they  have  been 
placed  in  their  positions  with  a  single  view  to  their  qualifications.  The 
privates  include  some  of  the  best  men  of  our  county,  and  we  are  not 
surprised  to  notice  that  the  compan}^  ranks  the  best  in  the  service  of 


ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  455 

the  state,  best  in  orderly,  sober  materials  for  a  company.  Chicago 
papers  and  people  so  regard  them,  and  justly,  too."  *  *  *  * 
This  organization,  which  became,  after  they  were  mustered  into  service, 
Company  B,  Nineteenth  regiment,  Unitect  States  volunteers,  was  the 
first  to  leave  our  county  for  the  defense  of  the  Union  ;  and  the  next 
we  think  was  the  "Lafayette  Kifles,"  known  after  enlistment  as  Com- 
pany B,  Thirty-seventh  regiment  United  States  volunteers. 

The  first  named  Avere  sworn  into  the  service  of  the  United  States 
in  June,  1801 ;  the  second  in  August  of  the  same  year. 

"The  Lafayette  Rifles''  were  commanded  by  Ca])tain  Charles 
Dickinson,  a  man  who  would  perhaps  bear  "lionizing"  as  well  as 
Captain  Stuart,  of  the  Elmira  company,  but  penned  in  the  cooler  at- 
mos})here  of  1870  such  gushing  tributes  would  appear  over-wrought. 
So  we  leave  Captain  Dickinson  to  be  praised  by  his  honorable  record,  and 
that  of  his  company.  They  rendezvoused  near  Chicago,  at  a  place 
named  Camp  Wel)b,  in  honor  of  their  colonel.  They  were  at  Yicks- 
burg  from  the  11th  of  June,  1802,  till  the  surrender,  July  -t,  1803. 
Then  went  to  Yazoo  City,  had  a  skirmish  there,  then  to  New  Orleans, 
and  Brownville,  in  at  the  ca})ture  of  the  latter.  This  about  concluded 
their  first  term  of  service,  and  they  were  permitted  to  come  home  on 
"  veteran  furlough''  and  to  vote  for  President  Lincoln,  but  with  ranks 
sadly  thinned  by  the  risks  of  battle  and  the  diseases  incident  to  camp 
life.  During  the  summer  of  1805  they  were  on  garrison  duty  nearly 
all  the  time,  along  the  Mississipj)i  river,  Avere  present  at  the  surrender 
of  Mobile,  and  helped  storm  the  Avorks  at  Fort  Blakely.  Yet  Captain 
Dickinson  says  their  regiment  Avas  more  famous  for  marching  than 
fighting. 

BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES. 

The  general  history  and  foregoing  pages  of  this  chapter  may  be 
said  to  contain  every  name  and  event  connected  Avith  the  settlement 
and  progress  of  this  division  of  the  county.  Here  many  of  the  lead- 
ing actors  in  those  stirring  scenes,  which  mark  the  history  of  Elmira 
for  over  half  a  century,  are  portrayed,  so  that  these  pages,  taken  with 
the  former  ones,  constitute  at  once  a  most  complete  histoiy  of  this 
division  of  Stark  county. 

Jolm  Adams,  born  in  Cumberland  count}^,  Me.,  in  1Y94,  served  in 
Captain  Knight's  company  in  1812,  as  drafted  for  the  defense  of  Port- 
land, came  to  Illinois  in  1853,  died  in  Elmira  toAA^nship  Jan.  21,  1879. 
Israel  Adams,  his  father,  died  at  Freeport,  111.,  served  under  Arnold  in 
the  Quebec  expedition,  and  his  grandfather,  Moses  Adams,  Avas  a  son 
of  one  of  the  tAvo  Adams  Avho  came  after  the  Plymouth  settlement 
Avas  made. 

JiUiicH  Ai'mstrong.  S)\,  Avho  came  fi'om  Scotland  in  1855,  died  in 
Elmira  township  in  August,  1870,  aged  eighty-three  years. 

Louis  Austin,  of  Elmira,  died  November  15,  1878,  finishing  liis 
apprenticeshi])  as  pioneer  of  that  township. 

Alatthew  Bell,  who  came  with  his  parents  to  Hamilton,  Canada,  in 

1832,  came  to  Yalley  toAvnshi])  in  1852,  and  in  1853  moved  to  Elmira. 

In  1849  he  married  Jane  Mulholland,  of  WentAvorth  county,  Canada. 

Wm.  D.  Blanchard,  an  olJ  settler  of  Elmira,  died  May   13,  1881, 


456  BtOGKAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Mrs.  Abhy  M.  Blanchard,  widow  of  W.  D.  BLinchard.  died  August 
18,  1885.  She  was  born  in  Maine  in  1811,  married  in  1853,  and  came 
iiere  that  year.  Eugene,  the  youngest  son  of  Mark  Blancliard,  of 
Eh]iira,  died  at  Stuart,  la.,  in  September,  1883.  On  November  12, 
1886,  Mrs.  Ann  Blanchard,  wife  of  J.  Blanchard,  aged  sixty -five  years, 
died.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Hugh  and  Anna  White,  pioneers  of 
the  county,  and  more  recently  of  Harvey  count3\  Kan. 

Dr.  Edwin  Bowland.  Boardman,  was  born  in  Luzerne  county.  Pa., 
March  3,  1829.  His  father,  Orlando,  was  a  native  of  Massachusetts; 
grandfather,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  and  gi'eat-grandfather  a  native 
of  Great  Britain.  His  mother,  IVfary  Brace,  was  born  in  jSTew  York 
state,  to  which  her  father's  people  moved  from  Connecticut  prior  to 
the  Kevolution.  Orlando  Boardman  Vv^as  born  in  1789;  moved  to 
Pennsylvania  in  1828;  having  previously  been  engaged  in  the  drug 
trade  in  Saratoga  county,  N.  Y.,  where  lie  was  married,  and  where 
three  of  his  children  were  born,  namely:  William  IL,  Jane  E.  and 
Persis  P.  Their  son,  Edwin,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania.  Mrs.  Mary 
(Brace)  Boardman  died  in  1832.  Five  years  later  he  married  Miss 
Ann  Goble,  to  whom  were  born  James  G,,  Mary  and  Margaret  E.  In 
1840  the  family  moved  to  Illinois,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Paw  Paw 
Grove,  Lee  county.  There  his  wife  died  in  1866  and  himself  in  June, 
1873.  Dr.  E.  R.  Boardman  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Paw  Paw, 
studied  medicine  there  under  Dr.  G.  W.  Hunt,  subsequently  attended 
the  Indiana  Medical  School  at  La  Porte,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1849,  and  commenced  practice  in  this  township.  His  marriage  with 
Miss  Hannah,  daughter  of  Ambrose  and  Hannah  (Munson)  Fuller  was 
solemnized  September  12,  1850.  To  them  ten  children  were  born, 
namely:  Charles  O.,  deceased;  Mary  H.,  married  at  Creston,  Iowa; 
Edwin  O.,  a  physician  of  Osceola,  this  county  ;  Xancy  J.,  married,  of 
Kuya  Paha  county,  Neb.;  Sarah  C,  deceased  ;  James  A.  deceased  ; 
Adella  S.,  deceased ;  George  D.,  William  H.  and  Anna  L.,  residing  at 
home.  In  1852  the  doctor  purchased  a  farm,  which  he  carried  on  in 
connection  with  his  i)rofessional  duties.  In  1881  he  was  appointed 
public  administrator  for  this  county.  For  fort}" -three  years  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  his  wife  being  also  a  member. 
He  has  been  a  Ive])ublican  since  the  organization  of  the  party;  but  his 
busy  professional  life  and  farm  work  left  him  little  time  to  be  active  in 
politics.     (Jlde  c/i.  on  PliyKic'uuis.) 

I)r  Edioin  0.  Board'nuin.,  son  of  Dr.  E.  R.  and  Hannah  (Fuller) 
Boardman,  pioneers  of  this  township,  was  born  here.  May  18,  1855. 
The  summers  of  bis  early  years  were  passed  on  his  father's  farm  and 
the  winters  in  attendance  on  school.  In  1871-3  he  was  at  the 
East  Paw"  Paw  schools;  then  read  medicine  under  the  direc- 
tion of  his  father;  subsequently  w^as  a  student  of  Push  Medical 
College,  Chicago,  and  graduated  in  the  spring  of  1878.  In  July  of 
that  year  he  married  Miss  Mila  J.,  daughter  of  Miles  and  Mary  L. 
(Ames)  Huestis,  natives  of  New"  York.  Her  grandfather  Iluestis  was 
a  native  of  France,  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  and  her  grandmother  Iluestis 
an  Alsatian  or  Lorrainer.  Her  grandfather  and  grandmother  Ames 
were  natives  of  New  York  and   were  farmers  of  that  state.     Miss 


OF    ELMIRA   TOWKSHIP.  4:5^ 

Huestis  was  born  at  Yictor,  De  Kalb  county,  III,  May  20,  1858,  and 
resided  in  De  Kalb  county  until  her  marriage.  She  attended  the 
Teachers'  Institute  and  Classical  Seminary  at  East  Paw  Paw  from 
1871  until  1874;  from  1874  until  1877  attended  the  graded  schools  of 
Sandwich,  111.  Her  parents  died  while  she  was  quite  young,  leaving 
her  to  fight  the  battles  of  life  alone.  Dr.  Boardman  commenced 
practice  here  with  his  father  in  1878;  but  soon  after  moved  to  Osceola 
village,  where  he  established  an  office  and  still  shares  the  full  confi- 
dence of  the  people.  In  religious  matters  he  belongs  to  the  Baptist 
church,  is  tolerant  as  all  intelligent  men  must  be,  and  fully  recognizes 
what  is  good  in  all  other  denominations  The  children  of  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Boardman  are  Miles  E.  and  Mary  Alice.  [Vide  History  of  JBowrd- 
man  J^amily.) 

Charles  Bolt,  deceased,  son  of  James  and  Catherine  (Aron)  Bolt, 
natives  of  Scotland  and  Ihicks  county,  Pa.,  respectively,  was  born  in 
Philadelphia,  June  19,  1814.  James  Bolt  was  a  seafaring  man.  The 
son,  diaries,  on  coining  of  age,  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade,  and 
worked  at  this  trade  until  he  left  his  native  city,  in  1841,  for  Osceola 
Grove  with  his  children  by  his  first  wife,  Samuel  and  Catherine  Bolt. 
Here  on  January  19,  1842,  he  married  Catherine  Slifer,  a  sister-in-law 
of  the  Vandykes.  Samuel  Bolu  married  Miss  Mary  Snell,  now  Mrs. 
Mary  Gleeson,  before  the  war.  Catherine  was  also  the  head  of  a  family 
of  three  children  when  she  died.  March  10,  1879.  To  the  second  mar- 
riage there  were  no  cliildren,  l)ut  tlie  family  adopted  three,  namely : 
Rebecca  Brown,  married,  residing  in  Osceola  township ;  Lamont  Palmer, 
married,  a  resident  of  Penn  township,  and  Josephine  Hoadley,  married, 
residing  at  Salem,  O.  Charles  Bolt  followed  blacksmithing  and  farm- 
ing for  a  number  of  yeai'S  after  moving  to  Illinois,  his  first  farm  being 
in  Elmira  township,  but  afterward  he  purchased  a  land  warrant  of 
eighty  acres  in  Penn  township,  where  he  erected  his  residence.  A  few 
years  after  his  removal  here,  he  engaged  in  store-keeping,  and  carried 
on  this  in  connection  with  his  farm  until  his  death,  February  23,  1884. 
In  ])olitics  he  was  a  meml^er  of  the  Greenback  party,  in  religion  a 
Free  Will  Baptist,  and  in  business  and  social  mattei's  a  man  who 
claimed  the  i-espect  of  every  one.  He  served  as  school  director  and  col- 
lector for  several  "terms,  and  always  took  a  lively  interest  in  anything 
which  promised  Ijenefits  to  his  district.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Catherine  Slifer 
Bolt,  resides  in  Elmira  township,  just  northwest  of  Modena.  Like 
the  Vandykes  and  Slifers,  she  is  a  member  of  the  Old  School  Baptist 
church. 

Myrtle  G.  Brace,  born  in  Washington  county,  ]S".  Y.,  in  1808,  settled 
in  Stark  county  in  1835  or  1836,  preempting  a  one-quarter  section  in 
Elmira  township,  subsequently  purchased  170  acres,  and  set  out  the 
groves  and  orchards,  and  in  1850  built  a  large  farm-house.  His  sons 
Orlando  and  Charles,  served  in  the  One-hundred-and-twenty-fourth 
Illinois  Infantry  and  Xineteenth  Illinois  Infantry,  respectively,  the 
former  being  w^ounded  at  Spanish  Fort.  A  reference  to  the  general 
history  points  out  his  service  as  justice  of  the  peace  and  representative. 
While  returning  from  Chicago,  where  he  w^as  a  juror  in  the  United 
States  court,  he  died  on  the  cars.    (  Vide  History  of  Orlando  Bi'ace.) 


458  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMIXISCENCKS 

Loclilin  Buchanan^  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (McLennan)  Bu- 
chanan, was  born  in  Rosshire,  Scotland.  September  16,  1834.  His 
parents  were  married  tliere  in  1810.  Tliey  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1852,  bringing  with  them  their  four  chikh-en,  Alexander,  deceased  ;, 
Catherine,  who  married  Duncan  Matheson.  noAV  living  in  Wisconsin  ; 
Lochlin.  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  and  John,  a  resident  of  Colorado. 
One  of  the  family,  Betsv,  who  married  Duncan  Murchison.  came  with 
him  to  America  in  1841)  and  both  died  here,  while  another  daughter 
resides  still  in  Scotland.  John,  the  father  of  this  family  died  on  his 
farm  here.  Septem])er  14.  1800.  Lochlin  Buchanan  married  Miss 
Christina  McLennan.  January  1.  1857.  Her  parents,  John  and  Bar- 
bara (McKenzie)  McLennan,  came  to  Xew  Hampshire  in  1832,  and 
after  several  removals  settled  in  Elmira.  where  her  father  died  in  1872. 
Ller  mother  now  resides  at  Kewanee,  111.  Lochlin  removed  to  his 
farm  shortly  after  his  marriage.  In  1861  he  visited  California,  was  a 
gold  miner  in  ( )regon.  Llaho,  Montana,  at  Helena,  and  Fort  Benton, 
and  other  places,  but  after  six  3-ears  returned  to  his  family,  and  re- 
sumed the  development  of  his  original  purchase.  He  purchased  280 
acres  additional  on  section  28,  where  he  now  makes  his  home.  Of 
their  seven  children,  six  are  living,  John  D.  resides  in  Henry  county; 
Lochlin.  Jr.,  is  a  resident  of  Elmira;  Barbara  A.,  Christina  L., 
Margaret  A.  and  George  E.  reside  with  parents.  His  wife  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Knox  church,  and  he  is  a  supporter  of  that  church.  In  politics 
he  is  decidedly  Tie|)ublican,  earnest  in  school  matters,  prominent  in 
Masonic  circles  and  altogether  a  citizen  of  excellent  parts. 

Lochlin  J/.  Buchanan  was  born  in  Elmira  March  12,  1860.  He  is 
the  son  of  Lochlin  and  Christina  (McLennan)  Buchanan.  His  younger 
years  were  ])assed  on  the  farm  and  in  attending  the  district  schools, 
until  he  grew  to  manhood,  when  he  engaged  in  farming.  In  1881  he 
was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Clara  E.  Jackson,  daughter  of  James  and  Eliza- 
beth (Sturm)  Jackson,  the  former  being  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  the 
latter  a  native  of  Ohio.  After  his  marriage  the  subject  of  our  sketch 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock-growing,  and  in  connection  with  his 
farm  interest,  added  a  steam  thresher  and  other  machinerv  of  advan- 
tage  to  his  ijnmediaste  locality.  He  has  also  of  late  years  been  bu3ang 
and  ship})ing  stock,  bujing  tiie  greater  amount  of  stock  that  he  fed  on 
his  farm.  In  politics  he  has  ever  voted  the  Republican  ticket.  He  is 
not  a  member  of  any  church  but  lends  his  support  to  the  American 
Presbyterian  church  of  Elmira.  His  famih"  consists  of  three  children, 
namely:  Harry  Ross,  Georgia  Monroe  and  Maud  Gertrude.  Mr. 
Buchanan  is  a  young  man  who  has  lived  in  Elmira  township  all  his 
life,  built  around  him  a  fine  home  and  won  the  respect  and  C(jnfidence 
of  all  with  whom  he  has  had  any  dealing-.  His  farm  embraces  240 
acres  well  improved. 

AsOj  Abbott  B union,  deceased,  born  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  June  14, 
1834,  came  to  this  township  in  1854,  and  here  engaged  in  farming  for 
a  short  time.  Being'  a  machinist  bv^  trade,  he  moved  to  Chicago  and 
there  took  a  position  in  the  shops,  subsequently  worked  in  the  shops  at 
Rock  Island,  and  in  1858  returned  to  this  county,  where  he  married 
Miss  Mary  L.,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Jane  (Craig)  Lyle.     Her 


OF  ELMIRA  TOWNSfllP.  461 

father  was  born  in  Scotland,  in  March,  1S09,  came  to  the  United  States 
in  his  youth,  learned  the  stone-cutter's  trade  in  Yermont,  and  there 
married  Miss  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  James  and  Margaret  Craig  — 
natives  of  Vermont  — in  Februarj',  1837.  They  came  to  Osceola 
Grove  that  year,  and  were  engaged  in  agriculture  on  the  old  home- 
stead until  their  removal  to  Kewanee,  in  1877.  Of  their  ten  children, 
Helen  L.  is  married,  residing  in  Page  county,  la. ;  Mary  L.  married 
Mr.  Bunton ;  Lucy  C.  married,  residing  at  Ivewanee,  Ills. ;  Carlos  B. 
married  a  resident  of  this  township;  James  B.  and  an  infant,  deceased; 
Emily,  unmarried,  residing  with  her  father  at  Kewanee;  Horace  E., 
married,  residing  on  old  homestead,  and  two  younger  children  deceased. 
Thomas  Lyle,  while  a  supporter  of  all  churches,  is  not  a  member  of 
any  religious  society.     In  politics  he  is  decidedh'  Ilepublican. 

Asa  Bunton  continued  farming,  after  his  marriage,  until  August  9, 
1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  Compan}^  A,  One-hundred-and-twenty-foui-th 
Illinois  A'olunteer  Infantry,  with  which  command  he  served  honorably 
until  August,  1865.  Of  his  three  children,  Geoi'ge  Bartlett,  married, 
resides  in  this  township;  Mabel  J.  died  June  7,  1886,  and  Fred.  L. 
resides  at  home.  In  politics  he  was  Repul)lican,  l)ut  not  aggressive  ;  in 
religion  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church  of  Kewanee,  and  in 
social  matters  a  sound,  honest  citizen.  He  held  the  office  of  school 
director  for  years. 

James  Buswell,  born  at  Peacham,  Yt.,  in  1793,  came  to  Illinois  in 
1833,  brought  his  family  in  1831,  and  in  1835  came  to  Elmira  town- 
ship, with  ten  friends,  known  as  the  "  Peoria  Party,"  Avhere  each  en- 
tered a  quarter  section.  Early  in  1837  he  came  here  with  his  family, 
bought  a  second  quarter  section  from  Governor  Duncan,  where  he 
built  a  house  in  181:5,  drawing  the  lumber  himself  from  Chicago.  He 
served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  many  years,  as  related  in  other 
pages,  had  seen  the  ])rairie  turned  into  cultivated  fields,  and  the  unten- 
anted wigwams  of  the  Indians  give  place  to  pleasant,  well  ordered  vil- 
lages. One  of  his  sons,  Nicholas  C.  Buswell,  of  Princeton,  was  Lieu- 
tenant Colonel  of  the  Ninety-third  Illinois  Infantry. 

Janiea  Chw anion,  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (McGinnis)  Cinnamon, 
was  born  in  Down  county,  Ireland,  in  March,  1826.  His  ancestors  are 
said  to  hav^e  settled  there  during  the  invasion  of  England  by  "  William 
the  Conqueror,"  and  today  several  representatives  of  the  family  may 
be  found  there.  James  left  Ireland  in  1817,  and  coming  to  Canada, 
settled  at  Kingston.  Eighteen  months  later  we  find  him  at  Chicago, 
and  January  1,  1849,  at  Lacon,  111.,  engaged  as  house  carpenter.  On 
May  8,  1851,  he  married  Miss  Flora  A.,  daughter  of  Robert  and 
Phoebe  (Newton)  Sharer,  the  father  a  native  of  New  York  and  the 
mother  of  Luzerne  county,  Pa.  Robert  Sharer,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  (Taylor)  Sharer,  was  born  A]iril  13,  1803,  Samuel  was  a 
native  of  Ireland  and  his  wife  of  England.  Of  their  children,  Robert, 
William  and  James  were  born  in  York  state,  and  Joseph,  L^avid,  Sam- 
uel, Thomas,  Elias  and  Sarah  A.  after  their  removal  into  Luzerne 
county.  Pa.  Robert  Sharer  married  Phoebe  Newton  July  5,  1830,  to 
wiiom  five  children,  Mrs.  Flora  A.  Cinnamon  being  the  only  one  now 
living.     He  and  family  moved  to  Wyoming,  this  county,  in  1835;  es- 


462  BIOGRAPHY   AND    REMIXISCEXCES 

tablished  a  shoemaker's  shop  here,  but  after  a  short  time  took  up  a 
claim  of  V>0  acres  in  Ehuira  township,  on  Section  35  ;  remained  there 
for  eleven  years, 'when  he  purchased  80  acres  on  Section  34,  where  he 
resided  until  his  death,  February  3,  1873.  His  wife  died  August  4, 
I^IS.  Her  father  was  a  soldier  of  1812.  James  Cinnamon,  after  his 
marriage,  remained  at  Lacon  a  few  years,  moved  in  April,  1857,  to  El- 
mira  township,  purchased  80  acres  on  Section  33,  and  farmed  up  to 
1861,  when  he,  being  a  member  of  the  '*  Elmira  Rilies,"  was  mustered 
into  the  United  States  service  on  June  17,  with  Couijianv  B,  Xine- 
teenth  Illinois  Yolunteer  Infantry,  and  served  until  mustered  out  July 
9,  1804.  He  resumed  farming  here  that  year,  and  now  owns  463  acres 
of  land  in  this  township.  Mr.  C.  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason,  supports 
the  Presbyterian  church,  although  not  a  member,  has  served  several 
terms  as  school  director,  was  Commander  of  James  Jackson  Post  Xo. 
37,  G.  A.  P..  for  one  year.  He  is  Pepuljlican  in  ptJitics.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Cinnamon  are  tlie  parents  of  eleven  children,  seven  of  whom  are 
living,  namely :  George,  married,  and  now  living  in  Clay  county.  Xe- 
braska  ;  William  James,  residing  at  home ;  Mar}-  B.,  married,  and  is 
living  in  this  county  ;  Hugh,  Flora  E.,  Edwin  and  Thomas  A.,  all  re- 
siding at  home.  Mr.  Cinnamon  was  one  of  eight  children,  namelv : 
William,  nuirried,  and  lives  in  Canada,  East :  John,  deceased  ;  George 
and  Joseph,  deceased ;  James,  herein  named  ;  Robert,  married,  and 
lives  in  Marshall  countv.  this  state;  Elizabeth  and  Jane,  married,  and 

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livino-  at  London,  Enolaud. 

David  Currier  was  born  in  Caledonia  County,  Vt.,  January  3, 
1816.  His  father,  Asa  Currier,  (son  of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Pea body) 
Currier,  natives  of  Massachusetts)  Avas  born  in  the  same  county  April 
1,  1700.  Asa  married  Miss  Sally  Willy  in  Yeriuont,  and  resided  there 
until  1838,  when  they  came  to  Elmira  Township,  ]iurchased  a  clann  of 
160  acres  of  land  here,  on  which  he  resided  a  few  years.  Moving  to 
Osceola  Townshij),  he  purchased  a  second  tract,  and  was  engaged  in 
farming  there  until  his  death,  ]\Iarcli  IS,  1868.  His  wife  died  March 
1,  1873.  Asa  was  the  second  son  of  Davitl  Currier,  and  one  of  a  fam- 
ih^  of  eight  children,  narael}^ :  Jonathan,  Asa,  David,  Joseph,  Betsy, 
Sarah,  Abigail  and  Victoria.  Prior  to  his  migration  to  Illinois  he 
supported  his  family,  learned  shoemaking.  but  during  his  life  here  he 
devoted  all  his  attention  to  farming.  David,  tlie  subject  of  this  sketch. 
received  a  common  school  education  in  his  native  state,  andAvorked  on 
the  farm  for  a  number  of  years.  He  migrated  westward  in  1836,  and 
arrived  at  Peoria,  October  14.  that  year.  On  January  20,  1837,  he 
came  to  this  toAvnship  (township  14,  range  6.  Putnam  County)  and 
took  up  a  claim  of  16o  acres,  the  same  on  Avhich  he  now  resides.  In 
1839  lie  married  Miss  Rebecca  J.,  daushter  of  William  and  Asnes 
Parks,  natives  of  Virginia,  Washington  County,  who  settled  here 
before  this  time.  To  this  union  seven  children  were  born,  of  aa'Iioiii 
three  are  living — William  P.  and  Martha  B..  residing  here,  and  Oliver 
B.  (Currier)  married  Rebecca  Olive  BarloAv,  Avho  lives  at  Blandville, 
McDonough  Countv.  The  mother  of  these  children  died  Januarv  5, 
1855,  and  in  ^lay,  1857,  Mr.  Currier  married  Miss  Caroline  Iv. 
Pattridge,  daughter  of  Joseph  aud  Catherine  (Willard;  Pattridge,  na- 


OF  ELMIHA  TOWNSHIP.  463 

tives  of  and  married  in  New  Hampshire,  moved  to  Caledonia  County, 
Yt.,  and  thence  to  Osceohi  Township,  in  1864,  where  Mrs.  Pattridge 
died  in  Februar\",  1865,  and  her  Imsband  in  September,  1873.  Mr.  Cur- 
rier served  on  the  first  grand  jury  ever  called  in  this  county,  has  filled 
several  township  offices,  is  a  mend^er  of  the  American  Presbyterian 
church,  and  in  politics  a  Douglas  Democrat.  He  is  the  owner  of  385 
acres  of  fertile  land  in  this  township,  and  for  lialf  a  century  one  of  the 
foremost  farmers  of  the  county. 

Brady  Fowler,  son  of  Maurice  and  Sarah  (Bell)  Fowler,  was  born 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  of  wdiich  city  his  parents  were  natives,  September 
24,  1808.  With  his  wife,  Pebecca  Wiseman,  and  three  children,  he 
settled  in  Elmira  Township,  on  Section  4,  in  1836,  and  resided  there 
for  fort\'-two  j^ears,  when  he  moved  to  Toulon  village.  Of  his  chil- 
dren, Jane  (married),  John,  Mai'tin,  Goshen ;  John  resides  in  Toulon 
Towmship;  Kirk  H.  is  in  Colorado;  Jonathan  AV.  in  Iowa;  Tillie  is 
wife  of  J.  Mosher,  of  Fairmont,  Neb.;  Sarah  married  Alex.  McKen- 
zie,  of  Toulon  Township,  and  Mary  is  unmanned.  Mrs.  Fowler  died 
in  1882,  and  was  interred  in  Elmira  cemetery.  Mr.  Fowler's  name 
occurs  in  the  general  history,  and  is  often  mentioned  in  the  township 
sketches.  Mrs.  Pebecca  N.  (Wiseman)  Fowler  died  at  Elmira,  Octo- 
ber 14,  1882,  aged  seventj^-seven  years.  She  was  born  in  Cumberland 
Countj^,  Pa.,  in  1806;  married  13rady  Fowler  in  1831,  and  in  1836 
came  with  her  husband  to  Osceola  Grove. 

Laton  Fuller,  son  of  Ambrose  and  Hannah  (Munson)  Fuller,  was 
born  in  Luzerne  county.  Pa.,  August  9,  1818.  His  father  was  born  in 
Connecticut,  September  7, 1790  and  his  mother  was  born,  March  15, 
1797,  the  date  of  marriage  being  March  19,  1816.  Of  their  eleven 
children,  nine  are  living,  namely :  Ansell,  born  February  19,  1817, 
died  April  30,  1863  ;  Laton,  referred  to  above ;  Clinton,  born  October 
3,  1820,  residing  here ;  AYalter,  born  April  20,  1822,  residing  here; 
Lucy  M.  born  September  25,  1824,  married,  residing  in  Osceola  town- 
ship, lantha,  born  June  10,  1827,  mari'ied,  residing  at  Marshalltown, 
la.,  Ambrose,  jr..  born  November  19,  1829,  a  widower,  also  residing  in 
Iowa;  Hannah,  born  January  28,  1832,  married,  residing  here; 
Melinda,  born  August  30,  1834,  unmarried  ;  Emilene,  born  April  18, 
1838,  died  October  8,  1847;  and  Nancy,  born  March  30,  1842,  married, 
residing  in  Iowa.  The  parents  of  this  large  family  came  to  this  state 
and  county  in  1839  and  to  this  township  in  1810.  When  the  lands 
came  into  market  he  purchased  the  claim  on  which  he  built  his  cabin, 
and  resided  here  until  his  death,  May  30,  1845,  his  wife  surviving 
until  December  16,  1884.  Laton  Fuller  passed  his  earlier  years  on  a 
farm  or  Avorking  in  a  saw  and  grist  mill.  Some  time  after  the  family 
came  here,  he  })urcliased  eighty  acres  in  Henry  county,  which  he  im- 
proved, sold  and  moved  to  this  township,  where  he  purchased  a  quarter 
section.  Another  few  years,  and  he  sold  his  second  farm,  moved  into 
the  village,  and  has  led  a  retired  life  down  to  the  present  time.  His 
first  vote  was  for  Harrison,  and  every  vote  since  has  been  for  whig  or 
republican.  During  the  war  he  was  a  member  of  the  L^nion  League, 
has  been  school  trustee  of  the  township  for  several  terms.  He  is  not  a 
member  of  any  religious  society. 


464  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCEXCES 

Clinton  Fidler,  son  of  Ambrose  and  Hannah  C^runson)  Fuller,  was 
born  in  Luzerne  county,  Pa.,  October  3,  1820.  His  earlier  years  were 
those  common  to  boys  in  the  W^'oming  Valley  during  the  first  ]:»art  of 
the  century.  In  1839  he  came  here  with  his  parents  and  assisted  them 
in  building  up  their  home.  In  1853  he  purchased  160  acres  on  section 
29,  stocked  and  improved  it  and  in  1855  added  eighty  acres  to  the 
original  purcliase.  Here  lie  was  engaged  up  to  1865,  when  he  estab- 
lished the  Fuller  store  at  Elmira.  and  this  large  business  he  has  carried 
on  in  connection  with  his  farm  down  to  this  time.  In  1858  he  married 
jNIiss  Eliza,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Ann  (Wicks)  Harris,  natives  of 
Duchess  county,  X.  Y.  To  them  one  child  was  born,  Avho  died  in 
infancv.  The  mother  died  Januarv  25,  l.s82.  Mr.  Fuller  cast  his 
first  vote  for  Henry  Clay,  and  when  the  Eepublican  part\^  was  formed 
he  was  among  its  first  adherents,  and  is  today  one  of  the  great  partv's 
most  faithful  meml>ers.  In  1S52  he  was  elected  sheriff  of  Stark 
count}'.  In  1865  he  Avas  a])pointed  postmaster  at  Elmira.  holding  the 
office  down  to  the  present  time.  In  township  and  school  matters  he 
has  been  trusted  with  several  official  positions.  During  the  troublous 
days  of  1861-5  he  Avas  a  memlier  of  the  Union  League,  and  other  or- 
ganizations, but  today  only  claims  membership  with  the  Odd  Fellows. 
A  reference  to  tlie  history  of  the  township  points  out  the  several  parts 
he  has  taken  here;  so  also  does  the  general  history  contain  references 
to  his  dealings  with  the  countA'. 

Walter  Munson  Fuller,  son  of  Ambrose  and  Hannah  (Munson) 
Fuller,  Avas  born  in  Pennsylvania,  Se})tember  20,  1822.  His  father 
moved  to  Pennsylvania  with  parents  in  his  youth,  worked  on  the 
homestead  farm,  there  learned  the  millAAa-ight's  trade,  married  Miss 
]\Iunson,  and  in  1839  came  to  this  county,  settling  on  lands  Avhich 
he  purchased  on  section  20,  Elmira  township.  Walter  M.  receiA^ed 
a  liberal  and  practical  education.  On  January  1,  1849,  he  married 
Miss  Chloe  M.,  a  daughter  of  James  and  Diana  Rowe,  natives  of 
Maine.  Her  father  died  in  1827;  her  mother  married  agrfin,  and  Avith 
her  Mrs.  Fuller  came  here  in  i839.  (In  1854  her  mother  and  step- 
fatlier  moved  to  Iowa.  Avhere  she  died  in  1859.)  They  are  the  parents 
of  four  children  :  James  A.,  deceased  ;  William  W.,  head  of  a  family  in 
this  tOAvnship ;  Augusta,  unmarried,  and  Luella  May,  married  and 
I'esiding  here.  After  Mr.  Fuller's  marriage  he  purchased  the  interests 
of  his  fathers  heirs  in  the  homestead  farm  of  110  acres,  to  which  he 
has  since  added  190  acres  of  fann  land  and  50  acres  of  timber  lands,  all 
in  this  toAvnship.  Mr.  Fuller  has  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episco])al  church  for  over  thirty  years,  his  Avife  and  daughters  being 
also  members.  He  has  been  toAvnship  school  treasurer  for  thirty-four 
years,  justice  of  the  peace  for  ten  A'ears,  and  toAvn  clerk  thirty  years. 
To  learn  of  the  part  he  has  taken  in  building  up  the  social  and  indus- 
trial interests  of  Elmira,  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  chapter  on  the 
history  of  that  toAvnship. 

Milliam  Wirijield  FulUr,  son  of  Walter  and  Chloe  (Roaa^c)  Fuller, 
was  born  in  Elmira  township.  Stark  county.  111.,  July  16,  1852.  His 
father  AAas  a  Pennsylvanian.  and  mother  a  native  of  Maine,  as  related 
in  other  pages.     William  W.  passed  his  earlier  years  on  the  farm  or 


OF    ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  465 

attending  the  district  schools.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  entered  Hed- 
ding  College,  at  Abingdon,  III.,  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  took 
charge  of  a  school  in  this  township,  over  which  he  presided  fonr  terms. 
On  Febrnarv  9,  1874,  he  married  Miss  Sarah  Frances,  daughter  of 
Elliott  and  Eleanor  (McCoy)  I>oggs,  and  grand-daughter  of  Andrew 
and  Hannah  (Bowen)  Boggs,  natives  of  Virginia,  who  were  married 
there  in  1800;  moved  to  Gallia  county,  O.,  where  he  died  in  1840  and 
she  in  1846.  Elliott  J>oggs  was  born  in  Ohio,  April  27,  1813,  was  mar- 
ried in  1839  to  Eleanor  McCoy,  to  whom  were  born  three  sons  and 
four  daughters.  Of  these,  Lavinia  J.,  married,  resides  at  Yates  City; 
Elizabeth,  married,  resides  in  Kansas;  William,  married,  is  a  citizen  of 
Xebraska ;  Addison,  married,  of  Iowa,  and  Sarah  F.,  wife  of  W.  W. 
Fuller.  The  mother  of  those  children  is  the  daughter  of  James  and 
Elizabeth  (Gillan)  McCoy,  natives  of  Virginia,  Mrs.  McCoy  being  a 
daughter  of  James  and  Lydia  (Armstrong)  Gillan,  an  old  Virginia 
family.  Elliott  Boggs  was  a  carpenter,  who.  in  1840,  after  his  mar- 
riage,' moved  to  Virginia  and  engaged  in  fai'ming,  in  connection  with  his 
trade.  In  1862  he  returned  to  Ohio,  and  in  1864  came  to  Knox  county, 
111.,  where  he  resided  until  1875,  when  he  moved  to  Iowa,  where  he 
died,  Sei)tember  28,  1883. 

W.  W.  Fuller,  after  ids  marriage,  engaged  in  farming,  in  partner- 
shi])  with  his  father,  here;  and  is  still  interested  in  agriculture.  In 
1883  he  accepted  a  position  as  clei-k  in  a  mercantile  house  at  EIniira. 
In  politics  he  is  republican,  in  church  membership  independent,  Init  a 
supporter  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  society  here.  As  related  in  the 
history  of  Toulon,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows  lodge  there. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fuller  are  the  parents  of  two  children,  Frank  R.  and 
Laura  L.  Fullei'. 

(Jharhis  L.  Gerard,  son  of  Nicholas  and  Frances  (Lignon)  Gerard, 
both  natives  of  France,  was  born  in  Lewis  county,  N.  Y.,  January  24, 
1831:.  The  grandfather's  family  came  to  the  United  States  in  1829, 
and  settled  in  Lewis  county,  N.  1^.  In  1854  they  removed  to  Calumet 
county.  Wis.,  and  there  grandfather  was  engaged  in  farming  until  his 
death  in  1862,  aged  110  years.  In  1856  he  walked  three  miles  to  cast 
his  vote  for  Buchanan.  In  religion  he  belonged  to  the  Catholic  church, 
with  his  wife  and  eight  children.  One  of  his  sons — Nicholas,  father  of 
Charles  L.,  was  manned  in  France,  settled  in  Lewis  county,  N.  Y.,  in 
1826,  resided  some  time  at  Albany  and  Cleveland,  dying  in  the  last 
nauunl  city  in  1844.  His  widow  remarried  and  resides  in  Kansas. 
Like  his  father,  he  was  the  jjarent  of  eight  children.  Two  died  in 
infancy.  Eugene  and  Joseph  are  among  the  dead.  John  resides  in 
Minnesota,  Charles  L.  in  Elmira,  Frank  in  Wisconsin,  and  George  in 
Elmira.  He  served  undei'  Napoleon  at  Waterloo.  Charles  L.  Gerard 
passed  his  early  years  in  Ohio.  Moving  from  Cuyahoga  to  Huron 
county,  Ohio,  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  and  to  Fond  du  lac,  AYis., 
two  years  later,  where  he  learned  the  cat-penter's  trade.  On  August 
23,  18^)5,  he  married  Miss  Henrietta  M..  daughter  of  William  and  Han- 
nah (Blood)  Leason.  Her  father  was  born  in  Lincoln  county,  Maine, 
October  9,  1803,  and  her  mother  in  Merrimac  county,  N.  H.,  August 
20,  1804.     They  settled  in   Stark  county  in  1844,  moved  to  AVisconsin 


4:66  BIOGRAPHY    AND    EEMIXISCENCES 

in  1857  and  after  a  few  years  returned  to  Stark.  Mrs.  William  Leason 
died  in  1S80.  To  Mr  Gerard  and  wife  nine  children  were  born — 
Hannah  E.,  of  Osceola ;  Mary  M.,  deceased ;  Martha  F.,  of  Elmira ; 
Caroline  A.,  Sylvia  E.,  Anna  L.,  Charles  X.,  James  L.  and  Edith  M. 
In  1857  he  and  family  came  to  Stark  county.  In  1801  he  purchased  a 
small  tract  on  section  thirty -six,  Ehnira,  and  now  OAvns  200  acres  mostly 
improved.  In  1861  he  became  a  republican.  At  one  time  he  was  a 
member  of  the  United  Brethren  Clnirch,  but  now  supports  all  Christian 
churches.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  has  served  as  school  director,  and 
since  1860,  when  he  made  the  overland  trip  to  Pike's  Peak,  has  been 
steadily  engaged  in  l^uilding  up  the  agricultural  and  social  interests  of 
liis  township. 

T/te  Hall  Fojimlij. — The  immigration  and  settlement  of  this  family 
in  Elmira  have  been  so  ably  dealt  with  by  Mrs.  Shallenberger,  a  daughter 
of  one  of  the  pioneers,  the  writer  finds  it  only  necessary  to  add  to  the 
original,  a  sketch  of  the  late  Mrs.  Ann  Hall,  and  one  rewritten  from 
Mr.  Moffit's  notes,  of  Robert  Hall.  Mrs.  Shallenberger  says:  '"The 
Flails,  of  whom  I  write,  are  directly  descended  from  Thomas  Hall  and 
Sarah,  his  wife,  nee  Coka^me,  of  Ilulland,  Derbyshire,  England.  Tliere 
they  once  formed  a  large  and  vigorous  family,  brothers  and  sisters  a 
dozen  in  number,  living  to  pass  the  meridian  of  life  an  unbroken  band. 
'Mansel  Park,'  the  old  English  homestead,  is  still  enshrined  in  the 
memory  of  the  farthest  wanderer  of  them  all.  At  different  times  dur- 
ing the  years  1836,  1837,  and  1838,  nine  of  these  brothers  and  sisters 
crossed  the  sea,  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Stark  county,  Illinois.  The 
fii'st  installment  was  llobert  and  his  sister  Mary,  AVilliam  and  his  wife 
Anne.  Next  came  Langley,  by  the  way  of  New  Orleans,  that  hemi^-ht  at 
less  expense  bring  with  him  a  few  fine  sheep  and  dogs  with  which  to 
begin  life  in  the  new  world.  He  suffered  shipwreck  off  the  Florida 
coast,  but  after  being  reduced  to  great  straits  of  hunger  and  fatigue 
was  in  common  with  his  shipmates  rescued,  and  he  finally  arrived  at 
the  Osceola  settlement.  Then  in  1837,  came  Thomas,  with  his  wife 
and  four  children,  lu'inging  also  with  liim  his  aged  father,  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Harvey),  her  husljand  and  five  children.  Some  months  later. 
John,  George  and  Fanny,  accompanied  by  Miss  Sarah  Ligo,  who  shortly 
afterwards  married  Langley  Hall.  After  about  twenty  years'  residence 
here,  John  Langley  and  George,  lured  by  promises  of  a  more  desii-able 
climate,  again  took  up  the  line  of  march  westward,  and  settled  upon 
the  farther  slope  of  the  Eocky  mountains,  where  they  still  reside. 
Mary  became  the  wife  of  Mr.  Orrin  Hasard  of  Neponset,  Bureau 
county,  111.;  and  Fanny,  the  3'oungest  of  the  family,  married  Hon. 
Joseph  Harris,  of  Boyd's  Grove,  in  the  same  county.  Mrs.  Harvey 
and  William  rest  beside  their  father  in  the  familv  Inirial  ground  at 
Osceola,  while  tlieir  mother  sleeps  beneath  the  sea.  At  this  writing, 
in  1876,  Thomas  and  Robert  and  the  widow  of  William,  alone  remain 
to  Stark  county  of  those  who  were  adult  at  the  date  of  the  hrst  emi- 
gration. Their  father  was  a  plain,  sturdy  Englishman,  of  tall  stature 
and  rugged  features;  in  faith,  a  Metnoclist,  and  contemporary  with 
John  Wesley  and  Adam  Clark ;  in  politics  a  radical ;  making  no  pre- 
tension to  aristocratic  tastes  or  descent,  he  was  vet  a  man  of  strong 


OF    ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  46Y 

common  sense  and  strict  integrity.  But  in  their  mother's  veins  ran 
gentler  blood.  Her  progenitors  had  come  from  Normand}^  with  the 
'conqueror;'  some  old  writers  sa}^  were  allied  to  him,  but  however 
that  may  be,  they  carried  his  banners  on  the  bloody  field  of  Hastings, 
and  were  rewarded  for  tlieir  valor  by  ])rincely  gifts  of  land  and  honors. 
Tlie}^  seem  to  have  ])een  ever  an  eminently  loyal  race,  always  fighting 
for  or  with  theii'  king.  A  great  grandson  of  the  Cokayne  knighted 
at  the  'taking'  of  Edinburg  Avas  Sir  Ashton  Cokayne.  *  ""  *  * 
But  in  1 780,  or  thereal  )oiit,  the  male  line  of  tliis  old  family  became  extinct, 
two  sisters  onl_y  being  heirs  to  the  traditions  of  the  (/okaynes  of  Derl)y- 
shire.'"'  These  sisters  became  in  course  of  time,  Mrs.  Earp  and  Mrs. 
Hall.  Thus  the  old  name  was  extinct,  or  preserved  only  as  a  prefix 
among  their  descendants,  and  it  is  curious  to  observe  that  few  of 
tliem  iiave  failed  to  ])ay  this  sly  tribute  to  pride  of  blood,  even  in 
the  midst  of  a  republicanism  thaf  professes  to  sneer  at  such  distinc- 
tions. The  marriage  l)etween  Thomas  Hall  and  Sarah  Cokayne, 
occurred  ])robal)l\^  in  1707.  Tn  1837  tliis  aged  cou])le  set  sail  for 
Amei'ica-,  in  com]>any  with  the  family  of  Dr.  Thomas  Hall,  and  their 
eldest  daughter,  Mrs.  Harvey ;  but  the  weary  sea  vo^^age  of  over  six 
weeks'  duration  was  too  much  for  the  already  failing  health  of  Mrs. 
Hall,  who  sunk  from  exhaustion  induced  by  excessive  sea  sickness,  a 
few  days  before  the  vessel  reached  the  ha,rbor  of  JSTew  York.  The  rec- 
ollections of  that  sad  funeral  can  never  fade  from  the  memories  of  those 
who  witnessed  it,  even  in  their  early  childhood,  or  the  aged  husband's 
last  tribute  to  the  virtues  of  his  wife,  wrung  from  his  breaking  heart 
as  she  was  carried  past  him  on  the  ship-deck,  all  shrouded  in  sail-cloth 
and  weighted,  preparatory  to  her  burial  beneath  the  sea.  These  were 
his  words:  '  Earew^ell,  thou  best  of  women.'  The  solemn  rites  of  the 
English  church  were  performed  over  one  who  had  always  loved  them 
well.  The  body  was  then  reverently  lowered  to  the  surface  of  the 
waves  which  silently  closed  over  it  and  told  no  tales  of  sorrow.  The 
remainder  of  this  group  of  emigrants  with  smitten  hearts  pursued 
their  journey  toward  a  land  of  strangers.  Passing  up  the  lovely  Hud- 
son, its  hanks  clothed  in  all  the  freshness  of  early  summer,  they  came  to 
Albany,  thence  to  Buffalo  by  the  Erie  canal,  then  b}"  steam  to  Cleve- 
land, from  Cleveland  to  Portsmouth  by  Ohio  canal,  again  to  Cairo  and 
St.  Louis  by  so-called  steamboats,  but  which  were  hardly  more  than  a 
caricature  of  the  boats  that  have  since  plied  our  western  waters.     Our 


*John  Savage  makes  the  only  iiiodcni  reference  1o  the  C'okayne  family.  On  ])age 
51,  he  says  :  "  At  length,  in  1794,  the  arrest  and  trial  of  Rev.  William  .Jackson  (a  Prot- 
estant clergyman)  drew  the  suspicions  of  the  English  government  upon  Tone.  .Jackson, 
on  the  r,  presentations  of  an  old  Irishman  named  Madget,  engaged  in  the  department  of 
foreign  affairs  at  I^aris,  was  sent  l)y  Ihe  French  government  lo  sound  Ihe  peojile  of  Ire- 
land respecting  their  inclinalion  for  French  aid.  He  was  afcompanied  from  England  by 
one  Cokayne,  an  English  attorney,  to  whom  he  indiscreetly  opened  his  mind,  being- 
seduced  i)y  the  lawyer's  apparent  truth.  "With  Wolfe  Tone,  as  the  chief  mind  of  the  rev- 
olutionary parties,  .lackson  had  many  conferences  ;  but  Tone,  disgtisted  with  the  rash 
confidence  placed  in  Cokayne.  never  spoke  in  the  presence  of  that  person.  '  This  busi- 
ness,'said  he  to  Jackson,  'is  one  thing  for  us  Irishmen,  but  the  Englishman  who  eng.ages 
in  it  must  be  a  traitor  or  a  connnon  informer.'  As  Tone  foresaw,  the  Englislinian  was  as 
bethought  he  was.  Jackson  was  arrested  on  his  information,  and  by  his  death  proved 
his  trutii  to  that  cause  which  he  so  foolishly  jeopardized." — Ed. 


468  BIOGRAPHY   AND    EEMINISCESTCES 

travelers  left  St.  Louis  on  the  '  Swift  Sure  (?)'  on  Friday  morning,  and 
did  not  reach  Peoria  until  Tuesday  night.  They  passed  Alton  on 
Sunday  morning  as  people  were  going  to  church,  and  on  Monday 
morning  were  still  just  above  the  city  tied  to  a  tree  I  as  through  sonie 
defect  m  her  engine  the  Swift  Sure  could  not  stem  the  current  and 
there  was  danger  of  her  being  drifted  back  during  the  night.  So 
much  for  the  pleasures  of  traveling  in  1887.  But  Peoria  was  linalh^ 
reached  on  the  niglit  of  July  4,  and  the  emigrants  learned  sometliing, 
new  to  them,  of  the  confusion  and  disorder  following  a  celebration  of 
Independence  day.  Several  days  passed  ere  teams  could  be  secured 
and  drivers  sober  enough  to  manage  them,  to  convey  the  two  families 
and  their  effects  to  Wyoming,  their  ultimate  goal  being  Osceola  Grove. 
Peoria  Avas  then  but  a  hamlet  on  the  lake.  A  half-built  hotel  on  the 
corner  of  Main  and  Water  streets,  kept  by  Garrett,  afforded  shelter  to 
strangers.  On  the  evening  of  July  the  8tli,  the  two  famibes,  and 
Thomas  Hall,  sr.,  arrived  at  the  house  of  General  Thomas,  at  Wyo- 
ming, and  had  seen  but  one  log  hut  since  leaving  Peoria.  Early  on  the 
morning  of  the  9th,  the  doctor  hired  a  horse  of  General  Thomas,  and 
made  his  way  to  'Vandyke's  ford,'  there  received  fresh  directions  by 
means  of  which  he  found  his  brother  William's  cabin  in  due  time. 
Soon  an  ox  team  and  big  wagon  were  on  their  way  to  Wyoming,  and 
after  sundrv  experiences,  novel  as  trying  to  the  occu])ants  of  tlie  big 
wagon,  home  was  at  last  reached,  and  brothers  and  sisters,  parted 
weary  months  before  in  England,  were  now  re-united  in  Illinois.  But 
the  congratulations  of  what  would  otherwise  have  been  such  a  happ}^ 
meeting,  were  drowned  in  tears  at  mention  of  their  honored  mother 
whom  they  could  no  longer-  even  hope  to  see  again  on  earth. 

"  We  must  now  go  back  in  the  order  of  time  some  eighteen  months, 
or  to  February,  1830,  when  the  first  installment  of  this  family  sailed  for 
the  new  world,  and,  as  might  be  expected,  met  even  greater  obstacles 
and  privations  in  the  course  of  their  journey  than  were  encountered  by 
the  second  group,  to  which  we  have  briefly  alluded,  as  at  this  period 
of  histor\'  every  subsequent  year  rendered  emigration  easier  and  pleas- 
anter;  some  one  has  said  'a  winter  passage  of  the  Atlantic  is  but  a 
short  cut  to  a  water\^  grave,'  and  too  often  it  proves  so,  even  in  these 
days  of  improved  navigation.  Let  those  who  can,  imagine  its  horrors 
in  lSo6,  before  the  invention  of  ocean  steamers,  and  when  the  financial 
ruin  that  had  overtaken  tjiis  famih' compelled  them  to  content  them- 
selves with  cheap  accommodations  on  a  sailing  vessel.  Head  winds 
and  rough  seas  made  their  voyage  unusuallv  tedious,  and  when  in  mid 
ocean,  thev  encountered  icel)ergs  chat  threatened  certain  destruction. 
But  after  over  seven  weeks  buffeting  with  the  waves,  they  anchored  in 
the  harl)or  of  New  York.  Mrs.  William  Hall  had  an  uncle  in 
Pennsylvania  who  made  a  quiet  resting  })lace  for  them,  but  after 
recruiting  for  a  little  while,  they  resumed  their  journey  westward, 
crossing  the  mountains  by  a  '  horse  railway,'  .a  means  of  transit 
that  had  new  terrors  for  the  women,  at  least.  At  Pittsburg  they 
took  a  l)oat  down  the  Ohio.  They  had  reason  to  fear  they  had 
been  exposed  to  small-pox,  and  soon  discovered  that  two  of  their 
part}^  (Eobert    and    Mary)   had   fallen  victims  to  this  terrible  nial- 


OF    ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  469 

adv.  This  was  a  sad  trial  to  these  strangers  in  a  strano-e  land ;  they 
feared  to  have  their  condition  known  lest  the}^  should  be  summa- 
rily set  ashore  and  abandoned  to  their  fate.  So  they  nursed  their 
sick  as  quietly  as  possible,  asking-  aid  from  no  one,  until  the  boat 
ex])loded  one*^  of  her  cylinders,  scalding  two  engineers  to  death, 
and  filling  every  nook  and  corner  with  hot  steam ;  then  the  sick 
Avere  snatched  from  their  berths  and  hurried  on  deck,  not  know- 
ing what  sliape  death  would  meet  them.  But  so  great  was  the  ex- 
citement on  board,  tiiat  altliough  the  faces  of  the  sufferers  were 
then  a  mass  of  eruption,  no  one  seemed  to  notice  them,  and  they 
crept  back  to  their  beds  without  experiencing  any  serious  results  from 
their  fright  and  exposure.  By  the  time  they  reached  St.  Louis  they 
Avere  able  to  pass  muster  without  attracting  attention,  and  arrived  in 
Peoria  early  in  the  month  of  June,  1836,  all  in  passable  health.  On 
the  boats  they  had  made  the  acquaintance  of  Archibald  and  Charlie 
Vandyke  and  Brady  Fowler.  These  men  were  all  in  search  of  homes 
in  the  west ;  so  a  common  interest  made  them  friends.  When  the 
Halls  left  England  they  all  looked  toward  Jacksonville  as  a  place  of 
residence,  but  for  some  reason  changed  their  minds.  While  at  Peoria 
they  met  with  those  who  recommended  the  Osceola  region  highly. 
Major  Moore,  Watts  and  Spencer  had  just  completed  the  original 
survey.  Messrs.  Buswell  and  Winslow  had  been  to  the  grove,  made 
claims,  built  cabins,  and  then  returned  for  a  time  to  Peoria.  Under 
directions  from  Moore,  the  Hall  and  Vandyke  brothers  started  early 
in  June  to  walk  across  the  pathless  prairies  that  then  stretched  from 
Mount  Hawley  to  Wyoming.  After  resting  at  Wyoming  for  a  short 
time,  as  did  nearly  all  who  journeyed  this  way  m  those  days,  and 
being  refreshed  by  a  good  meal,  they  proceeded  toward  the  grove. 
Here  they  found  several  families  encamped,  some  sheltering  in  cabins 
half  built.  Among  these  were  Mr.  William  Parks  ;  he  had  moved 
from  Virginia  with  his  teams,  had  a.  huge  boat-shaped  wagon,  drawn 
by  four  stout  horses,  one  of  which  he  rode,  postillion  fashion,  when  on 
the  road.  He  also  owned  a  'cany-all'  that  cut  quite  a  figure  in  the 
social  life  of  that  neighborhood  for  man}^  years.  The  Hall  brothers 
hired  this  man,  his  big  wagon  and  team  to  return  with  them  to 
Peoria  after  the  women  and  goods,  the  latter  only  amounting  to  four- 
teen large  boxes. 

"  Since  the  men  had  left  Peoria  a  drove  of  cattle  had  passed  through, 
and  Anne  and  Mary  each  bought  a  cow.  So  now  they  loaded  up — 
women  and  goods  in  the  wagon,  Mr.  Parks  on  his  horse,  and  the  men 
on  foot  to  drive  the  stock.  They  provided  themselves  with  bread  and 
cheese  for  refreshment  at  noon,  fully  exj^ecting  to  enjoy  supper  and 
bed  at  the  house  of  General  Thonias,'^  at  Wyoming.  The  wagon  was 
covered,  and  so  fully  loaded  that  the  women  had  to  sit  in  a  constrained 
and  uncomfortable  position,  and  would  often  have  preferred  to  have 
walked  for  a  time,  l)ut  as  the  grass  was  nearly  to  their  waists  and 
they  had  an  English  horror  of  snakes,  this  was  a  poor  relief.  The 
day  wore  slowly  away  ;  they  were  all  very  weary,  the  horses  often 
floundering  in  treacherous  sloughs,  the  wagon  rocking  like  a  ship  at 
sea,  while  the  driver  hallooed  to  his  team  in  a  manner  that  startled, 
38 


■iTO  BIOGRAPHY    AND    RE^nNISCENCES 

almost  frightened  those  unaccustomed  to  such  sights  and  sounds,  but 
still  no  Wyoming  dawned  upon  their  anxious  e^^es.  At  length  night 
came  on,  the  team  was  exhausted,  the  driver  confessed  himself  lost, 
and  there  was  no  alternative  but  to  wait  the  dawning  of  another  day 
upon  the  open  prairie.  The  horses  ate  eagerly  of  the  grass  around 
them,  tlie  women  crept  faint  and  hungry  under  the  shelter  of  the 
wagon  cover,  and  the  men  threw  themselves  upon  the  ground  beneath. 
Thev  were  all  too  excited  to  sleep  much  ;  the  women's  minds  were 
busy  thinking  of  the  homes  and  friends  they  had  left,  contrasting  the 
comfort  of  that  life  with  the  hardships  of  this,  for  although  tlie}"  had 
braced  their  minds  to  meet  bravely  whatever  befell,  yet  this  was  a 
])erformance  not  thought  of  when  the  programme  was  made  out. 
When  Mrs.  William  Hall  had  in  her  English  home  revealed  to  lier 
mother  her  plan,  to  be  married  shortly,  and  two  weeks  thereafter  to 
set  out  for  America,  the  good  woman  exclaimed :  '  Oh,  Anne,  3^ou  are 
going  to  suck  down  sorrow  by  the  spoonful.'  That  night  on  the 
prairie,  and  many  a  night  afterwards  her  daughter  remembered  those 
words,  and  ])erchance  thought  them  prophetic.  When  they  suspended 
their  journe}"  the  lightning  was  playing  about  the  horizon,  and  by 
midnight  a  storm  broke  upon  them  such  as  thev  had  never  conceived 
of,  and  such  as  is  rareh^  witnessed  here,  of  late  3^ears.  But  morning 
came  at  last,  the  ram  had  ceased,  and  thev  started  again  for  Wvo- 
ming,  or  an}"  other  ]ioint  where  food  and  shelter  could  be  obtained,  and 
about  ten  o'clock  a.  m..  the  cabin  of  General  Thomas  was  reached. 
Eefreshed  by  a  good  breakfast  and  a  brief  rest,  the  emigrants  again 
started  forward,  only  to  renew  the  experiences  of  the  previous  day 
with  new  complications.  They  first  made  for  Mr.  James  Holgate's 
place,  and  there  got  directions  for  Seeley's  Point,  pretty  well  to  the 
east  of  the  grove.  By  this  route  they  lioped  to  reach  the  unoccu])ied 
cabin  of  Mr.  Buswell.  of  which  they  were  to  take  possession  until  they 
could  build  one.  But  Spoon  river  must  be  crossed  by  a  deep  and  dan- 
gerous ford,  where  the  chances  were  ver^^  good  that  the  whole  load 
would  ca|>size  down  the  steep  bank  into  the  water,  and  by  the  time 
this  difficulty  was  disposed  of.  the  shades  of  evening  were  again  clos- 
ing around  them. 

"William  Hall,  who  it  will  be  remembered  had  been  over  this 
route  but  lately,  to  make  his  claim,  now  proposed  to  leave  the 
partv  and  make  his  way  on  foot  directlv  to  the  cabin,  kindle 
a  fire  to  guide  the  rest,  and  have  some  food  m  readiness  when 
they  arrived.  He  was  spurred  on  to  this  course,  more  especially 
as  his  young  wife  was  already  ailing  under  the  combined  strain  of 
fatigue  and  excitement,  and  he  feared  if  rest  and  refreshment  could  not 
soon  be  procured  she  would  be  seriously  ill.  He  succeeded  in  carrying 
out  his  part  of  the  contract  without  much  ditficulty,  and  by  nightfall  a 
bright  fire  was  blazing  on  the  rude  hearth  of  the  cal)in.  But  no  wagon 
put  in  an  appearance,  and  the  solitary  watcher  looked  and  listened  in 
vain  for  anv  sifjlit  or  sound  of  the  wanderers.  In  fact  thev  were  far 
to  the  northeast  of  the  grove,  near  where  'the  town  of  Osceola  was 
afterwards  laid  out  —  the  team  floundered  hopelesslv  among  the  big 
sloughs,  and  the  driver  again  pretty  well  confused  as  to  the  points  of 


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the  compass.  For  miles  the  women  had  been  driving  the  cows ;  Robert 
aiding  the  driver  and  keeping  a  sharp  lookont  for  signals  from  William, 
or  for  game  that  would  add  to  the  repast  if  they  reached  the  cabin 
fire.  Mrs.  Hall  had  been  slowly  growing  worse,  and  finally  crawled 
back  into  the  crowded  wagon  in  blank  despair.  Robert  had  been  dis- 
charging his  gun  and  blowing  his  bngle,  in  the  vain  hope  of  making- 
somebody  hear;  but  the  dnll  and  distant  echoes  were  their  only 
response.  At  last  MarN^'s  quiet  courage  began  to  give  \vay,  and  she 
turned  to  the  bewildered  Mr.  Parks,  and  said :  '  For  goodness'  sake, 
take  us  somewhere ;  another  night  out  now  will  kill  Anne.'  '  If  there  is 
nowhere  to  go  to,  how  can  I  take  you?'  curiously  enough  inquired  the 
poor  man.  Soon  after  things  had  reached  this  crisis,  somebody  noted 
a  glimmer  near  the  western  horizon  ;  at  first  they  feared  it  was  but  a 
star,  but  as  they  gradually  drew  nearer,  concluded,  not  that  it  was  'a 
light  in  the  window  for  thee,'  for  well  they  knew  the  home  they  sought 
had  no  windows,  but  a  light  issuing  from  the  open  door  of  a  cabin. 
Robert  again  blew  a  blast  upon  his  bugle  horn,  which  was  answered  by 
a  shot  from  the  cabin.  So  they  made  their  way  through  the  dense 
wood,  over  hills  and  through  hollows,  over  fallen  logs  and  swampy 
sloughs,  and  finally,  about  eleven  o'clock  p.  m.,  drew  up  at  the  cabin 
door.  A  bed  was  soon  made  for  the  sick  w^oman,  and  they  carried  her 
in,  gave  her  tea  and  wine,  composed  themselves  to  rest  with  thankful 
hearts  after  their  long  and  perilous  journey  of  nearly  five  months' 
duration.  And  this  was  the  strange  coming  home,  the  first  '  house- 
warming 'of  the  Halls  in  Illmois,  and  occurred  on  Friday,  June  26, 
1836.  Mr.  Parks  went  a  mile  or  more  to  reach  his  own  home.  Mrs. 
Hall  slept  but  little  if  any  that  night,  and  as  she  was  restless  and 
anxious  to  see  what  the  surroundings  were,  as  soon  as  day  dawned  she 
arose,  partially  dressed,  and  (piietly  slipped  out.  As  may  be  imagined, 
all  that  met  her  eye  was  a  wild  unbroken  solitude,  nothing  save  the 
rude  hut  that  bore  the  impress  of  human  hands,  or  that  showed  a 
human  foot  had  ever  approached  the  s]iot.  The  grass  and  weeds  were 
tall  as  herself,  and  a  heavy  dew  hung  on  them,  glittering  in  the  dawn- 
ing light  like  frost-work.  Whether  overcome  by  conflicting  emotions 
or  by  increasing  weakness,  she  knows  not,  but  she  swooned  and  fell. 
When  the  men  arose  they  were  distressed  to  find  her  lying  in  an 
unconscious  state  beside  the  cabin  wall.  Again  they  carried  her  to  her 
resting  place  in  the  corner,  administered  the  best  restoratives  their 
circumstances  permitted,  and  hung  over  her  with  anxious  hearts.  She 
soon  rallied  and  l)egged  them  not  to  be  alarmed ;  she  said,  '  It  was 
onl\^  weakness  induced  by  fatigue.'  It  was  Saturday  now,  and  know- 
ing that  the  Sturms  at  Seeley's  Point  had  horses  to  sell,  Robert  went 
to  buy  a  team,  which  he  did,  getting  Dick  and  Queen,  two  horses 
deservedly  famous  in  the  annals  of  the  family  for  twenty  years  there- 
after. But  Mrs.  Hall  grew  worse  instead  of  better,  and  during  the 
second  (Saturday)  night,  was  quite  delirious,  raving  so  piteously  of  past 
scenes  that  the  courage  of  all  faltered,  and  on  Sunday  morning  her 
husband  was  about  starting  back  to  Peoria,  only  fifty  miles  away,  for 
a  physician.  Just  then  Mr.  Parks  rode  up  to  inquire  after  the  welfare 
of  the  new-comers,  especially  after  the  one  he  had  left  so  sick.     They 


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told  him  their  fears;  he  said  what  he  could  to  allay  them,  and  advised 
them  not  to  go  to  Peoria  yet.  '  He  would  fetch  Nauc\'  (his  wife)  who 
had  a  good  deal  of  experience  among  sick  folks.'  And  soon  the  good 
woman  came,  and  then  and  there  began  a  series  of  ministrations  to  the 
sick  and  suffering  for  which  she  has  long  been  held  in  gi'ateful  remem- 
brance. Her  knowledge  of  simple  remedies,  her  words  of  encourage- 
ment and  kind  attentions  in  times  of  affliction  were  a  real  boon  to  the 
infant  settlement.  This  kind  old  lady  yet  hves,  having  entered  her 
ninety-third  year,  and  an  honored  old  age  is  hers.  '  Her  children  have 
risen  up  to  call  her  blessed,'  and  though  her  flesh  is  subject  to  many 
infirmities,  yet  is  her  spirit  tranquil,  and  her  faith  looks  stedfastly 
towards  that  brighter  country,  'where  the  inhabitants  never  say, 
I  am  sick.'  But  to  resume  our  story.  Mrs.  Hall  soon  recovered  under 
good  and  careful  nursing,  and  preparations  for  building  themselves 
a  house  went  rapidly  forward.  First,  of  course,  trees  must  be  felled 
for  the  logs,  and  this  was  awkward  work  for  the  Halls,  as  probably 
neither  of  them  had  ever  swung  an  axe  before,  at  least  not  such  an  axe 
as  is  used  by  the  American  backwoodsman  to  such  advantage.  But 
they  worked  with  a  will  and  whacked  away  at  the  trees  all  round, 
until  by  the  time  they  were  ready  to  fall  they  were  literally  whittled 
off  to  a  point.  This  style  of  work  could  be  seen  as  long  as  the  first 
cabin  stood  and  was  the  butt  of  numberless  jokes  among  the  neighbors 
touching  the  capabilities  of  Enghshmen  as  woodchoppers  I  But  the 
logs  answered  a  good  purpose,  nevertheless ;  a  story-and-half  house 
was  raised,  a  sawpit  was  dug  in  which  a  large  two  handled  saw  could 
be  worked,  and  thus  they  made  their  own  boards;  the  tools  were 
unpacked  and  as  William  had  some  practical  knowledge  of  their  use, 
they  soon  had  floors  and  battened  doors,  and  windows  with  glass  in 
them,  which  advantao^es  were  almost  enoug'h  to  make  them  '  take 
airs'  over  their  neighbors,  in  those  times.  This  house  became  a  sort 
of  headquarters  for  all  incoming  detachments,  and  if  its  half  floored 
loft  was  sometimes  so  crowded  with  beds  and  their  occupants,  that 
some  luckless  wight  occasionally  made  a  sudden  descent  to  the  next 
floor,  he  was  pretty  sure  to  And  a  bed  ready  to  catch  him  there,  so  no 
serious  results  followed,  only  some  slight  re-adjustment  to  secure 
safety  the  balance  of  the  night.  Here  the  weary  '  itinerant '  always 
found  a  home,  and  the  pious  of  every  name  a  welcome.  Within  its 
walls  w^ere  assembled  some  of  the  first  cong-reo-ations  that  ever  met  for 
religious  worship  in  the  settlement.  Often  and  again,  have  roof  and 
rafters  rang  with  the  grand  old  hymns  learned  across  the  sea.  '  Den- 
mark' and  'Coronation,'  'Old  Hundred'  and  'Silver  Street,'  were  'the 
familiar  paths  their  souls  oft  trod  towards  God.'  The  clear,  full 
treble  of  the  sisters  chorded  well  with  the  deep  bass  of  AVilliam's  voice 
and  the  tones  of  his  great  viol,  making  harmony  tliat  would  have  be- 
fitted better  surroundings.  In  recalling  this  group,  Mr.  Cummings, 
the  first  missionary  but  lately  said,  '  They  were  right  loyal  Methodists 
of  the  true  Wesleyan  type.'  And  it  was  William  Hall  wlio  led  the 
first  class,  formed  at  Wall's  by  this  missionary  (to  which  reference  is 
made  in  another  place)  seven  miles  from  his  home,  with  an  unbridged 
river  intervening,  and  never  missed  an  appointment   in   ten  years! 


OF   ELMIEA   TOWNSHIP.  473 

But  the  cabin  long  since  gave  place  to  a  more  modern  and  commodi- 
ous structure,  and  the  once  familiar  name  of  William  Hall  lives  there 
no  more  save  in  memory,  or  on  sculptured  marble.  A  son  who  bore  it, 
o-ave  his  life  for  his  country  in  18H2,  expiring  in  a  Memphis  hospital, 
i     *     *     *     *     Edgardiedat  Whites  Station  near  Memphis  in  1803." 

Mrs.  Ann  Hall  (deceased),  who  settled  at  Osceola  Grove,  June  2(>, 
1830,  died  there  October  2-1, 1880,  aged  eighty-two  years.  As  noted  in 
other  ])ages,  she  came  with  her  liusband  from  England,  and  for  fifty 
years  resided  on  the  same  spot,  where  over  fifty  years  ago  she  saw 
their  first  humble  home  in  America  raised.  Her  husband,  one  son  and 
two  daughters  preceded  her  to  the  grave.  Four  sons  and  eleven 
grandchildren  now  re})resent  this  branch  of  the  pioneer  Halls  of 
Osceola  Grove.  She  was  one  of  the  first  persons  in  this  district  to  join 
a  Methodist  class,  and  for  a  number  of  years  her  deceased  husband  was 
class  leader.  Even  u])  to  the  period  of  her  death  she  was  looked  u^xm 
as  the  only  one  who  could  speak  authentically  on  the  early  history  of 
that  church  in  her  neighborhood. 

Tiohert  Ilcdl,  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Cokayne)  Hall,  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1830,  and  settled  on  the  northeast  quarter,  section 
two.  Elmira,  on  which  he  has  since  resided.  He  at  once  engaged  in 
cultivating  this  claim,  and  as  soon  as  the  land  came  into  market  he  pur- 
chased lOU  acres.  He  was  married  January  9,  1840,  to  Miss  Harriet 
Marsh,  to  whom  nine  children  were  born,  six  of  whom  are  living, 
namely  :  Jane,  James  (married,  living  in  Iowa),  Esther  (married,  liv- 
ing in' Iowa),  Matilda,  Charles  (married,  living  on  the  old  homestead), 
and  Ellen  (married,  living  in  Osceola  township).  Mrs.  Robert  Hall  was 
the  daughter  of  Daniel  C.  and  Esther  (Pettibone)  Marsh,  the  former 
being  a  native  of  Connecticut,  who  moved  to  Pennsylvania  while  in 
his  youth,  and  the  latter,  Esther,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania.  Her 
grandfather,  Oliver  Pettibone,  at  the  time  of  the  Wyoming  massacre 
was  eighteen  vears  old,  and  his  father  at  that  time  removed  to  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  remained  there  until  Oliver  Pettibone  married  Martha 
Payne.  After  this  marriage  he  returned  to  Wyoming,  Pa,,  his  father 
returning  with  him.  The  Pettibones  are,  as  far  as  knoAvn,  in  Penn- 
sylvania yet.  Daniel  Marsh,  father  of  Mrs.  Hall,  remained  in  that 
state  until  his  death  in  1805.  Her  mother,  Esther  Marsh,  came  to  Ill- 
inois in  1834,  to  see  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Judge  Holgate,  and  she  was  taken 
sick  and  died  w^iile  there,  and  is  buried  on  the  Holgate  farm.  Robert 
Hall  has  always  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock-growing.  He  has 
added  considerable  land  to  his  original  ])urchase,  but  has  given  it  to 
his  children,  retaining  only  the  old  homestead  of  100  acres,  on  which 
he  now  resides.  He  is  a  repul)lican  in  politics,  but  has  always  been 
opposed  to  office,  yet  the  people  have  elected  him  to  several  township 
positions.  He  is  not  a  member  of  any  church,  but  gives  with  a  liberal 
hand  to  all  denominations  that  are  in  need. 

John  M.  Hatch  came  from  A'ermont  to  Elmira  township,  in  1851. 

James  Monroe  Jackson.,  son  of  Cyrus  and  Zaravia  (Winters)  Jack- 
son, w^as  born  June  4,  1825,  in  Luzerne  county.  Pa.  His  father  and 
mother  were  born  in  Connecticut.  It  appears  both  families  moved  to 
Pennsylvania,  where  Cyrus  Jackson  married.     In   1831    the   family 


474  r.IOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

moved  to  ISTew  York  state,  and  in  1837  to  what  is  now  Penn  township 
of  Stark  county.  Their  chikh'en  are  named  as  follows :  Melinda,  mar- 
ried, a  resident  of  Henry  connty  ;  James  M.,  a  resident  of  this  town- 
ship ;  Sylvia,  who  died  in  1845;  Sylvester,  married,  a  citizen  of  Iowa; 
Andrew,  married,  also  in  Iowa,  and  Clarissa,  married,  a  resident  of  this 
countv.  The  father  resided  in  Penn  township  until  his  death  in  March, 
1844,  and  the  mother  died  in  later  years  as  related  in  pioneer  history. 
James  M.  came  with  his  parents  to  this  State  and  shared  their  pioneer 
labors  until  after  his  father  s  death.  On  August  11,  1844.  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Dall)  Sturms,  also 
pioneers  of  this  county.  They  are  the  parents  of  ten  children,  namely  : 
Henry,  of  this  township,  married ;  Cyrus,  of  Pingold  county,  Iowa, 
single ;  John,  of  the  same  county,  married  ;  Brad}^  F.  and  Waltei',  of 
the  same  county,  married ;  Rebecca,  married  in  Toulon  township ; 
Washington,  of  Hayes  countv,  Xeb.,  married;  Tilly,  married,  a  resi- 
dent of  Toulon  township;  Ella,  married,  residing  in  this  township  and 
Ernest,  single,  residing  with  parents.  Mr.  Jackson  at  one  time  was  a 
member  of  the  United  Brethren  Cliurch,  Imt  of  late  vears  has  attended 
the  American  Presbyterian  Church.  For  over  1.5  years  he  has  served 
as  school  director  and  in  political  life  is  a  Douglas  Democrat.  His 
agricultural  and  stock-growing  interests  claim  his  sole  attention. 

Col.  WdJlam  Jacl's(m,  born  in  Rosshire,  Scotland,  May  11,  1834,  is 
the  son  of  Thomas  and  Isabella  (^Hyslop)  Jackson,  the  former  born  in 
Roxburghshire,  Scotland,  in  1800,  was  the  son  of  Adam  and  Ellen 
Jackson,  descended  from  a  family  (in  Scotland)  of  sheplierds.  Adam 
Jackson  was  in  his  day  a  famous  hunter,  earning  the  title  of  "King  of 
the  Hunters.""  Adam  and  Ellen  had  a  familj'  of  seven  children, 
Thomas  being  the  third  son.  He  married  Miss  Isabella  Ilyslop  in 
1827  in  Roxburghshire,  and  removed  to  the  Highlands  of  Scotland  in 
1833,  still  following  the  vocation  of  shepherd.  They  had.  when  they 
emigrated  to  the  Highlands,  two  children,  namely,  Eliza Ijeth  and 
Adam.  Isabella,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Jackson,  was  the  daughter  of 
Adam  and  Elizabeth  (Balentine)  Hyslo]),  both  natives  of  Scotland, 
Adam  Ilyslop  being  a  laborer,  and  the  Balentines,  like  the  Jacksons, 
])eing  shepherds.  Thomas  Jackson  remained  in  the  Highlands  for 
eighteen  j'ears,  where  six  more  children  were  born  to  them,  namely, 
William,  now  colonel  of  the  Fourth  Illinois  National  Guards;  John. 
James,  Walter,  David  and  Ellen.  Thomas  emigrated  to  America  in 
1850,  and  settled  in  Elmira  township,  where  he  purchased  107  acres 
from  Thomas  Turnbull  on  northwest  quarter-section  27.  There  he 
engaged  in  farming,  and  remained  on  his  first  purchase  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  August  C,  1855.  His  wife  still  survives  hira,  living  at 
the  advanced  ao-e  of  eio-htv-three  in  Elmira   with  her  son  William. 

•  •  • 

William  Jackson  remained  with  his  father  during  his  boyhood  as  a 
sheep-herder,  receiving  a  part  of  his  education  in  Scotland.  He  came 
with  his  jmrents  to  America  in  1850,  and  engaged  in  farming  up  to  the 
beginning  of  the  rebellion  of  1861.  On  the  12th  of  June,  18(31,  he 
enlisted  in  what  was  known  as  the  Elmira  Rifles,  commanded  by  Capt. 
Charles  Stuart,  and  went  into  Camp  Douglas,  Chicago,  June  ]  2th,  where 
the  command  was  mustered  into  the  service  by  Capt.  Pitcher  on  the 


OF    ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  475 

lYth  of  June  of  the  same  year,  and  assigned  to  the  Nineteenth  lUinois 
Vokmteer  Infantry  as  Company  B.  lie  enhsted  as  first  sergeant ;  pro- 
moted to  orderly  sergeant ;  })romoted  to  second  lieutenant  October  13, 
1801;  promoted  to  first  lieutenant  July  15,  1862;  served  his  term  of 
enlistment,  and  was  mustered  out  at  the  expiration  of  service  on  the 
9th  of  July,  1864,  at  Chicago.  Returning  to  this  county,  he  engaged 
in  farming  and  stock-growing,  purchasing  a  farm  in  Elmira  township. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Louisa  A.  Stone,  February  3,  1869,  daughter 
of  Liberty  and  Julia  (Winslow)  Stone,  both  of  whom  are  noticed  in 
the  history  of  Osceola.  Thev  are  the  ])arents  of  seven  children,  named 
as  follows :  Eollo  S.,  Walter  T.,  William  H.,  Nellie  M.,  Julia  W., 
Chester  R.,  and  James  E.  Colonel  Jackson  has  been  for  years  con- 
nected with  the  militia  of  the  state.  On  July  7,  1874,  he  organized  a 
militia  company  known  as  the  Elmira  Zouaves,  and  was  elected  ca])- 
tain.  When  this  command  was  attached  to  the  Fourth  regiment, 
Illinois  National  Guards,  second  brigade,  he  Avas  elected  major;  he  was 
jn'omoted  to  lieutenant-colonel;  commissioned  colonel  of  the  Fourth 
Illinois  National  Guards,  April  7,  1880,  as  related  in  the  military 
chapter.  This  regiment  was  in  active  service  during  the  strike  of 
1877  at  East  St.  Louis  for  ten  days,  and  assisted  in  restoring  order  in 
that  town.  While  they  were  in  service,  they  also  assisted  in  restoring 
order  on  the  several  lines  running  out  of  East  St.  Louis  through  Iowa, 
and  along  the  Chicago,  I>urlington  and  Quincy  lines  at  Galesburg  and 
other  })oincs.  The  colonel  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  loilge,  joining 
the  order  in  1877;  also  being  a  Royal  Arch  Mason;  he  is  also  a 
charter  member  of  James  Jackson  Post  No.  37,  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  and  juuior  vice-commander  of  the  department  of  Illinois. 
He  has  been  commander  of  his  home  post  for  eight  years.  He  is  not 
a  member  of  any  church,  but  lends  his  support  to  the  Presbyterian 
society.  In  politics  he  is  a  staunch  re])ublican,  and  boasts  of  the  fact 
that  he  lias  never  scratched  a  ticket.  He  has  held  the  supervisor's  office 
for  one  term,  and  has  been  commissioner  of  highwavs  for  nine  vears. 
In  school  matters  he  has  alwavs  been  interested,  and  has  assisted 
largely  in  bringing  the  school  system  of  his  township  q\)  to  its  present 
hio-li  standard,  being  director  for  a  number  of  vears.  His  home  near 
Elmira  is  one  of  those  referred  to  at  the  beginning  of  the  cha])ter. 

David  Jacl'sori,  born  in  Rosshire,  Scotland,  March  15,  1844,  is  the 
son  of  Thomas  and  Isabella  Jackson,  old  settlers  of  this  county,  whose 
history  is  given  in  this  chapter.  For  eighteen  years  he  shared  their 
pioneer  labors,  and  in  September,  1862,  enlisted  in  Company  B,  Nine- 
teenth Illinois  Infantry,  completing  his  term  of  service  in  1865.  In 
1866,  with  his  brother  William,  he  purchased  two  hundred  and  thirty 
acres  on  Section  28,  and  has  since  devoted  his  attention  to  agriculture. 
He  married  Miss  Elizabetli  J.,  daugliter  of  Robert  and  Mary  Ann 
(Macgraell)  Rainey.  Her  parents  came  to  America  in  their  youth  from 
Ireland,  settled  at  Philadelphia,  and  there  were  married  in  1851.  Af- 
ter his  marriage,  and  up  to  the  period  of  his  death,  he  was  engaged 
in  weaving  ingrain  carpets.  His  widow  remarried,  and  now  resides  at 
Modena,  while  the  survivor  of  his  two  children  is  the  happy  wife  of 
Captain  Jackson.     A  reference  to  the  history  of  the  United  Presbyte- 


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rian  churcli,  to  the  G.  Army  Post,  Odd  Fellows,  history  of  schools,  po- 
litical and  military  chapters,  and  other  sections  of  this  work  will  point 
out  minutely  the  place  which  this  family  has  held  here.  For  eight 
years  he  was  a  member  and  Lieutenjint  of  the  Elniira  Zouaves,  and 
when  that  company  was  mustered  into  the  Fourth  Illinois  National 
Guards  elected  Captain,  July  25,  1877,  and  again  promoted  to  Major  of 
the  Fourth  Illinois  National  Guards,  April  7,  1880.  During  the  unfor- 
tunate "strike"'  of  1877  he  was  on  active  service  with  his  command. 
His  farm  adjoins  that  of  his  brother  William,  and  the  two  homes  are 
connected  by  private  road.  In  addition  to  his  large  acreage  of  rich 
Elmira  land,  he  holds  eighty  acres  of  timber  land,  is  interested  in 
stock-growing,  and  from  a  })eriod  i)rior  to  coming  of  age,  has  held  an 
important  place  in  the  esteem  of  his  acquaintances  and  the  history  of 
the  township. 

Jo/t7i  Jackson^  born  in  Rosshire,  Scotland,  August  15,  1836,  is  the 
son  of  Thomas  and  Isabella  (Ilysiop)  Jackson.  He  passed  his 
younger  years  as  a  shepherd  in  Scotland,  received  a  common  school 
education  there,  and  emigrated  to  America  with  his  father  in  1850, 
and  settled  in  this  township.  He  Avas  married  September  10,  1860,  to 
Miss  Eliza  Ann  Montooth,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Jennie  Montooth, 
both  natives  of  Ireland.  His  wife  lived  but  four  years  after  their 
marriage,  her  death  taking  place  in  October,  1864.  He  married  July 
3,  1879,  Miss  Abby  Stuart,  daughter  of  Seth  and  Sally  (Harvey) 
Stuart,  both  natives  of  Vermont,  noticed  in  the  history  of  Osceola 
townslii}).  His  lirst  purchase  of  land  was  in  Osceola  township,  in 
1863,  being  160  acres.  This  he  sold  in  1864,  and  in  1868  he  purchased 
160  acres  in  Elmii'a,  his  present  place  of  residence.  To  his  second 
marriage  four  cliikh'en  Avere  born,  namely :  Myrtle  J.,  Isabella  F., 
Ida  S.,  and  Charles  M.,  all  residing  at  home.  In  politics  he  is  a  Ee- 
publican,  but  takes  no  active  part  in  campaigns.  Like  his  brothers,  he 
takes  a  deep  interest  in  school  matters,  having  been  director  for  years, 
and  at  present  clerk  of  the  board  of  directors.  He  ^vas  a  member  of 
the  Union  League  while  that  was  in  existence.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jackson 
are  members  of  the  American  Presbyterian  church,  of  Elmira  and  are 
considered  among  the  hrst  su])]:)orters  of  everything  bearing  on  tlie 
social  and  agricultural  progress  of  this  division  of  the  count}^ 

Adam  Jaclxwn,  son  of  Thomas  and  Isabella  (Ilyslop)  Jackson,  and 
grandson  of  Adam  and  Ellen  Jackson,  was  born  in  Poxburghshire,  Scot- 
land, August  9,  1831,  of  which  county  his  people  were  natives.  One 
of  his  uncles  served  under  AVellington  at  Waterloo.  His  father  was 
married  in  1827.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  namely: 
Bett3\  married  here  ;  A(ham,  above  named,  William  and  John,  married, 
citizens  of  this  township  ;  James,  killed  during  the  Pebellion  ;  Walter, 
deceased  ;  David  residing  here,  and  Ellen,  married  in  Toulon  Town- 
ship. Thonuis  Jackson  came  to  America  with  his  family  in  1850,  pur- 
chased 106  acres  of  land  here,  and  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock- 
growing  until  his  death,  August  6,  1855.  His  wife  still  lives  here 
with  one  of  her  sons,  at  an  advanced  age.  Adam  Jackson's  boyhood 
was  passed  as  a  Scottish  shepherd.  On  coming  here  he  assisted  his 
father  in  making  the  family  home.     On   March  20,  1862,  he  married 


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Miss  Agnes,  (laughter  of  Thomas  and  Janet  (Scott)  Murray,  natives 
of  Scotland,  wlio  immigrated  hither.  The  same  year  he  purchased 
160  acres  of  land,  erected  a  house  thereon,  and  here  has  resided  down 
to  the  ])resent  time.  Of  their  fifteen  children,  ten  are  living,  the  ekl- 
est,  Janet,  being  married  and  a  resident  of  this  townshp.  Mr. 
Jackson,  in  business  matters,  has  devoted  his  attention  solely  to  farm- 
ing. He  has  never  been  a  member  of  a  secret  society,  but  for  twenty- 
four  years  has  been  a  consistent  member  of  the  United  Presljyterian 
church.  He  has  served  as  director  of  his  school  district  for  several 
years.     In  pohtical  affairs  he  votes  with  the  Republican  party. 

James  L.  Jackson^  a  former  settler  of  the  county,  died  in  Taylor 
County,  Iowa,  in  January,  1883. 

Jolm  Z<:y/.w^?.,  better  known  as  Deacon  John  Leason,  finds  mention  in 
sevei'al  i)ages  of  this  work.  In  the  marriage  record  many  members  of 
his  family  find  a  notice.  On  June  27, 1861,  the  venerable  Deacon  was 
taken  from  his  home  at  dead  of  night  by  a  number  of  men  who 
entered  his  house.  An  alarm  was  given  and  the  people  turning  out, 
promptl}'  hunted  the  assaulting  parties  to  their  den.  Horror  stricken, 
one  confessed,  and  as  a  result,  Cliarles  Wilson,  Enos  Mix,  George 
Bodle,  liobert  Alexander,  Miles  Aver^-  and  George  Whitehead  were 
arrested.  Tliey  were  tried  before  Justices  Buswell  and  AVinslow  and 
a  jury  of  twelve  men,  and  finetl  $25,  which  the  juiy  considered  then 
equal  to  $100  in  ordinary  times. 

Williain  Leason.     (  ^ide  sketch  of  C.  L.  Gerard^ 

Thovuis  Lijle.     (  Vide  sketch  of  Asa  A.  Bunton.) 

Carlos  B.  Lyle,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  J.  ^Craig)  Lyle,  was 
born  in  this  township,-  JSTovember  1,  1842.  Thomas  Lyle  came  to  the 
United  States  with  his  father,  when  seven  years  of  age,  and  with  liim 
resided  in  Vermont.  Carlos  B.  was  with  him  dui'ing  all  his  earlier 
3^ears  until  sent  to  Abingdon  to  attend  Iledding  college.  Even  after 
spending  two  terms  there  he  enlisted  as  soon  as  he  got  home  in  1864, 
in  Company  H,  One-hundred-and-thirty -fourth  Illinois  Infantry,  with 
which  command  he  served  until  mustered  out,  as  shown  in  the  military 
chapter.  On  March  21,  1865,  he  married  Miss  Mary  S.,  daughter  of 
Levi  and  Tirza  (Powell)  Ingles,  natives  of  Virginia  and  Ohio  respect- 
ively. To  this  union  seven  children  were  born,  namely  :  Noble  A., 
Charles  M.,  Daisy  E.,  Nellie  E.,  Thomas  E.,  Emma  M.,  and  one  wdio  is 
numbered  among  the  dead.  Ills  farm  on  section  17  is  a  model  one. 
Subjected  to  systematic  cultivation  since  the  war  by  him,  it  shows  the 
effect  of  his  care.  Here,  too,  he  is  engaged  in  stock-growing.  In 
religious  matters  Mr.  Lyle  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  Mrs.  Lvle,  of  the  American  Presbyterian  church.  In 
politics  he  is  a  characteristic  Ke})ubliciin,  was  a  member  of  the  Union 
League  in  war  times,  and  is  today  senior  vice-commander  of  James 
Jackson  Post,  No.  37,  G.  A.  11.  A  reference  to  the  pioneer  chapter 
of  the  general  history  and  to  the  sketch  of  Elmira  townshi])  will  point 
out  more  detinitely  the  part  taken  by  the  family,  of  which  Mr.  Lyle  is 
a  member,  in  the  settlement  and  progress  of  this  county. 

Horace  E.  Lylcf  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Jane  (Craig)  Lyle,  was 
born  in  this  township  May  3,  1852;  was  educated  here,  and  shared  in 


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all  the  labors  of  his  pioneer  father  until  1876.  On  March  23  of  that 
year  he  married  Miss  Ida  M.,  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth 
(Lyle)  Perkins.  In  this  year  also  he  engaged  in  agricultural  work  for 
himself,  and  continued  solely  on  the  farm  until  1880,  when  he  pur- 
chased Fell  ct  Starrett's  meat  market  at  Toulon,  which  he  carried  on 
tliere  for  two  years,  meantime  attending  to  his  farm.  On  disposing  of 
this  market,  he  engaged  in  buying  and  shipping  stock,  and  this  business 
he  now  carries  on  in  connection  with  the  farm  of  352  acres.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Lyle  four  children  were  born  :  Mabel,  in  1877,  died  September 
7,  1880;  Gertrude,  born  December  28,  1878;  Horace  B.,  July  1,  1881, 
and  James  Bartlette,  June  29,  1883.  Mr.  Lyle  has  always  been  a  Re- 
])ublican.  In  religious  matters  he  supports  every  church  needing  or 
asking  help;  in  business  he  is  energetic  and  enterprising,  and  in  social 
and  township  affairs,  like  his  parents,  always  prominent  and  reliable. 

Fhdey  Matlilson.,  an  old  settler  of  the  township,  referred  to  in 
other  pages,  died  Januar}^  11,  1883,  in  his  sixty-third  year. 

Geo7'ge  S.  3£aynard,  son  of  Epliraim  and  Betsy  (Hubbard)  Maynard, 
was  ])orn  in  Franklin  county,  Yt.,  April  7,  1827.  Ephraim  was  the 
son  of  an  English  emigrant,  who  settled  at  Oakham,  Mass.,  who  on 
account  of  lameness  did  not  serve  in  the  Revolution.  In  1801  this 
Ephraim  removed  to  Vermont  (two  3'ears  after  his  marriage  with  Miss 
Hubbard  in  Massachusetts),  and  was  a  farmer  there  until  his  death,  in 
August,  1856.  Of  his  fifteen  children,  three  are  living:  Mrs.  Yashti 
Field,  of  Fairfax,  Vt. ;  Charles  T.,  of  Bakersfield,  A't.,  and  George  S., 
named  above.  George  S.,  on  coming  of  age,  entered  a  boot  and  shoe 
factory  at  Westboro,  remained  there  six  years,  and  then  moved  to 
Osceola  township  in  1853  or  1854.  In  the  fall  of  1856  he  settled  in 
Minnesota,  and  farmed  there  until  the  s})ring  of  1868,  when  he  settled 
in  Elmira,  where  he  purchased  eighty  acres,  on  section  26.  In 
August,  1856,  he  married  Miss  Esther  A.  Dugan,  a  native  of  Massa- 
chusetts, of  Avhicli  State  her  })arents  were  also  natives.  Their  children 
are:  Helen  M.,  now  Mrs.  F.  J.  Fuller,  of  Wyoming;  Clara,  also  nmr- 
ried,  residing  at  home,  and  Charles  E.,  of  this  township.  On  February 
26,  1868,  Mr.  Maynard  married  Miss  Rose,  daughter  of  James  and 
Jane  (Woods)  Hamilton,  natives  of  Yermont,  and  granddaughter  of 
Petiah  and  Hannah  (Hallanan)  Hamilton,  of  Maine  and  Massachu- 
setts, respectively,  and  of  Ebenezer  Woods,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution 
and  subsequently  of  the  secret  police  or  revenue  force.  To  this  union 
three  children  were  born,  of  whom  Pearl  H.  and  Cora  A,  are  living. 
He  has  been  a  Republican  since  1856;  he  leans  toward  Methodism,  but 
is  not  a  member  of  an 3^  church:  for  over  twelve  years  he  has 
served  on  the  district  school  board,  and  for  years  has  been 
connected  with  Bradford  Lodge,  579,  I.  O.  O.  F.  Mrs.  Maynard  is  a 
member  of  the  Gaelic  church  of  Elmira.  In  business  affairs  his  ex- 
cellent farm  and  stock  farm  have  claimed  all  his  attention  since  his 
second  settlement  in  this  county.  Outside  business,  an3'thing  which 
seems  to  affect  the  county,  claims  his  close  study,  and  on  its  merits  his 
su])port  or  opposition. 

Donald McDonal d,hov\\  in  Shieldag,  Parish  of  Applecross,  Rosshire, 
Scotland,  July  20,  1820,  is  the  son  of  John  and  Ann  (McKenzie)  McDon- 


OF   ELMIRA  TOWNSHIP.  481 

aid,  and  grandson  of  Finlay  and  Mary  (Frazer)  McDonald,  descendants 
of  the  few  brave  men  of  that  clan  who  escaped  English  treacliery  at  the 
massacre  of  Glencoe.  John  was  married  in  1808,  and  to  this  union 
eight  children  were  born,  four  of  wliom  are  living,  Finlay,  in  Marshall 
county,  Kan.,  Donald,  of  Ehnira,  John  of  Union  county,  Ore.,  and 
Anna'  Belle,  Marshall  county,  Kan.  The  father  died  in  1857  just  on 
the  eve  (^f  his  departure  for  America.  Four  weeks  later  liis  widow 
left  Scotland  forever,  and  died  in  Kansas  in  186(5.  Donald  in  early 
years  was  a  fisherman  and  at  one  time  a  postman  (letter  carrier).  He 
well  remembers  when  the  })ostage  on  a  letter  from  Carolina  to  Ros- 
shire  was  $1.25,  and  from  Nova  Scotia,  62^  cents ;  from  (Tasgaw,  2(5 
cents,  and  from  Inverness  to  Sheldag,  60  miles,  16  cents.  In  1810  he 
api)renticed  himself  to  a  gardener,  subsequently  worked  in  Tester  gar- 
dens, next  at  Edinburg,  and  also  in  sevei'al  gardens  and  nurseries  in 
England.  In  1819  he  married  Miss  Ann,  daughter  of  Finlay  and 
Catlierine  (McLean)  Murchison,  relatives  of  Sir  Koderick  JMurchison, 
secretary  of  the  foreign  missionary  society  of  London,  England,  who 
died  there  some  time  ago.  In  1850  a  short  time  before  Mr.  Mc- 
Donald went  on  the  Glasgow  police  force,  one  child  was  born, 
to  them,  William,  who  died  December  31,  1851,  here  as  the  family 
left  Glasgow  for  Canada  in  Jul}^  1851,  arrived  at  Quebec  in  August, 
and  ultimatel}^  settled  in  Elmira.  On  the  voyage  Charley  E.,  who 
died  March  28,  1860,  was  born  July  26,  1851.'  On  arriving  here  he 
husked  corn  at  fifty  cents  per  day,  Avorked  a  second  montli  for  $10, 
then  started  out  in  search  of  work,  found  employment  on  a  railroad  at 
Utica  on  the  R.  I.  li.,  at  one  dollar  per  day,  but  not  relishing  this 
work  mov^ed  to  Peoria,  where  he  secured  a  position  in  a  nursery. 
There  he  lal)ored  over  two  years,  when  he  purchased  a  tax  title  to  a 
quarter  section  on  1V>  Elmira,  settled  there  in  1855,  and  has  since  been 
engaged  in  agriculture  and  stock-growing.  He  has  raised  and  edu- 
cate(l  two  nepiiews,  a)id  now  has  two  adopted  children,  Charley  and 
Tilly.  i\fr.  McDonald  and  wife  are  members  of  Knox  church;  he  is  a 
scliot)!  director.  Republican  in  politics,  and,  as  a  citizen,  is  all  that  one 
with  such  experiences  should  be,  useful  and  intelligent. 

Harriet  J.  {Woods)  McKenzie  was  born  in  Indiana  April  24,  1845, 
and  came  to  her  sister's,  Mrs.  Mauck,  in  Elmira,  about  the  year  1864. 
On  January  17, 1865,  she  was  united  in  marriage  to  John  C.  McKenzie, 
died  January  6,  1887,  in  her  forty-second  j^ear. 

WilUain  MoJfitU  son  of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Nicholl)  Moffltt, 
natives  of  Antrim  county,  Ii-eland,  was  born  in  that  county  and  died 
here  in  April,  1879,  aged'  fifty-five  years.  William  Moffitt  received  a 
liljeral  education  in  his  native  country,  and  coming  to  the  United 
States  in  1845,  worked  at  the  weaver's  trade  in  Philadelphia  until 
1854  when  he  moved  west  to  Elmira,  where  his  brother-in-law,  William 
McBi'ide,  had  hitherto  settled  and  carried  on  a  blacksmith  shop.  Here 
he  learned  the  trade,  worked  a  few  years  for  McBride,  and  estaljlished 
his  own  shop  in  tlie  "  Oliver  settlement."  In  a  short  time  after  he 
established  a  carpet-weaving  factory,  bringing  a  loom  fi'om  Philadel- 
phia. Both  industries  he  carried  on  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
Before  leaving  Ireland  he  promised  to  marrj  Ann  Jane  Leech,  and 


482  UIOGRAPIIY   AND   REMINISCENCES 

from  his  first  earninos  in  Phila(Iel])liia  lie  sent  her  money  to  come 
over.  Like  a  true  girl  she  res])()nde(l  and  on  the  day  of  her  arrival  in 
Philadelphia  then'  w(M'e  married  in  1S4S.  The  lady  died  in  18()(),  and 
is  hiiried  in  the  Khnira  cemetery,  l^oth  of  them  were  rare  lovers  of 
liliM'aturc,  the  old  gentleman  being  thoronghly  conversant  with  all 
tiie  leading  wi-iters,  and  a  supi)orter  of  fifty-two  weekly  newspapers. 
William  Aloffitt's  pariMits  came  to  P]iiladel])hia  in  1S4S  with  a  young 
family.  Sonu'  time  later  they  moved  to  Henry  county.  III.,  ])urchased 
a  farm  near  AVeathersfield  where  the  father  died  in  1854.  The  mother 
is  still  a  resident  of  Kewanee,  residing  with  her  daughter,  ]\[rs.  Eliza- 
beth, wife  (tf  John  iMottitt.  Of  AVilliam  ]\r()tt1tt's  children,  six  are  living, 
namely,  John  T.,  a  minister  of  the  ]\Iethotlist  E])iscopai  church  in  Col- 
orado ;  George  AV.,  a  resident  of  Stark  county,  referred  to  in  local 
history:  ^Margaret  1^.,  wife  of  Fred  Fleming,  of  Toulon  township; 
Eleanor  I...  wife  of  George  Critzman.  of  Kewanee,  and  Anne  J.,  wife  of 
Jesse  Fleming,  a  farmer  of  Elmira.  The  great-great-grandfather  was 
James  ]\Iotfitt,  who  was  the  father  of  five  children,  James,  born  in 
1789,  David,  Jane,  William  and  Jolm.  William  came  to  Philadelphia 
in  1881,  James  in  1S40,  and  David  in  1845.  Jane  and  her  family 
settled  in  Australia  early  in  the  forties.  David  and  his  family  moved 
from  IMiiladelphia  to  Illinois;  John  Avent  first  to  Scotland,  but  ulti- 
mately came  to  the  United  States,  liobert  IS^ichol,  David  Mofiitt's 
father-in-law,  was  a  soldier  in  the  British  army,  was  in  Jamaica  fifty 
years  ago.  and  it  is  su])posed  that  some  of  his  children  are  still  there. 
j\[any  of  the  grandcliililren  of  those  Motfitt's  are  today  scattered 
throughout  the  country,  but  the  greater  number  of  their  children  have 
ci'ossed  the  unknown  ocean. 

•Saf/tue/  Jlontooth,  born  in  Tyrone  county,  Ireland,  in  1799,  and  his 
Avife.  born  there  in  ISIO,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1880  and  to 
Elmira  township  in  1858.  Lieutenant  Hunter,  who  married  their 
dauiihtei-,  was  killed  at  jNIurfreesboro. 

liohcrt  Moore,  named  in  the  history  of  Elmira  township,  Avho  mar- 
ried Margaret  Clark,  moved  from  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  to  St.  Gene- 
vieve county.  Mo.,  in  the  spring  of  1822,  and  operated  a  mill  there 
until  18.")5.  when,  as  one  of  the  Peoria  colony,  he  purchased  some  claims 
in  what  is  now  Elmira  township,  this  county,  and  took  a  full  share  in 
its  first  improvement.  His  family  consisted  of  four  sons  and  six 
daughters,  all  deceased  with  the  exception  of  Robert  M.  Moore,  of 
Toulon.  The  latter  carried  on  his  Elmira  farm  for  thirty  years.  In 
1844  he  married  Miss  Maria,  dauiihter  of  Hewes  White;  in  1874  this 
lady  died,  and  the  same  year  the  family  moved  to  Toulon.  Samuel, 
Orlando  and  Coiydon,  her  sons,  are  favorably  known  here.  The  two 
first-named  are  residents  of  Barton  county,  Mo.,  and  the  last  of 
Toulon  township.  His  second  marriage  was  with  Mrs.  Lucina  Petteys 
Van  Dewater,  a  native  of  Oneida  county,  X.  Y.  This  lady's  two 
daughters  are  members  of  the  Methotlist  Episcopal  church.  Mrs. 
Moore  died  January  3,  1887,  in  her  fifty-fourth  year. 

G ear (je  Ml f?rai/,  son  of  Thomas  and  Janet  (Scott)  Murray,  whose 
history  is  given  in  this  cha})ter,  was  born  in  Poxbnrghshire,  Scotland, 
May  12, 1840.     He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in  1853, 


OF    ELMIEA   TOWNSHIP.  483 

and  here  completed  a  liberal  education.  On  gi'owing-  to  manhood  he 
purchased  eighty  acres  and  at  once  engaged  in  agriculture  and  stock- 
raising.  In  1867  he  added  eighty  acres,  sohl  the  160  acres  in  1874, 
and  the  same  year  purchased  240  acres  on  sec.  27 ;  80  acres  on  sec.  26, 
and  eighty  acres  on  sec.  24,  to  which  he  has  since  added  160  acres. 
With  this  well-improved  farm  of  560  acres  he  has  one  of  the  linest  farm 
residences  in  the  whole  county,  which  was  completed  last  year,  lawn 
and  grounds  well  laid  out  and  planted  with  ornamental  trees  and 
shrubbery,  one  of  the  best  equip[)e(l  farm  yards  in  tiie  county — all  the 
result  of  a  quarter  century's  attention  to  his  business  and  an  intelligent 
a])preciation  of  the  true  position  which  a  farmer  should  occupy.  He 
was  married  in  1866  to  Miss  Lusetta,  daughter  of  Smith  and  Sarah 
(Jordan)  Woodward,  natives  of  Peimsylvania.  Of  eight  cJiildren  born 
to  them,  seven  are  living,  namel}' : — Orville,  JMai'garet  J.,  Nina  J.,  Smith 
A.,  Lusetta,  John  T.,  and  Evalina,  all  residing  at  home  or  attending 
school.  In  politics  he  is  a  Hepublican,  but  farther  than  inquiring 
closely  into  a  candidate's  principles  he  does  not  meddle  much  in  them. 
School  interests  always  claim  his  attention  and  he  is  now  school  ti'ustee. 
In  religious  matters  he  is  not  a  church  member  but  supports  the  United 
Presbyterian  Society.  He  commenced  his  battle  with  the  world  "  l)are- 
handed  "  and  conquered  it. 

Will  lam  3£(irra(/,  son  of  Thomas  and  Janet  (Scott)  Murray,  natives 
of  Scotland,  was  born  in  Iloxbui-gh shire,  May  22,  1835.  Mr.  Murray's 
father  was  born  September  10,  1807  and  his  mother  1806.  Both  were 
descended  from  along  line  of  farmers,  and  when  coming  to  America, 
in  1853,  with  their  six  children,  their  intention  was  to  adhere  to  this 
in(le})endent  life.  The  father  died  here  August  8,  1854,  his  wife  sur- 
vived to  see  her  highest  hopes  for  the  family  realized,  and  died  here 
May  27,  1873.  William  Murray  is  the  third  son  of  this  family.  David 
and  Gideon,  his  elder  brothers,  reside  in  Elmira  and  Toulon,  respec- 
tively: Agnes  and  George  also  reside  hei'e,  while  Thomas,  the  young- 
est, lives  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  In  February,  1863,  William  married 
Miss  Isabelle,  daughter  of  Robert  A.  and  Hannah  Faerbairn,  Scottish 
farmers,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  July,  1859.  Mr,  Murray 
purchased  eighty  acres  in  Elmira,  which  he  sold  in  a-  few  years  and 
settled  on  a  farm  of  16(»  acres  in  Toulon  township.  After  a  residence 
of  nine  years  there,  he  sold  that  farm  and  pui'chased  240  acres  in 
Elmira,  where  he  has  uiade  his  home  since  and  erected  one  of  those 
comfortable  farm  residences  common  in  this  townshi]>.  To  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Murray  seven  children  were  born,  the  oldest  dying  in  infancy,  six 
now  living,  namely:  Hannah,  Thomas  S.,  James,  Janet  E.,  Agnes  .1. 
and  Eliza,  all  residing  with  parents.  The  family  belong  to  the  United 
Presbyterian  Church,  and  like  their  father  are  liepublican  in  sentiment 
and  practice.  To  follow  Mr.  Murray's  connection  with  the  social,  offi- 
cial and  industrial  life  of  the  township  and  county  ra,ther  belongs  to 
history  than  to  biography,  and  therefore,  in  the  pages  devoted  to  his- 
tory, many  references  to  him  are  made. 

TJiomas  NlaJiolas  died  at  the  house  of  James  Cinnamon  July,  1883, 
aged  seventy-two  years.  He  came  from  Pennsylvania  in  1843,  settling 
at  Lacon,  Ills. 


484  BIOGRAPHY   AND   KEMINISCENCES 

Adam  Oliver  (deceased)  was  born  December  14,  1S14,  in  Roxburgh- 
shire, Scotland.  His  parents,  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Fife)  Oliver, 
were  also  natives  of  that  country ;  were  married  there  in  1814;  moved 
to  the  Highlands  some  years  later,  and  in  1837  came  with  their  ten 
children  to  the  United  States.  The  names  of  this  large  family  are 
given  as  follows:  Adam  (deceased).  Margaret  (married),  of  this  town- 
ship ;  Betsey  (married)  a  resident  of  Henry  county ;  Andrew  (married), 
of  this  township;  Charlotte  (deceased);  Ann  (unmarried),  residmg 
here;  William  (married),  residing  in  Ilenry  county;  Thomas  (mar- 
ried), a  resident  of  this  township ;  Henry  ll.  (married),  also  residing 
here,  and  Jolm  (married),  of  Audubon  county,  Iowa.  The  head  of  this 
family  in  the  United  States  pushed  westward  without  dehw,  settled  at 
Osceola  Grove,  l)ut  moved  in  1840  to  the  west  side  of  the  township, 
where  he  resided  until  his  death.  May  8,  1885.  There  also  his  wife 
died.  Adam  passed  his  earlier  years  on  the  lowland  farm,  and  later 
assisted  his  father  in  the  duties  of  shepherd  In  the  Highlands.  His 
father  instructed  him  in  writing,  reading  and  Hgures  so  well  that  when 
of  ao-e  lie  eno-au-ed  in  teachino-  school.  (J)n  coming  here  he  took  charge 
of  much  of  his  father's  business  and  remained  with  him  until  1846, 
when  he  married  Miss  Polly  Ann  Parks.  This  lady  died  at  the  birth 
of  her  only  child  who  bear's  the  same  name.  In  1849  he  married  Miss 
Agnes  Davidson,  a  grand  niece  of  James  Davidson,  the  ''Dandy  Din- 
monf'  of  Scott's  "Guy  Mannering."  and  daughter  of  George  and  Jessie 
(Robertson)  Davidson  (married  in  1S24),  who  came  from  Roxburgh- 
shire. Scotland,  to  Marshall  county.  111.,  with  their  five  children  in 
1841.  Ilei' father  died  there  in  October,  18(55.  Adam  and  Mrs.  Oliver 
were  the  parents  of  six  children,  of  whom  four  are  living  —  Margaret 
F.,  of  this  township  (married) ;  Jessie  (married),  residing  at  Harvard, 
Neb.;  George  T.  (married),  residing  on  tlie  homestead,  and  Ella  M., 
residing  liere  with  her  mother.  It  is  said  that  he  never  had  an  enemy. 
In  political  life  he  was  a  Republican  ;  in  religion,  a  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church,  and  in  all  relations  strictly  upright.  His 
death  took  place  May  8,  1885.     (  Vide  History  of  Elmira.) 

Andreio  Oliver,  son  of  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Fife)  Oliver,  was 
born  in  Roxburghshire,  Scotland,  March  20.  1820.  He  is  a  brother  of 
the  late  Adam  Oliver  referred  to  above,  and  like  him  a  pioneer  of  this 
county,  coming  here  with  the  family  in  1837  and  sharing  all  their  fort- 
unes until  1849,  when  he  married  Miss  Ellen,  daughter  of  William  and 
Mary  Turn])ull.  a  native  of  Scotland,  and  like  liimself  a  pioneer  ofthis 
section.  Of  their  six  children  Mary,  the  eldest,  is  the  only  survivor. 
In  1846  Andrew  Oliver  traveled  to  '^Dixon,  111.,  and  then  entered  and 
purchased  his  first  farm  on  section  31,  Elmira  township.  To  this 
original  tract  he  has  added  700  acres  here,  too-ether  with  owning  2,000 
acres  in  Pawnee  county,  Xeb.  In  1860  his  first  wife  died,  and  in 
Xovember,  1861,  lie  married  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James  Arm- 
strong, a  notice  of  whom  appears  in  tiiis  chapter.  They  are  the  parents 
of  four  children  —  Esther  (married),  residing  at  Toulon;  Belle  M., 
Agnes  J.,  and  an  infant  who  is  deceased.  Mr.  Oliver  has  filled  the 
position  of  supervisor  of  the  township  for  three  terms,  assessor  for 
several  terms,  and  almost  all  the  minor  offices.      He  is  a  stockholder 


OF    ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  485 

in  the  first  National  Bank  of  Kewanee  and  in  the  Ilaxtun  steam  heater 
company.  He  has  been  ever  identitied  with  religious  matters,  and  is 
named  among  the  founders  of  the  American  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Elmira.  The  several  parts  taken  by  members  of  this  family  in  the  set- 
tlement and  progress  of  this  county  are  told  in  detail  in  tliese  ))ag\s. 

Henry  ILall  Oliver^  born  in  Kosshire,  Scotland,  in  January,  18;^j2,  is 
the  son  of  Thoma.s  and  Margaret  (Fife)  Oliver,  whose  family  history 
is  given  above  and  wdiose  settlement  here  is  noted  in  the  general  as 
well  as  in  the  townshi})  histor}^  In  1837  he  came  to  this  county  with 
them,  but  afterwai'ds  resided  with  his  brother-in-law,  John  Turnbull 
for  fifteen  years.  During  this  time  he  studied  in  the  district  schools 
and  labored  on  the  farm.  In  1851  he  entered  the  Presbyterian  College 
of  Macomb,  studied  engineering,  and  for  two  years  followed  this  pro- 
fession in  the  employ  of  a  railroad  company.  In  1856  he  entei-ed  the 
Monmouth  College  and  took  a  scientilic  course.  Also  filled  the  ])osi- 
tion  of  tutor  there,  as  he  had  previously  done  while  attending  the  col- 
lege at  Macomb.  Ilis  health  failing,  ho  was  forced  to  forego  the 
pleasures  of  college  life,  and  the  wide  field  of  success  in  his  profession, 
which  appeared  open  to  him,  and  so  returnetl  to  Elmira  and  I'esumed 
farming  or  rather  entered  u))on  the  agriculturalist's  life  in  earnest.  In 
1857  he  married  Miss  Mary,  daughter  of  Finley  and  Catherine 
(McLean)  Mui'chison,  whose  history  is  given  in  that  of  Donald  Mc- 
Donald's family.  Of  nine  children  born  to  this  marriage,  six  are  liv- 
ing, namely  :  David  W.,  engaged  in  farming  on  the  homestead  ;  Mar- 
garet E.,  a  teacher  in  the  Toulon  Academy ;  Katie  E.,  attending  the 
Northwestern  University  ;  William  11.  and  Charlotte  J.,  students  of 
the  Toulon  Acadeiny,  aiul  Agnes  B.,  residing  at  home.  Mrs.  Oliver  is 
a  member  of  the  Highland  or  Canadian  Presbyterian  Church,  and  of 
this  also  her  husband  is  a  member  and  official.  Since  1862  Mr.  Oliver 
has  been  extensively  engaged  in  buying  and  shi])ping  stock  as  well  as 
in  stock-growing  and  farming.  The  home  farm,  which  he  inherited 
from  his  father,  he  has  increased  to  four  hundred  acres,  on  whicli 
stands  his  fine  residence.  This  farm  is  among  the  richest  in  this  dis- 
trict of  fertile  lands,  is  fully  improved  and  equipped  in  buildings, 
machinery  and  implements.  In  politics  he  is  decidedly  republican  ; 
zealous,  yet  tolerant  in  religion,  unostentatious  and  refined  in  manner. 
His  home  is  a  synonym  for  genuine  hospitality.  In  official  life,  the 
testimony  to  his  character  is  indeed  substantial,  as  he  has  for  twenty 
years  been  a  school  director ;  supervisor  of  Elmira  for  several  terms, 
and  also  surveyor  of  the  county. 

Thomas  Oliver's  residence  was  destroyed  by  fire  on  the  moi'uing  of 
Se))teml:)er  15,  1886.  His  father-in-law,  W.  H.  Turnbull,  was  l)urned 
so  badly  that  he  died  the  afternoon  of  that  day.  Building,  furniture, 
records,  etc.,  were  a  total  loss.  The  origin  of  the  fire  is  a  mystery. 
The  flames  were  first  discovered  by  Mi'.  Oliver's  daughter.  Mr.  Turn- 
bull,  who  was  about  seventy-five  years  old,  was  slee])ing  in  an  upstairs 
chamber,  and  succeeded  in  getting  down  stairs  to  tlie  kitchen,  where 
he  became  overpowered  by  "the  heat,  and  was  dragged  (jut  badly 
burned.  This  prominent  old  settler  has  resolved  to  re-enact  the  pioneer 
drama  in  the  west. 


486  BIOGEAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Mattheio  Biichancm  Parks,  ^o\\  of  William  and  Agnes  (Buchanan) 
Parks,  was  born  in  Washington  county,  Va.,  August  15,  1818.  His 
father  was  born  in  Cumberland  count3%  Pa.,  March  7,  1777,  where 
Jose]ili  Parks  (a  native  of  Ireland  and  a  tailor  by  trade),  grandfatlier 
of  Matthew,  had  settled  prior  to  the  Kevolution.  Joseph's  wife, 
Rebecca  Clark,  was  a  native  of  England  who  came  to  America  with 
her  peo]ile  before  the  Revolution,  and  met  aud  married  Mr.  Parks  in 
Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  and  moved  to  Augusta  county,  Va.  The 
founder  of  this  famil}^  in  the  United  States  now  lies  in  the  cemetery 
near  his  Virginia  home.  In  1810  William  Parks,  a  millwright,  married 
Miss  Agnes  Buchanan.  This  lady  was  a  daughter  of  Matthew  Buch- 
anan, who  served  in  the  Revolution  under  General  Campbell  at  Kings 
Mountain,  and  with  two  companies  sent  against  the  Indians  in  Ken- 
tucky. His  wife  was  Elizabeth  Edmondson.  To  them  seven  children 
were  born,  namely:  Granville  C,  a  widower  of  Bureau  county; 
Eliza,  unmarried,  residing  here;  Rebecca  who  died  in  1855;  Matthew 
B.,  of  Elmira,  Polly  Ann  died  March  29,  1847;  Joseph,  unmarried,  and 
Nancy  H.,  unmarried,  residing  here.  The  family  moved  from  Vir- 
ginia "to  Macon  county.  111.,  in  1835 ;  Imt  after  a  very  brief  stay  there, 
William  located  160  acres  of  land  in  what  is  now  Elmira  township, 
erected  the  first  house  ever  built  in  Elmira  on  this  land,  and  resided 
therein  until  1842,  when  he  moved  out  of  the  timber  "onto  the 
])raii'ie,"  and  there,  so  soon  as  the  lands  were  offered  for  sale,  entered 
280  acres.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock-raising  until  his 
death.  His  wife  was  born  in  Washington  county,  Virginia,  October 
13,  1785,  of  which  state  her  parents  were  natives,  of  the  descendants 
from  Scotch-Ii'ish  Buchanans  of  Lancaster  county.  Pa.  She  died  in 
1877.  Matthew  B  has  always  been  a  bachelor  citizen,  represented 
his  townshi})  on  the  supervisors'  board  for  a  number  of  terms,  and 
filled  nearly  all  the  townshi})  offices.  He  resides  on  the  old  Park 
Homestead^  with  his  sisters,  Eliza  and  Nancy  H.,  and  his  brother 
Joseph.  The  latter  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  while  Matthew^ 
B.  is  not  a  member  of  any  society,  though  a  su])porter  of  the  Presl)y- 
terian  Church.  In  the  family  circle  all  questi(ms  affecting  their  inter- 
ests are  thoroughly  discussed,  and  dissenting  opinions  so  expressed  as 
to  leave  no  room  whatsoever  for  discord. 

Wifltaiii  (t.  Perl'ins,  born  in  Orange  county,  Vermont,  January 
19,  1819,  is  the  son  of  Lemuel  and  Lucretia  (Gentleman)  Perkins. 
Lemuel  Perkins  was  a  native  of  New  Hampshire.  He  was  the  son  of 
Timothy  Perkins  and  Betsy  Gentleman.  Timothy  Perkins,  a  native  of 
England,  was  a,  soldier  in  the  revolutionary  war,  and  after  the  Avar  he 
engaged  in  farming  in  the  state  of  New  Hampshire,  remaining  there 
until  his  death.  I'etsy  Gentleman  was  a  native  of  Connecticut,  her 
parents  coming  from  France.  Lemuel  Perkins  enlisted  for  the  war  of 
1S12  at  the  a^'e  of  fourteen,  served  seven  vears  in  the  arniv,  antl  after 
the  war  he  engaged  in  the  cooper  trade.  He  was  married  m  1817  to 
Lucretia  Gentleman,  and  had  by  her  two  children,  the  subject  of  our 
sketch  being  the  oldest.  Daniel  died  wJien  two  years  old,  in  the  town 
of  Tapsham,  Orange  county.  Vt.  His  wife  died  in  1823,  and  in  1833 
he  married  Miss  Hetty  Pomeroy,  a  native  of  Vermont,  by  whom  he 


OF   ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  487 

had  one  child,  Jane,  who  married  and  is  living  at  Tapsham,  Vt.  He 
remained  in  Vermont  the  greater  part  of  his  life,  and  died  there  about 
the  year  1838.  The  subject  of  our  sketch  passed  his  boyhood  on  a 
farm.  When  he  was  old  enough  to  take  part  in  heavy  labor  he  helped 
to  cut  the  timber  and  then  assisted  in  building  the  second  steamboat 
that  ever  ran  on  Lake  Chainplain,  called  the  BuH'mgton,  commanded 
bv  Capt.  Sherman.  He  became  a  boatsman  on  the  boat,  followed  the 
lake  marine  for  a  short  time,  and  in  October,  1840,  he  left  Buffalo,  N. 
Y.,  for  Chicago,  111.,  l)eing  nine  days  making  the  trip.  After  landing 
in  Chicago  he  removed  to  Ottawa,  of  this  state,  and  engaged  in  team- 
ing and  breaking  prairie.  He  was  married  in  November,  1846,  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Lyle,  daughter  of  William  and  Atlanta  (Darling)  Lyle.  After 
his  marriage  he  was  employed  on  the  Chicago  &  LaSalle  or  Illinois 
canal,  and  worked  at  this  until  the  canal  was  finished,  being  the  man 
who  drew  the  last  stone,  and  also  helped  to  place  the  last  stone  on  this 
great  public  work.  After  he  finished  his  canal  job  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing, and  remained  so  engaged  until  1856,  when  he  removed  to  Kansas, 
where  he  made  a  stay  of  a  few  months.  For  a  short  time  afterwards 
he  traveled  around,  first  from  one  state  to  another,  but  in  1857  he  set- 
tled in  Elmira  townsiiip,  jun-chased  160  acres  on  section  8,  and  engaged 
in  farming  and  stock-raising.  Remaining  on  his  first  purchase  until 
1866,  he  ])urchased  160  acres  on  section  9,  and  removed  to  it,  and  has 
remained  on  this  ])urchase  up  to  the  present,  having  added  forty  acres 
more  to  his  last  purchase  in  Elmira,  and  330  acres  in  Osceola  township. 
He  has,  since  coming  to  Stark  county,  been  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock-growing.  In  politics  he  is  democratic ;  is  not  a  member  of  any 
church,  but  supports  all  denominations  alike.  He  has  a  famil}^  of  ten 
children,  namely:  Hazen  H.,  married  and  living  at  Kewanee;  Char- 
lotte, married,  living  at  Chicago;  Charles  E.,  married,  living  in  Penn 
township;  Mary,  married,  living  in  Ebnira  township;  William  L.,  un- 
married, living  in  Osceola  township;  James,  unmarried,  living  in 
Osceola  township ,  Ida  M.,  married,  living  in  Elmira  township ;  Phoebe, 
married,  living  in  Osceola  township  ;  John,  at  home  ;  George,  married, 
living  at  home.  The  sul)ject  of  our  sketch  in  an  early  day  was  looked 
upon  as  being  king  of  the  hunters  in  this  county,  having,  in  company 
with  his  old  hunting  friend,  David  Fulk,  of  Osceola,  killed  the  last  deer 
that  there  is  any  record  of  in  this  township. 

Gideon  Potter,  son  of  Thomas  and  Olive  (Northrup)  Potter,  natives 
of  Yorkshire,  England,  and  Michigan,  respectively,  was  born  at  Ham- 
ilton, Canada,  August  21,  1847.  His  father  was  a  sash  and  door 
maker,  who  enlisted  in  the  English  army,  and  came  with  a  division  of 
that  army  to  C'anada,  in  1837-8,  t(j  beat'  back  the  ]->ati'iots  who  sought 
liberty  for  their  country.  On  Ijeing  discharged,  after  his  term  of  ser- 
vice, he  moved  to  Michigan,  married  there,  returned  to  Canada  where 
he  resided  until  1853,  when  he  left  en  route  to  Missouri.  At  Chicago 
he  was  taken  sick  and  died  there.  His  family  scattered,  Thomas  and 
Ann  are  known  to  be  deceased,  while  Gideon  resides  here.  The  latter, 
at  the  age  of  seven  years,  was  "  bound  out "  to  a  Missouri  farmer 
named  W.  H.  Elliott,  "with  whom  he  remained  until  1859,  when,  owing 
to  the  hardship  of  his  work,  he  eloped,  found  his  way  to  ISTauvoo,  111., 
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488  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMIXISCENCES 

and  worked  for  a  man  named  Bartlett  there  until  1864,  when  he  mo\^d 
to  the  Bartlett,  Sr.,  farm  near  town.  In  1865  he  left  him  and  was 
variously  engaged  until  May,  1867,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  F, 
13th  United  States  infantry,  and  served  three  vears  at  Ft.  Ellis  and"  Ft. 
Shaw,  M.  T.  Subsequently  he  engaged  in  herding  and  farming  in  that 
territory  for  Chip  Travis,  returned  to  Illinois  and  for  thirt}^  months 
engaged  in  fruit-growing  in  Hancock  county.  He  next  was  a  farmer 
near  Denver,  Col.,  returned  to  Sonora,  111.,  and  on  Xovember  30,  1874, 
married  Miss  Emil}^  Thompson,  daughter  of  Harvey  and  Lois  (Crosby) 
Thompson,  of  Osceola,  111.,  who  was  Ijorn  there,  her  parents  being 
natives  of  Vermont  and  Massachusetts  respectively,  but  both  of  old 
families  in  the  latter  State.  For  five  years  after  this  he  engaged  in 
fruit-growing,  and  then  came  to  Osceola  village,  where  he  purchased 
the  mercantile  interests  of  A.  F,  Spencer  and  established  his  present 
business.  His  children  are  :  David,  born  October  13, 1875,  and  Rollin, 
September  25,  1880.  In  politics  he  is  a  Repu])]ican.  Religiously  lie 
inclines  toward  the  Baptists,  but  is  not  a  member  of  anv  church.  Offi- 
cially he  has  served  as  school  director  and  on  the  board  of  cemetery 
trustees.  Though  not  a  pioneer  of  this  celebrated  pioneer  neighbor- 
hood, he  claims  many  warm  friends,  and  stands  as  high  in  the  com- 
munal circle  as  he  does  in  the  commercial. 

John  F.  Reed^  born  at  Heed's  Grove,  Will  county,  111.,  September  7, 
1851,  is  the  son  of  George  W.  and  Mary  (Straeder)  Reed,  both  natives 
of  Indiana,  as  related  in  the  chapter  on  Osceola  township.  Mr.  Reed 
passed  his  boyhood  days  in  assisting  his  father  in  farm  work,  or  attend- 
ing the  school  of  the  district.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  attended 
the  graded  schools  at  Toulon  and  subsequently  studied  in  the  Bradford 
schools.  Adopting  the  profession  of  teacher,  he  would  ]ireside  over  a 
school  for  one  term,  and  the  next  attend  school  at  the  AVesleyan  Uni- 
versity, Bloomington.  He  also  studied  in  the  Illinois  Industrial  Uni- 
versity, at  Champaign.  Since  completing  his  education  he  has  been 
engaged  in  teaching  school,  and  is  now  in  the  thirteentii  year  of  his 
])rofessional  work.  On  June  19,  1878,  he  married  Miss  Frances  I.  Searl, 
daughter  of  I.  AY.  and  Chai'lotte  (Furness)  Searl,  natives  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. To  them  three  children  were  born,  namely  :  Mary  E.,  Ralph 
L.  and  George  H.  Reed.  Mr.  Reed  has  always  been  Republican  in 
politics,  and,  it  is  said,  wields  the  pen  for  the  good  of  his  party,  when- 
ever the  thouoht  of  doino"  so  occurs  to  him.  He  is  an  excellent  teacher 
and  is  now  lillino^  his  fourth  enffag-ement  in  the  schools  of  District  No. 
3  or  Elmira  village.  While  Mr.  Reed  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  his  wife  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  in 
these  societies  they  exert  their  influence  for  good.  (  Yide^  also,  hidory 
of  Osceola  townshij).) 

Simon  B.  Spencer,  born  at  Peacham,  Yt.,  December  27,  1821,  is  the 
son  of  Samuel,  l)orn  Octoljer  26,  1777,  and  Betsy  (Currier)  Spencer, 
natives  of  Windham  county,  N.  H.,  and  Boxford,  Mass.,  respectively; 
and  grandson  of  Ebenezer  and  Mar}'  (Robinson)  Spencer,  descended 
from  one  of  the  three  Spencer  brothers  who  came  from  England,  and 
from  the  Robinsons,  who  settled  in  New  Hampshire  among  its 
pioneers.     Betsy   Currier   is   the   daughter   of    David   and   Elizabeth 


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489 


(Peabody)  Currier  (the  latter  raised  by  Gen.  Putnam's  sister),  natives 
of  Massachusetts.  She  married  Samuel  Spencer  about  1803,  Kev. 
Leonard  Wooston  officiating.  To  them  six  children  were  born,  viz., 
Sarah,  born  in  1804,  residing  in  Kock  Island  county;  Isaac,  born 
March  26,  1812,  died  in  Elmira,  December  27,  1884;  Betsy,  born 
January  1,  1817,  married  Dan  IST.  Beall  in  1830,  i-esides  in  Kock 
Island  county,  and  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  in  188P) ;  Simon 
B.  resides  here,  and  two  died  in  infancy.  In  1842,  Simon  B.  Spencer 
set  out  for  the  west,  arrived  in  Ehnira,  'May  19th,  and  worked  for  his 
brother  Isaac  at  eleven  dollars  per  month.  Early  in  1843,  he  revisited 
Vermont,  returned  in  the  fall  with  his  father,  mother  and  elder  sister, 
and  completed  the  Spencer  settlement  here.  From  1844  to  1848,  his 
health  did  not  permit  liim  to  engage  in  any  kind  of  work.  In  the 
spring  of  1852,  he  purchased  the  southeast  quarter  of  section  2,  and 
here  has  since  been  an  agriculturalist  and  stock-grower.  The  forty 
acres  which  he  entered  in  1843,  on  section  14,  he  still  holds,  together 
with  seven  acres  of  coal  land  on  section  16,  eighty  acres  on  the  west 
half  of  section  2,  and  his  residence  in  the  village  of  Osceola.  He 
belonged  to  the  Union  League  (1861-6.5),  has  always  been  republican, 
but  is  content  with  going  to  the  polls.     In  religion  he  is  a  Bai)tist. 

Isaac  Spencer^  born  in  Vermont  in  1812,  came  to  Peoria  in  1835, 
and  to  the  northeast  quarter,  section  10,  Elmira  townsliip,  in  1838,  and 
subsequently  purchased  more  lands,  all  of  which  he  improved,  his 
steam  flouring  mill  being  one  of  the  early  industries  of  the  county. 

Sturrm  Family. — Much  has  been  written  of  this  family  in  the 
sketches  of  Osceola  and  Toulon  townships,  as  well  as  in  that  of 
this  township.  Again  in  the  general  history  many  references  are 
made  to  them.  For  the  purposes  of  this  part  of  the  chapter,  the 
following  notice  of  the  family  is  given:  Louis  Sturms,  who  came  to 
LaSalle  Prairie,  111.,  about  the  period  the  first  settlement  was  made  in 
Essex  township,  came  to  Spoon  river  about  1834;  in  1835,  visited  what 
is  now  Elmira  township,  remained  some  time,  but  returned  to  Ohio. 
Matthias  Sturms,  who  came  in  September,  1834,  brought  with  him  his 
wife  and  ten  children,  thus  giving  a  population  at  once  to  this  ])art  of 
the  wilderness.  In  the  history  of  'the  Methodist  Episcopal  cliurch 
throughout  the  county,  many  references  are  made  to  this  pioneer,  for 
in  his  cabin  were  held  the  first  Methodist  services  north  of  what  is 
now  Wyoming,  in  this  county.  Among  his  sons  were  Henry  S.  (not 
Llenry  Sturms,  who  settled  here  in  1838),  Nicholas,  who  was  a  juror  in 
1839,'  Samuel,  Matthias  and  Simon.  Of  this  number,  there  were 
assessed  in  1839,  Matthias,  junior,  Henry  S.,  Samuel  and  Nicholas. 
Henry  S.  was  married  to  Miss  Osborne  in  Ohio,  and  brought  his  wife 
with  'him,  as  his  sister,  who  married  John  Kirkpatrick,  brought  her 
husband  with  her  in  1834.  Another  sister  married  the  pioneer  —  Peter 
Pratt.  Matthias  Sturms  died  in  February,  1862,  aged  seventy-six 
years ;  but  prior  to  this  time  the  old  people  had  passed  away.  The 
records  of  the  cemeteries  all  around  Elmira  and  in  the  township 
contain  the  names  of  this  family,  even  as  the  marriage  record  tells 
of  the  beginnings  of  other  families  of  the  same  name, 

John  Turnhdl,  comvcionly  known  as  "  Uncle  John,"  was  born  in 


490  BIOGRAPHY    AND    KEMINISCENCES 

Roxburghshire,  Scotland,  November  23,  1806.  His  parents,  Robert 
and  Ellen  (Brydon)  Turnbull,  were  also  natives  of  Scotland,  the  former 
(a  soldier  under  General  Elliott)  participated  in  the  siege  of  Gibraltar, 
and,  after  his  honorable  discharge  from  tlie  British  army,  married  and 
engaged  in  farming  in  Scotland  until  his  death  in  1S09,  Uncle  John, 
in  his  bojdiood  (aged  8-|  years),  served  eight  years  as  cowherd  for 
Thomas  Stavart,  subsequently  had  charge  of  a  flock  of  sheep,  and  in 
1826  removed  to  Lochcanon,  Rosshire,  where  he  was  sliepherd  for 
Adam  Scott  on  the  Tullich  farm,  serving  for  eleven  years.  During 
this  time,  on  February  22,  1834,  he  married  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Margaret  (Fife)  Oliver.  On  June  14,  1837,  he  and  wife 
sailed  from  Greenwich  for  America,  landed  at  Chicago,  September  1st, 
moved  in  a  few  days  to  Joliet,  and  thence,  in  February,  1838,  to 
Osceola  Grove.  Here  he  purchased  a  squatter's  claim  of  160  acres  for 
twenty-five  dollars  (on  section  twenty-one)  the  same  year;  subsequently 
purchased  it  from  the  United  States,  and  lias  made  this  his  home  ever 
since.  He  added  120  acres  to  his  original  purchase,  and  has  followed 
farming  and  sheep-raising  here  since  1838.  He  takes  pride  in  the  fact 
that  his  first  vote  was  cast  for  Henrv  Clay.  "I  lost  it,"  says  he,  "but 
he  was  a  grand  old  man."  ~  Uncle  John  has  been  justice  of  the  peace 
for  over  thirty  years,  was  supervisor  for  three  terms,  and  school 
director  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  one  of  the  original  members 
of  the  United  Presbyterian  church  here,  and  one  of  its  most  earnest 
supporters  since  organization.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Turnbull  never  had  chil- 
dren, but  by  adoption  reared  a  number  of  nephews  and  nieces,  namely, 
Thomas  Rule,  married,  living  on  the  frontier;  Will  Rule,  married,  a 
resident  of  Iowa;  Jane  Rule,  deceased,  and  Anna  Rule,  married,  resid- 
ing in  Iowa.  The  two  orphans,  Mary  and  Matthew  Phelan,  were 
raised  and  educated  by  "Uncle  John"  and  his  wife;  also,  they  reared 
II.  H.  Ohver  and  William  B.  Turnbull,  giving  parental  care  in  each 
instance.  Mr.  T.  is  one  of  the  most  honored  members  of  the  Old  Set- 
tlers' association,  the  annual  meetings  of  which  he  attends.  In  polit- 
ical matters  he  is  republican,  versed  in  all  public  subjects,  and  now,  in 
his  eiffhtv-first  vear.  a  svnonvm  for  health  and  vitror. 

John  G.  TurnljuU  was  born  in  Dumphrieshire,  Scotland,  December 
20,  1828.  His  parents,  Robert  and  Margaret  (Graham)  Turnbull,  re- 
sided in  Roxburghshire  so  early  as  1799,  for  there  the  eldest  son, 
Thomas,  now  deceased,  was  born.  Of  their  six  children,  all  l)orn  in 
Scotland,  John  G.,  of  this  township,  and  Sophia,  married,  residing  in 
Bureau  county,  survive.  The  family  settled  in  Canada  in  1837,  moved 
to  Joliet,  111.,  in  1838,  where  Margaret  Turnbull's  mother  and  two 
brothers  were  attacked  and  carried  off  by  some  disease,  and  were 
buried  there.  During  the  following  winter  the  survivors  of  this  partv 
moved  to  Elmira  townshi]),  the  father  ])urchasing  a  farm  on  section 
twent3^-two.  Here  there  were  five  more  children  born  to  them,  among 
Avhom  are  Robert,  married,  in  Page  count}^  la. ;  James,  married,  a 
citizen  of  Missouri ;  Adam,  married,  of  Fremont  county,  la. ;  George, 
deceased.  In  politics  Robert  Turnbull,  Sr.,  was  democratic,  in  relig- 
ion an  Old  School  Presbyterian.  He  died  in  1874,  and  later  his  wife, 
who  for  years  shared  all  his  disajipointments   and  successes,  followed 


OF    ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  491 

him  to  the  grave.  John  G.,  when  of  age,  purchased  160  acres  in 
Bureau  county.  In  1859  he  married  Miss  Helen,  daughter  of  Matthew 
and  Catherine  (Temple)  Scott,  natives  of  England  and  Scotland,  re- 
spectively. Mrs.  Scott  was  a  daughter  of  Eobert  and  Eliza  (Elliot) 
Temple,  "natives  of  England,  her  father  being  a  physician,  who  on 
graduating  moved  to  JNewcastleton,  Scotland,  where  they  died.  Mat- 
thew Scott,  her  father,  was  a  shoemaker  of  Roxburghshire,  and  re- 
sided there  until  his  death.  Mrs.  J.  G.  Turnbull  came  to  the  United 
States  with  a  cousin  in  1858,  and,  as  stated,  was  married  in  1859.  She 
is  the  mother  of  ten  children,  seven  of  whom  are  living,  viz.: 
Thomas  R.,  widower,  residing  here ;  Margaret  J.,  married,  residing  in 
this  township;  Anna,  Henry,  Charhe,  Cora,  and  Irvine,  all  residing  at 
liouie.  In  1860  Mr.  Turnbull  owned  240  acres  in  Bureau  county,  and 
from  that  year  until  1873  made  his  home  there.  He  purchased  702 
acres  additional  in  Elmira  township,  where  the  family  took  up  their 
residence  in  1873.  He  began  life's  battle  as  a  farm  laborer,  now  owns 
942  acres  of  fertile  lands,  and  one  of  the  most  elegant  homes  in  the 
county.  While  his  wife  and  some  members  of  his  family  are  members 
of  the  Presbyterian  church,  he  is  not  a  member  of  any  society ;  but 
his  moral  and  financial  support  is  given  freely  to  all  Christian  organiza- 
tions.    (  Yide  history  of  townsJilp.) 

William  H.  TurnhuU  was  born  on  the  line  of  Roxburghshire  and 
Northumberland,  bordering  on  England,  February,  1809;  was  married 
to  Miss  Mary  Hume,  of  Roxburghshire,  in  1837.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1852,  stop])ing  in  Oswego  county,  New  York  ;  in  1853 
came  to  Henry  county,  Illinois,  where  he  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits. In  October,  1859,  death  claimed  his  beloved  companion,  from 
which  time  he  made  his  home  with  his  son-in-law  and  daughter,  Mr,  and 
Mrs.  Thomas  Oliver.  On  September  14,  1886,  while  the  family  were 
all  quietly  resting  in  sleep,  little  dreaming  of  the  destructive  element 
consuming  their  dwelling,  t  lie}^  were  suddenly  aroused  by  the  crackling 
flames.  Onlv  bv  the  ereatest  efl'orts  of  Mr.  Oliver  was  his  body 
rescued  from  the  flames,  but  so  badly  burned  that  death  resulted  m 
twenty-four  hours  later.  He  was  the  father  of  seven  children,  two  of 
whom  died  in  early  childhood — one  in  Oswego  county,  New  York,  and 
the  other  at  Elmira.  Four  sons  and  one  daughter  survive  him.  Two 
sons  are  Presbyterian  ministers,  one  now  pasxor  of  a  thriving  church 
in  Detroit,  Mich.,  and  the  other  of  one  in  Nova  Scotia,  Canada.  One 
son  lives  in  Pawnee  City,  Neb.,  and  the  other  is  in  Chicago. 

William  Turnbull,  born  in  Roxburghshire,  Scotland,  came  to 
Stark  County  in  1850,  died  July  12,  1882. 

Archihald  Vandyke,  son  of  Jacob  and  Alice  (Craven)  Vandyke, 
was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pa, .'January  10,1806.  His  brother  Charles 
was  also  born  m  that  county,  April  12,  1814.  The  father,  Jacob,  was 
born  in  Pennsylvania,  October  6,  1764,  the  mother  was  born  in  Penn- 
sylvania, May  17,  1773,  of  Avhich  state  her  parents,  William  and  Alice 
Craven,  were  residents,  but  natives  of  Holland,  Jacob  Vandyke  was  a 
stone-mason  ;  Archibiald,  his  son,  learned  the  tailor's  trade,  and  with  his 
brother  Charles,  are  the  only  representatives  of  a  family  of  nine  children, 
Archibald   was   married  in   March,  1835,  to   Martha,  a   daughter   of 


492  BIOGRAPHY    AND   RP:M1N1SCENCES 

Abram  and  Martha  Slifer,  both  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  but  of  Ger- 
man and  Welsh  descent.  That  year,  with  his  brother,  he  engaged  in 
mercantde  business  in  Bucks  County,  Pa.,  but  in  1836,  he  moved 
to  Osceola  Grove,  located  160  acres,  and  farmed  and  worked  at  his 
trade  here  until  the  lands  were  placed  on  the  market,  when  he  entered 
his  claim.  Archibald  and  wife  have  no  children  of  their  own,  but 
raised  four,  namely  :  Anne  Sweet,  deceased ;  Orsinus  Sw^eet,  Carlos 
Newman,  deceased  ;  and  Emma  Leonard,  married  and  living  in  Minne- 
sota. In  1874  he  sold  his  lands  at  the  Grove,  moved  to  Kewanee,  es- 
tablished a  private  boarding  house,  but  on  the  deatli  of  his  wife  in 
1877,  sold  his  Kewanee  interests,  returned  to  Elmira,  and  resides  wdth 
his  brother.  In  2X)litics  he  is  Democratic,  and  for  over  fifty-four  vears 
has  been  an  earnest  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  Cliarles  Van- 
dyke married  Eleanor,  his  brother's  wife's  sister  in  April,  1836,  and 
the  same  month  came  to  Illinois  with  his  brotlier.  After  a  stay  of  a 
few  months  at  the  Grove  he  returned  to  Pennsylvania,  where  he  left 
his  newly-wedded  wife  in  April,  engaged  in  agriculture  there  until 
1811,  when  he  revisited  Elmira,  purchased  eighty  acres,  to  which, 
within  a  few  years,  he  added  240,  and  cultivated  this  tract  until  1875, 
Avhen  he  sold  the  farm,  and  purchased  sixty  acres  a  point  south,  to 
wliich  he  has  added  126  acres  of  choice  land.  Of  their  eight  children 
five  are  living,  namely:  Abram,  of  Osceola  Township;  Theodore, 
single  ;  Charles  H.,  single  ;  Alice,  married,  residing  at  Osceola,  and 
James  H.,  residing  here.  Charles  Yand3'ke  has  always  been  a  far- 
mer. In  politics  he  is  liepublican  like  his  sons.  Adeline  Condelle  has 
been  with  the  faniilv  over  forty-five  years.  Since  1845,  Charles  has 
been  prominent  in  the  public  afi^airs  of  the  township,  and  like  his 
brother  has  alwavs  been  a  leading  member  of  the  old  Baptist  church. 
Socially,  the  family  hold  a  high  place,  and  are  noted  for  their  hospital- 
ity. They  have  in  their  possession  a  Welsh  dictionary,  a  China  bowl, 
center  table  and  clothes  chest,  brought  to  America  in  1738. 

Charles  and  Ellen  {Sliper)  Vcmdyike  settled  at  Spoon  river  in  1836, 
the  same  year  of  their  marriage,  when  they  erected  their  cabin,  laid 
the  puncheon  fiooi',  put  in  an  old-fashioned  fire-p)lace,  swung  the  crane, 
hung  on  the  kettle  and  opened  up  in  grand  style,  with  one  table,  four 
chairs,  one  bake-kettle,  one  mush-pot,  one  bed,  a  rolling-pm,  a  hickory 
broom,  two  stout  hearts  and  as  many  full  grown  appetites.  The  Tan- 
dj^kes'  golden  wedding  took  place  April  21,  1886. 

Ilewes  W/iite,  one  of  the  pioneers,  was  the  father  of  Wells  White, 
born  at  Mansfield,  Pa.,  June  7,  1836,  came  with  his  parents,  Hewes 
and  Anna  (Williamson)  White  to  Illinois  in  1837  and  settled  at  Osceola 
in  1838-9.  Ilewes  White  carried  on  blacksmithing  there  until  1847, 
when  the  family  moved  to  Toulon.  Here  the  fatlier  died  in  1863  and 
the  mother  in  1876.  leaving  three  sons  and  five  daughtei's.  Wells 
White  carried  on  the  wagon,  carriage  and  blacksmith  business 
Avhich  his  father  established  at  Toulon.  He  married  a  Miss  Hill,  of 
Michigan,  to  whom  a  son  and  a  daughter  have  been  born.  This  son, 
Frank,  is  also  the  head  of  a  family,  his  wife  being  Miss  Mary,  daughter 
of  John  Johnson,  of  Toulon. 


CHAPTER  XYIII. 


ESSEX   TOWNSHIP. 

I II  IS  division  of  the  county  was  settled  in  1829  by  the  Essex 
family,  in  whose  honor  the  name  was  given  to  it  in  1853, 
by  Calvin  Eastman,  Henry  Breese  and  T.  F.  Hurd,  the  com- 
missioners under  the  act  of  1851  for  dividing  the  county 
into  townships.  Essex  forms  the  center  of  the  trio  of 
Stark's  southern  divisions.  It  is  a  full  congressional  town- 
ship ;  but  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  vagrant  Spoon  river 
and  rambling  Indian  creek  selected  it  as  a  special  section 
for  their  wanderings,  the  area  under  cultivation  is  not  of 
equal  extent.  The  population  in  1880,  including  part  of 
Wyoming  village,  was  1,452,  the  village  claiming  434. 
The  villages  of  Duncan,  Slackwater,  and  Stringtown  form 
the  leading  settlements.  Moulton  on  its  northern  border, 
and  Massillon  on  its  western  border  long  since  passed 
away,  and  their  sites  were  plowed  over  by  the  modern  husbandman. 
Princeville  township,  adjoining  on  the  south,  was  settled  by  Daniel 
Prince,  in  1822,  but  the  family  of  Stephen  French  was  the  first  there. 
Miss  Esther  Stoddard  taught'the  first  school ;  Theodore  F.  Hurd  was 
the  first  male  teacher.  Rev.  Robert  Stewart,  a  Presbyterian,  was  the 
first  preacher,  while  the  first  death  was  that  of  Isaac  Essex's  father-in- 
law.  Princeville  village  was  platted  for  W.  C.  Stevens,  in  1837,  where 
the  Presbyterian  church  of  1834  was  built.  Monica  is  a  new  village. 
About  the  time  the  first  settlers  came  into  this  district  of  Spoon  river, 
the  Indians  were  residents.  Subsequently  they  moved  some  miles 
westward  and  did  not  return  until  1830,  when  they  remained  a  few 
years.  At  this  time  the  forest  presented  its  huge  trees  without  under- 
brush, with  Indian  trails  stretching  out  in  every  direction. 

The  largest  log  ever  cut  in  Stark  county  was  that  cut  in  Abner 
Kerns'  timber,  just  west  of  Thomas  Falkner's  farm,  in  1876.  It  is 
known  as  the  "  Centennial  Walnut  Log."  It  measured  13  feet  long, 
5A  feet  in  diameter,  and  17  feet  in  circumference.  Payne,  Thomas, 
David,  James,  Richard  and  Abner  Kerns  assisted  in  hauling  it  to  the 
depot  at  Wyoming  for  shipment  to  Chicago. 

The  original  entries  of  lands  in  township  12,  north  range  6,  east, 
together  with  the  names  of  present  owners,  are  given  as  follows : 

Edwin  Hutchinson,  e.  hf.,  u.  e.  qr.,sec.  1;  Aug.  12,  1836.  G.  and  D.  Kern.s,  78;  A. 
D.  Gilclirist,  57,  and  E.  Hartley,  20  acres. 

W  li  it  nej' Smith,  w.  hf .  n.  e.  qr.,  and  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  1;  April  11,  1836. 

Whitney  Smith,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  1;  Feb.  9,  1836.  A.  P.  McVicker,  38;  J.  C. 
Decker,  28i^;  T.  Fox,  4%;  B.  Drumraond,  4;  R.  Hight,  4i^. 

John  Trask,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  1;  Oct.  6,  1817.     W.  H.  Cooke,  41;  P.  Stancliff,  110. 

William  Ely,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  1;  Oct.  6,  1817.     James  Hartley,  98;  E.  Hartley,  60. 

493 


494  HISTORY    OF   STAEK    COUNTY. 

Samuel  Thomas,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  2;  June,  1835.  J.  M.  Thomas,  45;  J.  E.  Decker,  ISJ^, 
and  .small  lots. 

Sylvanus  Moore,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  2;  June  13,  1835.  J.  M.  Thomas,  n.  w.  145;  C.  P. 
McCorkle,  3. 

John  McCloud,  s.  w.  qr.,  ,sec.  2;  April  9,  1818.     Simon  Cox,  1473^,  and  small  lots. 

Abram  Walton,  s.  c.  qr.,  sec.  2;  April  9,  1818.  S.  Cox,  70;  H.  Ingram,  s.  80;  C. 
G.  Colburn,  10. 

Herman  Leek,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  3;  June  13,  1835.  D.  Guyre,  79;  M.  P.  Vicker,  67J^; 
Jackson,  2}{. 

Whitnej^  Smith,  n.  e.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3;  April  11,  1836. 

John  B.  Dodge,  w.  hf.    n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3;  June  26,  1835.     John  Leffler,  n.  w.  150. 

John  B.  Dodge,  s.  e.  qr.  n.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  3;  Nov.  14,  1835. 

John  Newkirk,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Nov.  29,  1817.     Miron  R.  Cox,  s.  w.  160. 

Aaron  Graham,  s  e.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Nov.  29,  1817.     Abner  Kerns,  s.  e.  160. 

Ira  AVard,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  and  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  4;  June  26,  1835. 

A.  Wilkinson,  n.  IO2I3";  Sol.  Wilkinson,  s.  195i^. 

Jenkins  Evans,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  June  26,  1835. 

Ralph  Tucker,  s.  mv.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Jan.  3,  1818.     Sylvester  Wilkinson,  s.  w.  160. 

Peter  Lawrence,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Jan.  3,  1818.  Sjdvester  Wilkinson,  s.  e.  160,  and 
Joseph  Cox,  1^. 

Lewis  Perry,  n.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  July  3,  1835.     Wm.  Ogle,  120,  and  small  lots. 

George  S.  Evans,  s.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Aug.  22,  1836. 

Stephen  G.  Worley,  n.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Aug.  28,  1835.  Hopkins  Shivvers,  113, 
n.  w.  qr. 

Seth  C.  Sherman,  s.  w.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  5;  March  30,  1837. 

Howard  Ogle,  s.  e.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Sept.  26,  1836. 

Southward  Shaw,  Jr.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  5;  June  15,  1836.     John  H.  Ogle,  s.  w.  qr. 

George  S.  Evans,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Nov.  17,  1835.     John  11.  Ogle,  s.  e.  qr. 

James  K.  McLanahan,  n.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  May  11,  1835.     Hopkins  Shivvers,  52; 

B.  Turner,  87;  Ogle,  10. 

Robert  McLanahan,  s.  hf.  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  Sept.  12,  1835. 

William  Malioney,  n.  e.  qr.  and  n.  w.  qr.,  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  6;  Jul}'  3,  1835.  Oliver 
Mahany  w.  146;  B.  Turner,  4,  n.  w.  qr. 

Samuel  Jackson,  s.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  6;  March  22,  1836. 

William  Ogle,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  6;  April  9,  1836.     Wm.  Ogle,  s.  w.  qr. 

James  McCray,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  Nov.  29,  1817.  H.  Shivvers,  40;  J.  II.  Ogle,  n.  w. 
and  s.  hf.  s.  e.  qr. 

William  Lloyd,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  April  17,  1818.  J.  H.  Ogle,  121,  and  M.  B. 
Trickle,  39. 

Southward  Shaw,  Jr.,  n.  w.  and  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  7;  June  16,  1836.  M.  B.  Trickle, 
n.  w.  158,  and  39  of  s.  w.  qr. ;  J.  Trickle,  39;  and  McDaniel,  78  s.  w.  qr. 

John  Meeks,  s.  e.  qr. ,  sec.  7;  Aug.  10,  1818.  John  H.  Slater,  n.  80;  S.  Deaver, 
s.  80. 

Nathan  Cox,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  May  21,  1836.     Jes.se  Cox,  n.  e.  160. 

Southward  Shaw,  Jr.,  n.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  8;  June  15,  1836.  John  H.  Ogle,  40;  Levi 
Sillinian,  120  n.  w.  qr. 

Oilman  Smith,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  8;  April  3,  1818.     Levi  Sillinian,  s.  w.  160. 

Gardner  Herring,  -s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  Aug.  31,  1818.  Jos.  Cox,  4%;  Levi  Silliman, 
713^,  and  small  lots. 

James  Zings,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  9;  Jan.  1,  1818.     Jos.  Cox,  n.  e.  160. 

John  A.  Newhall,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Jan.  1,  1818.  Wilkinson  Bros.,  60;  Jos.  Cox, 
s.  100,  n.  w.  qr. 

Javille  Chaffee,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9;  June  10,  1818.  C.  H.  Cox,  s.  w.  137,  and  19  acres 
in  small  lots. 

Nathan  Bennett,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  9;  June  10,  1818.  Moffitts,  e.  80,  and  Monroe  Cox, 
w.  80. 

Robert  King,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Feb.  18,  1818.  Abner  Kerns,  146;  Bailey,  4;  Faul- 
coner,  10. 

Benj.  Davis,    n.  w.  qr  ,  sec.  10;  Feb.  18,  1818.     Monroe  Cox,  n.  w.  160. 

John  B.  ilcKenuy,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  10;  Sept.  24,  1818.     Moffitts,  s.  w.  160. 

John  Worlsbough,  s.  e.  qr,,  sec.  10;  Sept.  24,  1818.  Perry  Stand  iff ,  50V<;  A.  Kerns, 
741^;  A.  Bailey,  29. 

"John  Odam,  n.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  11;  Dec.  23,  1817.     Abner  Kerns,  n.  e.  160. 

Tryon  Fuller,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Dec.  23,  1817.     Simon  Cox,  n.  w.  160. 

Solomon  Libby,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Jan.  23,  1818.     Augustus  Bailey,  s.  w.  160, 


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ESSKX   TOWNSHIP.  497 

Joseph  Wright,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  11;  Jan.  23,  1818.     J.  Harvey  Cox,  s.  e.  160. 

Koswell  Post,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Dec.  13,  1818.     Ann  Hartley,  n.  e.  147. 

Harvey  Sperry,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Dec.  13,  1818.    J.  Hartley,  e.  80;  H.  Ingram,  w.  78. 

Joseph  Woodmansee.  s.  w.  qr.  and  s.  e.  qr. ;  sec.  12.     Nov.  7,   1817.     H.  Ingram, 
n.  141;  J.  McMillen.  s.  18,  s.  w.  qr. ;   Michael  Colgan,  s.  e.  148. 

James  Selah,  n.  e.,  qr.,  sec.  13;     May  22,  1818.     J.  H.  Simms,  n.  e.  154. 

John  H.  Martin,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  13;  May  22,  1818.     John  McMillen,  n.  w.  160. 

James  Heed,  s.  w.  qj.,  sec.  13;  June  10,  1818.     J.  O.  Smith,  s.  w.  160. 

J.  II.  Winney,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13;  June  10,  1818.     J.  H.  Sims,  115;  J.  O.  Smith,  39i^. 

Benj.  Lovell,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Joseph  H.  Cox,  n.  e.  160. 

John  Lovell,  n.  w.  qr.,   sec.   14;    Oct.  6,   1817.     A.   Bailey,  120;  P.  Stancliff,  25; 
R.  Jordan,  5;  H.  Dixon,  10. 

John  Baptiste,  s.  w.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  April  23,  1818.     B.  F.  Graves,  62;  James 
Graves,  81  s.  w.  qr, ;  Thomas  Graves,  s.  e.   160. 

Rufus  Stanley,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;   Oct.  28,  1818.     Perry  Stancliff,  109;   Marshall 
Graves,  100;  T.  Timmons,  110):^ 

John  Bruce,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Oct.  28.  1818.     A.  Bailey,  23;  Josiah  Moffitt,  60; 
A.  Timmons,  67^^. 

Isaac  B.  Essex,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  June  13,  1835.     N.  Graves,  5;  J.  P.  Car- 
penter, 80. 

Nathan  Cox,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  May  21,  1836.     F.  F.  Brockaway,  80;  W.  K. 
Cox,  5,  sec.  15. 

John  B.  Dodge,  e.  hf .  and  w.  hf .  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  June  26,  1835.     Wm.  Holgate, 
e.  hf.,  s.  d.  1391^-,  and  w.  hf.,  s.  d.  139i^. 

Vide  History  of  Toicnxhip.     See.  10. 

Joseph  Cox,  part  of  div.  2,  sec.  16;  Jan.  18,  1854.     Arvilla  Sumner,  108. 

Mounts  family,  part  of  div.  2,  sec.  16;  Jan.  18,  1854.     S.  M.  Adams,  36;  C.  H.  Cox, 
100,  and  small  lots  on  sec.  16. 

Joseph  Elliott,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Nov.  5,  1818.     All  in  small  lots. 

Aaron  Scott,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Nov.  5,  1818.     Wilson  Trickle,  n.  w.  160. 

Samuel  Banner,   s.   w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Oct.   6,  1817.     Philip   F.   Earhart,  n.   80;  W. 
Sheets,  s.  80. 

George  Blanchard,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Wm.  Sheets,  s.  e.  1593^. 

Jacob  House,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Nov.  27,  1818.     C!harles  Potter,  n.  e.  qr. 

David  Barber,  n.  w.  qr.  and  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Aug.  13,  1836.     John  Caldwell,  n.  w. 
154;  Theodore  Whitten,  s.  w.  157. 

Thomas  Hamilton,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Nov.  27,  1818.     John  Scott,  s.  e.  160. 

George  W.  Woods,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19;  Feb.  25,  1818.     John  Finley,  n.   80;  C.  At- 
kinson, s.  80. 

Stephen  Trickle,   n.  hf^  n.    w.   qr.,  sec.    19;  June  19,  1837.     John  Finley,  e.  89; 
Sarah  Finley,  w.  70. 

Calvin  Powell,   s.   hf.   n.   w.  qr.  and  n.  e.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.    19;  April  10,  1837. 
W.  H.  Twiss,  69;  Trickle,  89. 

Edward  Trickle,  w.  hf.  and  s.  e.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  Oct.  13,  1836. 

John  Union,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19;  Feb.  25,  1818.     Amelia  Standard,  e.  80;  C.  L.  Gin- 
grich, w.  80. 

John  Cassady,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  Oct.  20,  1817.     A.  J.  Scott,  n.  e.  160. 

Thomas  Boles,  u.  w.   qr.,  sec.   20;  Oct.  20,   1817.     A.  J.   Scott,  e.  22i^;    .lared 
Jones,  w.  1371^. 

Jacob  Yost,  s.  w.   qr.,  sec.    20;   Jan.   7,   1818.     F.    F.    Brockaway,  e.  132;    A. 
Standard,  28. 

Thomas  Briggs,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  Jan.  6,  1818.     E.  Trickle,  50;  A.   J.   Scott,  66, 
and  other  small  lots. 

Abram  Parker,  n.  e.  qr.,   sec.  21;  Nov.    29,   1817.     F.  F.  Brockaway,  n.  e.  159; 
Trickle,  1 . 

Abram  Prior,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  Nov.  29,  1817.     James  Kerns,  n.  w.  160. 

Cornelius  Overlook,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  Dec.  12,  1817.     E.  Trickle,  s.  w.  153;  A. 
J.  Scott,  7. 

Henry  Harmon,  s.  e.  qr..  sec.  21;  Dec.  12.  1817.     Mason  Trickle,  s.  e.  160. 

Josiah  Moffitt,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Nov.  28,  1S3H.     W.  K.  Cox. 

Edwin  Hutchinson,  n.  w.  qr,,  sec.  22;  March  15,  1837.     Thomas  Nicholas. 
Timothy  Green,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  22;  April  30,  1818.     A.  J.  Fautz,  80;  T.  Nicholas,  80. 

John  MiHer,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  April  30,  1818.     W.  K.  Cox,  120;  J.  Chaffee,  40. 
Taylor  Hardin,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  March  3,  1818.     Thos.  Graves,  140;  W.  K.  Cox, 
s,  e.  cor.  20. 


498  SISTOUY    OF   STAEK   COUNTY. 

Israel  D.  Towle,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  March  3,  1818.     James  Graves,  80;  Thomas 
Graves,  80. 

Dirk  A.  Mvers,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Feb.  14,  1818.  J.  Graves,  35;  B.  F.  Grav&s,  40; 
W.  K.  Cox,  5;  W.  H.  Graves,  s.  80. 

John  Murraj-,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Feb.  14,  1818.     W.  K.  Cox,  s.  e.  160. 

Henrj'  Smith,  n.  e.  and  n.  "w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Oct.  6,  1817.     L.  Dixon,  86  and  other  lots; 
Walter  Cox;  n.  w.  160. 

David  Bell,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Dec.  13,  1817.     Jeremiah  Sullivan,  s.  w.  160. 

Charles  Cain,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24:  Dec.  13,  1817.     3Iaria  McCorkle,  40  and  other  lots. 

3Iichael  Coleboush,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25:  Nov.  8,  1817.     R.  Jordan,  80;  C.  White,  s.  80. 

Edward  Keoughrn.  w.  qr..  sec.  25:  Xov.  8,  1817.     R.  Jordan,  105:  G.  Shebel,  49. 

Herman  Fisher,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Oct.  29,  1817.     G.  Shebel,  s.  w.  160. 

Jeffrev  Worthington,  .s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25 ;  Oct.  29,  1817.     Wm.  and  Rosa  Kelepfer,  s. 
e. 160. 

Abe  Lucky,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Xov.   3,  1818.     \\.  K.  Cox,  n.  80;  C.  Hull.  s.  76. 

Georire  Miller,   u.  w.   qr.,   sec.   26:  Nov.  3,   1818.     L.    E.    Timmons,   e.    135;  J. 
Chaffee,  25. 

.John  Francis,  s.  w.  qr.,sec.  26:  Feb.  19,  1818.     A.  E.  and  D.  M.  Gingrich,  s.  w. 
155. 

Amos  L.  Smith,  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  26;  Feb.  19,  1818.     R.  Davidson,  s.  e.  154. 

George  Phipps,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Dec.  24,  1817.     Jarville  Chaffee,  n.  e.  160. 

Orra  Bardsley,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27:  Dec,  24,  1817.     J.  Chaffee,  80:  .Jos,  Smith,  80, 

Peter  Pilirrim,  s,  w,  qr.,  .sec,  27:  Oct.  6.  1817.     Conrad  Smith,  s.  w.  160. 

J.  Y.  Feagles,  s,  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Oct.  6,  1817.     D.  H.  Gingrich,  s.  e.  160. 

John  MciTaucrlilin,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Nov.  29.  1817,     Svlvester  Bamber,  n.  e.  160. 

Thomas  Wvnu,  n.  hf,  n,  w,  qr,,  sec.  28;  Feb.  9,  1836.     Ma.son  Trickle,  68;  A.  J. 
Scott,  52. 

Seth   C.   Sherman,  s.   hf.  n.  w.   qr.,   sec.   28;    March  30.  1837.     E.  F.  Meeker,  40; 
n,  w,  qr. 

S.  Little,  s.  w.  qr.    sec.  28;  March  27,  1818.     E.  F.  Meeker.  33;  A.  J.  Scott,  127. 

Joseph  Lutz,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Nov.   29,  1817.     E.  F.   Meeker,  40;   A.   E.  and  D. 
Gingrich,  120. 

John  Dickaman,  n.  e,  qr.,  sec.  29;  Nov.  29,  1817.     A.  J,  Scott,  e.  80:  F.  F.  Brock- 
away,  w.  80. 

Edmund  Deady.  n.  w,  qr,,  .sec.  29;  Nov.  29,  1817.     J.  R.  Gelvin,  n.  w.  160. 

Therr^-good  Smith,  n.  e.  qr.,  s.  w.  qr.,   sec,  29:  Nov.  7,  1836,     Henry  Colwell, 
s.  w.   158. 

Joseph  Smith,  w.  hf.  and  s.  e.  qr.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29:  Nov.  7,  1836. 

Southward  Shaw,  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  29;  June  15,  1836.     A.  J.  Scott,  e.  80;   F.  F. 
Brockawav.  w.  80;  s,  e,  qr. 

Abram  Birch,  n,  e,  qr.,  sec.  30;    Feb.  25,   1818.     Noah  Springer,  e.  hf.;C.  L. 
Gingrich,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr. 

"Therngood  Smith,  n.  e.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30:  Nov.  7,  1836. 

Edward  Trickle,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Oct.  13,  1836. 

Ohver  Sheridan,  s.  e.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  ande.  hf  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  30:  Aug.  23,  1836. 
E.  Trickle,  n.  120,  C.  L.  Gingrich,  19;  D.  Gingrich,  20,  n.  w. 

Therrygood  Smith,  w.   hf.   s.   w.   qr.,sec.  30;  Aug.  20,  1836.     S.    B.    Gingrich 
and  Dan,  156  on  s.  w.  qr. 

.Jeremiah  Hillers,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec,  30;  Feb.  24,  1818.     A.  A.  Gingrich,  n.  110;  C. 
Smith,  60  on  s.  e. 

William  Rollings,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31:  .Jan.  7,  1817.     U.  B.  Church,  1;  C.  Smith,  76; 
J.  Chase,  80. 

Joshua  Nelson,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Jan.  29,  1818.     D.  D.  and  Geo.  Springer,  1.59, 
n.  w. 

Tyre  Nelson,  s.  w.   qr,,  sec.   31;  Jan.   29,  1818.     M.   P.  and  D.  Gmgrich,  160 
s.  w. 

Stephen  Trickle,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.   31:  April  4.  1836.     C.  Smith,  e.  24i^:  J. 
Chase,  e.  58,  s.  e. 

Charles  Ballance,  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  April  20,  1836.     Joseph  Chase,  w.  80, 
s.  e. 

Southword  Shaw,  .Jr.,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  June  15,  1836.     F.  F.  Brockaway,  n.  e. 

Stephen  Trickle,  e.  hf .  n.  w,  qr.,  sec,  32:  Aug.  20,  1836.     F.  F.  Brockaway,  e. 
80,  n.  w. 

Stephen  Trickle,  w,  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32:  April  20,  1836.     Conrad  Smith,  w.  80, 
n.  w. 


ESSEX  TOWNSHIP.  499 

Edward  Trickle,  e.  lif.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Oct.  13,  1836.  F.  F.  Brockaway,  66; 
T.  Darley,  23;  C.  Smith,  11%;  D.  Gingrich,  23;  E.  S.  Garrison,  12;  W.  11.  Twiss, 
231^. 

Stephen  Trickle,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  .June  10,  1836. 

Southword  Shaw,  .Jr..  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  .June  15,  1836.  F.  F.  Brockaway,  115; 
B.  S.  Scott,  45. 

Charles  Austin,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Feb.   19,  1818.     J.  Graves,  75i^;  .J.  S.  Graves, 
80;  G.  Sprino-er,  4. 
»       Thomas  ]Merrilt,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  33:  Feb.  19,  1818.     A.  .1.  Scott,  n.  w.  160. 

.James  Coleman,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  33,  Nov.  5,  1818.     B.  S.  Scott,  s.  w.  160. 

Wm.  H.  Haskill,  s.  e  qr.,  sec.  33;  Sept.  30,  1836.  G.  W.  Springer,  80;  J.  M. 
Estep,  80. 

Consider  Yeames,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;  Feb.  9,  1818.  Martha  L.  Riner,  J.  Colwell, 
A.  E.  Gingrich,  159,  u.  e. 

S.  Hodsdon,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.   34;  Feb.  9,  1818. 

Ezra  Hutchings,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  34;  .Jan.  11,  1818.  .Jacob  and  Joseph  Graves,  n. 
w.,  160. 

.John  .1.  Dunbar,  s  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;  .Jan.  6.  1818.  ,J.  Estep,  80;  H.  Springer,  80; 
s.  w.;  A.  J.  Scott,  153,  s.  e.   qr. 

Francis  Morrow,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Oct.  21,  1818.     G.  Shebell,  80;  J.  F.  Fox,  80. 

l^euben  Rowe,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Oct.  21,  1818.  A.  E.  and  D.  H.  Gingrich,  .57; 
J.  F.  Fox,  56;  and  small  lots. 

.John  Hyatt,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Jan.  1,  1818.     Andrew  J.  Scoti,  s.  w.,  160. 

Charles  Maynard,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Jan.  1,  1818.  A.  J.  Lair,  94i^;  B.  H.  Per- 
kins, 651^. 

Wm.  Goodman,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  36;  Oct,  6,  1817       G.  Ivlepfer,  n.  e.  160. 

Richard  Ford,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  36;  Oct.  6,  1817.  F.  Mahle,  n.  80,  J.  Friedman, 
s.  80. 

Charles  Frost,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  36;  Feb.  4,  1818.  U.  J.  Adams,  E.  105;  J.  Aly- 
ward,  55. 

Andrew  Gott,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  36;  Feb.  4,  1818.     .Joseph  Friedman,  s.  e.  qr. 

There  are  no  records  now  existing  to  point  out  the  end  of  a  large 
number  named  in  the  foregoing  Hst :  but  to  tlie  majority  many  refer- 
ences are  made  in  the  previous  and  succeeding  chapters,  as  well  as  in 
this  one ;  for  the  early  settlers  of  Essex  spread  out  through  adjoining 
townshi]is,  and  as  a  rule  aided  in  their  advancement.  Madison  Winn 
takes  us  back  to  1828,  when  Isaac  B.  Essex  moved  with  his  family  from 
Virginia  to  Fort  Clark,  now  the  city  of  Peoria,  and  tarried  there  that 
winter,  teaching  school,  and  it  lays  between  him  and  Hiram  Currier  as 
to  which  taught  the  lirst  American  school  in  that  city.  In  1829  he 
came  to  what  is  now  Stark  county,  it  being  tlien  an  entii'e  wilderness, 
and  built  a  cabin  on  the  south  eight}'  of  the  northeast  quarter  of  sec- 
tion 15.  His  nearest  neighbor  was  Daniel  Prince,  one  and  one-half 
miles  southwest  of  Princeville.  Some  time  afterAvard  he  was  appointed 
])ostmaster,  the  office  being  called  Essex,  the  neighbors  carrying  the 
mail  by  turns  from  Hicks',  on  LaSalle  Prairie,  in  Peoria  county.  1832 
he  was  appointed  special  commissioner  by  the  legislature  to  sell  school 
section  of  Essex  township.  A  little  farther  east  was  (Ireely  Smith  and 
his  father,  who  came  from  Ohio  in  1830  and  settled  on  a  farm  now 
owned  by  James  Graves,  and  east  of  him  was  J.  C.  Owens,  who  ^vas 
made  the  lirst  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  the  county,  being  elected  in 
August,  1831,  at  the  house  of  Benjamin  Smith,  and  held  the  office 
until  1834,  when  he  moved  to  Canton,  selling  out  to  Moses  Boardman. 
This  is  now  the  Thomas  Graves  estate.  In  August,  1834,  Benjamin 
Smith  was  elected  Justice,  and  in  August,  1835,  Major  Silliman  was 
elected  constable  to  lill  the  place  of  John  Dodge.  Further  up  the  river 
was  Thomas  Essex  and  David  Cooper,  who  came  from  Virginia  in 


500  HISTORY   OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

1830.  Mrs.  Cooper,  later  Mrs.  Ennis,  is  still  living  in  Wyoming,  and 
is  89  years  of  age.  The  farm  they  settled  on  is  now  owned  by  Mr. 
Kerns.  A  little  farther  up  the  river  and  near  where  Mr.  Kerns'  house 
now  stands  lived  (Joonrad  Leak,  and  still  farther  on  was  old  man  Leak, 
who  moved  from  Tazewell  county,  this  state,  in  February,  1832,  and 
built  a  saw  and  grist  mill  on  Spoon  river,  southwest  of  Wyoming, 
where  vou  could  get  your  clapboards  sawed,  corn  cracked  and  wheat  • 
mashed.  A  freshet  in  LS36  washed  the  mill  away,  yet  traces  of  it  may 
be  seen  today.  Still  u])  the  river  and  on  the  east  side  was  Sylvanis 
Moore,  on  the  place  now  known  as  the  General  Thomas  homestead. 
Also  Jesse  Heath  kept  a  little  store  near  by.  A  little  south  of  here 
lived  John  Dodge,  on  the  place  now  owned  by  Simon  Cox.  Up  and 
west  of  here,  near  the  Methodist  camp-grounds,  lived  Wesley  and  Peter 
Miner. 

In  1832  Samuel  Seeley  moved  from  Indiana,  leaving  his  family  at 
MosGville,  Peoria  county,  came  to  Spoon  river,  made  a  claim  and  built 
a  loff  cabin  a  few  rods  south  of  where  Mr.  Duckworth's  house  now 
stands,  northwest  of  Wyoming.  While  himself  and  two  other  men 
were  building  this  cabin  it  turned  cold  and  they  started  for  Mossville, 
and  when  they  got  to  Camp  run  found  it  frozen  over,  and  in  attempting 
to  cross  on  the  ice  with  a  yoke  of  oxen  and  span  of  horses,  it  broke 
through  and  let  them  in  the  water  ;  the  horses  got  tangled  in  the  har- 
ness, and  Seele}^  to  save  them,  jumped  in  himself  and  ha(l  to  be  dragged 
out,  and  finallv  all  got  out  and  across.  Mr.  Seeley 's  clothes  immedi- 
ately were  frozen  stiff,  Avhen  the  men  stripped  off  everj^thing  but  liis 
shirt,  and  rolled  him  up  in  bed  quilts  and  straw,  and  drove  in  that  con- 
dition, one  walking  and  driving  and  the  other  rubbing  Seeley,  and  save 
frozen  hands,  got  through  all  right. 

One  mile  south  of  Toulon  lived  Samuel  Merrill,  P.  Turner  now  own- 
ing the  place.  Further  south  was  Major  McClennehan,  who  lived  where 
James  Biggs  now  resides,  and  part  of  that  house  was  built  54  years  ago. 

South  of  this  lived  Stephen  Worley,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
Hopkins  Shivvers.  Mr.  and  Mi's.  Worley  are  still  living,  having  moved 
to  Henry  several  years  ago.  Mr.  Woi*ley  is  over  80  years  of  age.  Ben- 
jamin Essex  came  from  V^irginia  in  1830,  and  settled  a  little  to  the 
west  of  where  Joseph  Cox  now  lives.  Mrs.  Essex  is  now  living  in 
North  W3^oming,  and  is  85  years  of  age.  Henr}^  White  lived  on  what 
is  known  as  the  Peter  Sheets  farm,  and  John  Marrow  on  the  James 
Ballentine  farm.  Charles  Pierce  settled  here  in  1834,  erecting  a  log- 
cabin  a  little  north  of  the  Sheets  cemeter3\  Thomas  Winn  came  from 
Switzerland  county,  Ind.,  in  October,  1831,  stopping  near  Peoria;  in 
1834  he  came  to  Stark  county,  and  built  a  cal)in  in  the  old  Spoon  river 
fort,  on  section  16,  now  owned  by  Samuel  Adams. 

Jarville  Chaffee  came  from  Michigan  in  May,  1834,  and  stopped  with 
Miner's  until  fall,  when  he  built  a  cabin  where  C.  H.  Cox's  line  house 
stands.  Thinking  to  get  up  something  extra  he  split  the  logs,  white- 
washed the  inside,  and  had  an  upstairs  reached  by  a  ladder.  This  was 
the  entire  settlement  on  Spoon  river  and  Indian  creek  from  1829  to 
May,  1834.  Dr.  Ellsworth  came  from  Ohio  in  the  fall  of  1834,  and 
was  the  first  practicing  physician  in  the  county.     Up  to  this  time  there 


ESSEX   TOWNSHIP.  50l 

was  no  school  nor  school  house,  and  on  the  4th  of  Jul3%  1834,  the  peo- 
ple came  together  for  the  purpose  of  building  one.      ***** 

In  1839  several  families  moved  from  Pennsylvania  and  settled  in 
Wyoming,  and  while  they  did  not  particularly  want  the  county  seat, 
they  thought  themselves  entitled  to  the  postoffice,  so  got  it  changed 
from  Essex  to  that  place,  AVilliam  Godley  being  appointed  ])ostmas- 
ter.  The  Eastmans  came  from  New  Hampshire  in  1838,  and  started  a 
blacksmith  shop  in  JMoulton,  a  little  south  of  John  Lefler's.  Here  you 
could  get  anything  done,  from  the  welding  of  a  knitting  needle  to  iron- 
ing a  wagon.  It  is  claimed  they  ironed  the  first  wagon  and  Imggy 
that  was  made  in  the  county,  and  that  Calvin  L.  made  the  first  plow 
that  would  scour  in  this  soil. 

Up  to  1835  most  of  the  trading  was  done  in  Peoria.  In  Augnst  of 
this  year  the  Essex  and  Cooper  families  ran  short  of  groceries,  so  they 
filled  two  grain  sacks  with  meat,  saddled  two  horses,  Coo])er  taking- 
one  and  Madison  Winn  the  other,  and  with  sacks  across  the  saddle, 
started  for  the  city,  taking  an  Indian  trail,  going  through  Princeville 
and  crossing  the  Kicka])Oo  at  Dunlap,  arrived  at  Thomas  Essex's  late 
in  the  afternoon.  The  day  was  exceedingly  warm,  and  what  iiad 
become  of  the  meat  in  the  sacks  was  a  n.iystery.  Winn  was  a 
mess  of  grease  from  his  waist  to  his  heels.  They  made  the  trij)  in 
three  days.  Henry  Colwell  came  from  Ross  county,  Ohio,  in  1837, 
and  was  the  first  stock  auctioneer  in  this  county,  and  has  now  been  an 
auctioneer  for  forty-nine  years,  being  seventy-four  years  old.  He  is 
the  father  of  nineteen  children  —  nine  sons  and  ten  daughters. 

Other  pioneers  and  old  settlers  of  Essex  are  named  in  the  pages 
devoted  to  biography  in  chapter  16,  as  well  as  in  this  part. 

Sheets  Cemetery. —  The  interments  in  Sheets  Cemetery  are  listed 
as  follows  :  Lettice  L.  Smith,  '62  ;  Greenleaf  Smith,  '48  ;  Benj.  Smith, 
'47;  David  Cooper,  '60;  Argelon  Graves,  '56;  Ann  Boardman, '47 ; 
Moses  Board,  '47;  Mary  Baylev,  '51;  Cuarles  L.  Lake,  '51;  Nero 
W.  Mounts,  '47  ;  Matilda  Edwards,  '59;  Mary  J.  Timmons,  '58; 
Nancy  Mounts,  '42;  Ellen  Drumraond,  '60 ;  William  Johnson.  '56; 
Susannah  Ely,  '''oG\  Eunice  Johnson,  '43;  Mary  Di'ummond,  '65  ;  Nathan 
Cox,  '40;  Ann  Cox,  '44;  John  Cox,  '61;  xVbigail  Cox, '77;  Sarah 
Cox,  '59;  John  Stewart,  '53;  Ealy  A.  Whitcher,  '75 ;  Jarville  Chaf- 
fee, '46  ;  John  F.  Leseur,  '63;  Ehzabeth  Cox,  '56 ;  Margaret  Timmons,  '75  ; 
Eliza  Ackley,  '57;  Paulina  Ennis,  '72;  Daniel  Davis, '72;  Elizabeth 
Cornish, '60;  J.  Elizabeth  Graves,  '75;  George  Umbaugh,  '55;  Avis  J. 
Harris,  '58;  Francis  M.  Sollars,  '64;  Amanda  Earhart,  '64;  Mary  A. 
Drennin,  '63  ;  Henry  Graves,  '71 ;  Alice  Graves,  '80  ;  Malinda  Simmer- 
man, '47;  Peter  Sheets,  '80;  William  Colwell,  '63;  Robert  Colwell, 
'68;  Esther  Colwell.  '57;  Margaret  Ballentine,  '58:  Mary  Turner, '66; 
Andrew^  Turner,  '49;  Hannah  Colwell,  '54;  Edman  Dawson,  '54; 
Elizabeth  Colwell, '47 ;  Jonas  E.  Ballentine,  '83;  Matilda  Edwards, 
'47;  Mary  Edwards, '54;  Isaac  Edwards,  '47.  Jolm  Cox  and  F.  M. 
Sollars  are  the  only  soldiers  resting  hei-e. 

Pleasant  Yalley  Cemetery. —  The  soldiers  and  old  people  interred  in 
Pleasant  Yalley  Cemetery  are  named  as  follows,  the  date  of  death 
bemg  given:     George  Springer,  '^'^'6\  Eve  Springer,  '72;  Jacob  New- 


502  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

man,  '79;  Christian  Gingrich,  '76;  Joseph  Armentrout, '63  ;  Susannah 
Honze,  '70 ;  Christian  Gingrich,  Sr.,  '39 ;  Eliza  A.  Gladfelter,  *63 ; 
Polly  Gingrich,  '49;  Isabella  Slaughter,  '76;  Keuben  Collwell,  '74; 
Catherine  Smith,  '84;  Marv  M.  Xichohis,  '68:  Marv  Coleman, '56; 
Martha  M.  Waldron,  '71;  David  Waldron,  '75;  Calvin  White,  '70; 
Malon  Cox,  '83;  Samantha  Springer,  '62;  Amv  Graves,  '77  ;  Clarinda 
Colwell,  '80  ;  N'ancy  Trickle,  '81 ;  Mary  Huffman,  '83  ;  Sarah  Huffman, 
'73;  George  Springer,  Sr.,  '49;  Henry  Springer,  '45;  Eleanor  Graves, 
'71 ;  Elizabeth  Barr.  '70  ;  Elizabeth  Earr,  '67.  The  soldiers  buried  here 
are:  Michael  Springer,  '63  ;  Calvin  Yulgamott,  '65  ;  William  B.  Barr, 
'64;  Ezra  Gingrich,  '65;  Noah  Fantz, '64 ;  John  Gingrich, '65.  In 
Shebel's  cemetery  are  the  remains  of  Elizabeth  Eby,  '85  ;  Joseph  Eby, 
'82  ;  William  Dawson,  85  ;  Gottlieb  Klepfer_j  '81 ;  Sarah  S.  Smith,  '85 ; 
Sewell  Smith,  73;  Edwin  L.  Smith,  '(52  ;  Gottlieb  Schultheis,  '71.  E. 
L.  Smith  served  in  the  Eighty-sixth  Illinois  Infantry. 

ScliooJs  of  Essex. — In  1832-3  the  question  of  establishing  a  school  in 
the  Essex  settlement  was  brought  before  the  legislature,  and  on  March 
1,  1833,  an  act  was  approved  creating  Isaac  Essex  commissioner  of  the 
school  fund  and  authorizino-  him  to  sell  section  16.  On  Februarv  4, 
1834,  this  section  was  sold  for  $968.70.  The  day  ]>rior  to  this  sale,  the 
voters  assembled  at  the  Essex  cabin  and  elected  Sylvanus  Moore,  Green- 
leaf  Smith  and  Benjitinin  Smith,  trustees.  Moses  Boardman  was  elected 
in  1835.  Madison  Winn,  in  his  paper  of  1886,  says:  "On  the  fourth 
day  of  July,  1834,  the  people  came  together  for  the  purpose  of  building- 
one.  The  site  chosen  was  near  the  northeast  corner  of  the  northeast 
quarter  of  section  15,  in  Essex  township.  The  building  was  planned 
to  be  twenty  feet  square,  and  all  went  to  work  with  a  will,  some  cut- 
ting, some  hauling,  some  making  claplioard.  and  others  building.  By 
noon  it  was  l)uilt  up  waist  high;  and  there  coming  a  shower,  we 
arranged  the  clapboards  over  the  wall  and  underneath  ate  our  Fourth 
of  July  dinner.  The  first  day  the  Avails  were  built  up  to  the  roof, 
which  was  soon  covered,  and  from  Leak's  mill  slabs  \a  ere  brought  for 
seats.  A  post  was  driven  into  the  ground  and  a  slal)  laid  on  it  for  a 
teacher's  desk,  while  mother  earth  was  the  floor.  Adam  Perry  com- 
menced school  about  July  15,  with  about  thirt}'  scholars,  out  of  which 
number  I  am  the  only  one  living.  (This  Perry  received  $55.50  for 
teaching  the  winter  school  of  1834-5  for  three  months.  Saln'ina 
Chattield,  later  Mrs.  B.  Ililliard  received  §13  for  a  three  months 
summer  school  in  1835,  and  Mary  Lake  $6.31^  for  six  weeks' 
teaching  during  the  fall  term.)  In  the  fall  the  house  was  fin- 
ished—  a  floor  put  in  above  and  below,  three  windows  sawed  out, 
the  east  one  having  a  light  of  glass  in  it,  the  other  two  covered 
with  cloth,  craclvs  ])lastered  up  with  yellow  clay,  holes  bored  in 
the  walls  in  which  pins  were  inserted  and  slabs  laid  on  for  desks, 
and  a  sod  chimney  built.  Sabrina  Chatfield,  better  known  as  Grand- 
mother Hilliard  (whose  death  is  recorded  elsewhere),  of  Lafayette,  now 
taught,  and  was  the  first  female  teacher  conducting  a  school  in  the 
county.  Next  was  Jesse  W.  Heath.  Mary  Lake,  Joseph  K.  Newton, 
William  Samis.  and  James  Dalrymple.  At  the  close  of  Mr.  Dalrym- 
ple's  school,  in   March,  1839,  he  gave  a  school  exhibition,  the  first  in 


ESSEX    TOWNSHIP.  503 

the  county.  C.  L.  and  S.  W.  Eastman  and  Jarville  Chaffee  took  part  in 
this  exhibition,  C.  L.  speaking  the  first  piece.  All  three  are  still  living 
here  today.  Great  credit  is  due  the  Eastmans  for  the  interest  they 
took  in  this  exhibition.  The  first  Sabbath-school  was  organized  in  this 
building,  by  one  Seigle,  in  iS3T.  The  Methodists  held  meetings  here 
for  some  years,  coming  from  Lafaj^ette  and  Princeville,  ])ringing  their 
dinners  and  staying  all  day.  On  June  30,  1840,  twenty -three  votes 
were  cast  in  favor  of  organization  for  school  purposes.  In  December. 
1856,  Cox's  school-house,  Essex  township,  was  completed,  on  land 
donated  by  Joseph  Cox.  In  April  1862,  when  the  pi-esent  record 
in  possession  of  treasurer  A.  G.  Hammond  was  opened  by  W.  S. 
Bates,  then  treasurer,  Sewell  Smith  presided  over  the  ])()ard  with 
Svlvester  F.  Otmnn  and  Henry  A.  Ilolst,  trustees.  In  1863  the 
board  was  similarly  constituted.  In  1864  Sewell  Smith,  Henry 
A.  Hoist  and  George  Fautz  formed  tlie  board.  In  February  A. 
G.  Hammond  was  appointed  treasurer,  vice  W.  S.  Bates,  resigned, 
]irior  to  leaving  for  Iowa.  He  was  a  Universalist  preacher  at 
Wyoming  and  other  places  during  his  residence  here,  among  his 
ai)pointments  being  Sewell  Smith's  schoolhouse.  In  1865  George 
Fautz  was  chosen  president  with  Messrs.  Hoist,  Butler  and  Jefferson 
Trickle,  and  in  1866  the  name  of  William  II.  P.utler.  with  IMessrs.  II.  A. 
Hoist,  Philip  Earhart  and  Hammond  constituted  theboai'd,  with  II.  A. 
Ilolst,  president.  In  1867,  1868  and  1869  the  same  names  appear  on  the 
record.  In  1869  a  petition  to  cliange  the  boundaries  of  districts  4,  5  and 
6  was  presented,  but  owing  to  a  remonstrance  the  subject  was  adjourned. 
In  1870  Jarville  Chaffee,  Henry  A.  Hoist,  Philip  Earhart  antl  A.  G. 
Hammond  constituted  the  board.  They  also  served  in  1871  and  1872 
until  John  Barr  replaced  Mr.  Chaffee  on  the  board.  In  April,  1872 
the  petition  was  re-presented  for  a  change  of  school  districts  and 
on  June  lOth,  that  year,  it  was  considered.  In  order  to  answer  this 
petition  favorably  it  was  found  necessary  to  change  the  l)oun(laries  of 
the  majority  of  the  districts  in  Essex  Township,  and  this  was  ac- 
complished after  much  delay  and  discussion,  a  plan  and  chart  (foi-med 
and  drawn  l:)y  ]\Ir.  Hammond)  was  presented  to  the  board  by  IVIr. 
Ilolst.  This  provided  for  the  ten  disti'icts  as  now  known,  and  seemed 
so  reasonable  that  its  adoption  settled  this  troublesome  question.  In 
1873  the  same  board  transacted  school  affairs  here  until  the  election  of 
Perry  Winn  and  William  II.  Butler,  vice  Phili])  Larhartand  II.  A.  Ilolst, 
Messrs.  liarr  and  Hammond  being  continued.  In  1876,  W.  II.  Butler's 
name  appears  as  trustee,  and  in  1877,  A.  J.  Slieets  was  elected,  Mr. 
Hammond  continuing  as  treasurer.  In  1879,  Augustus  Bailey,  C.  F. 
Hamilton  and  Dr.  N.  B.  IVIorse,  were  elected  trustees,  and  in  April  ap- 
pointed Kev.  John  W.  Agard,  treasurer,  vice  Mr.  Hammond.  In  May 
following  the  old  treasurer  turned  his  books  over  to  the  new  board,  not 
however  before  obtaining  an  auditing  and  full  business  statement  prov- 
ing the  accounts  correct  in  ever}'  [)articular.  In  April,  1880,  John 
Jordan  and  Royal  H.  Miller  were  "elected  to  the  vacancies  occasioned 
by  the  removal  of  Dr.  Morse  from  Essex,  and  C.  F.  Hamilton,  term  ex- 
pired. This  election  brought  up  the  legal  use  of  length  of  term  ex- 
pressed on  ballot,  or  decision  on  length  of  term  by  new  board  after 


504  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

election.  The  new  board  re-appointed  A.  G.  Hammond  treasurer  vice 
Rev.  J.  W.  A^ard,  who  willingly  tnrned  over  the  records  and  accounts. 
The  whole  legality  of  the  election  of  trustees  was  questioned,  and  the 
supercession  of  Mr.  Agard  \)y  the  appointee  of  the  new  Ijoard  was 
tested  in  a  case  presented  before  Judge  McCuUough,  in  Septenil)er, 
1880,  at  Toulon.  Messrs.  Fuller  and  Shallenberger  appeared  for  A.  G. 
Ilaniniond;  Messrs.  Decker  and  Wilson,  for  C.  F.  Hamilton,  who  had 
also  been  ap])ointed  treasurer  by  a  minority  of  the  board  of  trustees. 
This  was  decided  in  favor  of  the  defendant,  and  Mr.  Hammond  re- 
tained the  office.  Messrs.  Miller.  Jordan  and  James  E.  Galvin  formed 
the  board  in  1S81.  In  1882  C.  P.  McCorkle  was  elected  trustee.  In 
1883  X.  Monroe  Cox  was  elected,  vice  J.  R.  Galvin.  Mr.  Hammond  be- 
ing re-appointed  treasurer.  In  1881  Philip  F.  Earhart  and  X.  M.  Cox, 
were  placed  on  the  board.  In  1885,  J.  R.  Galvin  was  reelected.  In  1886 
P.  F.  Earhart.  X.  M.  Cox,  J.  R.  Galvin  and  A.  G.  Hammond,  consti- 
tuted the  board.  In  1886  there  were  310  males,  and  315  females  under 
t  wentv-one  vears.  or  a  total  of  625. nine  ungraded  sciiools.  and  one  traded 
school  attended  by  193  males,  and  186  female  pupils,  presided  over  by 
six  male  and  seventeen  female  teachers,  the  former  receiving  §,1.525.53. 
and  the  latter  s3.636.98  as  salary.  The  district  tax.  83.636.98;  value  of 
pro])erty.  816.775  :  of  libraries,  8300  ;  Ijonded  debt,  83,0()0  ;  total  receijns, 
812.529.16  ;  total  expenditures,  86,770.45.  A.  G.  Hammond  serving  as 
clerk  and  treasurer. 

Officials.  —  The  names  of  all  the  supervisors  of  Essex  from  1851  to 
the  present  time  are  given  below.  The  name  of  the  first  a]ipears  in 
the  organic  chapter  :  '54.  Samuel  Dixon  ;  "55-7.  Josiah  Moffitt ;  *57-9, 
Henrv  Colwell;  '59,  John  Chaffee;  '60,  Samuel  Dixon;  '61,  John 
Chaffee;  '62.  Jonathan  Nicholas;  '63-5,  W.  H.  Butler:  '65,  Edward 
Trickle  :  'i^>^,  S.  F.  ( )tman  :  '67-9.  Hopkins  Shivvers  ;  '69.  Henry  Col- 
well ;  '7<»,  Philip  F.  Earhart ;  '71-4.  John  H.  Ogle;  '74,  Timothy  Bailey  ; 
'75-7.  Jacob  Graves;  '77.  P.  F.  Earhart;  '78,  James  M.  Rogers;  '79, 
William  H.  Graves;  '80-2,  Philip  F.  Earhart :  '82.  John  Jordan  :  '83-6, 
Phili])  F.  Earhart :  '86.John  Jordan. 

The  justices  since  1853  are  named  as  follows:  1853,  Isaac  Thomas 
and  John  Finley:  '57,  John  Finley,  S.  F.  Otman ;  '61,  S.  F.  Otman 
and  D.  Whiffin:  '62,  Augustus  G.  Hammond;  '65,  A.  G.  Hammond 
and  Wilscm  Trickle:  '69.  G.  B.  Lashells.  John  McMillen ;  '73,  Philip 
F.  Earhart.  J.  T.  Rhodes  :  '74.  John  M.  McMillen.  (June);  '75.  W.  J.  Al- 
f  ord  ;  '77,  Henrv  Graves  and  John  McMillen  ;  '80-1.  Henrv  Graves; 
'85.  John  McMillen  and  A.  J.  Scott:  '86,  Wesley  H.  Heath.' 

In  August.  1870.  an  election  was  held  in  Essex  township  on  the  (pies- 
tion  of  voting  815. OoO  in  aid  of  the  Court  Cr.  R.  R.  or  Galesburg  and 
Chicago  R.  R.,  and  this  after  a  great  majority  of  the  citizens  of  Illinois 
had  s'oted  against  the  issue  of  township  bonds  for  such  purposes.  The 
West  Jersey  people  held  a  similar  meeting  in  July. 

Pioiretr  post-ofjire. — ^In  1833-4  there  was  a  weekly  mail  route  estab- 
lished from  Sprin trfield  via  Peoria  to  Galena.  This  route  ran  along  the 
bluffs  of  the  Illinois  river,  above  Peoria  up  to  Hennepin,  to  Dixon  and 
on  to  Galena.  Upon  this  the  early  settlers  were  entirely  dependent 
for  their  mail  matter.     There  was  some  sort  of  an  office,  or  "  hole  in 


ELMIRA   TOWNSHIP.  505 

the  bluff "  just  below  the  present  town  of  Northampton  in  Peoria 
count3%  and  a  man  by  the  name  of  Hicks  was  postmaster.  In  1833  a 
post-office  was  established  in  the  Essex  settlement,  and  Isaac  B.  Essex 
was  a|)pointed  the  first  postmaster  within  the  present  limits  of  Stark 
county.  The  mail  was  carried  on  the  volunteer  system,  the  settlers 
taking  turns  at  carrying  it  once  a  week  from  the  office  nnder  the 
bluff.  It  was  usually  carried  in  a  meal  bag,  and  could  have  been 
in  the  crown  of  a  man's  hat.  "  Galena  Miner"  (as  Mr.  Harris  Miner 
was  often  called)  genei-ally  carried  it  on  foot.  The  office  at  this  time 
was  an  old  boot  box,  setup  on  pins  driven  into  the  wall,  high  and  dry, 
and  above  the  reach  of  children  in  the  cabin  of  Mr.  Essex.  In  1833 
only  two  newspapers  were  taken  in  the  count}^  one  by  Mr.  Essex  and 
the  other  by  Benj.  Smith.  At  this  date  two  weeks  were  required  to 
get  a  paper  from  Springfield,  and  a  pro'portionately  longer  time  to  get 
intelligence  from  Washington.  This  office  was  transferred  to  Wyoming, 
where  Godley  was  appointed  master.  The  coming  of  the  railroad 
brought  with  it  the  village  of  Duncan,  and  with  the  village  returned 
the  post-office. 

Churches. — The  early  history  of  Methodism  in  this  townshij),  like 
that  of  its  first  settlei\ient  is  very  fully  treated  in  the  general  history 
and  finds  mention  in  the  sketches  of  the  Wyoming  and  Toulon  churches. 
Its  establishment  is  contem  wrary  with  the  settlement  of  the  Essex 
family  here  in  1820,  although  a  class  was  not  regularly  organized  until 
1835.  Ilev.  Wm.  C.  Cummings  writes:  "In  1835  I  was  ap])ointed  by 
Bishop  Koberts  from  the  Illinois  conference  of  the  M.  E.  church  to 
(what  was  then)  Peoria  mission.  It  extended  over  a  large  territory  — 
nearly  all  embraced  now  in  Peoria  and  Kewanee  districts,  being  parts 
of  the  following  named  counties,  viz:  Peoria,  Fulton,  Knox,  Stark  and 
Marsliall.  I  preached  at  Father  Fraker's,  whose  name  is  of  precious 
memory  in  the  churches,  and  rode  from  there  over  the  ground  where 
Toulon  and  Lafayette  now  stand,  though  they  probal)ly  had  not  then 
been  thought  of.  Not  far  from  the  present  site  of  Toulon  lived  Adam 
Perry,  whom  I  ap|)ointed  class  leader  of  a  small  society  in  the  Essex 
settlement,  and  where  we  held  a  quarterly  meeting  in  1835,  at  which 
W.  B.  Mack  and  Stephen  II.  Beggs  were  present.  The  circuit  preach- 
ers who  attenilc^d  here  from  1830  to  1839  are  na,med  as  follows  :  S.  R. 
Beggs,  1830;  Rev.  Wm.  Crissay,  1831;  Zadoc  Hall,  1832  ;  Joel  Arling- 
ton, 1833  ;  Leander  S.  Walker,  1834;  J.  W.  Dunahav,  1836;  W.  C. 
Cummings,  1835-7  ;  A.  E.  Phelps,  1837  ;  S.  R.  Beggs,  1S3'J.  Since  Mr. 
licggs'  last  term,  the  history  of  Methodism  in  Essex  is  that  of  Tou- 
lon or  Wyoming. 

In  church  affairs,  the  Methodists  were  first  on  the  field,  but  were 
soon  followed  by  the  Latter  Day  Saints,  who  made  some  converts  here, 
and,  it  is  said,  led  some  members  of  the  Essex  family  and  others  equally 
prominent,  away  from  their  allegiance  to  Methodism. 

United  Brethren  Church,  of  Essex  township,  or  Pleasant  Valley 
Church  was  regularly  organized  in  1867,  and  the  present  house  of  wor- 
sliip  erected  that  year.     The  pastors  have  been:  1867,  B.  C.  Dennis; 


*Frora  Mrs.  Shallenberger's  Work. 
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506  HISTOKY    OF    STAKK    COUNTY. 


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68,  J.  L.  Condon  ;  '69,  F.  J.  Dunn ;  '71,  John  Wagner ;  '72.  P.  B.  Lee ; 
74,  Geo.  H.  Varce  ;  '75,  A.  Norman  ;  '77,  J.  K.  Bradford  ;  '79,  A.  A. 
Wolf;  '81,  A.  W.  Callaghan  and  J.  S.  Smith ;  'S3,  J.  Lessig;  '85,  E.  O. 
Norvill;  '86,  W.  E.  Rose,  the  present  pastor.  The  members  are 
Geo.  Fautz  and  wife,  Noah  Springer  and  wife,  Christina  Springer, 
Geo.  W.  Springer  and  wife,  Jared  Jones  and  wife,  Henry  Springer, 
Sarah  Nickel,  Eliza  Col  well,  Mary  Sheets,  Andrew  antl  Geo.  Sheets, 
Eliza  Eby,  Charles  Eckley  and  wife,  Peter  Sheets,  Mar}^  Howell, 
Mahala  Sheets,  Geo.  Williams,  Amelia  J.  Motes,  Cora  Colwell,  Arch 
Jones,  Matilda  Swanson  and  Peter  Sheets,  Jr.  Pleasant  Valley  Church 
lot  and  cemetery  were  platted  by  Edwin  Butler,  in  August,  1873,  on 
two  acres  in  the  northeast  corner  of  northeast  one-quarter,  section  32, 
township  13,  range  7. 

Duncan.  The  town  of  Duncan  Avas  surveyed  by  Edwin  Butler  for 
Alfred  H.  Castle  in  June,  1870.  Monroe,  Adams  and  Jefferson  streets 
running  north  and  south  ;  Main,  Washington  and  Galena  streets  run- 
ning east  and  west,  were  represented  ;  but  block  one  forming  the  ex- 
treme northwestern  part  of  the  village  and  all  Galena  street  with 
northern  extensions  of  Monroe  and  Adams,  have  been  vacated.  The 
first  purchasers  of  lots  at  Duncan  were  the  Scotts,  of  Wyoming,  in  1871  ; 
Davis  Lowman,  Albert  D.  White,  F.  F.  Brockway,  S.  Berg,  John  T. 
Fox,  in  block  one,  W.  O.  Cox,  Joseph  Buck,  J.  H.  Francis,  Joab  Graves, 
Rebecca  Alford,  Nancy  Barber,  Alex  Ivens,  Emmett  Illingworth, 
Samuel  M.  Adams,  Benj.  F.  Gharrett,  John  H.  Slater,  W.  S.  Brock- 
way,  and  others  in  blocks  two,  three,  four  and  live ;  Geo.  Fautz,  Peter 
Olson,  Olof  Bergguist,  Geo.  Colwell,  Louisa  Plummer,  S.  N.  F. 
Westerfield  in  blocks  four  and  five  ;  C.  M.  Jacques,  W.  J.  Alford,  Wm. 
Hobbs,  Chris.  Gingrich,  Jos.  P.  Paul,  Day  Bros,  k,  Cvj ,  W.  H.  Nicker- 
son,  the  Dixons,  Slaters,  Gharretts,  Scotts  and  Scott  &  Wrigley, 
Artemus  W.  Wheeler,  in  block  six.  Duncan  l)usiness  circle  comprises 
F.  F.  Brockawa}^  and  John  H.  Slater,  merchants ;  A.  J.  Scott,  grain 
and  lumber;  Geo.  Fautz  it  Co.,  hardware;  Wm.  Heath,  grocer  and 
hotel ;  T.  C.  Thomas,  physician  ;  E.  L.  Marvin,  R.  R.  agent ;  John 
Barker,  blacksmith,  with  H.  G.  Slater,  postmaster.  W.  H.  Miller  was 
postmaster  at  Duncan  in  1870. 

The  Essex  Horse  Company  was  organized  in  April,  1858,  on  cavalry 
plan,  but  not  for  military  purposes.  It  was  to  compete  with  the  other 
townships  for  the  agricultural  society's  premium  for  the  best  twenty- 
six  horses.     H.  Sliivvers  presided,  with  J.  W.  Drummond,  secretary. 

The  Essex  Townsliip  Association  was  permanently  organized  in  Sep- 
tember, 1884,  with  Mr,  Chase,  of  Duncan,  president  ;  Atlvinson,  vice- 
president  ;  Mrs.  Wm.  Smith,  secretary,  and  E.  L.  Marvin,  treasurer. 

The  pensioners  residing  at  or  near  Duncan  in  1883,  were  Andrew 
S.  Scott,  receiving  eighteen  dollars,  and  W.  A.  Ellis  six  dollars  per 
month. 

In  1834-5  the  Indians  cultivated  their  corn-fields  along  Camping 
creek  and  near  its  mouth ;  but  their  old  village  on  the  borders  of  the 
Josiah  Moffitt  farm  was  then  deserted,  and  their  council-house  in  ruins. 
Even  the  mimic  fortress  built  at  the  close  of  1832,  to  commemorate 
the  war,  was  then  aroinor  to  decay.     A  new  era  Avas  introducing  itself. 


ESSEX    TOWNSHIP.  507 

which,  within  fifty-four  years  effected  a  total  change  in  the  customs 
and  manners  of  the  people,  as  well  as  in  the  country  which  the  pio- 
neers found  a  wilderness.  Throughout  this  State  there  cannot  be 
found  a  more  beautifully  located  township  tlian  this  of  Essex.  Within 
its  limits  many  of  the  early  settlers  made  their  homes  ;  there  also,  that 
natural  locater,  the  Indian,  built  his  wigwam,  and  squatted,  so  to 
speak,  in  the  midst  of  plenty.  The  streams  of  the  township  offered 
the  lazy  red  men  their  wealth  of  fish,  the  forest  its  game,  and  the  soil 
its  wild  fruits,  herbs,  and  in  some  cases  corn. 

So  many  references  have  been  made  to  the  township  in  the  general 
history  of  the  county,  as  well  as  in  that  of  the  townships,  and  so  com- 
plete are  the  biographical  sketches  of  its  citizens  that  little  remained 
to  be  written  here,  beyond  the  si)ecial  items  pertaining  directly  to  the 
township. 

BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES.  ] 

F.  F.  Bvochway,  the  son  of  J.  H.  and  Harriet  (Fuller)  Brock-  / 
way,  was  born  in  Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  in  the  year  1832.  His 
paternal  grand])arents  were  natives  of  Scotland  who  emigrated  to 
America  and  settled  in  the  state  of  New  York  about  the  year  1800, 
and  there  reared  a  family  of  six  children.  J.  H.  Brockway,  their  only 
son,  was  born  in  Scotland,  and  with  parents  came  to  New  York  at  six 
years  of  age,  remaining  at  home  until  about  seventeen  years  of  age, 
and  then  spent  some  three  years  in  Illinois,  prospecting,  with  the 
object  of  obtaining  land.  He  entered  6,000  acres  near  Jacksonville. 
Returning  to  his  father's  home,  he,  at  the  age  of  twenty -three  years, 
was  married  to  Miss  Harriet  Fuller.  They  resided  in  Broome  county 
until  184-1-,  when  they  removed  to  Illinois  and  settled  in  Boone  county, 
where  he  ])urchased  land  and  remained  some  seven  years.  The  death 
of  his  faithful  wife,  whom  he  followed  to  the  grave  some  years  later, 
took  place  there.  He  liad  been  a  man  prominent  wherever  he  had 
^  resided,  having  held  the  office  of  sheriff'  of  Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  eight 
^^  years.  His  family  comprised  six  children,  three  of  whom  are  still  liv- 
ing. F.  F.  Brockway,  the  second  child  of  the  family,  remained  in 
Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  until  about  thirteen  years  of  age,  when  with 
his  parents  he  made  the  journey  in  wagons  across  the  prairie  to  Boone 
county,  111.  Until  about  the  age  of  eighteen  he  remained  in  that 
county,  and  then  went  as  an  apprentice  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  mason, 
and  after  two  years  began  work  for  himself;  but  desiring  to  know  his 
business  thoroughly,  he  went  to  St.  Louis  and  served  again  his  time, 
thus  showing  a  determination  that  but  few  possess.  After  two  years 
of  hard  work,  having  become  ])roficient  in  his  business,  he  obtained 
important  contracts  for  work  on  public  buildings,  as  the  jail,  cottage 
female  seminary,  and  other  Ijuildings  at  Davenport,  Iowa.  Thus  two 
years  were  passed,  when  he  turned  his  steps  toward  Stark  county, 
Where  his  home  has  since  been  made.  For  one  year  here  he  devoted 
his  whole  time  to  his  trade.  In  the  winter  of  1856  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Catherine  Trickle,  of  Stark  county,  daughter  of  Jefferson  Trickle. 
After  their  marriage  they  settled  upon  a  farm  in  the  southern  part  of 
Essex  townshi]),  where  for  fourteen  years  they  resided,  when  they 
moved  to  Wyoming,  Mr.  Brockway  engaging  in  mercantile  business 


5(18  BIOGRAPHY    AJST)   BEMINISCENCES 

there.  He  continued  in  business  five  3^ears,  returned  to  the  farm  and 
erected  the  finest  farm  house  in  the  county,  svhich  AA'as  unfortunatel_y 
burned  owing  to  a  defective  flue  in  the  spring  of  1 884.  Some  nine  years 
after  returning  to  the  farm  they  again  left  it.  and  moving  to  Duncan 
vifiage,  reengaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  built  up  by  all  odds  the 
largest  and  most  progressive  house  of  the  place.  In  the  spring  of  1886 
Mr.  Brockway  turned  the  business  over  to  his  sons,  and  since  has  given 
his  attention  to  stock  buying  and  feeding.  Five  children  have  blessed 
tlieir  home,  of  whom  death  has  claimed  one.  M.  J.  Brockway  is  a 
farmer  of  Stark  county;  AV.  L.  and  C.  G.  are  in  business  at  Duncan, 
and  liattie  attends  school  at  Knox  seminary.  Politically  Mr.  Brock- 
wa}^  is  independent,  voting  for  the  best  man  and  measure  rather  than 
party.  The  family  is  one  well  known  and  very  much  respected,  being 
foremost  in  all  enterprises  for  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  their  town, 
and  Air.  Brockway  stands  prominently  among  the  best  citizens  of  the 
county. 

_  Thomas  CoJiveU,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  what  is  now  Stark 
county,  located  in  what  is  now  Essex  township,  on  the  southeast  quar- 
ter section  eight,  in  the  fall  of  1837,  purchasing  a  small  tract  of 
land  there.  He  was  Ijorn  in  Vii'ginia  and  was  a  son  of  Thomas,  Sr., 
and  Elizabeth  Colwell,  who  were  married  in  Kentucky,  from  which 
state  they  removed  to  Ross  county,  Ohio,  where  his  parents  resided 
until  their  decease.  Of  their  children  Thomas  alone  removed  to  this 
county.  He  came  here  a  married  man  —  having  married,  in  Kentucky, 
Sallie  Ogden.  Their  family  comprised  eight  children,  namely  :  Wash- 
ington, of  Chillicothe.  111.,  deceased ;  George  Fresslev.  deceased ; 
Henry,  of  Essex ;  Robert  of  Salt  Lake ;  David,  deceased ;  Emily,  wife 
of  John  Berfield,  Toulon,  and  Sarah,  married,  of  Toulon  township. 
Mr.  Colwell  lived  in  this  county  after  his  settlement.  He  served  a 
short  time  in  the  war  of  1S12.  He  died  in  1857,  in  his  eighty-fourth 
veai".  Mrs.  Colwell  died  in  June  of  the  same  vear,  in  the  seventv- 
eighth  year  of  her  age. 

Henry  Colwell,  the  only  son  of  Thomas  now  living  in  Stark  county, 
was  born  in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  in  1813.  He  was  married  when  he  came 
to  this  county.  In  this  townshi])  he  has  resided  since  1837.  He  has 
served  as  supervisor  of  the  township  three  terms ;  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Agricultural  Society  almost  since  its  organization,  and  the  pres- 
ident of  the  Societv  manv  vears,  being  the  present  incumbent.  His 
son  Miles  was  a  member  of  Company  C,  One  hundred  and  twelfth 
Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry;  enlisted  in  1862;  served  three  years  as  a 
private  soldier.  Mr.  Colwell  has  been  twice  married,  first  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Dawson,  of  Hocking  county,  Ohio,  who  bore  him  six  chil- 
dren, namely  :  George,  John,  x\lcinda.  Miles,  Mary  Jane  and  Martha, 
all  livino-.  Mrs.  Colwell  died  in  1817,  ao^ed  thirtv-three  vears.  His 
second  wife,  Miss  Clarinda  Ebv.  he  married  in  Stark  countv.  Thev 
are  the  parents  of  tliirteen  children,  namely  :  Eliza,  deceased  ;  Ange- 
line,  Marvin,  Sarah,  Day,  Bunn,  Clarinda,  Douglas,  Emmett,  Louisa, 
deceased,  Jennie,  Sallie,  and  Allie.  Mrs.'  C.,  died  in  1880,  aged  fifty- 
one  yeai^s.  Mr.  C.  has  been  a  staunch  Democrat  in  political  belief  dur- 
ing his  life-time. 


OF    ESSEX    TOWNSHIP.  509 

John  Colwell,  son  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  Colwell,  was  born  in 
Stark  count}'  in  1837,  where  his  parents  settled  at  an  early  date,  as  re- 
lated in  their  history  in  this  chapter.  At  the  age  of  twentj'-fonr 
years  he  married  Miss  Ehnira  Fast,  daughter  of  Philip  and  Mary 
Fast,  who  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1845,  and  came  with  her  parents  to 
this  county  in  1849,  where  her  father  died  in  1855.  After  Mr.  Col- 
well's  marriage  he  entered  on  farming  for  himself,  and  now  owns  154 
acres  of  choice  land  on  section  18.  They  are  the  parents  of  four 
children,  Mary  B.,  Charlie  O.,  Marvin  B.  and  Mira  J.  In  politics  Mr. 
Colwell  is  Democratic.  By  industry  he  has  built  up  round  him  a 
pleasant  home,  and  by  example  a  good  family. 

Josej^h  Cox,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Essex  township,  still  resides  here, 
linkiug  the  present  with  the  past  of  this  division  of  the  county.  A 
reference  to  the  original  entries  of  lands  in  this  township  points  out  the 
settlement  of  the  family  of  Nathan  Cox  here  in  1836  ;  a  reference  to 
the  sketch  of  the  cemeteries  also  will  give  the  names  of  many  members 
of  tiiis  large  family. 

ThoTiias  Walter  Cox,  son  of  Joseph  and  Catherine  (Edwards)  Cox, 
was  born  in  Stark  county.  Ills.,  in  the  year  1847.  His  parents,  natives 
of  Virginia,  removed  to  Ohio  and  thence  to  Illinois,  settling  in  Stark 
county,  where  they  still  reside.  Thomas  W.  Cox  remained  with  his 
jjarents  until  his  20th  year,  when  he  married  Miss  Clara  DeWolf, 
daughter  of  Ca])tain  David  and  Matilda  (Greenwood)  DeWolf.  This 
lady  was  born  March  23,  1847;  her  fatlier  was  of  French  descent,  born 
in  Nova  Scotia  March  30,  1822 ;  her  motlier  was  born  in  Clark  county, 
Ohio,  February  22, 1 823.  The  military  record  of  Capt.  DeWolf  is  worthy 
of  his  ancestry,  and  is  on  record  in  the  military  chapter  and  history  of 
Toulon  county.  After  his  marriage  INfr.  Cox  began  farming  in  Essex 
township  on  his  first  farm,  where  he  resided  about  live  years.  He  sold 
this  property  and  ])urchased  193  acres  on  sec.  24,  Essex  township, 
where  he  still  resides.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cox  are  the  parents  of  seven 
children,  six  of  whom  are  living  —  Edwin  E.,  born  March  23,  1868  ; 
Alice,  born  September  1,  1871;  Stella,  born  May  26,  1874;  Joseph, 
born  June  22,  1876;  Hattie,  born  August  16,  1880,  and  Cora,  born 
November  27,  1883.  An  infant,  born  in  the  year  1883,  died  July  11 
same  year.  On  November  4,  1886,  Mrs.  Cox  passed  to  her  last  long- 
sleep.  Her  illness  was  of  short  duration.  Up  to  the  morning  of  her 
death  she  seemed  as  well  as  usual.  She  was  buried  at  Wyoming,  and 
the  cortege  which  followed  the  remains  to  the  grave  was  the  largest 
seen  at  Wyoming,  there  being  eighty-six  vehicles.  She  was  a  faithful, 
loving  wife,  and  her  death  was  mourned  by  a  large  circle  of  friends. 
Politically  Mr.  Cox  is  a  republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
order. 

W.  K.  Cox,  son  of  Enoch  and  Sarah  (Drummond)  Cox,  was  born  in 
Boss  county,  O.,  August  20,  1832.  His  fatlier  and  mother  were  natives 
of  Ohio,  the  former  a  miller  by  trade,  married  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
two,  in  1829.  In  1837  they  moved  to  this  county,  and  here  he  erected 
one  of  the  first  grist  and  saw  mills  on  Indian  creek,  famous  for  fifty 
miles  around.  He  built  this  mill  outright  himself,  and  worked  it  until 
the  water  failed,  when  he  erected  a  larger  concern  at  the  mouth  of 


510  BIOGRAPHY   AND    REMINISCENCES 

Camp  run,  on  Spoon  river,  where  his  desire  to  do  what  was  right 
brought  him  hosts  of  customers  and  won  him  many  friends.  In  1858 
Mrs.  Cox  died.  Of  her  eight  children,  seven  are  hving  and  four  resi- 
dents of  this  county.  A  few  years  later  Mr.  Cox  transferred  the  mill 
to  W.  K.,  the  present  operator.  The  old  gentleman  married  a  second 
time,  his  wife  dying  in  1880.  For  eight  years  his  own  healtli  has 
shown  signs  of  failure,  so  that  now  the  great  old  pioneer  miller  of  In- 
dian creek  is  only  a  shadow  of  the  strong  man  whom  the  pioneers  and 
old  settlers  knew  so  well.  W.  K.  Cox  resided  with  his  parents  until 
1850,  when  he  became  a  cattle-buyer.  Some  years  later  he  resumed 
farming,  and  prior  to  the  war  took  charge  of  his  father's  mill.  In 
1860  he  married  Miss  J.  E.  Miller,  born  in  1842  in  Hocking  count}', 
O.,  and  came  to  tliis  county  with  her  parents  in  1844.  For  twelve 
years  after  this  marriage  Mr.  Cox  continued  milling,  but  owing  to  the 
radical  change  in  machinery  he  discontinued  this  industiy,  and  has 
since  devoted  his  attention  to  stock  growing  and  agriculture.  Of  six 
children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cox,  five  are  living  —  Mrs.  Brock  way,  of 
Duncan ;  Orrin  W.,  deceased ;  Plessie  E.,  Mrs.  E.  Miller,  of  Essex ; 
Nettie  M.,  Mrs.  L.  Brockway  ;  Ilarley  G.  and  Herman  C.  In  politics 
Mr,  Cox  is  Ilepul)lican,  and  liberal  in  all  ideas. 

Malon  Cox  died  at  his  home,  near  Spoon  river,  July,  1883.  He 
was  born  in  1826;  married  Ruth  liatcliff  in  1854;  moved  to  Indiana  in 
ls67,  and  to  Stark  county  in  1871. 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  (Graves)  Cox,  born  in  Essex  township  in  1845,  died 
June  24,  1881.     She  married  Simon  Cox  in  March,  1865. 

/.  J*.  Carpenter,  who  died  here  December  1,  1879,  came  from  East 
Newfield,  Me.,  in  1856. 

Mis.  Hannah  Dixon,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Rains)  Cox, 
was  born  in  Ross  county,  O.,  in  1835.  Her  parents  died  there,  and 
soon  after  she  accompanied  her  brother  to  this  county,  where  she  mar- 
ried Samuel  Dixon,  in  1852,  and  took  up  her  residence  on  section  24, 
Essex. 

Sanmel  Dixon  was  born  in  Jackson  county,  O.,  in  1830.  He  was 
the  son  of  Lemuel  and  Rosanna  (Graves)  Dixon,  with  whom  he  resided 
until  twenty-one  years  of  age,  when  the  family  came  to  Stark  county. 
Here  he  married  Miss  Cox,  and  at  once  entered  on  farm  life  for  him- 
self, in  which  he  was  industrioush^  engaged  until  February  16,  1865, 
when  he  enlisted  at  Peoria,  and  at  once  went  into  the  held.  While  in 
the  service  he  contracted  such  diseases  from  hardship  and  fatigue  as  to 
warrant  him  a  furlough.  While  en  route  home  he  sank  to  rest  at  Mich- 
igan City,  Indiana.  His  remains  were  taken  home,  and  as  related  in 
the  history  of  W3'oming  cemetery,  rest  in  this  county.  Of  their  three 
children,  Maria  is  Mrs.  J.  McCorkle,  of  Wyoming;  Martha  J.  is  de- 
ceased, and  Lemuel  is  a  resident  of  Essex.  This  family  has  played  an 
excellent  part  in  the  progress  of  Essex  for  over  thirty  3'ears. 

''Au7if  Rosanna  Dixon,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  Wyoming  dis- 
trict, died  at  Peoria  in  September,  1885. 

Pliilip  F.  Earhart,  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Ritz)  Earhart, 
was  born  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  November  18,  1830.  His  parents 
were  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  where  his  father  was  engaged  in  farm- 


OF    ESSEX    TOWNSHIP.  511 

ing  and  at  times  worked  at  the  cooper's  trade.  In  1831  he  moved  to 
Ohio,  and  settling  near  Columbus,  followed  farming.  Here,  in  1814, 
he  passed  to  his  last  long  sleep,  and  in  1850  was  followed  by  his  wife. 
Philip  is  the  sixth  child  of  their  family  of  nine  children.  After  his  mother's 
death  he  worked  by  the  month  for  his  brother  for  about  a  year.  He 
then  being  twenty-one  years  of  age,  came  to  Illinois  in  1851.  He  came 
to  Stark  county  and  began  as  a  hand  for  his  brother-in-law  in  the 
summer  and  attended  school  in  the  winter.  On  February  21,  1853,  he 
married  Amanda  F.  Sheets,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Elizabeth  (Weigal) 
Sheets.  This  lady  was  born  April  11,  1834.  Her  parents  were  natives 
of  Virginia,  wdio  removed  to  Indiana,  and  thence,  in  1830,  to  Illinois, 
settling  in  Essex  township,  where  they  remained  until  death,  Mr. 
Sheets  dying  in  1880  and  Mrs.  Sheets  in  1874.  After  his  marriage  Mr. 
Earhart  'began  farming.  In  1808  he  purchased  eighty  acres  on  section 
17,  w^here  he  still  resides.  Three  children  came  to  his  home,  all  of 
whom  still  live — Lavina  S.,  Emma  S.,  and  Alva  M.  On  July  9,  1804, 
Mrs.  Earhart,  having  been  in  poor  health  for  a  number  of  years,  passed 
away,  l)eing  then  in  hev  thirty-first  year.  On  September  7,  1805,  Mr. 
Earhart  married  Miss  Lucretia  J.  Dolison,  a  daughter  of  Andrew  and 
Dorcas  (Long)  Dollison,  born  Noveinber  3,  1843.  Her  parents  w^ere 
natives  of  Pennsylvania,  who  removed  to  Ohio,  and  in  1850  to  Illinois, 
when  they  settled  in  Stark  county.  Later  they  purchased  a  farm  in 
Peoria  county,  where  her  father  died  in  1871,  being  then  fifty-five  years 
of  age.  Her  mother  now  makes  her  home  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Earhart, 
and  although  now^  nearly  seventy-one  years  of  age,  is  quite  active.  Two 
children  have  been  V)orn  to  them  —  George  F.  and  Jay  M.  Politically 
Mr.  Earhart  is  a  Republican.  He  has  held  the  offices  of  supervisor, 
assessor,  collector  and  school  trustee,  which  he  has  filled  with  credit 
to  himself  and  profit  to  the  township. 

Mrs.  Eliza  Edwards,  wife  of  E.  J.  Edwards,  born  in  Pennsylvania 
in  1837,  died  in  Essex  township,  June  18,  1880. 

Isaae  B.  Essex,  the  pioneer  of  Stark  county,  was  born  in  Virginia 
in  1800,  moved  to  Ohio,  and  thence  to  Peoria,  III,  under  Rev.  Jesse 
Walker,  the  Methodist  itinerant.  In  1828  he  selected  his  home  in  this 
township,  and  settled  here  permanently  in  1829  with  his  family.  In 
1831  his  parents,  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Essex,  their  four  sons,  their 
daughter,  Mrs.  David  Cooper,  and  her  husband,  arrived.  The  father, 
Thomas,  died  at  David  Cooper's  house  on  sec.  10,  May  15,  1853,  and 
the  motiier,  Elizabeth,  January  20,  1853.  Thomas  Essex  was  born  in 
Virginia  January  13,  1771,  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  in  1773.  Joseph, 
brother  of  Isaac  B.,  died  in  1876,  as  related  in  the  history  of  Toulon ; 
Thomas  resides  in  Peoria  county,  David  is  in  California,  Isaac  B. 
moved  to  Dongola,  111.,  John  remained  in  the  district,  also  Mrs.  Cooper, 
while  William  moved  to  Knox  county.  Whether  to  credit  the  state- 
ment that  Isaac  B.  Essex  joined  the  Mormons  to  Mr.  Baldwin,  of 
Peoria,  Capt.  Haacke,  of  Peoria,  Martin  Shallenberger,  of  Toulon,  or 
an  old  record  of  Mormon  circuits  in  Illinois,  the  waiter  cannot  deter- 
mine. It  \i\  certain,  however,  that  the  statement  was  made  on  what 
appeared  to  be  good  authority.  At  the  close  of  this  volume  a  complete 
sketch  of  the  Essex  family  and  of  their  settlement  in  Illinois  is  given. 


512  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Thomas  Essex,  born  in  A^irginia  in  1803,  is  the  son  of  Thomas  and 
Ehzal)eth  (Bowen)  Essex,  natives  of  Maryland,  came  with  the  family 
to  Spoon  River  in  1831,  and  settled  near  Wyoming.  In  1834  Thomas 
Essex  bonght  his  present  home  in  Richwood's  township.  He  served 
in  the  Black  Hawk  War,  being  the  only  one  of  the  family  named  in 
that  connection.     Mrs.  E.  Essex  resides  at  Muscatine,  Iowa. 

Ph'dip  Fast,  who  died  in  1856,  had  one  son,  Daniel,  who  served  in 
Capt.  Brown's  Company  K,  Forty-seventh  Illinois.  The  widow  of  this 
pioneer  and  mother  of  the  soklier — Mrs.  Mary  Fast,  was  granted  a 
pension  of  $8  per  month,  to  date  from  18^2,  in  February,  1885. 

Mrs.  Jane  {Fairchild)  Frail,  born  in  Luzerne  county,  Pa.,  in  1815, 
died  in  Goshen  townshi]),  this  county,  Februaiy  25,  1882.  She  mar- 
ried Barney  Frail,  in  1833,  and  both  moved  to  Stark  county,  111.,  in 
1835,  making  their  first  home  near  Wvoming,  in  what  was  "Moulton 
City." 

James  M.  Estep  was  born  near  Fairfield,  la.,  February  7,  1842. 
His  father,  John  Estep,  died  there  two  years  later,  and  his  mother, 
Sarah  Whittmgton,  returned  with  her  family  to  Peoi'ia  county,  111., 
and  resided  there  several  vears  Avith  her  brother.  In  1849  or  '50  she 
married  Christian  Miller,  and  with  them  James  M.  made  his  home. 
At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  became  a  farm  laborer  and  for  nine 
years  gave  his  attention  to  this  work.  When  twenty-seven  years  old 
he  married  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  George  and  Christina  Springer. 
This  lady  was  born  in  Essex  township,  in  1849,  and  resided  there  until 
her  marriage  in  ISIJS.  The  six  succeeding  months  they  resided  in 
Peoria  county,  and  then  moved  into  their  small  house  in  Essex,  which 
has  given  place  to  present  home.  Their  original  farm  of  eighty  acres 
has  been  increased  to  160  acres  with  all  improvements.  In  politics  he 
is  democratic,  but  above  party  when  a  man  or  measure  deserves  his 
confidence.  Only  two  children  came  to  their  home.  Jennie  Y., 
deceased,  and  Anna  ]S^.  He  is  indeed  a  self-made  man,  and  of  that 
intelligent  class,  too,  whose  friend  is  always  a  friend. 

George  Fautz,  was  born  in  Germany,  March  9,  1812.  His  parents, 
Michael  and  Elizabeth  (Stacer^i  Fautz,  came  to  the  United  States  about 
1818,  settled  in  Perry  county,  Ohio,  moved  thence  to  a  point  near 
Lancaster,  Ohio,  where  the  mother  died  in  1867,  and  the  father  died 
in  1869.  George  remained  with  his  parents  until  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years,  when  he  married  Miss  Sally  Springer  a  native  of  Ohio, 
whose  parents  came  from  Virginia  some  3'eai's  before.  In  1841  Mr. 
Fautz  came  to  Stark  county,  while  the  wild  jirairie  stretched  out  in 
every  direction.  He  located  160  acres  of  i)rairie,  l)reaking  some  acres 
that  year  and  planting  his  first  cro]i  of  corn.  The  tract  he  increased 
to  346  acres  which  iie  sold  in  1883,  and  moving  to  Duncan,  established 
his  large  hardware  and  grocei'y  store  there.  Of  his  family  of  twelve 
children,  nine  are  living-.  Six  of  the  nine  have  gone  westward  to  seek 
their  fortunes.  Ellen  is  Mrs.  Wheeler,  of  Duncan ;  Andi'ew  resides  in 
Essex  township  ;  Malinda  is  Mrs.  Turner,  of  Princevilie.  Peoria  county. 
A  reference  to  the  historv  of  the  United  Brethren  church  here  tells 
that  Mr.  Fautz  was  one  of  its  first  members  and  always  promment  in 
every  effort  to  build  it  up  to  its  present  importance.     In  politics  he  is 


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republican,  a  strong  tempei'ance  worker  and  a  man  very  ranch  respected. 
He  came  here  when  lie  had  to  drive  his  cattle  and  haul  his  grain  to 
Chicago  to  find  a  market ;  and  remembers  driving  his  hogs  to  Peoria 
receiving  $1.25  per  !()(•  ])ounds,  for  hogs  that  weighed  2»)0  pounds  and 
upwards.  l.")<»  pounds  and  upwards,  seventy-five  cents  per  1(»0  ])ounds, 
and  under  15U  jxjunds  s9  per  dozen.  At  Chicago  the  butchers  reserved 
the  hide  and  tallow  for  their  pay,  while  he  sold  the  meat  at  $1.50  per 
100  pounds.  Letter  rate  at  that  time  was  twenty-five  cents.  With  all 
the  hardships  and  small  rewards  attending  the  early  labors  here,  he 
raised  and  etlucated  a  large  family,  and  took  a  full  part  in  every  move- 
ment tending  to  improve  the  moral  and  commercial  condition  of  his 
county. 

Jo.^epJi  Friedman,  son  of  Ignatz  and  Theresa  (Geotz)  Friedman,  was 
born  at  leaden,  Germany,  in  181*J,  where  his  parents  died  a  few  years 
later.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  Joseph  came  to  the  United 
States,  and  for  three  years  labored  at  Pittsburgh,  Pa. ;  there  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Caroline  Krisenger,  daughter  of  John  and  Clara  Krisenger; 
she  was  also  born  at  Baden,  ana  came  in  1817  with  her  parents  to 
Pittsburgh.  Some  time  after  their  marriage  they  settled  within  fifteen 
miles  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  and  worked  by  the  month  there  until  1852, 
when  they  came  to  Valley  townshi}).  Stark  county.  111.,  and  purchased 
a  farm  on  sec.  -^1.  At  this  time  there  were  not  over  twenty  families 
in  Valley;  wolves  and  deer  were  numerous.  In  1857  he  purchased 
160  acres  in  Essex,  built  his  home  there,  and  has  been  identified  with 
the  progress  of  Essex  for  thirt}^  years.  His  first  tax  payment  was  95 
cents,  now  increased  to  over  $000  annually.  Of  their  family,  John  is 
in  Peoria  county,  Joseph  C.  at  home,  William  C.  also  here,  Sophia  and 
Lizzie  are  numbered  among  the  dead,  Caroline  resides  here.  The 
family  are  old  members  of  the  Catholic  church.  In  politics  Mr.  Fried- 
man is  decidedly  independent,  voting  always  for  the  best  man  and  best 
measures.  He  was  a  member  of  the  anti-horse-thief  association  and 
lends  his  aid  to  every  project  for  the  advancement  of  virtue  and  the 
detection  and  punishment  of  vice. 

Mrs.  Lncinda  (ringricJt,  widow  of  Daniel,  is  tlie  daughter  of  Daniel 
and  Catherine  (Cxathney)  Porter.  She  was  born  in  Westmoreland 
county,  Pa.,  in  1822;  in  1823  moved  to  Richland  county,  O.,  when 
nine  months  old ;  her  father  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  woolen 
goods  while  thei'e.  In  183tt  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Decatur, 
III.,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  This  Daniel  Porter  was  a 
soldier  of  1812,  who  was  honorabl}^  discharged  on  account  of  illness, 
and  resided  here  until  his  deatli,  in  his  forty-fifth  year.  Mrs.  Lucinda 
Gingrich  married  in  her  twenty- seventh  \"ear.  Her  deceased  husband, 
Daniel  Gingrich,  was  ])orn  in  Franklin  county.  Pa.,  in  1808,  where  his 
father.  Christian,  was  a  farmer  and  cabinetmaker.  They  came  here,  as 
related  in  this  chapter,  in  1837.  To  his  marriage  with  Miss  Porter 
five  children  were  born :  Alvorado  A.,  a  graduate  of  Abingdon  College, 
now  a  farmer  here ;  Daniel  L'.,  in  Kansas  ;  Eslella  D.,  now  Mrs.  J.  Addis, 
of  Stark  county;  Ophelia  C,  now  Mrs.  Arthur  Hotchkiss,  of  WaKeeney, 
Kan.,  and  Violetta  A.,  deceased.  The  father,  Daniel  Gingrich,  died 
August  20,    1885,  in  his  seventy-seventh  year.     His  first  wife.  Miss 


514  BIOGRAPHY   AND   EEMINISCENCES 

Coleman,  died  December  16,  1849,  leaving  four  children,  three  of  whom 
are  living,  as  previously  noted  in  this  chapter.  In  political  life  he  was 
an  ardent  Democrat.  For  years  he  was  commissioner  of  highways 
here.  A  reference  to  tlie  township  history  will  point  out  the  various 
Darts  taken  by  this  family  in  the  building  up  of  Essex. 

A.  E.  Gingrich^  son  of  Daniel  and  Polly  (Coleman)  Gingrich, 
was  born  in  Stark  county  May  14,  1840.  In  early  years  he  worked 
on  the  home  farm,  attended  the  primitive  schools,  and  studied  at 
home.  At  the  age  of  twentv-nine  vears,  he  married  Miss  Harriett, 
daughter  of  Silas  and  Elizabeth  (Brock)  Caskey,  of  Ohio,  who  moved 
to  Illinois  about  1863;  was  married  in  1869;  remained  on  home  farm 
one  year ;  then  the  young  couple  removed  to  their  present  home  near 
Duncan,  where  their  five  children,  Florence  M.,  Allan  A.,  Yiolla  D., 
John  J.,  and  AVilliam  AV.,  were  born.  His  brother,  D.  H.  Gingrich,  is 
interested  with  A.  E.,  and  resides  in  the  same  house.  The  family,  in 
all  its  parts,  have  been  prominent  in  evervthing  contributing  to  the 
agricultural  interests  of  Essex,  and  indeed  of  the  count3\  In  politics, 
democratic;  yet  party  considerations  generally  give  Avay  to  the  claims 
of  candidates  whose  characters  are  irreproachable. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Graves,  the  widow  of  Thomas  Graves,  and  the  daugh- 
ter of  Xathan  and  Ann  (Dixon)  Cox,  was  born  in  Ross  county,  Ohio, 
in  the  year  1826.  Her  parents  were  respectively  from  Virginia  and 
North  Carolina.  Their  respective  parents  removing  to  Ohio,  they 
became  acquainted  and  were  married.  Some  twenty-five  ^'^ears  after 
their  marriage  they  removed  to  Stark  county.  111.,  in  1836,  and  started 
to  build  the  first  mill  in  Stark  county.  It  was  on  Indian  creek,  and 
was  used  for  many  years.  In  1840,  Mr.  Cox,  after  a  brief  illness  of 
but  two  weeks,  passed  from  earth  in  his  fifty-sixth  year.  For  three 
years  after  her  husband's  death,  Mrs.  Cox  remained  at  the  old  home, 
and  there  followed  her  husband  to  the  last  slee]),  in  her  sixty-fourth 
year.  They  were  both  prominent  among  the  pioneers  of  the  county, 
and  highly  esteemed.  Their  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  five  still 
living,  four  of  whom  are  in  Stark  county.  ]\Irs.  Graves  remained 
witii  her  father  and  mother  until  lier  father's  death.  In  1841  she  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Thomas  Graves,  the  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
Graves.  He  was  born  in  Chatham  coimtv,  N.  C,  in  1816.  When 
eight  3'ears  of  age,  his  parents  removed  to  Ohio,  where  he  received  a 
common  school  education,  and  in  1840  came  to  Stark  county,  where 
he  met  and  married  Miss  Xancv  Cox.  Some  eiglit  vears  after  their 
marriage  they  remained  upon  the  farm  of  her  father  until  1850,  when 
they  removed  to  section  23,  Essex  township,  where  since  then  the 
famih^  has  resided.  On  the  12th  of  December,  1876,  after  several 
years  of  failing  health,  and  but  nine  weeks  confined  to  his  bed,  he 
died.  He  was  a  man  prominent  among  the  progressive  and  enterpris- 
ing farmers  of  the  township,  and  one  who  was  known  only  to  be  held 
in  high  esteem  by  all,  and  it  is  to  such  men  that  the  real  progression 
of  Stark  county  is  owing.  Since  her  husband's  death,  Mrs.  Graves  has 
remained  on  the  homestead,  where  she  still  resides  with  five  of  her 
children.  Her  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  AVilliam  H.,  in  Essex 
township ;  Martha  L.  (Mrs.  Riner  Duncan) ;  Lorenzo  D.,  Armourdale, 


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Kan.;  James  H.,  in  Essex;  Mary  A.  (Mrs.  J.  H.  Moran),  widow  at 
home;  Franklin  J.,  in  Essex;  Harriet  E.  (Mrs.  A.  J.  Smitli),  Essex; 
Forney  L.,  Essex;  Hermie  Augusta,  Essex;  and  Archie  L,  Essex. 
Mrs.  Graves  has  reared  a  family  of  useful  citizens,  and  is  considered 
one  of  tlie  county's  foremost  women. 

James  Graves,  one  of  the  oldest  settlers  of  the  county,  was  born  at 
Chatham,  N.  C,  January  6,  1818,  his  parents,  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Freeman)  Graves,  being  natives  of  North  Carolina  and  Virginia  re- 
spectively, and  their  ancestors  natives  of  Ireland.  John  was  born  in 
1789,  was  nuirried  in  1813,  moved  to  Ohio  in  1821,  died  there  in  1811. 
His  widow  came  with  her  son  James  to  this  county  soon  after,  where 
Mrs.  Graves  died  in  1875,  in  her  eighty -first  year.  Of  her  twelve  chil- 
dren, nine  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood,  six  are  living  and  five 
reside  in  this  county.  James  Graves  was  married  in  1842  to  Miss 
Maria,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Waters)  Francis,  who  was  born  in 
Ross  county,  O.,  in  1820,  her  parents  being  of  German  and  Irish  ori- 
gin. She  remained  at  her  father's  home,  but  being  a  good  spinner  was 
always  a  welcome  guest  and  helper  at  the  wheel  throughout  the  neigh- 
borhood. While  with  Mrs,  Graves,  Sr.,  the  friendship  which  led  to  her 
mari'iage  was  formed.  In  settling  in  Essex,  Mr.  Graves  and  his  brother 
purchased  fifty  acres  on  credit.  This  small  l)eginning  has  grown  into 
an  excellent  farm  of  three  hundred  acres,  fully  improved  nnd  equipped. 
Of  his  children,  Mary,  married  S.  Cox,  is  deceased;  B.  F.  Graves;  Ma- 
tilda is  no^\'  Mrs.  G.  A.  Thomas,  of  Chicago ;  Frances,  now  Mrs.  M.  R. 
Cox;  Malinda  A.,  now  Mrs.  II.  L.  Crone;  Amanda,  Austin  and  John, 
deceased.  This  family  has  been  closely  identified  with  the  county  for 
over  forty  years,  and  has  always  been  on  the  side  of  progress. 

Joseph  S.  Graves,  son  of  John  II.  and  Amy  (Wili^inson)  Graves, 
was  born  in  Vinton  county,  O.,  in  1833.  Until  twenty-three  years  of 
age  he  assisted  on  his  father's  farm  and  attended  school.  At  this  age 
he  was  appointed  teacher  in  charge  of  the  district  scliool,  and  lor  three 
winters  was  engaged  in  teaching.  In  1856  he  accom])anied  his  father 
to  Stark  county,  located,  and  purchased  the  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  on  which  he  now  resides,  and  in  the  course  of  a  few  weeks  re- 
turned to  Ohio.  In  18()1  he  revisited  this  township,  but  did  not  come 
to  reside  here  until  1863.  In  1865  he  began  to  improve  this  farm,  and 
has  since  made  his  home  here,  transforming  the  wild  land  into  one  of 
the  most  fertile  tracts  in  the  county.  On  December  12,  1867,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  Theodore  and  Elizabeth  Wliitten,  a 
native  of  Licking  county,  O.  This  lad}^  came  to  Stark  county  with 
her  parents  in  1855,  and  was  one  of  the  early  teachers  in  our  schools. 
A  few  months  after  this  marriage  they  assumed  the  work  of  house- 
keeping on  tlieir  farm  in  the  same  house  wliich  has  been  recently  re- 
built. Their  children  ai'e :  Carrie  E.,  John  W.,  Amy  E.,  Theodore, 
Alva  L.  (deceased),  Marion  li.  and  Alice  M.  The  mother,  when  a 
young  woman,  united  with  the  M.  E.  church  of  West  Jersey,  while 
Mr.  Graves  united  with  the  Christian  church  in  Ohio.  He  is  decidedly 
Republican,  was  a  member  of  the  Union  League  in  the  time  of  the 
Rebellion,  and  always  foremost  in  supporting  ^vhat  seems  just  as  well 
as  what  promises  the  greatest  good  to  the  greatest  number. 


616  BIOGRAPHY    AND   EEMINISC^NCES 

Jacob  Graves^  born  in  Vinton  county,  O.,  in  1834,  is  the  son  of  John 
and  Amy  (AVilkinsoii)  Graves,  John  Graves  was  born  in  Ohio,  of 
North  Carobna  settlers.  His  wife  was  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Amy 
(Brady)  Wilkinson,  also  Xorth  Carolina-  settlers  of  Ohio.  The  Graves 
family  resided  in  Ohio  until  1S04,  wlien  they  came  to  Essex,  and  pur- 
chased a  farm  of  160  acres,  but  some  time  prior  to  this  John  pur- 
chased lands  here  for  his  sons.  Mrs.  Amy  Graves  died  here  in  1878. 
Of  their  children,  Mrs.  Annie  Eatcliff  has  since  died;  Joseph  S., 
Jacob,  Mrs.  Amy  Bamber,  of  West  Jersey,  Mrs.  Alma  Whitten,  of 
West  Jersey,  are  all  residents  of  Stark.  In  1884  Mr.  Graves  sold  the 
homestead,  and  has  since  made  his  home  among  his  children.  A 
member  of  the  Christian  church  since  childhood,  he  has  opposed  secret 
societies.  He  was  a  Whig  and  Abolitionist,  and  since  1856  a  Repub- 
lican. Jacob  (ilraves  was  raised  and  educated  in  his  native  county.  At 
the  age  of  twenty -two  _years  he  married  Miss  Sidlay  A.,  daughter  of 
George  and  Mary  (Bouyer)  Barnett,  of  (Jhio,  natives  of  Penns3dvania, 
and  whose  parents  came  from  Germany.  George  Barnett  and  wife 
moved  to  Guernsey  county  from  Pennsylvania,  and  thence  to  Vinton 
county,  where  the  wife  died  in  1855,  leaving  twelve  children,  of  whom 
Mrs.  Graves  was  the  youngest.  The  father  died  there  in  1876.  Jacob 
and  jVirs.  Graves  resided  eight  years  in  Ohio  after  marriage.  In  April, 
1864,  he  enhsted  in  the  One-hundred-and-forty-eighth  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry,  served  round  Richmond,  City  Point,  and  Petersburg  until 
ex])iration  of  term,  when  he  returned,  and  in  a  few  days  set  out  with 
his  family  for  Illinois,  entered  on  improving  his  farm,  and  raised  it 
from  the  wilderness  to  be  one  of  the  finest  tracts  in  Essex.  Of  their 
eleven  children,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Fautz,  is  in  Kansas;  Mrs.  Lucinda  A. 
Shebel,  Elba  V.,  Smiley  R.,  Stanley  S.,  Lyman  S.,  Julia  E.,  Clinton  E., 
Elton  O.,  Emery  R.,  and  Jennie  E.,  all  residents  of  Essex.  The  father 
of  this  large  family  holds  a  Grand  Army  membership.  As  assessor  of 
Essex  for  six  years,  the  board  of  equalization  has  never  changed  one 
of  his  figures ;  as  supervisor,  his  associates  never  negatived  one  of  his 
propositions,  and  in  all  })olitical  and  social  connections  his  precision 
and  adherence  to  truth  have  brought  him  into  the  esteem  of  every 
one. 

Lemuel  Graves  died  in  September,  1878,  aged  sixty-four  years.  He 
came  here  in  pioneer  days  with  six  brothers. 

Argelon  Graves  died  Se|itend:)er  26,  1856.  The  burning  of  William 
Graves'  daughter,  while  tr3nng  to  save  her  father's  barn  from  fire, 
near  Duncan,  April  25,  1879,  was  one  of  those  dreadful  afflictions  wdiich 
draw  forth  the  sympathy  of  people. 

Jerome  Graves  and  his  wife,  Lucie  De  Lent,  both  former  residents 
of  Essex,  and  the  latter  formerly  a  teacher  in  Essex  and  West  Jersey 
townships,  were  married  at  Beaver  Dam,  Wis.,  February,  1885, 

James  IlartJey,  son  of  Ednujnd  and  Mary  (Morris)  Hartley,  was  born 
in  Lancashire,  England,  in  1827,  immigrated  in  1851,  and  shortly  after 
settled  at  Trivoli,  111.,  and  worked  by  the  month  until  1854,  when  he 
came  to  Essex  with  Mr.  Ingram,  and  jointly  purchased  160  acres.  In 
1856  he  man-ied  Miss  Ann  Mellor,  settled  on  his  purchase  of  1854,  and 
entered  on  the  work  of  reducing  the  wilderness,  and  how  well  he  sue- 


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ceeded  is  shown  in  the  fine  farm  he  left  his  family  at  his  death  in  1871. 
Of  his  children,  Edwin  resides  in  Essex;  Mary  A.,  now  Mrs.  John 
Duckworth,  of  Valley ;  William  H.,  Walter  J.,  and  Clara,  residing 
at  home.  Sarah  J.  and  Eliza  H.  are  numbered  nmong  the  dead.  In 
early  years  Mr.  Hartley  became  a  member  of  the  Protestant  E[)isco])al 
church,  and  died  in  communion  with  that  society. 

Mrs.  jbm  Ilart/e//,  widow  of  James  Hartley,  was  l)orn  in  Iloyton, 
England,  in  1S3T,  where  her  mother  Mary  (Holland)  Miller,  died  m 
1S89.  Her  fatlier,  eTose])h  Miller,  was  a  weaver,  and  m  the  cotton 
factories  made  tiie  acquaintance  of  Miss  Mary  Madden,  whom  he  mar- 
ried. About  1846  the  family  immigrated,  settling  at  Crookville,  Pa., 
but  within  eii>'hteen  months  returned  to  England.  Soon  after  tlie 
parents  of  Jose])h  and  Mary  (Madden)  Miller  died,  and  again  they 
sought  America  for  a.  home ;  coming  in  1851,  they  obtained  work  in 
the  woolen  mills  at  Crookville,  came  to  Peoria  in  1852,  thence  moved 
to  Trivoli,  and  ultimately  settled  at  Wyoming.  Mrs.  Hartley  accom- 
])a-nied  her  parents  in  their  travels  until  the  age  of  seventeen,  when 
she  beo-an  woi'k  for  herself,  and  at  Trivoli  worked  for  a  cousin  of 
James  Hartley,  where  she  met  her  husband,  and  was  married  in  1856. 
Since  his  death  she  lias  not  only  managed  the  farm,  but  also  increased 
the  original  property  to  nearly  HOG  acres,  and  is  today  consi(h3red  one 
of  the  most  enterjirising  and  successful  business  women  in  the  wliole 
Congressional  district. 

//.  Ingravi  was  born  in  Kentshire,  England,  in  1820.  His  father, 
William,  and  mother,  Margaret,  died  there.  At  the  age  of  ten  years 
Mr.  Ingram  hired  out  as  a  butcher's  boy.  Eleven  years  later  he  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States,  staying  a  short  time  in  New  York  and  at 
Chicago,  and  settled  at  Peoria,  where  he  found  work  at  $8  per  month. 
Some  years  later  lie  came  to  this  townshi])  in  conijiany  with  James 
Hartley,  he  purchased  160  acres,  on  which  he  worked  with  a  will 
and  soon  added  a  house  to  the  few  then  in  this  section  of  Stark.  Two 
years  la.ler  he  married  Miss  Jane,  daughter  of  Edmund  WiMgley,  and 
sister  of  the  bankei",  John  Wrigley.  This  lady  was  born  in  England, 
but  came  to  America  with  her  father  and  family  as  related  in  their 
family  history.  Eor  three  years  the  young  i)eople  lived  in  a  small  house 
on  section  12,  then  moved  to  Wyoming,  where  Mr.  Ingram  estab- 
lished the  first  meat  market.  The  year  the  C.  B.  &  Q.  was  completed 
to  Wyoming  he  resumed  farm  life  on  section  12,  Avhere  Mrs.  Ingram 
died  in  1878.  Of  their  six  children,  Emma  is  Mrs.  C.  McMillen, 
Charles,  Harry,  Fred,  Jesse  and  Nellie  reside  in  the  townshi]x  In 
November,  1882,  Mr.  Ingram  married  Miss  Laura  Strange,  of  Peoria, 
born  at  Fishkill,  N.  Y.,  in  184-1-;  lived  in  Ohio  with  her  grandmother 
until  1860,  when  she  joined  her  parents  in  Peoria  county.  In  agricult- 
ural and  fine  stock  affairs  Mr.  Ingram  is  truly  a  representative  man. 
He  is  one  of  the  lOO  men  who  own  the  lecords  of  the  Devon  Cattle 
Association,  and  in  local  matters  takes  a  leading  ])lace  among  the 
stock-growers  of  the  district.  His  home  is  evidence  of  all  wliich  thrift 
and  labor  may  accomplish.     In  politics  he  is  Republican. 

Jared  Jones.,  son  of  Henry  and  Nancy  (Moss)  Jones,  was  born  in 
Jackson   county,    Ohio,   in    1817.     His    father,   a    Virginian,  moved 


518  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

to  Ohio  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  with  his  grandfather,  and  served  in 
the  war,  and  soon  after  married  Nanc}'^  Moss,  of  Pennsylvania,  who 
settled  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  with  ner  famih\  Henry  and  Nancy 
Jones  made  that  State  their  home  until  their  death.  Jared  Jones 
married  Miss  Catherine,  daughter  of  Michael  and  Hozanna  (Waldron) 
Sollars,  in  1836.  This  lady  was  born  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  in  1818, 
where  her  parents,  Virginians,  had  settled*  After  this  marriage  they 
settled  on  a  farm  which  they  purchased.  In  1838  the  farm  was  sold 
and  the  young  people  coming  to  this  township,  purchased  their  first 
homestead  in  the  west,  where  they  have  since  resided.  While  in  Ohio 
Mr.  Jones  joined  a  volunteer  company  enlisted  to  protect  the  frontier 
from  Indians,  and  on  coming  here  was  ever  ready  to  become  a  member 
of  protective  organizations  against  the  white  savages  engaged  in  horse- 
stealing and  claim-jumping;  l>ut  notwithstanding  all  his  vigilance  he 
had  to  pay  for  his  land  three  times  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  old 
claim  sharks.  Of  the  twelve  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jones,  ten 
are  living.  David,  John,  Xcmcy,  Ann,  Ilozannah,  AVilliam,  Sylvester, 
Michael  M.,  Sarah,  James  A.,  Christopher  (deceased),  Lydia  J.,  Laura 
(deceased).  The  father  of  this  laroe  familv  was  for  vears  a  Democrat, 
but  recently  gives  his  support  to  the  prohibitionist  cause.  His  wife 
and  he  are  members  of  the  United  Brethren  church,  opposed  to  secret 
organizations,  but  always  ready  to  aid  any  object  of  a  beneficial  and 
progressive  character. 

Aimer  Kerns^  son  of  William  and  ]V[ary  (Drummond)  Kerns,  was 
born  in  Ross  county,  O.,  in  1821.  His  father  was  born  December  25, 
1800,  of  Pennsylvania  settlers  in  Ohio.  About  1823  he  married  Miss 
Drummond.  a  daugb.ter  of  Benjamin  and  Anna  (Kerns)  Drummond, 
born  in  ISoT.  in  1855  this  family  came  here,  purchased  a  farm  and 
resided  until  the  death  of  AVilliam,  on  September  18,  1873.  His  widow 
is  still  among  the  old  settlers.  Abner  Kerns  shared  his  parents'  labors 
and  fortunes  until  his  twenty-eighth  year  when  he  married  Miss  Amer- 
ica, daughter  of  Daniel  AVatts,  born  in  1828  of  Kentucky  settlers  of 
Ohio.  Prior  to  this  marriage  Mr.  Kerns  often  drove  cattle  across  the 
mountains  to  Baltimore  and  New  York  cities  and  after  marriage 
engaged  in  stock-growing,  his  wife  superintending  the  farm.  In  1871 
they  moved  on  their  farm  of  160  acres,  one  mile  south  of  Wyoming. 
Of  their  seven  children  six  are  living:  Mary  J.,  Emma,  Frank  A., 
Fred,  Harris  and  Hattie.  Alice  is  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kerns 
have  always  supported  the  Methodist  church  of  which  his  aged  mother 
is  a  respected  member.  Himself  and  boys  are  decidedl}^  Eepuljlican. 
His  farm  of  56(>  acres  he  has  transformed  into  a  garden-spot,  and  there 
erected  a  commcxlious  house,  the  center  of  much  that  is  pleasant  and 
instructive  in  that  neighborhood. 

Jo?in  Le-fHe>\  son  of  John  and  Frances  (Wilkinson)  Leffter,  was  born 
in  Stark  county,  September  <;,  1850.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Ohio, 
where  the  Pennsylvania  Lefflers  settled  at  an  early  day,  came  to  Illi- 
nois in  1849  and  here  married  Miss  Wilkinson.  Six  weeks  later,  Janu- 
ary 1,  185(1,  he  died.  His  widow,  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Elizabeth 
Wilkinson,  whose  history  is  given  in  this  chapter,  still  resides  here. 
John     Leffler,   jr.,   married   in   his   twenty-ninth    year.   Miss   Anna, 


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daughter  of  Jesse  and  Lutitia  Boblet.  This  lady  died  March  12,  1881, 
leaving  one  child,  Nora  Leffler.  His  second  marriage  with  Miss  Ella, 
daughter  of  Isaac  and  Martha  Nicliolas,  was  celebrated  Marcli  3,  1886. 
Her  parents,  natives  of  Oliio,  came  here  with  their  parents,  were  mar- 
ried here  and  made  their  home  here  since.  Mr.  Leffler  has  built  up 
here  one  of  the  best  farm  houses  in  the  county,  and  around  it  a  fertile 
farm  of  175  acres.  In  politics  he  is  Democratic.  His  public  sympathy 
centers  in  school  matters  and  at  present  he  is  clerk  of  the  school  board 
of  his  district. 

Jesse  L.  Moffitt,  son  of  Josiah  and  Jane  (Stuart)  Moffitt,  was  born 
in  tliis  county  in  1814.  Josiali  Moffitt  was  born  in  Iloss  county,  O.,  in 
1808  where  his  parents,  John  and  Lydia  (Cox)  Moffitt,  natives  of  North 
Carolina,  had  settled.  Up  to  his  twenty-first  year  Josiah  Moffitt's 
educational  advantages  were  very  limited.  In  1829  he  married  Miss 
Jane,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Ann  (Carney)  Stuart,  wiio  was  l)orn  in 
Derry 'county,  Ireland,  in  1813.  She  came  with  her  parents  to  New 
York  in  1817,  and  in  1820  moved  with  them  to  Ross  county,  ().,  where 
her  mother  djed  shortly  after.  Her  father  moved  to  Slark  county, 
])urcliased  a  farm  and  resided  iiere  until  his  death  in  1865.  Josiah 
Moffitt  and  wife  were  engaged  on  their  Ohio  farm  until  1836,  when 
they  took  up  160  acres  in  Essex  and  made  their  home  in  the  west — the 
log  cabin  being  without  doors  and  windows,  Indians  prowling  around, 
and  in  the  absence  of  the  disagreeable  but  then  innocuous  savage, 
wolves  presented  tliemselves.  The  nearest  market  was  Peoria.  Here 
the  young  wife  was  often  left  to  protoct  her  four  chikh^en.  Josiah 
died  m  1885,  but  this  pioneer  lady  still  fives  with  her  son  (Jesse),  now 
in  her  seventy-third  year.  At  one  time  she,  with  her  sister,  were  lost 
on  the  prairies,  and  did  not  find  a  lanchnark  until  the  following  day. 
Jesse  Moffitt  remained  on  the  homestead  which  he  aided  in  improving. 
In  1879  he  married  Miss  Sarah  Arganbright,  born  in  Ohio  in  1860, 
where  her  father  still  resides.  Their  children  are  Fred,  Ada  B.  and 
Harley  INI.  In  society  matters  Mr.  Moffitt  is  a,n  Odd  Fellow,  in  politics 
democratic,  and  in  all  public  enterprises  enterprising  and  liberal. 

John  II.  Ogle,  son  of  William  and  Lucretia  (Butler)  Ogle,  was  born 
in  Stark  county  in  1810.  His  father  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1810.  His 
mother  was  born  in  A^ermont  the  same  year,  and  with  her  jiarents  emi- 
grated from  Vermont.  Thev  were  married  in  1835  and  shortly  after 
came  to  the  wilderness  of  Spoon  river,  engaged  in  agriculture  until 
1856  when  they  moved  to  Toulon,  where  Mrs.  Ogle  is  today  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  William  one  of  the  leading  cit- 
izens, as  related  in  the  history  of  Toulon  and  in  the  gener-al  history. 
John  H.  spent  his  youth  as  other  pioneer  boys.  In  his  eighteenth 
year  he  entered  Rock  River  Seminary,  and,  after  a  full  course  engaged 
in  school  teaching  in  Stark  county.  In  his  twenty -third  year  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Diantha  W.,  daughter  of  Job  and  Diana  Shinn,  the  father 
being  a  Virginian  and  the  mother  a  native  of  New  Ham])shire.  Of 
seven  children  born  to  this  marriage,  six  are  living:  William  S.. 
Lucretia  D.,  Mary  E.,  Laura,  Diantha,  John  G.  and  Marcia  (deceased). 
Mrs.  Ogle,  the  mother  of  this  excellent  family,  died  September  7,  1880, 
In  1882  the  widower  married  Miss  Anna,  daughter  of  Hugh  and  Ann 


520  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

(Galbraith)  Winn,  I)oi'n  in  1843.  to  whose  family  full  references  are 
made  in  the  histories  of  Goshen  and  Toulon  and  in  the  general  history. 
To  this  marriage  two  children  were  born  :  Roljert  and  Maggie  R.  In 
i-eligious  matters  Mr.  Ogle  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  in  society  matters  a  member  of  the  Blue  Lodge  at  Toulon,  and 
in  all  townsliip  and  county  affairs  an  interested  and  just  ex])onent  of 
the  cause  of  right.  His  farm  of  Oil  acres,  in  Essex,  is  considered  vei'v 
valuable  and  well  improved— all  the  work  of  his  own  hands. 

Henry  M.  Rogers,  son  of  William  and  Eleanor  Rogers,  was  born  in 
Westchester  county.  X.  Y..  May  9.  1816.  His  father,  a  blacksmith, 
was  boi-n  there  in  1775,  died  in  1812,  and  his  mother  born  in  New 
York  in  1778,  died  May  4,  1852.  Henry  M.  in  early  life  was  engaged 
at  several  trades,  amono-  them  a  lake  sailor.  At  the  age  of  twenty- 
three  he  migrated  to  Peoria  county,  purchased  land  there  and  was  a 
day  lal)orer  for  some  time,  in  order  to  raise  money  to  make  a  payment 
on  this  land,  but  with  all  his  labor  he  was  compelled  to  borrow,  paying 
fifty  per  cent  interest.  In  1844  he  married  Miss  Amelia,  daughter  of 
John  and  Frances  Evans,  establishetl  their  home  in  Peoria  county,  and 
I'esided  thereuntil  ls57.  when  they  moved  to  Stark  and  built  u}>.  so  to 
speak,  the  Rogers  farm,  one  of  the  finest  in  the  county.  After  a  most 
useful  life  he  moved  to  the  old  settlere'  higher  home  in  1878.  For  six- 
teen years  he  was  supervisor  of  his  township,  and  a  most  able  member 
of  the  county  board.  A  i-eference  to  tlie  township  history,  and  to  the 
society  liistory  of  Wyoming,  will  convey  an  idea  of  the  part  he  took 
in  public  affairs.  Since  his  death  his  widow,  assisted  by  James  T. 
Rogers,  has  had  charge  of  the  estate,  and  resides  there  with  three  of 
her  children  — the  survivors  of  a  family  of  six.  The  lady  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  of  the  Eastern  Star  Chapter,  and 
prominent  in  all  benevolent  or  charitable  associations  where  woman's 
work  is  needed.  James  T.  Rogers  has  taken  the  active  management 
of  the  estate  since  his  father's  death.  LilvC  him.  he  is  democratic  in 
politics,  and  in  other  respects  follows  closely  in  the  footsteps  of  that 
excellent  old  settler  who  left  the  county  forever  in  1878.  John  Evans 
and  wife  were  natives  of  Maryland,  but  old  residents  of  A'irginia, 
where  he  died  in  1850.  Two  yeai's  later  his  widow  moved  to  Peoria 
county,  where  she  died  September  12.  1864.  Of  their  eleven  children 
only  four  are  livino.  Mrs.  Rogers  being  the  only  one  in  this  county. 
She  came  to  Peoria  county  in  December,  184<>,  with  her  sister's  family, 
engaged  in  weaving  there  until  1844.  when  she  married  Mr.  Rogere. 

John  Scott  died  at  his  home,  five  miles  south  of  Tcjulon.  August  20. 
1882.  He  Avas  born  in  New  Jersey  March  17,  1821;  married  Miss 
Phoebe  Ann  Trowbridge  in  1848,  and  in  1868  moved  to  Stark  county. 

Benson  Sherman  Srott.  of  Duncan,  an  earnest  Saljlnith  school 
worker,  died  March  2.  1882.  aged  fifty-three  years. 

Peter  Sheets,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Essex  townshi})  and  the  son 
of  Henry  and  Katherine  Sheets,  was  born  in  Germany  in  the  year  1786. 
When  but  a  child  his  parents  came  to  Pennsylvania,  and  several  years 
later  removed  to  Virginia,  and  thence  after  years  removed  to  Indiana, 
where  at  an  advanced  age  they  both  died.  Peter  made  his  home  with 
his  parents  until  his  marriage  in  1813.     His  bride  was  Miss  Elizabeth 


OF    ESSEX    TOWNSHIP.  521 

"Weig-al,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  her  parents  being  Germans.  For 
twenty -three  3'^ears  after  their  marriage  he  made  his  home  in  Virginia 
and  Indiana,  starting  in  the  latter  state  on  a  new  place  which  he  im- 
proved and  put  in  a  flourishing  condition.  In  183G  they  turned  tlieir 
steps  toward  the  new  West,  and  having  purchased  a  tract  of  nearly  new 
land,  he  began  at  once  to  make  improvements.  Living  in  an  old  log- 
house  for  several  years,  he  in  1838  erected  a  square-topped  barn,  which 
still  stands  in  a  good  state  of  preservation  and  is  yet  one  of  the  best 
barns  in  the  vicinity.  In  18-1:2,  Mr.  Sheets,  endowed  with  the  spirit  of 
enteri)rise  which  always  cluiracterized  him,  erected  the  first  and  only 
native  stone  house  in  the  county.  The  pine  for  the  finishing  was 
drawn  by  wagon  from  Chicago.  The  house  is  yet  a  good  house  and 
long  will  stand  as  a  monument  to  its  wortliy  builder.  Ever  ])rominent 
in  every  matter  whicli  j^'omised  to  advance  the  interests  of  his  county, 
lending  a  helping  hand  wherever  he  could,  he  and  his  faithful  wife 
spent  many  b'lppy  years  together  until  1874,  when  death  called  Mrs. 
Sheets  to  lier  reward,  in  her  eighty-tliird  year.  In  the  spring  of  1880  Mr. 
Sheets,  in  his  ninety-fifth  year  followed  his  wife  to  the  last  sleep.  The 
joys  and  sorrows  of  sixty -two  years  of  married  life  they  had  spent  to- 
gether, rearing  a  family  of  fourteen  children.  Six  still  liv^e,  and  three  in 
Stark  c()unt\'.  JVlr.  ami  Mrs.  S.  were  prominent  members  of  the  IJaptist 
church  and  people  whom  it  was  only  necessary  to  icnow  to  highly  esteem. 
By  thrift  and  good  management  he  had  increased  his  possessions  to 
nine  hundred  acres  of  good  land.  He  was  a  self-made  man.  William 
Sheets,  tlie  twelftli  child,  remained  in  the  home  of  his  father  until  his 
twenty-second  year,  obtaining  a  practical  education  at  the  common 
schools  of  tluit  time,  and  at  eighteen  began  teaching  a  "geogra]>hy 
school,"  which  he  continued  some  three  winters,  meeting  with  good 
success.  Wlien  he  first  left  'lome  he  proceeded  to  Switzerland  county, 
Ind.,  and  here  remained  two  years.  While  in  Indiana  he  made  the 
ac(piaintance  of  Miss  Mahala  llouze,  who,  in  1851,  became  his  wife. 
Slie  was  born  in  183f),  lier  ancestors  being  of  German  extraction,  who 
came  to  America  at  an  eai'ly  date,  some  of  them  taking  an  active  part 
in  the  war  of  1812,  her  granthnother  having  an  arm  l)roken  during  a 
siege  of  one  of  tlie  forts,  which  was  so  fiercely  assaulted  by  I>ritish  and 
Indians  that,  every  man  bemg  needed  at  the  front,  the  women  had  to 
act  as  physicians  and  attending  the  wounded,  set  her  arm,  which  after- 
ward l)ecame  strong.  Mrs.  Slieets  remained  at  home  until  her  mar- 
riage, liaving  in  the  meantime  obtained  a  good  education  and  acted  as 
assistant  in  a  school  one  winter.  Some  twenty  months  after  their 
marriage  they  removed  to  Ilhnois.  and  the  following  spring,  1856, 
built  upon  and  removed  to  a  farm  of  eighty  acres  on  section  17,  Essex 
townsliip,  where  their  home  has  since  been  made.  Since  then  his  farm 
has  been  increased  to  213  acres  of  good  fertile  soil.  Their  family  con- 
sists of  nine  children — Philip  A.,  Susan  V.,  George  A.,  Mary  J..  Peter 
U.,  William  J.,  Harriet  I.  and  Nancy  M.  (twins),  Arminda  M.  The 
youngest  five  are  at  home.  J\[rs.  Sheets  is  a  member  of  the  United 
Brethren  church,  as  are  seven  of  her  children.  Mr.  S.  is  in  pohtics  a 
Democrat,  but  pays  more  attention  to  the  affairs  of  his  immediate 
business. 
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522  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Henry  Springer^  the  third  survi\^ing  child  of  George  and  Christina 
(Fantz)  Springer,  was  born  on  tlie  old  homestead  December  5,  1847. 
At  the  age  of  twenty-two  he  married  Miss  Araminta  M.  Miller,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  and  Lucinda  (Mills)  Miller.  This  lady  was  born  May  27, 
1850,  in  Princeville  township,  Peoria  county.  Her  father  was  a  Caro- 
linian, who  in  his  youth  moved  witli  his  German  parents  to  Kentucky, 
and  tlience  to  Peoria  county  in  1837,  wliere  he  met  and  married  Miss 
Mills,  a  native  of  Tennessee,  where  her  mothei'  died  when  slie  was  two 
years  old.  She  was  taken  care  of  and  raised  by  a  relative  at  Prince- 
ville, 111.  From  the  age  of  thirteen  to  the  age  of  twenty-two,  when 
she  was  married,  she  labored  for  herself.  After  her  marriage  with 
Mr.  Miller  they  settled  on  the  old  farm,  wliere  their  thirteen  children, 
nine  of  whom  are  living,  were  raised  and  educated.  Mrs.  Springer  re- 
mained with  them  until  her  marriage,  when  she,  with  her  husband, 
took  up  her  residence  on  section  34,  and  l)ailt  a  small  house  there. 
Their  home  is  said  to  be  one  of  the  happiest  in  the  county.  Of  tlieir 
four  children  two  are  living  —  John  H.  and  Nellie  E.  Mr.  Springer  is 
republican  in  politics.  For  five  years  he  has  served  as  commissioner 
of  highways,  and  still  fills  that  office. 

Mrs.  Amelia  M.  [Emery)  Standard,  (hiughter  of  Henry  and  ()live 
(Jacobs)  Emery,  was  born  in  Ashhind,  O.,  August  15,  1827.  Her  father, 
a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  was  born  1801,  and  came  with  his  parents  to 
Ohio  when  but  a  boy.  Her  mother,  a  native  of  ISIew  York,  was  born 
about  1805,  and  wdien  slie  was  a  child  came  with  her  parents  to  Ohio, 
where,  in  1822,  she  married  Mr.  Emery.  Remaining  in  ()hio,  during 
which  time  Mr.  Emery  was  engaged  in  farming,  and  during  the  winter 
he  worked  at  the  cooper's  trade.  In  1834  he  came  to  Illinois,  and  set- 
tled in  Fulton  county,  where  he  followed  farming  and  also  followed 
liis  trade,  shii)ping  the  barrels  that  he  made  down  the  Illinois  rivei'  to 
St.  Louis.  In  1857  he  removed  to  Henry  county,  and  settled  in  Galva. 
Remaining  here  two  years,  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Weller  township, 
then  moved  upon  it,  began  its  improvement,  and  I'emained  here 
until  about  two  years  before  his  death,  when  he  returned  to  Galva, 
where,  November  17, 1875,  he  passed  away  in  the  seventy -fifth  year  of 
his  age ;  his  Avife  having  preceded  him  to  the  grave  some  fifteen  years. 
Amelia,  whose  name  heads  this  sketch  is  the  second  child  of  a  family 
of  eleven  children.  Her  early  life  was  spent  at  home  with  her  parents, 
until  November  29,  1846,  when  she  married  John  P.  Standard.  His 
parents  were  natives  of  Noith  Carolina,  removed  to  Kentucky,  and 
resided  there  in  the  time  of  slavery.  He  was  a  slave  owner,  Init  being 
opposed  to  slavery  he  came  north  and  settled. in  southern  Illinois,  and 
in  1832  they  removed  to  Fulton  county.  This  was  about  the  time  of 
the  Black  Hawk  war,  and  on  one  occasion,  when  an  alarm  of  Indians 
was  sounded,  the  ])eople  rushed  from  their  beds  to  the  fort,  but  fortu- 
nately the  alarm  was  a  false  one.  But  the  Indians  at  times  took  the 
libert}^  of  helping  themselves  to  whatever  ])roi)erty  they  could  carry 
away.  Mr.  Standard  died  1877;  Mrs.  Standard  died  1839.  After  their 
marriage  Mr.  and  Mi's.  Standard  began  farming  in  Fulton  count}^,  and 
in  1854  came  to  Stark  county  and  settled  in  AVest  Jersev  township. 
Two  years  later  they  returned  to  Fulton  county,  where  Mr.  Standard 


OF    ESSEX    TOWNSHIP.  523 

died,  October  23,  1S56.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  Five  children  blessed  their  union:  Evalina,  now  Mrs.  Gus. 
Hulsizer,  of  Toulon;  Olive  M.,  now  Mrs.  William  Barton,  of  Iowa; 
Marcia  A.,  now  Mrs.  Milo  Griffin,  of  Iowa;  Lyman  E.,  now  at  home; 
Tliomas  II.,  in  Iowa.  In  18f)(>  Mrs.  Standard  married  Lyman  E.  Stand- 
ard, a  brother  of  her  former  husband,  wlio  was  born  in  1830.  In  1862 
the}?^  came  to  West  Jerse}'  townsliii)  and  began  farming.  Again,  in 
1865,  she  was  left  a  widow;  Mr.  Stan(hird's  death  occurring  Fel)ruary 
5,  1865,  his  liealtii  having  been  failing  some  time.  By  her  second 
marriage  Mrs.  Standard  is  the  mother  of  two  children :  Jennie  M., 
now  Mrs.  W.  E.  Wliite,  of  Essex  townshi]),  and  Alva  A.,  at  home.  Mr. 
Standard,  as  is  Mrs.  Standard,  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
])al  churcli. 

In  1875  Mrs.  Standard  purchased  108  acres  in  Essex  township,  and 
moved  upon  it,  wliere  she  has  erected  a  fine  residence,  about  four  miles 
from  Duncan.  The  lady  is  now  in  her  sixtieth  year,  and  until  recently 
has  been  quite  well  and  active  for  a  person  of  that  age. 

Edward  Triclxle^  Sr.,  one  among  the  few  pioneers  of  the  county  now 
residing  here,  was  born  in  Howard  county,  Md.,  in  ISOT.  His  father, 
Christopher,  died  in  Wa\me  county,  O.,  in  1814,  while  in  a  fort  seeking 
refuge  from  the  fury  of  British  and  Indians.  His  mother  was  Mary  Wil- 
son, who,  like  her  husband,  was  a  native  of  Maryland,  and  moved  with 
him  to  Ohio  al)Out  1811.  Edward  married  Miss  Rebecca  Miller  in 
1833,  and  their  family  of  two  cliildren.  came  to  this  township  in  1836. 
Stephen,  his  brother,  came  from  Indiana  in  1836  witli  his  wife,  Jemi- 
ma Kinser,  and  five  children :  Adam,  Thomas,  John,  Harriet  and 
Rebecca.  This  Stephen  set  out  for  California  during  the  mining 
stampede  via  Panama,  but  was  buried  in  the  ocean.  Thomas,  another 
brother,  settled  in  Rock  Island  county  in  1836,  but  moved  to  Missouri 
a  few  years  later,  wliei'e  he  was  killed  during  the  political  troubles 
preceding  the  late  war.  Edward  Trickle  has  served  his  township  as 
justice  of  the  peace  and  in  various  township  offices.  Of  his  children, 
Eunice.  Wilson,  Rebecca,  Martha,  Milton,  Eliza,  Edward  II.  and  Nancy 
are  living.  Milton  served  in  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twelfth 
Infantry  for  three  years,  and  Edward  II.  in  Company  B,  Seventh  Illi- 
nois Volunteer  Infantry  during  the  war  until  discharged  in  1865.  A 
reference  to  the  general  and  township  histories  will  point  out  more 
fully  tlie  important  parts  taken  by  the  family  in  the  settlement  and 
progress  of  the  county. 

Jefferson  Trickle,  who  died  November  25,  1883,  was  the  son  of  Chris- 
topher and  Mary  (Wilson)  Trickle.  He  was  born  in  Maryland,  February 
1,  1805;  in  1811  moved  with  parents  to  Ashland  county,  O.,  and  in 
1837  settled  in  Essex  township,  with  his  wife,  Nancy  Mason,  to  whom 
lie  was  married  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven  years,  and  two  cliildren, 
Jackson  and  Catherine  Trickle.  In  1871  he  moved  to  Wyoming,  where 
his  wife  died,  in  August,  1881.  Of  their  four  children,  two  reside  here — 
Mason  and  Catherine ;  the  latter  is  the  wife  of  F.  F.  Brockway.  On 
coming  here  he  purchased  409  acres,  which  he  increased  to  nearly  1,000 
acres  before  his  death. 

Mason  B.  Trickle^  son  of  Jefferson  and  Nancy  (Mason)  Trickle,  was 


524  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES. 

born  in  this  county  in  1849.  His  father  was  born  in  Maryland,  in 
1805 ;  moved  with  his  parents  to  Ohio  in  1811 ;  married  Miss  Xancy 
Mason  in  his  twenty-seventh  year;  came  to  Eochester.  lU.,  in  1832. and 
after  a  short  time  settled  on  sec.  21,  Essex.  Miss  Mason  was  born  in 
Ohio,  in  1812,  of  Pennsylvania  settlei-s  in  that  state.  In  1862  these 
pioneers  moved  to  Wyoming;  thence,  in  1875,  to  sec.  7,  Essex,  where 
Mrs.  Jefferson  Trickle  died  in  1881  and  her  husband  in  1883.  as  shown 
in  the  cemetery  records  of  this  work. 

Mason  Trickle  assisted  on  the  home  farm  or  attended  school  until 
the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  when  he  married  Miss  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Henrv  and  Clarinda  Colwell.  referred  to  in  this  chapter.  He  began  life 
for  himself  then,  on  section  21.  where  he  resided  until  1875,  when  the 
familv  moved  to  their  present  home,  on  section  7.  The  fii'st  section  on 
which  they  resided  denoting  the  age  of  the  owner  at  his  marriage;  the 
second,  the  number  of  his  cliiklren.  Politically  he  is  independent.  In 
townskip  matters  he  has  been  honored  with  many  offices  and  is  now 
highway  commissioner.  The  family,  on  both  sides,  come  of  represen- 
tative pioneei*s,  and  like  them  have  contributed  in  every  form  to  the 
wealth  of  the  county  while  building  up  their  own  interests. 

SyJveder  WUl-inson,  who  settled  in  this  county  in  1819,  was  born 
October  11,  1812.  His  father.  Solomon,  was  a  native  of  North  Caro- 
lina, to  which  state  his  people  for  generations  belonged.  His  mother. 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  AVilliani  Ray.  was  born  in  Ohio.  In  1819  they 
came  here  witli  their  children,  making  the  journey  in  wagons.  Of 
their  children,  Ijoru  in  this  townsliip.  Frances  is  the  widow  of  John 
Leffler;  Eachel  married  Aaron  Curfman,  now  of  Xemaha  county, 
Kan. ;  Charity  is  the  wife  of  Levi  Francis,  of  that  county ;  Xanc}^  is  also 
married ;  Sylvester,  named  above ;  Alonzo  and  Xewton.  Sylvester 
was  married  here  to  Miss  Eunice,  daughter  of  Jesse  Boblett,  of  Moul- 
trie county.  Ilk,  who.  like  her  husband,  was  born  in  Jackson  county,  O. 
They  are  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  three  daughters,  namely:  Eliza- 
beth. Everett.  Cora  and  Clara  (twins),  and  Jessie.  Mr.  Wilkinson  has 
fiUed  several  township  and  school  offices,  and  is  a  supporter  of  the 
Methodist  Episco]ial  church.  His  farm  of  360  acres  is  among  the  best 
in  the  county,  and  his  stock-breeding  establishment  always  marked  by 
a  full  line  of  fine  cattle,  horses  and  hogs. 

Alonzo  Wtlli/ison,  son  of  Solomon  and  Elizaljeth  (Ravi  Wilkinson, 
was  born  in  Ohio,  in  1811.  as  stated  in  the  family  history  in  this  chap- 
ter. He  came  here  with  his  parents,  and  for  thirty  years  resided  with 
them,  assisting  in  making  and  improving  the  old  homestead.  In  1871 
he  married  Miss  Esther  F..  daughter  of  Owen  and  Sarah  (Tiercel 
Thomas,  whose  history  appear-s  in  the  chapter  on  Toulon.  This  lady 
was  born  here  in  1855,  two  years  after  her  father's  settlement  in  the 
county.  Of  five  children  born  to  them,  there  are  living — Emma  R.. 
Cordia  X.,  James  P.  and  Alonzo ;  the  eldest,  Solomon  O.,  is  numliered 
amono^  the  dead.  Mr.  Wilkinson  has  always  been  a  son  of  industry, 
and  has  succeeded  in  making  a  fully  improved  and  fertile  farm  of  three 
hundred  and  forty  acres  in  Essex.  In  religious  affaire  the  family  be- 
long to  the  Methodist  church,  and  in  political  life  he  is  a  Democrat. 
His  neighbors  know  him  as  a  genial,  intelligent  citizen. 


GOSHEN"   TOWNSHIP. 


525 


Solomon  WilJcinsony  born  in  Xorth  Carolina  in  1801,  moved  to  Ohio 
in  180G,  married  ]\[iss  Eay  in  1828,  moved  to  Essex  township  in  1819, 
where  he  died  April  2,  1885.    His  grandfather  was  a  native  of  Ireland. 

Thomas  Winyi,  born  in  Yirg'inia  in  1801,  married  in  1823,  and  the 
same  year  settled  at  Peoria,  came  to  Stark  county  in  1831:,  and  died  at 
his  son's  home  (Perry  Winn),  October  12,  1879. 


CHAPTER   XIX. 


^^^^/HJ^^Ks 


GOSHEN   TOWNSHIP. 


PIOR  to  tli(>  organization  of  Stark  count\%  townshi])  13 
north,  range  5  east,  was  a  part  of  Lynn  townsliip,  Knox 
county,  and  up  to  1853  was  known  as  district  No.  4,  of 
Stark  county,  or  Lafayette  precinct,  to  distinguish  it  from 
Massilon  precinct,  or  West  Jersey.  Unlike  the  greater 
part  of  the  military  tract,  it  was  not  extensive!}^  entered 
by  soldiers;  so  that  when  the  actual  settler  arrived  he  was 


not  surrounded  by  the  uncertainties  of  title  attached  to 
other  townships,  even  in  this  county.  With  the  exception 
of  the  eastern  sections,  broken  by  Indian  creek,  the  sur- 
face is  just  sufficiently  rolling  to  meet  the  desires  of  the 
agriculturalist.  Coal  of  superior  quality  underlies  the 
township,  but  the  industry  has  not  been  developed  to  any 
extent.  There  are  a  few  prairie  tracts,  and  in  the  neigh- 
borliood  of  Walnut  creek,  a  fertile  valley.  The  streams 
known  as  Indian  creek  and  Walnut  creek,  with  numerous 
rivulets,  course  through  the  township;  the  Rock  Island  & 
Pacific  railroad  runs  almost  east  and  west  through  its  cen- 
ter;  the  farms  and  farm-houses  speak  of  taste  and  thrift,  and  altogether 
the  happy  name  of  Goshen  is  truly  apjilicable.  Lafayette,  the  only 
village  in  the  township,  is  a  thriving  business  place,  with  a  population 
bordering  on  350.  In  1880  its  population  was  265,  and  that  of  the 
townshi]),  including  the  village,  1,192.  The  school,  the  church  and 
temperance  have  for  years  claimed  much  attention  from  this  people, 
and  the  result  manifests  itself  in  a  thousand  conciliator}^  evidences  of 
intelligence  an  1  prosperity. 

The  original  entries  of  Goshen,  or  township  13  north,  range  5  east, 
with  the  names  of  present  land-owners,  are  given  as  follows : 


E.  B.  Ware,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  1;  March  9,  1818.     Abel  Armstrong,  e.  40,  J.  Martin,  120. 

.James  \yare,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  1;  March  9,  1818.     John  3Iartiu,  u.  w.  qr. 

Jacob  Armstrong,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  1;  Sept,  20,  1832.  John  A.  Maxfiekl,  n. 
hf.  s.  w.  qr. 

Sidnej^  T.  Aumick,  n.  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  1;  March  27,  1851.  D.  K.  Fell,  s. 
hf.  s.  w.  qr. 

Jacob  Armstrong,  s.  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  1;  Sept.  20,  1852. 

Daniel  Shattuck,  s.  e.  cj[r.  sec.  1;  April  7, 1818.     Abel  Armstrong,  s.  e.  qr. 


526  HISTORY    OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

Rubull  Parrish,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  2:  Jan.  1,  1838.  J.  A.  Maxfield,  e.  hf.;  Rululf 
Parrisli,  w.  lif. 

Rubull  Parrish,  e.  hf.  u.  w.  qr.  sec.  2;  Jau.  1,  1838.  Kuluff  Parrish,  e.  hf.  73a; 
J.  Fuller,  52  acres;  U.  C.  Brown,  10;  Fuller's  heirs,  11  acres. 

Harris  Minor,  w.  hf.  n.  m'.  qr.  sec.  2;  June  6,  1836. 

Elisha  Courtney,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  2;  Jan.  7,  1818.     Amos  Bennett,  s.  w.  qr. 

Isaac  Bingiiam'  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  2;  ^larch  5,  1818.  A.  Bennett,  25  acres;  J.  A.  Max- 
field,  135  acres. 

Harris  Minor,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  3;  Feb.  1,  1836. 

Harris  W.  Minor,  n.  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  3;  May  26,  1836.  Harrison  Minor,  n. 
e.  qr. 

Harris  Minor,  s.  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  3;  Dec.  5,  1837. 

Harris  W.  ^NFinor,  n.  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  3;  Ma\'  26,  1836.  Laura  Dexter,  n.  e. 
qr.;  G.  F.  Dexter,  n.  w.  qr.;  Laura  Dexter,  s.  w.  qr.,  and  Harrison  Minor,  s.  e.  ({r. 
of  the  n.  w.  qr. 

H.  Johnson,  n.  w.  hf.  u.  w.  qr.  sec.  3;  July  21,  1836. 

Harris  Minor,  s.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  3;  Dec.  5,  1837. 

Harris  W.  Minor,  n.  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  3;  Feb.  13,  1850. 

Harry  Hays,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  3;  June  17,  1839.     Harrison  Minor,  s.  e.   qr. 

Harry  Hays,  s.  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  3;  June  10,  1845. 

H.  John.son  and  C.  Kingman,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  3;  July  21,  1836.  Jeremiah 
Bennett,  30;  Amos  Bennett,  10;  Harrison  Minor,  120  acres  in  s.  e.  qr. 

Harris  jMinor,  n.  w.  hf .  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  8;  May  12,  1847. 

Harris  W.  Minor,  s.  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  3;  Oct.  3,  1851. 

Joseph  Norris,  n.  e.  hf .  and  s.  e.  hf .  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  4;  Feb.  13,  1850.  George  F. 
Dexter,  e.  hf.;  Jones  Peterson,  38;  J.  W.  Dexter,  36  acres  inn.  e.  qr.;  O.  D.  Shaner, 
n.  hf.;  J.  W.  Dexter,  'dG%;  H.  Minor,  38>'4  acres  on  n.  w.  qr.;  J.  W.  Dexter,  e.  78 
acres;  H.  Minor,  w.  80  acres  of  s.  w.  qr.;  George  F.  Dexter,  e.  80  acres,  and  J.  W. 
Dexter,  w.  77  acres  of  s.  e.  qr. 

Harry  Hays,  w.  hf .  n.  e.  qr.  and  all  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  4;  May  3,  1839. 

Peter  F.  Minor,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  4;  Dec.  3,  1837. 

Harry  Hays,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.  and  all  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  4;  May  3,  1839. 

Joshiia  Gear,  all  sec.  5;  June  6,  1836.  R.  G.  Espie,  n.  e.  qr.  Dix  Ryan,  n.  w. 
qr. ;  L.  Williams,  e.  hf.;  Geo.  Eltzroth,  e.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr.;  Jonathan  Carver,  e.  hf. 
and  Lyman  Williams,  w.  hf.  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5. 

Joshua  Gear,  s.  w.  qr.  s.  e.  qr.  and  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  June  6,  1836.  W.  Espie, 
100;  Swan  Nelson,  49;%  acres  in  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  Hiram  Xance,  n.  w.  qr.;  L.  P. 
Himcs,  I56I2' acres;  John  Snyder,  13i.^  acres  in  s.  w.  (jr.;  E.  S.  Bulfum,  20  acres;  H. 
H.  Himes,  60  acres;  J.  Snyder,  40  acres,  and  L.  P.  Himes,  40  acres  in  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6. 

Thomas  G.  Williams,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  6.;  Oct  6,  1817. 

Joshua  Gear,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  June  7,  1836.  H.  H.  Himes,  n.  e.  qr.;E.  S. 
Buffum,  n.  w.  qr.;  Peter  H.  Wade,  s.  w.  qr.;W.  Anderson,  n.  hf.;  Ingel's  estate,  s. 
hf .  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7. 

Ephraim  Dunbar,  n.  w.  qr.  and  w.  hf.    of  s.  w .  (jr.,  sec.  7;  Aug.  3,  1835. 

Daniel  Hodgeson,  e.  hf .  sw.  qr.  sec.  7:   Nov.  3,  1835. 

Isaac  Fo.ster,  s.  e.  qr.sec.  7;   Dec.  8,  1817. 

Joshua  Gear,  all  sec.  8;  June  7,  1836.  U.  H.  Brown,  n.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  8;  Lyman 
AVilliams,  n.  hf.;  John  H.  Baker,  s.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr.;  Upton  H.  Brown,  u.  e.  40;  A. 
Anderson,  10;  U.  C.  Baker,  15;  Mary  A.  Baker,  15;  A.  H.  Anderson,  80,  on  the  s.  w. 
qr.;Nels  Lawsou,  s.  hf.;  U.    H.  Brown,  n.  hf.  of  s.  e.  ((r.  of  sec.  8. 

Joshua  Gear,  all  sec.  9;  June  7,  1836.  Bethuel  Parrish,  n.  e.  40;  U.  H.  Brown, 
n.  w.  40  and  s.  hf .  of  n.  e.  qr. ;  E.  Carver,  n.  120;  Jonathan  Carver,  s.  40  of  n.  w.  qr. ; 
same  n.  hf.  of  s.  w.  (jr.;  Nels  Lawson,  s.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr.;  A.  Himes,  s.  e.  qr., 
sec.  9. 

Samuel  Parrish,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Dec.  5,  1837.  Bethuel  Parrish,  e.  hf. 
and  U.  C.  Brown,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr. ;  Bethuel  Parrish,  n.  w.  qr. ;  U.  C.  Brown,  s.  w.  qr.; 
Bethuel  Parrish,  e.  hf.,  and  U.  C.  Brown,  w.  hf.  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10. 

RalutT  Parrish,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10; April  16,  1838. 

Joel  Parrish,  n.  w.  qr.,   n.  e.   qr.,  sec.  10;  Dec.  5,  1837. 

Azahel  N.  Harris,  n.  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  July  9,   1838. 

Azahel  N.  Harris,  n.  w.  hf.  s.  w    qr.,  sec.  10;  July  9,  1838. 

Jonathan  Minor,  s.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,sec.  10;  May   12,  1838. 

William  Bowen,  n.  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Feb.  1,  1836. 

Azahel  N.  Harris,  n.  w.   hf.  s.  e.  qr.,sec.  10;  April  16,  1851. 

Charles  H.  Minor,  s.  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  July  16.  1847. 


GOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  527 

Jeremiah  Bennett,  s.  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Jan.  6,  1849. 

Alex.  Frazier,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Oct.  6,  1817.     D.  K.  Fell,  n.  e.  40;   J.  M.  Flint, 
s.  e.  40;  Belhuel  Parrish,  w.  80  of  n.  e.  qr.;  Betlmel  Parrish,  n.  w.  qr.  and  s.  w.  qr. ; 
D.  K.  Fell,  e.  lif.;M.  M.  and  S.  McKeigban, w.hf .  ots.  e.  qr.,  sec.  11. 
Cyrus  W.  Minor,  e.   hf.  n.    w.  qr.,   sec.    11;  Aug.  24,  1886. 
H.  Johnson  and  C.  Kingsman,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.   11;  July  21,  1836. 
William  Bowen,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Feb.  1,  1836. 
William  Bowen,  n.  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Feb.  1,  1836. 
Jonathan  Minor,  s.  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  May  12,  1838. 
Francis  Tibbins,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.   11;  Oct.  6,  1817. 

Daniel  Hand,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12;  July  27,  1818.     D.  K.  Fell,  n.  e.  qr. ;  James  Nich- 
olson, e.  hf.  and  M.  M.  McKeigban,  w.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr.,   David  Nicholson,  s.  w.  qr.; 
Robert  Nicholson,  e.  hf .,  and  John  T.  Gardner,  w.  hf .  of  s.  e.   qr.,  of  sec.  12. 
Henry  R.  Pierce,  e.  hf .  n.  w.  hf.,  sec.  12;  Sept.  7,  1849. 
Lewis  Perry,  w.  hf .  n.  w.  hf .,  sec.  12;  Oct.  18,  1836. 
James  JNIatthews,  s.  w.  qr.,sec.  12;  Nov.  29,  1817. 
Jesse  Bradbury,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Sept.  8,  1818. 

John  Booth,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Feb.  13,  1818.     Anne  M.  Wright,  n.  e.  qr. 
David   Nicholson,   e.    hf.   u.  w.   qr.,  sec.  13;  Sept.  7,   1849.     David   Nicholson, 
n.  w^  qr. 

Jonathan  Minor,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  13;  May  12,  1838. 

George  Newton,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Dec.  18,   1817.     R.   F.   Williamson,  n.   hf.; 
Geo.  Bradley,  s.  hf.  s.  w.  qr. 

Henry  Webb,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13;    Feb.  13,  1818.     Pleasant  Follett,  e.  hf.;  T.  H. 
Nicholson,  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr. 

Joshua  Gear,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  July  13,  1836.     John  A.  Jones,  n.  e.  qr. 
John  Culbertson,  n.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  May  20,  1836.     John  A.  Jones,  e.  hf. 
n.  w.  qv. 

Louisa  CUilbertson,  s.   hf.   ii.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Sept.    1,  1841.     William  A.  Sweet, 
w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr. 

John  Pollock,  u.  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Dec.  4,  1848.     R.  F.  Williamson,  n.  e. 
40,  and  Thomas  Gemmell,  n.  w.  40  of  s.  w.  qr.;  Thomas  Gemmell,  s.  hf.  s.  w.  qr. 
Robert  Mitchell,  n.  w.   hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Dec.  20,  1848. 
Robert  Mitchell,  s.  hf .  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14  :  June  18,  1838. 

John  Pollock,  n.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Sept.  25,   1840.     T.  H.  Nicholson,  u.  e. 
40;  INIary  Pollock,  n.  w.  40;  Geo.  Bradley,  s.  hf.  of  s.  e.  14,  sec.  14. 
Andrew  Swartz,  s.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec' 14;  July  11,  1839. 

Jeremiah  Bennett,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Jan.  6,  1849.*  J.  M.  Stimpson,  e.  80; 
R.  B.  Jamison,  w.  80  of  n.  e.  qr. 

Jonathan  Minor,  w.  hf.  of.  n.  e.  qr.  and  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  July  24,  1837.  R. 
B.  Jamison,  e.   side;  Rosa  M.  Jamison,  w.  side  of  n.  w.  qr, 

John  White,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Dec.  17,  1836.     Thomas  Church,  s.  w.  qr. 
Charles  H.  Minor,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  July  24,  1837.     Luther  Geer,  Jr.,  4:'S%  acres  in 
s.  e.  qr. ;  Wm.  Farley,  75  acres,  and  R.  B.  Jamison,  n.  w^.  40  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15. 

William  A.  Sweet,  lot  1,  sec.  16;  Feb.  1,  1851 .  Joseph  Nortman,  n.  e.  qr.  and  s. 
hf.  of  n.  e.  qr.;  Oloff  Munson,  n.  w.  40  of  n.  e.  qr.,  same  n.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr.; 
Edward  Nowlan,  s.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr.;  B.  H.  Snyder,  n.  e.  40of  s.  w.  andn.  w.  40  of 
s.  e.  qr.;  Simeon  E.  Callison,  w.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  and  T.  D.  Church,  s.  e.  40  of  s.  w. 
qr.;  N.  F.  Winans,  n.  end  e.  hf.,  and  Geo.  F.  WMnans,  s.  end  e.  hf.,  and  T.  D. 
Church,  s.  w.  40  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16. 

Jacob  W.  Rogers,  lot  2,  sec.  16;  Nov.  9,  1850. 
Lyman  O.  Riddle,  lot  7,  sec.  16;  Sept.  19,  1848. 
Lyman  O.  Riddle,  lot  8,  sec.  16;  Dec.  10,  1850. 
Jacob  W.  Rogers,  lot  3,  sec.  16;  Nov.  9,  1850. 
John  F.  Thompson,  lot  4,  sec.  16;  Jan.  14,  1848. 
Harry  Hayes,  lot  5,  sec.  16;  Jul}^  13,  1847. 
Harry  Hayes,  lot  6,  sec.  16;*  July  13,  1847. 
Thomas  N.  Fitch,  lot  11,  sec.  16;  July  13,  1847. 
Benj.  L.  Hilliard,  lot  12,  sec.  16;  July  13,  1847. 
Benj.  L.  Hilliard,  lot  13,  sec.  16;  July  13,  1847. 
John  Augur,  lot  14,  sec.  16;  July  13,  1847. 
Julius  Ives,  lot  9,  sec.  16;  Oct.  6,  1848. 
Margaret  Riddle,  lot  10,  sec.  16;  Sept.  19,  1848. 
John  Augur,  lot  15,  sec.  16;  July  13,  1847. 
Julius  Ives,  lot  16,  sec.  16;  Oct.  6,  1848. 


15; 

Henry 

60; 

Frank 

40; 

James 

A. 

White, 

528  HISTORY   OF    STARK   COUNTY, 

Joshua  Gear,  s.  e.  qr.  and  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  17;  June  6,  18B6.  Peter  Keckler,  e. 
104;  W.  Anderson,  w.  59  in  n.  e.  qr.,  B.  M.  Jackson,  35;  A.  H.  Jackson  108,  and  J. 
Ingel'sest.  13  in  n.  w.  qr.;  A.  M.  Snyder,  98I4;  S.  M.  White,  10;  John  A.  White,  30, 
and  H.  K.  Wilson,  2OI4  acres  on  s.  V.  qr;  A.  B.  H.  Snyder,  75;  H.  R.  Wilson,  27; 
A.M.  Snyder,  9>^;  John  S.  White,  19i^;  A.  H.  White,  18^  on  s.  e.  qr. 

Henian  Knox,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  May  11,  1836. 

John  Charles,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  May  11,  1836. 

Jonathan  Ilodgesou,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Nov.  13,  1835.  James  Ingels,  90;  A. 
H.  Jackson,  53;  Happolouia  C.  Ross,  17  acres  in  n.  e.  qr. 

Hugh  Montgomery,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  August  3,  1835. 

John   Essex,   n.    w.    qr.,    see.    18;  Jime  25,  183.").     Jonathan  Carver,  13;  Peter  H. 
Wade,  50;  S.  White,  5;  W.   Anderson,  12;  Ira  C.  lieed,  60;    James  Ingells, 
Presler,  6,  n.  w.  qr. 

Henry  Dunbar,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  IS;  August  17,  1835.     Ira  C.  Reed, 
Atherton,  60,  on  s.  w.  qr. 

William  Dunbar,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  June  10,  1835. 

Jonathan  Ilodgeson,  s.  e.  qi\,  sec.  18;  Nov.    13,    1835.     A.  M.    Snyder, 
Jackson,  25;  S.  M.  White,  I8I0  and  small  lots  of  s.  e.  qr. ,  sec.  18. 

John  White,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19;  August  3,  1835.     S.  M.   White,  e.   80;  J. 
w,  76;  S.  M.  White,  4  acres  on  n.  e.  qr. 

Peter  F.  Minor,  n.  e.  hf.  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  April  5,  1836.   Sam.  M.  Jones,  n.  w.  ISO. 

Peter  F.  Minor,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,sec.  19;  August  3,  1835.     J.  S.  Atherton,  s.  w.  180. 

William  Haskins,  s.  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr  ,  sec.  19;  April  5,  1836. 

Amos  Hodgesou,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  June  18,  1836.  S.  M.  White,  40;  S.  M. 
Jones,  120  in  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19. 

Wm.  Dunbar,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  June  18,  1836. 

Dillion  Haskins,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec'  19,  April  5,  1836. 

William  Haskins,  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  19;  April  5,  1836. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  w.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  August  12,  1836.  A.  H.  White,  e.  80;  J. 
A.  White,  w.  80  in  n.  e.  qr. 

Daniel  H(xlgeson,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  20,  August  6,  1836.  John  A.  White,  u.  SO; 
Charles  James,  s.  80,  n.  w.  qr. 

Daniel  Hodgeson,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  20;  August  6,  1836. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  20;  August  12,  1836.  Charles  James,  s. 
w.  qr. 

Jonathan  Hodgeson,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  20;  August  6,  1836. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  August  12,'  1836.  Elijah  Eltzroth,  s.  e.  qr., 
sec.  20. 

Jesse  Bradley,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  August  12,  1836. 

Jesse  Bradley,  n.  e.  qr.  n'.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  August  12,  1836.  A.  M.  Snyder,  120;  C. 
A.  Snyder,  n.  w.  40  of  n.  e.  qr. 

Henry  Buckmaster,  w.  hf.  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  October  31,  1836.  G.  H.  Redfield,  n. 
w.  160. 

Nathan  Smith,  s.  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  March  9.  1838. 

James  Knox,  s.  w.  cp-.,  .sec.  21;  April  10,  1837.     Charles  James,  s.  w.  160. 

Ezra  Haines,  n.  e.  lif.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  May  15,  1840.  Mary  R.  Reatield,  s.  e.  160, 
sec.  21. 

John  Dodge,  n.  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  September  6,  1845. 

Joseph  B.  Kowton,  s.  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21 ;  March  11,  1848. 

E.  Brown,  s.  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  July  1,  1845. 

Charles  II.  Minor,  n.  w.  qr.  and  n.  e.  qr!,  sec.  22;  July  24,  1837.  Wm.  Farley,  3; 
Robert  ]Moore,  151  in  n.  e.  qr. 

Henry  T.  Ives,  n.  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  22;  May  4,  1839. 

Michael  Nowlan,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  22;  i\Iay  1,  1840.  Galbraith  Bros.,  n.  w. 
1513^;  C.  R.  ]\Iiuer,  e.  80;  Michael  Nowlan,  w.  80  of  s.  w.  qr. 

William  .^IcCormick,  s.  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  22;  March  5,  1840. 

Jeremiah  Bennett,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  22;  September  15.  1838.  Hugh  Galbraith. 
e.  100;  C.  R.  Minor,  w.  60  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22. 

Henry  Ives,  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  September  15,  1838. 

John  Culbertson,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  May  26,  1836.  Pleasant  Follett,  n.  e.  160;  T. 
Gemmell,  36}.^;  ().  Alden,  115,  in  n.  w.  qr.;  E.  S.  Garrison,  s.  w.  160;  :\[.  Sillimau, 
n.  110;  Pyle  ct  Carlisle,  s.  50,  in  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23. 

AVilliam  Pollok,  n.  w.  qr  ,  sec.  23;  June  18,  1838. 

James  Pollok,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  June  IS,  1838. 

Minot  Silliman,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec,  23;  October  18.  1836, 


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c.  40;   J. 

F 

w.  qr.; 

A 

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GOSHEN   TOWNSHIP.  531 

Harris  AV.  Elinor,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  June  25,  183o.     Pleasant  Follett,  n.  e.  qr. 

John  Foster,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  July  2,  1818.  P.  Follett,  n.  e.  40;  ]\Iartha  Culbert- 
son,  n.  w.  35;  P.  P.  Johnson,  5;  M.  Silliman,  30;  P.  Follett,  31^^;  Emily  Chilbertson,  9; 
Patrick  Smith,  2;  J.  Foran,  3i8;  Tim.  Foran,  3i^,  in  n.  w.  qr.;  W.  Williams,  20;  John 
Hook.  20;  J.  F.  Rhodes.  40;  Hugh  Rhodes'  estate,  40;  Thomas  Gemmell,  40,  in  s.  w. 
qr.;  William  Ogle,  Hopkins  Shivvers,  E.  B.  Culhertson,  M.  E.  Templeton,  J.  D. 
Rhodes'  estate,  S.  L.  Johnson,  8amuel  Burge,  D.  G.  StoutTer,  ^Margaret  F.  Flint,  INIar- 
o-aret  Fell,  Cynthia  Stickney,  Frank  Foglesoug,  M.  H.  Rounds,  W.  A.  Sweet,  Eliza 
Rhodes,  S.  Deaver,  C.  M.S.  Lyon,  Biurge  &  Dewey,  Phwbe  Rounds,  and  Patrick 
Smith  are  lot  owners  on  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24. 

Minot  Silliman,  e.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  July  3,  1835. 

:\Iinot  Silliman,  w.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;   May  26,  1836. 

Minot  Silliman,  n.  e.  qr.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  May  26,  1836. 

John  Culbertson,  n.w.  (|r.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Sept.  1,  1841. 

Samuel  Shaw,  s.  w.  qr.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  June  27,  1839. 

Edley  Brown,  s.  e.  qr.,  s.  w.  ([r.,  sec.  24;  Nov.  20,  1840. 

Heniian  Johnscm,  u.  e.  and  n.  w.  ((rs.,  sec.  25;  Feb.  20,  1818.     Burge  &  Dewey, 
w.  hf.;  J.  F.  Rhodes,  !)}{'■•  ^-  Lloyd,  4  acres  on  n.  e.  qr.;  Franklin  lihodes' estate,  20; 
Connelly  &  Flint,  23>i';   W"  F.  Xewland,  2,  n.  e.  (p-.;   Burge  &  Dewey,  n. 
Rhodes,  u.  w.  40;    F.   Rhodes'  heirs,  s.  80,  u.  w.  (p-.;    W.   S.   Hixou,  s. 
Swarts'  estate,  8;  W.  S.  Hi.\-on,  128J,  and  other  small  lots  on  s.  e.  qr.,  sec 

Solomon  Dodd,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  JSov.  5,  1818. 

Addison  C.  Nichols,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25;  July  3,  1835. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  all  sec.  26;  Aug.  12,  1836.  Pyle  &  Carlisle,  40;  J.  H.  New- 
ton, 80;  Hopkins  Shivvers,  40,  n.  e.  qr.;  E.  S.  Garrison,  40;  J.  H.  Newton,  40;  Burge 
&  Dewey,  80,  on  n.  w.  qr.;  B.  Frail,  s.  w.,  160;  A.  Swarts" %state,  80;  George  W. 
Dewey,  Sr.,  80  on  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26. 

Swift  Perry,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  June  24,  1839.  Burge  &  De\vey,  n.  e.  160;  William 
Ours,  u.  w.  160;  Mary  Quinn,  s.  w.  156;  J.  H.  Newton,  n.  hf.;  J.  Demutli,  s.  hf., 
s.  c.  qr.,  sec.  27. 

J.  H.  Smith,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Oct.  15,  1844. 

Charles  Dement,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27;   Oct.  18,  1848. 

Joseph  H.  Newton,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Dec.  16,  1848. 

David  Boweu,  Jr.,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Aug.  1,  1836.  Michael  Nowlan.  n.  80;  C.  P. 
Stisser,  s.  80,  n.  e.  qr.;  W.  Nowlan,  n.  w.  qr.;  A.  McCurdy,  Jr.,  s.  w.  qr.;  J.  H. 
Quinn,  n.  hf.;  S.  S.  Clayberg,  s.  hf.,  s.  e.  qr,,  sec.  28. 

Hennan  Knox,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  April  10,  1837. 

Sardius  Brewster,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  28;  April  10,  1837. 

Julius  Ives,  s.  e.  qr.  and  w.  hf.,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;   Oct.  18,  1848. 

Michael  Nowlan,  n.  e.  qr.  of  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  March  11,  1848. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  all  sec.  29;  Aug.  12,  1836.  James  Ingels,  n.  e.  160;  J.  A. 
Wiiite,  u.  80;  J.  H.  White,  s.  80,  n.  w.  qr.;  J.  H.  Winans,  s.  w.  160;  J.  Ingels,  e.  80; 
J.  H.  AVinans.  w.  80,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  n.  e.  qr.  and  s.  w.  qv.  and  s.  e.  qr.  and  e.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr., 
sec.  30;  Aug.  12,  1836. 

Isaac  Chattield,  w.  hf.,  n.  w^  qr.,  sec.  30;  Aug.  6,  1836.  F.  A.  Jones,  120;  S.  M. 
Jones,  40  in  n.  e.  qr.;  Martha  L.  McClenahan,  e.  86;  Nelson  Grant,  w.  86,  u.  w.  qr.; 
E.  J.  .McClenahan,  s.  w.  178  acres;  William  Bradley,  s.  e.  160  acres,  sec.  30. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  e.  hf.  and  n.  w.  (p-.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Aug.  12,  1836.  Jolm 
Emery,  n.  e.  <p\ 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  n.  e.  qr.  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31,  1836.  Joseph  xVtherton,  n.  w. 
188  acres. 

John  Montgomery,  s.  w.  qr.  n.  e.  qr.,  w.  hf.  and  s.  e.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31 
March  9,  1836.""  E.  J.  McCneuahan,  78;  Eliza  Bertield,  9;  J.  S.  Atherton,  5;  Joseph 
Atherton,  82  on  s.  w.  qr. ;  Eliza  Berfield,  80;  E.  J.  McClenahan,  80;  on  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31. 

James  Montgomery,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.;  July  3,  1836. 

Henry  McClenahan,  s.  e.  qr.  ande.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Jul}'  3,  1.835. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  n.  e.  qr.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Aug.  12,  1836.  James  Shock- 
ley,  e.  80;  Jacob  Emery,  w.  80,  n.  e.  qr.;  Jacob  Emery,  133;  John  Emerj',  27  acres  on 
n.  w.  qr.;  Jacob  Emery,  e.  80,  and  John  Emery  w.  80  on  s.  w.  cp-.;  James  Shockley, 
e.  80;  J.  H.  Emery,  w.  80  on  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  n.  hf.  n.  w.  (p-.,  sec.  32;  Aug.  12,  1836. 

Coonrod  Emory,  s.  w.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.  and  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  July  and  Aug. 
1834-5. 

Jacob  Emory,  s.  e.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  July  13,  1836, 


532  HISTOEY    OF   STAEK   COtTNTT. 

Jacob  Emorj',  e.  bf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Aug.  17,  1835. 

Joseph  Emorv,  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Aug.  17,  1835. 

David  Boweii,  Jr.,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Aug.  1,  1836.  S.  S.  Clayberg,  n.  e.  160: 
James  lugels,  u.  63;  J.  Shockley,  s.  100,  n.  w.  qr.;  Eli  Emery,  e.  80;  Johanna  Potter, 
w.  80,  s.  w.  qr. ;  Eli  Emery,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Aug.  12.  1836. 

Herman  Knox,  s.  w.  qr.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  March  17,  1836. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  all  sec.  34:  Aug.  12,  1836.  Fred.  Rhodes,  e.  80;  Almira 
Beam,  w.  80,  n.  e.  qr.;  James  H.  Quinn,  n.  w.  150:  James  H.  Quinn,  u.  80:  Mary 
Pyle,  s.  80,  s.  w.  qr.;  and  Wm.  Hulsizer,  s.  e.  160,  sec.  34. 

JEdward  C.  Delavan,  n.  e.  n.  w.  and  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Auff.  12,  1836.  John  ^V . 
Tuttle,  n.  e.  160;  C.  C.  Rhodes,  n.  80:  Olivia  Patterson,  s.  80, "n.  w.  qr.;  E.  J.  Pat- 
terson, n.  e.  40;  L.  H.  Baldwin,  n.  w.  40  in  s.  w.  qr.;  Fred.  Fleming,  e.  80;  D.  Flem- 
ing, w.  80,  s.  e.   qr.,  sec.  35. 

Jonas  Wittiford,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  35:  April  22,  1818. 

Adam  Perry,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  36;  April  7,  1836.  Benj.  Turner,  e.  53;  F.  Bei-field, 
s.  e.  13;  Nelson  Burnham,  94  in  n.  e.  qr.;  Xelson  Burnham,  n.  w.  160,  and  n.  II4I3 
s.  w.  qr.;  H.  J.  Ham  ct  Co.,  s.  46.  s.  w.  qr.:  and  Frank  Berfield.  s.  e.  160  acres  in 
sec.  36. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  36:  Aug.  12,  1836. 

Matthew  Caldwell,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  36;  Feb.  13,  1818. 

Walter  Thornton,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  36;  Feb.  13, 1818. 

Se/iools. — The  appointment  of  Lnther  Driscoll,  C.  H.  Miner  and 
Samuel  Parrish  as  school  trustees.  April  <;.  lSo9,  was  the  initial  point 
in  the  school  histcfry  of  Goshen.  On  September  5,  1845.  a  petition  of 
75  voters  demanded  the  sale  of  the  school  section,  and  between  July. 
184:7,  and  February,  1851,  the  whole  section  was  disposed  of.  One  of 
the  first,  if  not  the  first  schoolhouse  in  Goshen  township,  was  that 
overlooking  the  Indian  camp,  two  miles  from  the  Harris  farm,  on  the 
old  state  road.  Captain  Harris,  referring-  to  this  old  .school,  connects 
it  with  the  capture  of  the  Mormon,  Joseph  Smith,  thus :  *'  One  day 
while  the  boys  were  out,  he  saw  a  fine  covered  carriage  —  the  first  he 
ever  saw  —  drawn  by  a  span  of  spanking  gray  horses.  Two  gentlemen 
were  within,  with  nice  silk  hats,  and  as  they  drew  up  one  of  them 
asked  which  was  the  wa}^  to  Osceola.  Harris  gave  them  the  required 
information,  which  they  acknowledged,  and  pushed  forward  with  all 
speed.  The  pursuing  officers  soon  arrived,  inqitired  of  the  l)oys  if  two 
gentlemen  in  a  carriage  had  passed  this  way,  and  being  answered  in 
the  affirmative,  the  officers  also  dashed  forward  toward  Osceola.  At 
noon  the  ]nirsued  and  the  pursuers  returned  as  prisoners  and  captore. 
Joseph  Smith,  the  Mormon  prophet,  was  >?»  route  to  the  scene  of  his 
trao-ic  death."  This  reminiscence  is  Driven  as  a  leo-end  rather  than  an 
historical  fact,  for  the  writer  cannot  fix  Joseph  Smith's  visit  to  Stark, 
or  connect  him  in  anv  particular  wav  with  the  story.  The  first  school 
election  was  held  at  Elijah  Eltzworth's  house,  in  October,  1840.  when 
Luther  Driscoll.  Samuel  Parrish,  Charles  H.  Miner,  Jerry  Bennett  and 
Jacob  Emery  were  elected  trustees  and  T.  F.  Hm'd  chosen  treasurer. 
They  divided  the  township  into  Indian  Creek.  Lafavette,  Emerv  and 
Fahrenheit  disti-icts.  In  January.  1841,  "a  subscription  for  the  pur- 
])ose  of  making  up  a  school"'  was  circulated,  and  a  letter  addressed  to 
Colonel  Henderson,  asking  him  to  introduce  a  bill  providing  for  the 
payment  to  Stark  of  its  quota  of  the  Putnam  and  Knox  counties' 
school  fund.  In  July,  1843.  830.48  was  paid  to  the  Lafayette:  $17.32 
to  the  Fahrenheit,  and  86.50  to  the  Indian  Creek.  At  this  time 
John  T.  Guthrie,  Abby  A.  Walter  and  Abigail  A.  Lewis  were  exam- 


GOSHEN   TOWNSHIP.  533 

ined  and  received  teachers'  certificates.     Henry  T.  Ives  was  appointed 
treasurer.      In  September,  1843,  there  were  68  children  in  the  Fahren- 
heit; 187  in  the  Lafayette,  and  47  in  the  Indian  Creek  district.     In  the 
fall  of  1843  a  large  number  of  the  pupils  attended  school  at  Lafayette 
and^'Ingen  Creek."      Miss  Bradley,  John  MclNJurphy,  Eliza  Rhodes, 
John  W.  Henderson,  J.  B.  Lewis  and  P.  L.  Ililliard  were  teachers  here 
in  1844.      In   April,  1845,  the  question  of   tax  for   repairing  school- 
houses  was  voted  on.      In  1843-44  Minott  Silliman,  W.  M.  Miner  and 
Israel  Stoddard   were  trustees;  in  1844,  C.  IL  Miner,  II.  lihodes  and 
H.  T.  Ives.      In  this  year  Wm.  M.  Miner  was  teacher  of  the  Fahren- 
heit and  Abby  A.  Walters  during  the  summer,  while  Abigail  A.  Lewis 
presided  at  the''Ingen  Creek"  school.      Geoi'ge  Jackson  was  chosen 
trustee  in  1844.      In   1845  H.  J.  Rhodes,  Joseph  AYilbur,  George  W. 
Jackson,  John  White  and   Harry  Hayes  were  elected.      In  November, 
1845,  Lafayette  district  was  divided;  and  in  1840  the  several  districts 
voted  a  tax  of  15  cents  ])er  centum  of  v;duatlon  for  school  pur})oses. 
In  October,  1847,  there  were  430  white  children  reported  in  the  town- 
ship.    About  this  time  the  schools  known  as  Northwest,  Lafayette, 
Fahrenheit,  Toulon,    LTnion  and  Emery's  were  changed  in  name  to 
Nos.  ] ,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6  and  7,  respectively,     in  1848  Daniel  J).  Driscoll,  B.  L. 
Hilliard,  Harvey  J.  Rhodes,  trustees,  and  II.  T.  Ives,  treasurer,  approved 
a   plat  of  the  numbered  districts.      In   October,  1851,  there  were  529 
children  of  school  age  in  the  township.     In  1840  there  were  519  pupils 
in  the  seven  districts  of  the  township.     L.  Redfield  pi-esided  over  Dis- 
trict No.  8  school,  in  Febi'uary,  185(').      He  labored  for  $15  salary  and 
board,  and  of  the  28  ])upils  enrolled  24  generally  attended.      In  Octo- 
ber Miss  E.  J.  Creighton  was  teacher,  receiving  $5  per  week.      There 
was  a  chair  in  this  house  but  no  blackl)oard.      ''McGuflfey's  Fourth 
Reader"  was  the  leading  book  used;  but  pu})ils  brought  with  them 
almost  any  book  which  they  could  obtain.      The  same  trustees  served 
with  II.    T.   Ives,  treasurer,  until   April,   1854,   wlien  A.   Smith  was 
chosen  treasurer,  with  H.  Nance,  J.  F.  Thompson  and   J.  H.  Wilber, 
trustees.     The  teachers  liere  in  1050-57  were  E.  P.  Ilickok,  Miss  E.  A. 
Richardson,  Leander   Redfield,  Miss  Patience  G.  Colburn,  C.  J.  Gill, 
E.  K.  Evans,  Maria  Lacy,  A.  J.  Scott,  Avis  M.  Johnson,  Miss  E.  J. 
Creighton,  Lucy  W.  Morton,  S.  T.  Williams,  James  B.  Emery,  II.  II. 
Clock,  George  Loljinger,  J.  C.  Baker,   Harriet  P.  Dewey,  J.  J.  Clark, 
Charles  Myers  (District   No.  1,  Toulon),  George  N.  Spahr  (Stark  and 
Henry),  and  Patrick  Nowlan.      In  this  vear  J.  IL  Wilber,  Benjamin 
Todd  aiul  Julius  Ives  were  elected   trustees  with  H.  Nance,  treasurer. 
In  18r)7  Ira  il  Reed  was  elected  trustee  ^'vVt^  Tiiomjison,  and  in  October 
the  eleven  districts  were  describetl  and  established.      Among  the  new 
teachers  were  Rudolph  Babcock,  Lydia  Church,  James  Squires,  W.  B. 
Moreland,  Jennie  Goodlander,  S.   B.  Curtis  and    Salatheel  Williams. 
In  18.">8  B.  M.  Jackson  was  elected  trustee,  and  Districts  No.  12  and 
13  were  added.     Lucretia  I).  Burgis,  Laura  Jackson,  H.  Grant,  Harriet 
Snider,  Hannah  Morey,  Amelia  L.  Liaise}',  L.  E.  Miner,  T.  C.  McChes- 
ness,  John  W,  Ogle,  Nelson  Atkins,  Frances  Cfiapman,  Lucy  Stiles, 
Flavia  Robinson,  Harriet  Rhodes  and  A.  M.  Herbert  were  the  new 
teachers. 


534  filSTOEY    OF    STARK    COtTXTT. 

Isaac  L.  Hart  was  trustee  in  1858.  and  in  '59,  J.  W.  Eodgere, 
James  Inglis,  W.AV.  Wright  and  Hiram  Xance  served  up  to  Jnlv.  18t3(i, 
when  Daniel  J.  Hurd  was  appointed  treasurer.  In  1862.  John  Emery 
was  elected  trustee:  in  '64,  Elijah  Eltzworth  and  John  A.  White;  in 
^Q(\  William  Ogle  and  William  Xowlan  ;  in  '68,  William  Xowlan :  in 
■60,  B.  L.  Hilliard.  Looman  Himes;  in  '71,  Eqbert  Moore  and  John  A. 
White:  in  '74,  George  Bradley;  in '76,  R.  Bruce  Jamieson,  now  of 
Abingdon,  Knox  county  ;  in  '77,  Robert  Moore  ;  in  '79,  J.  W.  Dexter : 
in  '8<^  George  W.  Potter  and  J.  H.  Quinn  :  in  '81,  John  A.  White  to 
fill  vacancy.  In  April,  1881,  Daniel  J.  Hurd,  after  serWng  as  treasurer 
twenty-one  years,  gave  place  to  C.  M.  Beecher.  In  '82,  X.  C.  Brown 
took  his  piace  as  trustee ;  Frank  A.  Jones,  in  '83,  vice  George  W. 
Potter,  John  A.  White,  in  '84;  F.  A.  Jones  and  W.  F.  Price,  in  '86. 
In  April.  "84.  the  property  deeded  by  David  Smith  to  the  school  trus- 
tees, now  known  as  the  addition  to  the  old  Lafayette  burial  ground, 
was  deeded  by  them  to  the  village  trustees.  In  1886  there  were  271 
males,  and  26(>  females  under  twentA^-one  years,  one  graded  school  and 
eight  ungi'aded  schools,  attended  ])y  23n  pupils,  and  pi'esided  over  b}" 
five  male  and  thirteen  female  teachers ;  the  former  earning  S865.35, 
and  the  latter  si. 795.45.  Tax  levy,  §2,695:  total  receipts,  85,610.63; 
total  ex))enditures,  83,321.34.     C.  M.  Beecher  was  serving  as  treasurer. 

Ojficialx. — The  first  supervisor  named  in  organic  chapter  served  in 
1853-4.  His  successors  are  named  as  follows:  '55,  Lewis  H.  Fitch; 
'56-8,  Henry  Hayes :  '58-61,  Theodore  F.  Hurd  ;  '61-3,  Jacob  Emery  ; 
'63-5,  Joseph  Atherton;  '65-70,  James  H.  Quinn;  '7<',  Julius  Ives; 
'71.  D.  J.  Hurd;  '72,  Julius  Ives;  73-5,  D.  J.  Hurd:  '75-7.  Harrison 
Miner  ;  '77-9,  Luman  P.  Himes:  '79,  Joseph  D.  Rhodes;  "80-1,  Luman 
P.  Himes ;  '82,  J.  S.  Atherton  ;  '83,  James  II.  Quinn  ;  '84,  Joseph  S. 
Atherton ;  '85,  John  F.  Rhodes ;  '86,  John  F.  Rhodes. 

The  justices  of  the  peace  are  named  in  the  following  list :  1853, 
H.  R.  Halsev  and  II.  J.  Rhodes:  "55,  Henry  T.  Ives:  *57,  Isaac  L. 
Hart  and  Jacob  W.Rogers:  '61.  Minott  Silliman  and  D.  M.  Kellv  : 
'65,  Hugh  Rhodes,  H.  R.  Ilalsey :  '69,  Hugh  Rhodes,  James  F.  Thonip- 
son  ;  '73,  W.  W.  Rhodes  and  J.  F.  Thompson :  Robert  Fell  (June) : 
'74,  Luther  Geer ;  '75,  P.  P.  Johnson  :  "77,  J.  F.  Tliompson.  Payton  P. 
Johnson:  '81.  James  F.  Thomson:  '82.  R.F.Williamson:  's.").  Perry 
Winn,  James  F.  Thomson. 

Pioneer  Neighhors. — As  stated  in  the  general  history  the  Frakers, 
Owens  and  Fitch  families  were  the  first  settlers  in  the  northeastern  part 
of  Knox  county,  and  consequently  the  first  in  the  neighborhood  of  West 
Jersev  and  Goshen  townships.  Fraker  had  purchased  a  few  quarter 
sections  prior  to  his  coming  here,  on  one  of  which  was  an  Indian  vil- 
lage. When  he  arrived  the  Indians  strongly  objected  to  his  settlement, 
but  in  the  face  of  the  L'nited  States  patents  they  concluded  to  leave, 
and  moved  their  town  to  Indian  creek  of  Spoon  river,  seven  miles  east 
of  Fraker's  grove,  to  which  they  often  paid  visits,  and  every  spring 
would  go  there  to  raise  squaw  corn  and  vegetables  and  make  sugar, 
their  trail  i-unning  just  two  miles  south  of  Lafayette  village,  through 
what  was  kniAvn  as  Cedar  townshij),  of  Knox  county.  During  the 
Black  Hawk  war  the  northeast  part  of  Knox  and  what  are  now  the 


GOSHEN   TOWNSHIP.  535 

western  towns  of  Stark,  were  thrown  into  great  excitement,  and  set- 
tlers rushed  to  and  fro  bet\veen  Henderson  Fort  and  Essex  Foi't.  but 
troubles  settling  down,  all  returned  to  their  homes  except  Amelia 
Fraker  (afterwards  Mrs.  James  Jackson,  of  Lafa3^ette)  who  remained 
with  friends  at  the  fort. 

The  settlement  of  Lynn  townshij),  Knox  county,  dates  back  to 
1830,  when  Michiiel  Fraker  settled  at  the  grove.  There  he  erected  a 
hand  mill  for  the  use  of  himself  and  neighbors.  William  Dunbar  pur- 
chased the  original  burrs,  and  appointed  Washington  Dunbar  miller. 
Prior  to  this  the  Dunbars  had  a  mortar  mill.  William  Hitchcock  and 
Julia  Fraker  were  the  first  pai'ties  married,  and  their  example  was 
followed  by  Peter  Miner  and  Matilda  Smith,  Squire  Fitch  officiating. 
William  Dunbar  was  a  pioneer  of  Lynn  township,  Knox  county,  as  he 
\vas  of  Goshen  township.  Stark  county.  He  was  known  as  the  "  Old 
Hatter.''  His  hats  were  so  substantially  built,  that  it  was  common 
for  his  customers  to  come  in  year  after  year  to  have  them  cleaned  and 
remodeled.  His  beaver  hats  showed  the  na}),  and  so  on  down  to  the 
common  rabbit  skin.  It  is  said  that  he  was  accustomed  to  attach  a 
large  number  of  hats  to  the  back  of  his  coat  and  siioulders,  mount  his 
horse,  and  go  out  on  liis  peddling  ex])editions  so  accoutred.  He  was 
also  a  shoemaker,  and  whenever  a  supply  of  sole  leather  failed,  he 
would  use  l)ass\vood  instead,  and  attach  the  uppers  thereto.  A  special 
census  of  Goshen  townshi]i,  taken  in  the  S])ring  of  186(».  by  Lewis 
Perry,  gives  tlie  following  list  of  the  survivors  of  pioneer  times,  then 
residing  in  the  township  :  Mr.  Adams,  Susan  Miner,  C.  Driscoll,  Lundy 
Baker,  Mary  Smitii,  Caroline  Wdson,  Sarah  Rvan,  Olive  Newton, 
Emily  White,  Hilliard,  J.  J.  Pollok,  McClenahan,  W.  Ogle,  Perry  and 
A.  Swarts,  Messrs.  Harrison  Miner,  W.  M.  JMiner,  L.  E.  Miner,  Harris 
Miner,  Ruloif  Parrish,  Jeremiah  Bennett,  Bethuel  Parrish,  Harry 
Hays,  A.  'N.  Harris,  J.  H.  Wilber,  Ira  C.  Reed,  C.  S.  Driscoll.  John 
Cundiff,  Charles  Smith.  AI)ijah  Manning,  J.  A.  White,  S.  M.  White, 
Stephen  Ordway,  Elijah  Eltzw(jrth.  P>.  M.  Jackson,  Israel  Stoddard, 
Marcus  Stoddard,  Robert  Mitchell,  Minott  Silliman,  William  Ogle, 
Andrew  Swarts,  A.  D.  Perr3%  Lewis  Perry,  J.  H.  Barnett,  Barnabus 
Frail,  Jacob  Emery,  David  Emery,  John  Emery.  Daniel,  George  and 
Elijah  McClenahan,  Nelson  Grant,  Isaac  Grant,  Xelson  Bonham.  It 
is  i-elated  that  when  the  Frakers,  Owens  and  Fitchs,  De Harts  and 
Jones  settled  in  the  neighborhood  of  Walnut  grove  and  Fraker's 
grove,  early  in  IS^O,  the  Frakers  were  not  aware  of  settlers  nearer 
to  them  than  Flenderson,  until  some  travelers  informed  Jones  and  De- 
Hart  of  Walnut  grove  of  the  existence  of  the  Fraker  settlement,  some 
distance  east.  DeHart,  his  wife  and  two  children  called  on  the  Frakers 
next  da}',  and  were  their  first  white  neighbors. 

Ceineterle!<. — Lafayette  cemetery  dates  back  to  LS37.  In  it  the 
following  named  old  residents  were  interred :  Abiah  Manning,  1872 ; 
Eliza  Manning,  '60;  Gideon  B.  Gillette,  '49;  Mary  Ballentine,  '77: 
Sarah  J.  Grant, '75;  Jane  A.  Smith, '58;  Howard  Gi-ant, '59 ;  Joshua 
Grant,  '65;  Thalia  Grant,  \53;  John  Mason,  '77;  Barzillai  (\arter,  '81; 
William  Rice,  '80;  William  Snyder,  "8f;  Eliza  (Snvder)  Smith,  '61; 
Ann  Fall,  '77;  Ruluff  Parrish,  '82;  Chloe  R.  Miner,  '78;  Horace  Miner, 


636  HISTOKY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

'53;  Harris  W.  Miner, '58;  Susannah  Miner, '81 ;  Nancy  G.  French, 
'70;  Stephen  D.  Easton,  '82;  Jonathan  Ogden,  '55;  John  White,  '52; 
Ameha  White,  '68;  Charlotte  Miner,  'TO;  Christopher  II.  Miner,  '52; 
Walter  Scott,  '77;  Theo.  D.  Ridge  waj',  '76;  Thomas  II.  Ridge  way, 
'50;  Jonas  Eltzroth, '66;  L.  H.  Jones, '69;  Isabella  Jones, '72;  Maria 
L.  Jones, '78;  Moses  S.  Jones, '65;  Ann  Jones, '73;  Sheridan  Jones, 
'60;  Jacob  Jones,  '56;  John  Shore,  '61;  Sarah  Shore,  '76;  Jane 
Snyder,  '56;  Elizabeth  Schulze,  *70;  James  Chapman,  '63;  Nathan 
Bradlev.  '49 ;  Joseph  Potter,  '62 ;  Sarah  Potter,  '74 ;  George  F.  Hill, 
'72;  Martha  C.  Hill,  '82;  Catharine  Ericson,  '7<>;  William  Ayres,  '61; 
George  Amorine,  '(!S;  Abigail  A.  Walter,  \54;  Mary  Ansliutz,  '57; 
Re\^  Luther  Driscoll,  "58;  Catherine  Driscoll, '53 ;  Asa  Driscoll,  "51 ; 
G.  Yale, '82;  Abbv  Yale. '49;  Simeon  L.  Williams, '81 ;  Amy  Reed, 
'77;  William  A.  Reed, '73;  Ehza  S.  Charles, '73;  Brodie  Sellon, '73; 
Elizabeth  Sellon,  '73;  Sarah  Woodcock,  '70;  Louisa  Nichols,  '74; 
Stephen  A.  Dudley,  '78;  Salome  A.  Dudley,  '81 ;  Jane  Frail,  "82;  Letitia 
Polhamouse, '46;  Rosanna  Ste])hens, '37;  John  Lundy, '64;  Margaret 
Ross,  '60;  Lydia  Calhoon,  '57;  Susan  A^^atron,  '61;  Ralph  Jones,  '70; 
William  T.  Dickenson,  '59;  Thomas  McXaught,  '57;  Eliza  McNaught, 
'73;  Isaac  Chatfield,  "65;  Sabra  Chatfield,  "54;  William  P.  Lake,  "57; 
Stillman  C.  Lee, '76;  James  Ingels, '53;  Mary  E.  Jackson, '84;  Ma- 
linda  Carver,  '85;  Charles  W.  Schultz,  '72;  Ruth  E.  Gree,  '73;  Mary 
A.  Albro,  '45  ;  Stanley  Dunlmr,  '62;  Eliza  Callison,  "80  ;  Levi  Stephens, 
'37;  Harriet  Hayes,"  "75;  Harriet  W.  Ilurd,  "62;  B.  F.  Smith,  '65; 
Erastus  Brown,  '72.  The  soldiei's  buried  here  are  William  Scott,  One- 
hundred-and-thirty-second  Illinois  Infantry,  in  '64;  S.  W.  Gillett,  One- 
hundred-and-tifty-sixth  New  York  Infantry,  '63;  and  Robert  C.  Reed, 
Thirty-seyentii  Illinois  Infantry,  '61.  The  ho-ures  denote  the  year  of 
death. 

The  McClenahan  family  cemetery  in  this  townshi])  is  an  ancient 
burial  ground.  There  are  a  few  interments  here,  outside  of  members 
of  the  family,  ^vhich  are  noticed  in  other  pages. 

LAFAYETTE    VILLACtE. 

The  original  town  of  Lafayette,  blocks  1  to  10,  of  eight  lots  each, 
extending  from  Fi'anklin  north  to  Monroe,  and  from  Timber  east  to 
Hoggins,  was  surveyed  July  7.  1836,  by  George  A.  Charles,  for  Will- 
iam Dunbar.  Main  street  formed  the  center  of  the  town,  with  Frank- 
lin. Jackson,  Wasiiington,  Lafayette,  Jefferson,  and  Monroe  running 
east  and  west.  The  ])lat  was  acknowledged  by  Justice  Josiah 
Witcher,  of  Knox  county.  Among  the  first  purchasers  of  lots  at 
Lafayette  were  P>.  M.  Jackson,  1846;  Dan.  J.  Hurd,  "49;  Theo.  F. 
Hurd,  '50;  Sabina  Miner,  '54;  Emeline  Headley, '53;  George  Farr, 
'47;  Jacob  Ross,  '58;  Washington  Dunbar,  '47;  Sarah  Messenger,  '53; 
Henry  Dunbar,  '43;  George  W.  Dunl)ar, '43;  James  E.  White, '4H; 
G.  W.  Jackson,  '40;  Peter  F.  Miner,  '37;  W.  F.  Reed,  L.  B.  Leonard, 
'43;  James  B.  Lewis,  '46;  Andrew  Church,  Eliza  Sellon,  '51;  Thomas 
C,  Moore,  Driscoll  &  Gooding,  '53;  William  D.  Runyan,  '47;  Nathan 
Barlow,  '50;  Jacob  Ross,  '53;  E.  Gunsaul,  '48;  David  W.  Brown, 
James  Brink,  and  James  Dunn,  '39 ;  Asael  Holmes,  '41 ;  Harry  Hayes, 


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GOSHKN    TOWNSHIP.  537 

'47 ;  Hircam  Nance,  Benj.  Brooks,  '49 ;  James  J.  Wilson,  '4^ ;  William 
G.  Thompson,  '48 ;  Robert  E.  Morrison,  '51 ;  William  L.  Marshall,  '51 ; 
y.  B.  Todd,  '53;  Eunice  Miner,  '50;  II.  R.  Ilalsey,  '47;  Daniel  M. 
Kelly,  '54;  William  and  Charles  Pulhamns,  '53;  John  Shore,  Mar- 
cillar  Todd,  I.  C.  Keed,  James  F.  Bonham,  '40;  John  Thompson,  '42; 
S.  L.  Collinson,  '49;  John  Iledien,  '50;  Gilbert  Ward,  '45;  Edward 
G.  Hill,  '50;  John  Fryberger,  '41  ;  Elijah  Eltzworth,  '45;  G.  ^¥.  Jack- 
son, '40;  Peter  F.  Miner,  '37;  William  Kerby.  '47;  James  Carson,  '39  ; 
J.  U.  Wilber,  '40;  John  F.  Thompson,  '47;  Lather  Driscoll,  '50;  John 
Aug'ur,  '40;  school  trustees  (block  12),  '47;  Samuel  Matheny,  '52; 
Perry  Smith,  '51;  Thomas  N.  Fitch,  '48;  Ruliff  Parrish,  '38";  John 
(^undiflf,  '48;  Methodist  Episcopal  church  trustees,  '02;  Thomas  Mc- 
Nauglit,  Moses  Jarred.  '47;  Gideon  Hughes,  '43;  Isaac  Chatfield,  '40; 
Tyrus  Ilimes,  '49;  William  Bowden,  '54;  Irene  Ih-adley,  '40;  John 
White, '51;  A.  C.  Messenger, '47 ;  John  Culbertson,  '53;  A.  Lacy,  '48; 
United  Methodist  Prot.  church  society,  '53;  Han-is  W  Miner,  '52; 
Abbey  A.  Dudley,  '45;  Peter  Johnson,  '51;  First  Universalist  parish, 
Lafayette,  '76;  Abiah  Manning,  '37;  Joshua  Woodbury,  '43;  Enos 
Pomeroy,  '36;  Jehial  Bouton,  '38;  11.  L.  Scott,  '55;  Walter  Hock, 
'43;  F.  M.  Spring, '53;  Samuel  Clavcomb, '42;  Peter  Anderson, '51 ; 
W.  W.  Drummond, '51  ;  John  Zinm '55 ;  I).  H.  Potter, '51 ;  William 
Wheeler,  '41;  I.  C.  Webb^  '40;  Angelet  Charles,  '36;  Almond  Walter, 
'41 ;   Alfred  Walker,  '45. 

The  vote  on  incorporating  the  village  in  186)9  was  forty-one  for, 
thirteen  contra.  In  September,  1872.  a  change  in  charter  was  desired, 
and  on  this  question  twenty-four  affirmative  and  eighteen  negative 
votes  were  recorded.  The  trustees  elected  annually  are  named  as 
follows : 

1869— Thomas  W.  Ross,  J.  H.  Nicliols,  Dennis  Lee,  .James  Martin,  1).  J.  llurd. 

iy70_E.  G.  Hill,  D.  Lee,  .Tames  Martin,  T.  Ridoeway,  D.  J.  ITiird. 

1871_j.  H.  Nichols,  James  ^Martin,  T.  W.  Ross,  T    D.  Ridi;e\vay,  D.  .J.  Hurd. 

1873— .J.  M.  .Jones,  W.  T.  Dickenson,  T.  W.  Ross,  T.  D.  Ridgeway,  E.  G.  Hill. 

1873— M.  S.  Barnett,  J.  Martin,  J.  H.  Nichols,  Samuel  White,  B.  II.  Snyder,  I). 
J.  Hurd. 

1873— T.  W.  Ross,  T.  D.  Ridgeway,  D.  .J.  Hurd,  .J.  M.  Jones,  J.  H.  Nichols,  C. 
B.  Smith. 

1874- T.  W.  Ross,  J.  II.  Nichols,  T.  D.  Ridgeway,  C.  B.  Smith,  J.  M.  .lones, 
R.  S.  .Jones. 

1875— H.  R.  Wilson,  Azro  Hilliard,  L.  E.  Morton,  T.  N.  Fitch,  I.  G.  Foster,  T. 
D.  Ridii'eway. 

1876— J.  H.  Nichols,  J.  M.  Jones,  A.  Hilliard,  L.  E.  Morton,  H.  R.  Wilson,  I. 
G.  Foster. 

1877— N.  G.  Chichester.  J.  M.  Jones,  T.  A.  Jackson,  L.  E.  Morton,  II.  Presler, 
I.  G.  Foster,  W.  T.  Dickenson. 

1878— E.  G.  Hill,  A.  Bevier,  G.  H.  Hurd,  W.  W.  Ross,  W.  Marks,  AV.  T.  Dickenson. 

1879— J.  F.  Thompson,  A.  Bevier,  H.  G.  Chichester,  S.  A.  Miller,  I.  G.  Foster, 
W.  T.  Dickenson. 

1880— C.  M.  Beecher,  A.  Bevier,  J.  F.  Thompson,  S.  A.  Miller,  I.  G.  Foster, 
W.  T.  Dickenson. 

1881— S.  A.  Miller,  James  Martin,  C.  B.  Smith,  G.  N.  Kinney,  S.  White,  L.  B. 
Gorham. 

1882— R.  C.  Baker,  John  Williams,  C.  ]M.  Beecher. 

1883 — Lyman  Williams,  J.  ^l.  Jones,  John  Foster. 

1884 — R'.  C.  Baker,  James  Martin,  John  Williams. 

1885— J.  S.  Atherton,  E.  L.  Jackson,  J.  M.  Jones. 

1886-87— R.  C.  Baker,  J.  R.  Crawford,  John  Simpson. 


538  HISTOKY    OF    STAEK    COUNTY. 

The  village  clerks  are  named  in  following  list :  T.  J.  Hurd,  clerk 
in  18(i9;  E.  G.  Hill,  '70;  T.  J.  Ilurd,  '71;  E.  G.  Hill,  '72;  in  '73,  the 
election  was  declared  illegal;  in  '74,  C.  P.  Jackson  was  clerk;  in 
'75-77,  W.  M.  Hill;  F.  A.  Jackson,  '77;  ^Y.  M.  Hill,  '78;  R.  S.  Jones, 
'80;  W.  Douglass,  '81;  J.  M.  Jones,  '82;  G.  K.  Boggs,  '83;  L.  Y. 
Snvder,  "84;  F.  W.  Eltzworth,  '85-87.  N.  R.  Halsev  Avas  police  mag- 
istrate in  1876,  and  Charles  W.  Todd  in  1880. 

The  first  store  was  built  bv^  Jesse  C.  Ware,  on  the  site  of  the  Lvnd 
House.  In  1838,  store  buildiiifi's  were  erected  bv  Barnabas  M.  Jackson 
and  Theodore  Hurd.  Ira  (J.  Reed  also  estal)lished  his  shoe-sho])  here 
that  3'ear,  and  tliese,  with  William  Dunbor,  made  up  the  first  business 
circle  of  the  town.  In  1841  the  first  schoolhouse  was  erected,  the 
hard-wood  lumber  being  sawed  at  Leek's  mill  near  Centreville.  The 
Lafayette  carding  and  woolen  mill  was  estal)lished  here,  but,  after 
running  a  sliort  time,  it  closed  down,  entailing  heavy  loss  on  a  few  of 
the  enterprising  men  who  brought  it  mto  existence.  T.  W.  Ross  was 
postmaster  at  Lafayette  from  1852  to  1860.  Lafayette  business  circle 
comprises  ,].  S.  Atherton,  liardware  and  postottice;  Beecher  &  Bailey, 
AV.  Simpson,  J.  F.  Thomson,  merchants;  J.  M.  Jones,  harness;  Burns 
&  IIa])tonstall,  meat  market;  A.  Bevier,  wagons;  T.  W.  Ross,  black- 
smith ;  J.  R.  Crawford  and  L.  T.  Sprague,  physicians;  E.  G.  Hill  A:  Co., 
lumber,  etc.,  etc. ;  F.  W.  Eltzworth,  churn  and  bee-hive  manufacturer 
and  planing  mill ;  Johnson  Bros.,  farm  imjJements  and  Avagons;  Hough 
IJros.,  grain;  C.  R.  Miner,  hotel;  Misses  Smith,  millinery;  ^y.  B. 
Smith,  grain  and  lumber;  Samuel  White,  brick  and  tile;  John  Will- 
iams, boots  and  shoes;  James  Martin  and  W.  T.  Dickenson,  carpenters; 
James  Kinney,  insurance:  W.  S.  Price,  photogra])her;  George  K. 
Boggs,  railroad  agent. 

The  only  men  now  in  Lafayette,  who  were  here  when  T.  W.  Ross 
settled  in  April,  1848,  and  who  are  now  in  the  village,  are  James  F. 
Thomson.  Cjipt.  C.  P.  Jackson,  and  E.  L.  Jackson.  Among  the  women 
then  and  now  here  were  Mrs.  C.  A.  Wilson,  Mrs.  Ann  Parker.  Mrs. 
Harriet  Treadway,  Mrs.  Wilbur.  Outside  the  village,  a  few  of  the 
old  settlei's  still  remain. 

The  pensioners  residing  at  Lafayette  in  November,  1883,  Avei'e 
Mary  Howell,  Mary  C.  Driscoll,  Sarah  Bevier,  Sarah  Gillett,  eight 
dollars  each ;  William  H.  Hurd,  E.  S.  Bufium,  and  W.  T.  Dickenson, 
six  dollars;  AV.  J.  Hamilton,  ten  dollars;  and  S.  W.  Ilaptonstall, 
twelve  dollars. 

There  has  been,  from  the  first  of  August,  1886,  to  January,  1887, 
ninety -two  cars  of  stock  and  ninety-six  cars  of  grain  shipped  from 
this  station.  There  are  twenty-four  cars  of  oats  in  store  readv  for 
shi])ment. 

Societ'/'e.s. — Lafavette  Lodge,  No.  657,  I.  (>.  O.  F.,  was  chartered 
November  20,  1878,  with  Upton  H.  Brown,*  W.  J.  Hamilton,*  R.  O. 
Phillips,*  David  B.  Cragan  and  Jose  ih  A.  Cisney,  members.  Of  these, 
W.  J.  Hamilton*  has  moved,  R.  O.  Phillips  is  in  California.  D.  B.  Cra- 
gan is  not  now  a  member,  and  Joseph  A.  Cisney  moved  west.  The 
present  members  are  U.  H.  Brown,*  G.  H.  Redfield,  J.  M.  Jones,  treas- 
urer 1885-86,  S.  T.  Brown,*  U.  C.  Brown,*  Samuel  White,  S.  A.  Miller,* 


GOSHEN   TOWNSHIP,  539 

J.  F.  Smitli,  W.  A.  Brown,  John  D.  Brown,*  R.  C.  Baker,  Per.  Sec; 
E.  B.  Eedlielcl,  J.  II.  Baker,*  and  Depntv;  C  E.  Howell,  P.  Yan  Bus- 
kirk,  T.  C.  Brooks,  C.  M.  Boeclier,  James  Ingals  (deceased),  A.  S. 
Buffum,*  John  Williams,  George  E.  Trac3%  Joshua  Grant,*  W.  J. 
Wilhams,  eTames  Kinney,*  Abram  Files,  Willis  Pierson,  V.  II.  Brown, 
Ambrose  Aten  (deceased),  Wm.  Tracy,  C.  W.  Ilughey,  II.  C.  Manley, 
Sec;  F.  S.  Jones,  Y.  G.;  A.  Atiierton,  Arthur  Elzworth,*  John  Titlow, 
Jos.  Plaxton,  John  Inglis,  Arthur  Hough,  Peter  Keckler,  McG.  Snider. 
The  lodge  has  had  seventy-eight  members,  but  many  of  them  have 
removed,  leaving  the  above  representatives.  The  Past  Grands  are 
marked  *. 

Stark  Rebeka  Degree  Lodge,  No.  110,  was  chartered  November 
17,  1S80.  at  Lafayette,  with  tlie  following  members:  S.  A.  Miller,  J. 
G.  Foster,  II.  G.  Chichester,  G.  H.  Kedheld,  Samuel  White,  U.  II. 
Brown,  Mrs.  U.  (\  Brown,  R.  0.  Baker,  Mrs.  S.  II.  Miller,  Mrs.  E.  G. 
Foster,  Mrs.  E.  M.  Chichester,  Mrs.  M.  U.  Iledfield,  Mrs.  H.  B.  AVhite, 
Ellen  Brown,  Delia  Brown  and  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Baker.  There  is  little 
or  no  work  done  under  this  charter  at  the  present  time,  though  the 
circle  looks  foi-  its  prompt  revival. 

Stai'k  Lodge,  No.  501,  A  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Lafayette,  was  chartered 
October,  1866,  with  the  following  members:  Johii  B.  Smith, f  Jose])h 
H.  Nichols,*  t  Austin  Smith,*  J.  M.  Jones,  Isaac  Grant,  E.  G.  Hill,*t 
G.  II.  McClanahan,  E.  J.  McClanahan,*  Wm.  T.  Dickenson,*  f  II.  P. 
Grant,  Thomas  W.  Koss,*  and  J.  S.  Atherton.*  W.  B.  Smith  was 
first  W.  M.,  Jos.  II.  Nichols,  S.  ^Y..  and  Austin  Smith,  J.  W.  In  May, 
1881,  a  co])y  of  the  original  charter  was  issued  instead  of  that  de- 
stroyed in  the  fire  of  April  26,  ISSl,  when  the  old  lodge,  just  north 
of  the  present  Miner  House,  was  burned.  The  present  meml)ership  is 
thirtv-one,  made  u})  as  follows:  The  charter  members  nuirked  *,  and 
Abram  Bevier,  T.  V.  Brooks,  Zack  T.  Brown,  G.  K.  Boggs,  W.  I. 
Adkins,  T.  D.  Church,  I.  G.  Foster,  Nelson  Grant,  jr.,  John  Inglis, 
Alex.  Inglis,  xVndi'ew  Jackson,  Geo.  N.  Kinney,  S.  A.  Miller,  A.  II. 
Nichols,  A.  B.  II.  Snvder,  A.  M.  Snvder,  Dr.  Loyal  T.  Siirague,  W.  B. 
Todd,  W.  T.  Vanderbilt,  J.  H.  White,t  Henry  K.  Wilson,  A.  II. 
White  and  Daniel  White.  The  deceased  members  were  T.  I).  Ridge- 
way, +  Walter  Scott,  Ashael  N.  Harris,  Captain  A.  N.  Harris,  J.  L. 
Williams  (a  druggist  and  ])ostmaster),  died  in  18S1.  Among  the  old, 
members  removed  are  W.  B.  Smith,  M.  S.  Barnett,  a  postmaster  and 
druggist,  John  T.  Smith,  a  preacher  of  the  Christian  church.  Thomas 
W.  Ross,  the  present  secretary,  has  served  as  such  since  the  fail  of 
1865,  wlien  the  lodge  was  organized  under  dispensati(^n,  to  the  })resent 
time.     During  these  twenty-one  years  he  never  missed  a  meeting. 

Eastern  Star  Lodge,  Lafayette,  was  organized  and  instituted  Feb- 
ruary 1,  1886,  with  the  following  charter  members:  I.  G.  Foster,  T. 
W.  tloss,  Andrew  Jackson,  J.  II.  White,  T.  D.  Church,  Daniel  White, 
A.  II.  White,  and  their  wives.  A.  M.  Snyder  and  wife  were  admitted 
after  the  lodge  was  instituted.  The  election  and  installation  of  officers 
followed. 


t  Wdi-sliiiirul  Masters,  *  also  present  members. 
33 


540  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Lafavette  Lodge,  421,  I.  O.  G.  T.,  was  chartered  July  30,  1883, 
^vith  the  following  named  members:  A.  S.  Atherton,  F.  S.  Jones,  H. 
W.  Manley,  W.  B.  Smith,  S.  A.  ]\riller,  Y.  J.  Smith,  John  Williams, 
Elmer  Beecher,  A.  M.  Jackson,  Ella  M.  Williams,  Milla  White,  Cora 
Gillette,  J.  A.  Williams,  J.  M.  Jones,  Kate  Morris,  Mary  A.  Baker. 
Fred  Shore,  Mary  J.  Atherton,  Lyman  Williams,  Harriet  Williams, 
Mary  K.  Kedlield,  Kate  Jones,  George  Williams,  C.  R.  Wick,  R.  C. 
Baker,  C.  P.  Jackson,  Mrs.  H.  Manlev,  Nellie  Jones  and  Kate  E.  Dris- 
coll,  W.  C.  T.  and  Mrs.  Lyman  Williams,  W.  V.  T.  Work  under  this 
charter  is  sleeping,  owing  to  the  fact  that  there  are  not  over  four 
drinkers  in  the  community  and  not  over  one  "hard  citizen." 

Goshen  Township  Farmers'  Union  was  organized  in  the  spring  of 
1863,  with  Jacob  Fall,  president,  and  James  Nowlan,  secretary. 

The  Union  League  was  established  at  Lafayette  during  the  war. 
The  records  were  ultimately  left  with  J.  M.  Jones,  and  were  burned  in 
the  fire  which  destroyed  his  harness  shoj).  Among  the  members  were 
J.  S.  Atherton,  J.  M.' Jones,  I).  J.  Hurd,  Squire  Kelly,  J.  II.  Wilber, 
and  J.  Lundy. 

Churches. — The  Baptist  church  of  Lafayette  had  its  beginning  in  the 
old  ''Fahrenheit  Ghurch,"  the  history  of  which  is  given  in  the  sketch  of 
the  Toulon  society  and  much  of  its  personal  history  carried  into  the 
cha})ter  on  marriages,  as  Elder  Jonathan  Miner  joined  many  of  its 
members  in  the  bonds  of  wedlock.  The  society  was  organized  June 
15,  1837,  and  over  it  he  presided  until  his  death  in  1844.  He  also 
preached  at  Fraker's  and  at  the  Franklin  church,  better  known  as 
"  WalFs  Schoolhouse."  Meetings  were  held  at  Wi(h)w  Miner's  house 
until  April,  1850,  when  the  church  Imilding  at  Lafayette  was  com- 
])leted  by  Mrs.  Miner  and  opened  for  the  society.  This  building  is 
now  the 'planing  mill  of  E.  G.  Hill.  In  1847  Elder  Stickney  preached 
at  the  "Fahrenheit '"  and  at  that  time  the  families  ])elonging  were  the 
Hayes,  William  and  Mrs.  Miner,  Charles  H.  Miner  and  wife,  Mrs.  Par- 
rish,  Elisha  Gill  and  wife  and  J.  M.  Stickney  and  wife.  In  1848  the 
church  at  Toulon  was  organized,  a  number  of  members  withdrew,  and 
the  change  in  location  of  place  of  worship  became  a  necessity.  A  few 
of  the  old  members,  like  R.  C.  Baker,  reside  here  and  generally  attend 
the  church  at  Galva  or  Toulon. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  Lafayette  dates  back  in  the 
forties.  In  1842  the  second  cam])-meeting  ever  held  in  the  county 
assembled  here,  and  in  184r)  there  was  a  "  Nineteen  Days'  Revival." 
In  that  year  a  church  was  built  here.  A.  E.  Phelps  was  Elder,  John 
G.  Whitcomb,  P.  E.;  and  Geo.  C.  Holmes,  circuit  preaclier,  with  W. 
C.  Cummings,  assistant,  he  being  then  on  the  superanuated  list.  The 
first  names  on  i-ecord  of  class  1.  which  met  at  Slieridan  Jones'  house 
at  Lafayette  in  the  winter  of  1851-2  are  as  follows:  Joseph  H.  Wil- 
ber, Wm.  M.  Pratt,  stewards;  Philip  J.  Anshutz,  local  jireacher:  Jon- 
athan and  Daniel  Hodgson,  Sheri(hin  Jones,  Lyman  O.  Riddle,  Henry 
Dunbar,  John  Auger,  James  K.  Wilson,  Lewis  Peny,  Wm.  Lyman, 
Henderson  Simmons,  and  their  wives,  and  Mary  Snyder,  Emily  White, 
,.  Eliza  Bonham,  Rebecca  Fraker,  Eliza  Polhamus.  Jane  Jackson,  Charlotte 
Miner,  all  in  class  1.     In  class  2,  John  Cundiff,  Theo.  F.  Hurd,  John  Lun- 


GOSHEN   TOWNSHIP.  54:1 

dy,  Elijah  Pomeroy,  Wm.  Stiles,  Levi  Hodgson,  Sil  Armstrong-,  Jas 
Halsted,  Jas.  II.  Horton,  and  their  '\Yives,  Sarah  Nance,  Abby  Walters 
Emilene  Clarke,  Harriet  Tredway,  Rebecca  Kinby,  Amelia  Jack-, 
son,  Lydia  Church,  Rebecca  Farr,  Eliza  Remball  or  Kemball,  Nancy 
Stephens,  Lydia  Calhoon  and  Jemima.  Gaddis.  Among  the  preachers 
who  served  on  this  circuit  prior  to  1873  were  many  of  those  men- 
tioned in  the  history  of  Essex  township.  In  1857,  An'ios  Morey  ;  ISOO, 
Jacob  Matthews;  1802,  John  Chandler;  1864,  Henrv  Soramers;  18(35, 
Wm.  Leber;  1868,  J.  I).  Smith  and  H.  Tiffany;  1869,  Wm.  Under- 
wood, and  1873,  G.  W.  Brown.  The  presiding  elders  from  1857  to 
1872  were  John  Morey,  Ewing  Summers,  Jacob  Matheney,  S.  A. 
Elliott  and  Samuel  Hood. 

The  Indian  Creek  Methodist  Episcopal  class  in  1851-2  held  at  the 
Creek  Schoolhonse  was  made  up  as  follows :  Chas.  Ilowater,  leader, 
Peter,  Henry,  Daniel  Ilowater  and  their  waives  ;  David,  Catherine  and 
Caroline  Goshon,  Wm.  and  Mary  A\^inters,  John  and  Jane  Dack, 
Sylvester  and  Cynthia  Sweet,  Sylvester,  jr.,  and  Mary  A.  Sweet, 
Jonathan  and  Amy  Rounds,  Sophia  Parrish,  Zeruiah  Jackson,  Jane 
Maxtleld,  Lvdia  Fuller,  Mary  J.  Smith,  Peter  and  Frances  Lutz,  Chas. 
Sarah  Fulper,  John  Uppock,  Eliza  Seiuite,  Esther  Fredley,  i\  rtemus, 
Amnia,  Joel  H.  and  Mary  Goodall,  Joseph  and  Mary  Jane  Flint. 

The  Methodist  Ej)iscoi)al  Church  of  Lafayette  ado])ted  this  name 
for  corporate  purposes,  July  31,  1873,  and  elected  James  Martin, 
Edward  G.  Hill,  John  Williams,  James  F.  Thomson,  and  Emery 
Buffum.  trustees.  Geo.  W.  Brown  })resided  at  this  meeting.  In  this 
year  E.  G.   Hill  was  appointed  superintendent  of  Sunday  school ;  A. 

C.  Hill,  S.  King,  James  F.  Thomson,  stewards ;  John  Williams  and  E. 
G.  Hill,  class  leaders ;  C.  Springer,  presiding  elder,  and  Rev.  G.  AV. 
Brown,  preacher  in  charge.  In  1874,  Rev.  F^R.  Bogges  was  preacher, 
P.  P.  Johnson,  steward ;  Jonas  Patterson,  class-leader.  In  1875-6  E. 
G.  Hill,  John  Williams,  James  Martin  and  Th(mias  S.  Buffum  were 
trustees;  W.  H.  Hunter,  presiding  elder,  and  N.  C.  Lewis,  pastor.  In 
1877,  Rev.  Jacob  Matthews  w^as  preacher  in  charge,  C.  Green,  recorder  ; 
E.  G.  Hill,  superintendent  of  Sunday  school,  G.  D.  Hitchcock,  class 
leader.  In  187!)  Rev.  H.  C.  Birch  was  appointed  preacher;  E.  G.  Hill, 
recorder  and  delegate  to  laymen's  convention.  In  1880,  Rev.  D.  S.  Main 
was  pastor;  R.  B.  Frisby,  steward;  W.  H.  Hunter,  presiding  elder. 
In  1881,  H.  T.  Brown  was  presiding  elder;  D.  S.  Main,  preacher;  G. 

D.  Hitchcock,  local  pi-eacher.  In  1882  Rev.  L.  Y.  Webber,  J.  P.  For- 
sythe,  presiding  elder ;  James  Martin,  steward  ;  Mr.  Webber  was  suc- 
ceeded b\^  Rev.  A.  S.  Atherton.  In  1883  Rev.  L.  Springer  came  witli 
M.  Y.  B.  White,  presiding  elder,  followed  by  Rev.  Wm.  Matheny,  and 
he  by  Rev.  L.  G.  Cochrane,  who  in  1886  was  succeeded  b\'  \¥.  II. 
Carr,  the  present  ]:>astor. 

The  Union  Cfmrch  building  at  Saxon  was  dedicated  August  31, 1865. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Lafayette,  may  be  said  to  have  been 
in  existence  immediately  after,  if  not  at  the  time  the  Baptist  Society 
was  organized  at  ''  Fahrenheit,"  bnt  not  until  the  coming  of  Rev.  S. 
G.  Wright,  did  an  organized  Presbyterian  body  exist  there.  In  1841 
he  preached  there  for  the  first  time,  and  during  evening  services  that 


542  BIOGRAPHY    AXD    REMINISCENCES 

vear  induced  thirty-eight  persons  to  pledge  themselves  to  temperance. 
In  January,  1842,  twenty-four  more  signed,  and  thus  temperance  and 
religion  were  preached  there  until  1846,  when  some  members  withdrew 
to  join  the  newl}^  organized  Congregational  Church  at  Toulon,  the  first 
being  Jonathan  and  Ilannali  Tihodes  and  Hugh  and  Julia  Rhodes. 
In  March,  1847,  Mrs.  Matilda  Hall,  Eliza  and  Jane  Hall,  (Jren  and  Sarah 
Rhodes,  Robert  and  Sarah  Nicholson  and  John  and  Mary  Pollok  with- 
drew. From  this  date  forward  the  membership  decreased,  until,  like 
the  Baptist  Cliurch,  it  ceased  to  be  an  institution  in  this  townshi]i. 

The  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter  Day  Saints  found  a  footing 
on  Walnut  Creek  in  1840-T,  and  gained  a  few  converts  in  this  county. 
Among  them  was  Deacon  Mott,  the  Imilder  of  the  old  court  house. 

The  U.  M.  P.  Church  was  established  here  in  1853,  but  of  it  there 
is  nothing  on  record. 

The  Universalist  Church  was  organized  November  29, 1873.  by  Rev. 
John  Hughs,  with  the  following  named  members :  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G. 
H.  Redlield,  J.  A.  White.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  B.  II.  Snvder,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
A.  M.  Snyder,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  T.  D.  Church,  Mrs.  N!  Laffarty,  Mrs.  A. 
E.  Parker,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  White,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chas.  B.  Smith, 
Mr.  P.  H.  Smith,  Julia  Lake,  Mrs.  Sarah  Church,  Mrs.  Ann  Dunbar. 
The  names  of  ])astors  and  date  of  pastorate  are  as  follows :  Rev. 
John  Hughs,  1873;  Rev.  T.  H.  Tabor,  1874  and  '75  ;  Rev.  John  Hughs, 
1876,  '77  and  '78  ;  Rev.  Wiles.  1879  and  "SO.  Deceased  that  vear.  Rev. 
C.  R.  Gibson,  1881  and  '82;  Rev.  Headle,  1883;  Rev.  Geo.  Crum,  1884, 
'85  and  '86.  The  names  of  secretaries  are  Samuel  White,  Miss  Marv 
J.  WiUiams,  '79;  Mrs.  H.  B.  White,  '81,  and  Mrs.  M.  E.  Snyder.  The 
trustees  were,  1873,  John  A.  White,  A.  B.  II.  Snyder,  D.  A.  M.  Sny- 
der, and  in  1885,  J.  A.  White,  Austin  Grant  and  A.  M.  Snyder  were 
elected.  The  church  was  buiit  in  1875  at  a  cost  of  over  s3,000,  John 
A.  White,  G.  H.  Redlield  and  Samuel  White  forming  the  building 
committee.  The  present  membership  is  forty-five,  and  value  of  prop- 
erty, S4,0(»0. 

The  Church  of  Christ  at  Lafayette  adopted  this  cor]>orate  name, 
August  1,  1873,  and  elected  the  following  named  trustees:  John  Boyd. 
Harvey  J.  Quinn  and  James  Ingles.  John  T.  Smith  was  secretary. 
It  was  oro-anized  some  vears  before  bv  Rev.  Milton  King,  and  grew  so 
rapidly  that  the  buikling  of  the  present  church  was  entered  upon  and 
carried  through  successfully. 

A  reference  to  the  history  of  the  Stark  County  Sunday-School 
Association  will  point  out  the  earlv  historv  of  this  societv  in  Goshen 
township.  In  August,  1867,  Rev.  H.  Tiffany,  J.  H.  Will^er,  Mrs.  S.  A. 
Clark,  with  John  W.  Clark,  alternate,  were  elected  delegates  by  the 
Lafayette  Sunday-School  Association  to  the  Sunday-School  Conven- 
tion at  Toulon.  In  June,  1882,  the  Fourth  District  Sunday-school  Nor- 
mal Institute  was  oro-anized.  and  the  work  has  l^een  successfullv  car- 
ried  on  down  to  the  present  time. 

BIOGRAPHY    A XI)    REMINISCENCES. 

The  pioneers  and  old  settlers  of  whom  notices  appeared  in  the 
press  of  this  and  adjoining  counties  during  the  last  thirty  years,  as 


OF    GOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  543 

well  as  of  those  who  now  constitute  the  bone  and  sinew  and  brain  of 
the  township,  are  referred  to  in  the  following  paragra])hs : 

Eric  Anderson^  deceased,  born  in  Sweden  in  1810,  was  married 
there,  and  with  his  wife  and  five  children  came  to  the  United  States, 
locating  in  this  county.  During  his  early  years  here  he  worked  by  the 
month," and  by  his  industry  and  economy,  saved  enough  from  his  earn- 
ings to  purchase  land  in  Goshen  Township.  He  died  April  26,  1870, 
leaving  for  the  use  of  his  family  160  acres.  His  wife  is  also  deceased. 
Of  his  ten  children,  Andrew,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Charlotte  and  Sarah  J., 
are  numbered  among  the  dead.  Christina  married  Jonas  Johnson, 
now  of  Minnesota  ;  Catherine  and  William  are  at  home,  Isaac  at  Wyo- 
ming, and  Albert  H.  at  Toulon.  Sarah  was  born  here  in  1857,  died 
May  6,  1881. 

Joseph  Atlierton^  deceased,  son  of  Israel  Atherton,  of  Kentucky,  an 
early  settler  of  Ohio,  Avas  born  in  Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  in  1813. 
This  Israel  subsequently  settled  in  Hancock  County,  111.,  where  he  died. 
Joseph  came  to  Stark  ( 'ounty  in  1845,  and  wnth  his  twin  brother  Mil- 
ton, in  the  fall  of  that  year,  settled  south  of  Toulon.  In  1851  they 
located  about  three  miles  south  of  Lafayette,  of  which  townshiji  Jo- 
seph was  supervisor  two  terms.  He  came  here  with  little  means,  but 
by  work  and  al)ility  left  a  valuable  pro])erty  at  his  death,  May  1,  1886. 
He  Avas  married  in  Ohio,  to  Miss  Eliza  Simonson,  born  in  1812,  and  a 
survivor  of  pioneer  days.  They  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children, 
namely:  Jesse  S.,  of  Lafayette;  Milton,  deceased  ;  Charles,  a  Meth- 
odist niinister  in  Kansas;  William  B.  resides  in  McDonough  County, 
111.;  Sarah  J.,  deceased;  Henrietta,  Nancy,  Hester,  Ann,  Lusetta, 
Franklin  P.,  and  Paulina.  Mr.  Atherton  was  a  member  of  Toulon 
Lodge,  93,  A.  F.  &  A.  M..  a  life-long  Democrat,  and  a  citizen  of  un- 
doubted worth  —  public  and  private.  Jesse  S.  Atherton,  eldest  son  of 
Joseph,  was  born  in  Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  in  1835,  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  and  followed  farming  until  he  was  nineteen 
years  of  age,  when  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he  followed 
for  a  number  of  3^ears.  In  June,  1883,  he  moved  to  Lafayette,  and 
established  his  hardware  business  that  year.  He  was  commissioned 
postmaster  in  1885,  and  took  possession  of  the  office  July  1,  1885.  This 
was  given  as  a  testimonial  of  his  father's  and  his  own  unswerving  de- 
mocracy. He  was  married  in  1858,  to  Miss  Lois,  daughter  of  Nelson 
Grant.  They  are  the  parents  of  Allen,  Lucy,  and  Charles  Atlierton. 
Mr.  Atherton  is  a  memljer  of  Stark  Masonic  Lodge,  has  filled  the  office 
of  supervisor  two  terms,  and  given  promise  of  being  as  useful  a  citizen 
as  his  father  was. 

Mrs.  Allen  Atherton  died  July  31,  1886.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Lewis  Williams,  of  Toulon. 

R.  G.  Baker.,  vide  history  of  county  and  township. 

Jeremiah -Bennett.,  born  in  New  York  state  in  1795,  married  Sarah 
Winnie  there,  and  with  her  came  to  this  county  in  1837,  first  settling 
at  Farmington,  and  in  1838  on  what  is  now  the  "Galbraith  Farm." 
In  later  years  they  moved  to  the  present  farm  of  Amos  Bennett,  where 
Jeremiah  died  in  1870,  aged  seventy-six,  and  his  wife  m  February", 
1886,  aged  eio-hty-three  vears.     Both  were  members  of  the  Protestant 


544  UIOGRAPEY    AND    RKMINTSCENCES 

Methodist  Church.  Amos  Bennett  was  boi-n  in  New  York  state  in 
1S32,  and  at  the  age  of  five  years  came  with  his  parents  to  this  kState. 
In  1800  he  married  Miss  Hannah,  a  danghter  of  Josiah  Bnnton.  They 
are  the  parents  of  nine  chilch-en  :  Sarah  W.,  AValter,  Ella,  Jjertie,  Amos, 
Thomas,  Lizzie,  Laura  and  Emma.  He  is  the  owner  of  225  acres,  well 
improved.  His  father  was  an  old  line  Whig  until  1855,  when  he  joined 
the  new  party,  of  which  the  son  is  a  staunch  su])porter. 

A.  li.  11.  Beiner,  born  in  Ulster  county,  JST.  Y.,  in  1820,  and  Adalme 
(Misner)  Bevier,  his  wife,  born  in  Sullivan  county,  N.  Y.,  were  early 
settlers  here. 

U.  II.  Brovm,  born  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  in  1822,  is  a  son  of  Yachel 
and  Sarah  (OTIagan)  Brown,  natives  of  Baltimore  and  Eichmond,  Ya., 
respectively.  Both  died  in  Carroll  county,  Md.,  where  for  years  they 
resided.  The  Browns  were  originally  from  England  and  the  O'Hagans 
from  Ireland,  coming  out  in  colonial  days.  U.II.  was  married  in  Mary- 
land, in  1811,  to  Miss  Ellen  Brangle.  In  1857  moved  with  his  wife 
and  hve  children  to  Knox  county,  111.,  and  in  1866  into  Goshen  town- 
ship. Stark  county.  111.  To  them  twelve  children  have  been  born,  seven 
of  whom  are  living,  one  of  whom  served  in  Company  F,  One  LIundred 
and  Twelfth  Illinois  Yolunteer  Infantry,  as  related  in  military  cha])- 
ters.  Mrs.  Brown  is  a  member  of  the  Metiiodist  Episcopal  Church  of 
Lafayette.  Mr.  Brown,  to  whom  many  references  are  made  in  the 
history  of  the  township  and  village,  is  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  ().  E.  and 
of  the  Galva  Encampment. 

Emoi'y  S.  Bufurii,  a  soldier  of  the  late  war,  enlisted  in  Company  B, 
Thirty-seventh  Infantry,  as  related  in  the  military  cliapter,  and  was  in 
active  service  with  that  command  for  nineteen  months,  when  his 
wounds  rendered  him  incapahle  of  further  service  in  the  army.  He 
•was  born  at  Bock  Island,  111.,  in  1841,  but  resided  in  Knox  county  from 
the  age  of  seven  to  the  age  of  twenty,  when  he  enlisted.  In  1864  lie 
settled  in  Stark.  A  reference  to  the  political  chapter  will  point  out 
his  services  to  the  re]wblican  party  since  that  time  ;  the  school  history 
credits  him  with  being  director  of  his  district  for  a  number  of  years, 
while  that  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  at  Lafayette,  points  him  out  a  member. 
Had  be  been  a  member  of  the  county  posts  of  the  G.  A.  R.  instead  of 
that  at  Galva,  his  military  record  would  be  found  there  as  well  as  in 
the  military  chapter.  The  year  of  his  settlement  here  he  married  Miss 
Anna  L.,  "daughter  o+'  Charles  Himes,  of  whom  a  complete  family 
history  appears  in  this  chapter.  Of  their  eleven  children,  nine  are  liv- 
ing, namely  :  Laura  L.,  Charles  A.,  Edwin  E.,  Clara  L.,  Elmer  II., 
George  N.*,  Perry  IL,  Boyd  L.,  and  Anna  M  Mr.  Bulfum  is  one  of 
those  citizens  of  modern  days  whose  history  is  so  closely  identified 
Avith  the  last  two  decades  of  this  count3%  that  much  of  it  belongs  to  the 
county  and  necessaril}^  finds  a  place  there. 

Jonas  Butler,  born  in  Beaver  county,  Pa.,  in  1815,  moved  to  Ohio 
with  parents  in  his  youth;  to  Fulton  county,  111.,  in  1837;  to  Henry 
county  in  ]  855,  and  to  Lafayette  a  short  time  ])rior  to  his  death  in  July, 
1881. 

Mrs.  P.  CavrniaiK/h,  of  Saxon,  died  in  August,  1886.  She  liaxl  been 
long  and  favorably  known,  the  family  being  one  of  the  first  to  settle 


OF    GOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  545 

in  that  vicinit}'.  Her  hushaiul,  coiiniionly  known  as  "Old  Pat"  at  all 
the  neighl)oring-  fairs,  who  died  about  two  years  ago,  was  about  the 
first  to  indulge  in  high-]n'iced  thoroughbred  shorthorn  cattle,  and  to 
him  may  be  traced  much  of  tiie  improvement  of  the  stock  of  Stark  as 
well  as  Henry  county.  She  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  which  the 
family  donated  for  the  uses  of  a  Catholic  burying  ground. 

Melinda  {Welson)  Carver,  born  at  Augusta,  Me.,  in  1810,  moved  to 
Ohio  in  1817,  thence  to  Indiana,  where  she  married  Jonathan  Carver 
in  1830,  and  both  moved  to  their  home,  just  north  of  Lafayette,  in 
1SG7.     Mrs.  Ccirver  died  there  February  15,  1885. 

Dr.  J.  R.  Crawford,  physician  and  surgeon,  a  native  of  Washing- 
ton county,  Iowa,  obtained  an  elementary  education  in  the  schools  of 
that  county,  and  completed  a  literary  course  at  Keokuk.  Iowa.  He 
entered  the  study  of  medicine  under  the  direction  of  his  brother.  Dr. 
W.  D.  Crawford,  of  Coal  Valley,  111.,  who  was  his  preceptor  until  he 
matriculated  in  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  at  Keokuk,  la., 
in  1870.  He  took  a  full  course  of  lectures  tliere  and  won  the  graduate's 
di})loma  in  188!2.  The  succeeding  year  he  practiced  in  Mills  county, 
Iowa,  and  coming  to  Stark  county  established  his  office  at  Lafayette 
in  the  spring  of  1881.  Since  that  time  he  has  built  u])  a  lucrative 
practice  and  a  very  enviable  reputation  as  a  physician.  In  1881  he 
married  Miss  S.  M.  Phillips,  of  Coal  Valley,  lie  is  a  member  of  the 
Military  Tract  Medical  Society. 

Wm.  L.  Dalrymple,  who  settled  in  Wethersfield  township,  Henry 
county,  in  1853,  and  served  that  county  as  clerk  for  about  twenty -three 
years,  and  treasurer  for  four  years,  died  December  27,  1885. 

Elder  DelJe  was  an  old  member  of  the  Congregational  church  of 
Lafayette. 

Mrs.  Dickinson,  mother  of  W.  T.  Dickinson,  died  at  Lafayette, 
September  12,  1885,  aged  eighty-six  years. 

Mrs.  Eehecca  {DeJerga)  Dicl-iimm,  born  at  Orwell,  Vt.,  in  August, 
1805,  died  at  Galva,  III,  June  24,  1886.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years 
she  came  with  her  parents  to  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  where  in 
1823  she  married  Norman  Church.  In  1847  she  moved  to  Lafayette, 
since  which  time  she  has  lived  in  or  near  the  place.  She  was  the 
mother  of  ten  children,  seven  of  whom  are  living ;  three,  T.  D.  Church, 
Mrs.  O.  B.  Stowell,  and  Mrs.  C.  V.  Dickinson,  were  with  her  in  the 
dying  hour. 

Jerenviali  Deuiuth,  son  of  J.  A.  and  Jane  (Rist)  Demuth,  was  born 
in  Fayette  county,  Pa.,  June  26,  1830.  In  1852  he  married  Miss  Jane 
Robinson,  in  that  state,  and  fiv^e  years  later  moved  to  Goshen  town- 
ship, settling  on  his  present  farm.  In  1863  he  purchased  an  eighty- 
acre  tract,  which  he  brought  to  the  highest  state  of  cultivation.  lie 
also  owns  land  in  Nebraska.  Mr.  D.  has  served  as  school  director  and 
highway  commissioner  several  terms,  and  also  filled  other  township 
offices.  His  familv  consists  of  seven  children,  namelv  :  Elvira,  residino- 
here;  Clark,  a  physician,  residing  in  Michigan  ;  Smith,  in  Nebraska ; 
Anna,  residing  at  home,  is  skilled  in  hair  work ;  Diantha,  in  Nebraska, 
Oliver,  in  Nebraska,  and  Eugene  at  home.  Mr.  Demuth  is  republican 
in  politics,  and  both  he  and  wife  are  old  and  earnest  members  of  the 


546  BIOGRAPHV    AND    RKMINISCENCES 

M.  E.  church.  Miss  Elvira  Demuth  is  a  teacher  in  the  district  school. 
This  is  lier  thirteenth  year  in  the  profession,  during  which  she  missed 
but  three  terms.  ])residing  from  four  to  six  terras  over  one  scliool. 

Lotan  De.j-tei\  deceased,  who  settled  at  Toulon  in  1854,  with  his 
brother-in-law,  O.  Maxfield.  in  1855  in  Goshen,  and  who  in  1856  es- 
tal)lished  his  permanent  home  at  Toulon,  was  born  in  Kennebec  county. 
Me..  January  80,  1801.  He  married  Miss  Euby  Fish  there,  and  in  1853, 
with  live  children  moved  westward.  Those  children  wereBethana,  of 
Xewton,  Kan.;  Marshall,  of  Henry  county.  111.;  George  F.,  of  Goshen  ; 
Henry,  deceased,  and  James "W.,  of  Galva.  The  father  died  in  1873,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  large  family,  the  former  still  residingat  Galva.  Henry 
served  in  the  Thirty-seventh  Illinois  Infantry,  was  wounded  at  Pea 
Ridge,  from  which  wound  he  died  in  1873,  in  his  thirty-seventh  year. 
(  Y'lde  inil.  eh.)  James  W.  enlisted  in  IIyslo])'s  Battery,  Marine  Artillery, 
and  when  this  command  was  disbanded,  reenlisted  in  another  regi- 
ment. 

Georgr  F.  Dexter  is  the  only  representative  of  the  family  of  Lotan 
in  this  county.  He  was  born  in  Piscataquis  county,  Me.,  January  11, 
1832,  came  to  Stark  county  in  1853-54,  and  here  married  Miss  Laura, 
daugliter  of  AVesley  and  Susannah  (Smith)  Miner,  in  Xovend^er,  1855. 
Of  their  children.  Eliza  J.  is  dead,  Kuby  J.,  George  G.,  Henry  H.  and 
ired  A.  reside  here.  The  family  belong  to  the  Ba]itist  church.  A 
reference  to  the  history  of  the  Miner  family  in  Stark  county,  given 
both  in  the  sketches  of  Goshen  and  Toulon  as  well  as  in  the  general 
history,  will  show  who  the  ancestors  of  Mrs.  G.  F.  Dexter  were.  Mr. 
Dexter  owns  300  acres  of  well  improved  land  in  this  township. 

Daniel  Do(hje,  formerlv  a  citizen  of  Goshen,  died  in  Missouri  in 
July,  1869. 

2lrs.  S.  A.  Dudley,  who  with  her  husband  came  to  Illinois  in  1853, 
and  moved  to  Galva  in  1869,  died  at  xVnsonia,  Conn.,  August  1,  1881, 
and  was  interred  at  Lafayette. 

Stephen  D.  Easton,  born  at  Drakesville,  X.  Y.,  in  1809,  married 
Miss  P^^wler  in  1825.  moved  to  Peoria  in  185(>  and  in  1853  to  Lafay- 
ette, where  he  died  June  10,  1882.  His  wife  died  seven  years  prior  to 
that  date. 

Elijah  EUzroth.  one  of  the  oldest  living  settlers  of  Goshen,  was  born 
in  Warren  county.  O.,  July  13.  18 1 7.  His  parents,  Valentine  and 
Patience  Elizabeth  were  natives  of  Maryland  and  New  Jersey  respect- 
ively. At  the  age  of  seventeen  yeare  Elijah  moved  to  Goshen.  Cler- 
mont county.  ()..  and  tliere  learned  the  cal)inet  trade.  In  1835  he 
went  to  Alton.  111.,  worked  there  for  some  time,  revisited  his  Ohio 
home,  and  in  1838  returned  to  Illinois,  taking  up  his  residence  at  La- 
favette.  Here  he  carried  on  the  cabinet  trade  after  he  married  and 
conducted  the  village  hotel  for  about  five  years — from  *44  until  '49.  At 
that  time  he  had  many  to  entertain,  and'  at  prices  that  would  startle 
the  modern  hotel  man.'  Meals  12|  cents,  lodging  124^cents,  and  livery 
equallv  cheap.  In  1850  he  purcliased  the  160  acres  onwhich  he  now 
resides  at  s2.25  for  one  eighty  acres,  and  ^3.50  for  the  other  eighty 
acres.  This  wild  land  he  l)iT)Uiilit  to  the  highest  state  of  cultivation. 
In  1843  he  married  Miss  Bets\-  ]\L,  daugliter  of  Wm.  A.  Reed,  of  Knox 


OV   GOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  547 

county.  Of  their  nine  cliildvon,  six  are  living,  namely  :  Fanny,  Forrest, 
Arthur,  Clara,  George  anil  El  wood.  He  and  Mrs.  Eltzroth  wei-e  origi- 
nally members  of  the  Congregational  church  of  Lafayette,  but  since  its 
disorganization  they  have  not  united  with  an}^  other  denomination. 
Up  to  1855  Mr.  Eltzrotli  voted  with  the  democracy,  but  since  that 
time  has  supported  the  repidjlicans  in  all  national  alfairs.  Connected 
with  this  family  there  is  tlie  name  of  one  other  pioneer  of  the  county — 
Rachel  i^Eltzroth)  Coburn.  who  settled  herein  1839,  and  in  184-0  located 
at  Princeville. 

Conrnd  Emery,  deceased,  who  settled  here  August  7,  1835,  was  born 
in  New  Jersey.  Was  reared  principally  in  Pennsylvania,  where  he 
was  married  to  Sarah  Fisher  before  they  removed  to  Holmes  county, 
Ohio,  where  they  lived  until  1835,  the  time  of  settlement  here.  The 
journey  west  was  made  with  ox  teams  and  wagons,  the  party  compris- 
ing four  families,  viz.:  Jacob  Emery  and  wife,  Debodota,  Joseph 
Emery  and  wife,  Hannah,  Jesse  and  wife,  Margaret,  and  Conrad,  the 
father  of  three  sons.  Conrad  purchased  240  acres  of  wild  lands  at 
congress  prices,  and  on  this  land  he  settled  and  lived  tluring  his  life. 
He  was  a  soldier  of  the  war  of  1812,  and  did  duty  on  the  frontier  in 
defense  of  the  homes  and  lives  of  the  border  settlers.  To  them  were 
born  thirteen  children,  eleven  of  whom  came  to  Stark  county  with 
their  parents,  viz.:  Jacob  (Galva),  Catheiine  (deceased),  Joseph  (de- 
ceased), Edith  Kussell,  Jesse  (Princeville,  111.),  Sarah  McClennehan 
(deceased),  Conrad  (deceased),  Milly  (Iowa),  David  (Iowa),  Mary 
(Iowa),  and  John,  who  resides  on  the  old  homestead. 

Jolm  Emerij  is  the  youngest  son  of  the  family  of  Conrad  Emery, 
and  the  only  representative  of  the  family  in  Stark  county.  He  was 
born  in  Holmes  county,  Ohio,  in  l'^2T,  was  eight  years  old  when  his 
parents  settled  on  the  ])rairies  of  Illinois;  received  a  common  school 
education;  was  married  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Joseph  Potter,  an  early 
settler,  now  deceased,  in  the  year  1849,  who  has  borne  him  six  children, 
five  living,  viz.:  Estella  ().,  Charles  A.,  Everett  (deceased),  Luellen  A., 
Gilbert  C.  He  owns  a  farm  of  267  acres  of  good  land,  which  com- 
])rises  the  old  homestead ;  is  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Lafayette 
lodge,  and  votes  the  Eepublican  ticket  upon  all  questions  at  issue. 

Jacoh  Falh  born  at  Eaton,  Ohio,  in  1810;  settled  with  his  famih^  in 
Goshen  township,  this  countv,  in  1857.  In  1869  he  moved  to  Abing- 
don, where  he  died  April  19,  1885. 

J/r.y  Fan-.  On  October  2,  1865,  four  sisters,  Mrs.  Farr,  of  Lafay- 
ette;  Mrs.  Knowlton,  of  Indiana,  and  Mrs.  Tufts  and  Mrs.  Tullis,  of 
Iowa,  met  at  Lafayette,  being  the  first  meeting  for  forty  years.  Mrs. 
Farr  was  then  seventy-five  years  old. 

Barnnlms  Frail,  who  settled  one  mile  south  of  AVyoming  in  1835, 
was  one  of  the  three  pioneers  of  that  immediate  neighborhood — Gen. 
Thomas  and  Capt.  Butler  being  the  others.  In  the  vicinity  were  Peter 
Miner,  Samuel  Seeley,  Elijah  McClenahan  and  James  Holgate  who 
settled  near,  and  also  Whitney  Smith,  S.  Moore,  Lemuel  Dorrance, 
Dexter  Wall,  John  Phaniix,  Peter  Shaffer,  George  AVentin,  Robert 
Sheeley,  A.  Avery,  Henry  Sheeley,  M.  Shiellaman,  Adam  and  Lewis 
Pay,  H.  Lick,  Nelson  Grant,  P.  Smith,  J.  P.,  Moses  Boardman,  Thos. 


548  J?l0GRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

"Winn  or  Wing,  Ira  Ward,  John  and  Borden  Dodge,  William  Mahany, 
Major  McClenahan,  and  perhaps  a  few  others.  Mr.  Frail  was  born  in 
Donegal  connty,  Ireland.  After  a  voyage  of  seven  weeks  he  and  his 
brother  landed  in  New  York,  he  being  then  nineteen  years  old.  Foi* 
some  time  they  worked  on  the  Erie  canal  and  other  public  works,  and 
in  1835  came  to  this  county,  each  bringing  a  wife  and  child.  In  1837 
Bai'nabas  moved  to  what  is  now  Goshen  township,  squatted  on  a  piece 
of  land  and  next  purchasing  160  acres.  His  brother  moved  to  Knox 
county,  where  he  died  in  1813,  and  was  the  second  body  interred  in 
the  cemetery  at  Lafayette.  Mr.  Frail  married  Jane  Fairchilds  in 
Pennsylvania.  Of  their  ten  children  eight  are  living,  namely  :  James, 
John,  Susan,  Thomas,  Elizabeth,  Sarah,  Margaret  and  Kate,  all  resid- 
ing in  this  county  except  Sarah,  who  lives  at  Burlington  Junction, 
Mo.;  Lydia  and  Hugh  are  deceased.  Mrs.  Frail  died  in  1882,  aged  up- 
wards of  sixty-nine  years,  in  full  communion  with  the  Catholic  church, 
which  is  also  the  church  of  the  familv.  Prior  to  settlement  here  Mr.  F. 
belonged  to  the  Pennsylvania  citizen  volunteers.  Politically  he  is  a 
democrat.  He  started  farming  in  this  county  over  fifty  years  ago, 
with  some  means,  and  now  owns  160  acres  of  fine  farming  land. 

1).  K.  Fell,  son  of  James  and  Isaljella  (Kyle)  Fell,  was  born  in 
Eoxburghshire,  Scotland,  November  22,  1842.  Some  years  later  the 
father  died  there,  and  in  the  summer  of  1852  the  widow  (now  eighty- 
one  years  old)  and  children  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Elmira. 
She  now  lives  with  her  children.  The  eldest  son,  William,  emigrated 
from  Scotland  to  the  Falkland  Islands,  and  thence  to  Soutli  America 
in  1 854,  and  has  resided  there  since ;  James  is  in  Henry  county,  Margaret 
and  Isabella  in  Toulon,  Elizabeth  in  Harrison  county,  Mo.,  Robert  in 
Toulon  township,  Elliot  in  Clay  count}^  Neb.,  Adam,  deceased ;  D.  K.  in 
this  county,  Walter  at  Chicago,  and  Jemima  in  Erie  county,  O.  Adam 
G.  Fell  served  with  Company  B,  Nineteenth  Illinois  Infantry,  and  Com- 
pany K,  Fourth  United  States  Cavaliy,  as  related  in  the  military  cliap- 
ter,  was  made  prisoner  near  Atlanta  in  1864,  and  endured  the  hoi-rors  of 
prison  life  at  Andersonville,  Milan,  and  Florence,  Ala.,  and  died  while  en 
rotite  home  at  Anna|)olis,  Md.  Robert  also  served  in  the  same  commands 
until  the  close  of  the  war;  Walter  was  in  the  One-hundred-and- 
twenty-fourth,  and  served  with  his  command  to  the  close.  D.  K.  Fell 
was  educated  here,  and  worked  on  rented  farms  until  1866,  when  he 
purchased  KiO  acres,  to  which  he  has  added  200  acres  here  and  160  in 
Nebraska.  He  married,  August  27,  1867,  Miss  Helen,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Isabella  Jackson,  natives  of  Roxburghshire,  Scotland,  and 
to  them  eight  children  have  been  born  :  Adam  G.,  Thomas  F.,  Willam 
A.,  Jennette  I.,  Elizabeth  H.,  Mary  A.,  Henry  O.,  and  Luella,  deceased. 
In  politics  he  is  Republican. 

Gideon  B.  Gillette  was  born  in  Sullivan  county.  New  York,  in  the 
year  1815,  of  English  and  French  parentage.  He  was  married  to  Sarah 
A.  Dixon  in  1837,  came  with  his  wife  and  tour  children  to  Stark  county, 
111.,  in  1842,  where  he  settled  upon  and  owned  a  part  of  the  farm  now 
owned  by  Austin  Grant.  Here  he  spent  the  few  years  allowed  him, 
dying  in  the  year  1849,  of  consumj>tion,  leaving  a  widoAV  and  three 
little  daughters,  Cynthia  having  died  a  few  years  previous.     Theda, 


or   GOSHEN   TOWNSHIP.  549 

the  eldest  daiigliter,  noAv  the  wife  of  C.  H.  Fuller,  of  Galesbiirg;  111., 
master  train-dispatcher  in  the  employ  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Qnincy  Kailroad  Company,  they  having  one  son,  Fred.  C,  married  to 
Nellie' Hill,  also  of  Galeslmrg,  they  residing  in  Bloomington,  III.,  he 
being  in  the  employ  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Kailroad 
Company  at  that  place.  Al)bie,  second  daughter  of  Crideon  B.  and 
Sarah  A.  Gillette,  wife  of  F.  J.  Bush,  banker  at  Clear  Lake,  la.,  have 
two  children,  Mabel  and  Grant  A.,  Mabel  l)eing  the  wife  of  A.  D.  Davis, 
with  Perry  &  Co.,  Chicago,  111.,  they  having  one  little  daughter,  Maud 
B.  Grant  A.  is  an  attorney  at  law,  Lincoln,  Neb.,  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Barnes  &  Bush,  married  Mabel  A.  Barnes,  of  Lincoln,  Neb.  Mary 
Jane,  third  daughter  of  Gideon  B.  and  Sarah  A.  Gillette,  married 
James  Balentine,  of  Toulon,  111.  Mary  Jane,  now  deceased,  leaving 
two  children,  Charles  and  Blanche.  It  is  said  of  Gideon  B.  Gillette 
by  those  to  whom  he  was  best  known,  that  an  enemy  was  unknown  to 
him.  On  the  contrary,  he  was  blessed  wnth  the  hap])y  facult}"  of  making- 
many  friends;  the  ]K)or  always  found  in  him  a  willing  helper..  He 
was  public  spirited  anil  successful  in  liis  business  undertakings,  and 
had  he  lived  would  have  been,  no  doubt,  as  he  intended,  an  extensive 
land  owner.     He  died  as  he  had  always  lived,  a  true  Christian. 

J.  T.  Gardner  settled  on  the  west  line  of  Toulon  in  LSOO,  purchasing 
at  this  time  seventy-six  acres  there.  In  1880  he  sold  this  farm  and  pur- 
chased his  present  eighty  acres  in  Goshen.  He  was  born  in  Adams 
county,  Pa.,  March  27,  1833,  of  which  count}^  his  parents,  Barnhart 
and  Mary  Gardner  (whose  maiden  name  was  ]\Iary  Trostle)  were 
natives.  T.  J.  Gardner  learned  the  miller's  trade  ♦from  his  father,  and 
worked  with  him  in  his  mill  until  1854,  when  he  came  to  Fulton 
county.  111.  He  was  engaged  in  agriculture  there  until  1862,  when  he 
moved  to  the  Pacific  coast,  and  there,  in  Oregon  and  Ithiho,  was  en- 
gaged in  mining  until  18()5,  when  he  mounted  an  Indian  pony  and 
nuide  the  return  iourne^'  to  Fulton  countv  in  safety.  In  1855  he  mar- 
ried  Miss  Philura  Bliss,  to  whom  four  children  were  born,  three  of 
whom  are  living,  namely :  Alice,  Edd}^  and  George.  His  wife  and 
two  children  are  members  of  the  Methodist  church  of  Toulon.  Polit- 
ically Mr.  Gardner  is  a  Ke|)ul)lican,  and  while  voting  with  his  }iarty  on 
all  questions,  never  fails  to  recognize  what  is  just  in  the  principles  or 
platform  of  his  opponents. 

Hugh  GalhraitJu  son  of  James  and  Jane  (McCaslan)  Galbraith, 
natives  of  Donegal  county,  Ireland,  was  born  in  181 L  His  jiarents 
came  to  Philadelphia  in  1828,  where  they  died.  LIugh  Gallmiith  was 
married  to  Miss  Anne  Wolson,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Ann  Wolson 
(also  natives  of  Donegal),  July  3, 1833.  Of  their  eleven  children  seven 
are  living,  namely  :  James,  born  in  April,  1836,  now  at  home;  Annie, 
now  ]\[rs.  John  Ogle,  of  Essex  township,  born  in  1843;  Andrew,  ex- 
sheriff  of  the  county;  Hugh,  l)orn  in  1846;  Ebza  Jane,  born  in  1849, 
now  Mrs.  Samuel  Lowman  ;  Rebecca,  now  Mrs.  Moore,  of  Peculiar,  Mo., 
born  in  1851;  Ilobert,  born  in  February,  1857.  Andrew  enlisted  in 
the  Marine  Artillery  and  re-enlisted  in  the  Illinois  Volunteers  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  Mr.  Galbraith  owns  260  acres  of 
the  finest  lands  in  the  county,  and  is  engaged  in  stock-raising.     Mr. 


550  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

GalbVaith  has  been  a  Eepublican  all  the  time.  In  1858  he  moved  with 
his  family  to  Stark  county  and  has  resided  here  since  that  time. 

E2:)li.  'Garrison,  a  native  of  Clinton  county,  O.,  died  July  2, 1SS2,  in 
Goshen,  after  seventeen  years  residence  here.  He  married  a  daughter 
of  Jonatljan  Pratz,  of  West  Jersey. 

Luther  Geei\  one  of  the  old  settlers  of  Goshen,  died  Monday,  June 
27,  1881.  He  was  born  in  Xew  London,  Conn.,  in  1817,  married  Abby 
Hempstead,  and  came  to  Illinois  in  1840,  settling  in  this  county. 

Nelson  Grant,  son  of  Joshua  and  Thalia  Grant,  natives  of  Connect- 
icut, was  born  in  Brown  county,  IN'.  Y.,  February  16,  1810.  His 
parents  moved  from  Connecticut  to  New  York  and  thence  to  Illinois, 
both  ending  their  days  in  Knox  county.  Nelson  received  a  i)ractical 
education  in  the  district  schools  here,  but  the  greater  part  of  his  time 
was  devoted  to  farm  work.  On  September  12,  1831:,  he  married  Miss 
Polly,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Sabra  Chatfield,  pioneers  of  Peoria  county, 
111.  '  In  1835  he  and  his  wife  moved  into  the  original  western  ])art  of 
Putnam,  then  a  part  of  Knox  county  and  now  Stark,  settled  near 
Lafayette,  where  he  j^urchased  eight}^  acres  of  prairie  and  erected  a 
bass-wood  log  cabin.  Here  the  young  couple  began  life  in  its  real 
form  and  resided  for  aljout  forty  years.  In  1835  deer,  wolves  and 
many  other  animals  of  the  chase  were  natives  or  visitants  of  these 
})rairies,  but  like  the  wild  grass  and  flowers,  and  even  the  lazy  red 
man,  they  disappeared  before  civilization.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grant  were 
the  parents  of  eight  children,  seven  of  whom  are  now  living,  namely : 
Howard  P.,  Isaac,  Lois,  wife  of  J.  S.  Atherton;  Nelson,  Jr.,  Julia, 
wife  of  William  Gibbs  ;  Orsin,  deceased  ;  Caroline,  wife  of  A.  D.  Scott, 
and  Joshua.  Mrs.  Grant  was  born  in  New  York  state,  November  10, 
1814.  Mr.  Grant  is  one  of  the  few  pioneers  left  us,  if  not  one  of  a  trio 
of  the  first  settlers  now  in  the  county.  For  years  he  was  a  devoted 
Kepublicaii  until  the  newly -organized  goddess  of  Prohibition  won  his 
allegiance.  His  connection  with  pioneer  times  and  the  official  history 
of  his  towmship  and  county  is  related  in  other  pages. 

Orson  GraiH,  of  Lafayette  died  June  14,  1883.  He  was  born  here 
in  1847;  married  Miss  D.  C.  Sherman  in  1866.  His  father,  Nelson 
Grant,  settled  here  in  1855. 

Rnih  Graves,  daughter  of  Joseph  Graves,  was  accidentally  shot  by 
her  cousin  on  August  11,  1869.     She  died  within  thirty  minutes. 

Thomas  Gemmell  was  born  in  Ayreshire,  Scotland,  in  the  year 
1837.  He  is  a  son  of  Thomas,  Sr.,  and  Elizabeth  Gemmell,  natives 
of  Scotland,  the  former  of  whom  died  in  liis  native  land.  Our 
subject  was  raised  in  the  village  of  Maypole,  where  he  received  the 
rudiments  of  his  education.  In  1851,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years, 
he  emigrated  to  America,  coming  with  John  A.  Regan,  present  editor 
of  the  Elmwood  Observer,  who  was  his  guardian.  Landing  in  this 
country  he  secured  employment  with  a  William  Leightner,  of  Knox 
countv'.  with  whom  he  resided  two  3'ears,  after  which  he  learned  the 
wagon  making  trade  with  Bassett  &  Booth,  of  Knoxville,  staying  nine 
months.  Disliking  the  trade  lie  returned  to  his  previous  employer.  In 
1861  he  enlisted,  in  Mercer  county.  111.,  in  Company  A,  Thirtieth  Illi- 
nois Volunteer  Infantry.     He  served  during  the  war.     Veteranized  in 


OF    GOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  551 

fall  of  18fi3  same  company  and  regiment,  and  was  in  the  engagements 
of  Belmont,  Ft.  Henry,  Ft.  Donaldson,  Corinth,  Vicksburg,  Jackson, 
Nashville,  throngh  the  Atlanta  campaign  and  was  with  Sherman  in  his 
memorable  campaign  to  the  sea,  and  the  grand  review  at  AVashington. 
Private  soldier;  npon  his  return  home  took  up  the  avocation  of  farm- 
ino-.  In  1867  he  sent  for  his  mother  and  thi-ee  iialf-brothers,  who  were 
residing  in  Scotland,  who  came  directly  to  him  and  took  up  farming 
with  our  su])ject.  Two  reside  in  Penn  township,  viz.:  Robert  and 
Josei)h  Parker — the  other  deceased,  viz.:  John.  His  mother  died  in 
Peoria,  April  18,  1886,  aged  seventy-three  years.  Our  subject  was 
nmrried  in  1871  to  Miss  Anna  Shearer,  liaving  settled  the  year  pre- 
vious in  this  county,  purchasing  land  in  V^alley  township,  residing  there 
till  1872,  when  he  purcliased  in  Toulon  township,  residing  there  till 
1873,  the  time  of  his  settlement  on  [)resent  place  which  contains  160 
acres.  He  has  another  tract  of  forty  acres  in  tlie  townshi}).  He  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church,  Toulon,  with  which  they 
have  been  connected  some  time.  To  them  have  been  born  seven  chil- 
dren, viz.:  Elizabeth,  Maggie,  Sarah,  Anna,  Tommy.  Gracie  and  David. 
Politically  he  formerly  voted  the  Eepublican  ticket,  antl  at  present  is 
in(le])endent  in  politics. 

Willidiii  J.  llaiiiilton  was  a  member  of  Company  F,  One-liundred- 
and-twelfth  Ilegiment;  discharged  at  close  of  war. 

Andrew  Hani'iUon  served  in  the  Sixtv-sixth  Reo-iment  throu<'li  the 
war  and  was  honorablv  discharg-ed. 

Asaliel  N.  llarris  and  family  settled  in  Fulton  county  in  February, 
1836,  at  Wetherstield,  Henry 'county,  in  1839;  in  1841  settled  on 
Indian  creek  of  Spoon  river,  and  in  18-13  located  on  sections  9  and  1(), 
Goshen,  where,  it  is  alleged,  a  division  of  Black  Hawk's  Indians 
camped  in  1832.  This  land  was  ])urchased  in  1843,  from  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Goshen,  who  joined  the  MormonS  at  Nauvoo. 

Harry  Ilayest^  born  in  Saratoga  county,  N.  Y.,  in  180();  there 
married  Harriet  AYi'ight,  also  a  native  of  New  York.  They,  with  their 
daughter,  Julia  A,,  came  to  Goshen  township  in  1837.  Mr.  Hayes  en- 
tered half  section  on  -t,  which  he  im])roved.  lived  on  thirty  years,  and 
ultimately  removed  to  Knox  county.  During  his  residence  here  he 
took  a  very  prominent  part  in  public  affairs,  as  shown  in  the  history  of 
the  township.  Mrs.  Hayes  died  in  1875,  aged  sixty-seven  years.  Of 
her  four  children,  Mai'garet  is  deceased;  Julia,  named  a1)ove;  Mary  E., 
wife  of  A.  M.  Snvder,  and  Eugene  K.  are  livinji-.  The  familv  claimed 
membership  with  the  old  Baptist  church  of  Lafayette. 

JoJui  S.  IIa,rto7i,  horn  near  Hudson,  N.  Y.,  in  1801;  moved  with 
])arents  to  I>radford,  Pa.,  in  J 807;  to  Wisconsin  in  1855;  settled  in 
Stark  county  in  1856,  and  matle  his  home  at  Lafayette  in  1857;  tlietl 
September  i3,  1881. 

Jlrs.  Martha  C.  {Currie)  Ilill^  born  in  1800,  died  at  Lafavette 
March  10, 1882.  She  married  G.  F.  Hill  in  1S24- ;  emigrated  to  Canada 
in  1831,  and  came  here  in  1857.     Her  husband  died  in  1872. 

J//'.y.  Sahrhia  {(Jliatfield)  Hilliard^  the  first  female  school-teacher  in 
Stark  countv.  died  at  New  Yirginia,  la.,  January  28,  1886,  aged  sixty- 
nine  years.     She  married  here  in  183-1:,  and  resided   near  Lafayette 


552  BIOGRAPHY    AND    KEMIXISCENCES 

until  1873,  when  she  moved  to  Iowa.  Mrs.  Xelson  Grant,  of  La- 
fayette is  her  sister. 

Az?'o  IBlJiard  was  born  in  Vermont.  December  8.  1S13.  lie  is  a 
son  of  Rev.  John  and  Marv  (Tell}-)  Ililliard,  the  former  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, the  latter  of  Vermont.  He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade, 
obtained  a  ])ractical  education  and  learned  the  cabinet  trade  in 
Vermont,  at  the  same  time  he  was  engaged  in  car})entering.  He  won 
the  reputation  of  a  skillful  workman  in  the  manufacturmg  of  any- 
thino-  his  ingenious  mind  devised.  In  1843  he  located  at  Chicago, 
landing  with  his  chest  of  tools  and  seventy-live  cents.  He  soon  became 
in  great  demand  in  that  enterprising  village,  where  his  services  were 
largely  sought  in  building  houses  and  the  construction  of  articles  in 
skilled  mechanism.  He  jirospered  and  accumulated  a  good  property, 
residing  in  the  city  of  his  adoption  till  1806,  the  time  of  his  removal  to 
Lafayette,  where  he  now  lives  in  retirement.  He  owns  considerable 
real  estate,  consisting  of  town  property  and  over  one  hundred  acres  of 
good  farming  land  in  Knox  county,  Illinois.  He  has  served  on 
the  village  board  two  terms.  He  was  married  in  Chicago  to  Mrs. 
Thersa  J.  Sherman,  daughter  of  F.  A.  Howe,  a  pioneer  of  Chicago  and 
an  early  lawyer,  in  the  year  1852,  who  has  borne  him  two  childi'en. 
viz.:  John  A.  and  Fred.  L.,  both  on  farms  in  Knox  county.  111.  Mrs. 
H.  settled  in  Chicago  with  her  parents  in  about  1833.  She  informs  the 
writer  of  this  sketch  that  she,  in  her  girlhood,  picked  hazel  nuts  at 
what  is  now  Lake  street,  and  that  she,  too,  distinctly  remembers  the 
issuing  of  goods  to  the  Indians.  Before  their  removal  sheds  were  im- 
])rovised  for  houses  and  the  population  was  very  small. 

Charles  Hbnes  (deceased),  was  born  in  Kutland,  Vt.,  in  the  year 
1810,  on  April  2.5,  and  is  a  son  of  Amos  Himes  and  Anna  Adams,  his 
wife.  Our  subject  was  taken  with  his  jiarents  to  Pennsylvania  (Brad- 
ford county),  where  lie  grew  to  manhood.  In  1837  he  came  to  Farm- 
ington,  this  state,  and  resided  a  year,  then  returned  to  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  resided  till  181C),  when  he  removed  with  his  wife  and  children, 
live  in  numljer,  to  Stark  county,  settling  in  what  is  now  Goshen  town- 
ship, purchasing  at  that  time  HV)  acres  of  prairie  land.  Here  he  settled, 
l)roke  u]).  and  got  in  cultivation  his  land  and  improved  it,  living  there- 
on dui-ing  his  life  and  ])rospered.  He  was  an  energetic,  public-spirited 
man,  devoted  to  the  cause  of  education  and  a  supporter  of  the  ])ublic 
school  svstem,  and  ior  vears  stood  at  the  head  of  school  work  in  his 
distiict  as  a  director.  He  also  served  his  townsmen  in  the  capacity  of 
road  commissioner.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Disciple  church,  with 
which  he  connected  himself  in  Pennsylvania,  and  it  was  through  his 
personal  efforts  that  tlie  Disciple  church  was  organized  at  Lafayette. 
In  about  1855  he  connected  himself  with  the  Baptist  church,  of  Avhich 
he  was  a  member  at  his  death.  He  was  married  in  Vermont  to  Laura 
Greno,  who  bore  him  nine  children,  viz.:  Franklin,  deceased:  Moses 
A.,  deceased  ;  Inman  P.,  Arkansas  :  Austin  C,  Anna  L.,  Clarisa  L., 
Emma  L.,  Jennie,  Homer  H.  Mr.  H.  died  November  21,  1870.  Mrs. 
II.  died  January  10,  18G9,  born  in  1800.  In  her  early  life  she  was  a 
member  of  the  Disciple  church,  anil  later  in  life  joined  the  Baptist 
church.     Mr.  H.  was  a  Whig  up  to  the  formation  of  the  Republican 


OF    GOSHEN   TOWNSHIP.  553 

party,  Avhen  he  joined  it  and  was  a  warm  supporter  of  its  principles. 
All  ot"  his  children,  save  Jennie,  reside  in  Stark  county,  she  in  Kansas. 
Austin  C.  was  born  in  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  in  1840.  He  \vas  six 
years  old  when  his  parents  settled  on  the  ])rairies  of  Illinois,  was  reared 
on  the  farm  land;  in  the  district  schools  obtained  a  practical  education. 
He  was  mari'ied  to  Miss  Louisa  M.,  daughter  of  A.  M.  Starr,  in  1ST2, 
who  has  borne  him  seven  children,  five  living-,  viz.:  Charles  A.,  Mary  E., 
Ral])li  J.,  Ruby,  and  one  deceased,  unnamed.  He  and  wife  and  famih^ 
are  members  of  the  Baptist  church.  Politically,  he  votes  the  Republican 
ticket.  He  enlisted  in  1862  in  Company  F,  One-hundred-and-twelftli 
Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  served  until  the  war  Avas  over.  Was 
in  the  battles  of  tlie  regiment  up  to  the  time  of  the  Atlanta  campaign; 
private,  discharged  in  1865.  Inman  P.  was  a  nnnnber  of  Company  B, 
Thirty-seventh  Illinois  \'olunteer  Infantiy, enlisting  in  1861 ;  went  out 
as  corporal,  rose  to  the  first-lieutenant,  and  was  brev^eted  captain  ;  was 
discharged  in  1866. 

Homer  IF.  IJinies,  the  youngest  son  of  Charles  Himes,  whose  history 
is  given  here,  was  born  in  1853.  Mr.  Himes  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Goshen,  and  here  on  November  25, 1880,  married  Miss  Kate, 
a  dauo-hter  of  Jolm  Williams  of  Lafavette.  To  them  two  children 
were  born — Mabel  E.  and  Rena  M.  The  family  reside  on  the  old 
Himes  homestead,  to  which  a  tract  has  been  ackled,  making  a  full}' 
improved  farm  of  220  acres.  In  ])olitics  he  is  a  republican.  Since 
1867  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  at  Galva,  and  foi* 
seven  or  eight  years  past,  one  of  its  trustees.  Mrs.  Himes  is  also  a 
member  of  this  church. 

Cadwalader  Howell,  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812,  died  in  Goshen, 
April  20, 1877,  aged  86  years. 

Daniel  J.  Hurd,  born  in  New  Jersey  in  1820;  came  with  his  brother 
to  Lafayette  in  184-2,  and  clerked  for  him  two  years,  when  he  succeeded 
to  the  business  which  his  brother  established  here  in  1810.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  P.  M.  Smith,  daughter  of  one  of  the  soldiers  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, in  1818. 

James  Ingels,  formerly  of  Lafayette,  was  accidentally  killed  in 
Florida  in  Januarv,  1 883. 

James  Jackson,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Mary  (Pellington)  Jackson, 
was  born  in  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  July  21,  1812.  The  family  moved 
to  Clermont  Co.,  ().,  in  181*J,  and  ultimately  to  Stark  county.  III.,  where 
his  ]xirents  died.  James  resided  in  Ohio  until  1838,  when  he  traveled 
westward  and  selected  the  neighborhood  of  Lafayette  for  his  home, 
working  here  at  various  employments,  sometimes  farming  and  again 
assisting  in  his  brother's  store.  In  1841  lie  moved  to  Knox  county, 
where  he  resided  until  1860.  In  that  year  he  ])urchased  lands  near 
Lafayette  at  ^100  per  acre.  He  now  owns  230  acres  in  Knox  county 
and  26  acres  surrounding  his  present  residence.  He  married  Miss 
Amelia,  daughter  of  Michael  and  Elizabeth  (Coleman)  Fraker,  well- 
known  pioneers  of  Knox  county,  who  settled  among  the  Indians,  and 
were  twice  driven  from  their  homes  during  the  Indian  troul)les.  This 
Michael  Fraker  was  the  father  of  twenty -four  children  l»y  three  wives. 
Mr,  and  Mrs.  Jackson  are  the  parents  of  Andrew  (still  living),  and 


554  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Mary  E.,  who  is  gone  with  the  majority.  Mr.  Jackson  cast  his  first 
vote  for  "Old  Hickory, "  and  has  been  an  advanced  Democrat  down  to 
onr  own  times.  He  has  never  been  a  member  of  secret  or  relio-ions 
societies,  and  rev^els  in  the  ideas  of  free  citizenship.  His  wife  is  an 
exemplary  Christian  lady  of  the  Methodist  faith,  and  his  son  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  jSfasonic  society  of  Lafayette. 

liarnahas  M.  Jackson  (deceased),  born  at  Goshen,  Orange  county, 
N.  Y.,  in  ISOT,  was  a  son  of  Jonathan  and  Mary  (Pellington)  Jackson, 
whose  parents  were  natives  of  Ireland  and  England  resj^ectively.  The 
family  moved  to  Goshen,  Ohio,  when  Mr.  B.  M.  Jackson  was  11 
years  old.  In  that  town  he  entered  a  store  as  clerk,  where  he  labored 
for  twentv  years.  In  1833  he  married  Miss  Jane  Meek,  and  m  1838 
they  moved  with  their  two  children  —  Casimer  and  Edward — to  Lafay- 
ette in  this  townsh  ]).  The  trip  was  made  by  river  to  Peoria,  thence 
by  wagon  road  to  Lafayette,  where  he  opened  a  general  store,  Ijeing 
one  of  the  first  merchants  here,  and  for  sixteen  vears  one  of  the  leadino- 
residents  of  the  county.  In  1854  he  purchased  200  acres  of  land 
adjoining  the  village,  where  he  resided  during  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
In  1844  lie  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  and 
served  therein  with  profit  and  credit  to  his  constituency.  He  was  the 
second  recorder  of  this  county,  serving  one  term.  Thouo'h  not  a  mem- 
ber  of  any  orthodox  cluirch,  he  was  kindly  disposed  toward  all,  and 
gave  to  each  liljerally  of  his  means.  A  man  of  remarkable  executive 
ability,  he  made  all  his  dealings  profitable  solelv  by  correct  and 
methodical  work,  and  at  his  death,  March  14,  1877,  a  profound  sorrow 
was  manifested  by  the  great  number  of  his  acquaintances  in  this  and 
other  states.  Mrs.  Jackson  died  December  24,  1880,  aged  07  years, 
after  a  most  useful  life  here  of  42  years.  She  was  an  exemplary  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  church  througli  all  those  years.  Of  their  eleven 
children,  nine  are  living,  namely:  Casimer,  Edward,  Albert,  Barney, 
Lucius  (in  this  countv),  Charles  (in  Nebraska),  Luna  (in  Knox  county), 
Fred  (in  Iowa),  and  Phineas  (in  Nebraska).  Margaret  died  in  Ohio 
when  two  years  old,  and  Myra  died  in  this  state.  Barney,  one  of  the 
sons,  enlisted  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirt3^-second  Illinois  Volunteer 
Infantry  m  1805,  and  served  until  the  close  of  his  term.  A.  II.  Jack- 
son, the  eldest  son,  born  here  in  184n,  now  resides  on  the  old  home- 
stead, which  comprises  104  acres,  all  well  improved.  The  members  of 
this  family  liave  taken  a  full  part  in  the  progress  of  this  township,  and 
a  few  of  them  now  are  re-enacting  pioneer  times  beyond  the  Mississi})})i. 

Cupi.  C.  P.  Jitcl'xnn  the  eldest  son  of  Barnabas  Jackson,  was  born 
at  Goshen,  ().,  in  1833,  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  enlisted 
in  1801  in  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-seventh  Illinois 
Volunteer  Infantry  as  a  private,  was  transferred  to  the  front  Seiitem- 
ber  15,  '01,  was  elected  I^irst  Lieutenant,  l)ut  on  account  of  disa1>ilit\', 
caused  by  sickness,  resigned  his  commission  July  0,  1802 — recovering  his 
health,  re-enlisted  in  1804  in  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-first 
Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  was  elected  Ca})tain  on  the  organi- 
zation of  the  conijiany  and  served  as  such  until  the  war  was  over, 
when  he  was  honorably  discharged.  Upon  his  return  to  civil  life  he 
eno-ao;ed  as  a  clerk  in  the  mercantile  buisness  which  since  has  been 


OF    GOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  555 

principally  his  avocation.  Married  Miss  E.  H.  Todd  in  ]S5T,  Decem- 
ber 21,  who  bore  him  one  child,  viz.:  E.  H.  Mrs.  Jackson  died  June  2, 
1859,  aged  about  eighteen  years.  His  second  marriage  was  celebrateil 
March  15,  180-1,  with  Mary  Lacy,  who  has  borne  him  one  child,  viz.: 
Eddis  L.  Mrs.  Jackson  died  January  1,  1865.  Captain  Jackson  votes 
the  democratic  ticket  upon  all  questions  at  issue. 

J.  M.  Jones,  son  of  Asbury  and  Hannah  Jones,  natives  of  New 
Jersey,  was  born  in  Guernsey  county,  O.,  in  1836.  There  his  parents 
settled  at  an  early  date,  and  there  both  died.  The  boyhood  days  of 
Mr.  Jones  were  ])assetl  on  the  farm.  About  1850  he  was  ai)prenticed 
to  a  harness-maker  at  New  Philadelphia,  O.  In  1851-2  he  traveled 
some  in  the  east,  worked  principally  in  Pennsylvania  until  1857,  when 
he  first  came  to  Lafayette.  In  1859  he  located  |)ermanentlv  here  and 
established  his  harness  and  saddlery  house,  whicli  has  since  been  suc- 
cessfullj'  conducted  by  him.  As  a  workman  and  straight  dealer 
he  is  unequaled,  as  those  long  years  of  business  testify.  He  was  a 
charter  member  of  the  Masonic  Blue  Lodge,  of  Lafayette,  from  which 
he  was  demitted.  For  years  he  has  been  ]irominent  in  Odd  Fellow 
circles  as  told  in  the  history  of  Lafayette  Lodge,  and  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Galva  Encampment.  Up  to  1884  he  affiliated  with  the  Republi 
can  part}" ;  but  in  that  year  cast  his  fortunes  Avith  the  prohibitionists, 
he  l)eing  an  earnest  advocate  foi'  temperance.  A  reference  to  the  polit- 
ical chapter  of  the  general  history,  as  well  as  to  the  sketch  of  Lafay- 
ette, will  portray  the  part  taken  by  Mr.  Jones  here  since  1857.  He 
was  married   Februarv  14,  1860,  to  Miss  Kathern   S.  Atherton.     Thev 

*■'  '' 

are  the  parents  of  two  children,  Miss  Nellie  M.  one  of  the  successful 
school  teachers  of  the  count}^  and  Francis  Asbury,  station  agent  of  the 
California  Southern  R.  P.  at  Temecula,  Cal. 

Sheridan  Jones  (deceased),  l)oi'n  in  Scotland,  is  a  son  of  Jacob  Jones, 
a  native  of  Scotland,  who  settled  first  in  Muskingum  Co.,  ().,  where  the 
family  lived  seven  3'ears ;  moved  to  Indiana  and  in  1889  located  at 
Lafavette,  and  in  the  followiuo'  year  located  on  land  now  owned  bv 
Samuel  Jones.  They  purchased  16U  acres  of  land  owned  by  Sheridan 
at  Congress  prices.  On  this  land  Jacob  Jones  lived  and  died.  He 
Avas  a  Methodist  in  religious  belief.  He  was  aged  when  he  came  and 
lived  only  two  j^ears  after  settling  here.  Sheridan  Jones  was  married 
to  Ann  Meek  in  Ohio.  Thev  came  overland  with  team  and  waofon 
with  their  familv.  On  the  land  he  settled  he  lived  durin<i:  his  life-time 
and  prospered.  Both  he  and  wife  were  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episco])al  church  and  exem|)lary  Christian  people.  To  them  were  born 
six  children,  namely:  S.  M.  and  F.  A.,  living  in  this  county;  John 
Z.,  deceased  ;  Moses  S.,  deceased ;  Pufus  S.,  Atkinson,  Neb.;  Margaret 
J.,  wife  of  Thomas  Jones,  Indianola,  Iowa.  Moses  was  a  member  of 
Company  B,  Thirty-seventh  Illinois  A'olunteer  Infantry;  enlisteil  in 
1831 ;  served  his  time  of  three  3' ears  ;  was  veteranized  and  served  till 
close  of  war  as  corporal ;  died  at  home,  as  stated.  John  L.  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Eighteenth  Missouri  Pegiment  and  served  through  the  war 
as  private;  died  from  being  struck  hy  lightning.  Mr.  Jones  died  in 
1861.  His  wife  is  also  numbered  with  Ihe  dead.  Mr.  J.  was  an  uncom- 
promising Pepublican  and  a  staunch  su})porter  of  its  doctrines.  S.  M. 
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556  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Jones  was  born  in  Clermont  county,  Ohio,  in  1829 ;  was  ten  ^^ears  old 
when  his  parents  settled  in  Stark  county,  where  he  received  a  limited 
education  in  the  common  schools.  He  was  married  to  Martha  H.  Red- 
field,  who  was  born  in  West  Jersey.  He  has  resided  in  the  township 
continuously  since  1839,  and  carries  on  a  farm  of  355  acres  of  well- 
improved  land.  To  them  have  been  born  a  famih^  of  four  children, 
namely:  Delia  A.,  wife  of  John  A.  AVhite;  Frank  S.,  Emma  A.,  wife 
of  B.  F.  Jackson,  in  Iowa,  and  Ida  May.  Mr.  Jones  votes  the  Repub- 
lican ticket.     Frank  S.  married  Miss  Emma  .Mauley. 

Capt.  F.  A.  Jones,  second  scjn  of  Sheridan  Jones  (deceased),  was  born 
in  Clermont  county,  Ohio,  August  13,  1831.  He  was  in  his  ninth  year 
when  the  family  settled  in  the  wilds  of  Stark  county.  Here  he  olstained 
the  education  which  the  district  schools  offered,  and  the  more  practical 
one  which  labor  on  the  farm  gave.  About  1852  he  entered  life  for 
himself  and  was  engaged  in  agriculture  until  the  breakmo-  out  of  the 
war  of  the  rebellion,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  B,  Thirty-seventh 
Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  elected  Second-Lieutenant  on  the 
organization  of  the  company.  He  was  ordered  to  Camp  Wel)l),  Chi- 
cago, and  thence  to  Missouri,  ^^  here  for  two  years  his  command  was 
engaged  in  active  service  at  Pea  Ridge  and  other  places.  In  1863  the 
regiment  was  ordered  to  take  part  in  the  A'icksl^urg  campaign,  and 
later  dispatched  to  New  Orleans ;  thence  to  Brownsville,  Texas,  where 
it  veteranized.  Pi-ior  to  this  he  was  promoted  First-Lieutenant ;  returned 
home  on  furlough;  again  at  the  front  served  in  Florida  and  Alabama; 
was  commission'ed  Captain  of  Company  B,  but  was  never  mustered  in 
under  that  rank ;  i-eturncd  on  sick-leave,  and  while  here  the  war  ])e- 
tween  the  Xortli  and  South  was  closed,  let  us  hope  forever.  Capt. 
Jones  received  liis  honorable  discharge  through  the  war  department. 
On  returning  to  civil  life  he  resumed  farming,  in  which  he  is  still  en- 
gaged, owning  120  acres  of  fine  land.  On  Feliruary  26,  1857,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Mju-ia  Locy,  daughter  of  Aretus  Locy  of  Xew  York,  then 
residing  in  this  county.  Their  children  are  Eddie  F.,  of  Washington 
Territory,  and  Charlie  E.,  deceased.  Mrs.  Jones  died  March  2U.  1878. 
His  marriage  with  Miss  Martlia  J.,  daughter  of  Thomas  W.  Ross,  took 
place  April  17,  1879.  Thev  are  the  jiarents  of  five  children,  namely: 
Lena  B.,  Fred  R.,  Wilna  M.,  Ella  M.  and  Ilattie  E.  Mr.  Jones  is  a 
Republican  in  i)olitics,  and,  like  other  members  of  that  family,  a  most 
useful  citizen. 

Will  la  III  2l((i'hs,  son  of  Daniel  and  Margaret  (Wike)  ^larks,  was 
born  in  Berks  county,  Pa.,  in  1815.  His  father  Avas  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, his  mother  of  America;  both  old  settlers  of  Berks,  where  they 
diedl  William  Marks  was  educated  there  and  worked  on  the  farm 
until  1839,  when  he  moved  to  Ashland  county,  O.,  where  he  labored  on 
a  farm  for  slu  per  month.  In  December,  1848,  he  married  Miss  Re- 
beccci,  daughter  of  George  and  Catherine  (Cline)  Butler.  In  1852  they 
came  by  wagon  road  to  Goshen  township,  and  ])urchased  eighty  acres 
of  land*^  together  with  the  timber  tract,  where  lie  resided  until  1873, 
when  they,  retiring  from  active  life,  settled  at  Lafayette.  Their  chil- 
dren are  Elva  F.,  wife  of  Barton  Redtield,  of  Knox  county.  111.;  Mary 
C,  died,  aged  twenty-two  years;    and  John  W.,  in    infancy.     Mrs. 


OF    GOSHKN    TOWNSHIP.  557 

Marks  joined  tlie  Presbyterian  church  in  Ohio  long  yeai's  ago,  and  has 
since  been  a  consistent  nienil)er.  Mr.  Marks  was  a  Whig  up  to  1S55, 
wlien  he  joined  the  Republican  party,  of  which  he  continues  to  be  a 
staunch  snp])orter. 

James  Martin,  son  of  Wilbani  and  Jane  Martin,  was  boi-n  in  Eng- 
kmd  Octol)er  22,  1833.  About  3  837  his  parents  migrated  to  Canada 
and  settled  near  Paris,  where  James  resided  until  1854,  when  he  came 
to  Lafayette.  Pie  learned  the  car])enter's  trade  fi-oni  his  brother-in- 
law,  E.  G.  Hill;  subsequently  attended  the  Northern  Illinois  Institute 
at  Henry,  and  returning  to  Lafayette  has  follo^ved  Ids  ti-ade  down  to 
tlie  pi"esent  time,  l)eing  counted  among  the  skilled  mechanics  of  the 
count}'.  In  1861  he  married  Miss  Mary,  daughter  of  Zeba  JVicholls, 
of  Sussex  county,  New  Jersey,  and  sister  of  Dr.  Nicholls,  of  Lafay- 
ette. They  are  the  parents  of  foui'  children:  Attie  B.,  William,  Ed- 
ward G.  and  Robert  J.  Effie  M.  died  May  30,  1886,  aged  twenty-two 
years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  jVIartin  are  mend)ers  of  the  Methodist  church. 
He  is  an  official  of  that  church ;  has  served  as  trustee  of  the  village 
several  terms,  and  also  as  constal)le  and  collector.  For  years  he  voted 
with  the  Republican  party,  but  since  the  organization  of  the  Prohibi- 
tion ])arty  has  proven  one  of  its  warmest  supporters. 

Wdliaiu  Mason,  born  in  Fayette  county,  Pa.,  1806,  moved  with  his 
parents  to  Ohio  in  1814  and  to  Illinois  in  1837,  Avhere  his  father  died 
in  1839.  He  settled  two  and  one-half  miles  south  of  Lafayette,  until 
he  moved  south  of  Toulon  in  later  years.  His  wife,  Mattie  McWill- 
iams,  died  August  10,  1854. 

John  A.  Maxfield.     (  Vide  general  and  township  history.) 

Oren  Mawjield,  l)orn  in  New  Hampshire,  moved  with  parents  to  Maine 
in  infancy,  and  there  in  later  years  bought  the  southeast  (juai'ter  of  sec- 
tion 30,  Stark  county,  where  he  settled  in  1839.    (  Vide  general  hlstoryl) 

Henry  McOlenahan,  son  of  Elijah  and  Elizabeth  (Camp)  McClena- 
han,  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  was  born  in  Pendleton  county,  Ky.,  in 
1798.  His  parents  moved  to  Kentucky  at  an  early  day,  thence  to  Ohio. 
In  1831  settled  in  Tazewell  county.  111.,  and  a  year  or  so  later 
moved  into  the  Spoon  River  neighborhood,  settling  in  what  is  now 
Essex  township.  Both  were  early  members  of  the  Church  of  Christ, 
Ikm'c.  Elijah  died  in  Essex,  in  1851,  following  his  wife  to  the  grave, 
who  died  there  in  1847.  Of  their  children — John,  Henry,  Sarah,  Anna, 
Elizabeth,  Jane,  Jemima,  Maria,  Elsie,  James,  Robert  and  Elijah,  were 
favorably  known  in  this  county.  All  deceased  with  the  exception  of 
Anna,  of  Henry,  111.,  nnd  Elizai)eth,  of  Salt  Lake,  U.  T.  Elijah  served 
in  the  War  of  1812,  against  tlie  British,  doing  gallant  service.  After- 
wards, in  all  his  settlements  iji  the  West,  his  neighbors  were  the  Indi- 
ans whom  he  aided  m  subjugating.  Henry  McClenahan  was  married 
in  Kentucky  to  Miss  Sally  Shawhan.  Iii  1826  they  with  their  two 
children  moved  to  Rush  county,  Ind.,  and  in  1834  cauie  to  what  is  now 
Goshen  townshi]X  Here  he  entered  240  acres,  on  which  he  resided 
until  his  death,  June  16,  1857.  His  wife  died  here  May  19,  1880.  aged 
seventy -seven.  Of  their  children  Mary  is  in  Iowa;  Elizabeth  and  Elijah 
J.  reside  here;  (xeorge  is  a  citizen  of  Iowa,  and  Daniel  S.  is  deceased. 

J^lljaJi   J.  McClen.idiaii  was  born  in  Rush  county,  \\\^.,  in  1827, 


558  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

came  to  Illinois  ^vith  bis  parents,  and  has  a  distinct  recollection  of  the 
pioneer  days  of  Goshen.  He  received  a  practical  education  on  the  farm 
and  in  tlie  district  schools,  and  resided  on  the  old  homestead  nntd  1874^^, 
when  he  located  on  his  present  farm  of  416  acres  of  fine  land.  This 
tract  extends  into  Knox  county.  He  is  also  the  owner  of  large  prop- 
erties in  Iowa  and  Minnesota.  In  1873  he  married  Miss  Maro-aret. 
daughter  of  W.  M.  Thomas,  of  Knox  county.  They  are  the  parents  of 
five  children :  Edna  D..  Daniel  H.,  Carl  I)..  Frank  C.  and  Burt  C. 
Mr.  McClenahan  is  a  member  of  Lodge  5ol.  Lafayette,  and  in  political 
affairs  entirelv  independent,  voting  for  men  rather  than  for  party. 
Though  not  seven  years  old  when  he  settled  in  Goshen  township  he 
must  be  considered  the  only  living  pioneer  of  what  is  generallv  called 
"  The  McClenahan  Neighborhood."     (  Vide  general  history.) 

James  MoStrmpson,  born  in  Allegany  count}',  X.  Y.,  in  1825,  is 
the  son  of  Luther  and  Amy  (Daney)  McStimpson,  natives  of  Massa- 
chusetts, who  moved  to  Xew  York  state,  where  both  died.  James 
was  raised  on  the  farm  there  until  seventeen  years  of  age,  when  he 
migrated  westward  and  settled  for  a  time  in  this  township;  moving  to 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1844;  returned  to  Stark  in  1846,  and  with  the  excep- 
tion of  two  vears  in  Henrv  countv,  has  resided  here  ever  since.  In 
1855  he  purchased  eighty  acres  of  his  present  farm.  He  married  Miss 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Squire  Parrish.  as  relateil  in  this  chapter  and  mar- 
riage record.  This  lady  is  an  old  member  of  the  Ba])tist  Church — it  is 
thought,  of  the  old  Fahrenheit  Church.  Politically,  her  husband  be- 
longs to  the  Greenback  Labor  party. 

IFarris  W.  Mirier,  deceased,  who  is  said  U>  have  effected  a  settle- 
ment in  Essex  Township  so  early  as  1829,  was  the  son  of  Harris  Miner, 
a  native  of  Vermont,  who  in  1827  made  a  tour  of  inspection  through 
this  district,  and  selected  land  for  future  location  in  this  county.  In 
1820  this  explorer,  and  son.  Harris,  came  here.  In  1854,  the  father 
moved  to  Kentucky,  to  enter  the  soldiers"  home  there,  as  he  served  from 
1812  to  1815,  in  the  Union  army  against  the  English  and  Indians,  and 
died  in  Kentucky  in  1857.  His  wife,  Charlotta  Reynolds.  Avho  is  buried 
at  Lafayette,  bore  him  a  family  of  whom  Llarris  T..  now  living  at  La- 
faA'ette ;  Peter,  Jesse  and  Cliristopher,  deceased,  came  to  Lafayette, 
and  subsequently  made  settlements  here,  figuring  for  years  among  the 
leading  citizens.  Harris  W.  married  Miss  Susannah  Smith,  as  noted  in 
the  chapter  on  marriage  records,  and  at  once  entered  on  the  earnest 
working  life  of  the  pioneer,  whether  living  on  the  banks  of  Spoon 
river,  in  the  Indian  wigwam  near  Toulon,  in  the  soldier's  camp  of  1832, 
or  on  the  Goshen  farm  where  he  made  his  permanent  home,  and  accu- 
mulated a  large  property.  To  his  second  wife  four  children  were  born, 
namely:  Laura,  who  married  George  F.  Dexter ;  Addison,  deceased; 
Carlos,  of  Inde[)endence.  Kan.,  and  Harrison,  of  Goshen.  His  fii-st 
wife  was  Miss  Xancy  Grasse,  who  died  in  1831.  to  whom  Horace,  who 
died  in  1853.  was  born.  His  second  wife  passed  away,  Juh^  16.  18S1. 
[As  all  marriages  ]irior  to  1867,  and  all  deaths  of  the  people  buried 
here,  from  the  l)et;innintr  of  the  countv  to  the  i)resent  time,  are  noted 
m  the  general  and  township  histories,  the  reader  is  referred  thereto  for 
dates.]     Harrison,  the  ^'oungest  child,  and  only  male  representative  of 


OF    fiOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  559 

Jlnrris  W.  Miner  in  the  county,  was  born  on  the  place  whore  he  now 
resides,  in  1840.  lie  mai'ried  a  daughter  of  Ruloff  I'ari-isli,  an  ohl 
settler  of  Goshen,  often  i-eferred  to  in  this  work.  By  this  marriage 
there  are  five  children,  namely  :  Ida  L.,  Edgar  S.,  Ernest  A.,  Everett 
11..  and  Carlie  Roy.  Mr.  Miner  is  a  thorough  re]>resentative  of  his 
father  and  gi'andfather.  No  matter  where  we  look  in  the  general  or 
township  history,  we  find  their  names,  and  now  we  find  tliat  of  a  son 
and  grandson  following  in  the  same  course  of  usefulness,  always  reli- 
iil)le,  whether  on  the  board  of  supervisors,  in  his  home,  or  out  on  his 
broad  acres,  of  which  he  has  020. 

Susaimah  {Smith)  Miner,  (Wed  near  Saxon,  July  16,  1881.  She  was 
born  in  Lincoln  County,  Mass.,  in  1798,  moved  to  Yirgiuin  in  1814, 
to  Ohio  in  1816,  and  to  this  county  in  1829.  At  the  time  of  lior  death 
she  was  the  oldest  resident. 

Ilolxirt  Moore,  born  in  Ireland  in  1816,  settled  in  Fulton  County, 
Illinois,  in  early  times,  moved  to  this  county  in  1868  or  1869,  and  died 
in  Goshen,  (Jctober  26,  1881.  He  owned  the  farm  purchased  by  him 
from  Wm.  Miner  pi'ior  to  1870. 

ITenry  S.  Newcomer,  born  in  Fayette  County,  Pa.,  in  1822,  died  in 
Toulon,  July  19,  1883,  in  his  sixty-second  year.  He  settled  in  Goshen 
Township  in  1864,  moved  to  Toulon  in  1877. ' 

Dr.  J.  II.  iWc'Ar>4',  physician  and  surgeon,  was  born  in  New  Jersey, 
December  18,  1818.  His  parents  were  Zaba  and  Margaret  (Smith) 
Nichols,  natives  of  New  Jersey.  The  doctor  received  the  rudiments 
of  an  education  at  home,  the  practical  part  of  which  was  acquired  on 
the  farm.  When  a  lad  he  entered  commercial  life  in  the  villao-e  of 
Sparta,  N.  Y.  In  1839  he  moved  to  Connersville,  Ind.,  came  to  Lafay- 
ette, 111.,  in  1840;  subsequent!}^  studied  literature  at  Tolsbury  college, 
next  taught  school  at  Rising  Sun,  W.  Tenn.,  and  studied  medicine 
uiuler  Dr.  Lamb,  until  he  entered  the  Ohio  Medical  College  in  1843. 
In  the  winter  of  1844-5  he  graduated  from  this  institution,  and  in  the 
spring  of  185(>  located  permanently  at  Lafayette.  In  those  years  he 
was  called  to  attend  the  sick  and  ^vounded  over  a  large  area  —  duties 
generally  attended  with  dangers,  difficulties  and  ])rivations.  The  horse 
and  saddle  formed  the  locomotive  of  this  olden  time  —  a  monotonous, 
slow  means  of  travel,  but  the  best  means  which  the  military  tract  then 
assumed  to  be  practicable.  Notwithstanding  those  years  of  labor  and 
hardshi])s  the  doctor  is  still  sound  in  mind  and  body,  givmg  ])romise  of 
holding  his  place  among  the  ])ioneer  physicians  of  Central  Illinois  for 
years  to  come ;  though  noAv  retired  from  active  professional  Avork.  He 
was  married  at  Connersville,  Ind.,  to  Miss  Louisa  Woodcock  in  1848. 
Their  children  are  Luella  Butler,  wife  of  G.  H.  Butler,  of  Iliff",  Col., 
and  Albert  II.  Nichols.  His  wife  died  in  1874,  in  communion  with  the 
Congregational  church.  In  1881  he  was  appointed  an  officer  of  inland 
revenue  at  Peoria,  111.,  served  four  years,  going  out  with  the  Republi- 
can party,  of  which  he  has  been  a  life-long  member.  In  1878  he  married 
Mi's.  Emily  Howell,  of  Lafayette.  Dr.  Nichols  is  a  charter  member  of 
the  Blue  Lodge  at  Lafayette,  and  took  a  prominent  part  in  building  up 
the  social  and  industrial  interests  of  that  village,  credited  to  him  in 
this  work. 


560  BIOGRAPHY    ANT)    REMINISCENCES 

James  Nicholson^  a  native  of  Scotland,  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1819,  locatino-  in  St.  Lawrence  county.  N.  Y..  where  he  resided  until 
183S,  when  he  migrated  to  Sangamon  county.  III.  In  1842  he  settled 
in  this  township  and  died  here  in  1856.  aged  sixty-six  years.  His  wife 
died  prior  to  the  removal  of  the  family  from  York  state.  Six  of  his 
children  settled  in  Stark  county,  namely  :  David,  Jane,  wife  of  James 
Johnson,  Toulon  ;  James,  a  citizen  of  Cahfornia,  Elizabeth  (deceased), 
Peter,  in  Nebraska,  and  William,  of  Company  B,  Thirty-seventli  Illinois 
Volunteer  Infantry,  who  died  in  hospital  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1862. 
David  Nicholson  was  born  in  Scotland,  in  1818,  accompanied  his  par- 
ents in  all  their  travels,  but  preceded  his  father  in  settlement  here, 
having  located  one-half  mile  west  of  his  present  home  in  1811,  and 
entered  the  eishtv  acres  on  which  his  house  now  stands.  In  Februarv, 
1813,  he  married  Jane,  daughter  of  Thomas  Johnson,  then  residing 
near  Springfield.  111.  After  the  ceremony  he  had  only  twenty-five 
cents  left  to  begin  life  on,  and  this  investment  is  now  represented  by 
485  acres  of  well  improved  land —  all  the  result  of  his  own  thrift  and 
enterprise.  Of  the  eleven  children  born  to  Mr.  Nicholson  ten  are  liv- 
ing, namely :  Louisa.  Margaret.  James  and  Thomas,  twins,  Mary, 
Ilobert  David  J..  Carrie.  William  F.,  Francis  B..  and  Nancy  (deceased). 
Mr.  and  Mis.  Nicholson  have  been  members  of  the  Congregational 
church  at  Toulon  for  over  thirtv  vears.     Politicallv  he  is  a  Bepublican. 

Eric  r.  Norherg,  was  born  in  Waslio  county,  in  the  District  of  AVester- 
gotland,  Sweden,  June  22.  1813.  There  his  father  died  in  March,  the 
following  year,  and  with  his  mother,  Eric  worked  on  the  farm  and 
attended  school.  Subsequently  he  clerked  in  a  factor}'^  for  one  year, 
then  was  appointed  an  officer  of  the  government  in  one  of  the  counties, 
which  ]iosition  he  tilled  up  to  May.  1312,  when  he  emigrated  to  Amer- 
ica. On  his  immigration  he  settled  near  ^lilwaukee,  Wis.  In  1811  he 
moved  to  Ludington,  Mich.,  where  he  was  the  first  settler.  In  1848 
he  joined  the  Bishop  Hill  colony,  and  in  1863  settled  in  Goshen  town- 
ship. He  was  married  at  Bisho])  Hill  to  Miss  Britta  Johnson  in  1848. 
Of  their  three  children,  two  are  living  :  Caroline,  wife  of  John  A. 
Jones,  and  Gustavus,  an  attorney  of  Iloldrege,  Neb.  Mr.  Norberg  is, 
in  religious  life,  a  Swedenborgian ;  in  politics  he  is  very  liberal,  alwa\'s 
voting  for  men  rather  than  for  party. 

2£(cJta.eI  XoicJan^  one  of  the  old  settlers  of  Stark  county,  was  Ijorn 
in  Carlow  county.  Ireland,  in  1800;  emigrated  to  Newfoundland  in 
youth,  and  there,  for  several  vears.  was  engaged  in  the  fisheries.  Mr. 
Nowlan  was  married  in  Newfoundland.  Moving  into  the  United 
States  the  family  made  a  home  at  Bostttn  for  some  time,  and  next  set- 
tled at  Worcester.  Mass.,  the  father  being  engaged  in  the  construction 
of  America's  first  railroad.  In  1840  he  sought  the  western  prairies  as 
a  home  for  his  large  family,  and  came  to  this  county  via  the  Atlantic, 
Gulf  of  Mexico.  Mississi])[)i  and  Illinois  rivers  —  the  trip,  even  forty- 
seven  years  ago,  being  a  long  and  weary  one.  He  settled  on  the  west 
half,  southwest  quarter,  section  22,  Goshen,  walking  to  Rock  Island  en 
route  to  Galena,  to  make  the  entry.  Subsequently  he  entered  the 
north  half,  northeast  quarter,  section  28,  but  made  his  home  on 
the  honsestead  of  1840,  where  his  widow  still  resides.     His  sons.  Patrick, 


OF    GOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  561 

of  Hastings,  Nebraska ;  James,  of  Toulon ;  William,  of  Goslien  ;  and 
John,  deceased,  came  with  the  family  in  1840.  There  were  born  here 
— Edward,  of  Goshen;  David,  of  Havelock,  la.;  Michael,  deceased; 
Mary,  a  sister  of  the  order  of  the  H0I3"  Cross,  Baltimore,  ]\Id.;  Henry, 
of  Goshen;  George,  cashier  of  the  Exchange  Bank,  Toulon,  and  Joseph, 
who  for  some  years  worked  on  the  JVews,  now  in  Peoria ;  David  served 
in  Compan}'  B,  Thirty -seventh  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  subsequently 
transferred  to  Davidson's  Battery,  retransferred  to  Thirty-seventh  and 
mustered  out  after  three  years'  service.  The  father  of  this  large  and 
popular  family  died  March  5,  1881. 

William  JVoivlan,  son  of  Michael  Nowlan,  an  old  settler  of  this 
county,  wdiose  history  is  given  above,  was  born  at  Worcester,  Mass., 
August  4,  1837.  He  came  to  Illinois  with  his  father  when  three  years 
old,  attended  the  common  schools  here,  entered  the  University  of 
Notre  Dame  at  South  Bend,  Ind..  and  returning,  took  all  those  parts 
in  building  up  the  school  system  and  teaching,  credited  to  him  in  the 
chapter  on  schools,  and  the  school  history  of  Wyoming,  Touhju  and 
Lafayette.  In  1802  his  marriage  with  Miss  Ellen  B.  Lynch,  of  Peoria 
county.  111.,  was  solemnized.  To  them  Francis  E.  and  John  were  born — 
the  latter  deceased.  He  was  elected  surveyor  of  Stark  county  in  1860,  as 
shown  in  the  political  history,  and  filled  all  these  positions  credited  to 
him  in  the  history  of  Goshen  township.  He  owns  KIO  acres  of  land 
southeast  of  Lafayette,  which  is  fully  improved.  His  home  is  always 
open  to  temperance,  intelligence,  and  their  great  associate,  virtue.  No- 
where can  genuine  hospitality  disphiy  itself  in  a  higher  degree  than  in 
his  family  circle. 

Philunda  {liisdon)  Pomeroy^  born  in  Franklin  county,  Vt.,  in  1814; 
died  at  Lafayette,  March  19,  1884.     She  settled  in  Illinois  in  1847. 

Elijuh  Pomeroy,  who  died  at  the  close  of  the  wjir,  settled  here 
about  1S40.  One  of  his  sons  resides  at  West  Jersey  and  the  other  in 
Kansas,  as  noted  in  other  pages. 

Henry  l*reslei\  born  in  Fairfield  county,  Ohio,  in  1823,  was  edu- 
cated partly  in  the  district  schools  and  }iartly  at  Lancaster,  Ohio.  In 
1854  he  came  to  Stark  county,  settled  in  Goshen  township,  and  for 
over  thirty-two  3'ears  has  called  this  his  home.  Prior  to  coming  west 
he  married  Miss  Angelina  Murphy,  of  Indiana,  who  died  prior  to  1855. 
For  second  wife  he  married  Mrs.  Sarah  Ann,  Avndo'w  of  Gideon  B. 
Gillette,  an  old  settler  of  Goshen,  who  died  here  at  an  early  date. 
She  is  a  daughter  of  Henry  Dixon,  of  New  York,  and  came  west  with 
her  first  husband  about  1842.  Her  children  were — Sheda,  Abigail, 
Cj^nthia  and  Mary.  By  her  second  marriage  two  children  were  born 
— Cora  and  Frank,  both  deceased.  For  many  years  Mr.  Presler  has 
been  prominently  identified  with  the  Christian  church,  and,  indeed, 
with  all  religious  work  in  his  district.  His  wife  is  also  a  member.  Up 
to  1844  he  was  an  ardent  sup])orter  of  republican  doctrines,  but  in 
that  campaign  he  embraced  the  cause  of  the  prohibition  party,  and  be- 
came one  of  its  most  devout  advocates. 

Sarauel  Parris/i^  founder  of  the  Parrish  farail}^  in  this  county,  was 
an  Eastern  man,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  who  settled  in  Canada  and 
came  from  Canada  to  Illinois  in   1837,  locating  on  lands  which  he 


562  BIOGRAPHY    AND   liEMINISCKNOES 

entered  in  Goshen  township.  One  year  hiter  he,  his  wife,  one  son  aiul 
three  dau<z"hters  embraced  tlie  Mormon  faith,  moved  to  Nanvoo,  where 
the  parents  resided  until  their  deatli,  wliile  their  children  followed  the 
fortunes  of  that  church  to  Salt  Lake,  where,  today,  one  of  their  sons 
—  Joel  Parrish  —  is  a  celebrated  Mormon  preacher.  Of  his  eleven 
children,  who  accompanied  him  from  Canada  to  Stark  county,  Lydia  is 
wife  of  Jacol)  Emery  of  Galva.  and  Sulfina  is  the  widow  of  Edward 
Mott.  also  a  Mormon  (who  built  the  old  coui't-house),  are  living.  Eulofi" 
Parrish,  aged  seventy-eight  years,  died  in  1882. 

^Squire  Pai'rish.,  son  of  Samuel  Pari'ish,  and  his  wife,  Sophia.  Alt- 
house,  came  from  Canada  with  their  family  to  Goshen  township  in 
1837,  making  their  wagon  a  sleeping-room,  and  eighty  acres  theii-  liv- 
ing-room for  two  weeks,  until  their  basswood  log  house  was  completed 
— the  pioneers  aiding  in  its  Ijuilding.  The  logs  were  first  gathered, 
then  split  in  luilves,  the  l^ai'k  peeled  otT  and  used  for  roofing;  ])ut,  to 
keep  this  "species"  of  roof  in  ])lace,  poles  had  to  be  laid  over  it.  It  is 
related  that  while 'Squire  Parrish  was  "To  mill  at  Utica,"  his  wife, 
two  children  and  a  visitor  kept  house  during  that  winter  of  1837-8. 
One  night  a  storm  came  on,  the  efforts  of  the  wife  and  visitor  to  keep 
the  roof  on  failed.  The  snow  began  to  ]xnir  in,  so  that  some  other 
plan  had  to  l)e  ado])ted.  This  was  sim])ly  to  take  doAvn  the  childi'en's 
trundle-bed,  and,  with  the  ropes  belonging  to  it,  tie  down  the  rebellious 
bark.  The  ])lan  was  adopted,  the  end  of  the  rope  tied  to  the  stove  and 
the  familv  sle])t  out  the  storm  without  further  interruption.  On  the 
return  of  the  father  the  roof  was  thoroughly  repaired.  Some  time 
later  Mr.  Parrish  added  another  eighty  acres  to  his  first  purchase,  and 
resided  in  Goshen  until  1850,  when  he  moved  to  Toulon,  where  he  died  in 
1877.  Mrs.  Sophia  Parrish  is  still  a  resident  of  the  county  sea:.  Their 
children  were:  Pethuel,  of  Goshen  ;  Sai'aii,  wife  of  James  McStimi)son  ; 
Hiram,  of  Union  count}^,  la. ;  Happy,  wife  of  George  Dugan,  of  Tayloi' 
county,  la.;  Cynthia,  Avife  of  George  Maxfield,  of  Nebraska;  Lucy 
Coolev,  deceased ;  Sopliia.  wife  of  D.  Maxfield,  of  Nebraska ;  Puloff, 
residing  with  his  mother,  and  one  son  named  Peter,  deceased,  who  was 
a  blacksmith  at  Toulon.  'Srjuire  Parrish  was  not  a  member  of  any 
church,  though  raised  a  Quaker.  His  wife  has  been  a  Methodist  for 
years. 

BetJiad  rarri^ih^  eldest  son  of  'Squire  Parrish,  was  born  in  Canada, 
September  15,  1832.  He  was  educated  in  this  county,  receiving  a  lib- 
eral education  in  the  high  schools  of  Toulon  and  Galva.  i'or  two 
years  after  coming  of  age  he  woi'ked  on  his  father's  farm.  He  married 
Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Strayer,  Ijorn  in  1839  and  married  in 
1856,  as  told  in  the  marriage  record.  To  them  one  son  was  born,  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1857  —  AVilliam  H.,  now  a  farmer  of  this  township.  Since 
this  time  Mr.  Parrish  has  been  engaged  in  agriculture  and  stock  gi'ow- 
ing.  He  first  j)ui'chased  eighty  acres  of  the  homestead  farm  on  section 
11,  three  years  later  he  acquired  the  other  eighty  acres.  To  this  he 
has  since  added  2L0  acres,  or  the  "Bowen  Farm;"  also  80  on  section 
10,  which  Samuel  Parrish  entered;  also  80  acres  on  section  11,  })ur- 
chased  fi'om  Samuel  I5urg(s  again  he  purchased  200  acres  from  A.  N. 
Llarris,  on  sections  9  and  10  —  aggregating  760  acres  fully  impi'oved. 


OF   (iOSHEX   TOWNSHIP.  5^)3 

After  the  death  of  his  wife,  and  on  February  4,  18()1,  he  married  Miss 
Celestia  (born  June  24,  1S42),  daughter  of  Elijah  and  Lydia  Ferris, 
both  natives  of  Canada.  To  them  ten  cliildren  were  born  :  Lillie  M., 
born  December  14.  ISHS,  died  in  1877,  and  George  F.,  born  October  7, 
1864,  deceased  in  188o ;  Bertha  A.,  born  September  28, 1800  ;  Herman  A., 
born  August  22,  1868;  Blanche  S.,  born  August  11, 1873;  Lizzie  E.  and 
Lucy  M.  (twins),  born  September  18,  1877;  Sarah  P.,  born  November 
8,  1880;  Jessie  L.  and  Bessie  L.  (twins),  born  October  10,  1883.^  Mr. 
Parrish  is  not  a  ])olitician,  although  wlien  a  boy  he  remembers  the 
voters  taking  a  "jug"  of  whisk\^  with  them  to  the  polls;  he  also 
remembers  the  corn  mortar  and  mill,  and  fully  appreciates  the  improve- 
ments in  voting  and  milling.  In  school  matters  he  is  earnest,  and  has 
for  eighteen  years  been  a  director;  in  agriculture  he  ranks  anujng  the 
first  farmers  in  the  state,  and  as  a  citizen  among  the  most  useful  and 
excellent.     (  Vide  history  of  Joel  and  Iiidoff  l*ari"ish.) 

Joel  Pai'rish^  referred  to  in  the  sketcii  of  David  W.  Brown,  came 
to  this  county  in  1838  with  his  wife  and  cliildren.  In  1843,  he  and 
his  wife  died  in  Iowa,  and  were  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Montrose. 
Susannah,  wife  of  Buloff  Parrish,  resides  on  th(^  old  homestead.  Lydia 
Parrish  married  Asa  Driscoll,  and  secondly  Jacob  Emery;  Aureli^i, 
w^idow  <^f  John  Sturm,  married  Isaac  Stewart ;  Svlvania  also  married 

.  "  *■' 

a  second  time,  her  husband  being  Edward  Mott;  Electa  married  Lyman 
Mott;  Zerinah  also  married;  Olive,  wife  of  Mr.  Brown,  and  Lucy  mar- 
ried one  Haskins.  Those,  with  Samuel.  'Squire,  Ruloff  and  Jason  con- 
stituted the  family.  Puloff  Parrish  was  born  in  Canada  in  18(i4.  In 
1827  he  mari'ied  Miss  Susannah  Morris,  in  New  York  state,  and  en- 
tered a  half  section  in  Goshen  township,  where  his  widow  now  resides, 
erecting  a  small  board  slianty  until  a  better  house  could  be  completed. 
Here  he  lived  until  his  decease,  March  12.  1882.  Of  his  family,  Avis  is 
wnfe  (^f  Harrison  Miner;  Eurania  and  Phoebe  both  married  and  raised 
families,  but  are  now  dead.  Puloff  Parrish  was  one  of  the  most  es- 
teemed citizens  of  the  countv  and  one  of  Stark's  wealthiest  farmers. 

J.  11.  Quivn,  to  whom  so  many  references  are  made  in  the  general 
and  townshi])  history,  Avas  born  in  Pi-eble  county,  Ohio,  in  1820.  When 
about  ten  years  old  his  father  died,  and  soon  after  he  went  to  live  with 
a  neighbor  farmer,  with  whom  he  lived  until  eighteen  years  of  age, 
when  he  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade  and  worked  at  that  trade  lor 
some  years.  In  the  year  1849  he,  in  company  with  another  young 
man,  opened  a  boot,  shoe,  hat  and  cap  store  in  his  native  town  of 
Eaton,  Ohio.  In  July,  1851,  he  married  Miss  Mar}^,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Fail,  of  Preble  county,  Ohio,  to  whom  seven  children  wei'e  born,  of 
wdiom  six  are  living,  nainely :  Ann  Eliza,  Ida  Belle,  William  D., 
Frank  F.,  Horace  G.  and  James  A.  In  the  year  1858  he  sold  his  in- 
terest in  the  store  and  took  a  tv\\)  to  the  then  far  west  and  bought 
240  acres  of  unimproved  prairie  land  in  Goshen  township.  On  his  re- 
turn home  he  eno-aged  as  a  salesman  in  a  mercantile  house,  in  which 
position  he  remained  until  the  beginning  of  the  year  1855,  when  he 
again  went  west,  driving  through  with  a  team,  during  which  year  he 
built  a  house  on  his  previously  bouglit  land,  and  in  March,  1850,  he 
moved   his  family  from  Eaton,  Ohio,  into  it,  where  he  still  resides. 


564  UlOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Mr.  Qninn  1ms  taken  all  the  parts  attributed  to  him  as  member  of  the 
Coiint}^  Board,  of  the  Agricultural  Society,  of  the  Township  Board,  of 
the  I.  O.  O.  F.  at  Toulon,  of  the  Christian  church  at  Lafayette,  and  of 
other  local  organizations.  His  farm  of  480  acres  is  considered  one  of 
the  most  ])roductive  and  best  improved  in  this  section  of  Illinois.  His 
Durham  or  shorthorn  herd  of  forty  cattle,  his  Poland  China  hogs, 
and  large  herds  of  other  graded  stock  have,  for  some  years,  been  cele- 
brated throughout  the  countr3\  The  beginnings  of  the  Quinn  family 
date  back  to  Ireland.  Robert  Quinn,  a  native  of  Maryland,  married 
Elizabeth  Lacey.  and  thev  were  the  parents  of  James  Quinn,  who  settled 
with  them  in  Pi'eble  county,  Ohio,  in  1805,  and  there  married  Sarah, 
daughter  of  John  and  Ann  Glines,  of  Massachusetts,  early  settlers  of 
Ohio,  who  were  the  parents  of  J.  H.  Quinn. 

Mrs.  Reed.,  widow  of  W.  B.  Reed,  came  from  Connecticut  in  1840, 
to  Goshen,  and  died  here  April  12,  1877,  in  her  eighty-second  year. 

Tfw.  A.  Beed,  or  ''Boss  Reed,"  born  in  Kew  London  count}^  Conn., 
in  1815,  came  to  Goshen  township  in  1840  and  resided  in  this  and  Knox 
county  up  to  February  16,  1882.  when  he  died. 

Lmae  C.  Reed,  born  in  Litchfield  countv.  Conn.,  in  1822,  came  with 
his  parents,  William  A.  and  Amy  Reed,  to  Lafayette  in  1840,  was 
married  there  to  IVfiss  Luna  A.,  daughter  of  Elijah  Pomeroy,  and 
moved  to  Missouri  with  his  family  in  May,  1871.  Ernest  A.  and 
H.  L..  sons  of  this  pioneer,  are  regular  visitors  to  this  county. 

IluyJi  Iilwdes.     (  Vide  folio  iviiuj  sketch.) 

John  Flamlle  Rhodes,  son  of  Hugh  and  Julia  (Kingsly)  Rhodes, 
was  born  in  Knox  county,  111.,  April  11,  1841.  His  father  was  born 
near  Sachet's  Harbor,  N.  Y.,  and  his  mother  a  native  of  Massachusetts. 
In  their  early  married  life  they  moved  from  FennsN'lvania  to  Trumbull 
county,  Ohio,  returned  to  Pennsylvania,  and  in  1839  moved  to  Knox 
county.  111.,  locating  near  where  the  village  of  Hermon  now  stands, 
In  1844  he  sold  his  improved  farm  in  Knox  county  and  opened  one  in 
Goshen  township,  this  county,  which  he  sold  in  1854,  then  moved 
nearer  Toulon,  and  improved  anotlier  farm.  Here,  December  3,  1861, 
his  wife  Julia  died,  and  Kovember  26,  1864,  he  married  Mrs.  Hannah 
Beatty,  who  still  survives  him.  He  died  July  14,  1882.  This  old  set- 
tler was  county  judge  for  eight  years,  township  supervisor,  etc.,  and 
among  the  earliest  and  best  supporters  of  the  Congregational  church 
at  Toulon,  as  related  in  the  histoiy  of  that  church.  His  remains  he 
in  the  private  cemetery  on  the  first  farm  he  improved  in  Goshen  town- 
ship, where  his  first  wife,  his  parents,  Jonathan  and  Hannah  lihodes, 
and  his  son,  Franklin,  are  interred.  The  family  of  Hugh  Rhodes  con- 
sisted of  eight  children,  namely :  S(jphronia  E.,  now  Mrs.  Caleb  Lyon, 
of  Toulon  ;  Charles,  a  retired  farmer  residing  at  Touhm  ;  Harriet,  wife 
of  Daniel  Bryan,  of  Guthrie  county,  Iowa ;  Achsa,  wife  of  Joseph 
Curtiss,  of  same  county;  John  F.,  of  Goshen  township;  Henry  F.,  a 
farmer  of  Sedgwick  county,  Kan. ;  Lewis,  of  same  county,  and  Frank- 
lin, who  died,  leaving  a  widow,  Catherine  (Wood)  Rhodes  and  four 
children.  Jolin  F.  Rhodes  spent  his  earlier  years  on  the  farm  and  in 
attendance  at  school.  On  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rebellion  and  after 
the  death   of   his   mother   in   1861,   he   enlisted  in  Company  F,  One- 


OF  oosiien  township.  5f)5 

himdrecl-and-twelfth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry.  At  Resaca  he  was 
wonnded  in  both  arms,  recovered  at  the  Marine  Hospital,  Chicago, 
and  received  honorable  discharo'e  in  18<U.  On  arrivino-  home  he 
awaited  the  total  recover}^  of  iiis  right  arm,  and  in  iy(>(l  resumed  the 
active  life  of  the  agriculturalist  and  stock-grower.  In  1870  he  em- 
barked in  the  hardware  and  agricultural  im|)lement  trade  at  Toulon, 
which  he  carried  on  successfully  for  fifteen  years,  returning  to  the 
farm  in  1884.  lie  married  Miss  Clarissa  Robinson,  a  native  of  Ohio, 
to  whom  were  born  Thadius  H.,  Ruby  G.  and  Bayard  C.  Rhodes. 
Botli  Mrs.  and  Mr.  Rhodes  are  members  of  the  Congregational  church, 
the  latter  being  superintendent  of  Sabbath  School  the  last  seven  years; 
He  served  as  supervisor  of  Goshen  township  two  terms,  served  as 
county  coroner  six  years,  is  an  old  member  of  W.  W.  Wright  Post, 
G.  A.  R.,  and  of  tlie  County  Agricultural  Society.  (  Vide  also  History 
of  GosJien,  Toiilon  and  Coimty.) 

T  IF.  Tioss,  son  of  James  S.  and  Martha  A.  (Watson)  Ross,  was 
born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  in  1827.  His  parents  were  natives  of  New 
Jersey,  now  both  deceased.  Mr.  Ross  jiassed  his  early  years  in  New 
Jersey  or  attending  school  at  Reading,  Pa.  In  IS-l'i  he  moved  to  Bel- 
mont county,  Ohio,  and  in  the  village  of  Pleasant  Grove,  learned  his 
trade  of  blacksmith.  In  \'^'\'6  he  moved  to  Peoria  city,  but  soon  after 
located  at  Lafaj^ette,  where  he  carried  on  his  business  of  blacksmithing 
until  1857,  when  he  engaged  in  mercantile  work.  In  18(50  he  resumed 
his  trade.  He  was  ajipointed  postmaster  at  Lafayette  in  1852,  during 
the  Pierce  administration,  serving  until  1860  when  he  resigned.  He 
was  the  first  clerk  of  Goshen  townshi[)  in  1853,  one  of  the  village  trus- 
tees and  village  treasurer.  Of  all  the  men  who  were  in  the  village 
when  Mr.  Ross  came,  there  are  only  three  now  living  in  the  town,  and 
of  the  women,  only  the  few  named  in  the  history  of  the  village  as  sur- 
vivors of  pioneer  times.  Mr.  Ross  was  married  in  1849  to  Miss  Mar- 
garet J.  Armstrong.  They  are  the  parents  of  six  childi'eu,  namely : 
Martha  J.,  Ella  E.,  Wm.  W.,  Emma  P].,  James  A.,  and  Thomas  S. 
Mrs.  Ross  died  in  ISOO.  In  1860  he  married  Miss  Happalonia  C. 
AVilber,  who  is  also  the  mother  of  six  children :  Edna  M.,  Edith  A., 
Fred.,  Max.  W.,  Rena  L.,  and  Chas.  F.  A  reference  to  the  history  of 
masonry  in  Lafayette,  to  the  munici})al  history,  and  to  the  political 
chapter  of  the  general  history,  as  well  as  to  other  pages  of  this  volume, 
will  be  necessary  to  learn  the  varied  and  unostentatious  parts  taken  by 
this  old  settler  in  the  social  and  industrial  progress  of  the  county. 

Jacob  Boss  died  at  Clifton.  Kan.,  May  22,  1882.  He  w^as  born  in 
New  Jersey  in  1804,  moved  to  Ohio,  thence  to  Peoria  county.  111.,  in 
1836.  and  in  1850  to  Lafayette.  In  April,  1872,  he  moved  to  Kan- 
sas. A  daughter  of  T.  W.  Ross,  of  Lafayette,  was  accidentally  shot  in 
the  breast  by  a  careless  l)oy  who  was  playing  with  a  revolver. 

Lucretid  iBeasJey)  Ra-^ton^  born'  in  Pensacola,  Fla.,  in  1821,  mar- 
ried Homer  Ilimes,  a  native  of  Goshen  township,  in  October,  1851,  and 
in  1854  married  Chas.  Ruston  who  died  in  1876.  She  died  February 
27,  1886. 

Miriott  Sill i man  was  boi'u  in  Delaware  county,  N.  Y.,  September 
24,    1810.     His  })arents,    Gershom,    born  May    24,    1783,   and  Polly 


566  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES, 

(Coleman)  Silliman,  born  August  16,  1787,  were  natives  of  Connecti- 
cut. Minott  Silliman's  father  served  in  tiie  War  of  1812  to  its  close. 
He  settled  in  Ohio  in  1815,  and  continued  to  reside  there  until  Sep- 
tember 1,  1828,  when  he  moved  to  Peoria  count}^  with  his  family. 
There  he  died  December  2,  1856.  His  wife,  PolU%  died  December  24, 
1S<^4.  Gershora  was  one  of  the  pioneer  Baptists  of  Peoria  county, 
and  the  same  Elder  Silliman  who  assisted  or  accompanied  Essex  to 
his  first  location  in  this  county.  jMinott  moved  to  Toulon  in  1834, 
and  settled  there  until  1836,  when  he  opened  a  farm,  afterwards  known 
as  the  Culbertson  farm.  In  1837  he  moved  to  Goshen  townshi]i  and 
opened  the  lands  which  he  entered  in  1835-6,  building  a  cabin  near 
the  creek  on  section  24,  moved  to  section  23,  in  184u.  In  August, 
1839  he  was  elected  the  first  treasurer  of  the  county  and  served  until 
1854.  In  1850  he  was  elected  coroner.  He  served  as  justice  of  the 
peace  for  some  years.  In  1870  lie  was  United  States  Marshal  for 
census.  Mr.  Silliman  voted  the  Democratic  ticket  up  to  1856,  when 
he  voted  for  the  Republican  candidates.  He  has  been  a  Republican 
since  that  time.  In  1861  he  and  Oliver  AVhitaker  were  chosen  to  take 
charge  of  the  sustenance  fund  until  the  Toulon  companv  was  mustered 
m  with  the  One-hundred-and-twelfth.  His  son  Levi  entered  the  Oue- 
hundred-and-twelfth  Regiment,  where  he  was  wounded,  but  served 
out  his  term.  Mr.  Silliman  was  married  in  Essex  township  in  1833  to 
Miss  Rhoda,  daughter  of  Benj.  Smith,  one  of  the  first  settlers.  This 
lady  died  May  9,  1841.  He  married  Miss  Henrietta  Bethen  for  second 
wife,  who  died  Nov^ember  6,  1846.  He  married  his  present  wife, 
Latitia  Oziah,  daughter  of  Anthony  Oziali  and  Anne  (Layne)  Oziah, 
]S^ovember  4,  1847.  His  children  now  hving  are  Clarissa,  now  Mrs. 
Wilcox  of  Blair,  Xeb.;  Levi,  \)OYn  September  17,  1842.  now  a  resident 
of  Toulon ;  Sarah,  residing  at  home,  and  Mary,  born  March  22,  1853, 
now  Mrs.  A.  F.  Stickney,  of  Toulon.  He  owns  110  acres  of  his  entry 
in  1836,  and  thirty  of  his  entry  of  1835.  His  present  residence  was 
erected  in  IS64-5. 

C.  F.  SpUbnan,  born  January  31,  1800,  in  Campliell  county.  Ky., 
moved  to  Indiana  with  his  mother  in  liis  youth,  married  Catlierine 
McCance  in  1829,  and  in  1855  came  with  his  faniilv  to  Stark  county. 
In  1864  this  lady  died,  when  he  and  the  children  moved  to  Franklin 
county,  IlL 

WiUiain  Snyder,  deceased,  born  in  Berkeley  county,  Va.,  in  1802, 
settled  in  this  township  in  1840.  In  his  youth  he  crossed  the  mount- 
ains to  Greene  county.  Pa.,  where  he  resided  ten  years ;  thence  to 
Richland  county,  O  ,  in  1829.  and  next  to  this  county  in  1840,  where 
he  rented  land  and  resided  until  his  removal  to  Knox  county,  where  he 
died  in  1881  in  his  eightieth  3^ear.  He  was  married  in  Pennsylvania 
to  Miss  Marv,  a  dauohter  of  David  Weiss,  in  1821.  Thev  were  the 
parents  of  ten  children,  namely :  Lucinda,  John,  Alfred  M.,  Sarah  J., 
Elizabeth  (deceased),  Mary,  Delila,  Minerva,  Maria  and  David.  Mrs. 
Snyder  was  boi'u  at  Greensburg,  Pa.,  in  1802,  and  her  four  eldest 
children  were  born  in  that  state.  This  lady,  now  over  eighty  years, 
is  mentally  and  physically  well  preserved,  and  ranks  among  the  oldest 
Methodist  members  in  the  county. 


OF   aOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  567 

Alfred  M.  Snyder,  son  of  William  and  Mary  Snyder,  was  born  in 
Greene  county,  Pa.,  in  1827.  He  came  to  Stark  county  with  his 
])arents,  and,  with  the  excei)tion  of  the  years  from  1853  to  1857  spent 
in  CJalifornia,  has  been  a  jiermanent  resident  of  the  county  since  1840. 
In  1859  he  purchased  160  acres  where  he  lived  twenty  five  years  ;  then 
moved  to  section  seventeen,  where  he  improved  a  farm  of  150  acres, 
where  he  now  resides.  On  March  10,  1858,  he  married  Miss  Mary  E. 
Hayes,  born  here  in  ISIO,  a  daughter  of  Harry  Hayes,  a  settler  of 
1887.  They  are  the  parvUts  of  five  children:  Bradford  H., Charles  A., 
Herbert  E.,  Harry  A.  and  George  A.  In  his  time  he  has  experienced 
all  the  vicissitudes  of  pioneer  life  in  Central  Illinois,  and  of  the  Argo- 
nauts of  1853-7.  Mr.  Snyder  is  a  meml)erof  the  Blue  Lodge  of  Lafay 
ette,  and  he  and  wife  belong  to  the  Universalist  church  there. 

A.  B.  II.  Snyder  settled  at  Lafayette  in  the  spring  of  1855,  was 
born  in  New  York,  Ulster  county,  in  the  year  1826.  A])ril  7,  and  is  a 
son  of  John  A.  and  Jane  (Bevier)  Snyder,  natives  of  the  same  state, 
who  came  to  Goshen  township  in  the  year  1855.  Mr.  Snyder,  Sr.,  re- 
sided in  Lafayette  fourteen  years,  returned  to  New  York,  where  he 
died  in  1882,  aged  sixty-eight  years.  Mrs.  Snyder  died  in  Lafayette 
in  1856  aged  sixty-two  years.  Three  children  came  with  their  parents, 
viz.:  Bevier,  Jane,  wife  of  J.  Tyrel,  and  A.  B.  II.  The  elder  Snvders 
were  members  of  the  Congregational  church.  Our  subject,  alone,  of  the 
family,  resides  in  Stark  county,  others  in  Texas.  Mr.  Snyder  engaged  in 
stock  buying  from  1855  to  '75,  a  period  of  twenty  years,  and  dealt  very 
extensively,  traveling  over  a  vast  area  of  country.  In  1875.  ]iui'chased 
100  acres  where  he  now  resides,  on  which  he  settled,  and  has  since  re- 
sided, and  makes  an  occasional  shipment.  He  was  elected  assessor  of 
Goshen  townshi})  in  1870,  and  has  consecutively  assessed  the  ])roperty 
of  the  township  since  the  year  ls81.  Collected  the  tax  of  the  town- 
ship in  1862,  is  a  member  of  the  order  of  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  Stark  Lodge 
No,  502,  Avas  made  a  Mason  twenty  years  ago.  He  was  married  in 
1850  to  Cecilia  M.,  daughter  of  Alexander  Black,  of  Sullivj'u  county, 
N.  Y.,  who  has  borne  him  three  children,  two  living :  McGuire  and 
Lev^ally,  Charles,  deceased.  Votes  the  Repul)lican  ticket  upon  all 
questions  at  issue. 

./.  F.  Thomson,  son  of  William  and  Sarah  A.  (Ganson)  Thomson, 
was  born  in  Fairfield  township,  P^ranlclin  county,  Vt.,  June  24,  1831. 
His  father  was  a  native  of  Edinf)urg,  Scotland,  and  was  educated  there. 
J.  F.  Thomson  obtained  a  good  common  school  education  in  Yev 
mont,  traveled  west  in  1841,  and  resided  in  Kane  county.  III.,  until 
September.  1847,  when  he  moved  to  Lafayette.  h\  1853  he  joined  the 
California  stampede,  returned  r/«  the  Isfhmus.  in  1855-6,  and  followed 
the  car[)enter''s  trade  at  Lafayette  until  his  enlistment  in  the  One-hun- 
dred-and-fifty-first  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  which  command  he 
was  a  non-commissioned  officer  of  Company  I.  In  1851)  he  married 
Miss  Margaret  A.,  daughter  of  Alexander  Todd,  of  this  county.  Of 
their  seven  children,  six  are  living,  namely  :  Cora  A.,  Ethel,  aged  six 
years;  John  C,  Susan  E.,  Mary  Edna,  Kate  and  Maud.  In  1868  Mr. 
Thomson  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  and  lias  served  continu 
ously  since  that  time.     In    1874  he  was  commissioned  notary  public 


568  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

and  ill  1885  elected  collector  of  the  township.  After  the  war  he 
established  his  grocery  business  at  Lafayette,  which  he  now  carries  on. 

V.  Todd,  of  California,  formerlv  resided  at  Lafavette. 

2Ir)<.  Abhlfi  Anil  iJa<d,-sori)  Todd,  who  died  at  Lafayette.  March  KS, 
1S85,  was  born  in  Orange  count}^,  X.  Y.,  March  12,1809.  She  married 
Geo.  AY.  Dudley,  in  Ohio,  moved  to  Illinois  in  1809  or  18iO,  where 
her  husband  died.    She  married  C.  W.  Todd,  ApriU,  1847. 

Sin'itJi  Tidth\  a  native  of  Orange  county,  X.  Y..  moved  to  Pennsyl- 
vania on  attaining  his  maioi'ity.  and  there  married  Miss  Rebecca  Wort. 
Before  leaving  for  Ohio  two  of  their  children,  William  and  Mary,  were 
l)urned  to  death.  The  family  moved  to  Stark  county,  from  Ohio,  in 
1846.  resided  in  Osceola  townshi])  that  year  and  the  next  moved  to 
Elmira  townshi]).  Botli  old  settlers  are  buried  in  Appanoose  county, 
Iowa.  Of  their  nine  children  two  died,  as  related  above.  Sarah,  Smith, 
Ira,  Israel  and  Thomas  are  also  dead.  TJosalie  resides  in  Davis  county, 
la.,  while  Jolm  W.  is  the  only  representative  of  the  family  here.  He 
was  born  in  Luzerne  county.  Pa.,  in  1833,  came  to  Illinois  with  his  par- 
ents, and  here,  in  1857.  married  Miss  Maria  J.,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Rebecca  (Bonsall)  Fleming.  In  1852  he  joined  the  Argonauts  in  the 
California  stam])ede,  crossed  the  plains  in  seven  months  and  returned 
in  185()  with  a  pack-train.  Since  that  time  he  has  made  Stark  county 
his  home,  resiibng  on  his  present  place  since  1883.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tut- 
tle  are  the  parents  of  twelve  children  and  two  numbered  among  the 
dead,  namely:  Alary  and  Emma.  The  otliers  are  Charles,  Marion, 
Anna,  Aba,  Alice.  Rebecca,  Edwin.  Harry.  Lotta.  Willie,  Samuel  and 
ALiude  L.  Mr.  Tuttle  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  society,  and  polit- 
ically a  Republican. 

Peter  II.  Wade,  who  located  in  (tosIicu  m  1853,  a  mile  east  of  the 
present  home,  resided  there  for  three  years  when  he  moved  to  Henry 
county  and  made  his  home  there  until  1869,  when,  returning,  he  made 
the  beginning  of  the  present  farm  of  250  acres,  aU  highly  improved. 
Mr.  Wade  with  his  parents.  William  and  Margaret,  settled  in  Edgar 
county  in  1837,  where  his  mother  died,  and  eventually  in  Knox  county, 
where  his  father  died.  Mr.  Wade  was  born  in  Prince  Edward  county, 
Ya.,  January  1,  1825.  His  marriage,  with  Miss  Sarah  Shively,  was  cel- 
ebrated in  1852.  Airs.  Wade  was  born  in  Muskingum  county,  Ohio, 
August  31,  1832.  Her  parents.  AYilliam  and  Alary  Shively,  were  born 
in  Loudoun  county,  A"a.,  and  since  their  marriage  nine  children  were 
Ijorn,  namely  :  Alary  Emily  AYade.  born  February  19,  1855,  in  Stark 
county.  111.:  Frances  Alarion  Wade,  born  Alay  16.  1857;  Alice  Alay 
AVade,  born  June  8,  I860;  Sarah  Belle  Wade,' born  October  2,  1862^: 
AVillie  Lincoln  Wade,  l^orn  February  2'),  186.5;  Clara  AYade.  l)orn  Sep- 
tember 2<'>,  1868.  died  A])ril  2,  188i.  The  five  last  named  were  born 
in  Henry  county,  llattie  Evena  Wade,  born  Alay  10,  1870;  Lillie 
A^iola  AYade,  born  September  22,  1874;  infant  son,  born  and  died 
Xoveml)er  2.  1854,  the  three  last  named   being   Ijorn  m  Stark  county. 

J(d(n  W/tite,  the  founder  of  this  family  in  Stark  county,  and  his 
wife,  Ameba  (Aletcalf)  Alanning,  were  natives  of  Atassachusetts.  In 
1833  they  moved  to  Cuyahoga  county.  Ohio,  and  1836  to  Goshen  town- 
ship, this  county,  making  their  first  home  in  Illinois  on  the  very  ground 


OF    GOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  569 

where  the  Widow  Mary  J.  White  now  resides,  purchasing  1(>0  acres  of 
congressional  hind  at  the  prices  which  then  ruled.  In  religious  affairs 
Mr.  White  was  a  Universalist,  while  his  wife  always  was  identified 
with  Methodism.  Of  their  children,  Samuel  M.;  Mary,  wife  of  G.  H. 
Redfield;  Sarah,  wife  of  T.  D.  Church,  and  John  A.  are  residents  of 
this  county.  The  father  died  October  29,  1852,  in  his  fifty- fourth  year, 
and  the  mother  September  27,  1868,  in  her  sixty-fourth  year. 

Jolm  A.  White,  the  second  child  of  John  above  named,  was  Ijorn  in 
Cuyahoga  county,  O.,  October  1<».  1801,  came  to  Stark  county  with  liis 
parents;  received  a  good  common  school  education  here;  married  A[)i"il 
26, 1854,  Miss  Mary  J.  Anderson  ;  took  up  his  residence  in  the  old  home- 
stead and  resided  there  until  his  death.  May  8.  1886.  For  over  thirty 
years  his  energy  and  industry  won  success  for  all  his  enterpiMses,  and 
inteo'ricv  marked  all  his  dealino-s.  For  a  number  of  vears  he  was  trus- 
tee  of  the  township  schools,  one  of  the  leading  supporters  of  the  Uni- 
versalist Church,  a  staunch  meml)er  of  the  Republican  party,  and 
active  in  all  those  affairs  with  which  his  name  is  connected  in  the  local 
and  general  history  of  the  county.  In  1855  he  commenced  buying 
stock,  a  business  he  continued  uninterruptedly  until  his  death.  In 
addition  to  this  he  established  a  heavy  grain  trade  at  Lafayette,  which 
he  carried  on  for  many  years.  Of  his  thirteen  children  twelve  are  liv- 
ing, namely  :  John  II.  or  Hanson,  Sarah  E.,  Minnie  E.,  Mary  V.,  Anna 
A.,  Charles  F.,  Luna  J.,  George  A.,  Phoebe  P.,  Asa  G.,  Lucv  B.,  Frank 
L.,  Harriet  E.  died  at  the  age  of  twentj^-two  months.  Mr.  White  was 
a  practical  temperance  worker  and  aimed  to  reform  by  exam})le  rather 
than  l)v  force.  His  wide  acquaintance  and  the  equally  wide  esteem  in 
which  he  was  held  tended  much  to  make  his  inffuence  felt  in  social, 
political  and  business  matters,  so  that  today  not  a  few  remember  him 
as  the  one  to  whom  they  looked  for  exam])le,  and  following  this  exam- 
ple prospered. 

Jo/in  II.  White,  eldest  son  of  John  A.  White,  was  Ixn-n  in  Goshen 
township,  July  9,  1855.  He  was  married  November  19,  1879,  to  Miss 
Delia  E.,  daughter  of  S.  M.  Jones.  They  are  the  parents  of  two  chil- 
dren, Bessie  M.  and  Llo3'(l.  Mr.  White  owns  a  farm  of  eighty  acres, 
but  cultivates  about  two  hundred  acres.  He  is  a  member  of  Stark 
Masonic  Lodo-e,  No.  5(»1,  and  politicall}'  a  Republican. 

Samuel  31.  White  was  born  at  Provrdence,  R.  I.,  August  (i,  i829, 
moved  witli  liis  pai'ents  to  Ohio  in  infancy,  and  in  18o6  came  with 
them  to  Goshen  township.  He  was  educated  at  the  mute  asylum, 
Jacksonville,  111.  In  1853  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  A.  Easton,  of  Pe- 
oria county.  111.,  and  settled  permanently  on  the  farm  where  he  now 
resides.  Sev^n  children  were  born  to  them,  of  whom  hv^e  are  living. 
The  names  are:  Abel  II.,  Sarali  M.,  wife  of  John  Hilliard,  Stephen  E., 
Willie  R.,  Mabel  Y.,  Phoebe  J.  Mud  Samuel  A.  ]\Ir.  White's  farm  con- 
sists of  one  hundred  and  fifty-three  acres  of  improved  land,  all  under 
cultivation.  Both  he  and  Mrs.  White  have  been  members  of  the  C(jn- 
gregational  church  for  many  years.  Politically  Mr.  White  is  Rrpubli- 
can,  the  principles  of  that  ])arty  l^eing  made  a  study  by  him. 

Simeon  Williams,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  who  settled  in  Goshen 
township  in  1855,  died  in  August,  1881. 


570  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES. 

Rev.  John  Lester  Williams^  hovn  in  Washington  county,  Pa.,  in 
1808,  died  at  Lafayette  December  lO,  1881.  In  1833  he  became  a 
preacher  of  the  Methodisit  Episcopal  church  ;  in  1819  went  on  the  Wis- 
consin mission  ;  in  1865  was  supei'annuated,  and  about  this  time  settled 
at  Lafayette. 

John  WilUani.^,  located  in  Lafayette  in  1864,  and  established  him- 
self in  the  business  in  which  he  is  now  eng-aged.  lie  carries  a  full 
stock  in  ready  made  goods,  and  does  custom  work.  In  1880  he  erected 
a  new  store  building.  He  was  born  in  Scotland  (Glasgow)  in  the  year 
183 L  Came  to  America  in  1848,  settling  in  Auburn,  X.  Y.;  followed 
his  trade  there  eighteen  months.  Thence  removed  to  Ovid.  X.  Y., 
where  lie  ])lied  his  trade  twelve  years.  Married  here  Mary  Ilanlon 
subsequently  he  moved  to  Ohio,  living  there  a  short  time,  and 
then  continued  his  journey  to  LafaN^ette,  where  he  has  since  resided 
and  prospered.  He  and  wife  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episc()])al 
church,  with  which  they  have  been  connected  twenty -one  years.  He  is 
one  of  the  present  trustees,  and  has  been  steward  and  class  teacher,  al- 
ways taking  an  active  part  in  all  church  work.  Is  a  member  of  the 
I.  O.  O.  F..  of  the  Lafa^^ette  Lodge.  He  is  the  father  of  eleven  chil- 
dren, nine  living,  viz.:  Jennie.  Mary,  Katie  (deceased),  and  George, 
minors;  Maggie,  Ella,  Lena.  Johnny,  Ed.,  Guy;  Lizzie,  deceased.  Yotes 
the  Prohibition  ticket,  and  is  a  warm  advocate  of  its  principles. 

Cajdahi  WilJiain  Wilhrrforee  Wright,  son  of  Roval  and  Diantha 
(Martin)  Wright,  was  born  at  Hanover,  N.  H.,  April  3,1820.  His 
father  was  a  native  of  Hanover,  born  November  12.  1778.  The  fam- 
ily dates  back  to  1639,  when  Deacon  Samuel  Wright  first  settled  at 
Springfield.  Mass.  He  returned  to  Xorthampton,  Mass.,  in  1655, 
and  died  there  October  17,  l<i65.  He  was  the  father  of  James,  of 
Xorthampton,  and  he  is  the  father  of  Samuel,  who  married  Ilebecca 
Sikes,  and  he  the  father  of  Samuel,  who  married  Hannah  Loomis.  and 
he  the  father  of  Nathaniel,  who  married  Irene  Sprague,  of  Plymouth, 
Mass.;  died  November  2(i,  179t');  he  the  father  of  Nathaniel,  who  mar- 
ried Jemima  Bartlett,  and  for  second  wife,  Mary  Page;  died  July  27, 
1828.  His  first  wife  died  in  1784,  his  second  in  1813,  and  he  the  father 
of  Royal,  born  of  Jemima  Bartlett.  Novembei'  12.  1778,  died  at  Can- 
ton, 111,  January  3,  L^64.  His  son,  William  AY,  died  June  24.  1864. 
at  Nashville,  Tenn..  from  wounds  received  at  Resaca,  Ga.  He  enlisted 
in  One-hundred-and-twelfth  Illinois  Yolunteer  Infantry,  and  was 
elected  Captain  of  Company  F.  He  married  Miss  Anne  M.,  daughter 
of  Jolm  Creighton.  then  of  Canton.  HI.,  a  native  of  Ireland.  Septend>er 
1,  1840.  This  lady  is  residing  at  Chicago  with  her  three  youngest 
chihlren,  namelv :  Sophia  L.,  born  July  17,  1856;  Eliza  M.,  November 
17,  1858,  and  John  E.,  October  14.  186(».  the  latter  now  on  the  local 
^iaf^  ot  the  Dai  I  ij  Xe  IDS.  The  elder  chiklren  are  Nathaniel  W..  boi-n 
June  9.  1841 ;  William  W.,  September  10,  1842 ;  Curtis,  March  (>, 
1844;  Amelia  A  (now  Mrs.  R.  H.  McKeighan.  of  Toulon  Township). 
September  2,  1845  ;  R.  Creighton,  February  15,  1852.  Two  children 
died  here  in  infancy.  About  1838  Mr.  Creighton  and  familv  came 
from  Cavan  Couutv.  Ireland,  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  and  the  followiu"- 
year  took  his  i)lace  amoni>'  the  earlv  settlers  of  Canton,  Fulton  Countv, 


OSCEOLA   TOWNSHIP. 


571 


111.  Mr.  Wrig-bt  came  with  his  parents  to  Canton,  ill.,  in  1832,  and 
resided  there  until  1851,  when  the  family  moved  to  Goshen  Township, 
and  settled  on  the  farm  which  he  purchased,  being  the  northeast  quar- 
ter, section  13.  This  ]n'opertv  is  still  in  the  family,  and  rented  to  Jack- 
son Anderson  and  William  Marshall,  both  Scotchmen.  At  the  time  of 
his  eidistment  he  was  deacon,  trustee  and  Sunday-school  superintend- 
ent of  the  ConoTeo-ational  church  at  Toulon.  For  vears  he  w^as  sta- 
tion  agent  on  the  underground  railroad  near  Canton,  and  one  of  the 
trustiest  conductors  on  the  road  ;  the  locomotive — a  roan  pony,  was 
called  "  Old  Mog,"'  afterwards  owned  by  Ow^en  Lovejoy. 

Gad.  L.  Yale^  born  in  Connecticut  in  1810,  settled  at  Lafayette  in 
1840.  He  lost  his  first  wife  prior  to  settlement  here,  but  in  1839,  mar- 
ried Mar}^  M.  Wilsey,  of  Henry  county.  In  1865  he  received  a  sun- 
stroke, and  in  1877  was  stricken  with  palsy,  from  which  he  suffered 
up  to  his  death  in  April  1882. 


CHAPTER   XX. 


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HIS  township,  like  the  village  of  the  same  name  in  Elmira 
Township,  owes  its  name  to  the  fact  that,  during  tlie  Semi- 
nole war,  a  number  of  persons  settled  in  the  neighborhood, 
who  admired  the  desperate  valor  of  the  half-breed  chief  of 
that  tribe.  This  war  beo-an  in  1835  and  lasted  seven  vears, 
thouoh  the  last  four  vears  of  the  struo-o-le  did  not  reflect  as 
much  credit  on  the  Indians  as  the  first  three,  when  they 
were  led  by  the  brilliant  Osceola.  His  father  was  Willis 
Powell,  and  his  mother  a  Creek  Indian  woman.  Osceola 
was  born  in  Georgia,  but  his  mother  removed  to  Florida, 
where  he  became  the  leader  of  the  Seminoles.  He  opposed 
their  removal,  and  led  them  in  many  desperate  encounters, 
until  he  was  captured  and  imprisoned  at  Fort  Moultrie, 
where  he  died  in  1838,  a  year  prior  to  the  organization  of 
this  county,  and  only  a  few  years  after  the  first  settlement  was  made 
in  this  townshi]!. 

The  population  of  the  township  in  1880,  was  1,519,  including  506 
credited  to  Bradford,  and  lOl-  to  Lombardville.  The  fact  that,  during 
the  year  188(i,  3»»0  acres  of  wheat  produced  9,000  bushels,  oats  aver- 
aged 55  bushels,  some  acres  ^Melding  100  bushels,  and  corn  averaged 
about  28  bushels,  is  the  best  index  to  its  agricultural  wealth. 

Throughout  the  townshi])  there  is  a  heavy  coal  deposit,  baidvs  and 
shafts  which  have  been  worked  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1861 
John  McLoughlin  worked  the  Foster  coal  bank,  two  and  a  half  miles 
west  of  Bradford,  and  sold  in  the  neighborhood  at  that  time.     Here  his 


brother,  Levi  McLoughlin,  was  accidentally  killed. 
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572  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

other  mines  in  the  neighborhood  of  Spoon  river,  and  the  Lombardville 
shafts  are  the  principal  centers  of  the  coal  supply  here.  In  1862  a  gas 
well  was  tapped  on  A.  J.  Xevitt's  farm,  four  miles  east  of  Bradford. 
In  1883,  in  the  same  neigh liorhood.  gas  and  oil  wells  were  tapped. 
Gas  was  found  in  Milo  township  and  a  com]:)any  was  organized  in  Mar- 
shall county  to  work  the  wells,  but  did  not  find  oil  or  gas  in  paying 
quantities. 

The  original  entries  of  lands  in  township  14  north,  range  7  east, 
and  names  of  present  owners,  are  as  follows  : 

Richard  Llovd,  n.  e.  fr.  qr.,  sec.  1;  Mav  12,  1852.     L.  D.  Whiting,  118. 

Richard  Lloyd,  e.  hf.  and  w.  hf.  n.  w.  fr.  qr.,  sec.  1.  May  12,  1852.  L.  D.  Whit- 
ing, 108. 

.John  Wingfield,  s.  w.  qr..  sec.  1;  Xov.  11,  1817.     M.  Cahill,  118;  .J.  O'Brien,  32. 

Daniel  Prestman,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  1;  Xov.  11,  1817.     M.  Cahill,  160. 

Thomas  S.  Cook.  e.  and  w.  hf.  n.  w.  fr.  qr.  and  n.  e.  fr.  qr.,  sec.  2;  April  18,  1851. 
T.  Mellor,  90;  W.  M.  Pilgrim,  29.  n.  e.  qr. ;  W.  M.  Pilgrim,  44;  C.  F.  Ware,  74,  n.  w.  qr. 

John  Cochran,  s.  w.  qr. ;  .sec.  2;  Oct.  6,  1817.  Mrs.  Latimer,  32I2  ;  C.  F.  Ware, 
1273^,  s.  w.  qr. 

Richard  Marshall,  s.  e.  qr.  .sec.  2;  Oct.  6,  1817.  C.  and  Mrs.  Latimer,  137i^ ;  F. 
Davies,  8,  s.  e. 

Thomas  S.  Cook,  e.  h.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  3  ;  April  18,  1851.  Chas.  F.  Ware,  e.  hf. 
n.  e.  qr. 

Joseph  Wilson,  n.  w.  qr.  and  w.  hf.  n.  e.  (^r.,  sec.  3;  March  12,  1850.  Geo.  Sted- 
ham,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.;  F.  P.  Kapp,  u.  w.  119. 

Levi  Spaulding,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Jan.  23,  1818.     Charles  Stewart.  160. 

.John  Spencer,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  3;  Jan.  23.  1818.     Charles  Stewart.  160. 

Amy  Voorhees,  lot  1,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  March  22.  1852.  C.  Giltillan,  e.  62  ;  C.  R. 
Townsend,  w.  62. 

John  blasters,  lot  2  and  lot  2,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  March  22,  1852. 

John  Stidham,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Nov,  22,  1836.     Edward  Seeds,  n.  w.  121. 

Isaac  Irvine,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Feb.  17,  1818.     Romulus  Riggs,  s.  w.  160. 

Geo.  Rowland,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Xov.  11,  1817.  Mrs.  Black,  n.  80  ;  .1.  Black,  s. 
80s.  e. 

H.  .1.  Balch,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Xov.  19,  1817.     Jacob  Kopp,  125. 

Nathan  Webster,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  5,  Sept.  10,  1836.     Daniel  Whisker,  122. 

Jacob  Seeders,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  5;  Xov.  20,  1817.     Charles  Girvin,  160. 

John  Stidham,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  X'ov.  22,  1836.     E.  P.  Wrisrht,  160. 

John  Lyle,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  Sept.  10,  1836. 

Mvrtle  G.  Brase,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  Jan.  23,  1837.  Jonathan  F.  Currier, 
n.  248.' 

Robert  Hall,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  6;  July  21,  1836. 

Wm.  Hall,  s.  w.  qr.,   sec.  6;  July  21,  1836.     C.  A.  Gardner,  s.  w.  154. 

.John  Swi.sson,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6  ;  Jan.  14,  1818.  C.  Girvin,  Jr.,  e.  80  :  D.  Whisker, 
w.  80. 

Timothy  Carter,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  :\Iarch  9,  1818.     D.  Wliisker,  160. 

John  Armstrong,  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  7;  Maj-  31,  1836.  W.  W.  Buswell,  80;  D.  Whisker, 
s.  76. 

.James  Buswell,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  7:  Mav  5,  1836.     John  Lackie,  156. 

Timothy  Carter,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  March  9,  1818.     .James  T.  House.  160. 

Margaret  Smith,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  June  8,  1818.     .Joseph  Fleming,  160. 

John  Pilsbury,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  8;  June  8,  1818.     F.  P.  Wright,  80;  E.  P.  Wright,  80. 

Samuel  Adams,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  8;  Oct.  6,  1817.     James  House,  160 

Alanson  Adams,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  Oct.  6,  1817.  A.  H.  Brock,  80;  C.  Wilson,  40; 
J.  N.  Seely,  40. 

Stephen  Whipple,  n.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  9;  Dec.  27,  1817.  S.  Seeds,  40;  .James  Black,  40; 
Samuel  Seeds,  s.  80,  n.  e.;  Mrs.  John  Black,  40;  John  Black,  Jr.,  120,  n.  av. 

.lames  C.  Angell,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9:  Dec.  27,  1817. 

.lohn  T.  Swords,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9;  July  16,  1819.  Geo.  Sturtevant,  82;  I.  Seely, 
35;  J.  N.  Seely,  40. 

Alex.  McCcmkey,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  9:  May  15,  1819.     Silas  Seely.  s.  e.  160. 

Samuel  Shannon,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Dec.  15,  1817.     Charles  Stuart,  160. 

William  Weaver,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Dec.  15,  1817.     Charles  Stuart,  160 


OSCEOLA    TOWNSHIP.  573 

Charles  Avery,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  May  15,  1818.     Fred.  Dickman,  160. 

Natlian  Brown,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  May  15,  1818.  Mark  Booth,  n.  80;  T.  aud  I. 
Hall,  s.  80. 

John  Gowen,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Jan.  7,  1818.     Luke  Code,  36,  and  small  lots. 

Stephen  Bridges,  u.  \v.  qr..  sec.  11;  Jan.  7,  1818.     J.  P.  Erkskine,  160. 

Rausaeleer  Lee,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Nov.  29,  1818.  T.  aud  I.  Hall,  40:  I.  Hall,  80; 
J.  Hall,  40. 

Shelton  Lockwood,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  11.     See  next. 

Morris  Fowler,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  11;  March  16,  1853.     James  McGifford,  s.  e.  160. 

Isaac  IT.  Day,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Nov.  1,  1850.     William  F.  Horton,  160. 

Joseph  Cutler,  n.  w.  and  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Feb.  14,  1818.  Wm.  Leet,  u.  w.  148, 
also  s .  w .  148 . 

Isaac  H.  Dav,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12:  Nov.  1,  1850.     W.  F.  Horton.  s.  e.,  160. 

J.  C.  Hamilton,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Dec.  4,  1849.     W.  F.  Horton,  80;  J.  Lennon,  80. 

David  Flagg,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  13;  Dec.  11,  1817.     B.  Mehan,  80;  D.  Donavan,  w.  74. 

Jonathan  Pike,  s    w.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Dec.  11,  1817.     M.  A.  Ames,  s.  w.  154. 

John  C.  Hamilton,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Dec.  4,  1849.  Nelson  Woodruff,  w.  80;  P. 
Finnegan,  e.  80. 

Wm.  Brower,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Jan.  24,  1818.     John  and  James  Hall,  160. 

Frederick  Devoe,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14,  Jan.  24,  1818.     John  and  James  Hall.  160. 

A.  Campbell,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Feb.  20,  1818.     Jonathan  Hall,  s.  w.  160. 

Asel  Stanley,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Feb.  20,  1818.     James  PLill,  60;  Geo.  I.  Searl,  100. 

Timothy  Thompson,  n.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  15;  Dec.  8,  1818.     T.  Hall,  n.  80;  J.  Hall,  80. 

Gerard  Tracy,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Dec.  8,  1818.     Levi  Fulk,  160. 

Ephraim  Pratt,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  15;  Nov.  5,  1817.  Jonathan  aud  W.  Hall,  80;  James 
Hall,  80. 

John  Barker,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Nov.  5,  1817.     Jonathan  and  Martha  Hall,  160. 

John  L.  Fowler,  lots  1  aud  8,  e.,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16;  April  8,  1850.  Levi  Fulk,  82; 
I.  Seely,  81 . 

Madison  Wever,  lots  2  and  7,  w.,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16;  April  8,  1850. 

Jackson  S.  Osburn,  loi  3,  n.  e.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16;  April  8,  1850.  Israel  Seely, 
40;  I.   Sturm,  121. 

Isaac  Sturm,  lots  4  and  5,  w.,  n.  w.  cp-.,  sec.  16;  April  8,  1850. 

George  D.  Sturm,  lot  6,  s.  e.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16;  April  8,  1850. 

Joshua  Gilfallen  aud  Otis  Gardner,  lots  11  and  14,  e.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16;  April  8, 
1850.     Samuel  Craft,  81;  W.  D.  Fulk,  82,  s.  w. 

Isaac  Ridgeway,  lot  12,  n.  w.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16;  April  8,  1850 

Matthias  Sturm,  lot  13,  s.  w.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16;  April  8,  1850. 

John  E.  Dalrvmple,  lots  9  and  16,  e.,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16;  April  8,  1850.  I.  Dalrym- 
ple,  119;  Israel  Seely,  40. 

Upton  Nelson,  lot  10,  u.  w.,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16;  April  8,  1850. 

Daniel  Phenix,  lot  15,  s.  w.,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16;  April  8,  1850. 

John  Carroll,  n.  e.  qr.,  se(;.  17;  April  23,  1818.  Isaac  Sturm,  e.  80;  Charles  Wil- 
son, 80. 

James  Wiley,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  April  23,  1818.     Charles  Wilson,  160. 

John  Langtitt,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Dec.  31,  1817.  George  Bodle,  80;  W.  W.  Searl, 
s.  80. 

Jacol)  Sticker,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Dec.  31,  1817.  C.  D.  Stiu-m,  120;  John  Elli- 
ott, 40. 

Amos  Bunnell,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Dec.  18,  1817.     George  Sturtevant,  n.  e.  160. 

Lsaac  Spencer,  n.  w-.  (jr.,  sec.  18:  July  12,  1836.  Otis  Gardner,  n.  w .  114;  J.  A. 
Gardner,  23;  W.  W.  Winslow,  19. 

Lsaac  Spencer,  n.  e.  qr.,  s.  w.  (jr.,  sec.  18;  July  13,  1836.  W.  W.  Winslow, 
s.  w    156. 

Thomas  H.  Watts,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  18;  July  12,  1836. 

Thomas  H.  Watts,  s.  e.  qr.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Feb.  17.  1837. 

Asa  Planning,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Dec.  18,  1817.     Elijah  Stevens,  s.  e.  160. 

William  Kurnin,  s.  e.  qr..  sec.  19;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Elijah  Stevens,  n.  e.  160. 

James  Clark,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  19;  Nov.  19,  1836.     James  B.  Winslow,  n.  w.  160. 

D.  Salisbury  and  E.  Nichols,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  June  8,  1836.  H.  M.  Scott,  n.  78; 
John  Lackie,  s.  78,  s.  w.   qr. 

Samuel  Love,  n.  e.  qr.,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19;  June  13,  1836.  W.  W.  Searl,  e.  78;  C. 
Sturtevant,  w.  78,  s.  e.  qr. 

John  Watts,  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19;  Feb.   19,  1837. 

Samuel  Love,  s.  e.  qr.,  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  19;  June  10,  1836. 


574  HISTORY    OF    STAKE    COUNTY. 

James  Bush,  Jr.,  n.  e.,  and  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  20;  Feb.  20,  1818.     William  Leet,  320. 

William  Pratt,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  20;  May  17,  1836.  W.  Liggett,  40;  Alex  Liggett, 
120,  s.  w.  qr.:  H.  S.  Sturm,  36;  Champion,  4;  William  Liggett,  120.  s.  e.  qr. 

3Iathias  Sturm,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  ]\Iav  o,  1836. 

Eli  Bradv,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  May  l,"l818.     James  Hall,  85;  Jane  A.  Phenix,  43. 

Andrew  Groynne,,n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  May  1,  1818.  J.  M.  Liggett,  156;  C.  W. 
Woodward,  4. 

John  Lyle,  n.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.  and  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  Sept.  10,  1836.  Jane  A.  Phenix, 
60;  Liggett,  60;  Champion,  40. 

Matliias  Sturm,  s.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  May  5,  1836.  Jane  A.  Phenix,  110;  Jona- 
than Hall,  40;  J.  Hall,  10. 

Jabez  Graves,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Jan.  23,  1818.     Amelia  Hall,  80;  Wm.  Hall,  80. 

William  Graham,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Jan.  23,  1818.     James  Hall,  160. 

William  Crowson,  s.  w.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Feb.  10,  1818.  D.  Fulk,  s.  w.  qr. ; 
J.  D.  Hatfield,  s.  e.  qr. 

James  Taylor,  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  23;  June  5,  1818.  J.  E.  Yail,  n.  80;  S.  A.  Foster, 
s.  79,  n.  e.  qr. 

Isaac  McCarter,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  June  5,  1818.  Jonathan,  William  and  Martha 
Hall,  n.  w.  160. 

Samuel  Allen,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Nov.  29,  1817.  F.  J.  Liggett,  e.  80;  L.  L. 
Foster,  w.  80. 

Philip  Andrews,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Xov.  29,  1817.  D.  G.  Plummer,  44;  M.  Fowler, 
761-^  and  14  town  lots,  s.  e.  qr. 

Elijah  Xickerson,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Xov.  29,  1817.     Nathaniel  Coleman,  n.  e.  160. 

Samuel  Xeal,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;   Xov.  29,  1817.     Wm.  Leet,  n.  w.  155. 

Fred.  Honn,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Xov.  30,  1818.  Wm.  Leet,  e.  103,  and  town 
lots,  s.  w. 

George  Stall,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Xov.  30,  1818.     Maria  Owens,  s.  e.  160. 

F.  K.  Robinson,  n.  e.  and  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25:  March  4,  1818.  Mordecai  Bevier,  60; 
H.  Whitley,  100  in  n.  e.  qr.;  B.  ^l.  Thompson,  64;  J.  V.  Bevier,  38;  H.J.  Wilcox,  38, 
and  town  lots  in  n.  w.  qr. 

Job  Haskell,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Dec.  10,  1817.  Mordecai  Bevier,  n.  80;  B.  G. 
Howes,  s.  80,  s.  w.  qr. 

Hudson  Knight,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25:  Dec    10,  1817.     William  Blake,  s.  e.  160. 

John  Coon,  n.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  26;  Xov.  7,  1817.  J.  E.  Xoyes,  40;  Decker  i  Co.,  40; 
H.  Phenix,  17,  and  town  lots  in  n.  e.  qr. 

J.  C.  Parker,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Aug.  14,  1818.     A.  J.  Sturm,  150  in  n.  w. 

Orason  Menard,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  26;  April  23,  1818.  H.  J.  Wilcox,  36;  F.  Leggitt, 
40;  A.  E.  Whitcher,  78. 

Josiah  Brantley,  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  26;  Aug.  14,  1818.  John  Whitcher,  s.  80;  H.J. 
Wilcox,  n.  80. 

R.  Hardy,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Jan.  31,  1818.  Sturm,  2;  X.  Sturm,  78;  J.  E.  Xoyes, 
16  i<,  and  A.  A.  Seely,  73  }i  n.  e. 

Amos  Small,  n.  w.  qr.,  s'ec.  27;  Oct.  6,  1818.     X.  Sturm,  n.  80;  A.  A.  Seelv,  s.  80. 

E.  F.  Xicholls,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Feb.  18,  1818.  John  Seely,  80;  S.  Montooth, 
60;  J.  A.  Phenix,  20. 

W.  F.  Reed,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27,  Dec.  15,  1817.  N.  W.  Foster,  1;  H.  C.  Sturm,  78:  F. 
Pratt,  80.  sec.  27. 

H.  Seely  and  L.  Sturm,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  July  3, 1835.  Doyle  &  Damon,  40;  B.  F. 
Xewton,  40;'  Israel  Seely,  40;  Nathan  Downing,  40. 

Jos.  Xewton,  n.  e.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  May  2,  1836.  Xapoleon  Enos,  120;  John 
Milkey,  40;  Jane  A.  Phenix,  40;  Wm.  3Ioore,  115,  are  the  large  lots  on  sec.  28,  the  others 
being  in  town . 

John  Stedham,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Xov.  22,  1836. 

Joseph  Xewton,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Jan.  14,  1836. 

Henry  Breese,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Jan.  14,  1836. 

William  Eaton,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Dec.  31,  1817. 

George  Stanton,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Feb.  18,  1818. 

Alfred  Foster,  n.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Sept.  24,  1852.  W.  Leggett.  40,  in  n.  e.  qr. 

Xicliolas  Sturm,  s.  w.  qr.  and  s.  e.  qr.  n.   e.   qr  ,  .sec.  29;  Oct.  3,  1849. 

David  Corier,  n.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  July  14,  1837.  O.  Golder,  110,  W. 
Moore,  40,  in  n.  w.  qr. 

Wm.  Moore,  s.  w.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Dec.  5,  1853.  W.J.  Eagelston.  140, 
in  s.  w.  qi". 

Nicholas  Sturm,  s.  e.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.  and  n.  e.  qr.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29,  Oct.  3,  1844. 


OSCEOLA   TOWNSHIP.  575 

John  F.  Phenix,  u.  w.  qr.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Dec.  5,  1853. 

Wm.  Gray,  s.  w.  qr.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Sept.  1,  1835. 

Sylvanus  Moore,  s.  e.  qr.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  July  3,  1835.  W.  Moore,  100;  W. 
&  B.  Phenix,  40;  Elijah  Stevens,  40,  in  s.  e.  qr.,  are  the  only  large  tracts  in  this  section, 
the  remainder  being  town  lots. 

Moses  Vansiekle,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Sept.  1,  1835. 

Isaac  Spencer,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  July  14,  1837.  E.  Stevens,  120;  M.  H. 
Weaver,  5,  and  Otis  Gardner,  35,  in  n.  e.  qr. 

J.  and  W.  Gray,  u.  w.  qr.  and  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  May  2,  1836.  Levi  Fulk, 
75;  Geo.  Currier,  38,  and  Elijah  Stevens,  38,  in  u.  w.  qr. 

W.  H.  Boardman,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  March  6,  1837. 

Dexter  Hall,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  May  23,  1836.  R.  C.  Briggs,  76i^  on  the 
s.  w.  qr. 

Nemennah  Merritt,  n.  e  qr.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  July  14,  1837.  H.  H.  Drawyer,  60, 
and  Doyle  &  Damon,  50,  on  s.  e.  qr.,  with  town  lots. 

Jolin  T.  Phenix,  s.  e.  qr.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Dec.  5,  1853. 

Nemennah  Merritt,  v.\  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  July  14,  1837. 

W.  H.  Boardman,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  July  14,  1837.  Elijah  Stevens'  70,  H. 
Brown's  80,  J.  Funk's  80,  E.  Harty's  40,  D.  Harty's  20,  T.  W.  Harmon's  20,  and  Doyle 
ct  DaTuon's  10  constitute  the  n.  hf.  of  this  section. 

Daniel  Woodworth,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  July  14,  1837. 

Nemennah  Merritt,  u.  \v.  qr.,  sec.  31;  July  14,  1837. 

Zach  Gray,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Jan.  1,  1819.     T.  W.  Harmon,  s.  w.  160. 

Calvin  Davidson,  n.  e.  qr.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Dec.  5,  1837.  Byron  Smith,  s.  e. 
156,  and  E .  Stevens,  3 . 

J.  &  W.  Gray,  w.  hf .  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  May  2,  1856. 

AsherM.  Smith,  s.  e.  qr.  of  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Feb.  1,  1856. 

Zebulon  Avery,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Feb.  1,  1856.  J.  Harmon,  26;  John  Harmon, 
134,  n.  e. 

William  Gray,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Sept.  1,  1835.  A.  Gilmore,  134i^;  W.  J. 
Eaglcston,  25i.<,  n.  w.  qr. 

Henry  Seeley,  e.  hf .  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  March  22,  1836.  Samuel  G.  Breese, 
s.  w.  qr. 

Joseph  &  Wm.  Gray,  w.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  May  2,  1836.  Hosca  Harmon, 
60;  J.  Harmon,  60;  A.  M.  Harmon,  40,  in  s.  e.  qr. 

GrandesonB.  Cooper,  s.  e.  qr.,sec.  32;  Feb.   7,   1818. 

Henrv  Taylor,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Nov.  29,  1817.  C.  W.  Phenix,  40;  N.  Enos,  40; 
H.  Phenix,  80. 

John  Rockwell,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Nov.  29,  1817.  W.  Moore,  80;  John 
Meilkey,  80. 

Lawrence  Hoots,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Dec.  4,  1818.     Daniel  Phenix,  s.  w.  160. 

Winship  Gordon,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Dec.  4,  1818.  H.  H.  Drawyer,  n.  120;  Ann 
Clark,  40. 

Samuel  Moulton,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;  Jan.  4,  1819.  Eliza  Sturm,  e.  58;  J.  H.  Draw- 
yer, 94. 

John  Lennon,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  34;  Feb.  27,  1818.  C.  W.  Phenix,  u.  119;  H. 
Phenix,  40. 

S.  K.  Jenkins,  s.  w^  qr.,  sec.  34;  Nov.  29,  1817.     E.  H.  Champion,  s.  w.  153. 

Arthur  Sherrard,s.  e.  qr.,sec.  34;  Nov.  29,  1817.  A.  Phenix,  s.  80;  A.  Kininger, 
n.  80. 

George  Longmire,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Jan.  4,  1819.     G.  W.  Longmire,  160. 

Joseph  Kenion,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Jan.  4,  1819.  Thos.  Hickey,  e.  80;  N.  W. 
Foster,  w.  79i.^. 

AVm.  Maclmg,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  35;  July  15, 1818.     Thos.  Hickey,  120;  A.  Phenix,  40. 

Geo.  Auway,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  35;  July  15,  1818.     Thomas  Hickey,  160. 

John  C.  Hamilton,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec'  36;  Dec.  4,  1849.  Thadeus  Sterling,  n.  80;  J. 
Deys,  s.  80. 

Jacob  Morton,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  36;  Jan.  20,  1818.     John  Hickey,  n.  w.  160. 

AmosC.  Babcock,  s.  w^  qr.,  sec.  36;  Sept.  11,  1850.     Josiah  Deyo,  s.  w.  160. 

Amos  C.  Babcock,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  36,  July  17,  1850.     Josiah  Deyo,  s.  e.  160. 

Sc/iools. —  The  first  election  of  school  trustees  for  Osceola  township 
was  held  June  3,  1846.  Liberty  Stone,  I.  W.  Searl  and  Zebulon  Avery 
were  elected,  the  first-named  receiving-  fourteen  votes  and  each  of  the 
others  thirteen  votes.     The  election  was  ordered  on  a  petition  presented 


576  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

to  the  trnstees  of  scIkjoI  lands.  On  the  same  clay  the  township  was 
divided  into  school  districts,  No.  1  comprising  the  north  half  of  the 
township  district  No.  2,  commencing  at  north-west  corner  of  section 
IS),  thence  to  the  center  of  the  township,  thence  south  to  south-east 
corner  of  section  21 ;  thence  west  to  the  south-east  of  section  20  ;  thence 
south  to  the  south-east  of  section  29  :  thence  west  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  section  30  ;  thence  north  to  place  of  l)eginning.  District  Xo. 
3  comprised  the  remainder  of  the  township.  In  .lanuarv,  1850.  Messrs. 
Stone,  Searl  and  Henry  Seeh^  were  elected  trustees.  In  April,  Kiley 
Chamberlain  was  appointed  treasurer.  In  1851  there  were  228  persons 
under  twenty-one  years  of  age.  In  1853  there  were  43  scholars  in  dis- 
trict 1 ;  48  in  district  2  ;  95  in  district  Xo.  3.  and  25  in  the  new  district 
Xo.  4,  giving-  a  total  of  211.  This  district  was  set  off  April  25,  1851. 
On  January  IT,  '52,  J.  E.  Jones,  Joshua  Gillfillan,  now  of  Kewanee,  and 
Henry  Seely  were  elected  trustees,  and  I.  W.  Searl  was  chosen  treas- 
urer. The  name  of  ]S[organ  We ver  appears  on  the  record  as  selling 
coal  to  district  Xo.  1.  Mr.  A.  J.  Sturm  states  that  this  Wever  had  a 
coal-bank  in  Elmira  township  at  this  time.  District  Xo.  5  was  organ- 
ized out  of  district  Xo.  1,  July  30,  '53.  In  March,  "54,  Otis  Gardner, 
Peter  Sturm,  now  of  C/ambridge,  111.,  and  Alfred  Freeman  were 
elected  trustees.  In  '56  A.  M.  Smith  and  J.  E.  Jones  took  the  places 
of  Messrs.  Sturm  and  Freeman,  I.  AV.  Searl  being  continued  as  treas- 
urer. The  number  of  pupils  enrolled  was  320.  In  '58  John  Snethen 
was  elected  trustee,  vice  J.  E.  Jones,  deceased,  and  district  Xo.  6  was 
estal)lished.  In  '59,  district  Xo.  7  was  set  off,  and  John  Lackie,  John 
Snethen  and  A.  M.  Smith  were  elected  trustees.  In  '03  the  name  of 
John  Winslow  appears  as  trustee,  with  Smith  and  Lackie.  William 
Moore,  C.  Wilson  and  A.  Foster  were  elected  trustees  in  '65,"  Mr. 
Searl  still  serving  as  treasurer.  Tliis  board  was  continued  until  Octo- 
ber, '68.  when  A.  B.  Abbott  and  E.  P.  Wright  Avere  elected,  with 
Charles  Wilson  holding  over.  In  '70,  Philip  Munson  was  elected ;  in 
'71.  Charles  Foster  served  on  the  board:  in  '72,  W.  W.  Winslow  was 
elected  trustee,  and  in  '73,  he,  with  E.  P.  Wright  and  Charles  Foster 
formed  the  board.  In  '75,  Isaac  Sturm,  W.  P.  Dator,  and  E.  P.  Wright 
formed  the  board.  W.  W.  AVinslow  was  elected  in  '77,  and  in  '78,  he 
with  E.  P.  Wright  and  C.  B.  Foster  were  elected.  Israel  Seely  was 
chosen  trustee  in  '80,  but  declining  to  serve,  Charles  Weir  was  elected. 
I.  W.  Searl  served  as  treasurer  and  clerk  up  to  A])ril,  '80,  when  John 
Hall,  ,Tr.,  was  appointed.  In  '82.  the  names  of  John  II.  Draw\'er  and 
Henry  W.  Brewer  appear  as  trustees.  In  April  of  this  year  a  motion 
was  made  to  appoint  II.  J.  Baldwin  treasurer.  This  motion  was 
carried  in  May,  '82.  In  April,  '83,  tlie  names  of  AV.  C.  Deckei",  J.  H. 
Drawyer  and  John  Hall,  Jr.,  appear  as  trustees,  with  II.  J.  Baldwin, 
clerk  ;  all  holding  office  at  the  close  of  '86. 

The  records  of  district  Xo.  1  show  the  following  names  of  teachers 
since  '77  :  Josephine  Dyer,  Judson  House,  Hattie  Abljott,  Brooks  W. 
Crum.  ]\(iss  E.  Gardner,  Miss  A.  E.  Xichols,  Paul  Xewton,  Etta  Ghar- 
ret,  Wilna  Snare,  Emma  Prosser,  James  B.  Brown,  Elmer  Briggs, 
Lewis  A.  Miller.  In  '86  there  were  309  males  and  291  females  under 
twenty-one  years,    one  graded  and  eight  ungraded  schools,  attended 


OSCEOLA   TOWNSHIP.  577 

bv  356  pupils,  and  presided  over  by  four  male  and  twelve  female 
teachers— the  former  earning  $1,309  and  the  latter  |2,409,  The  total 
receipts  were  $6,74-l-. 68,  total  expenditure  $4,786  ;  district  tax,  $5,004. 
H.  J.  Baldwin  served  as  treasurer  and  clerk. 

Officials. —  The  first  supervisor  of  Osceola  township  is  named  in 
the  organic  chapter.  Since  1854  the  following  named  have  held  the 
office:  1854,  B.  S.  Foster;  1855-9,  W.  W.  Winslow ;  1859,  I.  W. 
Searl;  1860,  John  Winslow;  1861-5,  John  Lackie ;  1865,  John  Lackie ; 
1866,  Bradford  F.  Thompson ;  1867,  John  Lackie ;  1868,  Charles  Wil- 
son ;  1869,  Augustus  L.  Thompson  ;  1870-2,  John  Lackie  ;  1872-4,  Phihp 
Munson;  1874-82,  John  Lackie;  1882-4,  John  D.  Ilatlield;  1884-7, 
Mordecai  Bevier. 

The  justices  of  the  peace  since  1853  are  named  as  follows:  1853, 
Alfred  Freeman  and  Jacob  Jones;  1855,  G.  AV.  Longmire ;  1856,  Wm. 
Whitten  ;  1857,  W.  H.  Whitten  and  John  Snethen  ;  1860,  J.  B.  Eussell; 
1861,  W.  W.  Winslow  and  J.  B.  Eussell;  1865,  James  B.  Ptussell  and  I. 
W.  Searl;  1867,  B.  F.  Thompson;  1868,  A.  B.  Abbott,  John  Lackie ; 
1869,  Thompson,  Alonzo  B.  Abbott;  1870,  Isaac  W.  Searl;  1873, 
Joseph  Fleming  and  I.  W.  Searl;  H.  B.  Young  (June);  1877, 
Joseph  Fleming  and  I.  W.  Searl ;  1880,  J.  C.  Blaisdell ;  1882,  Gilman  G. 
Shaw  ;  1885,    G.  G.  Shaw  and  J.  C.  Blaisdell. 

In  May,  18(>9,  the  township  voted  $25,000  additional  aid  to  the  D., 
P.  &  H.  railroad. 

BRADFORD    VILLAGE, 

The  town  of  Bradford  from  South  street  north  to  the  alle}^  north 
of  Main  street,  and  from  Elm  street  to  Peoria  street,  with  the  public 
square,  market  square,  private  grounds  and  nurseiy,  and  containing 
thirty  seven  lots,  was  surveyed  by  S.  F.  Otman  for  Bradford  S.  Foster, 
April  27,  1854.  The  location  lying  north  of  the  center  of  Main  street 
is  on  the  east  half  of  south-east  quarter  of  section  twenty-three,  and 
south  of  the  center  of  Main  street  on  the  east  half  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  section  twenty-six.  The  streets  were  100  links  wide,  and 
the  principal  lots  Hx 3  chains,  Foster's  addition  to  Bradford  is  the 
only  one  on  record.  The  first  purchasers  of  lots  at  Bradford  were 
Benjamin  Thompson,  '56;  B.  S.  Foster,  '58;  Chas.  A.  McAllister,  J.  C. 
Dickerson,  S.  A.  Young,  '62;  J.  G.  Lampher,  '56 ;  Mary  J.  Eussell, 
'62;  Thos.  A.  Foster, '63;  A.  B.  Spinney,  '57;  Benedict  Keller, '58 ; 
John  Winslow,  '55. 

The  actual  era  of  settlement  may  be  credited  to  1866-70,  when 
almost  all  the  men  to  whom  the  progress  of  the  village  is  due,  came 
here  and  built  their  homes.  The  public  square  was  vacated  by  the 
citizens  September  22.  1869.  November  17,  1870,  a  lot  was  deeded  to 
the  Universalist  society;  in  June,  1882,  the  deed  or  will  by  John 
Houghton  to  the  Methodist  society  was  made;  in  November,  1869,  the 
lots  were  deeded  to  the  D.,  P.  &  11.  Eailroad  Company ;  in  December, 
1876,  the  Blaisdell  lots  were  deeded  to  the  village;  in  March,  1884, 
Timothy  Owens'  deed  to  Bishop  Spaulding  of  lots  for  the  Catholic 
church  was  signed. 

The  business  circle  of  Bradford  is  made  up  as  follows :  J,  S.  Botham 


578  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

and  C.  D.  Marsh,  flour  dealers;  William  Leet,  Exchange  bank;  C.  W. 
&  H.  Phenix,  bankers;  W.  P.  Dator,  John  Flood,  Pilgrim  &  Wash- 
burn, lieed  &  Scholes,  B.  F.  Rockhold,  grocers  and  general   traders ; 

A.  S.  &  C.  It.  Thom])son,  hardware  dealers;  Abram  Phenix,  Harwood 
&  Parsons,  clothiers;  Deys  Bros,  and  E.  8.  Hoot,  farm  implements; 
John  Mclntee,  boots  and  shoes ;  D.  G.  Plummer,  C.  Prouty,  William 
Harvey,  druggists;  J.  G.  Boardman,  O.  C.  Darling,  S.  A.  Davison, 
physicians;  W.  H.  Hoover,  dentist;  J.  F.  Hayden,  planing-mill;  E. 
W.  Houghton  6c  Co.,  lumber;  Decker  6z  May  hew,  and  J.  F.  Fouts, 
meat  markets ;  Mr.  Frve,  proprietor  Bradford  House ;  A.  J.  Sturm, 
livery  stable;  E.  H.  Clark.  C.  B.  &  W.  F.  Foster.  Ira  T.  Hayden,  C.  B. 
Squires  and  T.  II.  Woodrnflf,  masons;  S.  P.  Fairbanks,  harness  shop; 
Herbert  11.  Mokler,  J.  E.  Weed,  Irving  Lattin,  blacksmiths;  Much- 
more  &  Phenix,  wagon  works;  Phenix  Bros.,  furniture;  John  Carroll, 
Jacob  Hoffman,  masons;  M.  P.  Saunders,  H.  J.  Baldwin,  music 
teachers;  Mary  P.  Ilobinson.  milliner;  Mrs.  E.  S.  Root,  artist;  D.  L. 
Peed  <fe  Mary  A.  Squires,  restaurant;  D.  Redding,  sewing  machines; 
W.  N.  Ring-land,  Fred.  Randall,  barbers ;  Dersher  ik  Ewing,  Thompson 
&  Alpaugh,  painters :  T.  D.  Atkins,  coal  miner,  two  miles  west ;  Rev. 
J.  H.  Deoarre,  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  Rev.  J.  L.  Matthews,  of  the 
Baptist,  with  Rev.  Wassen,  of  the  Methodist;  Principal  Wilson,  of  the 
school;  C.  F.  Hamilton  &  Son,  of  the  Independent.,  and  Mr.  Plummer, 
postmaster,  successor  of  C.  R.  Thompson. 

Bradford  commercial  circle  in  1874  was  represented  by  the  follow- 
ing meml)ers:  C.  W.  Phenix,  D.  G.  Plummer  tfe  Son,  Patt  Bros., 
Foster,  Pilgrim,  White  &  Hopkins,  Miss  Bruce,  Miss  Alford,  and  Mrs. 
Robinson,  milliners;  White,  druggist;  Brad  &  Bush,  lawyers;  Drs. 
Davison,  Hall,  Kibbie,  SoUis,  and  Corbett;  Young,  the  barber;  Greene, 
Holman,  Wilson,  Morse,  and  Jimmy  Saunders. 

Bradford  School. —  School  district  No.  4,  or  Bradford,  was  estab- 
lished in  1851,  as  shown  in  the  township  history.  The  first  record  in 
possession  of  Mordecai  Bevier,  Avho  has  served  as  clerk  since  ISTovem- 
ber,  1S80,  is  dated  August  5,  18P>1.  At  that  time  B.  F.  Thompson  was 
elected  director  and  clerk.  A.  E.  Perky  was  also  a  director  in  this 
year  ;  also  J.  B.  Russell  in  18(52,  with  the  latter  as  clerk.  In  1863 
Methuselah  Bevier  was  elected.  In  1804  James  B.  Doyle  was  chosen 
a  director;  in  1805  Charles  B.  Moon,  in  1800  Alonzo  B.   Al)bott  and 

B.  F.  Thompson,  with  the  latter  clerk  ;  in  1 807,  J.  B.  Doyle  in  1868,  J.  ( ). 
H.  Spinney,  now  of  Iowa,  and  Silas  Moody,  deceased;  in  1809,  Alfred 
Barnes,  in  1870,  W.  P.  Dator  was  elected  a  director.  In  Se])tember 
there  were  twenty-seven  votes  for  and  four  against  borrowino-  monev 
for  scliool  building  ])urposes,  and  the  directors  Avere  oi'dered  to  ])ur- 
chase  the  John  AVinslow  lot  and  build  thereon.  B.  F.  Thompson  and 
E.  H.  Edwards  were  chosen  directors  in  1870;  F'.  F.  Thompson  and  A. 
B.  Abbott  in  1871 ;  in  1872,  A.  B.  Abbott.  W.  P.  Dator  (W.  R.  Sand- 
ham  was  princi])al.  with  Miss  Mary  L.  Smith  and  Ilattie  Jones  assist- 
ants); 1873,  Harmon  Phenix,  and  W.  L.  Patt  in  1874;  Mordecai  Bevier 
was  elected  director  in  1875,  and  stdl  serves  in  that  office  ;B.  F. 
Thompson  was  chosen  in  1875 ;  W.  F.  Patt  and  William  Leet  in  1877 ; 
A.  B.  Abbott  (at  this  time  J.  Williams  was  principal,   with  Miss  Kate 


OSOEOIA   TOWNSHIP.  581 

H.  Candee  as  assistant)  in  1878;  Mordecai  Bevier  in  1879 ;  Harmon 
Wilcox  in  1880  (A.  B.  Abbott  was  principal,  with  Miss  S.  A.  Little  as 
assistant);  W.  B.  Foster  and  Frank  J.  Leggett  in  1881  (J.  H.  Boggess 
was  principal);  M.  Bevier  in  1882;  H.  P.  Hopkins  in  1853;  John 
Ilockhold  and  F.  J.  Leggett  in  1884;  M.  Bevier  and  liobert  Hay  in 
1885 ;  Howard  Mahan  in  1880.  The  teachers  at  present  are  F.  C. 
"Wilson,  principal ;  Alice  Keller  and  Sarah  A.  Little.  In  this  district 
there  are  120  male  and  127  female  pnpils. 

Organic  and  Official. — The  act  incorporating  the  town  of  Bradford 
was  apj)roved  March  27,  1809,  sealed  by  Edward  Rummel,  secretary  of 
state,  August  13,  that  year;  and  the  first  election  ordered  to  be  held  in 
April.  On  November  4,  1873,  the  question  of  organizing  under  the 
general  law  of  1872  was  voted  upon.  The  affirmative  vote  was  forty- 
eight  and  the  negative  vote  nothing.  In  January,  1870,  an  ordinance 
was  passed  charging  $300  license  for  each  of  the  two  saloons.  At  this 
time  the  sidewalks  were  built. 

The  presidents  of  the  council  from  1809  to  1878,  are  named  as  fol- 
lows :  M.  S.  Curtiss,  John  Winslow,  W.  P.  Dator,  one  year ;  W.  P. 
Dator,  two  3' ears  ;  Joshua  Prouty,  W.  P.  Dator,  William  Leet,  and  J. 
M.  Morris,  one  year.  In  1809  W.  B.  Foster  was  elected  clerk;  H.  B. 
Young  served  from  1870  to  1873,  A.  B.  Abbott  in  1874,  F.  S.  White  in 
1875,  L.  W.  Ewing  in  1870,  H.  J.  Baldwin  in  1877  and  T.  E.  Moore  in 
1878.  The  police  magistrates  from  1873  to  1879,  were  :  B.  F.  Thomp- 
son, »Tanies  E.  JSToyes,  L.  W.  Ewing,  I.  W.  Searl,  Alonzo  B.  Abbott  (two 
years),  William  A.  Holman.  The  council  of  Bradford  for  1879,  com- 
prised John  D.  Hatfield,  president;  J.  M.  Morris,  A.  J.  Thompson.  Cy- 
rus Avery,  A.  J.  Green  and  W.  T.  Foster.  J.  P.  Saunders  was  elected 
clerk.  The  elections  of  1880  resulted  in  the  choice  of  J.  D.  Hatfield, 
H.  J.  Wilcox,  H.  J.  Baldwin,  trustees;  W.  M.  Pilgrim,  A.  S.  Craw- 
ford, John  Botham,  trustees.  W.  F.  Patt  was  elected  clerk.  The 
trustees  of  Bradford,  elected  in  1881  were:  H.  J.  Baldwin,  C.  L.  Wd- 
cox,  S.  P.  Fairbanks,  Cornelius  Squires ;  F.  S.  White,  clerk ;  W.  P.  Da- 
tor, police  magistrate,  reelected  in  1882.  In  1882,  A.  S.  Crawford,  W. 
M.  Pilgrim,  H.  J.  Wilcox  and  John  Botham  were  elected  trustees  ; 
and  A.  N.  Harwood,  clerk.  In  1883  Walter  Scholes,  W.  C.  Decker, 
William  L.  Leet  and  W.  T.  Foster,  anti-license  men,  were  elected,  with 
W.  A.  AVashburn,  clerk.  In  1884,  Walter  Scholes,  A.  S.  Crawford  and 
II.  R.  ]\[ahew,  were  elected,  with  Edmund  Ewing,  clerk.  The  trustees 
of  Bradford  in  1885,  were :  W.  Scholes,  W.  C.  Decker,  A.  M.  Ring- 
land,  H.  R.  May  hew  and  A.  S.  Crawford,  with  Ed.  Ewing,  clerk.  The 
Bradford  village  election  of  April,  1880,  resulted  in  a  victory  for  the 
anti-license  candidates,  with  one  exception,  E.  S.  Root  defeated  by  J. 
W.  Deisher.  II.  J.  Baldwin  and  J.  F.  Rockhold,  with  Mr.  Root,  were 
elected  trustees ;  Walter  Scholes,  clerk,  and  Edmund  Ewing,  police 
magistrate. 

Secret  Societies.— Bmdford  Lodge,  514,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  The  First 
Stated  Communication  of  U.  D.  A.  F.  &  A.  Masons,  met  at  Bradford, 
August  10,  1800.  The  officers  were :  James  B.  Doyle,  W.  M.;  S.  A. 
Davison,  secretary  ;  B.  F.  Thompson,  S.  W.;  William  H.  Doyle,  S.  D.; 
H.  Phenix,  J.  W.;  Charles  B.  Foster,  J.  D.;  George  W.  Longmire,  treas- 


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HISTORY   OF    STARK   COTJNTY. 


urer  ;  John  Winslow  T^^ler,  P.  T.  Brethren  present :  M.  S.  Curtiss, 
Binghampton  Lodge,  jS^o.  ITT,  X.  Y.;  David  G.  Plummer,  Ancient 
Landmark  Lodge,  Xo.  17,  Portland,  Me.  The  mastere  of  the  lodge 
are  named  as  follows:  James  B.  Doyle,  1S6T;  B.  F.  Thompson,  1868- 
'TO  ;  Harmon  Plienix,  18T0-'T2;  James  B.  Do3de,  18T2  ;  Alvin  Abbott, 
18T3;  Harmon  Phenix,  18T4-T;  A.  B.Abbott,  18TT-81:;  A.  M.  Mutch- 
more,  1884-6.  The  secretaries  have  been  A.  B.  Abbott,  A.  S.  Thomp- 
son, L.  A.  Blakslee,  W.  B.  Foster,  W.  S.  Elwell,  A.  B.  Abbott,  John 
Lackie  and  W.  A.  Waslibm^n. 

Bradford  Lodge,  L  O.  O.  F.,  No.  579  was  chartered  June  4, 1875, 
The  members  were  Cyrus  Bocock,  H.  J.  Cosgrove,  Edmund  Ewing, 
W.  A.  Holman,  W.  IL  Hall,  E.  F.  Lyman,  A.  M.  Hutchinson,  Joshua 
Proutv,  A.  J.  Sturms,  J,  D.  Woods,  The  past  grands  of  this  lodge  are 
named  as  follows:  J.  G.  Boardraan,  1882;  B.  H.  Clark,  1880;  W,  P. 
Dator,  1878  ;  J.  H.  Elliott,  1879;  S.  Fairbanks,  1885;  W.  A.  Holman, 
1878  ;  W.  H.  Hall,  1877:  D.  Jackson,  1883  ;  A,  M.  Hutchinson,  1876  ; 
Joshua  Prouty,  1875,  and  D.  D.  G.  M.  in  1876 ;  T.  S.  Saunders,  1875 ; 
Walter  Scholes,  1885  ;  A,  J,  Sturms,  1877;  A,  Sturms,  1884;  C.  Squires, 
1886;  George  Sykes  (Y.  G,),  1886  ;  J.  D.  Woods,  1876.  In  November, 
1886,  Edmund  Ewing  resigned  his  position  as  representative  to  Grand 
Lodge,  when  Joshua  Proutv  was  elected.  The  secretaries  were,  J,  M. 
Callendar,  1877;  A,  S.  Crawford,  1882;  W.  P.  Dator,  1882;  E.  Ewing, 
1877;  S.  Fairbanks,  1881;  T.  E.  Moon,  1877;  B.  F.  Kockhold,  1884; 
W.  Scholes,  1883  ;  and  E.  Ewing;,  1885  ;  A.  S.  Thompson,  1886,  present 
secretary.     The  total  membership  is  fort3^-nine. 

The  I.  O.  G.  T.  Lodge,  organized  at  Bradford  in  1886,  elected  the 
following  officers  in  March  of  that  year :  E.  S.  Root,  W.  C.  T,;  Mrs. 
R.  Thompson,  Y.  T.;  J.  E.  Wasson,  chaplain;  Miss  Annie  Foster,  sec- 
retary ;  Mrs.  E.  S.  Root,  F,  S.;  A.  M.  Ringland,  treasurer  ;  Miss  Ada 
Eckman,  D.  M.;  Miss  Marv  Winters,  I.  G,;  George  Hay,  O.  G.;  Miss 
Russell,  R.  H.  S.;  May  Foker,  L.  H.  S.;  D.  Y.  Redding,  P.  W.  C.  T.; 
and  Robert  Thompson,  L.  D. 

Dickinson  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  No.  90,  claims  the  following  past  com- 
manders :  Mordecai  Bevier,  James  M.  Morris,  Edmund  Ewing,  1886. 
This  post  was  organized  February  9,  1881.  Following  is  the  present 
roster  taken  from  Adjutant  Harvev's  records  of  the  post : 


Chas.  B.  Foster,  Me.,  112  111.  Inf.,  35  mos. 
H.  A.  Barden,  X.  H.,  12  la.  Inf.  6  mos. 
H.  J.  Wilcox,  N.  Y.,  86  111.  Inf.,  6  mo.s. 
Morris  Fowler,  Pa.,  112  111.  Inf.,  24  mos. 
A.  G.  Spellman,  O.,  93  111.  Inf.,  M}^  mos. 
Albert  Gilmore,  Pa.,  198  Pa.  Inf.,  9  mos. 
A.  J.  Thompson,  111.,  146   111.  Inf.,  IQi^ 

mos. 
Cicero  Phelps,  jr.,  O.,  11  111.  Cav. 
Geo.  P.  Picker,  O.,  19  111.  Inf.,  37  mos. 
.loshua  Howaitli,  Enir. ,  42  111.  Inf.,  4  mos. 
J.  A.  Webster,  Can ."^  102  111.  Inf..  29  mos. 
Festus  Bentley,  Ind.,  47  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 
J.  E.  Weed,  Conn..  33  111.  Inf.,  21  mos. 
Jas.  A.  Long,  O.,  112  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 
W.  A.  Driver,  Ind.,  47  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 


Ira  C.  Reed,  111.,  37  111.  Inf.,  57  mos. 
Bushrod  Tapp,  Va.,  112  111.  Inf.,  35  mos. 
Rev.W.H.  Jordan,  Ens:., 150  111.  Inf., 7  mos. 
Thos.  W.  Cade,  O.,  139  111.  Inf.,  6  mos. 
I.  Sturm,  Stark  Co.,  112  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 
David  Jackson,  Pa.,  47  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 
R.  W.  Phelps,  0.,  93  111.  Inf.,  29  mos. 
Melvin  Gage,  N.  Y.,  112  111.  Inf.,  16  mos. 
C.  P.  Sutphen,  N.  J.,  85  Ind.  Inf.,  36 mos. 
Hiram  Thurston,  111.,  42  111.  Inf.,  9  mos. 
W.  Malone,  Ireland,  11  111.  Cav.,  36  mos. 
E.  P.  Wright,  111.,  112  111.  Inf.,  35  mos. 
Geo.  Whitworth,  Eng.,  57  111.  Inf.,  8  mos. 
A.  Harty.  Ireland,  112  111.  Inf.,  34  mos. 
Wm.  W.  Haskins,  K  Y.,  157  X.  Y.  Inf., 
35  mos. 


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583 


A.J.  Opdycke,  N.  Y.,  ^15  N.  J.  Inf.,  34 

mos. 
R.  Whitaker,  Ind.,t  37  lud.  Inf.,  53  mos. 
Jas.  Sherlock,  Ireland,  9  111.  Cav.,  49  mos. 
Elliott  Driver,  Ind.,  5  Ind.  Cav.,  :  2  mos. 
Myron  II.  Pardue,  Ind.,  S  111.  Cav.,  10  mos. 
Robert  Spencer,   Scotland,  Florida,  U.S. 

Navv,  IB  mos. 
J.  C.  Clark.  N.  J.,  36  111.  Inf.,  34  mos. 
Chas.  T.  Wilcox,  N.  Y. ,  139  111.  Inf. ,  4  mos. 
J.  W,  Frye,  Me.,  7  :Me.  Inf.,  19  mos. 

A.  S  Thompson.  Me.,  113  111.  Inf.,  36  nios. 
Asbury  Eckman,  Pa.,  93  Pa.  Inf  ,  43  mos. 
Anthonv  Sturm,  111.,  51  111.  Inf.,  43  mos. 
G.  L.  Hkskins,  N.Y..  34  N.Y.  Inf.,  37  mos. 
G.  W.  Reed,  Ind.,  113  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 
C.  R.  Thompson,  Me.,  113  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 
.1.  G.  Boardman,  Pa.,  19  111.  Inf.,  37  mos. 
Wm  Harvev,  111.,  57  111.  Inf.,  19  mos. 
W.  T.  Foster,  Me.,  9  111.  Cav.,  25i^  mos. 
W.  M.  Pilgrim,  Eng.,  37  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 

B.  F.  Rockhold,  III.,  8  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 
T .  Wallace,  N .  Y . ,  30  N .  Y .  Inf . ,  21  mos . 
H.  Wilcox,  N.  Y.,  86  111.  Inf..  36  mos. 


Mordecai  Bevier,  N.  Y.,  43  111.  Inf.,  9 

mos. 
J.  D.  Hatfield,  Ind.,  53  111.  Inf.,  45  mos. 
.Tames  Morris,  Pa.,  8  111.  Cav. ,  36  mos. 
F.  .1.  Leggett,  O.,  113  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 
.lames  Lannon,  111.,  57  111.  Inf.,  43  mos. 
C.  L.  Wilcox,  N.Y. ,  139  111.  Inf .,  14  mos. 
W.  O.  Dalrvmple,  ().,  3  Mo.  Cav.,  36  mos. 
Chas.  Montooth,  Pa.,  9  111.  Cav.,8i^  mos. 
,1.  N.  Kitterman,  111.,  93  III.  Inf.,  12  mos. 
Gilbert  Garwood,  111.,  31  Ind.  Inf.,  52  mo.s. 
W.  II.  Sterling.  <).,  57  111.  Inf.,  38  mos. 
Ira  F.  llaydenTMe.,  112  111.  Inf.,  16  mos. 
vV.  II.  Johnson,  Pa..  113  111.  Inf.,  34  mos. 
N.  I).  Steward,  Me.,  113  111.  Inf.,  30  mos. 
John  Hall,  Eng.,  113  111.  Inf.,  34  mos. 
Ed.  Ewing,  O.,  97  O.  Inf.,  29  mos. 
Gilman  J  .~^Shaw,  Me. ,  1  Me.  Art. ,  29  mos. 
E.  B.  Remington,  N.Y.,  75   N.  Y.  Inf., 

45  mos . 
W.  S.  Smith,  Pa.,  52  111.  Inf.,  36  mos. 
Cyrus  Avery,  111.,  42  111.  Inf.,  9  mos. 
R.  Miller,  Scotland,  42  111.  Inf.,  9  mos. 
James  Hall,  Eng.,  42  111.  Inf.,  9  mos. 


Clmrclies. — The  first  Universalist  society  of  Bradford  was  organized 
November  16,  1867,  witli  Francis  and  Nancy  Davis,  Hannah  Scribner, 
Bradford  S.  Foster,  William  M.  and  Mary  E.  Pilgrim,  Annie  Y.  Davis, 

A.  B.  Abbott,  M.  S.  Cnrtiss,  Sara  F.  Abbott,  Williard  B.  Foster,  John 
S.  Havden,  E.  A.  Thompson,  Orpha  Davison,  Sarah  F'oster,  W.  T. 
Foster,  Lydia  K.  Abbott,  A.  Abbott,  Alfred  Barnes,  Mary  E.  Moody, 
Jnlia  H.  Sjnnney,  J.  O.  II.  S])inney,  Mary  C.  Foster,  Melvin  Gage, 
AVealthy  Gage,  Alfred  Foster,  B.  \\.  Cnrtiss,  Fanny  B.  Foster,  James 

B.  Doyle,  B.  F.  Thompson,  Mrs.  S.  M.  Barnes,  and  Mary  S.  Cm-tiss. 
The  trustees  were  B.  F.  Thompson,  J.  O.  H.  Spinney,  and  Williard  B. 
Foster.  The  act  of  incorporation  was  acknowledged  before  Isaac  W. 
Searle,  J.  P.     In  1871-74,  Mord.  Bevier  and  wife,  N.  W.,  B.  J.  and 

C.  B.  Foster,  and  Morris  and  Elizabeth  Fowler  joined  the  societ3\ 
Alonzo  B.  Abbott  was  chosen  first  clerk  and  treasurer.  Shortly  after, 
the  societv  purchased  the  old  schoolhouse,  which  then  stood  one  hun- 
dred feet  north  on  the  common,  and  moved  it  to  its  present  site  on  a 
lot  donated  by  B.  S.  Foster.  In  1871,  the  ladies  held  a  fair  and  festival, 
which  realized  a  larg-e  sum  of  money.  From  1854  to  1880,  Eev.  Alvin 
Abbott  was  preacher  to  all  Protestant  denominations  around  Bradford. 
In  1874,  Uev.  T.  II.  Tabor  came  to  relieve  Mr.  Abbott,  and  remained 
two  years.  Prior  to  this  time,  Rev.  Alfred  Barnes  preached  here.  In 
1875^  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Moody  was  secretary,  and  in  1876,  Mary  E.  Pil- 
oTim  was  secretary  and  treasurer.  In  1874,  Silas  Moodv,  Melvin 
Gage,  and  Mord.  I3evier  were  elected  trustees,  who  are  in  fact  now 
trustees. 

The  sewing  circle,  comprising  the  ladies  of  the  society  and  others, 
raised  over  i^l,000  for  church  purposes,  Mrs.  Alvin  Abbott  and  Mrs. 
Alfred  Foster  being  the  leading  workers.  The  death  or  removal  of 
members  resulted  in  the  fall  of  this  useful  part  of  the  church.     For 


*  Also  7  Col,  luf .    +  Also  9  Ind.  Cav, 


584  HISTORY   OF    STARK   COtTNTY. 

fifteen  years,  Alonzo  B.  Abbott  was  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
school,  and  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Moody  for  one  j^ear. 

Methodist  EjnscojKil  chiuc/i,  the  records  of  which  are  not  among 
the  best,  dates  back  to  the  days  of  Seele^^'s  Point  and  Wall's  school- 
house.  The  trustees  of  the  church,  as  named  in  "  Church  Record,"" 
were  Henry  Seeley,  Allen  Spellman,  James  Woods,  C.  M.  Teeter,* 
Dan.  Di-awyer,*  George  W.  Reed,*  W.  P.  Dator,  Robert  Boardraan  — 
all  prior  to  1878.  Under  date  1878,  the  following  are  named :  E.  J. 
Griffin,  George  Shaw,  H.  B.  Harris,  C.  H.  Schermerhorn,*  J.  B. 
Smith,*  T.  F.  Fate,  J.  Boardman,*  D.  Y.  Redding,*  J.  Wolfe,*  Henry 
Kellogg,*  and  Carl  Stagg.  .  The  names  marked  thus  *  have  also 
served  as  stewards  from  1871  to  close  of  1878.  The  class-leaders  were 
J.  B.  Robertson,  Allen  Spellman,  E.  J.  Griffin,  J.  Childs,  J.  Boardman, 
John  H.  Elliott,  Peter  Sturms,  a  local  ])reacher,  and  James  Woods, 
exhorter.  The  Sunday  school  superintendents  in  1871  were  L.  A. 
Foster,  E.  J.  Griffin,  E.  B,  Norris.  Subsequent  appointments  were  J. 
B.  Smith,  N.  Coleman,  Joseph  Wolfe,  and  George  H.  Thompson.  In 
1877;  Paul  Newton  and  Helen  Young  were  appointed,  and  J.  B.  Smith 
in  1878.  The  pastors  are  named  as  follows:  L.  Webber,  1870;  E. 
Ransom  rthree  vears),  1871;  J.  M.  Murph}^  (two  years),  1874;  H.  C. 
Birch,  1876  to  October  14,  1878;  Jacob  Matthews,''l878;  W.  A.  Cum- 
mings,  1883;  and  J.  E.  Wasson,  the  present  pastor  in  October,  1885. 
Dr.  Hunter,  W.  J.  Minium,  G.  E.  Woodruff,  and  T.  J.  Wood  officiated 
at  baptisms  here. 

The  membershi])  is  fifty-five ;  value  of  property,  $4,700 ;  Sunday 
school  scholars,  ninety-eight;  volumes  in  library,  118.  In  1875-76,  the 
present  house  of  worship  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $3,500.  In  1886,  the 
building  was  extensively  repaired,  and  re-opened  August  22d  by  Rev. 
G.  W.  Gue,  of  Peoria. 

The  Bajjtist  church  dates  its  organization  to  December  12,  186D, 
when  the  adjourned  meeting,  referred  to  in  the  sketch  of  the  Congre- 
gational church,  was  held  at  Bradford.  Elder  Stickne}^  ju-esented  the 
following  articles  of  association  :  '•  We,  the  undersigned,  do  mutually 
agree  to  form  ourselves  into  a  Ba})tist  conference,  for  the  purpose  of 
maintaining  the  worship  of  God  Avith  a  view  of  being  organized  into  a 
regular  Baptist  church,  as  soon  as  pi'ovidential  circumstances  shall 
seem  to  justify  its  existence.  J.  M.  Stickney,  Andrew  Britton,  Eunice 
Britton,  Annie  Prout,  Christianna  Ulshoeflfer,  William  F,  Patt,  Mrs. 
Madge  J.  Patt,  Sarah  Hatch,  John  R.  Hatch,  Hannah  S.  Fulkerson, 
John  M.  Jacques,  C.  M.  Jacques,  Mary  Winslow,  and  John  Winslow. 
William  F.  Patt  was  chosen  clerk  of  the  conference.  On  January  23, 
1870,  Elder  Stickney  held  the  first  services  here.  On  May  1, 1870^,  the 
conference  members  organized  the  ''First  Regular  Baptist  Church  of 
Bradford."  The  members,  who  were  united  immediatel}'  after  organi- 
zation, were  A.  Blake,  who  died  in  1875;  Sister  H.  Wilcox,  now^  at 
Adele,  la.;  Washington  Fulkerson  and  daughter  Eunice;  Olive  A. 
Richards  and  Mrs.  Blake.  J.  Winslow  and  A.  Britton  were  elected 
deacons  on  May  1,  1870.     The  council  to  recognize  the  organization 

*  Deceased, 


OSCEOLA   TOWNSHIP.  585 

was  held  on  May  4th.  On  May  28th,  Elder  Stickney  retired,  and 
Rev.  F.  B.  Ives  preached  occasionally.  On  May  29th,  $1,250  were 
pledged  toward  buildino-  a  church,  which  sum  was  increased  to  $2,200 
by  June  8th. 

On  June  8  the  trustees,  John  Winslow,  W.  F.  Patt  and  John  M. 
Jaques  were  chosen  a  building  committee  ;  meantime  meetings  were  hekl 
in  Doyle's  Hall.  On  December  10,  Rev.  G.  D.  Kent  was  called  as  iirst 
regular  pastor,  and  came  in  February,  ISTl.  In  April  tlie  church  was 
connected  with  the  Ottawa  Baptist  Association  with  Messrs.  AVinslow, 
Britton  and  Kent,  delegates.  On  July  21, 1871,  a  contract  for  Iniilding 
the  church  was  sold  to  Andrew  Leslie  for  $2,725,  to  be  completed  in 
October,  that  year.  On  December  24  the  first  services  were  held, 
$1,700  being  still  due  at  that  date.  The  delay  in  completing  the  edi- 
fice was  due  in  part  to  the  fact  that  the  sashes  were  sent  to  Chicago  to 
have  colored  glass  put  m  and  were  destroyed  in  the  great  fire  of  Octo- 
ber 9.  In  Januar}",  1872,  an  annual  grant  of  $150  was  offered  by  the 
H.  M.  S.  Charles  Brown,  John  Winslow  and  "W".  F.  Patt  were  elected 
trustees.  Rev.  Mr.  Kent  resigned  in  Jul\%  1872  and  as  the  Baptists 
formerly  worshiped  in  the  same  hall  with  the  Congregationalists,  the 
latter  now  asked  leave  to  worship  in  the  former's  new  church.  The 
jnilpit  was  suj^plied  variously,  among  the  preachers  being  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Ilazen.  Dr.  Thomas  SoUis  was  elected  clerk  in  January,  1875.  Rev. 
S.  Fulton,  the  second  regular  preacher  was  ordained  here  at  this  time. 
In  1877  Messrs.  Britton,  Fulkerson  and  Patt  were  elected  trustees.  In 
May,  1877,  Rev.  Fulton  resigned  and  the  pulpit  was  sup])lied  variously 
until  ISTovember,  1877,  when  Rev.  AV.  K.  Dennis  preached.  He  was 
ordained  ])astor  here  May  8,  1878.  In  1878  August  Thompson,  with 
Messrs.  Patt  and  Britton,  were  trustees.  In  November,  1878,  Mr. 
Dennis  closed  his  labors  here  and  Rev.  Borden  was  calletl  in  December. 
In  1880  August  S.  Thompson  was  chosen  clerk.  In  January  of  that 
year  Deacon  Britton  donated  $303.20,  a  debt  due  by  the  church,  to  the 
church.  From  April  until  June,  1880,  Rev.  James  Goodman  preached 
here,  and  in  the  latter  month  was  called  as  pastor.  At  this  time  the 
clmrcli  received  its  first  repairs  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Boardman 
and  A.  S.  Thompson.  These  re[)airs  were  supplemented  in  188(')  by 
others  at  a  cost  of  $500.  In  April,  1881,  Rev.  Goodman  resigned, 
when  Rev.  Borden  was  chosen  pastor.  In  1883  A.  S.  Thompson  and 
W.  Fulkei'son  were  elected  trustees.  Mr.  I>orden  resigned  in  March, 
1883.  Rev.  E.  L.  Moore  was  supplying  for  a  few  months  until  Xovem- 
ber,  when  a  call  was  extended  to  Rev.  II.  F.  Gilbert,  which  was  accepted. 
In  February,  1884,  Dr.  J.  G.  Boardman  was  elected  clerk,  and  served 
from  that  time  to  the  present.  Edmund  Ewing  was  elected  trustee  in 
October,  1885.  James  L.  Matthews  was  called  in  November,  1884, 
and  accepting,  has  served  down  to  the  })resent  time  as  ])astoi".  The 
necrology  of  the  society  is  as  follows:  Sarah  Hatch,  April,  1874; 
Mary  W'inslow,  September,  1873 ;  A.Blake,  August,  1875;  Mary  J. 
Morse,  January,  1877;  Mary  Blake,  March,  1885;  Anna  Francis, 
August,  1881 ;  Dr.  Thomas  Solis,  winter  of  1885-86  ;  Mrs.  Anne  Brown, 
September,  1881;  Mrs.  Jennie  Morse,  August,  1884;  Mrs.  Mary  Hull, 
October,  1883  ;  Andrew  Walker,  December  1, 1883,  aged  eighty-three; 


586  HISTOKY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Mrs.  Carrie  Nelligan,  August,  1886.  The  membership  at  present  is 
sixtj-six ;  vakie  of  ]iroperty,  $5,500.  W.  F.  Patt,  Dr.  Boardman  and 
A.  S.  Thompson,  the  present  superintendent,  have  had  charge  of  the 
Sunday-scliool.  The  class  numbers  120.  Another  class  of  the  Free 
Will  Baptists  was  founded  at  Seeley's  Point,  where  they  built  a  church. 
This  class  included  the  Whittens,  Geers,  Mrs.  Abram  Phenix,  Mrs. 
Avery,  Mrs.  Risedoi'ph,  Peter  Tiise(lorph  and  his  brother.  The  church 
buihling  was  moved  to  Boyd's  drove  by  the  Campbellite  society,  who 
purchased  it  from  the  Baptists.  The  Osceola  Sunday-school  Conven- 
tion was  organized  in  JSTovember,  1869,  with  Mr.  Lowman,  president, 
and  Dr.  W.  F.  Hall,  secretary. 

The  Comjreyatlonal  CJmi'cJt  dates  back  to  November  28,  1869. 
Elder  J.  M.  Stickney  had  an  appointment  to  preach  at  Bradford,  but 
owing  to  a  Congregationahst  preacher's  appointment  of  same  date. 
Baptist  services  were  adjourned,  leaving  the  Congregational  members 
to  organize  a  church  under  Rev.  B.  M.  Roy.  This  is  the  firsl  mention 
of  the  organization  of  a  society  of  this  denomination  at  Bradford. 
Meetings  were  held  at  intervals  up  to  1874. 

St.  Johri's  Catholic  ChiwcJc  of  Bradford  was  dedicated  January  8, 
18T6.  The  building  committee  comprised  Owen  Sharkey,  Michael 
Real,  John  Ilickey,  Thomas  Powders,  Edward  Harty  and  Walter 
Ilennebury.  The  old  members  comprised  the  families  of  above  named 
together  with  the  McSherrys,  the  Rathges,  Patrick  Colford,  Michael 
Ilerron,  the  Owens.  James  Casey,  several  Hartys,  -James  Gorman, 
Florence  DriscoU,  AV.  Mowberry,  James  Murph3^  John  Carroll, 
Thomas  Keating,  John  Mclntee,  Thomas  Fox,  John  O'Brien,  James 
O'Brien,  Fred,  Dickman,  the  Smiths,  Jos.  Hennessy,  James  McNulty, 
Patrick  Finnigan.  C.  McManus,  John  Mahony,  William  Mahany, 
Edward  Walsh,  Michael  Dunn,  James  Sherlock,  D.  Russell,  the 
Floods,  Thomas  Ilickey,  Thomas  Cooney,  Luke  Code,  Patrick  Fa- 
gan,  John  Cleary,  John  McKeighan  and  Michael  Malone.  Father 
O'Gara  McShane  came  here  in  1875,  antl  laid  the  foundations  of  the 
church.  Father  Swift  was  also  here  as  a  visitor.  Father  Moore  came 
in  1879,  and  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Canon  J.  Moynihan,  who  com- 
menced the  parish  records  in  April,  1879.  Father  Cullen  was  a  visit- 
ing priest  here  during  Father  Moynihan's  visit  to  Euro]:)e.  The  latter 
was  succeeded  August  1,  by  Rev.  11.  Dell)aere  of  the  diocese  oi 
Peoria,  a  native  of  West  Flanders.  There  are  sixty  families  or  over 
300  persons  belonging  to  the  congregation.  The  church  building  is 
lOxSO,  with  stee[)le,  and  well  finished  throughout  at  a  cost  of  about 
i^^). <)(»().  The  St.  John's  Temperance  Societ}^  is  proverbial  for  strict 
adherence  to  the  principles  of  the  hrst  great  apostle  of  total  absti- 
nence —  Father  Theobald  Matthew. 

Protestant  Episcopal  (Jhurch. —  On  July  17,  1883,  Rev.  George 
Moore,  then  at  Wyoming,  gave  evening  services  in  Jjradford  as  an  ex- 
periment—  the  house  was  well  filled  and  twent3'six  members  were 
found  in  and  about  the  town.  July  25,  a  business  meeting  was  held 
at  William  Harvey's,  and  papers  were  drawn  up  and  signed  to  send 
Bishop  Burgess  at  Quincy  requesting  his  aid  and  approval  in  organ- 
izing as  a  mission  station  under  the  name  of  St.  James.     Both  being 


OSCEOLA    TOWNSHIP.  587 

granted  and  certain  preliminaries  settled  December  9,  1883,  Rev.  R. 
C.  Wall,  of  Tiskihva,  took  charge  of  the  mission,  giving  services  every 
second  and  fourth  Sundays  in  the  month.  Irving  Barton  and  B.  Gr. 
Howes  were  elected  wardens;  Mrs.  Robert  Hall,  clerk,  and  Mrs. 
William  Harvey,  treasurer.  The  same  rector  and  the  same  officers 
have  been  retained  from  year  to  year.  Since  services  began  the  little 
congregation  has  lost  hy  death  and  removal  seven  and  received  an 
addition  of  six  members,  so  that  at  the  present  time  twenty-five  mem- 
bers keep  up  the  expenses,  assisted  by  a  small  number  who  have  shown 
a  friendly  interest,  though  not  members.  A  room  has  been  rented  in 
which  to  hold  services,  and  no  property  is  owned  except  an  organ 
valued  at  sixty  dollars.  As  there  were  few  children  a  regularly  or- 
ganized Sunday-school  has  not  been  kept  up. 

lombardvillp:. 

Lombardville  was  surveyed  for  Julia  A.  Lombard  and  Alfred  H. 
Castle  by  Edwm  Butler,  and  the  plat  acknowledged  July  8,  1870. 
State,  Franklin,  Lombard  and  Duncan  streets  west  to  alley  are  shown, 
while  Howard,  Main  and  Washington  run  east  and  west.  There  were 
six  full  blocks  with  twenty  feet  alleys  and  two  half  blocks  in  the 
original' town.  The  ])urchasers  of  lots  at  Lombardville,  were  :  John 
Yorde  &  Co.,  1871;  F.  W.  Aubrey,  1872;  Leslie  Robison,  1871:;  C. 
Schweitzer,  1873 ;  F.  W.  Bachman,  D.  Musselman,  Geo.  H.  Hurst, 
1874;  Julia  A.  Lombard,  C.  Latimer,  1875;  John  M.  Brown,  F.  and 
W.  F.  Horton,  1877;  F.  Blamb,  1876,  and  in  later  years  the  Thurms, 
Blacks,  Swans,  Wares,  Arnolds,  McNetts,  Blaisdells,  Codes,  Flanks, 
ZoolvS,  Josiah  Cratty,  C.  N.  Miller,  Brewer,  Da^aes  &  Co.,  James  Hall, 
Lawrence  and  James  O'Brien,  Abigail  Mandel,  Mary  H.  Walker,  the 
Haskins,  G.  Churchill,  Z.  B.  Haven,  John  Rinzenberg,  Davies  A:  Flem- 
ing, Hattie  Westcott,  F.  E.  and  Thomas  Abbott  and  James  P.  Saun- 
ders. 

The  Lombardville  Improvement  Association  was  organized  in 
April,  1870,  with  F.  Horton,  president ;  Thomas  Doe,  secretary  ;  James 
Hall,  treasurer;  E.  P.  Wright,  Chas.  Latimer,  and  T.  Doe,  a  committee 
on  constitution,  and  Horton,  Latimer  and  Harsh,  committee  on  Iniild- 
ings.  The  Lombard  Elevator  Company  filed  articles  of  incorporation 
May  6,  1870,  signed  l)y  Ferdinand  llorton,  James  Hall,  Francis  Davis, 
Robert  Hall,  Charles  Latimer,  the  first  trustees.  Tlie  hotel  and  eleva- 
tor at  Lombardville  were  completed  in  the  fall  of  1870,  just  after  the 
Lombardville  Mining  Company  discovereil  coal. 

It  is  alleged  that  during  the  summer  of  1886  a  saloon  was  carried 
on  at  Lombard  under  I'^nited  States  license,  but  in  direct  o])position  to 
local  laws.  To  escape  ])enalty  the  institution  would  "close  u})"  l)efore 
the  period  for  serving  legal  procees  and  open  after  the  term  of  Court 
was  ended. 

Bi'adford  Cemetery. — There  are  many  of  the  old  settlers  of  this 
townsliip  tenanting  the  Bradford  cemetery.  Among  them,  so  far  as 
monuments  tell  the  story  of  death,  are  the  following  named  :  Benj. 
Brewer  died  in '77;  James  B.  Russell, '67;  Zach.  Bevier, '73;  ZacJi. 
Bevier,  '69  ;  Rebecca  Keely,  '77  ;  Dr.  David  R.  Little,  '64 ;  Susan  B. 


588  BIOGKAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

(Little)  Wilson,  V)9 ;  Sophia  Thiirm,  '67 ;  Christina  Tlmrm,  '63 ;  Gottfried 
Thurm,  '78 ;  John  V.  Bevier,  '86 ;  Anne  Bevier,  '79  ;  Mary  Bevier,  '65  ; 
E.  K.  Coe,  '63;  Lyman  G.  Bellamy,  '61;  Pauline  Bodley,  '76;  Rev. 
Thomas  Bodley,  '79  ;  Susanna  Simmons,  '62  ;  Katie  Liggitt,  '75  ;  Han- 
nah McLaughlin, '68  ;  Horatio  G.  Scribner,  '77;  James  Scholes, '59  ; 
Mary  A.  Scholes,  '79  ;  David  L.  Sterling,  '82  ;  Sarah  Howe,  '75 ;  Mary 
M.  Winslow,  '7-3  ;  John  S.  Flavden,  '73;  James  Hayden,  '72  ;  Mary  S. 
Fowler,  '60  ;  Eliza  Fowler,  '68";  A.  B.  Fowler,  '67  ;  Eliza  F.  Bevier,  '61 ; 
Mariah  J.  Foster,  '60 ;  Maggie,  wife  of  B,  Foster,  '80 ;  B.  S.  Foster, 
'78;  Amelia  B.  Dovle, '68  ;  Josephine  (Moodv)  Foster, '68  ;  Martha, 
wife  of  Dr.  Young.  '62;  Eliza  Woodruff,  '73;  Alfred  Foster,  '71; 
Alvin  Abbott,  '81;  Dr.  S.  T.  C.  Washburn,  '62  ;  M.  Lizzie  Pilgrim,  '77  ; 
Eliza  L.  Jordan,  '76 ;  Elizabeth  AVilliains,  '64 ;  Wiltiam  S.  Williams, 
'64;  Matilda  Blake,  '81;  Mary  Blake,  '85;  Annie  M.  Lonnan,  '73; 
Jolin  Lonnan,  '77;  Mary  Jane  Morse,  '77;  Hattie  Foster,  '74 ;  Mary  C; 
Foster,  "71  ;  James  Campbell,  '79  ;  David  Adams,  '82  ;  Esther  M.  Bon- 
ner, '82  ;  Solomon  York,  '54  ;  John  Mathewson,  '83  ;  Andrew  Walker, 
'83;  Dorcas  T.  Gushing,  '86. 

Franklin  cemetery,  though  in  this  township,  is  incorporated  in  the 
chapter  on  Penn  township,  for  the  reason  that  it  is  more  closely  con- 
nected with  Penn  township.  The  new  Catholic  cemetery  at  Bradford 
claims  only  a  few  interments  up  to  this  date. 

BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES. 

Apart  from  the  mention  made  in  other  pages  of  families  now  rep- 
resented in  the  township,  the  following  summary  of  personal  history, 
based  on  sundry  records,  is  given,  so  as  to  secure  as  far  as  ))ossii)le  all 
that  is  extant  relating  to  the  people  of  this  township: 

Ahih  Ahhott.  born  at  Paris,  Me.,  in  1813;  married  Miss  Lydia 
Gushing  in  1832;  ordained  a  minister  of  Universalist  church  in  1810; 
came  to  Stark  county  in  1855,  and  was  closely  identified  with  that 
church  here  until  liis  death,  June  20,  1884. 

Marij  P.  Adaiiix,  born  in  iMassachusetts  in  1800;  married  Sam.  II. 
Damon  in  1818.  He  died  in  1845,  when  the  widow  came  to  Illinois, 
where  she  resided  until  her  death,  at  John  Damon's  house,  Bradford, 
]S"oveml)er  8,  1845. 

Major  A.  Ames,  son  of  Elisha  and  Elizabeth  (Cook)  x\mes,  was 
born  in  Luzerne  county,  Pa.,  in  1809.  The  ancestors  of  the  Ames  came 
from  Ireland  at  an  early  da\^  settled  in  York  state,  where  Elisha  was 
born.  The  Cooks  are  of  English  origin  in  Connecticut,  where  Eliza- 
beth was  born.  Elisha  Ames  served  seventy-four  months  in  Washing- 
ton's own  command  tluring  the  llevolution,  afterwai'ds  settled  in  Dela- 
ware on  a  farm,  moved  thence  to  Pennsylvania,  where  he  carried  on  a 
lumber  yard  with  his  farm,  and  died  there  in  1846.  They  were  the 
parents  of  thirteen  children,  of  whom  M.  A.  Ames  and  his  sister  Polly, 
now  Mrs.  Sylvester  Sommers,  are  the  only  survivors.  M.  A.  Ames 
remained  Avith  his  father  for  two  years  after  arriving  of  age.  In  1831 
he  came  to  Peru,  111.,  in  1832  moved  to  Paw  Paw  Grove,  entered 
eighty  acres  there  for  the  present  occupier,  Mr.  Price,  and  in  1846 
came  here  and  purchased  160  acres,  which  he  has  cultivated  up  to  the 


OF    OSCEOLA    TOWNSHIP.  589 

present  lime.  In  1849  he  married  Miss  Maria  Barbara,  a  native  of 
New  Yorlv,  of  which  state  her  parents  were  also  natives.  To  this  mar- 
riage ten  children  were  born,  of  whom  seven  are  living:  Alva,  Louisa, 
Edward,  Minerva,  who  married  D.  Sturm;  Frank,  who  married  M. 
Harmon  ;  all  of  this  county ;  Sophia,  now  Mrs.  L.  L.  Liggett,  of  John- 
son county,  Neb.,  and  Ilenan,  of  this  county.  The  mother  of  this  large 
famih'  died  in  1863,  as  related  in  the  history.  In  politics  he  is  Demo- 
cratic, having  voted  for  Andrew  Jackson  in  ls29.  He  has,  for  almost 
sixty  years,  stood  by  the  old  General's  party.  In  religious  matters  he 
is  not  a  church  member ;  but  is  said  to  give  hearty  support  to  all 
Christian  societies.  For  several  years  he  has  served  as  school  director, 
and  for  over  forty  years  has  taken  a  full  part  in  the  development  of 
his  adopted  home. 

Zelmlo7i  Avery^  brother  of  Colonel  Miles  Avery,  was  born  May  12, 
1793;  came  to  this  county  about  1835,  and  located  on  the  north-east 
quarter  of  section  32,  Osceola  township,  wlhch  he  entered  as  shown  in 
the  history'  of  that  township.  Prior  to  this  he  built  a  fiatboat  at 
Tunkhannock,  Pa.,  with  deck  and  roof,  which  he  l)rought  down  the 
Susquehanna  to  the  Juniata,  thence  up  the  Juniata  canal,  across  the 
mountains  to  Pittsburg,  thence  down  the  Ohio,  up  the  Mississippi  and 
Illinois  rivers  to  Henry,  Marshall  county,  bringing  with  him  the  family 
of  John  T.  Phenix,  together  with  his  own  family,  all  numbering  about 
a  dozen  ])ersons.     He  died  on  his  original  farm  July  1,  1854, 

Dr.  James  Gohle  Jjoardman,  born  in  Northumberland  township, 
Luzerne  county.  Pa.,  June  7,  1836,  is  a  son  of  Orlando  and  Ann  Goble 
Poardman,  the  former  a  mill-wright,  native  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  of 
Britisli  ancestry ;  the  latter  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  of  German  and 
Irish  antecedents.  With  his  wife  and  four  children  he  came  to  this 
county  in  1840,  removed  to  Lee  county  in  the  same  year,  where  he 
died  —  his  wife  preceding  him  to  the  grave  in  1866.  Dr.  Boardman's 
boyhood  tiays  were  passed  in  Lee  county.  Pie  was  educated  in  the 
district  schools  and  at  the  academy  at  Paw  Paw,  111.  At  the  age  of 
tAventy-three  years  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  under  Dr.  E.  P. 
Boardman,  of  Elmira.  Two  years  later  he  entered  Comj)any  B,  Nine- 
teenth Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  was  wounded  at  Chickamauga,  but 
was  in  active  service  for  thirty  six  months.  Peturning  in  1864  he  re- 
sumed  medical  studies,  and  graduated  from  Push  Medical  College,  Chi- 
cago, in  January,  1865  ;  entered  on  professional  duties  at  Paw  Paw, 
Lee  county,  and  in  1880  settled  at  Bradford.  His  wife.  Miss  Mary 
Rule,  daughter  of  John  Pule,  was  bornm  Poxburghshire,  Scotland,  and 
married  in  Bureau  county,  this  state.  They  are  the  parents  of  four 
sons  and  one  daughter — John  P.,  a  school  teacher  in  Fillmore  county, 
Neb.;  Orland  W.,  Edwin  A.,  James  N.  and  Jane  E.  In  the  pioneer, 
military  and  medical  chapters  of  the  general  history,  the  settlement 
and  services  of  tiie  Boardman  family  in  and  to  the  county  are  recited  ; 
in  the  sketch  of  Osceola  township  and  Bradford,  their  religious  and 
social  life  here  is  fully  given. 

Joh/i  V.  Bevier,  born  in  Ulster  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1804,  moved 
to  Bradford  twentv-one  years  prior  to  his  death  here,  Januar}^  30, 
1886. 

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590  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

John  II.  Boyd,  the  son  of  Charles  S.  Bo3^d,  first  settler  at  the 
Grove,  died  on  one  of  the  Society  Islands  in  1885. 

Alex.  II.  BpocI\  born  in  Cayno-a  county,  X.  Y.,  in  1805,  came  to 
Pekin,  111.,  in  1837,  and  to  Stark  county  in  1800.  His  sons,  Orson  P. 
and  Floyd  A.  served  in  the  Forty-seventh  Illinois  and  Second  Iowa  In- 
fantry, respectively.  The  former  was  killed  in  Mississippi  during  the 
war.  and  the  latter  wounded.  Agnes  Brock,  liis  daughter,  died  here 
December  30,  1881,  when  Doctors  Hall,  Boarduian  and  Davison  exam- 
ined into  the  cause  of  death. 

3Irs.  T.  R.  {McGinnis)  Capperune,  born  in  Chester  county.  Pa.,  in 
1810,  moved  Avith  parents  to  Ohio,  where,  in  1832,  she  was  married  to 
A.  Corbin,  who  died  in  Knox  county,  111.,  in  1839.  In  1836  the  famiW 
came  to  Knox  county.  In  1842  she  was  married  to  T.  P.  Caperune, 
and  with  him  moved  to  Boyd's  Grove  in  1850.  She  died  at  Milo  in 
May.  1885. 

Mrs..  George  Oushing,  mother  of  M.  P.  Damon,  of  Wyoming,  died 
at  Bradford  in  March,  1886. 

James  B.  Doyle,  one,  of  the  men  connected  with  the  bond  forgeries, 
was  sentenced  to  ten  years  in  the  penitentiary,  by  Judge  Blodgett.  in 
June,  1881.  Judge  Bangs,  General  Henderson  and  Martin  Shallen- 
berger  defended  the  prisoner. 

W.  P.  Dator.,  born  at  Claverack,  Columbia  county,  N.  Y..  Decem- 
ber 5,  1822,  is  the  son  of  Philip  and  Elizabetli  (Rowe)  Dator,  whose 
ancestors  date  their  settlement  on  the  Hudson  to  the  first  Dutch  colo- 
nies there.  His  grandfather,  also  Philip,  served  throughout  the  War 
of  the  Revolution,  and  was  discharged  as  a  commissioned  officer.  In 
1839  W.  P.  Dator  entered  mercantile  life  in  New  York  City ;  returned 
home  after  some  time,  but  in  1844  resumed  mercantile  life  in  Wayne 
county,  X.  Y.  In  1849  he  married  Miss  Emma  Loretta  Soverhill,  and 
subsequently  was  engaged  in  farming  and  store-keeping  in  that  state 
until  1857,  when  he  sold  his  interests  there,  came  west,  and  settled  in 
Marshall  county.  111.,  where  he  was  an  agriculturalist  for  some  years. 
In  1865  he  removed  to  Tiskilwa,  Bureau  county,  and  in  1869  to  Brad- 
ford, where  he  has  since  carried  on  a  large  general  store,  and  in  1873 
established  his  lumber  yards.  As  shown  in  the  official  history  of 
Bradford  and  in  the  sketch  of  the  schools,  he  has  taken  a  full  share  of 
the  honors  of  official  life.  Also  in  the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellows'  his- 
tory his  name  finds  a-  place,  while  in  that  of  the  Baptist  church  Mrs. 
Dator  is  mentioned.  Of  their  children,  Anna  is  the  wife  of  William 
P.  Plummer,  postmaster  at  Bradford  ;  Elizabeth  married  Lyman  Allen, 
of  Johnson  county,  Xeb.;  Hattie  J.  married  F.  P.  Wright,  now  of 
Furnas  county,  Xeb.;  Sarah  is  the  wife  of  A.  J.  Green,  a  jeweler  of 
Oxford,  in  that  county,  while  Jennie  resides  with  her  parents. 

2Irs.  Timothy  {Girvin)  DpiscoU,  while  proceeding  with  her  family 
to  visit  friends  in  Bureau  county,  was  thrown  from  the  wagon  and  re- 
ceived such  injuries  as  to  cause  death,  January  15,  1882. 

Mrs.  Emma  A.  Fhik\  a  daughter  of  Abram  and  Esther  Phenix ; 
born  in  1864  ;  died  in  October.  1885. 

Patrick  Firmigan,  an  old  settler,  died  Januaiw  29,  1880,  aged  92 
years. 


OF   OSCEOLA   TOWNSHIP.  591 

Wesley  T.  Foster^  born  in  Maine,  March  31,  1811,  is  the  son  of 
Alfred  and  Fanny  (Wiggins)  Foster,  botli  natives  of  that  state.  In 
1853  the  family  came  to  Bradford.  The  father  engaged  in  farming, 
on  lands  which  lie  jnirchased,  in  connection  with  his  trade  of  shoe- 
maker, and  so  continued  until  his  death  in  18T1.  Of  their  five  children, 
there  are  living:  Charles  A.,  carpenter,  of  Bureau  county  ;  Stephen,  of 
Osceola  ;  Wesley  T.,  of  Bradford;  and  N^athan,  a.  farmer  of  this  town- 
ship. Wesley  T.  may  be  said  to  have  been  raised  and  educated  in 
Stark  county.  In  18(11  he  entered  in  the  Xinth  Illinois  Cavalry,  reen- 
listed  in  ISGl  and  served  fifty-one  months,  until  mustered  out  as  ser- 
geant in  Decend^er,  1865.  Returning  to  Bradford  he  engaged  at  the 
carpenter's  trade,  and  has  been  so  engaged  down  to  the  present  time. 
In  18('»()  he  married  Miss  Sarah,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Ann  E.  Shaw 
— the  former  a  native  of  England — the  latter  of  Rhode  Island — who 
settled  in  Illinois  in  1810,  where  their  daughter  was  born.  In  politics 
Mr.  Foster  is  Repul)lican.  He  has  held  the  office  of  village  trustee  for 
eight  years,  and  collector  for  one  year.  In  religious  affaiis  he  sup])orts 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  church,  of  which  his  wife  is  a  member,  and  in 
society  matters  is  a  mend^er  of  the  Blue  Lodge  and  Grand  Army  Re- 
public Post. 

Otis  Gardner  died  February  22,  1880,  aged  72  years. 

Charles  F.  JIaynllton,  editor  Bradford  Independent.,  was  born  in 
Armstrong  count}'^,  Penn.,  May  16,  1837.  His  great  grandfather  left 
Ireland  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  and  came  to  New  Jersey  before 
the  Revolutionary  war.  He  raised  a  company  of  scouts  and  served  as 
captain  during  tlie  entire  war  of  the  revolution.  His  grandfather  was 
born  in  New  Jersey  in  the  year  1787,  where  about  the  year  1809  he 
married  a  Miss  Willis.  His  father  was  born  in  Essex  county,  N.  J,,  in 
the  year  1811.  His  grandfather  moved  from  New  Jersey  to  Arm- 
strong county.  Pa.,  with  his  family,  and  thence  to  Marshall  count}', 
Ills.,  in  1855,  where  he  died  in  1876.  Mr.  C.  F.  Hamilton's  father 
married  Miss  Sarah  Callen,  of  Armstrong  county,  Pa.,  in  1836.  Moved 
with  his  family  to  Marshall  country.  111.,  in  1818,  but  returned  to  his 
Pennsylvania  home  in  the  spring  of  1819.  In  1857  he  and  his  fam- 
ily made  a  permanent  settlement  at  Sparland,  Marshall  county,  111., 
and  there  his  wife  died  that  year.  (1  F.  Hamilton  was  educated  in 
Pennsylvania.  On  comino-  to  Illinois  he  eno-ao'ed  in  school  teaching, 
and  in  1862  entered  the  army,  as  related  in  the  military  chapter  and  in 
the  history  of  I3eWolf  Post,  No.  371,  Grand  Army  RepulJic.  After 
receiving  honorable  discharge  he  resumed  school  teaching  at  Sparland, 
111.,  subsequently  was  in  business  there.  Came  to  Wyoming  in  1880, 
and  here  was  eno-ao-ed  in  the  J)oot  and  shoe  trade  for  fifteen  years.  In 
1885  he  established  a  boot  and  shoe  store  at  Bradford,  and  in  June, 
1885,  founded  the  Independent,  of  which  he  is  owner  and  editor.  In 
1858  he  married  Miss  Anna,  daughter  of  Martin  and  Margaret  Harmon, 
of  Sparland,  Marshall  county.  111.  Mr.  Harmon  came  from  Germany 
to  Lacon,  Marshall  county.  111.,  in  1855,  and  to  Sparland  in  1857.  To 
this  marriage  ten  children  were  born,  of  whom  nine  are  living;  three 
are  married,  namely  :  C.  H.,  who  married  Miss  Edith,  daughter  of  the 
widow  Clarke,  of  Bradford ;  George  B.,  married  Miss  Delia  Aldrich, 


592  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMIXISCEXCES 

of  Ingersoll,  Canada;  and  Miss  Lillian  married  Walter  A.  Washburn, 
of  Bradford.  A  reference  to  the  ])olitical  and  press  chapters,  as  well 
as  to  the  history  of  Toulon  and  Essex  townships,  and  Wyoming  village, 
will  point  out  the  part  Mr.  Hamilton  has  taken  here. 

Miss  Jennie  Hartley  was  accidentally  killed  by  falling  from  a  buggy 
in  February,  1879.  Nothing  created  such  sorrow  since  the  death  of 
Geo.  Pettit,  under  similar  circumstances. 

Thomas  Wesley  Harmon,  born  in  Stark  county,  December  10,  1851, 
is  the  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Dunn)  Harmon.  John  was  the  son 
of  Nathaniel  and  Ann  (Bennett)  Harmon,  natives  of  New  York,  where 
he  was  also  born.  Margaret  was  the  daughter  of  AVilliam  and 
Barbara  Dunn,  both  natives  of  Kentucky.  Mr.  Harmon  received  his 
education  in  .the  district  schools  of  this  county,  and  January  12,  1872, 
married  Miss  Calista  O.,  born  here  December  23, 1853,  daughter  of  Ste- 
phen D.  and  Julia  (Drawyer)  Breese,  and  granddaughter  of  Henry  and 
Sarah  (Johnson)  Breese,  of  Pennsylvania,  and  of  John  and  Rachel 
(Hall)  Draw3'er,  of  New  York,  pioneers  of  Stark  county.  In  1875  he 
purchased  80  acres  on  section  30,  which  he  sold  in  1876, "and  purchased 
160  acres  on  section  31,  where  he  has  made  his  home  since.  Always  a 
farmer,  this  tract  shows  the  results  of  his  taste  and  skill.  For  the 
last  nineteen  3'ears  he  has  also  been  interested  in  the  sale  of  threshing- 
machines  and  corn  shellers.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harmon  are  the  parents  of 
six  children  —  Ma}^  born  October  14,  1872;  Earl,  born  December 
31,  1873;  Hays,  born  October  16,  1875;  Claude,  born  March  25,  1878; 
Julia,  born  July  8,  1883,  and  Wesley,  born  July  13,  1886,  four  of  whom 
are  attending  school,  Mr.  Harmon  has  served  as  school  director  for 
five  years.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican;  in  religious  matters,  non- 
denominational,  but  an  earnest  sup]iorter  of  all  Christian  and  benev^o- 
lent  associations.     (  Vide  History  of  Toionskip.) 

Williayn  Harvey,  son  of  Aaron  and  EHzabeth  (Hall)  Harvey,  Avas 
born  in  the  township  of  Elmira,  one  mile  nortli  of  Osceola  village,  Novem- 
Ijer  16,  1810.  His  parents  were  both  natives  of  England,  the  father 
being  a  grocer  and  tea  dealer  of  Derby,  and  the  mother  one  of  the 
Halls  named  in  the  history  of  Elmira  township.  In  October,  1861 
William  enlisted  in  Com]Mny  F,  Fifty-seventh  Illinois  Volunteer 
Infantry;  was  wounded  at  Corinth,  October  4,  1862,  and  received  hon- 
orable discharge.  He  remained  in  the  South  after  the  war ;  Avas  in  the 
United  States  mail  service  from  1869  to  1876,  when  lie  returned  to 
Stark  county  and  established  his  drug  store  at  Bradford.  He  married 
Miss  Mary,  daughter  of  Frank  W.  and  Sarah  Jane  (Harris)  Anthony, 
of  Jackson  county,  Mich.,  to  whom  three  childi'en  were  born  — Joseph 
H.,  Frank  A.  and  AVilliam  C.  She  is  &  consistent  member  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  church.  Mr.  Harvey  is  a  member  of  the  Fifty, 
seventh  Regimental  Association  and  Dickerson  Post,  G.  A.  R.  ( Vtde 
Chapter  on  Hlmira.) 

George  L.  Haskins,  born  at  Harford,  Cortland  county,  N.  Y,, 
March  26,  1841,  is  the  son  of  George  and  Ruby  (Edminster)  Haskins, 
both  natives  of  New  York.  George  Haskins  was  the  son  of  Anthony 
and  Jerusha  (Daigler)  Haskins.  both  natives  of  Massachusetts.  Anthony 
came  to  America  in   1778,  with  two  brothers,  Clifford  and  Paul,  and 


OF   OSCEOLA   TOWNSHIP.  593 

established  an  (Optician's  store  at  S})ring'field,  Mass.,  no\v  conducted  by 
Smith  &  Lesqeureaux.  Anthony  had  a  family  of  eight  children,  three 
of  whom  still  live,  namely:  William,  of  Potter count}^.  Pa.;  George,  of 
Milo,  111.;  Washington,  of  Potter  county.  Pa.  George  Haskins  has  been 
eno-ao'ed  in  farming  since  his  l)ovhood.  He  was  married  in  New  York 
in  February,  1838.  Of  his  nine  children,  four  are  hving,  as  follows: 
George  L.,  of  Lombardville;  William  W.,  of  Milo,  a  soldier  of  the  late 
war;  Mary  J.,  wife  of  James  F.  Malette,  of  Bo3"d's  Grove,  111.,  and 
Norton  B.,  residing  at  Adele,  Iowa.  George  Haskins  removed  from 
New  York,  in  1805,  to  Milo,  111.  Here  his  wife  died  in  1879.  Anthony 
Haskins'  wife  was  born  at  Taunton,  Mass.,  died  in  Pennsylvania  at  the 
age  of  ninety-six  years.  Ruby,  wife  of  George  Haskins,  was  the 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Mary  E.  (Barnes)  Edminster,  of  French  and 
English  extraction.  George  L.  Haskins,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years, 
enlisted  in  the  Thirty -fourth  New  York  Infantry  and  served  his  full 
term,  from  Ball's  Bluffs  to  the  close  of  the  war.  After  being  mustered 
out  he  returned  to  Illinois,  and  locating  at  Milo  engaged  in  farming. 
He  was  married  in  Cortland  county,  N.  Y.,  September  19,  1864,  to 
Miss  E.  J.  Shaple}^  a  native  of  New  York,  daughter  of  O.  and  Phe- 
linda  (Phelps)  Shajoley,  both  natives  of  Palmyra,  N.  Y.,  the  children  of 
soldiers  of  tiie  Revolution.  He  removed  to  this  county  in  1809,  and 
now  resides  at  Lombardville.  In  politics  he  has  ever  been  a  Repub- 
lican. He  has  held  the  office  of  constable  for  sixteen  years,  was  also 
school  director  at  Milo.  Of  Mr.  Haskins'  two  children,  one  is  living- — 
William  F.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  Dickerson  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  at 
Bradford. 

3frs.  Thomas  Horan  died  at  her  home,  near  Lombardville,  Sep- 
tember 19,  1880,  leaving  five  small  children — one  an  infant  but  a  few 
days  old.     She  was  buried  in  the  Bradford  Catholic  cemetery. 

JoJni  LacJi'ie,  born  at  Barnett,  Yt.,  Decemloer  0,  1823,  is  the  son 
of  Ambrose  and  Betsy  (Wadell)  Lackie.  both  natives  of  Yermont,  the 
ancestors  of  whom  were  of  Scotch  origin,  coming  to  America  at  an 
earl}^  day.  John  Lackie  spent  his  j^ounger  years  on  the  farm  with  his 
father.  In  1844  he  came  to  this  county,  purchased  land  in  Osceola 
soon  after  his  arrival  and  was  engaged  in  farming  here  until  1850, 
when  he  visited  California,  where  he  remained  three  years,  a  part  of 
the  time  engaged  in  mining  and  also  was  employed  in  running  saw 
mills.  On  returning  he  settled  on  the  land  he  had  purchased  before 
going  to  California,  and  resumed  farming  and  stock-growing.  He  was 
married  in  1855,  to  JVEiss  Sarah  Fall,  a  native  of  Ohio,  whose  parents 
were  natives  of  New  York.  To  this  marriage  three  cliildren,  two 
boys  and  one  girl  Avere  born,  of  whom  Lizzie  is  the  wife  of  W.  House, 
a  farmer  of  Bureau  county.  In  politics  he  has  ever  been  a  Republican. 
As  a  marked  a})preciation  of  the  respect  and  confidence  in  which  he  is 
held,  he  has  held  the  following  offices:  supervisor,  justice  of  the  peace 
and  school  director  for  years.  In  the  fall  of  1882  he  was  elected  rep- 
resentative of  this  district.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  society, 
but  in  church  affairs  non-denominational.  ( Vide  cjeneral  township 
history.) 

Emily  M.  Lewis,  Avidow  of  R.   B.    Lewis,  of  Lombardville,  and 


594  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCEKCES 

daughter  of  the  late  E.  H.  Lombard,  died  near  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Julj 
24,  1 885. 

Francis  J.  Liggett,  son  of  William  and  Ann  (Maderiai  Liggett,  was 
born  in  AVarren  conntv.  Ohio,  May  30,  1854.  This  AVilliam,  a  native 
of  Virginia,  came  with  his  parents  to  Ohio  when  lie  was  Ijut  Httle  over 
one  year  of  age.  His  (William's)  parents  were  engaged  in  farming 
in  Ohio,  where  his  father  died  verv  suddenlv,  leavino-  the  mother  to 
raise  the  family.  William  was  the  youngest  child  of  a  family  of  six 
cliildren ;  was  born  in  Harrison  county,  Ya.,  June  25,  180t».  After  his 
marriage  to  Miss  Ann  Maderia,  Xovember  15,  1842,  they  remained  on 
the  old  homestead  in  Ohio  until  the  fall  of  1854,  when  they  sold  their 
interests  there,  and  proceeding  to  Stark  count3\  111.,  purchased  a  farm 
of  200  acres  in  Osceola  township,  upon  which  they  settled.  The 
country  at  this  time  was  a  wilderness,  but  with  the  wolves  and  deer  as 
their  most  numerous  neiglibors,  they  braved  the  dangers  of  a  pioneer 
life  and  Imilt  themselves  up  a  home.  Mr.  Liggett  died  April  23,  1875. 
Mrs.  Lio-crett  still  resides  on  the  homestead.  She  was  born  Febrnarv 
3,  1822.  and  although  she  is  now  in  her  sixty-fifth  year,  is  strong  and 
active.  Of  the  nine  children  living  at  Mr.  Liggett's  death,  one  has 
since  died.  Francis,  whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  is  the  oldest  child. 
In  his  eighteenth  year  he  joined  Company  B.  of  the  One-hundred-and- 
twelfth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  proceeded  with  the  conijiany 
to  Peoria,  September  18,  1862.  He  ])articipated  in  thirteen  engage- 
ments, among  them  being  Franklin.  Xashville,  Atlanta,  Cleveland, 
Ft.  Anderson,  and  Goldsborough.  At  Cleveland.  Tenn.,  Septeml^er 
18,  1803,  he  was  taken  })risoner  and  suffered  all  the  horrors  of  Pelle 
Isle  and  Andersonville.  In  the  summer  of  1864  he  made  his  escape 
from  Andersonvile,  and  after  manv  wearv  weeks  of  travel  bv  niu^ht, 
and  hidino:  in  the  forests  and  swam])s  bv,  dav.  he  entered  the  L'nion 
lines  in  Georgia,  during  the  Atlanta  campaign,  and  joined  his  old  com- 
rades. Nearly  starved,  he  was  in  no  condition  to  perform  military 
duty,  and  was  sent  home  on  a  furlough.  During  this  visit  home  he 
married  Miss  Katie  Lontr.  dauohter  of  Alexander  and  Xancv  Lono-, 
born  at  Zanesville.  Ohio,  January  27,  1843.  Her  father,  a  Pennsyl- 
vanian,  came  to  Ohio  at  an  early  day,  later  to  Indiana,  and  thence  to 
Illinois.  Eemainino^  here  some  time,  thev  moved  to  Nebraska,  where 
they  still  reside.  At  the  close  of  the  war,  Mr.  Liggett  ])urchased  a 
farm  near  Bradford  and  erected  a  fine  residence  where  lie  still  resides. 
On  December  28,  1875,  Mrs.  Liggett  passed  away  in  the  thirty-tliii'd 
vear  of  her  age,  being  an  invalid  for  several  years.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Eastern  Star  Chapter,  of  Bradford."'  March  11,  1880,  Mr.  Lig- 
gett married  Miss  Millie,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Biddle) 
Hamilton;  was  born  near  Philadelphia.  June  24.  P^45.  Her  parents, 
natives  of  Pennsylvania,  came  to  Illinois  in  1847  and  settled  at 
Osceola,  in  Elmira  township,  where  Mr.  Hamilton  died  August  17, 
187".  in  his  sixty-fourth  year.  Mrs.  Hamilton  now  makes  her  home 
with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Liggett,  and  is  now  in  her  eightieth  year. 
Mr.  Lio-o-ett  still  resides  on  his  farm  near  Bradford,  where  he  owns  120 
acres  of  choice  lands,  and  formerly  owned  real  estate  in  Iowa.  Social- 
ly, he  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  at  Bradford ;  politically,  he 


OF    GOSHEN    TOWNSHIP.  595 

has  always  been  a  liepublicaH,  and  has  held  several  township  offices, 
among'  them  being  that  of  collector  and  assessor,  the  latter  he  held  for 
ten  3^ears.  He  is  a  man  who  is  interested  in  all  works  of  a  progressive 
nature,  and  his  home  is  a  model  one. 

George  W.  Longmire^  son  of  George  and  Sarah  (Haines)  Longmire, 
was  born  in  Indiana,  September  19,  1824.  His  parents  were  natives 
of  North  Carolina,  where  his  grandparents,  Joseph  Longmire,  a  native 
of  the  north  of  England  or  Scotland,  and  Mary,  his  wife,  a  native  of 
Scotland,  had  settled  with  his  great-grandparents.  George,  father  of 
G.  W.,  was  a  soldier  of  1812.  He  was  the  father  of  thirteen  children, 
seven  of  whom  are  living :  James  and  Joseph,  near  Olympia,  W.  T.; 
John,  in  Iowa;  George  W.  and  David  II.,  in  Illinois;  Sarah,  in  Ne- 
braska, and  Leonard,  a  raiicliman  in  California.  George  W.  Longmire 
received  his  education  in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  county,  and 
taught  school  there  for  two  terms,  and  for  one  term  in  this  State.  Also 
read  medicine  in  Indiana,  and  gave  that  science  two  and  one-half  years 
study.  He  married  iu  this  county  Miss  Thankful  Elston,  May  21, 
1851.  This  lady  is  a  daughter  of  Jesse  and  Hannah  Elston,  natives  of 
Penns}'lvania.  To  this  marriage  seven  children  were  born,  of  whom 
five  are  living :  Sarah,  now  Mrs.  J.  Harmon,  of  Penn  Township;  Byron, 
residing  here;  Frances  E.,  now  Mrs.  Hosea  Harmon,  of  Osceola;  Homer, 
a  farmer  of  this  township,  and  Laura,  wife  of  Adna  Whitcher,  of  Osce- 
ola During  the  war  Mr.  Longmire  was  a  Republican  in  politics,  and 
member  of  the  Union  League  ;  but  now  may-  be  classed  among  the 
independent  voters  of  the  county.  For  twenty  years  he  has  served  as 
school  director,  has  been  township  clerk,  and  commissioner  of  highways 
for  some  years,  and  altogether  a  very  useful  citizen.  His  farm  embraces 
the  northeast  quarter  of  section  thirty-five,  and  is  a  model  one  in  its 
arrangement  and  improvements.  Mr.  Longmire  is  a  member  of  the 
A.  F.  and  A.  M.  Blue  Lodge  of  Masons,  Bradford ;  but  beyond  the 
support  which  he  freely  gives  to  Ciiristian  churches,  his  name  is  not 
found  among  church  members. 

Catharine  McN%dty,  relict  of  James  McNulty,  died  at  her  home 
near  Bradford,  Octoljer  31,  1886,  and  was  buried  at  the  Cam])  Grove. 
She  was  born  in  Canada,  of  Irish  parentage,  was  married  in  the  Domin- 
ion, and  in  1868  she,  with  her  husband,  came  to  Illinois  and  settled  in 
this  section,  where  she  resided  up  to  her  death. 

John  A.  Mielkey^  son  of  John  and  Wilhelmenia  (Comb)  Mielkey,  was 
born  in  Prussia,  February  26,  1836,  of  which  country  his  parents 
were  natives,  his  father  serving  in  the  German  army  at  the  defeat 
of  Napoleon.  His  death  occurred  January  3,  1852,  being  over 
sixty  3^ ears  of  age.  John  A.  is  the  second  child  of  a  family 
of  three.  When  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age  he  came  to  America  and 
landed  at  Quebec,  proceeded  at  once  to  Detroit  where  he  was  taken 
sick,  and  for  a  month  was  compelled  to  remain  at  the  hospital.  After 
his  recovery  he  came  to  Chicago  and  Ijegan  working  on  the  Chicago, 
Rock  Island  and  Pittsburg  Raih'oad.  On  January  19,  1861,  he  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and  Nancy  (Arnold)  Vanscoyk, 
who  was  born  in  Crawford  county,  July  19,  1826.  Her  father  was  a 
native  of  Germany  and  her  mother  of  Carolina.     The  former,  when 


596  BIOGBAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

one  year  of  age,  came  with  parents  to  America  and  settled  in  Ross 
county,  Ohio.  In  1835  Mr.  Yanscovk  was  foully  murdered  bv  one  of 
his  neighbors.  Tliis  was  in  Mossville,  Peoria  county,  where  he  settled 
some  four  3'ears  before.  He  left  six  children,  of  whom  Elizabeth  was 
the  third.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  3'ears  she  married  Mr.  Simeon  Sprague, 
with  whom  she  lived  ten  years,  when  death  parted  them.  By  her  hrst 
inarriao-e  she  is  the  mother  of  three  children.  Nine  veai'S  later  she 
married  John  A.  Mielkey,  as  before  stated.  After  this  marriage  they 
farmed  in  Peoria  county  for  six  3'ears,  when  the}'  removed  to  Osceola 
township,  where  they  purchased  a  farm  and  began  its  improvement. 
Four  children  have  blessed  their  union:  Julius  A..  John  A.,  Lillie  M. 
and  William  E.  Thev  have  always  been  hard  workers,  and  as  a  reward 
of  their  labors  the}'  now  own  12u  acres  of  the  choicest  lands  m  Osceola, 
about  three  miles  from  Bi'adford.  In  political  mattei's  Mr.  Meilkey  is 
bound  by  no  party  ties. 

II.  It.  2Iokeler  was  born  at  Wilmington,  Will  county.  111..  March 
27,  18(51,  is  the  son  of  J.  F.  and  his  wife  Elvina  ]\lokeler.  the  former 
a  native  of  Boston,  Mass.,  the  latter,  a  native  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  J. 
F.  Mokeler  was  a  graduate  of  a  college  in  the  East,  but  subsequently 
learned  the  blacksmith's  trade,  at  which  he  has  been  employed  down 
to  the  present  time.  He  came  to  Illinois  at  an  early  day,  was  married 
at.Xaperville,  and  had  a  family  of  ten  children,  all  of  whom  are 
living.  II.  P.  Mokeler  received  a  common  school  education,  learned 
blacksmithing  in  his  youth,  and  has  followed  the  trade  since  he  was 
able  to  lal)or.  He  moved  to  Bradford  in  1880.  In  1885  he  commenced, 
business  for  himself.  He  was  married  April  22,  1886,  to  Miss  Lydia 
Foster,  daughter  of  Charles  Foster.  Politically  he  is  a  Democrat, 
socially,  a  member  of  Bradford  Lodge,  Xo.  517  I.  f).  ().  F.,  but  is  not 
a  member  of  an}'  church. 

James  J/.  Morris^  son  of  James  and  Zada  (Grimes)  Morris,  was 
born  in  Greene  county,  Pa.,  March  24,  1837.  His  parents  were  farmers 
of  that  state,  who  in  1845  moved  to  Guernsey  county,  but  in  1853 
moved  to  Ross  county,  Ohio,  whei'e  they  were  engaged  in  agriculture 
until  retiring  from  active  life.  Of  their  children,  John  resides  in  Mar- 
shall county.  111.;  James  ]\I.,  here;  William,  in  Hamburg,  Iowa;  Mar- 
garet, wife  of  Eli  Wilson,  also  of  Iowa;  Maria,  wife  of  William  Morgan, 
of  Ross  county,  Ohio.  The  mother  of  this  family  died  in  August, 
1851,  and  a  year  later  the  father  remarried.  To  this  second  marriage 
six  children  were  born,  five  of  whom  are  living.  James  M.  passed  his 
early  years  with  his  father.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  left  home  to 
learn  the  blacksmith's  trade,  which  he  has  ever  since  followed  success- 
fully. In  1856  he  moved  to  Peoria,  III.  worked  in  the  old  "  Peoria 
City  Shop,"  eighteen  months,  when  he  moved  to  Valley  townslii]),  and 
was  a  blacksmith  there  until  1861.  In  this  year  he  enrolled  in  the 
Eighth  Illinois  Cavalry,  served  thi'ee  years  and  twenty  days  in  that 
command,  reenlisted  in  Fourth  United  States  Volunteer  Company  G, 
and  served  until  mustered  out  as  sergeant  March  9,  1866.  Returning, 
he  married  Miss  Henrietta  K.  Little,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  April  15, 
1866.  This  lady  is  the  daughter  of  Dr.  David  and  Susan  B.  Little^ 
both  natives  of  Ireland  and   both  practicing  physicians.     At  the  time 


OF   OSCEOLA   TOWNSHIP.  597 

of  her  inaiTiage  Miss  Little  was  a  scliool  teacher.  In  1882  she  attended 
Bennett's  Eclectic  Medical  College,  Chicago,  graduated  in  March,  1884, 
and  is  now  one  of  the  leading  physicians  of  that  school  in  Chicago. 
Their  children  are  John  L.,  a  painter  and  musician,  of  Chicago,  and 
James  C,  attending  school  at  Bradford.  Mr.  Morris  visited  Kansas  in 
187  U  homesteaded  1(!0  acres  and  resided  there  until  187-1,  engaged  in 
farming.  From  1875  to  1885  he  carried  on  his  sho])s  at  Bradford. 
Renting  them  that  year  he  moved  to  Chicago,  but  returning  in  the 
spring  of  1886,  resumed  charge  of  them,  where  he  is  engaged  in  black- 
smithing  and  manufacturing.  In  politics  he  is  decidedly  Republican, 
a  mend)er  of  the  Blue  Lodge,  and  of  the  Grand  Army  Bepublic  Post 
at  Bradford,  and  although  not  a  church  member,  is  a  friend  of  all 
churches.     (  Vide  history  of  Brculfoi'd  for  official  and  social  'record.) 

A.  B.  Morse,  who  carried  the  mail  between  Bi'adford  and  Tiskilwa, 
and  subsequently  to  Senachwine,  moved  to  Gage  county,  Neb.,  in  1881. 
It  is  alleged  he  was  found  guilty  of  murdering  his  wife  in  1885. 

Harmon  Phenix^  banker  of  Bradford,  was  born  near  Wilkesbarre, 
Luzerne  county.  Pa.,  January  20,  1834.  Ilis  parents — John  T.,  born  in 
1792,  and  Lydia  (Daniels)  Phenix  —  were  natives  of  Delaware  count}'", 
N.  Y.  The  former  was  a  captain  of  militia  in  his  native  county  and 
was  the  son  of  Peter,  one  of  two  brothers  who  emigrated  from  Scot- 
land. John  T.  Phenix  moved  with  his  wife  and  family  to  this  county 
in  1035,  his  children  being  Daniel  B.,  a  farmer  of  Penn  township; 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  Samuel  Sturm,  of  Osceola;  Nancy,  wife  of  Solomon 
Geer,  of  Boulder  county.  Col. ;  Mary  C.  married  H.  H.  Drawyer ; 
Abram  Phenix,  of  Bradford,  and  Harmon  Phenix.  The  father  of  this 
large  family  died  in  1867,  and  was  interred  in  Franklin  (Cemetery,  Osce- 
ola township.  Up  to  his  death  he  lield  membership  with  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  with  w^hich  he  was  connected  since  his  marriage. 
The  first  home  of  the  family  here  was  in  Toulon  township,  on  what  is 
now  the  "James  Montooth  Farm." 

Harmon  Phenix  was  little  over  one  year  old  when  his  parents 
moved  here,  so  that  he  may  be  considered  as  one  who  grew  up  with 
the  county.  Apart  from  his  academical  course,  at  Paw  Paw,  111.,  his 
education  was  received  here,  and  all  those  practical  lessons  inculcated, 
wliich  have  borne  to  him  such  rich  fruit.  At  the  age  of  twenty -four 
years  he  entered  mercantile  life;  in  1862  established  his  store,  and  in 
1869  moved  to  Bradford,  where,  with  C.  W.  Phenix,  he  has  built  up  a 
laro'e  and  increasino-  business.  In  1881  the  banking  house  of  Ilannon 
Phenix  &  Co.  was  founded  here.  In  1864  he  married  Miss  Emeline 
Libljy,  l)orn  near  Stanstead  Plain,  Sherbrooke,  Quebec  province,  Can- 
ada. Of  their  children,  Oscar  is  a  student  at  Chicago;  Lillian  C, 
Nanc}^  L.,  Daniel  J.  and  Elbert  reside  at  home.  Mrs.  Phenix  is  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church,  as  shown  in  the  history  of  that  society. 
In  the  pioneer  and  political  chapters  of  the  general  history,  and  in  the 
sketches  of  Toulon  and  Osceola  townships,  the  intimate  relation  of  the 
Phenix  family  to  Stark  county  and  her  townships  is  fully  related. 

George  W.  Reed  was  born  in  Intliana,  in  March,  J  824.  He  is  the 
son  of  Charles  and  Chloe  (Iloby)  lieed,  both  natives  of  this  country, 
who  were  mai'ried  in  Virginia.     Charles  was  the  son  of  Patrick  Heed, 


598  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

who  was  a  native  of  Ireland.  When  the  War  of  1812  broke  out, 
Charles  enlisted  and  served  through  the  whole  campaign.  After  the 
war  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  growing  in  Ohio  and  Indiana, 
until  1830,  when  he  removed  to  Illinois  and  settled  at  what  is  known 
as  "  Reed's  Grove,''  in  Will  county,  taking  up  a  claim  of  160  acres  on 
what  is  now  Joliet.  He  built  the  first  Jiouse  ever  built  in  that  city, 
and  erected  the  first  house  at  the  Grove,  in  1832,  When  the  Black 
Hawk  war  l)roke  out  he  removed  his  familv  to  Park  county,  Indiana. 
After  the  Indian  troubles  he  returned  to  his  claim  and  engaged  in 
farming.  He  built  a  flouring  mill  in  Joliet  in  the  year  1834,  and  was, 
in  fact,  the  man  who  laid  out  and  started  the  town  where  lie  made  the 
claim,  and  intended  to  purchase  the  same  when  it  came  into  market, 
but  lost  it  through  the  act  of  a  so-called  friend.  Charles  Reed  built 
the  log  fort  at  Reed's  Grove  for  a  protection  against  the  Indians,  and 
when  he  had  it  read}^  to  raise  the  prominent  men  of  Chicago  came  out 
to  assist  in  the  work.  While  he  lived  in  Will  county  he  took  a  prom- 
inent part  in  politics.  Being  a  strong  anti-slavery  man,  he  was  honored 
with  state  and  county  ofKces.  In  the  course  of  time  he  removed  to 
Winnebago  county,  and  laid  out  the  town  of  Winnebago,  and  remained 
in  that  county  until  his  death,  which  occurred  about  1864.  George 
W.  Reed  spent  his  younger  years  in  and  near  Joliet;  attended  school 
in  the  old  fort  tliere.  When  the  Mexican  war  broke  out,  a  company 
was  formed  at  Joliet,  of  which  he  was  a  member,  but  their  services 
were  not  accepted.  He  was  married  in  1819  to  Mary  Strader,  daughter 
of  John  and  Mar}^  (Longmire)  Strader,  by  whom  he  had  two  children. 
After  his  mari'iage  he  removed  to  Mercer  county,  III.,  and  purchased 
160  acres  of  land,  built  a  house  and  improved  his  farm.  His  wife,  who 
was  afflicted  with  consumption,  becoming  worse,  requested  that  she  be 
taken  back  to  her  home  in  Indiana.  Two  years  after  his  arrival  in 
Mercer  county  he  returned  with  his  sick  wife  to  her  home,  Avliere  she 
died  the  day  after  her  arrival.  After  her  death  he  sold  his  interests  in 
Mercer  county,  removed  to  Stark  county  in  1853,  located  in  Osceola 
townsliip,  and  was  engaged  in  farming  until  1880,  when  he  engaged  in 
the  mercantile  business  at  Bradford.  In  1857  he  married  Miss  Phila 
Webster,  who  died  in  1862,  and  in  1865  his  marriage  with  Mrs.  Jane 
(Montooth)  Hunter  took  place. 

Geor(je  Heeves,  the  outlaw  of  Senachwine,  moved  to  the  eastern 
borders  of  Stark  county  in  1833.  Such  desperadoes  as  Burch,  Fox, 
Long,  Cameron  Reeves,  Allison,  Preston  Reeves  made  the  neighbor- 
hood their  home,  and  brought  thither  their  stolen  horses  and  goods. 
After  the  robbery  of  Rheinljeck  at  Whitefield,  the  people  turned  out 
en  Qnasse,  and  sent  them  out  of  the  country.  Sophronia  Reeves,  wife 
of  A,  D.  Jones,  the  founder  of  Omaha,  moves  in  the  best  Sv^ciety  of 
that  town. 

Benjamin  F.  Rochhold^  son  of  E.  M.  and  Jemima  (Turner)  Rock- 
hold,  was  born  in  Fulton  county.  111.,  May  27,  18-to.  Benjamin  F. 
Rocivhold  was  educated  in  Fulton  county.  On  July  27,  1861,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  E,  Eighth  Illinois  Yolunteer  Infantry,  and  served 
with  that  command  until  mustered  out,  with  rank  of  sergeant,  in  July, 
1864.     After  the  war,  he  and  Jonn  F.  embarked  in  business  at  St. 


OF  OSCEOLA  'roWNSHlP.  599 

David;  again  established  n  house  at  Milo;  two  years  later  established 
their  house  at  AVyoming  and  built  a  store  there,  and  in  1872  opened  a 
house  at  Bradford.  Mr.  Rockhold  was  married  to  Miss  Jennie  He}^- 
wood,  of  AVyoniing,  as  related  in  the  sketcli  of  the  late  Thomas  Hey- 
wood.  Their  children  are  Xorma  B.,  J'onnie,  and  Vera.  Mrs.  Rock- 
hold  is  a  meml)er  of  the  Baptist  church.  Mr.  R.  is  a  menber  of  Dick- 
erson  Post  and  of  the  Indejienilent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows'  lodge,  and, 
as  shown  in  the  history  of  these  associations,  and  official  sketch  of  the 
village,  has  not  escaped  the  onus  of  attending  to  public  affairs.  Ilis 
business  at  Bradford  is  extensive,  and  always  increasing. 

Byron  Smith,  son  of  Asher  and  Phoebe  (Stark)  Smith,  and  grand- 
son of  Jonathan,  born  A])rill8,  1764,  and  Anna  Smitli,  born  January  7, 
177(),  was  born  in  Stark  countv,  July  28,  1851.  His  father  was  born 
in  Luzerne  county,  Penn.,  October  28,  1807,  and  his  mother,  daughter 
of  John  Stark,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  born  also  in  Luzerne  county. 
July  20,  1811.  They  were  married  in  1832.  They  came  to  this  coun- 
ty in  1835,  and  Mr.  Smith  walked  to  Galena  to  enter  his  first  forty 
acres  in  Osceola.  Tie  was  a  tanner  by  trade,  and  in  connection  with 
his  farm  cai'ried  on  a  tannery  here.  Of  his  five  children,  tliere  are 
living  Oliver,  of  Sedgwick  county,  Kan.;  Eliza,  wife  of  Dr.  Miner,  of 
Decatur  county,  Kan.,  and  Byron.  Up  to  I860,  Asher  Smith  was  a 
Democrat,  but  then  voted  for  Lincoln,  and  so  continued  RepulJican 
down  to  his  death.  May  3,  1869.  For  seven  terms  he  was  assessor, 
and  served  as  collector  and  school  director  for  several  terms.  During 
the  war  he  was  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  and  in  all  respects  a 
model  citizen.  His  wife,  a  true  daughter  of  Moll\^  Stark,  died  June  7, 
1881,  and,  as  related  in  the  history  of  Franklin  cemetery,  in  Osceola, 
near  Penn  township,  was  laid  to  rest  beside  her  husbantl.  She  was  a 
descendant  of  Gen.  Stark,  a  teacher  in  Luzerne  county,  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episco]ial  clnirch,  and  an  excellent  wcmian.  Byron 
Smith  received  his  early  education  here,  and  attended  the  schools  of 
Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  for  seven  months.  Like  his  father,  he  is  a  Republi- 
can, and  not  a  member  of  any  religious  society,  though  supporting  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  purchased  his  father's  homestead  of 
176  acres,  of  which  he  sold  twenty-two  acres,  and  added  by  purchase 
eighty,  making  a  fine  farm  of  237  acres  on  section  31.  Mr.  Smitli  is 
still  a  _young  man,  one  of  excellent  parts,  and  ranks  among  the  first 
citizens  of  the  township.     (  Vide  Jnstory  of  II.  Avery.) 

liberty  Stone,  born  at  Shrewsbury.  Mass.,  May  15,  1813,  son  of 
Daniel  and  Anna  (Gibson)  Stone,  came  to  Peoria,,  May  6,  1833,  and  in 
September  of  that  year  settled  in  Osceola  township,  one  half  mile 
south  of  the  north  line,  but  moved  to  Buda  in  1873.  In  1836,  he 
married  Mrs.  Martha  (Fisher)  Winslow,  wlio  died  here  July  15,  1853. 
In  October  of  that  year  he  married  Miss  ^rhankful  B.  Lesan,  dauii'hter 
of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Brooks)  Lesan,  natives  of  Maine,  who  in  1830 
moved  to  Ohio;  thence  to  Bureau  county,  TIL,  iu  183(!;  thence  to 
Tvnox  county  ;  and  in  1838  to  Osceohi  township.  Her  mother  died  in 
Illinois,  her  father  in  Iowa.  Mi".  Stone  was  an  active  abolitionist,  and 
a  conductor  on  the  Underground  railroad.  Of  his  many  cliddren, 
Miss  Louisa,  born  in  1843,  married  Col,  W.  Jackson  in  1869, 


600  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Ih's.  Hei-bert  Searles  died  at  her  home,  southeast  of  Bradford,  Sep- 
tember T,  1886,  and  was  buried  in  the  old  Sturm  cemetery. 

Nicholas  Stnrin,  who  settled  two  miles  west  of  Bradford  in  1835, 
died  March  21,  1886,  aged  seventy-nine  3'ears. 

Church  Sturtevant,  son  of  Hosea,  who  served  in  the  war  of  the 
revolution,  and  Avas  made  prisoner  at  Stony  Point,  settled  in  Osceola 
township  in  1844.  In  1827,  he  married  Hannah  Brown,  of  Centre 
Harbor.  X.  H. ;  moved  to  Peacham,  Yt.,  in  ISol.  and  to  Stark  in 
July,  1S44. 

Isaac  Sttirm,  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Dalrymple)  Sturm, 
whose  history  is  given  in  this  chapter,  and  in  that  on  Elmira  Town- 
ship, was  ])orn  in  Ohio,  Xovember  13,  1S24.  His  grandfather  Sturm 
was  a  suldier  of  1812,  and  his  father  a  soldier  of  the  Kevolution,  said 
to  have  served  in  one  of  the  Pennsylvania  commands  under  Steuben. 
The  familv  settled  at  Osceola  Grove  in  1836,  and  Isaac  resided  there 
with  them  until  1849,  on  March  11,  of  which  year  he  married  Miss 
Jane  Stedham — JoshuaGillinnan,  justice  of  the  peace,  officiating.  This 
lady  is  a  daughter  of  John  and  Maria  (Robinson)  Stedham,  natives 
of  Delaware,  who  came  here  in  1836,  entered  lands  on  sections  3  and 
4,  Osceola,  and  resided  here  a  short  time,  when  they  revisited  Dela- 
ware. Subsecjuently  this  family  settled  in  Peoria  county,  111.,  returned 
and  resided  in  Osceola  for  some  years,  then  moved  to  Iowa,  where 
the  father  died  in  1SS2.  Isaac  Sturm  purchased  eighty  acres  on  sec- 
tion 16,  in  1850,  and  with  his  young  wife  and  family,  took  up  his  resi- 
dence there  in  1852.  He  has  added  120  acres  to  his  original  purchase, 
together  with  many  more  acres  bought  from  time  to  time,  allotted  to 
several  of  his  children.  Of  their  eleven  children  eight  are  living: 
Willard,  who  married  Luella  AYhitcher,  of  Rice  county,  Kan.;  Charles 
D.  and  wife,  in  this  township  :  Josephine,  wife  of  James  H.  AVhite, 
and  Emma  G.,  wife  of  W.  S.  White,  of  Osage  county,  Kan.;  Lizzie, 
wife  of  Robert  Black,  of  Bureau  county.  111.;  May  D.,  wife  of  Major  An- 
drew Ames,  of  Osceola;  Jennie  and  Ida  M.,  residing  at  home.  In 
politics  he  was  democratic,  but  now  looks  favorably  on  the  Greenback 
party.  He  has  filled  all  township  offices  except  that  of  supervisor, 
and  in  school  matters  has  been  a  director  or  trustee  for  over  twenty 
years.  In  society  afifairs  he  is  a  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  Osceola 
o^rano-e  or  farmers'  association.  He  is  not  connected  with  anv  religious 
denomination,  but  gives  to  all  material  recognition  and  support. 

A.  J.  Sturm,  who  was  born  May  21,  1830,  in  Shelby  county,  Ohio,  is 
the  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Dalrymple)  Sturm,  the  former  born 
in  Mason  countv.  Kv.,  January  29.  1791,  the  latter  in  South  Carolina, 
February  5,  1795,  where  her  people  were  among  the  Quaker  farmers. 
The  Sturms  were  of  Dutch  origin.  Ilenrv  and  his  familv  of  five  sons 
and  six  daughters  settled  in  Elmira  Township  in  1838,  on  lands  which 
he  located  in  1835.  There  his  wife  died  in  1862,  and  himself  in  1864. 
Of  their  five  sons  and  six  dauo-hters,  all  the  sons  and  five  daughters 
survive.  A.  J.  Sturm,  the  eighth  child  and  youngest  son,  grew  to 
manhood  here,  followed  farming  successfully  until  1875,  when  he  en- 
gaged in  other  business.  On  Februaiy  25,  1856,  he  mari'ied  Miss  Har- 
riet Leason,  who  died  February  7,   1868.     Their  children  were,  Will- 


OF    OSCEOLA    TOWNSHIP,  601 

lam  H.,  Mary  E.,  Eliza  H.,  Ella  A.,  Curtiss  A.,  Charles  Oscar,  and  an 
adopted  son  of  grandmother  Leason.  On  September  26,  186-),  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Flora  A.  Mix,  who  passed  away  in  February,  ISTO,  leaving 
two  sons  and  one  daughter — Hubert  E.,  Bessie  I.,  and  Wilbur  L.  Tlie 
Sturm  family,  of  which  he  has  been  and  is  a  useful  member,  occupy  a 
large  place  in  the  economy  of  the  county.  A.  J.  in  earlier  years  was 
officially  connected  with  Elmira  Township,  and  later  with  Osceola,  as 
related  in  the  sketches  of  these  divisions  of  the  county.  He  joined  the 
Odd  Fellows  in  1860,  and  since  has  been  a  member  of  the  lodge. 
(  Vide  Llmira  and  Toidon  History.) 

Seth  Stuart,  born  in  Yermont,  is  the  f.on  of  John  and  Wealthy 
(Willa)  Stuart.  John  Stuart  was  born  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  coming 
to  America  when  he  was  but  seven  years  old-;  here  learned  tiie  car- 
penter's trade,  and  was  engaged  in  this  trade  the  greater  j^art  of  his 
life.  Seth  learned  the  trade  ot  carpenter  with  his  father,  but  when  he 
had  oTown  to  manhood  he  engaged  in  farming.  He  married  Miss 
Sally  Harvey,  to  whom  ten  children  were  born,  six  of  whom  still  live, 
nainely :  Abbey,  wife  of  John  Jackson;  Cynthia,  married,  living  in 
Neponset,  in  J]ureau  county ;  Lanra  A.,  unmarried,  living  with  parents 
in  Osceola;  David,  married,  living  in  Brown  county,  Neb.;  Solon,  mar- 
ried, living  in  Oskaloosa,  Iowa;  William  H.,  living  with  parents  in  Os- 
ceola Township. 

Augustus  Stillman  Thompson  was  born  at  Montville,  Penobscot  Co., 
Me.,  April  8,  1839.  His  father,  Benjamin  M.  Thompson,  served  with 
the  Maine  militia  during  the  frontier  troubles.  His  mother  was  Miss 
Ann  McLaughlin,  of  okl  Irisli  Revolutionary  stock  in  that  State.  The 
family  came  from  Freedom,  Me.,  in  1856,  to  Stark  county.  Bradford 
F.,  referred  to  fully  in  the  history  of  Toulon ;  Augustus  S.,  Charles  It., 
a  grain  merchant,  and  George  II.,  on  the  home  farm,  accompanied  their 
father.  The  second  son,  Auo-ustus,  was  euffiio-ed  in  farmino'  here  until 
1862,  when  he  eiilisted  in  Company  B,  One-hundred-and-Twelfth  In- 
fantry. He  served  in  all  the  battles  of  this  command  until  its  muster 
out.  [Vide  Mil.  ('/).)  After  the  war  he  resumed  farming,  and  contin- 
ued thereat  until  1871,  when  he  established  his  present  business.  In 
1859  he  married  Miss  Sarah,  daughter  of  Alex.  Fowler,  of  this  town- 
ship. Their  children  are  :  Balj)h,  a  student  of  the  Polytechnic  school  of 
Terre  Haute,  Ind.;  Cora  and  Albert,  attending  the  "Bradford  schools  ; 
Isadora,  the  lirst-born,  died  in  1862,  and  rests  in  the  cemetery  here.  A 
reference  to  the  history  of  the  Baptist  church,  township  and  village 
official  history  and  sketches  of  the  Masonic,  Odd  P'ellow  and  G.  A.  K. 
associations,  will  more  clearly  point  out  the  relations  of  this  family  to 
the  county  than  anything  which  might  be  written  here. 

Joseph  E.  ^¥eed,  born  at  Stamford,  Conn.,  in  1816,  is  the  son  of 
John  O.  and  Sarah  M.  (Gill)  Weed,  the  former  a  native  of  Connecticut, 
the  latter  a  native  of  Chautauc[ua  county.  New  York.  John  O.  was  the 
son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  Weed,  both  natives  of  Connecticut,  the 
former  a  tailor,  whose  ancestors  came  from  France.  John  O.  was  a 
blacksmith.  He  was  married  in  1842,  removed  to  this  state  in  1853, 
located  in  Toulon  and  engaged  in  blacksmithing.  In  1883  he  re- 
moved to  Neponset,  and  engaged  in  blacksmithing  and  farming  there 


602  BIOGRAPHY    AXD    REMIlSnSCENCES. 

until  1ST9,  when  lie  came  to  Bradford.  In  1882  he  settled  at  Eiver- 
side,  California.  He  had  a  family  of  nine  children,  six  of  whom  are 
living,  namely:  Mary,  wife  of  Otis  D\'er,  of  Riverside,  Cal.;  Joseph  E., 
Frank  L.,  Judson,  Nellie  E.,  and  Bayard,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  Joseph 
E.  Weed  s})ent  his  younger  3^ears  attending  school  and  working  in  the 
shop  with  his  father.  In  the  spring  of  1864  he  enlisted  in  Company  B. 
3od  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  out  as  corporal  at 
Springfield  in  Decendjer,  1866.  Returning  to  Xeponset  he  learned  the 
blacksmith  trade.  He  was  married  in  Se[)tember,  1874,  to  Mary  Bates, 
a  native  of  Illinois,  whose  parents  came  from  England.  After  his 
marriacre  he  was  engao-ed  in  the  sewina-  machine  business.  In  187K 
moved  to  Bradford  and  enoao-ed  in  the  blacksmith  trade.     To  Mr.  and 

■rr-r  ^         ^ 

Mrs.  Weed  four  children  were  born.  Thomas,  Emma  G.,  Xelson  G.  and 
George  E.,  the  three  first  named  attending  school.  He  is  a  meml)er  of 
Dickerson  Post.  In  politics  he  is  Republican  :  is  not  a  member  of  any 
church,  l)ut  lends  his  support  to  the  Bajitist  church.  Mrs.  Weed  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  society. 

Wa-shingfon  White,  who  opened  a  clothing  house  at  Bradford  in 
ISTl,  and  sold  to  H.  P.  Hopkins  cVr  Co.  in  1872,  is  now  a  resident  of 
Rusliford,  X.  Y. 

jS^aonii  Wiho,(\hoY\\  in  Vermont  in  1813,  married  Wm.  Wilcox  in 
1836.  died  near  Bradford.  April  IS.  1883.  Her  husband  died  here,  aged 
74  years.  April  22.  1883. 

JoJiii  Winslotr.  an  old  settler  of  Bradford,  died  in  May.  1882,  aged 
73  years.  He  was  a  native  of  Maine,  came  to  Bradford  aVjout  1837, 
and  moved  to  Geneva,  111.,  in  1S75. 

Cah'in  Wir/s/ow,  born  February  21. 1780,  was  the  son  of  Shubel  W., 
born  September  20.  1735,  who  died  in  1821.  and  brother  of  Luther  W., 
born  Fel)i-uarv  28,  1782,  who  died  in  1783.  The  family  is  traced  l)ack 
to  Kenelm,  born  at  Droitoitch.  England,  in  1.599,  who  died  in  1672,  to 
his  son  Kenelm.  born  about  1637.  died  in  1715,  to  his  grandson  Samuel 
W..  born  abont  1674.  and  to  Thomas  W..  l)orn  June  7,  1711.  who  died 
in  1782  —  the  father  of  Dr.  Shubel  AV.  Winslow.  The  name  is  on  the 
roll  of  j)ioneers  of  this  county,  and  meets  with  very  fair  treatment  in 
the  general  as  well  as  in  the  township  history. 


CHAPTER  XXL 


PENN    TOWNSHIP. 

HE  commissioners  appointed  under  the  act  of  1851  to 
divide  the  county  into  townships  gave  tlie  present  name 
to  township  13,  north,  range  7,  east,  in  1853.  Prior  to  tliis 
time  it  was  known  as  Spoon  river  precinct,  and  some- 
times given  the  name  of  some  leading  old  settler,  or  calle  i 
according  to  the  number  of  assessors'  district.  The  town- 
sliip  is  rich  in  its  fertile  lands.  Many  large  farms  are 
found  here,  and  all  —  large  and  small — tell  of  the  hus- 
bandman's care  and  toil.  Coal  fields  underlie  the  town- 
ship, and  a  good  quality  of  fire-clay  is  found  in  some 
places.  The  streams  and  rivulets,  common  to  the  other 
townships,  may  be  said  to  be  wanting  here,  although  Cooper's 
Defeat  creek,  a'  modest  stream,  courses  through  its  northern  sections. 
The  fact  of  good  water  being  found  a  few  feet  below  the  surface  more 
than  compensates  for  the  absence  of  streams.  Except  in  dry  seasons, 
such  as  that  of  last  year,  artificial  wells  produce  an  abundant  supply. 
The  villages  of  the  township  are  Castleton,  Walden  and  Camp  Grove. 
The  population  in  1880  was  1,216,  now  estimated  at  1,300.  In  this 
township  is  found  the  only  German  Evangehcal  Lutheran  church  in 
the  county.  Here  also  is  the  center  of  the  Pleasant  View  circuit  of  the 
Methodist  Protestant  church.  Tiie  origin  of  the  name  -^Cooper's 
Defeat  Creek,"  as  determined  by  the  pioneer  of  Peoria,  'Captain 
Haaclve  (Hickey),  is  as  follows:  '''The  winter  of  1831-32  was  the 
winter  of  the  deep  snow,  the  weather  before  Christmas  being  pleasant, 
when  a  \ydvty  of  four  men  were  etiui})ped  by  a  trader  by  the  name  of 
John  Hamlin,  then  of  Peoria,  who  was  buying  furs  for  the  American 
Fur  Company.  Fitting  them  out  with  an  ox  team  of  two  yoke  and 
provisions  for  their  journey  from  Peoria  to  the  Winnebago  swamps, 
with  provisions  to  trade  with  the  Winnel)agos  and  Pottawatomies,  tliey 
proceeded  on  their  journey.  Snow  commenced  to  fall,  the  air  grew 
colder,  and  continued  to  grow  more  so  as  they  journeyed  along,  until 
they  were  compelled  by  the  fierce  cold  and  driving  snow  to  abandon 
their  team.  The  snow  was  so  dee])  the  cattle  got  swamped,  and  they 
were  left  to  their  fate.  With  Boyd's  Grove  in  view,  the  men  started, 
guided  by  a  large  tree  and  a  light  at  the  grove.  liidgewa}^  was  the  only 
one  who'succeeded  in  making  his  way  to  the  grove.  The  other  three, 
two  of  whom  were  Bill  and  Jerry  Cooper  (the  other  name  forgotten), 
perished  on  the  prairie  near  a  stream  south-west  of  Boyd's  Grove.  The 
bones  of  the  men  and  cattle  were  seen  in  the  spring  following,  also  the 
sled,  as  the  soldiers  of  the  Black  Hawk  war  were  marching,  all 
mounted,  260  strong,  to  make  battle  with  the  Sac  and  Fox  Indians." 

603 


604  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

The  original  entries  of  lands  in  township  13  north,  range  7  east,  or 
Penn  township,   with  the  names  of  present  owners,  are  thus  given  : 

Elizabeth  Leouard,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  1  :  Jan.   3,  1818.     E.  Ferris,  n.  80  ;  C.  Dicken- 
son, s.  80. 

Wm.  Y.  Knapp,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  1  :  Jan.  3,  1818.     E.  Ferris,  78  ;  John  Hickej',  62; 
W.  ]McCormick,  16. 

James  Rogers,  s.  w.  qr.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  1;  Sept.  1,  1818.     E.  Ferris,  80;  J.  Mc- 
Nulty,  80  ;  and  E.  Ferris,  s.  e.  160. 

Dexter  Wall,  e.    hf.,   lot  1,  n.  e.  qr.;  sec.  2.     W.  McCormick,  78;  T.  Owens, 
w .   76 . 

John  D.  Philips,  e.  hf.,  lot  2,  n.  e.  fr.  (p-.,  sec.  2. 

Horatio  31.  James,  w.  hf.,  lot  2,  n.  e.  fr.  qr.,  sec.  2. 

Horatio  M.  James,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  c^r.,  .sec.  2.     Timothy  Owens,  e.  75. 

Wm.  C".  White,  w.  hf.,  lot  2,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  2.     Wm.  Castner,  w.  76. 

Wm.  C .  White,  w.  hf .,  lot  1,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  2.     Jo.seph   McXulty,  e.  80  s.  e.  qr. 

Daniel  Robertson,  s.  w.  and  s.  e.  qr..  sec.  2;  Jan.  15,  1818.     Timothy  Owens,  s. 
w.  160  and  80  of  s.  e.  qr. 

Wm.    C.    White,  e.  lot  2  and  e.  lot  1,  n.   e.   qr.,    .sec.  3;    Feb.  8,  1849.     Abram 
Phenix,  36  w.  hf. 

Thomas  C.  White,  w.  lot  2,  w.  lot  1,  n.  e.  qr.,  and  e.  lot  2  and  e.  lot  1,  n.  w.  qr.; 
sec.  3:  Feb.  8,  1S4!).      Whitten,  39,  andL.  A.  Foster,  63. 

Charles  Bolt,  n.  w.  qr.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3  ;  April  20,   1848.     L.  A.  Foster,  88;  E. 
Champion.  72. 

Ciiarles  Bolt,  w.  hf.,  lot  1,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3;  ^Farch  6,  1841. 

Francis  Cook,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3;  May  8,  1818.     Rile}'  Harwood,  s.  w.  154. 

Jacob  Scandlinir.  s.  e.  qr.    sec.  3;  May  8,  1818.   AY.  H.  W^hitten,  80;  L.  A.  Foster, 
w.   80. 

John   Drawver,   n.  e.   qr..  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.   4;  May   20,   1846.     Ann  Clark,   33;    H. 
Drawyer,  32:  H".  Harwood,  72. 

Hiram  H.  Drawyer,  n.  w.  qr.,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  May  20,  1846. 

James  Tickenor,  s.  hf.,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  May  13,  1848. 

John  T.  Phenix,  n.  e.  qr.,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  4;  July  15,  1847.     L.  A.  Foster,  70;  D. 
Phenix.  70  n.  w.    qr. 

ElishaC.   Merritt,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Aug.  12,  1837. 

Thomas  Lyle,  s.  e.  qr.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Jan.  14,  1851. 

John  Owen,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Dec.  13,  1817.     2sathan  Downing,  s.  w.  160. 

Wm.  Owen,  s  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Dec.  13,  1817.     Alex.  Kissinger,  s.  e.  160. 

Benj.   Xewton,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Jan.  14,  1836.       Bridget  Harty,  36;   W. 
J.  Harmon.  1C6. 

Dayid  Xewton.  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr..  sec.  5:  May  16,  1886. 

John   P.    PhdMiix.  e.    hf.    n.    w.   (]r..   .sec.   5,   Aug.   2,   1836.     Harlow  Brown,  n. 
w.  144. 

Benj.  Newton,  w.  hf.  n.   w.  qr.,  .sec.  5;  .Jan.  14,  1836. 

Wni.   A.   McLane,  s.   w.   qr.,  sec.  5;  Feb.  18,  1818.     Geo.  D.  Eagelston,  80:  D. 
Hartv,  80  s.  w.  qr. 

Samuel  Tyler,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Feb.    18,  1818.     E.  Harty,  143:  G.  D.  Eagelston, 
11;  and  B.  Harty,  4  s.  e.  qr. 

Dextei  Wall,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  0;  Dec.  7,  ls35.      Samuel  Malone. 

Wm.  Gray,  n.  w.  (p-.,  .sec.  6;  Sept.  1,  1835.     Samuel  Malone. 

Henry  Breese,  n   e.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.,sec.  6;  May  26,  1836.     Alex.  McCurdy,  78. 

Henry  Breese.  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.   6:  .Jan.  14,  1836.     James  Snare,  73. 

Xehemiah  Merritt,  s.  e.   qr.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  6:  July  14,  1837. 

Beniamin  Howard,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6:  Oct.  6,  1817.     Alex.  McCurdy,  160. 

.Job' Price,  n.  e.  qr.,  .sec    7;   Feb.    2,   1818.     Humphrey  Avery,    e".  80;    G.  R.  Mc- 
Clyment,  w.  77. 

Isaac  Leouard,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  7;  July  12,  1836. 

Sanmel  L.  Dorrance,   w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  7;    May  11,   1836.     James  and  John 
Snare,  275f\f  acres. 

Samuel  L.  Dorrance,  n.  e.  qr.  s.  w.  (p-.,  .sec.  7:  ^Nlay  11,  1836. 

Samuel  h.  Dorrance,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr..  sec.  7;  Jul}'  3,  1835.     Small  lots. 

Xehemiah  Merritt,  s.  e.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  7;  July  14,  1837. 

Peter  Kearns,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;   Feb.  2,  1818.     R.  E.  Bunnell,  n.  80;  J.  A.  Bun- 
nell, s.  80. 

Charles  Brewster,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  April  23,  1818.     Edward  Hartj^  n.  e.  160. 


PENN    TOWNSHIP.  605 

J.  Hoagden,   n.  w.  qr.  sec.  8;  April  23,  1818.     Harlow  Brown,  n.  w.  160, 

J.  Hoao-deu,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  8;  no  record.     Harlow  Brown,  s.  e.  160. 

William  H.  Fann,  s.  e.qr.,  sec.  8;  March  20,  1818.  G.  W.  Wright,  80;  Harlow 
Brown,  80,  s.  w.  qr. 

Samuel  Earle,  u.  e.  qr.,sec.  9;  Oct.  6,  1817.     A.  Kissinger.  80;  W.  Hudson,  s.  80. 

Samuel  Ellis,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Oct.  6,  1817.  E.  Harty,  n.  80;  Michael  Harty, 
s.  80. 

William  Kelly,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Jan.  14,  1819.  E.  B.  Petit,  n.  80;  J.  S.  Wilson, 
40;  J.  R.  Holgate,  40. 

Levi  Pratt,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Jan.  4,  1818.  E.  J.  Edwards,  100;  G.  W.  New- 
ton, 40. 

George  Coats,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  June  4,  1818.  J.  McSlierry,  80;  J.  McKinstry, 
40;  D.  Owens,  40. 

Ebenezer  Cobbs,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Jiuie  4,  1818.  J.  McSherry,  e.  80;  M.  Harty, 
w.  79. 

Stephen  Newburg,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Feb.  24,  1818.  E.  J.  Edwards,  40;  G.  W. 
Newton,  40;  J.  S.  Gleeson,  40;  Delphine  Stewart,  40. 

William  Loomis,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Feb.  24,  1818.  T.  IVIahoney,  n.  80;  J.  Gleeson, 
s.  80;  Andrew  Harty,  n.  e.  160. 

Richard  Carver,  n.  w.  qr.  and  n.  e.  qr.  sec.  11;  Feb.  9,  1818.     T.  Mahoney,  e.  80; 

D.  Owens,  w.  80,  n.  w.  qr. 

Philip  Phelps,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11;  Feb.  9,  1818.  M.  C.  Dickerson,  e.  80;  James 
Quinn,  w.  80. 

William  Gordon,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  11;  April  18,  1818.     Andrew  Harty,  s.  e.  160. 

Thomas  Tylar,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Jan.  1,  1818.     Benjamin  G.  Holmes,  n.  e.  160. 

Moses  Tayk)r,  n.  w.   qr.,  sec.  12;  Jan.  1,  1818.     Benjamin  G.  Holmes,  n.  w.  160. 

George  Kindle,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Oct.  6,  1817.  E.  Holmes,  180;  Sam.  Wragg,  60, 
s.  w.  qr. 

Elijah  Loveless,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Louis  Fonts,  s.  e.  160. 

John  W.  Ingersoll,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  IB;  Sept.   11,  1850.     Cyrus  Bocock,  n.  e.  160. 

Patrick  Freeman,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Oct.  6,  1817.  Cyrus  Bocock,  e.  80;  W.  C. 
Redding,  w.  80. 

William  Trottenberger,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Oct.  18,  1817.  Levi  Fonts,  60;  W. 
Redding,  w.  100. 

Amos  C;.  Babcock,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec  13;  Sept.   11,  1850.     Levi  Fonts,  s.  e.  160. 

William  Sheets,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Dec.  7,  1818.     Andrew  Harty,  n.  e.  160. 

John  Connor,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Dec.  7,  1818.     Thomas  Eagelston,  n.  w.  160. 

Daniel  Bennett,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  April  2,  1818.     C.  W.  Brown,  s.  w.  160. 

John  J.  Jewell,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  April  2,  1818.     W.  Corrington,  s.  e.  160. 

Matthias  Boyd,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  May  16,  1818.  W.  C.  Bocock,  80;  C.  Evlette, 
n.  80. 

John  Cook,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  May  16,  1818.  J.  S.  Gleeson,  e.  79;  C.  C.  Gleeson, 
w.  81. 

John  Beals,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15:  Dec.   5,    1817.     C.  C.  Gleeson,   41;  P.  Gleeson,  39; 

E.  Somers,  80. 

Robert  Mcintosh,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Dec.  5, 1817.     H.  Snell,  s.  105;  B.  Markland,  55. 

Chancey  Davison,  lot  1  e.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16;  JMay  24,  1850.  J.  G.  Loper,  e.  79,  and 
a  number  of  small  lots,  and  H.  Schwarts,  w.  hf .  of  n.  w.  qr. 

Abram  Morrison,  lot  2,  w.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16;  Jan.  17,  1850. 

Wm.  Benjamin,  lot  3  and  6  e.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16;  Jan.  17,  1850. 

Samuel  Bassett.  lot  4  and  ;"  w.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16;  Jan.  17,  1850. 

E.  Benjamin,  lot  8,  e.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16;  Jan.  17,  1850.  Robert  Adams,  e.  hf., 
John  Adams  w.  hf . 

R.  Benjamin,  lot  7,  w.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16;  Jan.  17,  1850. 

Virgil  Pike,  lot  10  e.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16;  .Tan.  22,  1850.  B.  T.  Gharrelt,  e.  hf.,  J. 
W.  Earhart,  w.  hf. 

Robert  A.  Morrison,  lot  9,  w.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16:  Jan.  17,  1850. 

Henry  Parker,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  17;  July  6,  1818.     Hibbe  Schwartz,  n.  e.  160. 

Thomas  Johnson,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  July  6,  1818.     James  A.  Bunnell,  n.  w.  160. 

Ira  Ilolman,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Mav  2,  1818.  J.  A.  Bunnell,  e   hf,  B.  W.  Crum,  w.  hf . 

George  Suter,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Nov.  10,  1817.  C.  W.  Brown,  127  acres,  J.  T. 
Kessinger,  28. 

Aaron  Woodworth,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Jan.  31,  1818.     James  A.  Bunnell. 

Sylvanus  Moore,  e.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  June  8,  1836.  Nancy  and  R.  S. 
Snare,  151 . 

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606  HISTORY    OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

Sylvamis  3Ioore,  n.  w.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Jul}'  3,  1835. 

Oliver  Moore,  s.  w.  qr.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18:  June  8,  1836. 

Sjivanus Moore,  e.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  June 8,  1836.  Robert  E.  Bunnell,  s.  w.  qr. 

Sylvanus  3Ioore,  w.  M.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  July  3,  1835. 

Nathan  Convers,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Jan.  31,  1818."     Robert  E.  Bunnell,  s.  e.  qr. 

Asa  Winslow,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19:  Oct.  6,  1817.    Robert  E.  Bunnell  all  of  sec.  19,  ex- 
cept 137  acres  in  s.  e.  qr.  of  Henry  Morse. 

James  Holgate,  e.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19:  Dec.  17,  1836. 

James  Holgate,  w.  hf.  of  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19:  July  3,  1836. 

James  Holgate,  n.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  June  35,  1836. 

Wm.  D.   Grant,  s.  hf .  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  June  25,  1836. 

Abiezer  Washburn,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19;  Oct.  6,  1817. 

Jonathan  Drake,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  April  1,  1818.     J.  F.   Kessinger,  147:  C.  W. 
Brown,  10. 

Nathan  Shepherd,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  April  1,  1818.     F.  Tess,  30;  Henry  Moore,  47;  S. 
Crum,  78. 

Richard  Bavard,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  20;  Dec.  2,  1817.     Fritz  Tess,  s.  w.  152;  H.  Moore,  5. 

Shelbv  Hobbs,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  Dec.  2,  1817.     Wm.  Tavlor,  s.  e.  160. 

Alvin  Dillingham,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  Nov.  29,  1817.     R.  A.  Adams,  80:  J.  Ta.sh,  40;  J. 
Rewarts,  40. 

Joseph  [McFarliu,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  21;  Nov.  29,  1817.     J.  Adams,  80;  Fritz  Tash,  80. 

Samuel  Lane,  s.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  21;  June  10,  1818.     .John  Leadlev,  s.  w.  160. 

James  Parks,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  June  10,  1818.     J.  Rewarts,  80;  J.  Tash,  w.  80. 

William  Stewart,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Oct.  31,  1817.     J.  T.  Eagelston,  n.  80;  W.  Eagel- 
ston,  s.  80. 

Benj.  Brown,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  22;:\[ar.  19,  1818.     E.  Ackley,  n.  80;  .John  Ackley,  s.  80. 

Samuel  Lewis,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Nov.  29,  1817.     Thomas  Bissett,  s.  w.  160. 

.Joseph  Windell,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.   22;  Nov.  29,  1817.     J.  T.  Eagelston,  n.  80;  C.  S. 
Eagelston,  s.  80. 

Moses  Heath,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  ^fay  15,  1818.     Henry  ]\Lahler,  n.  e.  qr. 

Arch  McCrary,  n.  w.  cir.,  sec.  23,  Nov.  19,  1817.     Wm.  Campbell,  n.  w.  qr. 

Christian  Right,  s.  e.  qr.,  and  s.  w.  qr..  sec.  23;  Oct.   6,  1817.     ]\Iary  McClyment, 
40;   W.  Eagelston,  120,  in  s.  w.  qr. ;  Henry  Mahler,  120;  M.  [McClyment,  40;  s.  e.  qr. 

Amos  C.  Babcock,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Sept.  11,  1850.     Levi  Fonts,  n.  e:  160. 

Bernard  McMahon,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Wash.  Corrington.  n.  w.  160. 

John  Mason,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  24;  Oct.  6,  1817.     .John  Dexter,  s.  w.   160. 

John  W.  Ingersoll,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Sept.  11,  1850.    R.  McBocock  est.,  s.  e.  160. 

Amos  C.  Babcock,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Sept.  11.  1850.    R.  McBocock  est.,  n.  e.  160. 

John  Norfleet,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25:  July  18,  1818.     H.  Otmau,  e.  80;  H.  Mahler,  w.  80. 

Jacob  Skinner,  s.  w^  qr.,  sec.  25;  July  18,  1818.     R.  McBocock  est  ,  s.  w.  160. 

Amos  C.  Babcock,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Sept.  11,  1850.     Lewis  Fonts,  n.  80;  H.  Mah- 
ler, 40;  McBocock   est.,  37;  Mary  Eweu.  3,  s.  e.  qr. 

Joshua  Reaister,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26:  Mar.  11,  1818.  H.  Mahler, 80;  Harvey  Petit,  80. 

Thomas  McCoy,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec  26:  March  11,  1818.    H.  Petit,  e.  80;  H.  Schwartz,  80. 

James  Giles,  s!  w.  qr.,  sec.  26:  Oct.  6,  1817.     W.  W.  Jarman,  s.  w.  qr. 

Paul  Green,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26:  Oct.  6,  1817.     C.  W.  Brown,  s.  e.  qr. 

Joseph  ^ror.se,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Dec.  27,  1817.     AV.  I^eet,  n.  e.  160. 

Warren  Sartwell,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Dec.  27,  1817.     Susan  Philips,  e.  80;  T.  Hey- 
Avood.  w.  80. 

Timothy  Dixon,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.   27;  Nov.   29,  1817.     Wm.  Flook,  e.  82i^;  J.  Re- 
warts,  w.  771.^. 

Richard  Embley,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Nov.  29,  1817.     M.  C.  Swiger,  s.  e.  160. 

Richard  Edmunds,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Sept.   29,  1818.     Ann  Heywood,  n.  80;  J. 
Tash.  s.  80. 

Thomas  Dennis,  n.    w.   qr.,  sec.   28;  Sept.  29,  1818.     Robert  and  .James  Parker, 
n.  w.  160. 

William   Briggs,  s.   w.   qr.,  sec.    28;  July  30,   1818.     Geo.   Merna,   n.   80;    Geo. 
Green,  s.  80. 

John  Adams,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  July  30,  1818.     .John  Rewarts,  n.  80;  W.  H.  Jor- 
dan, s.  80. 

.John  Nichols,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Dec.   24,  1817.     Geo.  Merna,  e.  80;  W.  Scott, 
w.  80. 

Giles  C.  Dana.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Oct.  27,  1836.     Wiufield  Scott,  n.  w.  qr. 

Joseph  Dockham,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Jan.  1,  1818.     Wintield  Scott,  s.  w.  qr. 

George  Decker,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29;  .Jan.  1,  1818.    Geo.  Scott,  e.  80;  W.  Scott,  w.  80. 


PENN   TOWNSHIP.  607 

Horace  Clark,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Dec.  27,  1817.  Wesley  King,  n.  100;  W.  Rea- 
gon,  s.  60. 

E.  McClenahan,  Jr.,  e.  bf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Aug.  17,  1835.  Wesley  King, 
n.  w.  qr. 

E.  McClenahan,  Jr.,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  June  25,  1835. 

Isaac  Leonard,  e.  lif.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  July  12,  1836.  W&sley  King,  n.  hf. 
s.  w.  qr. 

Geo.  W.  Osterhout,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Aug.  17,  1835.  Albert  King,  s.  hf. 
s.  w.  qr. 

Harvey  Gaylord,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Dec.  27,  1817.  W.  Reagon,  120;  Ezra  P.  Ew- 
ers, 40  s.  e.  qr. 

Adonijab  Ball,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Oct.  ^2,  1817.     Weldon  Reagon,  n.  e.  qr. 

Wm.  Pratt,  n.  w.  cir.,  sec.  31;  May  17,  1836.     J.  Colgan,  n.  w.  153. 

P^^dwin  Ilcitcbeuson,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  31;  June  8.  1836.     J.  Colsjan,  s.  w.  153. 

Peter  Ricker,  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  31;  Oct.  22,  1817.     Richard  Hight,  s.  e.  160. 

Edwin  Hutchenson,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Feb.  15,  1837.  Eliza  Williamson,  78;  Lydia 
Hume,  80. 

Jacob  TrLsbour,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Oct.  31,  1817.     W.  W.  Corcoran,  n.  w.  160. 

John  Brandon,  s.  w,  qr.,  sec.  32;  March  17,  1818.  Betsy  Eagelston,  s.  w.  80  and 
small  lots. 

C.  Brockctt,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  March  17,  1818.  AV.  H.  Weller,  e.  80,  also  40;  and 
W.  Jarman,  40. 

Peter  Brown,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Feb.  17,  1818.     D.  S.  Thurston.  160. 

Jeremiah  Gillan,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Feb.  18,  1818.     Charles  Weston,  160. 

Robert  Devine,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Oct.  6,  1817.  R.  and  J.  Barker,  n.  80;  T.  J. 
Bocock,  s.  80. 

Wm.  Matthews,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Oct.  6,  1817.  R.  and  J.  Barker,  s.  80;  D.  Thurs- 
ton, n.  80. 

Nathaniel  Varnum,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;  Jan.  3,  1818.     James  Owens,  160. 

Thomas  Walden,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  34;  .Ian.  3,  1-18.  W.  B.  Pettie,  80;  W.  H.  Pet- 
tie,  80. 

Horace  Withevill,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  34;  May  8,  1818.     Thomas  Steer,  Sr.,  160. 

Adam  Sufford,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;   Dec.  2.  1818.     Elon  Steer,  160. 

Jenks  Wait,  n.  e.  and  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Oct.  6,  1817.  T.  Ryan,  e.  80;  W.  Ryan, 
w.  80  n.  e.  qr.;  Wm.  ('onrad,  n.  w.  160. 

Moses  Aldrich,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  35;  March  16,  1818.     Thomas  Beall,  s.  w.  160. 

John  Mes.sing,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  35;  March  16,  1818.     Joseph  Hennessv,  s.  e.  160. 

JohnW.  Ingersoll,  n.  e.  qr.,sec.  36;  Sept.  11,  1850.  Jacob  Stoves,  e.  79;  Mc- 
Bocock  est . ,  w .  80. 

Thomas  Lee,  n.  w.  and  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  36;  Nov.  11,  1818.  Henry  Mahler,  e.  80; 
T.  Ryan,  w.  80,  and  Anthony  Ryan,  s.  w.  160. 

John  W.  Ingersoll,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  36;   Sept.  11,  1850.     Henry  Wingert,  s.  e.  160. 

The  Schools  of  Penii  tUite  back  to  1836,  when  Wall's  school- 
house  was  the  resort  of  scholars,  preachers  and  worshipers.  In  1845 
the  township  was  organized  for  school  ptirposes.  The  earliest  record 
in  ])ossession  of  Brooks  W.  Crum,  present  school  treasurer,  dates  back 
to  June,  1846,  Samuel  Camp  being  treasurer,  when  a  notice  of  the  tax 
levy  for  1845  is  given.  Prior  to  tiiis,  the  same  year,  Lemuel  S.  Dor- 
rance,  Henry  Breese,  Nehemiah  Merritt  and  John  Todd  were  elected 
trustees.  The  tax  levy  was  §85. 89  In  1846  the  tax  was  $6  heavier. 
In  June,  1846,  L.  P.  Bates  received  $28  for  teacliing  the  Franklin  dis- 
trict school.  In  November,  '47,  Lucinda  Bus  well  received  $17  for 
teaching  in  District  No.  3.  At  this  time  there  were  114  children  of 
school  age  here.  In  '48  Joseph  Newton  was  treasurer  for  district  No. 
1  ;  James  Ilolgate  for  No.  2  ;  John  Dodd  for  No.  3 ;  and  later,  Elisha 
Greentield.  In  '40  thirty-three  voters  petitioned  for  the  sale  of  school 
lands.  Dexter  Wall  and  Jos.  Newton  were  directors  of  district  No.  1; 
in  '50  P.  S.  Shaver  and  Virgil  Pike  were  directors.  In  this  year  the 
tax  levy  was  $83  for  Penn  schools.  In  '48  Camp  resigned  the  office, 


608  HISTORY    OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

and  is  supposed  to  have  been  succeeded  by  Franklin  Pratt,  whose  name, 
however,  is  not  signed  as  treasurer.  In  "51  the  bahmce  due  James  Bus- 
well,  for  building  schoolhouse  in  district  3.  was  paid.  In  March.  '62, 
there  were  nine  school  districts.  The  teachers  were,  respectivelv  : 
David  Redding.  E.  McAllister,  Miss  E.  Smith.  J.  E.  Gharrett.  A.  H. 
Bassett.  J.  B.  Kent.  B.  Drake,  and  J.  R.  Holland.  In  disti-ict  Xo.  8 
there  was  neither  schoolhouse  nor  school.  Salary  ranged  from  sl6  to 
$28.  Two  hundred  and  twenty-three  pupils  were  enrolled.  The  first 
regular  record  of  board  of  trustees  is  dated  April  6,  "63.  wlien  the  nine 
districts  were  fully  organized  with  373  scholars.  E.  J.  Griffin  was 
treasurer  in  '65.  In  October  of  this  year  the  election  of  trustees  under 
the  new  law  resulted  in  the  choice  of  J.  W.  Earhart,  Benj.  Bunnell  and 
James  Snare.  They  also  served  up  to  '70,  when  the  following  named 
teachers,  appointed  in  "67,  were  here :  Mary  Hay.  Andrew  Turnl)ull, 
A.  W.  King.  A.  Hemment,  G.  W.  McClyment,  Simeon  Bell,  Ithamer 
Duybault,  A.  J.  Dyer,  Ira  Stockner  and  J.  L.  D.  Long  In  '71  the 
name  of  Samuel  Cruni  appears  as  trustee.  In  '72  Messrs.  Snare.  Crum 
and  James  Woods  formed  the  board.  In  '76  James  A.  Bunnell.  James 
Snare,  James  Woods  and  E.  J.  Griffin,  treasurer,  formed  the  board. 
In  this  year  also  the  boundaries  of  districts  were  changed  throughout. 
In  '77  the  old  schoolhouse  and  lot  of  district  5  were  ordered  to  be  sold. 
This  house  was  sold  to  J.  T.  Eagelston  for  s69.  In  '78  Messrs.  Crum, 
Snare  and  Bunnell  formed  the  board,  and  in  September  the  lot  of  dis- 
trict Xo.  5  was  sold  to  Eliza  McLaughlan  for  slO.  In  '79  C.  Bocock. 
Alex.  Kessinger  and  Samuel  Crum  were  the  trustees.  In  '80  B.  W. 
Crum  succeeded  Mr.  Griffin  as  clerk.  In  '81  Jonathan  Gleeson  was 
elected  a  trustee :  in  '82.  George  Wright  :  in  '83  Jonathan  Gleeson ; 
G.  M.  Wrioht  and  Cvrus  Bocock  formed  the  board,  with  the  hrst 
named,  president,  and  they,  with  B.  W.  Crum,  have  formed  the  board 
down  to  the  ])resent  time.'  The  election  held  in  district  Xo.  2  on  the 
question  of  Ijuilding  a  new  schoolhouse.  July  17.  '80.  resulted  in  nine 
votes  for  and  two  against  the  project.  William  Whitten  and  L.  A. 
Foster  were  judges  of  election,  with  Xathan  Downing,  clerk.  In  '86 
there  were  219  males  and  231  females  under  21  years;  one  graded  and 
eight  ungraded  schools,  attended  by  256  pupils  and  presided  over  by 
seven  male  and  seven  female  teachers,  the  former  earning  si, 460. 90, 
and  the  latter.  sl.S62.51.  The  total  receipts  were  s6,608..63 ;  expendi- 
tures, §4,263.78. 

OjJTciaJ-'<. — The  supervisors  of  thetownshi]x  other  than  the  firet  named 
in  organic  chapter,  were :  1854  60.  Nathan  Snare ;  'oQ,  Henry  Breese ; 
'57,  Milan  B.  Little;  '58-60,  Benjamin  Bunnell ;  '60-2.  Xafhan  Snare; 
^62,  Samuel  Crum  ;  '63,  Samuel  G.  Avery;  '64.  Xathan  Downing;  '65, 
John  Snare:  '(S^^,  John  Acklev;  '67,  John'Acklev;  '68-72.  Cvrus  Bocock; 
'72-4.  G.  AV.  Brown  :  '74-86,  Robert  McBocock"^;  '86,  James  Snare. 

The  justices  of  peace  since  1853  are  named  as  follows  :  1853,  Henry 
Breese  and  John  Snare  :  "54,  John  G.  Wheelock  ;  '55,  Peter  S.  Shaver; 
'56,  Adonijah  Taylor;  '57,  Robert  McBocock,  Peter  Shaver  and  G. 
Averyatic ;  "59,  Jkmes  Snare;  '61,  Robert  McBocock:  '63,  James 
Snare;  '65,  Robert  McBocock;  '69,  Robert  AlcBocock ;  '71,  James 
Snare ;  '73,  J.  W.  Earhart,  James  Snare  and  W.  B.  Payne  ;  '77,  James 


PENN    TOWNSHIP.  609 

Snare  and  W.  B.  Payne  ;  '81,  Nathan  Downing  and  James  Snare;  '85, 
Benj,  F.  Gharrett  and  J.  Snare. 

Castleton  was  surveyed  by  Edwin  Bntler  for  Alfred  H.  Castle,  and 
the  plat  acknowledged  April  7,  1870,  before  Isaac  Thomas,  J.  P.  The 
original  town  consists  of  seven  blocks,  northwest  of  the  old  D.  P.  &  H. 

B.  B.,  lf)0  feet  south  of  the  northeast  corner  of  northwest  quarter,  sec- 
tion 16,  township  13,  range  7  east.  Lincoln,  Washington  and  Main 
streets  are  shown  running  north  and  south,  and  Smitli,  Sherman  and 
State,  east  and  west.  Kissinger  s  addition  was  acknowledged  October 
11,  1870,  extending  from  the  line  between  sections  nine  and  sixteen  to 
Alexander  street,  showing  Concord  depot  and  Leon  streets  running 
north  and  south.  The  early  purchasers  of  lots  in  blocks  one  and  two 
at  Castleton  were  G.  W.  Scott,  Cyrus  Bocock,  Scott  &  Wrigley,  B.  G. 
Llall,  Winlield  Scott,  in  1871 ;  Emily  A.  Gunn,  in  1872 ;  John  Mc- 
Kenzie,  E.  B.  Morris,  1871-;  John  Murchison,  Franz  Booch,  1875;  Phoebe 
Keardon,  1877;  Louisa  S.  Sherman,  AV.  E.  Edgar,  1878;  A.  Bouse, 
1880;  Horace  L.  Brown,  Sarah  J.  Jones,  1881.  The  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  Society  of  Castleton  secured  lot  12,  and  part  of  11,  from 
Scott,  AYrigley  &  Scott,  in  November,  1871.  In  block  three  a 
few  of  the  above  named  invested,  with  others,  named  as  follows:  Marcia 
E.  White,  1869  ;  Ilarty  <k  Avery,  C.  Davidson,  1870 ;  O.  B.  Newton, 
Jerry  D.  Woodset,  K^  A.  Shaw,  Henry  C.  Griffin,  1871  ;  Abbie  II. 
Newton,  James  &  J.  D.  Woods,  1873 ;  James  W.  Fleming,  E.  Cham- 
pion, Ernestine  Julg.  1875  ;  McClure,  Cutler  &  Co.,  D.  Frey,  1876  ;  C. 
P.  Kellogg  &  Co.,  1877  ;  Henry  Carse,  Wilham  Holgate,  W.  Frey,  T. 
H.  Doan,  1877,  and  others.  In  September,  1881,  the  German  Lutheran 
Society  purchased  lots  8,  9.  10,  11  and  12.  In  blocks  four  and  live 
Ulricli  Swartz  bought  in  1871  and  1 876,  and  John  Tess,  in  1883.  Heppe 
Sell  warts  bought  lots  one  to  six,  in  block  fiv^e,  in  April,  1880,  the  Scotts, 
of  Wyoming,  Emily  A.  Gunn,  and  E.  B.  Norris,  b.ing  the  principal 
Wyers  in  all  the  blocks.  In  May,  1877,  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Society  purchased  on  block  seven,  and  from  1871  to  1885  a  number  of 
lots  were  sold  and  resold.  Kissinger's  addition  was  sold  off  between 
1875  and  1885. 

The  business  circle  of  Castleton  comprises  Ackley  &  Soper,  and  C. 
Bocock,  general  merchants  ;  D.  W.  Crum,  druggist ;  Dr.  J.  B.  Holgate; 

C.  E.  Jordan,  principal ;  Leo  Julg,  boots  and  shoes ;  J.  A.  Klock  & 
Fleming,  grain  elevator;  Gilman,  carpenter ;  L.  F.  Moran,  milliner; 
H.  D.  Martin,  painter  and  wagon-maker ;  Etta  Sharrett,  Paul  Newton, 
teachers;  W.  S.  Smith,  blacksmith  ;  G.  Wright,  farm  implements  and 
insurance  ;  Patrick  Sullivan,  (now  of  Wyoming)  B.  F.  Gharrett,  jus- 
tice ;  Bev.  W.  H.  Jordan,  P.  M.  church ;  Kev.  C.  Prohl ,  Lutheran 
church ;  Mrs.  D.  Stewart,  postmistress  and  hotel,  succeeding  D.  W. 
Crum  in  the  postoffice ;  Ackley  &  Co.  and  Fuller  &  Co. 

In  1875  the  bill  for  the  establishment  of  a  Normal  School 
was  passed.  Prof.  J.  D.  Woods  was  named  as  principal,  with  C. 
Bocock,  G.  W.  Scott,  H.  J.  Cosgrove  and  F.  M.  Earhart,  directors.  A 
Normal  institute  continues  to  be  held  there  still,  some  of  the  meetings 
equaling  in  interest  and  number  in  attendance  the  most  successful  of 


010  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

the  old-time  annual  reunions  of  teachers.    Paul  Newton  for  many  years 
has  given  much  attention  to  the  institute. 

Churches. —  The  Methodist  Episcopal  cliui'ch  of  Penn  toAvnship, 
is  contemporary  with  that  at  Wyoming,  hut  the  early  records  of  it 
were  imperfect.  From  '36  to '41)  Wilham  IJall,  of  Osceola  Grove,  was 
leader  at  Wall's.  The  class  which  met  at  Wall's  schoolhouse  in  '51-2 
comprised  John  Drawver,  leader;  Eachel,  Hiram  and  Marv  Drawyer, 
Sarah  Wall,  Phcphe  Sniith.  JMary  Stairbook,  John  T.  Phoenix,  Lvdia 
Phoenix,  Martha  Ilarman,  Xancy  Geer,  Parlnira  Dunn,  Plia^be  A. 
Mason  (who  died  in  '53),  Henry  Seeley,  Daniel  Drawyer,  Esther  Tick- 
nor,  William  Shurtleff,  Zip]^orah  Warren.  In  '52  this  class  was  divided, 
Drawver  taking  charge  of  the  class  at  Seeley's  Point.  Setli  Davison 
was  ap]iointed  leader,  and  with  him  were  Sarah  AVall,  Phoebe  Smith, 
Zipporah  Warren,  Catherine  Merritt  and  Daniel  Prunck. 

Holffate's  class  met  at  llolgate's  schoolhouse  in  '51-2  with  John 
Prvor,  leader.  ,  Tlie  member  Avere :  John  and  Mary  Pryor,  Clarissa 
Kickey,  Sylvania  Ilolgate,  Timothy  and  Keziali  Ilollister,  Dan  and 
Mary  Buriiell,  Draper  Hitchcock,  Permelia  Winter,  Lydia  Snare  and 
Temperance  T3riggs. 

The  class-book  of  the  church  at  Castleton  gives  the  following  names  of 
members  in  January,  '71 :  J.  P.  Pobertson,  Barbara  Robertson,  Thomas 
and  Emma  Pobertson,  Dr.  Seldon  Minor,  Eliza  JMinor,  Elizabeth  Prown, 
Hattie  Shoemaker,  E.  B.  Norris,  Lizzie  Norris,  John  McFadden  and 
wife,  Joseph  McFadden,  Thomas  and  Sarah  Stark,  James  and  Permelia 
Woods,  Ellen  Griffin,  Jane  Ackley,  Elizabeth  Payne.  William  Under- 
wood Avas  presiding  elder,  with  E.  Hansom,  missionar3\  In  '73,  C. 
Springer  was  presiding  eldei',  E.  Ransom,  P.  C,  and  Ezra  Griffin,  C.  L. 
with  only  twelve  members  in  class.  In  November,  '74,  the  names  of 
Sarah  Westfall,  Emma  B.  McKinstry,  ]\fatilda  Wilson.  Calvin  Davi- 
son, Nettie  Ivohn,  Temperance  Baccm,  and  other  members  of  the  fami- 
lies named  in  '71  appear  on  the  list.  In  '70  there  were  many  addi- 
tions, including  the  Bunnells,  Fosters,  Smiths,  Birds,  Gleasons,  Doug- 
lass, Martins,  CI  arks  and  E.  B.  Drawyer.  In  '82  H.  D.  D.  ^Martin  was 
class  leader,  with  Rev.  G.  C.  Woodruff.  })reacher.  In  '84  the  names  of 
Amamla  Wright,  Jennie  McMillen,  four  members  of  the  Drawyer 
family  and  members  of  other  families  named  above  appear  on  the  list. 

Methodist  Protestant  church  of  Castleton  and  circuit  dates  back  to 
the  year  '-l-t>,  wheii  Moses  Jared,  of  Canton,  ])astor  of  Lafayette  circuit, 
being  informed  that  a  party  of  Methodist  Protestants  had  removed  from 
Pennsylvania  to  the  neigliborhood  in  the  eastern  part  of  Stark  county, 
now  known  as  Snareville,  visited  them  and  organized  ''Snare's  class  " 
of  three  members,  as  a  part  of  the  Lafayette  circuit.  From  various 
causes  the  circuit  weakened  at  Lafayette,  and  was  changed  between  '53 
and  '58  to  Spoon  River  Circuit.  Subsequently  the  work  extended  east- 
ward and,  to  satisfy  the  new  classes,  another  change  to  "  Pleasant  View 
circuit"  was  authorized  in  '04.  Rev.  AFr.  Jared  served  his  full  term  on 
the  Lafayette  circuit  and  was  followed  by  other's  whose  names  are  not 
given  in  the  record.  In  '58  Spoon  River  circuit  advanced,  and,  down 
to  the  present  time,  there  is  an  unbi'oken  history.  In  '59,  or  early  in 
'60  the  parsonage  at  Snareville  was  purchased,  dui-ing  the  pastorate  of 


PENN   TOWNSHIP.  611 

Rev.  J.  L.  Scott,  who  came  here  in  '58.  In  '6(»  Rev.  Robert  Rice  took 
charge,  followed  by  Daniel  Woods,  S.  P.  Huntingdon,  J.  M.  Ford, 
Edward  Sellon,  each  of  whom  served  one  year;  W.  E.  Martin,  two 
years ;  G.  L.  Taylor,  three  years.  W.  W.  Williams  came  in  '70,  Isaac 
Wood  in  '71,  Robert  Burns,  in  '72  ;  William  Ross,  in  '73 ;  L.  S. 
Hitchins,  '74;  E.  J.  Wynans,  '75;  J.  L.  Scott,  '76;  F.  Stringer,  '79; 
J.  L.  Kidd,  '80,  and  Rev.  W.  H.  Jordan,  '81.  In  June,  "82,  the  trustees, 
John  Snare,  Richard  Ilight  and  Henry  B.  Ackley  were  instructed  to 
sell  the  property  at  Snareville,  and  purchase  parsonage  grounds  at 
Castleton.  This  was  sold  to  Albert  Snare  for  $-115,  and  the  present 
property  purchased  from  Mrs.  E.  G.  Gharrett  for  $750,  and  was 
deeded  to  the  trustees  of  the  Pleasant  View  circuit.  Among  the  names 
of  the  first  members  of  the  church  at  Castleton  are :  James  Snare, 
Elijah  Holmes,  Harriet  Holmes,  Mary  Gleason,  Clara  Fleming,  Jane 
Adams,  Mrs.  Earhart,  John  and  Eliza  Loper,  Henry  and  Lottie  Ackley, 
Mrs.  Morris,  Mary  E.  Adams,  Mary  William,  William  and  Elizabeth 
Smith. 

Among  the  members  supposed  to  be  old  members  of  the  M.  P. 
church  at  Snareville  were :  Samuel  and  Lue  Fulton,  James  Fulton, 
Margaret  Fulton,  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Crum,  Mrs.  A.  A.  Coghlan, 
Mrs.  James  Snare,  John  Snare,  Mrs.  White,  Rachel  White,  George  and 
Marv  Talbert,  Mrs.  Harden,  John  M.  and  Sirella  Maderis,  Marv, 
Henry  and  Cynthia  Newton,  William  and  Emily  Curfman,  Ausman  and 
Laura  Dixon,  James  D.  and  Rhoda  Ballentine,  Alexander  Ballentine, 
Daniel  Coghlan,  L.  Templeton,  Ella  Dixon,  Joseph  and  Mary  Vernon. 

The  German  Evangelical  Lutheran  St.  Timothy  church  at  Castle- 
ton was  organized  b}^  Rev.  F.  R.  Bess,  of  Peoria,  in  '78.  The  fo.llow- 
ing  members  signed  the  constitution  at  that  time :  Jasper  Schwartz, 
Wilhelm  Conrad,  Johann  Tess,  Hinrich  Dunkelmann,"Friedricli  Brink- 
mann,  Hibbe  Schwartz,  T.  Rahmeyer,  Fritz  Tess,  Johann  Wagner, 
Carl  Burmeister,  Jacob  Zimmermann.  The  congregation  built  a 
church  the  same  year  for  $1,500,  which  was  dedicated  December  8, 
'78.  Tlie  first  pastor  who  lived  with  the  congregation  was  Rev.  Carl 
Proehl,  until  that  time  assistant  pastor  of  the  German  Ev.  Lutheran 
St.  Paul's  church  in  Peoria,  111.  Rev.  Carl  Proehl  was  called  in  '78, 
and  is  yet  there.  He  has  chai'ge  'of  two  other  congregations  which 
belong  to  the  Castleton  parish,  one  near  Kewanee,  Henry  county,  the 
other  near  Dunlap,  Peoria  county,  111.  The  congregation  is  growing 
very  slowly,  but  continually,  and  has  been  increased  mainly  by  immi- 
gration from  Germany,  to  twenty-three  families,  with  twentj^-one 
voting  members  and  102  souls.  The  property  of  the  congregation  con- 
sists of  the  church,  with  a  fine  l)ell,  for  $280,  the  parsonage,  a  school- 
house  and  nine  lots,  representing  a  value  of  $3,500.  No  debts. 
The  parochial  school,  which  is  held  by  the  pastor  during  nine  months 
in  the  year,  is  visited  by  15-20  children.  The  congregation  raises 
for  her  own  purposes  about  $350,  and  for  home  and  foreign  missions 
about  $80  ever}^  year.  The  trustees  are  at  present :  Fr.  Brinkmann, 
W.  Conrad  and  Fr.  Tess.  The  storm  of  July,  '79,  damaged  the  German 
church  at  Castleton,  and  did  much  damage  through  the  county. 

Societies. — The  Penn  Farmer's   Club   was  organized  in  February, 


612  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

1873,  with  C.  W.  Brown,  president :' Wm.  Holgate,  vice-president; 
E.  J.  Griffin,  secretary  ;  and  E.  B.  Norris,  treasurer. 

Penn  Grange,  No.  814,  was  presided  over  by  Edwin  Farris  in  1875, 
with  C.  W.  Brown,  secretary. 

The  Union  Literary  Societ}^  of  Castleton,  a  consolidation  of  the 
two  old  societies,  was  organized  in  March,  1883,  with  E.  E.  Ackley, 
president ;  W.  N.  Jordan,  secretary ;  Jennie  Gharrett,  treasurer ;  and 
B.  W.  Crum,  \'/.  P.  Snare,  Lizzie  Moran,  and  L).  W.  Cruni,  executive 
committee. 

The  Castleton  Lodge  of  Good  Templars,  organized  some  time  ago, 
claims  a  large  mem])ership,  and  is  prolific  in  good  results.  A  reason- 
able effort  failed  to  secure  a  summary  of  records. 

Edward  Somers,  of  Castleton,  receiving  $8  per  month,  was  the  only 
pensioner  there  in  1883. 

Camp  Grove,  \)avt\y  in  this  township  and  in  Marshall  county,  is  one 
of  the  ancient  settlements  of  the  Si)oon  river  district.  There  is  the  old 
Catliolic  church  and  cemetery,  witli  which  the  names  of  almost  all  the 
Catholic  settlers  of  this  section  have  been  identified.  The  business 
cn'cle  of  Camp  Grove  comprises,  G.  A.  Blauvet,  blacksmith;  James 
Chambers  and  Amanda  Hi bbard,  agents;  AVm.  J] vans,  meat-market ; 
J.  Townsend,  general  merchant ;  R.  McBocock,  W.  J.  Townsend  and 
Charles  Wingate,  live  stock  ;  P.  G.  Fargo,  iron  and  metals ;  S.  H. 
Nichols,  carpenter,  and  W.  II.  Owens,  justice,  witli  W.  J.  Townsend, 
postmaster. 

Li  the  days  when  the  Bocock  store  was  a  great  institution  at  Camp 
Grove,  a  man  named  Crook  called  on  Cyrus  Bocock  with  a  view  of 
obtaining  ten  cents  worth  of  nails  on  credit.  The  storekeeper  could 
not  see  how  Crook  would  ever  I'edeem  even  this  small  debt,  and  so 
refused  to  sup[)ly  him.  The  caller  left  without  ceremony,  prospected 
around  the  barn,  and  returnino-  to  the  store  said:  "Cy,  don't  vou  want 
some  eggs  ?  I've  a  dozen  here."  He  responded,  "Yes."  The  eggs  were 
taken  in  excliange  for  the  nails,  l^ut  as  Crook  was  leaving,  Mr.  Bocock 
called  out:  '*  Say,  Crook,  are  these  eggs  g(jod  ( ''  Crook  responded  : 
''I  don't  know  how  o-ood  thev  mav  be,  as  thev  are  vour  own  raisino- " 
saying  Avhich  he  disa])peared.  Crook  and  his  wife  after  many  wander- 
ings settled  in  Kansas,  where  both  died  very  poor. 

I^raiiMhi  Cemetery. — Very  many  of  the  old  settlers  of  Penn  and 
adjoining  townsliips  now  lie  in  the  Franklin  cemetery,  in  Osceola 
township.  The  record  dates  back  to  1835,  beginning  with  Sally 
Seeley,  aged  one  year,  died  in  J  835  ;  Elizabeth  Seeley,  1841;  Zui-ali 
Smith,  '43;  Lereau  Emanuel,  '45;  Jay  Spencer,  '39;  Elizabeth  Spencer, 
'41;  Sarah  Brees,  '38.  The  other  interments  of  old  persons  in  this 
cemetery,  as  far  as  denoted  by  monuments,  are  as  follows — the  name 
and  date  of  death  being  giv^en:  Joel  Wilson,  '82;  Jane  Xewton,  '81 ;  Joseph 
Newton,  '71 ;  Wm.  Seeley,  '50;  Eliza  Seeley.  'Go  ;  Martha  Seeley, '50  ;  W. 
Seeley,  '76;  Amanda  Seeley,  '65;  Orpha  Wells,  '73;  Ilepsabeth  Moore, 
'50;  James  Moore,  '53;  Eliza  Moore.  '69;  Wm.  Moore,  '72;  Peter 
Sharer, '66;  Asher  Smith, '69  ;  Phoebe  Smith, '81 ;  Adelaide  Hylton, 
'72;  Marv  Hvlton,  '82:  Marv  Wilcox,  '54;  Samuel  Montooth,  '85; 
Eliza  Jackson,   65;  John  Hunter,   63;  Riley  Ilarwood, '74;   Magda- 


PENN   TOWNSHIP.  615 

lene  Dickerson,  '68  ;  Jolm  Plienix,  '67  ;  Mary  Russell,  '46  ;  Nancy  Whit- 
ten.  'i^S ;  liiram  Emmanuel,  '50 ;  Mary  Erwin,  'SI ;  John  Earhart, 
'74  ;  Sarah  Spencer,  '65  ;  Henry  Brees,  '78  ;  John  Smith,  '64;  Margaret 
Harmon,  '77;  Nancy  Shull,  '75;  Mary  Harris,  '71  ;  Lydia  Snare,  "65; 
Temperance  ]3acon, 'SI  ;  Abigail  Davison,  '45  ;  and  Hannah  Miller, '61. 
The  children  buried  there  include  H'a  Drawyer,  Lincoln  Adams,  John 
McMuUen,  Harla  Collins,  Gertrude  Stewart,  Eudora  Stewart,  Fred 
Stewart,  Sarah  Seeley,  Delia  Elston,  Cyrus  Elston,  John  Phenix, 
James,  William  and  Mary  Thomas,  Myron  and  Sherman  Avery,  John 
Taylor,  Lilly  Reardon,  L.  Harwood,  John,  Emma,  Lucinda  and  Nancy 
Geer,  Melissa  Whitten,  Hiram  Drawyer  and  infant  sister,  Emily  Scher- 
merhorn,  Seldon  Stark,  Wan-en  Smith,  Annie  and  Jennie  Adams. 
Heniy  Davison,  Charles  Davison,  W.  Briggs,  S.  Miller,  Clara  A])ple- 
gate,  Hannah  Markland  and  Clarinda  Emmanuel. 

The  Franklin  Cemetery  Association,  Castleton,  elected  E.  D.  Draw- 
yer, B3^ron  Smith  and  Paul  Newton  directors  in  1SS6),  with  the  latter 
secretary  and  treasurer. 

Snareville  Cemetenj  appears  to  have  l^een  first  tenanted  in  1838, 
when  Orange  Fuller  was  buried  there.  The  record  of  interments 
taken  from  monuments  is  as  folloAvs :  Sylvina  Ilolgate,  '72  ;  Hannah 
Downing,  '86  ;  George  P.  McClyment,  '84;  Alex  Kissinger,  '8(» ;  Dan- 
iel Cogidan,  '79;  Jasper  M.  Morris,  '82;  Henry  B.  Dorrance,  '85; 
Frank  White,  '86  ;  J.  L.  Kennedy,  19th  Hlinois  Infantry  ;  Naomi 
(Arganbright)  Miller,  '63;  Julia  A.  Piter, '61  ;  Henry  Springer, '77  ; 
Pebecca  6sl)orn,  '55;  Jasper  Schwart,  'SO;  Elizaljeth  Tess,  '78;  Chas. 
M.  Scranton,  '64  ;  Virgil  Pike,  '79  ;  Mary  7ernon,  '81  ;  Isaac  Patch, 
'56  ;  Barl>ara  Dunn,  '61  ;  Daniel  Zumwalt,  '54 ;  Zebulon  Avery,  '54  ; 
Mary  Avery,  '75 ;  Phoebe  Newton,  '49  ;  Benj.  Newton,  '51  ;  Phineas 
Gleason.  '74;  Lydia  Snell,  '78;  Hannah  A1  Drawver,  '48;  Lydia 
White,  '80  ;  Orange  Fuller,  '38 ;  Hepsebah  Fuller,  '48  ;  Sarah  Fuller, 
'56;  Nancy  (Akerly)  Griffin,  '77;  James  Griffin,  '65;  Clarinda  P. 
Rickey,  '58  ;  Jolm  Pickey,  '61  ;  Sarah  Bunnell,  '76  ;  John  H.  ]]unnell, 
OneJiimdred-and-twelfth  Infantry;  '64  ;  Gavin  L.  Renwick,  '74. 

In  the  Catholic  cemetery  at  Camp  Grove  many  of  the  Catliolic 
pioneers  of  this  township  are  at  rest. 

In  the  foregoing  list  of  tenanted  graves  many  a  well-known  name 
appears,  and  should  the  reader  look  through  similar  lists  in  the  other 
chapters  devoted  to  township  history,  familiar  names  will  be  brought 
u[)  as  reminders  of  those  whose  early  toils  here  are  forever  ended. 
With  all  this  the  following  mention  of  persons  connected  with  the 
township  at  one  time  or  another,  will  be  found  a  valuable  addition. 

BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES. 

Henry  B.  Acliey^  son  of  John  and  Jane  (Nixon)  Ackley  was  born 
at  Kicka])00,  Peoria  county,  Sei)tember  18,  '50.  His  father  was  a 
native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  mother  an  Ohioan.  His  paternal  grand- 
])arents  being  Uriah  and  Lydia  (Sawers)  'Ackley,  natives  of  New 
Jersey,  of  German  ancestry.  John  Ackley  came  to  Peoria  county 
in  '38 ;  was  married  there  August  19,  '49^  to  Miss  Jane,  daughter 
of  William   Nixon  and  Marv  Nixon,  both  natives  of  Virginia,  and 


016  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

to  this  marriage  three  children  were  born,  of  whom  Henry  B. 
and  Edward  E.,  both  of  this  township,  are  living.  Henry  B.  Ackley 
received  a  practical  education  in  the  district  schools  and  on  his 
father's  farm.  On  January  1,  1874  he  married  Miss  Charlotte, 
daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Loper,  of  Ohio  and  Indiana,  respect- 
ivelv.  To  this  marriage  one  son  was  born,  January  8,  '81,  Charles 
E.,  ^vliQ  died  October  25,  '85.  After  his  marriage  he  engaged  in 
farming,  and  continued  so  engaged  until  '78,  when  he  rented  his 
fai'in  and  attended  the  Xorthern  Indiana  Xormal  School,  and  when, 
after  completing  a  course  of  study,  he  passed  one  summer  in  Kansas ; 
then  purchased  Humphrey  Avery's  business  at  Castletou,  and  has 
carried  on  a  general  trade  down  to  the  present  time.  In  politics  he  is 
decidedly  Ilei)ublican.  He  has  served  as  township  clerk  and  director 
of  the  Castleton  schools.  In  religious  life  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Protestant  church,  and  in  society  affairs,  W.  C.  T.  of  the 
Good  Templars  of  Castleton. 

Hnmplinnj  and  S.  G.  Avery,  two  old  settlers  of  Stark  county,  are 
the  sons  of  Colonel  Miles  Aver}',  who  was  the  son  of  Cyrus,  son  of 
Solomon,  son  of  Humphre}^,  son  of  Humphre\',  son  of  Samuel,  son  of 
James,  son  of  James,'  who  Avas  the  son  of  Christopher  Avery,  who 
came  from  England  in  the  seventeeth  century  and  settled  at  Glouces- 
ter, Mass.  He  was  a  selectman  there  between  1646  and  1654.  In 
lt>65  he  moved  to  New  London,  Conn. ;  bought  the  home  lot  of  Robert 
Burrows;  was  made  freeman  in  1669;  died  and  was  buried  March  12, 
1679.  His  only  child,  James,  born  in  1620,  in  England,  was  married 
in  England,  November  10,  1643,  to  Joanna  Grumedade,  and  to  them 
nine  children  were  born,  their  second  child  being  James  Avery  whose 
father  settled  at  New  London  prior  to  the  settlement  of  Christopher 
there;  was  chosen  selectman  in  1660,  and  held  the  office  twenty-three 
years.  He  was  an  ensign,  lieutenant,  and  ca|)tain  of  the  only  armed 
company  in  the  town  ;  served  in  and  commanded  a  troop  of  Pequots 
during  King  Philip's  war;  was  at  the  fort  light  in  1675,  and  stormed 
the  fort  at  the  head  of  his  command  ;  for  twelve  years  he  was  deputy 
to  the  grand  court ;  was  in  the  commission  of  the  peace  from  1658 
to  168  and  was  assistant  judge  of  the  county  court.  He  moved  to 
Pequonoc,  next  to  New  London,  and  thence  to  Groton,  where  he  died 
at  an  old  age. 

Elizahdh  (Smith)  Avery,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Smith,  who  moved 
from  Connecticut  to  Plymouth,  Luzerne  county,  Pa.,  op]3osite  the  Shaw- 
nee flats.  A  company,  with  his  brother,  were  captured  by  the  Indians 
near  the  Nanticoke  dam.  His  brother,  being  lame,  was  killed  and 
scalped  before  his  eyes,  while  he  was  bound  out  to  a  squaw,  to  fill  the 
place  of  a  lost  son.  He  was  finally  ransomed  by  a  British  officer,  and 
settled  on  560  acres  two  miles  south  of  the  confluence  of  the  Tunkhan- 
nock  and  Susquehanna  on  the  east  bank  of  the  latter.  Here  his  eight 
children  were  born,  namelv:  William,  born  March  19,  1788;  Elizabeth, 
Februarv  17,  1790:  Susanna,  September  22,  1791;  Zura,  December 
15,  1795*^;  Ziba,  Januarv  12, 1798  ;  Pollv,  November  24, 1799 ;  Whitney, 
July  14,  1804,  and  Asher  M.,  October  28,  1807.  Whitney  and  Asher 
were  pioneers  of  this  county,  as  noticed  in  the  chapter  on  Toulon. 


OF    PEKN   TOWNSHIP.  617 

Miles  Avery  was  born  December  28,  1791,  at  Tunkliannock,  Pa. 
He  was  the  eldest  son  of  Cyrus  Aveiy,  who  came  from  Norwich, 
Conn.,  to  Pennsylvania  about  1T90,  and  Ihere  married  Lydia  Marcy,  a 
daughter  of  Colonel  Zebulon  Marcy,  whose  father  came  from  Dover, 
Dutchess  county.  X.  Y.,  as  early  as  ITTO,  with  the  Connecticut  colony, 
and  is  said  to  have  Iniilt  the  first  cabin  at  Pittston,  neai"  Old  Forge, 
in  1TT2.  This  claim  he  sold  to  Ebenezer,  his  brother,  who  came  the 
same  year  to  Tunkliannock,  and  aided  in  organizing  Putnam  township 
and  allottino-  it  to  the  Connecticut  settlers.  Zebulon  raised  here  a 
family  of  eight  children,  all  of  whom  became  prominent.  Prior  to  the 
Wyoming  massacre  he  moved  his  family  to  Forty  Fort,  and  there  his 
daughter  Sarah,  who  married  John  McCord,  was  l)oi'n  June  1,  17TS, 
nine  days  l)efore  tlie  slaughter  of  the  settlers  by  the  liritish  and 
Indians.  After  this  event  the  familv  returned  to  Dutchess  countv.  X. 
v.,  using  a  cow  as  a  beast  of  burden,  as  well  as  a  milk-giver  during  the 
journey.  A  few  days  before  the  massacre,  while  Marcy  and  a  few 
others  were  scouting  for  British  or  Indians,  an  English  Tory's  wife 
discovered  them,  and  called  to  her  husband,  "Shoot,  Adam,  shoot ! " 
That  worthy  tired  and  struck  a  tobacco  box  in  Marcy's  pocket,  which 
box  is  now  in  Porter  Marcy's  familv  at  Tunkhannock.  The  return  fire 
wounded  Adam,  and  he  died  soon  after.  As  soon  as  safety  was 
insured  Zebulon  returned  and  settled  on  the  farm  where  Porter  Marcy 
resides,  and  resided  thereuntil  his  death,  Septem])er  2-, '34.  After 
the  marriage  of  Cyrus  Avery  and  Lydia  Marcy  they  settled  on  500 
acres  at  the  confluence  of  the  Tunkhannock  and  Susquehanna,  on  the 
south  and  east  sides  of  the  respective  rivers:  and  later  inclosed  "  Avery 
Mountain  "  On  this  farm  all  their  children  Avere  born  —  ]\Iiles,  Decem- 
ber 28,  1791 ;  Zebulon,  May  12,  1793;  Zebulon  (second),  July  7,  1794; 
Solomon,  July  28,  1796;  Nicholas,  September  19,  1797;  Jerusha, 
December  3,  1798;  Sally,  February  5,  1801;  Cyrus  IL,  November  14, 
'05 ;  Humphrey,  November  14,  'Oo  ;  Lydia,  March  5,  '08 ;  Abel  M., 
July  29,  '11;  Punderson,  July  31, '14,  and  Joseph  C,  June  9,  '17. 
Miles  Averv  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Smith,  Julv  26, 
'12.  lie  died  April  28, '48,  and  his  wife  followed  him  May  16, '49. 
both  being  l)uried  in  Cyrus  Avery's  cemetery  at  Tunkhannock.  After 
their  marriage  they  bought  of  Jose])h  and  Samuel  Dailey  190  acres  in 
Falls  township,  Wyoming  countv,  Pa.,  six  miles  south  of  the  mouth 
of  the  Tunkhannock  on  the  east  side  of  the  Susquehanna,  where  their 
twelve  childreri  were  raised,  lie  was  a  farmer,  but  speculated  in 
lumber,  work  cattle  and  real  estate,  at  one  time  owning  over  5,000 
acres  in  the  county  and  also  a  saw  mill  and  foundr}^  at  La  Grange.  At 
the  age  of  sixteen  he  joined  a  militai'v  company,  and  held  every  office 
from  cor])oral  to  bi'igade  inspector,  the  latter  for  seven  years ;  was 
commissioned  justice  of  peace  l)y  Governor  llitner  and  served  twelve 
years,  and  was  generall}^  known  as  "  Colonel "  or  "'Squire'*  Avery. 
The  children  of  Miles  Avery  are  named  as  follows:  Lydia  Ann,  born 
May  1,  '13;  Ziporah,  October  28,  '14,  died  at  Neponset,  111.;  Solomon, 
September  8,  '16,  died  April  6,  '39  ;  Esther,  May  17.  '18,  died  Jul}^  30, 
'83,  at  South  Eaton,  Pa.;  Major  Cyrus,  March  8,  '21  ;  Miles,  June  3, 
'23,  died  October  10,  '84 ;  Humphrey,  July  4,  '25,  a  resident  of  Penn 


618  BIOGRAPHY    AND   EKMINISCENCES 

township;  Elizabeth,  Ma}^  15,  '27,  died  Jul}^  24,  '29;  Samuel  G.,  May 
3,  '29  ;  Hannah,  November  4,  '32,  died  November  14,  '32,  and  Cour't- 
ne}^,  Jnly  18,  '34,  died  May  '13,  '36. 

"  lhuii]^)hrey  Avery,  fourth  son  of  Col.  Miles  and  Elizabeth  (Smith) 
Avery,  was  born  July  4,  '25,  in  Wyoming  county,  Pa.;  received  his 
primary  education  there  and  completed  his  studies  at  Madison  Acad- 
emy, Abingdon  Centre,  Luzerne  county.  Pa.  After  his  father's  failnre 
in  "43,  Mr.  Avery  w^as  thrown  upon  his  own  resources.  At  this  time 
he  was  afflicted  with  the  old-fashioned  ague,  which  kept  his  purse  down 
at  low  water-mark.  He  followed  the  fortunes  of  the  ^K^orth  Branch 
Canal — rnnninii'  through  Wilkesbai'i'e  and  Pittston  for  several  months, 
at  the  same  time  that  the  late  president  Garfield  is  said  to  have  worked 
on  it.  Subsequently  he  was  employed  in  Boukley  &  Prices'  coal  mine, 
and  about  this  time  received,  by  some  accident,  the  first  $100  he  ever 
called  his  own.  He  was  boarding  at  Pittston,  and  found  on  the  street 
a  purse  containing  over  $5,000  in  cash  and  notes.  Searching  for  the 
owner,  he  found  him  in  the  person  of  George  F.  Knapp,  of  Carbondale, 
who  pressed  the  $100  on  the  delighted  young  A  very.  Mr.  Knapp's  mother 
proved  to  be  an  old  friend  of  Col.  Miles  Avery,  and  insisted  on  a  prom- 
ise from  the  voung  man  that  he  would  invest  the  monev  in  lands  on 
which  to  make  a  home  for  himself.  This  promise  was  made  and  car- 
ried out.  Mr.  Avery  purchased  at  sheriff's  sale  one  hundred  acres  in 
his  own  county  for  ninety-one  dollars,  which  he  sold  at  a  profit,  and 
that  $100  and  tlie  pi'ofits  arising  from  its  original  investment,  are  in 
the  pleasant  home  and  farm  which  he  owns  toda}'^  in  Stark  count3^  On 
April  27,  '54,  Mr.  Avery  arrived  at  Toulon  with  $530  in  gold.  For  the 
first  year  he  made  his  home  with  his  brother,  Samuel  G.  Avery,  who 
had  come  hither  five  years  prior  to  '54.  In  the  fall  of  '54  he  purchased 
forty  acres  of  land  in  Osceola  township,  and  in  '56  he  bought  the  east 
one-half  of  the  northeast  quarter  of  section  seven,  in  Penn  township. 
On  August  8,  '58,  he  married  Miss  Emma  J.,  daughter  of  Chauncey  W. 
and  Eliza  E.  (Wheeler)  Davison,  both  of  whom  are  noticed  in  other 
pages.  After  this  marriage  Mr.  Avery  commenced  the  improvement 
of  his  farm  in  Penn  township,  engaging  in  agriculture  and  stock-grow- 
ing, was  elected  constable  the  same  j^ear,  which  office  he  held  for  two 
years,  when  he  resigned  and  went  westward,  in  company  with  thirty 
men  and  thirteen  teams,  to  the  Rockv  Mountains  for  his  health.  At 
Denver  the  company  dis])ersed,  Mr.  Avery  and  a  few  others  going  to 
California  Gulch,  on  the  present  site  of  Leadville,  where  they  passed 
six  months.  On  returning  to  Stark  county  he  resumed  farming,  in  '68 
purchased  115  acres  in  section  one,  Toulon  township,  which  is  said  to 
be  undei'laid  by  a  vein  of  fine  coal  four  and  a  half  feet  in  depth.  In  '86 
he  sunk  a  double  shaft  to  this  vein,  which  is  fifty-two  feet  below  the 
surface,  and  introduced  machinery  of  a  capacit}'  of  1,000  bushels  per 
day.  In  '70  he  ])urchased  a  store-building  and  lot  at  Castleton,  and  in 
'76  a  lot  adjoining.  The  former  he  rentetl  out  until  '78,  when  he  estab- 
lished his  mercantile  house  there.  This  he  carried  on  for  three  years 
in  connection  with  his  farm.  During  this  time  he  served  as  justice  of 
the  peace.  In  '82  he  sold  his  business  interests  at  Castleton  to  Ackley 
&  Loper,  and  has  since  devoted  his  attention  to  agriculture  and  coal- 


OF    I'ENN    TOWNSHIP.  619 

mining.  The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Avery  are  named  as  follows : 
Clinton,  born  December  5,  '59  ;  Etta  May,  May  7,  '62 ;  Sherman,  May 
25,  '64,  died  May  0,  '65;  Milo,  April  80,  '68;  Yiola  Virginia,  July  9, 
'72;  Lorance,  December  21,  '74,  and  Myron,  August  7,  '79,  died  Sep- 
tember 9,  '80.  The  eldest  daughter,  Etta  May,  married  Daniel  Bolt,  of 
Castleton,  January  5,  '88,  and  is  now  a  resident  of  Wyoming,  111. 

Scmiuel  Gates  Ave/'t/,  fifth  son  of  Col.  Miles  Avery,  was  born  in 
Falls  township,  Wyoming  county.  Pa.,  May  3,  '29,  completed  his  edu- 
cation at  Madison  academy,  Luzerne  county.  Pa.;  in  '49  came  to  Stark 
county  and  soon  after  purchased  the  southeast  quarter  of  section  five, 
Penn  township.  As  stated  in  tlie  marriage  record  he  married  Miss 
Marrietta  Day,  October  23,  '51.  This  lady  was  born  at  Niles,  Mich., 
January  9,  '31.  Mr.  Avery  served  as  supervisor  of  Penn  township,  has 
been  connected  with  the  County  Agricultural  Society  since  its  organi- 
zation, and  was  for  several  years  marshal  of  that  society.  In  '68  he 
moved  to  Lamar.  Barton  county.  Mo.,  where  he  is  now  extensively 
engaged  in  agi'iculture.  His  children  are  Alivilda,  born  July  20,  '52, 
nowMrs.  W.  L.  Mack;  Udella,  born  January  31,  '54,  now  Mrs.  George  T. 
Parry;  Gates,  born  December  12,  '55,  married  Mary  Hazelette,  all  of 
Lamar,  Mo.;  Jerome,  born  August  21,  '57,  married  Ellen  Little,  who  died 
soon  after  marriage,  and  for  second  wife,  Rosa  Pringle ;  George,  born 
July  29,  '60,  married  Emma  Webb,  of  Lamar,  Mo.;  Minnie  II.,  born 
September  5,  '62;  Lillie  G.,  who  married  Ernest  A.  Reed,  November  1, 
'82,  at  Carthage,  Mo.,  a  son  of  I.  C.  and  Luna  A.  Reed,  born  at  Toulon, 
October  26,  '59,  as  noted  in  other  pages;  Bertrand,  born  July  1,  '67; 
Beatrice,  born  July  14,  '69,  and  Tallyrand,  born  July  30,  '73. 

Joseph  C.  A'viery,  brother  of  Zebulon  and  Col.  Miles  Avery,  born  June 
9,  '17,  came  from  Tunkhannock,  Pa.,  to  Stark  county,  111.,  in  '39,  and 
here  married  JMai'tha  Marsh,  a  half-sister  of  the  late  Mrs.  James  IIol- 
gate,  with  whom  she  came  to  this  part  of  Illinois,  as  stated  in  the  gen- 
eral history.  Here  Mr.  Avery  purchased  the  east  half  of  the  southwest 
quarter  of  section  five,  Penn  township,  budt  a  house  and  barn,  then 
considered  among  the  best  improvements  in  the  townshi]),  and  a  few 
years  later,  in  '45,  moved  be3'ond  the  mountains  to  Oregon,  where  he 
died  at  Corvallis,  November  18,  '78.  He  was  a  surveyor  and  was 
engaged  in  this  work  here  during  his  short  stay  in  the  county. 

RuheH  MrBococl'  (deceased),  was  born  in  Ohio,  Deceml)er  19,  '25, 
where  his  parents  —  Elijah  and  Barbara  (McKenny)  Bocock  then 
resided.  He  moved  with  his  parents  to  Illinois  in  '37,  as  rela.ted  in 
their  history  (given  in  this  chapter),  and  resided  with  them  until  '48, 
when  he  mari'ied  Miss  Elizabeth  R.,  daughter  of  John  J.  and  Abigail 
(Mitchell)  Culton,  natives  of  A'irginia  and  Indiana,  respectively,  and 
both  of  a  long  line  of  Irish-American  ancestors.  Robert  learned  the 
cooper's  trade  in  Fulton  county,  which  he  followed  for  three  years  after 
his  marriage.  He  was  engaged  in  agriculture  in  Fulton  county.  111., 
until  '54,  when  he  came  to  this  township  and  purchased  eighty  acres, 
devoting  it  to  grain  farming  and  stock-growing.  Lender  his  wise  super- 
vision and  industry  it  grew  into  a  large  estate  of  950  acres,  thus  providing 
fully  for  his  large  family  and  leaving  them  at  his  death,  on  January  19, 
'86,  all  that  wealth  and  an  intelligent  example  of  industry  and  integrity 


620  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

should  bring.  Of  the  ten  children  l)oi'n  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McBocock,  six 
are  living,  namely:  Thomas  J.,  William  C,  Abigail  J.,  widow  of 
Jefferson  Francis,  Sarali  M.,  wife  of  Frederick  Deitwig,  James  S.,  and 
Alva  E.,  all  residents  of  the  township  where  their  father  settled  in  '54, 
and  where  tliey  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood.  The  father  of  this 
large  family  was,  in  political  life,  an  unconditional  Republican.  For 
sixteen  years  he  held  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace,  and  for  thirteen 
years,  successively,  a  member  of  the  supervisor's  board.  From '01  to 
^66  he  was  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  and  by  his  wisdom  and 
])rudence  aided  in  averting  mob  law  and  in  subduing  the  devices  of  un- 
thinking men,  who  would  ijlacken  a  ])roud  record  by  resort  to  ca})ital 
punishment  for  mere  sympath}"  with  the  rebellion.  Though  uncon- 
nected with  any  religious  body,  he  was  a  friend  to  all  Christian  forms, 
and  in  his  life  was  sti-ictly  moral.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  McBocock, 
resides  on  the  homestead,  and  like  her  husband,  is  possessed  of  those 
qualities  which  win  success  and  esteem. 

Elijah  Bocock,  a  native  of  Virginia,  moved  to  Highland  county,  O., 
with  his  parents  in  his  youth.  On  July  18,  '22,  he  married  Miss  Bar- 
bara McKinney,  whose  ])arents  came  from  Ireland  early  in  tiie  history 
of  this  country.  To  this  marriao-e  were  born  seven  children,  namely  : 
Hannah  i\[.,  who  married  Salem  Fouts,  now  of  Kansas ;  Mary  C,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Rol)ert  Mclv.,  who  died  January  19,  '86;  Anna,  who 
died  aged  t^vo  years;  Cyrus,  and  Ts'ancy,  who  maj'ried  Levi  Fouts,  who 
reside  m  this  county,  and  Daniel  McK.,"Avho  died  at  the  age  of  twelve 
years.  The  pai-ents  and  family  emigrated  in  the  year  '37  from  Ohio 
to  the  wilds  of  Fulton  county,  this  state ;  bought  land  and  resumed 
farming,  remaining  there  until  '(5-1.  when  they  moved  to  Marshall 
couiit_y,  this  state.  In  '79  tlie  good  mother  was  called  to  rest  at  the 
age  of  eighty-two  yeai's.  The  father  then  went  into  fStark  county  and 
took  up  his  home  with  his  son  Robert,  where  he  resided  some  three 
years,  then  moved  aiul  jnade  liis  home  with  his  son  Cyrus,  until  March, 
'85,  when  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven  years  he  was  called  to  join  his 
faithful  consort  who  had  pi'eceded  him  to  that  land  of  blissful  rest. 

Cyrus  BococJi  was  born  in  Highland  county,  O.,  October  5,  '32,  and 
in  '37  moved  with  his  pai-ents  to  Fulton  county,  this  state ;  was 
educated  there,  leceiving  only  a  common  country  school  education  ; 
working  on  the  farm  dui-ing  the  summer  and  attending  school  during 
the  winter.  In  '57  lie  married  Eleanor  M.,  daughter  of  Dougan  and 
Sarah  (Hutchison)  Fouts,  and  granddaughter  of  Jacob  and  Eleanor 
Fouts  of  North  Carolina.  In  ''QC)  he  moved  to  Penn  township.  Stark 
county,  })urchased  land  on  section  13,  I'ented  this  and  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  exclusively  for  six  years,  when  he  resumed  his  agricult- 
ural j)in'suits,  but  still  retaining  his  store  interest  until  March.  "86, 
when  he  (lis})osed  of  that  interest  entirel_y,  devoting  his  entire  time  to 
farming  and  stock-rMising.  In  ]>olitics,  he,  since  its  oi'ganization,  has 
been  a  staunch  Bepul)lican,  and  dui'ing  the  late  war  was  an  active 
member  of  the  Union  League.  For  four  years  was  a  member  of  the 
l)oard  of  snpei'visors  of  Fulton  county.  In  '67  was  made  a  memlier  of 
the  board  of  supervisors  of  Stark  county,  serving  in  that  ca})acity  for 
five  years  in  succession.     In  '72  was  elected  to  the  lower  house  of  the 


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state  legislature,  serving  there  two  years ;  has  filled  many  to\Ynsliip 
offices,  assessor,  road  commissioner,  school  trustee,  and  at  present  is  a 
member  of  the  County  and  Congressional  Republican  ( 'enti'al  Com- 
mittees ;  is  a  great  lover  of  his  townsliip  and  county  and  their  insti- 
tutions, bound  to  them  l)y  numy  ties.  In  social  mattei's  always  ready 
to  assist.  Is  a  Mason  and  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  Bradford 
Lodge  of  I.  O.  O.  F.  Has  a  family  of  seven  childi'en,  namely  :  Charles 
W.,  who  married  Miss  Laura  Markland  ;  Francis  M.,  who  married  Miss 
Anna  Mahler ;  Robert  L.,  Emma  L.,  Sarah  A.,  Cyrus  O.,  and  Clarence 
E.,  who  reside  at  home.  Is  not  a  member  of  any  cliurch  ])ut  is  ever 
reach'  to  give  a  hearty  suj^port  to  all. 

Thomas  J.  Hocock,  boru  in  Fidton  coiintv.  111..  July  13,  '50.  is  the  son 
of  Robert  ]\Ic.  and  Elizabeth  (Culton)  Bocock.  whose  history  is  given 
in  this  chapter.  Mr.  Bocock  received  a  very  liberal  education  in  the 
district  schools  and  at  the  Xormal  University,  Bloomington,  111.  In 
'51  he  accompanied  his  ])arents  to  this  county,  resided  at  home  until 
of  age  and  in  '73  married  Miss  Frances,  daugliter  of  John  W.  and  Ui'y 
(Bird)  Proctor,  natives  of  Illinois  and  Kentuck\^,  respectively,  her, 
maternal  grand])arents  being  Virginians.  During  the  year  '73-'l, 
j\Ir.  Bocock  eno-aoed  in  farmino-  here,  moved  to  Marshall  countv  in 
71,  resided  there  for  two  years,  when  he  purchased  eighty  acres  on 
section  33,  Penn,  where  he  has  resided  up  to  the  [)resent  time,  coujJing 
with  his  farm  and  stock  growing  interests  the  operation  of  farm 
machinery.  During  the  winter  of  '80-7  formed  partnership  with  W. 
Scott  &  Co.  in  buving  and  shipping  of  stock.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bocock 
are  the  parents  of  four  children  :  Cora  Lstella,  born  December  19, 
'75,  died  October  31,  '78;  Otis  Lester  born  September  8,  '79;  Floyd  G., 
Deceml)er  8,  '81 ;  Fatima,  born  May  31,  '85.  (Cora  and  Otis  are  known 
by  middle  names).  Politically,  Republican.  He  has  taken  much  in- 
terest in  all  affairs  relating  to  his  township.  For  nine  years  he  has 
served  as  school  director  and  is  serving  as  road  commissioner  in  sixth 
year,  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Stai'k  CJounty  Central  Agricultural  Society 
and  has  held  important  offices  in  that  body,  while  in  society  matters 
is  a  member  of  A.  F.  and  A.  ]\I.  Lodge,  No.  179,  Wyoming,  111. 
While  thoroughlj^  Christian  like,  he  is  not  bound  by  any  denomination, 
his  name  mav  be  found  many  times  among  the  su|)])orters  of  all  our 
churches  and  benevolent  societies. 

William  Combs  Bococ/i,  born  in  Fulton  count \',  III.,  May  1.  1851,  is 
the  son  of  Robert  Mc.  and  Elizabeth  (Culton)  Bocock,  andgmndson  of 
Elijah  and  Barbara  (McKinney)  Bocock,  natives  of  Virginia  and  Penn- 
sylvania, respectively,  and  on  the  maternal  side  of  John  J.  antl  Abigail 
(Mitchell)  Culton,  of  Virginia  and  Indiana,  respectively,  of  Irish  ances- 
try. Robert  Bocock  came  to  this  township  in  '51.  Here  William  C. 
was  educated  and  here  resided  on  the  homestead  until  January,  '79, 
when  he  married  Miss  Maria  A.  Holmes,  daughter  ol  Edwin  and  SaUna 
(Savill)  Holmes,  natives  of  Engiand,  aiul  granddaughter  of  Eli  and 
Maria  (Baily)  Holmes,  also  natives  of  England.  For  two  years  after 
his  marriage  he  was  engaged  in  fai'ming  on  land  rented  from  his 
father;  but  in  '81  he  purchased  eighty  acres  on  section  15.  on  which  he 
took  up  his  residence,  and  has  since  matle  his  home.     Mr.  Bocock  has 


622  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

added  to  his  ao-ricultural  duty  that  of  stock-growing  and  dealing  in 
stock  of  all  kinds  in  whicli  liis  father  was  extensively  engaged  up  to 
his  death.  In  political  life  he  is  tlioroughly  Ilepublican,  in  cliurch 
matters,  Christian,  but  not  denominational.  Though  a  you,ng  man  he 
has  tilled  several  township  offices  creditably,  and  is  now  director  of 
the  Castleton  graded  school  district. 

John  Bentley  Brown,  deceased,  was  born  in  Augusta  county,  Va. 
in  180().  AVhen  of  age  he  married  Miss  Betsy,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Jane  Johnson,  all  natives  of  Virginia,  and  in  '37  migrated  westward 
with  his  family,  settling  in  Peoria  county.  111.,  near  what  is  now  known 
as  Edwards  Station.  In  '53  he  removed  to  Wvoming,  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  and  so  continued  in  trade  until  his  death,  May  23, 
'80.  His  widow  died  there  June  30,  '81.  Of  their  eight  chiklren,  five 
are  living:  C.  W.,  of  Penn,  the  senior;  John  M.,  whose  history  a p- 
])ears  in  the  chapter  on  Toulon,  Newton  G.,  married,  residing  in  Allen 
county,  Kan.,  Martha,  wife  of  C.  G.  Colburn  of  Wyoming,  and  Isa- 
bella, a  teacher  in  the  public  schools.  John.B.  Brown  was  recognized 
as  a  man  of  zeal  and  earnestness  in  religious,  temperance  and  political 
affairs,  was  a  stauncli  member  of  the  M.  E.  Church  for  fifty  years  pre- 
ceding his  death. 

Craiimer  W.  Broton,  born  in  Hampshire  county,  Ya.,  July  31,  1S31, 
is  the  eldest  son  of  John  Bentley  Brown  who  settled  in  Peoria 
county  in  '37,  and  came  to  Stark  county  in  1853.  He  shared  all  his 
father's  travels  and  pioneer  laboi's  in  Peoria  county  and  Wyoming, 
and  in  the  latter  ]:)lace  was  connected  with  his  father's  business  for 
some  years  —  thus  obtaining  a  very  practical  education  in  the  school, 
on  the  farm,  antl  in  the  store.  In  November,  '5(!  he  married  Miss 
Ehzabeth  C,  dangliter  of  James  E.  and  Elizabeth  Henderson,  natives 
of  Pennsylvania,  but  pioneers  of  Tazewell  county.  111.,  where  Mrs. 
Brown  was  born  March  5,  '3<).  In  'Bl  he  engaged  in  agricultural 
Avork,  south  of  Wyoming,  and  in  August,  '<)2,  enlisted  in  Company  E, 
Gne-hundred-and-twelfth  Regiment,  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  was 
chosen  first  lieutenant  and  made  the  record  credited  to  him  in 
the  military  chapter  of  this  work.  On  the  close  of  the  War,  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  on  section  14,  Penn  township,  and  has  since  been  prom- 
inent in  adding'  to  the  livestock  and  agricultural  wealth  of  the  conn- 
ty.  In  |)olitics  he  is  Republican,  and  in  religion  a  supporter  of  the 
Methodist  Church  of  which  Mrs.  Brown  is  a  member.  In  public  afftiirs 
he  has  always  manifested  and  felt  a  deep  interest  in  advancing  what- 
ever ap])eared  to  l)e  for  the  best  interests  of  the  people,  has  re]ieatedly 
been  called  upon  to  hll  offices  of  ])ublic  trust  and  responsibility,  and 
has  always  performed  the  duties  of  such  offices  with  credit  to 
himself  and  satisfaction  to  his  constituents.  Of  his  three  children, 
William  is  nuirried  and  a  resident  of  Nebraska ;  James,  unmairied, 
and  George,  married,  are  farmers  of  this  townslii}). 

Erasttis  Brown  and  his  wife,  Amanda  (Stafford)  Brown,  natives  of 
Vermont,  removed  in  1813  to  DeKalb  county.  111.,  where  they  re- 
mained only  a  short  time,  when  they  removed  to  Peoria  county. 
There  Mr.  Brown  purcliased  a  farm  and  began  its  improvement; 
there  Mrs.  Brown  j^assed  to  her  last  sleep.     About  a  year  later  Mr. 


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Brown  married  Miss  McCiimpse}";  i aimed iatel}^  after  came  to  Stark 
count}^  and  settled  in  Toulon  township,  but  after  a  few  years  removed 
to  Lafayette,  Avhere  he  died,  October  18.  1870,  being-  then  in  his 
seventy-fourth  year.     He  was  a  soldier  of  the  war  of  1812. 

Harlow  Broioi,  son  of  Erastus  Brown,  was  born  in  Vermont,  in 
1821,  remained  with  his  parents  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age, 
when  he  came  to  Peoria,  where  he  was  engaged  in  various  occupations 
for  seven  years.  On  August  1,  1847,  he  married  Hari-iet  Stoffer,  a 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Maiw  (Tyson)  Stoffer.  who  was  born  October 
6,  1826.  Her  parents  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  who  settled  in 
Ohio,  and  in  1844  settled  in  Peoria  county,  111.  Some  years  later  they 
came  to  Stark  county,  where  her  mother  died  in  1S85,  being  then 
eighty-nine  years  of  age,  thus  surviving  her  husband  some  years. 
About  a  year  after  their  marriage,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  came  to  Penn 
township,  where  they  ])urcha.sed  land  and  began  its  improvement, 
amid  all  the  privations  of  pioneer  life.  Their  union  has  been  blessed 
by  twelve  children,  seven  of  wliom  are  still  living :  Effie  J.  (deceased) ; 
Amanda  P.,  now  Mrs.  William  Cross,  of  Kansas;  Nellie  J.,  now  Mrs. 
Edwin  Snare,  of  A^alley  township ;  Eliza,  now  Mrs.  N.  Foster,  of  Os- 
ceola; Sherman  (deceased);  Samuel  (deceased);  Lemuel  (deceased); 
Emma  C.  (deceased);  Dora  E.,  now  Mrs.  E.  Pettit,  of  Penn  town- 
ship; H.  B.,  now  engaged  in  the  hardware  trade  in  Castleton,  111.; 
Franklin  W.,  and  Herbert  D.  Politically,  Mr.  Brown  is  a  Republican, 
having  voted  that  ticket  since  the  Buchanan  campaign.  He  now  owns 
040  acres  of  the  choicest  lands  in  Stark  county,  the  greater  part  being 
in  Penn  township,  on  which  is  situated  his  large  pleasant  residence. 
Mrs.  Brown  has  been  an  invalid  for  the  last  five  years.  In  speal^ing 
of  pioneer  life,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  relate  many  events,  among  others 
being  kept  awake  by  the  howling  of  the  wolves,  which  surrounded  the 
cabin  as  soon  as  dark  came  on.  Their  cabin  was  12x12,  and  on  one 
occasion  Mrs.  Brown  held  a  ''quilting,"  and,  on  account  of  lack  of 
room  in  the  house,  tliey  quilted  out  doors,  with  no  cover  but  a  small 
shed. 

Benjamin  B.  Bimnell,  son  of  John  Bunnell,  was  born  in  Pike 
county.  Pa.,  1811.  His  early  life  was  spent  with  his  parents,  assist- 
ing in  the  duties  of  the  farm,  or  attending  school.  On  January  7, 
1833,  he  married  Miss  S.  A.  Little,  a  daughter  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth 
(Armstrong)  Little.  Her  parents  were  natives  of  New  Jersey,  where 
she  was  born  in  1811.  The  ])aternal  grandparents  of  James  A.  and 
Robert  E.  were  John  Bunnell,  born  August  13,  1790,  wlio  died  August 
11,  1872  and  Marv  Place,  born  September  7, 1793,  who  died  November 
3,  1851,  Benjamin  being  one  of  a  family  of  fourteen  children,  twelve 
of  whom  reached  manhood  and  womanhood.  After  this  marriage, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bunnell  l)egan  farming  in  Pennsylvania,  which  occupa- 
tion they  followed  twenty  years.  In  1854,  he  sold  his  farm,  and  with 
his  family  removed  to  Illinois,  purchased  a  section  in  Penn  to^vnship, 
and  there  resided  until  1864,  when  he  went  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  to 
nurse  his  son  John,  who  was  lying  in  the  hospital,  and  who  never 
recovered.  Returning,  he  sold  his  farm  to  his  son  Robert,  and  removed 
to  Neponset,  111.,  where  he  resided  ten  years;  then  returned  to  Penn 
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624  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

township,  making  their  home  with  their  son.  Here  Mrs.  Bunnell  died 
August  16,  1876.  Mr.  Bunnell  is  still  living,  and,  at  present  writing, 
although  now  in  his  seventy-sixth  year,  is  rpiite  active.  The  first  rec- 
ord of  the  ancestors  comes  from  London,  Eng.,  coming  to  America 
about  the  year  1600.  Mr.  Bunnell  is  an  uncle  of  Senator  F.  C.  Bun- 
nell, of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  the  father  of  six  cliildren,  four  of  whom 
are  still  living:  -Tames  A.,  now  of  Penn  townslii]i;  Inis  M.,  now  Mrs. 
J.  S.  Moffit,  of  Nebraska;  John  H.,  who  died  of  his  wounds  at  Nash- 
ville; Pobert  E.,  of  Penn  township;  Mary  (deceased);  and  Amanda  E., 
now  Mrs.  G.  M.  Wright,  of  this  township. 

James  A.  Bunnell,  son  of  Benjamin  and  S.  A.  (Little)  Bunnell,  was 
born  in  Pennsylvania  in  183-]-.  He  passed  his  youth  at  the  home  of 
his  parents.  In  his  fifteenth  year  he  entered  Wyoming  Seminary, 
studying  there  about  three  years,  when  he  returned  to  his  home  and 
began  teaching  in  the  public  schools.  This  profession  he  followed 
several  years.  In  liis  twenty-sixth  year  he  married  Miss  N.  Irene 
Chamberlin,  a  daughter  of  John  F.  nnd  Susan  (Terry)  Ghamljerlin,  who 
was  born  in  Bradford  county.  Pa.,  in  1888,  where  she  was  married 
September  25,  1860.  Her  parents  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania, 
where  her  mother  still  resides,  her  father  having  died  in  1881  in  his 
sixty -sixth  year.  After  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bunnell  returned 
to  Illinois  and  settled  on  an  unimproved  quarter  on  section  17,  Penn 
township,  on  which  he  had  previously  built  a  house  which,  on  account 
of  its  height,  was  the  Avonder  of  the  country,  ])eople  coming  from  far  and 
near  to  see  the  building,  and  all  prophesied  that  it  would  surely  blow 
away.  It  still  remains  and  is  today  one  of  the  finest  farm  residences 
in  Stark  county.  Four  children  have  blessed  their  union,  three  of 
whom  are  living:  Ida  M.,  Susie  E.,  Jennie  A.,  and  Pena  C.  (deceased). 
Mrs.  Bunnell  is  a  member  of  the  M.  E.  church  and  is  interested  in  all 
works  of  benevolence.  Mr.  Bunnell  has  never  voted  any  but  the  Re- 
publican ticket,  and  lias  held  several  of  the  township  offices.  He  has 
been  a  hard  wor-ker,  and  as  the  result  of  labor,  now  owns  500  acres  of 
the  choicest  lands  in  Penn  township,  aljout  one  and  one-fourth  mile 
from  Castleton.  In  connection  with  his  large  farm  is  his  stock- 
growing  establishment,  which  like  the  farm,  is  fully  equipped  and  well 
managed. 

JRohert  E.  Bunnell,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Sally  Ann  (Little)  Bunnell, 
was  born  in  Wyoming  county.  Pa.,  September  25,  1839,  and  is  the 
fourth  child  of  a  family  of  six  children.  In  his  fifteenth  year  he  en- 
tered the  Wyoming  Academy,  remained  there  a  short  time,  when  he 
returned  to  his  home.  In  his  twenty-seventh  year  he  purchased 
the  farm  of  his  father  and  assumed  control  at  once.  Four  years 
later,  September  15,  1870,  he  married  iMiss  Matilda  H.  Jackson,  a 
daughter  of  George  W.  and  Harriet  (Jackson)  Jackson,  who  was  born 
June  15, 1817.  Her  jiarents  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  who  removed 
to  Illinois.  Here  her  mother  died  in  1819.  Mr.  Jackson  liaving  mar- 
ried again,  the  family  settled  at  Clayton,  Adams  county,  where  her 
father  engaged  as  superintendent  of  the  foundry,  and  was  also  a 
])reacher.  He  is  the  inventor  and  patentee  of  the  "' Jackson  "  scales. 
In  1861  he  organized  Company  A,  of  the  One-hundred-and-forty -first 


OF    PENN    TOWNSHIP,  625 

Regiment,  Penns34vania  Volunteers,  und  was  elected  Captain.  In  a 
shoj't  time,  on  account  of  failing  health,  he  was  compelled  to  return 
home.  In  1870  the  family  removed  to  Burlington,  Iowa,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  his  scales.  Two  years  hiter  Mr.  Jaclcson 
died,  his  widow  being  now"  a  resident  of  Peoria.  Mrs.  Bunnell,  until  her 
marriage,  had  been  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  graded  schools.  Since 
marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bunnell  have  resided  in  Penn  township,  where 
live  children  have  been  born  to  them,  namely :  Nellie  E.,  John  C, 
Beulah  C,  Fred.  J.  and  Bernice  M.  Mr.  ]3unnell  now  owns  1,240 
acres  of  the  choicest  lands  in  Penn  township,  on  which  is  situate  one 
of  the  finest  farm  residences  in  Stark  county.  He  also  owns  a  large 
amount  of  real  estate  in  I^ebraska.  Mr.  Bunnell  has  always  been  a 
Republican.     His  wife  is  a  member  of  the  M.  E.  churcii. 

Daniel  Goghlan,  born  in  Brown  county,  Ohio,  in  1811,  came  to  Ill- 
inois in  pioneer  times,  and  to  the  Snareville  neighborhood  about  1858, 
died  there  in  October,  1879. 

Samuel  Cnnii,  born  in  Huntingdon  county.  Pa.,  April  6,  1825,  is 
the  son  of  Frederic  and  Catherine  (Snare)  Crum,  both  Pennsylvanians ; 
the  former  born  in  1791:,  was  the  son  of  a  German  settler,  the  latter, 
daughter  of  a  German  settler  also.  To  them  nine  children  were  born, 
eight  of  whom  are  still  living,  namely  :  Samuel,  of  Penn  township; 
Daniel,  of  Huntingdon  county.  Pa. ;  Nancy,  wife  of  Byron  Haack,  of 
that  county ;  Ellen,  Mrs.  Josej^h  T.  Fisher,  of  Johnson  county. 
Mo.;  Reuben  II.,  a  resident  of  Pennsylvania ;  Margaret,  Mrs.  John 
Clark,  of  Huntingdon  county,  Pa.;  George  W.,  also  residing  there,  and 
Ann,  Mrs.  Jolm  C.  Lvtle,  residing  in  tliat  countv.  The  father  tlied 
there  in  1870,  and  the  mother  in  1877.  Both  were  of  the  Pennsylvania 
agricultural  class.  Samuel  Crum  in  early  years  was  a  woodchop})er, 
sclioolboy,  miller  and  farmer  —  about  all  a  pioneer  boy  could  be.  In 
1818  lie  married  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henrv  and  Margaret 
(Wise)  Hess,  and  paternal  granddaughter  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth 
(Zimmerman)  Hess,  Germans,  Jacob  being  born  in  1781.  died  in  1869, 
and  Elizabeth,  born  in  1789,  died  in  1859.  Her  mother  was  born  in 
1768,  died  Aju'il  8,  1857,  and  her  father,  Henry,  born  in  1758,  died 
January  27,  1837.  After  Mr.  Crum's  marriage  he  became  a  farmer, 
came  to  this  township  in  1859,  engaged  m  grain  and  stock-growing, 
pui'chased  eighty  acres  on  section  20  in  1869,  came  to  reside  on  it  in 
1873,  added  eighty  acres  on  section  17,  erected  a  fine  farm-house,  and 
has  resided  here  down  to  the  ])resent  time.  Their  chikb'en  are  :  Mar- 
garet, wife  of  R.  S.  Snare  ;  Winfield  B.,  married,  residing  in  this  town- 
ship, and  John  W.,  a  druggist  at  Castleton.  Mr.  Crum  and  his  two 
sons  control  263  acres  here.  He  has  served  as  supervisor  one  year, 
assessor  three  years,  school  director  and  in  minor  offices.  Both  he  and 
wife  are  members  of  the  Snareville  Methodist  church.  W.  B.  Crum  is 
the  genial  clerk  of  the  township  school  board,  and  like  his  father,  one 
of  the  most  ])opular  men  in  the  township.  The  farms  and  homes 
which  this  family  made  here  are  the  results  of  tlieir  own  labors  since 
1859..    Their  reputation  rests  on  industry  and  integrity. 

Chauncey  W.  Davixoh,  who  married  Eliza  E.  Wheeler,  was  born  in 
Wyoming  county,  Pa.,  December  12,  1819,  son  of  James  and  Catherine 


626  BIOGRAPHY    AND    KEMIXISCKNCi:S 

(Stark)  Davison.  He  moved  with  liis  parents  to  Lorain  county,  Ohio, 
in  1834,  where  he  married  Miss  Wheeler,  in  1840.  In  1851  they  moved 
to  Stark  county.  111.,  and  thence  in  February.  1875,  to  Wayne  county, 
Iowa,  where  they  now  reside.  Archibald  Wheeler,  born  in  England, 
in  1800,  emigrated  to  St.  Lawrence  county,  X.  Y.,  where  he  married 
l^arcissus  Gardner,  a  native  of  that  county,  of  Scotch  descent.  She 
was  living  fifteen  miles  south  of  Ogdensburg  when  that  settlement  was 
burned  by  the  British  in  1812.  Wheeler  and  family  moved  to  Lorain 
county.  Ohio,  in  1834,  cleared  100  acres,  and  lived  in  the  log  cabin  he 
then  built  until  1850,  when  a  dwelling  house  was  erected  in  Avhich  they 
resided  until  their  death  a  few  vears  ago. 

George  I).  Eagelston,  son  of  William  and  Emeline  S.  (Fargo) 
Eagelston,  was  born  in  Kickapoo  township,  Peoria  county,  April  26, 
1849.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Alliany,  X.  Y.,  and  mother  of  Ash- 
tabula, O.,  as  related  in  the  historv  of  the  Eao-elston  faniilv  of  Wvomino-. 
In  1852  the  family  moved  from  Peoria  county  to  Stark  county,  and 
here  George  D.  received  his  early  education,  and  completed  a  course 
of  study  at  Cole's  Business  College,  Peoria,  in  1872-3.  From  this 
per  od  until  the  spring  of  1874  he  was  engaged  in  the  cattle  trade  in 
Texas.  On  returnino-  he  beo-an  farmlno-  and  dealing  in  horses,  makinir 
a  shiDuient  of  horses  to  the  eastern  market  durino-  the  season  of  1874. 
Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  stock-growing  and  agriculture 
here.  On  September  10,  1874,  his  marriage  with  Miss  Phoebe  A., 
daughter  of  James  and  Parmelia  (Eustis)  Woods,  was  celebrated.  Her 
parents  were  natives  of  Ohio  antl  Indiana,  resj)ectiveh%  and  her  pater- 
nal grandparents,  Jeremiah  and  Margaret  (Wooster)  Woods,  were 
natives  of  Ohio.  To  this  marriage  four  children  were  born :  James 
W.,  Mav  20.  1S75;  Harrv  H.,  Februarv  8.  1877;  Ilenrv  M.,  Februarv 
21,  1878.  and  George  W.,'  March  1,  1881.  In  1874  Mr.'  Eagelston  pur- 
chased eighty  acres  on  section  22,  which  he  sold  in  1878,  and  pur 
chased  ninety-three  acres  on  section  5.  In  politics  he  was  Eepublican 
up  to  1878.  when  the  Goddess  of  Greenbackism  won  his  affections. 
For  four  years  lie  has  served  as  school  director,  is  at  present  clerk  of 
the  board  and  hio-jiwav  commissioner.  In  ]\[asonic  circles  he  belono-s 
to  the  Blue  Lodge,  Chapter,  Council  and  Eastern  Star,  as  related  in 
the  historv  of  Wvoming.  In  religious  thought  he  is  Christian,  but  not 
a  member  of  any  particular  sect. 

Mary  FeiriveU,  born  at  Dublin,  X.  II.,  in  1795,  died  at  the  home  of 
her  daughter,  Mrs.  Gleason,  near  Castleton,  March  9,  1886.  Her  hus- 
band died  in  Xew  Hampshire  in  1856. 

James  W.  Fleming,  son  of  Samuel  C.  and  Rebecca  (Bonsall) 
Fleming,  both  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  was  born  in  Clearfield  count}', 
there,  July  21,  1842,  received  his  education  in  that  county  and  in  Ohio, 
where  he  settled  with  his  father  in  1854,  and  subsequently  in  Elmira 
township,  of  this  county.  Avliere  the  family  settled  in  1855.  On  Sep- 
tember 9, 1869,  he  married  Miss  Clara  E.,  daughter  of  James  and  Xancy 
(Akerly)  Griffin,  both  natives  of  Xew  York,  of  which  state  their 
parents  were  also  natives.  James  W.  purchased  160  acres  on  section 
13,  in  Toulon  township  in  1872,  removed  the  same  year  to  Castleton 
and  engaged  in  the  grain  trade,  a  business  he  has  followed  to  the  pres- 


OV    PKNN    TOWNSHIP.  627 

ent  time.  He  has  also  given  attention  to  agricultiu'e  and  stock-grow- 
ing during  these  j^ears.  In  political  and  religious  affairs  he  has  always 
been  liberal  and  tolerant,  giving  his  support  to  what  ai)])ears  to  him 
just  rather  than  following  party  or  sect  lines.  In  society  matters 
he  is  a  member  of  the  Blue  Lodge  at  Toulon.  The  two  children  born 
to  Mr.  antl  Mi's.  Fleming:  Everett  J.,  born  February  T,  IST-i,  and  Ger- 
trude M.,  January  22,  1877,  are  pupils  in  the  Castleton  schools. 

Z&vi  Fonts,  l)orn  in  Wayne  county,  Ind.,  June  2,  1827,  is  the  son  of 
Jacob  and  Eleimor  (Dougan)  Fonts,  both  natives  of  North  Carolina 
and  of  German  descent.  In  I80I  the  family  moved  to  Fulton  county, 
111.,  near  Canton,  where  Jacob  died  October  9,  1874,  after  fort3^-three 
years  of  agricultural  life  in  that  county.  His  wife  died  November 
I7,  1858.  Of  their  eleven  children  seven  are  living  :  Jacob,  a  widower ; 
Salem,  at  the  head  of  a  family,  both  residing  in  Kansas,  near  Ottawa ; 
Elizabeth,  in  Fulton  county,  near  Cantpn ;  Levi  and  Lewis  in  this  count\^, 
near  Bradford  ;  Francis,  near  Sedan,  Kan.,  and  Malcom,  near  Canton, 
111.,  on  the  old  liome  place.  Levi  Fonts  married,  in  1851,  Miss  Nancy, 
daughter  of  Elijah  and  Barbara  (McKinney)  Bocock,  of  Virginia  and 
Pennsylvania,  respectively.  To  tliem  six  children  were  born,  namely  : 
Barbara  Eleanor,  wife  of  Simeon  Bell;  residing  near  Keota,  Iowa ;  Alice 
Jane,  wife  of  John  S.  Koof,  near  Viola,  111.;  Jacob  C,  married  Mar- 
garet Ann  Eagelston,  residing  near  C^amp  Grove ;  Hannah  JMaria,  wife 
of  John  Mahler,  near  Camp  Grove ;  Elijah  A.  and  Cyrus  E.  are  at 
home.  In  1854  Mr.  Fonts  sold  his  eighty -acre  farm  in  Fulton  county 
and  coming  here  purchased  100  acres  on  section  13,  to  which  he  has 
added  220  acres.  For  thirty-three  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  agri- 
culture and  stock-growing  here  with  marked  success.  In  political  life 
he  was  a  Republican,  but  has  changed  to  an  earnest  Greenl)acker.  In 
church  affaii's  he  is  undenominational  but  a  supporter  of  all  Christian 
societies. 

Zura  Fuller,  son  of  Chauncy  D.  and  Lydia  (Avery)  Fuller,  was  born 
in  Toulon  township.  Stark  county,  December  21,  1851,  as  related  in  the 
history  of  the  Fuller  family  of  Toulon.  He  received  a  liberal  education 
in  the  schools  here,  at  the  commercial  college,  Davenport,  Iowa,  and 
at  Peoria,  com])leting  at  the  latter  place,  and  returning,  engaged  in 
mercantile  work  at  Modena.  After  some  short  time  he  moved  to 
Texas,  engaged  in  the  cattle  trade  and  became  one  of  the  most  popular 
"cow-boys"  in  that  state.  "With  the  honors  of  one  season's  Texan  life 
he  returned  to  his  native  county,  and  was  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness at  Modena  until  March,  1886,  when  he  purchased  the  business 
interests  of  Cyrus  Bocock  at  Castleton,  where  he  is  now  residing.  His 
marriage  with  Miss  Fannie  M.  Clark  was  celebrated  September  16, 
1886.  This  lady  is  a  daughter  of  William  F.  and  Diana  Clark,  of 
Pennsylvania.  She  came  to  Modena  in  1883,  took  a  position  in  a 
mercantile  house  there  until  1885,  when  she  returned  to  her  Pennsyl- 
vania home,  but  in  1886  returned  and  married  Mr,  Fuller.  In  religion 
Mr.  Fuller  is  a  member  of  the  M.  P.  church,  in  society  affairs  belongs 
to  the  Masonic  Lodge ;  was  director  of  the  Modena  district  schools  for 
some  time,  and  always  a  quiet  but  earnest  supporter  of  whatever  enter- 
prise promised  public  benefit.     A  letter  from  C.  D.  Fuller,  El  Dorado 


628  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Springs,  Mo.,  dated  October  10,  1880,  in  reply  to  request  for  informa- 
tion regarding  this  famil}^,  gives  the  following  particulars :  "  Father 
was  born  in  West  Stockl)ridge,  INfass.,  in  the  year,  1787;  his  father 
moved  to  Pennsylvania  when  father  was  (piite  3^oung.  Mother  was 
born  in  Genesee  Valley,  N.  Y.  I  have  not  the  year  of  her  birth.  I 
w^as  born  in  Luzerne,  now  Wyoming  county,  Pa.,  May  5,  1817.  The 
family  came  to  Illinois  in  1836,  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Stark  county. 
That  is  as  far  l)ack  as  I  can  trace  my  ancestors.  My  father  was  a 
medical  doctor,  but  uufortunately.  we  never  had  any  preachers  or 
lawyers  among  the  old  stock,  that  I  know  of." 

Benjcunin  F.  Gharrett,,  born  in  Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  Se])tember 
1, 1832,'  is  the  son  of  Henry  and  Kancy  (Kurfinan)  Gharrett,  who  are 
referred  to  in  other  places.  Mr.  Gharrett  came  with  his  stepfather  to 
this  county  in  1847,  received  a  liberal  education  at  Henry  in  this  state, 
and  in  February,  1858,  married  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James  and 
JSTancy  (Akei-lyj  Griffin,  of  New  Yoi'k  State,  and  grand-daughter  of 
Parant  and  Thena  (Pelham)  Griffin,  and  John  and  Elizabeth  (Town- 
send)  Ackerly.  To  Mr.  B.  F.  Gharrett  and  wife,  two  children  were 
born — Olive  H.,  wife  of  Charles  E.  Jordan,  of  Red  Cloud,  Neb.,  and 
Jennie  N.,  a  school  teacher  of  jModena,  s})oken  of  in  the  chapter  on  edu- 
cation. In  1882,  Mr.  Gharrett  ])urchased  eighty  acres  on  section  17,  and 
in  1865  added  a  second  eighty,  all  of  which  he  rented  in  1872,  moved  to 
Castleton,  and  engaged  in  the  stock  business,  to  which  he  subsequently 
added  his  interests  in  the  elevator  and  grain  business  at  Castleton.  In 
1878  he  disposed  of  these  interests,  moved  to  Hastings,  Neb.,  near 
which  town  he  purchased  160  acres,  liad  it  im])roved,  and  meantime 
enD'ai''ed  in  mercantile  trade  there.  In  1880  he  traded  this  store  for 
160  acres  in  Nebraska,  and  some  property  in  this  state,  returned  to 
Penn  Towmshi]),  ])urchased  eighty  acres  on  section  16,  which  he  rents, 
while  himself  and  family  reside  in  Castleton,  where  he  is  also  interested 
in  real  estate.  Mr.  Gharrett  cast  his  first  vote  for  Fillmore,  was  a 
member  of  the  Union  League,  and  has  ever  l)een  a  thorough-going  Re- 
publican. In  township  matters  he  has  been  Justice  of  the  Peace  for 
several  terms,  a  director  of  the  Castleton  graded  schools  for  vears.  and 
has  tilled  almost  ever}^  township  office.  In  religion  he  is  undenomiiui- 
tional. 

William  I).  Grant  sold  to  Judge  Holgate  land  in  Penn  Township,  in 
]  833.  The  land  was  resold  in  188l"to  Robeit  E.  Ihmnell  for  $75  per  acre. 

George  Green,  born  in  Limerick  county,  Ireland,  March  14,  1834,  is 
a  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Green,  natives  of  England  and  Germany, 
respectively.  The  latter  while  en  route  to  America  was  shipwrecked 
and  drifte(l  on  the  Irish  coast.  There  she  met  and  married  Mr.  Green, 
who  died  in  Ireland  in  1833.  Of  their  seven  children  only  two  are 
living — Mrs.  rfominerville  of  Ohio,  and  George  of  this  township.  The 
widow  and  children  came  to  America  in  1837.  settled  in  Muskingum 
county,  Ohio,  where  the  mother  engaged  in  school  teaching.  In  1841 
she  married  George  Smith,  and  to  them  three  children  were  born — 
William,  deceased  ;  Henry  T..  of  Kansas,  and  Charles  E.,  of  Ohio. 
Mr.  Smith  died  in  1849,  aiid  in  1853  she  married  Daniel  Swiger,  and 
resided  with  him    in  Ohio  until  her  death    in    1880. 


OF    TKNX    TOWNSHIP.  629 

Georg-e  Green's  earlier  years  were  passed  at  school,  later  he  worked 
in  the  coal  mines  for  seven  3^ears,  Avhen  in  '55  he  moved  to  McLean 
county,  111.,  and  engaged  in  'farming.  On  March  1,  '58,  he  married 
Miss  Neta  A.  Brown,  born  in  that  county,  August  19,  '41,  whose  par- 
ents were  natives  of  Tennessee  and  Indiana,  respectively.  In  '84  the 
family  moved  to  tliis  to\vnshi]>,  where  Mr.  Green  purchased  eighty 
acres'in  section  28.  Their  four  children  are  among  the  dead  :  Bennett, 
born  March  24,  '59,  died  September  12,  '64 ;  Alfred,  born  September 
12,  '60,  died  November  5,  '73  ;  "William  O.,  born  April  28,  '62,  died  July 
22,  '63  ;  and  Lucy  M.,  born  December  6,  '63,  died  February  25,  '78. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Green  are  members  of  the  M.  P.  church  of  this  town- 
ship. In  earlier  years  he  was  a  Republican,  but  changed  his  political 
faith  in  favor  of  the  Democracy.  In  addition  to  his  property  here  he 
is  the  ow^ner  of  forty  acres  of  land  in  McLean  count}^  111. 

Andrew  Harty^  born  November  27,  '33,  in  Tipperary  county.  Ire- 
land, is  the  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (O'Brien)  Harty,  and  grandson  of 
John  and  ]\Iary  (McCormick)  Harty,  Avhose  ancestors  for  generations 
were  known  in  Ireland.  On  the  mother's  and  grandmother's  side  the 
descent  is  clearly  Milesian,  while  on  the  paternal  side  it  is  Pictish  or 
Scotch.  Tlie  children  of  his  grandparents  were  Dominic,  who  came 
to  the  United  States  and  settled  at  New  Orleans  ;  Andrew,  Patrick  and 
Julia,  died  in  Ireland,  Mary  emigrated  to  Chicago ;  John,  father  of 
Andrew,  died  in  Ireland,  December  18,  ''Q'd.  He  was  born  in  1797,  a 
year  before  the  great  rebellion,  married  in  '23  to  Miss  Sarah  O'Brien, 
who  was  Ixjrn  in  1798.  Of  their  eight  children,  John  came  to  the  Uni- 
ted States  in  '50,  died  herein  '79  ;  Edward  came  in  '48,  died  June  30, 
'76;  Patrick  died  in  Australia  in  '83;  Andrew  settled  in  Penn  town- 
ship ;  Sarah,  who  married  Patrick  McGuire,  came  in  '63,  died  here  in 
'68;  Dominic  came  in  '67,  married  here,  and  is  a  resident  of  Penn; 
Michael  came  in  '63,  married  here  ami  resides  here.  James  died  in 
Ireland  in  '48.  Andrew  Harty  received  a  liberal  education  in  his  na- 
tive parish,  as  the  penal  laws  were  relaxed  a  few  years  before  liis  birth. 
In  '52  he  came  to  J>altimore,  INId.,  two  years  later  came  to  Illinois,  en- 
gaged as  a  farm  hand  in  this  townshi}>,  and  in  '60  purchased  eighty 
acres  here,  improving  it  the  same  year.  On  August  15,  '62,  he  enlisted 
in  Company  F,  One-hundred-and-twelfth  Illinois  A'olunteer  Infantry, 
promoted  corjwral  and  sergeant,  and  at  Decatur,  Ga..  was  elected  first 
lieutenant.  He  participated  in  all  the  battles  credited  to  the  regiment 
in  the  military  clmpter,  until  honorably  discharged  at  Greensboro,  N. 
C,  June  20,  '65.  While  the  regiment  was  at  Raleigh,  N.  C,  he  visited 
Baltimore,  there  met  Miss  Sarah  Marie  Ryan,  daugliterof  William  and 
Ann  Rvan,  of  Tipperary  County,  Ireland,  and  this  lady  he  married  at 
Baltimore  in  September,  '65.  ^  Returning,  be  resumed  work  on  his 
farm,  purchased  160  acres  additional,  to  which  he  has  since  added  320 
acres  in  this  township,  and  200  in  Marshal]  County,  or  820  acres  devo- 
ted to  grain,  farming  and  stock-growing.  In  political  life  Mr.  Harty  is 
democratic  ;  in  township  affairs  he  has  been  school  director  for  seven- 
teen years ;  is  a  charter  member  of  Dickerson  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  in 
religious  life  is  a  strict  Catholic.  Mrs.  Harty,  a  lady  distinguished  for 
many  excellent  traits,  died  July  28,  '86,  in  her  forty-second  year.     Of 


630  BIOGRAPHY    AND    EEMINISCENCES 

their  twelve  cliildren  five  are  living — Sarah  A.,  Ada  M.,  Mary  E., 
Nora,  Laura  M.,  all  residing  at  home.  Mr.  ITartj^'s  whole  life  her-e, 
and  the  success  attending  it,  is  such  a  commentary  on  bis  native  coun- 
try's government  as  any  sane  man  can  understand  and  appreciate.  It 
is  the  victory  of  honest  labor  unchained  by  any  species  of  tyrant. 

James  Ilolgate,  deceased,  was  liorn  at  Pliiladeljihia,  Pa.,  Julv  26, 
1804,  where  his  parents,  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Sheets)  Holgate,' then 
resided.  His  gi'andfather  came  from  England  and  carried  on  a  fulling 
mill,  which  the  son,  Jacob,  converted  into  a  paper  mill  and  finally  into 
a  cotton  factory.  His  mother,  Elizabeth,  Vvas  born  in  Pennsylvania, 
of  German  parents.  In  1820  James  Ilolgate  moved  to  Luzerne  countv, 
Pa.,  learned  milling  there,  but  turned  his  attention  to  woolen  manu- 
facture, and  in  1829  estabhslied  a  store  at  Kingston.  In  April,  1827, 
he  married  Miss  Sylvina  Trux,  of  Trov,  Luzerne  county,  Pa.  In  1833 
he  sold  his  woolen  mill  and  store,  came  to  this  county,  and  purchasing 
a  claim  of  eighty  acres,  settled  thi-ee  miles  northeast  of  Wyoming,  in 
Penn  township,  and  there  resided  until  1875,  when  he  moved  into  the 
town.  iFor  eight  years  he  was  county  judge  ;  for  sixteen  vears,  assessor 
of  Penn  townshi]) ;  served  as  justice  of  the  peace,  member  of  the  leg- 
islature, and  in  other  offices  of  trust.  He  voted  for  Jackson,  in  1828, 
and  continued  Democratic  to  his  death.  Of  his  twelve  children,  ten 
are  living.  Jacob  and  Erastus  are  in  Oregon ;  Maria  married  Jolm 
Snare,  of  Penn  township;  Elizabeth  married  William  P.  Buswell,  of 
Neponset ;  Charles  is  in  Washington  territory ;  Mary  xVnn  married 
Calvin  Hart,  of  Nebraska;  Harriet  is  the  wife  of  E.  Gharrett,  of  Mon- 
tana; James  is  a  physician  at  Castleton;  William  resides  at  Wyoming, 
and  Reuben  at  Osceola.  The  mother  of  this  family  died  in  November, 
1872,  and  the  father  has  only  just  crossed  the  river  which  old  time 
bridges. 

Dr.  James  li.  Ilolgate,  son  of  James  and  Sylvina  (Trux)  Ilolgate, 
was  born  September  24,  1811.  His  early  years  were  passed  in  attend- 
ing school  or  assisting  in  tlie  liome-farm  woi-k  ;  but  in  ISOG  lie  aban- 
doned the  idea  of  agricultural  life,  and  the  same  year  became  a  stu- 
dent of  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  from  which  institution  he 
graduated  in  Eebruaiw.  1869;  the  same  year  establislied  his  office  at 
Castleton,  and  built  up  a  reputation  that  is  no  disgrace  to  his  family. 
On  April  26,  1876,  he  married  Miss  Emma  C,  daughter  of  David  and 
Harriet  (Biglow)  Stimpson,  both  natives  of  Canada,  and  granddaugh- 
ter of  Joseph  and  Nancy  Stinij^son,  natives  of  England,  of  Scotch  an- 
cestr^^  Harriet  Biglow  is  the  daughter  of  Abel  and  Amelia  Biglow  ; 
the  former  of  Massachusetts,  the  latter  of  New  IIam])shire,  who  set- 
tled in  Canada.  Mrs.  Ilolgate,  however,  was  born  in  Ragor,  N.  Y.,  to 
which  state  her  parents  moved  from  Canada.  I)i'.  Ilolgate  and  wife 
are  the  parents  of  five  children,  namely:  Winser  R.,  Leslie  M..  Jane, 
Reha  and  Bliss  B.  In  politics  he  is  Republican  ;  in  social  matters,  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  society  and  I.  O.  G.  T.;  and  in  religious  mat- 
ters, while  conservatively  christian,  like  his  ])eople,  is  not  a  member  of 
any  one  denomination,  Init  a  supporter  of  all. 

Edvnn  Holmes,  born  April  9,  18^2,  at  Hyde,  near  Manchester,  Eng- 
land, is  the  son  of  Eli  and  ]\Iaria  (Baily)  Holmes,  both  natives  of  that 


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country.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  bound  himself  apprentice  to 
Captain  Jacob  Gillis,  of  the  ship  "  Queen,"  bound  foi-  Mobile,  and 
served  on  the  ocean  until  IVIareh,  1840,  when  he  bid  farewell  to  the  sea 
at  Xew  Orleans,  and  Ijy  April  was  ;it  Canton,  111.  There  he  engaged 
in  mining  for  eight  years.  He  married  Miss  ^alina,  daughter  of 
Abram  and  Ann  Savill,  all  natives  of  England.  In  1860  he  purchased 
land  in  this  county,  on  which  they  resided  until  August  12,  1862,  when 
he  enlisted  in  Com])any  B,  One-hundred-and-twelfth  Illinois  Infantry, 
and  aided  to  make  the  recortl  credited  to  that  command  as  given  in 
the  military  chapter,  in  which  also  his  own  military  record  is  given. 
He  was  wounded  at  Clevelnnd,  Tenn.,  made  prisoner,  hauled  to  Dalton, 
Ga.,  from  Dalton  to  Cassville,  thence  to  Atlanta  in  January,  1863,  suf- 
fered all  the  horrors  of  rebel  treatment  there,  and  the  even  worse  hor- 
rors of  Anderson vdle,  to  which  he  was  transferred  in  April.  On  Sep- 
teml>er  28th,  the  third  re})ort  of  exchange  of  prisoners  was  circulated, 
and  this  time  there  was  some  foundation,  for  he,  with  others,  was  re- 
moved to  Charleston  ;  but  the  rebel  scourge  was  cruel.  There  the 
Union  prisoners  were  kept  under  fire  of  the  Union  guns,  and  ultimately 
moved  back  into  the  country  to  experience  the  terrors  of  Florence. 
After  fourteen  months  and  twelve  da3^s  of  the  vilest  treatment  which 
men  could  inflict  on  a  wounded  and  sick  man,  lie  was  released  Novem- 
ber 30,  18(14.  The  foily  acres  wliich  he  purchased  in  1860  now  claimed 
his  attention.  This  tract  he  managed  so  well  that  he  has  since  added 
sixty  acres  to  it,  and  erected  a  substantial  residence  together  with 
other  buildings.  In  politics  he  is  Bepublican  ;  in  religion,  non-denom- 
inational, but  a  suppoi'ter  of  christian  churches  ;  in  society  affairs  he  is 
a  member  of  James  Jackson  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  for  three  years  past 
has  served  as  Post  Surgeon.  In  township  affairs  he  has  held  several 
offices,  and  served  as  director  of  his  school  district.  Of  four  children 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holmes,  three  are  living,  namely  :  Maria  A.,  Avife 
of  W.  C.  Bocock ;  Mrs.  Walter  Swetts,  of  Marshall  county  ;  and  Al- 
fred E.,  residing  at  home.     (  Vide  military  c/uipter.) 

Leo  Julg,  son  of  Andi*ew  and  Rosanna  Julg,  l)oth  natives  of  Baden, 
Germany,  was  born  there  March  30,  1835.  In  1852  he  came  to  the 
United  States,  landed  at  New  Orleans,  proceeded  to  Peoria,  111.,  and 
there  learned  the  shoemakers  trade.  In  1856  he  moved  to  Woodford 
county,  farmed  there  one  season,  resumed  his  trade  at  Penola,  in  that 
count}^  whei'e  he  resided  until  1850,  when  he  returned  to  Peoria, 
woikexl  there  a  few  months,  when  lie  moved  to  Minonk,  111.,  and  estab- 
lishing a  shop  remained  there  until  August,  1862,  when  he  enlisted  in 
Company  H,  Seventy-seventh  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  with 
seven  others  were  captured  at  Mansfield.  La.,  and  sharecl  the  terrible 
ordeal  of  life  in  rebel  })risons  foi*  thirteen  months  and  nineteen  days, 
beino-  exchanoed  Mav  29,  18()5.  There  is  one  briglit  memorv  con- 
nected  with  his  imprisonment.  It  was  the  celebration  of  Jul}'  4,  1864, 
by  3,500  Union  men  in  prison.  One  of  tliem  read  the  Declaration, 
while  another  brought  forth  a  Union  ffag,  fastened  it  to  a  pole,  and 
raised  it  over  the  brush  wakiup,  which  they  built  for  shade.  The  pris- 
oners cheered  lustily,  while  the  guards  looked  sullenly  at  the  old  flag- 
as  it  floated  above  a  rebel  stronghold.    In  June,  1865,  he  was  mustered 


634  BIOGRAPHY    AND   REMlNlSCENCKi^ 

out,  hurried  to  Minonk  to  meet  his  wife  —  Miss  Ernestina  Happert,  a 
native  of  Oldenburg,  Germany,  to  whom  he  was  married  in  1S61  — 
and  resided  there  until  1874,  when  he  came  to  Castleton,  where  he  has 
since  followed  his  trade.  In  societ}"  matters  he  is  a  member  of  James 
Jackson  Post,  G.  A.  K.,  and  of  the  Odd  Fellows'  society.  To  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Julg  tAvo  children  were  born,  both  of  whom  are  numbered  among 
the  dead. 

Michael  Kitterman,  born  in  Vii-ginia  in  180U,  came  to  Illinois  in 
1830  and  squatted  on  the  site  of  the  Cyrus  Brant  home,  built  a  cabin, 
returned  to  Indiana  for  his  family,  but  on  coming  back  found  his  claim 
jumped.  He  then  located  where  he  resided  up  to  his  death,  in  August, 
1885. 

Alexander  Kissinger^  deceased,  son  of  David  and  Mary  (Marks) 
Kissinger,  was  born  at  Martinsburg,  Pa.,  in  1821.  His  father  was  a 
native  of  Reading,  Pa.,  but  moved  to  Martinsburg  in  1819,  where  he 
carried  on  a  tailoring  house  until  his  death,  in  1878,  in  his  seventy -ninth 
year.  His  mother,  like  his  father,  was  of  German  ancestry.  Alexan- 
der Kissinger's  youth  was  devoted  to  school  and  in  learning  the  tailor's 
trade;  again,  he  taught  school  near  Martinsburg,  and  later  engaged  in 
the  tailoring  business  there.  On  February  23,  1845,  he  married  Miss 
Nancy,  daughter  of  John  P.  and  Esther  (Baker)  Snare,  and  two  years 
after  settled  in  this  township,  but  in  1848  purchased  property  at  Henry, 
Marshall  county,  111.,  where  he  followed  his  trade  and  dealt  in  real 
estate  for  six  years.  Returning  to  this  township,  he  purchased  160 
acres  on  section  20;  on  which  he  resided  some  years,  when  he  added 
eighty  and  moved  thereon,  where  he  made  his  home  until  his  death, 
October  18,  1880.  Of  his  twelve  children,  eleven  are  living:  Luema, 
who  married  Robert  Woods,  deceased  ;  Charlotte,  wife  of  William  Hol- 
gate;  Arthur  S.,  residing  in  Osceola;  Josephine  A.,  Mrs.  John  Draw- 
yer,  of  Osceola ;  Frank ;  Ella  Y. ;  James  E. ;  William  A.,  all  of  this 
county ;  Ida  B.,  wife  of  Leslie  Foster,  of  Osceola :  Jennie  L. ;  Albert 
D.,  and  Lena  L.  residing  at  home.  Mr.  Kissinger  was  a  Democrat,  Init 
in  later  years  accepted  the  principles  of  Greenbackism.  In  church 
affairs  he  was  undenominational  yet  very  liberal,  and  in  township 
matters  always  earnest,  filling  several  offices  as  well  as  being  identified 
with  school  interests  liere.  His  widow  resides  on  the  old  homestead 
with  three  of  her  daughters  and  two  of  her  sons. 

Thomas  Leadley,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in  1835  and  to 
Illinois  a  few  years  later,  moved  to  Iowa  in  1852;  died  June  1,  1882, 
aged  sixty-nine  years.  He  came  here  to  find  his  l>rother  and  sister. 
Tlie  fornier  died  in  1878,  the  latter  in  the  si)ring  of  1882;  not  finding 
them  he  died  himself,  in  Penn  township. 

"■Auntie  McLaughlin'''  died  at  Elm  wood,  September  21,  1886,  aged 
eighty-three  years,  and  was  buried  at  Camp  Grove.  Her  husband  died 
nSir  Castleton,  some  years  ago,  when  she  moved  to  Wyoming,  and 
thence  to  Elmwood  in  1883. 

James  McN%dty  died  at  his  home,  three  miles  south  of  Bradford, 
June  29,  1886. 

George  ^Y.  Miller  died  at  Peabody,  Kan.,  March  29,  1885.  He 
moved  to  Kansas  in  1880, 


OP  PElSfN   ToWlSfSHIP.  f>?,5 

Warreii  Pettit,  died  May  4,  1880,  aged  seventy-four  years. 

Virgil  Pike,  who  died  May  28,  1879;  aged  seventy-eight  years,  came 
from  Pennsylvania  in  1837  and  located  on  what  was  afterwards  the 
vilhige  of  Dorrance,  Avhere  lie  resided  until  his  removal  to  Bradford, 
shortly  prior  to  his  death. 

Charles  Henry  Perkins,  born  at  Ottawa,  111.,  August  4,  1851,  is  the 
son  of  William  G.  and  Elizabeth  (LNde)  Perkins,  both  natives  of  Ver- 
mont, references  to  whom  are  made  in  this  volume.  Charles  II.  spent 
liis  boyhood  days  assisting  on  his  father's  farm,  attending  school,  or 
working  in  the  Perkins  coal  mine  at  Osceola.  In  March,  1872,  he 
visited  California,  remained  one  year  there  freigiiting  and  operating  a 
threshing  machine.  Returning,  he  was  married  February  21,  1873,  to 
Miss  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Julia  A.  (Drawyer)  Brees, 
whose  history  appears  in  the  chapter  on  Toulon  towns]]i[).  After  this 
marriage,  he  engaged  in  agriculture,  and  during  the  winters  carried  on 
coal  mining.  From  his  boyhoo<l  he  has  been  engaged  in  operating- 
threshing  machines,  and  for  the  last  five  years  has  owned  and  operatecl 
a  steam  thresher,  the  first  introduced  into  Penn  township.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Perkins  four  childi-en  Avere  born :  Sarah  J.,  December  26, 
1874;  Lulu  J.,  November  3,  1877;  Effie  E.,  July  28,  1882,  and  Henry 
C,  the  youngest.  In  politics  he  is  decidedly  Republican,  and  in  re- 
ligious affairs  as  decidedly  tolerant.  Physically,  he  is  above  the  average 
man,  and  his  powers  of  endurance  and  ability  to  work  have  suggested 
the  new  proverb,  "T/e  has  done  ahout  as  much  as  Perkins^ 

Wni.  Rijan,  born  in  Tipperary  county,  Ireland,  in  1818;  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1847;  settled  near  Camp  Grove  in  1854;  died  June 
19,  1880. 

Jlenry  and  Elizabeth  (Sharer)  Sedy,  the  former  born  in  York  State, 
the  latter  a  native  of  Indiana,  were  married  in  Indiana.  They  were 
the  parents  of  seven  children,  two  of  whom  are  living :  John  Seelv, 
born  in  Stark  county,  111..  March  1,  1830,  and  Lydia  A.,  wife  of  Zara 
Barnett,  now  of  Nebraska.  On  the  death  of  this  lad}',  he  married 
Harriet  A.  Boardman,  and  on  her  death  married  Almira  C.  Smith,  by 
whom  he  had  three  children,  namely :  William  IL,  a  resident  of  Brad- 
ford ;  Rose  E.,  and  Sophia,  living  with  mother  at  Bradford.  Ilenr}' 
Seelv  was  engaged  as  a  farmer  in  Indiana  until  his  removal  to  this 
State,  as  told  in  the  general  history.  He  entered  320  acres  of  land  on 
sections  twenty-seven  and  twenty-eight,  Penn.  When  he  first  com- 
menced farming  his  nearest  neighbors  were  -eight  miles  away,  he  being 
the  first  settler  in  Osceola  township.  He  at  one  time  was  the  only 
stock  dealer  in  the  township.  He  owned  the  land  on  which  the  grove 
stands,  known  as  "  Seelv's  Point."  In  political  matters  lie  was  a  Repub- 
lican, and  held  several  offices ;  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church 
until  he  died  in  March,  1876. 

WiUiam  8.  Smith,  born  in  Pennsylvania,  February  19,  1829,  is  the 
son  of  Peter  and  Margaret  (Searls)  Smith,  natives  of  that  State,  of 
German  origin.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  of  whom 
are  living  :  Catherine,  Mrs.  Andrew  Adams,  of  this  township  ;  Mary  A ., 
widow  of  Silas  Bunnell,  of  Bureau  county ;  Charity,  Mrs.  George 
Albright,  of  Livingston  county ;  Wm.  S.,  of  this  township,  and  Joseph, 


63(1  BIOGRAPHY    AND   EEMINlSCENCElS 

married,  residing  in  Bureau  county,  all  in  Illinois  today.  The  father 
of  this  family  moved  to  Bureau  county,  111.,  April  10,  1852 ;  purchased 
land  there,  and  was  engaged  in  agriculture  until  his  death  in  1S60. 
William  S.  Smith  received  a  practical  education  on  the  farm  and  in 
the  schools  of  his  district.  From  the  age  of  eighteen  to  the  close  of 
his  twenty-first  year  lie  served  an  a})prenticeship  to  the  blacksmith's 
trade,  but  on  moving  with  his  father  in  1852  he  aided  him  in  improv- 
ing his  Bureau  county  farm ;  subsequently  he  worked  at  his  trade 
there  until  September  IT,  1861,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  B, 
Fifty-second  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  serving  steadily  with  that 
command  until  September,  1864.  In  the  spring  of  1865  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  D.,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Elvina  Cole,  natives  of 
Virginia,  but  early  settlers  of  Illinois,  where  their  daughter  was  born. 
After  this  marriage  he  moved  to  Wisconsin ;  in  two  years  returned  to 
Bureau  count}^  and  four  years  after  settled  at  Castleton,  being  engaged 
at  his  trade  all  the  time,  and  since  coming  here  in  blacksmithing  and 
manufacturing.  Their  children  are:  William  S.,  a  telegraph  operator 
on  C.  I.  R.  R.  in  Knox  county  ;  Edith  M.,  Mrs.  Walter  Eagelston, 
Keokuk,  la. ;  Lillian  M.,  Rose  E.,  Katie  S.,  and  Lawrence  E.,  pupils  of 
the  Castleton  schools.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  memljer  of  Dickerson  Tost,  No. 
90,  G.  A.  R.  ;  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  G.  T.  Lodge  at  Castleton,  and 
l)oth  he  and  Mrs.  Smith  are  members  of  the  M.  P.  church. 

Jo/m  S?iare,  son  of  John  P.  and  Est  Her  (Baker)  Snare,  was  born  at 
tlie  old  home  in  Pennsylvania,  January  5,  1828,  in  1817  came  to  Illi- 
nois and  located  in  Penn  township.  His  first  land  purchase  was  made 
<m  section  12,  Toulon,  of  200  acres.  On  March  4,  1854,  he  married 
Miss  Maria  T.  Ilolgate,  daughter  of  Judge  Holgate,  (whose  history  is 
given  in  this  chapter),  and  to  them  five  children  were  born,  of  whom 
three  are  living,  Wilden  P.,  married,  residing  in  Toulon  township ; 
Wilna  P.,  wife  of  Watt  P.  Mansker,  now  of  Kansas,  and  Wilbur  P., 
married,  residing  in  Penn  township.  Since  his  marriage  Mr.  Snare 
has  added  400  acres  to  his  original  purchase,  aggregating  600  acres  in 
Toulon  and  Penn  townships.  He  has  always  been  a  true  Republican, 
a  part  of  the  time  an  unconditional  Abolitionist.  He  was  elected 
justice  of  the  peace  for  Penn  township,  but  moving  to  Toulon,  did  not 
hold  this  office,  and  was  superV'isor  of  Penn.  Religiously,  he  is  one  of 
the  old  members  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church,  and  in  school 
work,  an  earnest  friend  of  the  svstem  and  conscientious  official  of  his 
district  for  years.  A  reference  to  the  historj^  of  Nathan  Snare,  given 
in  the  chapter  on  Toulon,  contains  much  of  the  history  of  the  family 
in  this  count}'. 

James  Snare,  son  of  John  P.  and  Esther  (Baker)  Snare,  was  born  in 
Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  July  7,  1827.  He  attended  school  and 
Avorked  on  the  home  farm  until  thirteen  years  of  age,  when  he  was 
indentured  to  a  tailor,  who  did  not  at  all  suit  the  young  aspirant  for 
this  trade,  so  that  he  was  transferred  to  the  shop  of  J.  M.  Cline,  also  a 
tailor  combined  with  the  calling  of  a  Dutch  Winebrenarian  preacher. 
For  two  years  he  labored  with  this  man,  when  he  entered  the  employ 
of  John  P.  Gable,  a  tailor  and  Methodist  class  leader.  Subsequently 
he  worked  at  his  trade  at  JSTewburg,  purchased  an  interest  in  the  Kis- 


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singer  tailor  shop,  which  he  held  about  four  years.  He  married  Miss 
Rebecca,  daughter  of  Amos  and  Alley  (Baker)  Clark,  November  13, 
1845.  Her  parents  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania.  Her  mother  was 
daughter  of  Captain  John  Baker  of  the  War  of  1812,  who  as  a  private 
soldier  led  a  forlorn  hope  against  the  English,  which  resulted  in  the 
victory  for  the  patriots.  For  this  deed  of  valor  he  was  commissioned 
on  the  field.  Mr.  Snare  continued  at  the  trade  after  marriage,  and 
also  sold  goods  on  commission.  For  years  he  was  connected  with  the 
state  militia,  held  two  commissions  as  First  Lieutenant  from  Governor 
Johnson  of  Pennsylvania.  Resigning  his  lieutenancy  in  the  fall  of 
1852  and  selling  his  business  interests,  he  migrated  to  this  township, 
purchased  sixty  acres  on  section  18,  where  he  resided  five  years,  when 
he  traded  his  home  and  tract  for  his  brother's  property,  and  in  1860 
moved  to  his  new  farm  of  118  acres  on  section  7,  to  which  he  has  since 
added  197  acres,  giving  a  total  acreage  of  315.  In  connectic^i  with  his 
large  farm  and  stock  interests  he  also  carries  on  the  auctioneer's  busi- 
ness. Of  eight  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Snare,  six  are  living : 
Millie  J.,  widow  of  George  McClvment,  now  residino-  at  Wvoming: 
Martha  L.,  Mrs.  Thomas  Drvden,  of  West  Jersey;  John  Charles 
Fremont,  married,  resident  of  Buffalo  county,  Neb.;  Lincoln  C,  Jesse 
and  James,  residing  with  parents.  Mr.  Snare's  first  vote  was  cast  for 
Fremont.  In  1859  he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace  and  holds  the 
ofiice  down  to  the  present.  In  1886  he  was  elected  supervisor,  has 
served  as  school  trustee  of  Penn,  also  collector.  For  over  forty-six 
years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church,  of 
which  his  wife  is  also  a  member.  During  the  war  he  belonged  to  the 
Union  League.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  rebellion  he  helped  to 
raise  a  company  and  was  elected  Captain.  But  as  more  companies 
were  offered  than  could  be  received,  the  members  of  this  company 
went  off  and  joined  other  companies  that  were  received.  For  over 
thirty-four  years  he  lias  played  a  complete  part  in  the  drama  of  Stark's 
progress. 

B.  S.  Sfun-e,  born  in  Huntingdon  county.  Pa.,  January  27,  '47,  is  the 
son  of  John  P.  and  Mrs.  Xancy  (Gharrett-Kurfman)  Snare,  both  natives 
of  that  State,  as  related  in  the  history  of  the  Snare  family  in  the  chap- 
ter on  Toulon.  Mrs.  Snare  is  the  daughter  of  David  and  Susan  (Bar- 
nett)  Kurfman,  whose  ancestors  came  from  Germany  to  Pennsylvania, 
where  they  were  born.  R.  S.  Snare  came  to  Penn  townshi])  with  the 
family  in  '47,  was  raised  and  educated  here,  and  during  his  whole  life,  with 
the  exception  of  four  years,  has  been  identified  with  the  agricultural  and 
stock  interests  of  the  county.  His  first  land  purchase  was  fifty-four  acres 
on  section  eighteen,  and  forty  acres  on  section  twenty-four.  His  mar- 
riage witli  Miss  Margaret  A.  Cruni  was  celebrated  September  19, '73. 
This  latly  is  a  daugliter  of  Samuel  Crum,  whose  family  history  is  giyen 
in  this  chapter.  To  this  marriage  two  children  were  born,  one  of 
wliom  only  is  living.  In  '78  the  family  moved  to  Jefferson  county. 
Colorado,  where  for  three  years  he  was  engaged  in  agriculture,  and  for 
one  year  traveled,  in  company  with  his  wife,  through  that  country,  \ns- 
iting  every  point  of  interest,  if  not  every  settlement  then  existing 
there.    AYhile  there  he  served  as  director  of  schools,  and  gave  the  name 


638  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

— Rockland — to  district  twenty-three  of  Jefferson  county.  In  this 
township  lie  has  also  served  as  director  of  schools.  Politically  he  has 
always  been  a  Tie[)ublican,  and  in  religious  affairs  a  supporter  of  the 
Methodist  Protestant  Church  at  Snareville. 

Edward  Somers,  son  of  Edward  and  Maro-aret  (Standring)  Soniers, 
was  born  at  Philadelpliia.  Augnst  12, 1834.  His  father  was  German  and 
his  mother  English.  The  former  was  a  dyer  and  followed  his  trade  at 
Philadeli)liia  until  his  death,  where  his  wife  also  died  a  few  years 
after  him,  having  filled  the  position  of  head-matron  in  a  hospital  there  for 
a  number  of  years.  Edward,  jr..  passed  his  early  years  in  a  factory,  when 
not  attending  school.  From  '5(>  to  '58  he  was' engaged  in  agriculture 
in  Clearfield  county.  Pa ,  and  in  August,  '58  he  moved  to  Ilhnois,  set- 
tled in  this  township  and  engaged  in  farming  and  stock-growing.  On 
September  6,  '61,  he  enlisted  in  Company  K,  Forty-seventh  Illinois,  at 
Peoria.  He  was  wounded  at  Corinth.  October  2,  '62,  but  the  moment 
he  felt  ready  to  resume  active  service  reported  for  duty  and  shared  the 
fortunes  of  the  command  until  August  27,  '63,  Avhen  he  was  honorably 
discharged  on  account  of  wounds.  On  June  11,  '<d<d,  he  married  Miss 
Elizalietli  A.,  daughter  of  Levi  T.  and  Ann  (Johnson)  EUis,  natives  of 
Virginia,  where  their  daughter  was  born.  Xovember21,  '38.  This  lady 
died  March  16,  '76,  leaving  to  her  husband's  care  their  six  children  : 
Maiy  E.,  born  June  10,  '67;  Levi  E.,  a  farmer  of  Clay  county,  Neb.; 
George  E..  James.  William  H.  and  Elizabeth  A.,  born  March' 16,  '76. 
Mr.  Smith  mai-ried  Mrs.  Mary  (Fletcher)  Henderson,  May  2,  '77, 
After  his  first  marriage  he  superintended  his  grain  and  stock-growing 
interests,  being  unable  himself  to  labor.  He  fs  Repubfican  in  politics, 
is  a  member  of  James  Jackson  Post,  Elmira;  assisted  in  the  organiza- 
tion of  Jackson  Post,  is  a  su])j)orter  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  alto- 
gether is  said  lo  be  a  man  of  excellent  parts. 

JEUsaheth  Sturm  died  here  in  November,  1886,  in  her  seventy-eighth 
year.  She  was  born  in  Clermont  county,  O.;  married  to  Henry  S. 
Sturm  in  1831;  emigi-ated  from  Ohio  in' 1835  and  settled  in  Osceola 
Grove,  where  she  lived  until  recently.  Her  husband  died  about  nine 
years  ago.  She  leaves  five  children,  fifty-one  grandchildren,  and  thii'ty- 
nine  great-grandchildren. 

MiciKjy  Siviger  died  February  9,  1886.  in  his  sixty-fourth  yesa'.  He 
came  from  Ohio  in  1811  to  Peoria  county,  and  thence  moved  to  Stark. 

William  IT  ^]7^/'ffe»  was  born  December  25,  1819,  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  of  English  parents.  His  father  died  before  he  had 
any  knowledge  of  him;  his  mother  died  in  the  fall  of  1821,  leaving 
two  children  of  which  he  was  the  vouno-est ;  his  sister  died  in  18-1-4 
or  45,  the  last  and  only  relative  he  knew  of  in  the  world;  she  left 
two  children,  the  youngest  died  at  the  age  of  three  years,  the 
other,  Frederic  Ike  Leaycroft.  lived  with  him  until  he  was  twenty- 
two  years  old.  when  he  enlisted  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fourth  Regiment.  Illinois  Infantry,  and  served  during  the  war 
and  was  honorably  discharged;  he  '(Frederic)  is  now  living  in 
Kansas.  In  the  month  of  November,  1829,  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
was  indentured  as  an  apprentice  l)y  the  commissioners  of  the 
almshouse   of  the   city   of   New  York,  to    Thomas   Elliott,  a   farmer 


OF   PENN    TOWNSHIP.  639 

of  Middletown,  Delaware  coimt\^,  JST.  Y.,  to  learn  the  art,  trade  and 
inystery  of  a  farmer.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  his  master  died,  and  he 
still  remained  with  the  family  until  March,  1841,  and  got  an  honorable 
discharo-e.  In  1841:  he  mari-ied  Miss  Nancv,  daughter  of  Peter  and 
Sarah  Weaker,  oi  Delaware  county,  N.  Y.,  engaged  in  farming  there 
until  1854,  when  he  settled  at  Pleasant  Grove,  Osceola  township,  pur- 
chasing eighty  acres  on  section  34,  where  he  engaged  in  grain  and 
stock-growing.  In  the  spring  of  1860  he  joined  the  Pikes'  Peak 
stampede,  traveling  from  March  22  to  May  7  overla-nd.  There  he 
worked  in  the  gold  mines,  also  prospected,  all  with  such  success  that 
the  $23  he  started  out  with  increased  to  $27  on  his  return  home  in 
j^ovember,  1860.  In  1865  he  sold  his  Osceola  farm  and  ])urchased  160 
acres  on  section  3,  Penn.  In  February,  1868,  his  first  wife  died  and  in 
November  of  that  year,  he  married  Mrs.  Ellen  Philhower,  daughter  of 
William  and  Sarah  Schuyler,  natives  of  New  Jersey.  To  them  four 
children  were  born:  Ira  J.,  Charles  W.,  John  H.,  and  Fred.  A.,  all 
residing  here  or  in  attendance  on  school  at  Bradford.  In  ])()litics  Mr. 
Whitten  's  Re[)ublican.  For  six  years  he  has  served  as  justice  of  [)eace, 
was  road  mmissioner  for  a  number  of  years  and  also  school  director. 
He  was  for.,  erly  a  member  of  the  old  Free  Will  Baptist  church,  but 
now  supports  the  Methodist  church  of  which  his  wife  and  some  of  his 
children  are  members.  The  five  children  of  Mrs.  Philhower  are  :  Ann, 
wife  of  Reuben  Redding,  of  Nebraska;  George,  of  Springfield,  111.; 
Sarah,  wife  of  Henry  Wm.  Budine,  of  Henry.  111.;  Jennie,  residing 
here,  and  Peter,  a  resident  of  Bureau  countv.  111. 

C.  ^Vihon,  father  of  Rev.  G.  T.  Wilson^  of  the  M.  E.  church,  died 
in  April,  1883,  aged  seventy  years.  He  came  to  Illinois  from  Ohio 
over  sixty  eight  years  ago. 

Lydia  White,  wife  of  Henry  AVhite,  died  at  Snareville,  January  30, 
1880,  aged  sixty-four  and  one-half  years.  She  was  born  in  Pennsyl- 
vania in  1815,  married  in  1832;  and  came  with  her  husband  to  Stark 
county  in  1836. 

Ahram  Zhnm,  aged  seventy-eight  years,  died  October  2(>,  1878. 

In  the  pages  devoted  to  j)ersonal  reminiscences  and  biography, 
much  of  the  unwritten  history  of  the  townshi[)  finds  a  place  and  also 
many  of  the  leading  families  an  authentic  record. 


CHAPTER   XXII. 


VALLEY    TOWNSHIP. 


HE  township  received  its  name  in  1853  from  the  commis- 
sioners appointed  to  divide  the  county  into  townships,  under 
the  law  of  1S51.  The  prairie  character  of  the  soil,  and  its 
location,  at  the  foot  of  the  liighest  divide  in  the  State,  sug- 
gested the  name  "  Valley."  The  streams  credited  to  this 
township  in  the  topography  of  the  county  form  at  once  a 
water-snpi)ly  and  drainage  system.  Unlike  a  regulation 
])rairie  ti'act.  deep  wells  afford  a  never-failing  supply  of  ex- 
cellent water,  and  this,  in  connection  with  a  most  fertile 
soil,  tend  to  render  Valley  one  of  the  finest  agricultui'al 
towns  in  Illinois.  Throughout  the  township  evulences  of 
thi'ift  and  industry  are  manifest,  and  it  is  said  that  of  the 
986  persons  claimed  by  the  census  of  the  township  in  1880, 
not  over  forty  had  the  time  or  inclination  to   indulge  in 

those  crimes  which  lead  the  evil-doers  before  the  police  justice,  justice 

of  the  peace,  or  circuit  judge,  and  this  in  a  township  iidiabited  by  "people 

of  several  nationalities. 

The  original  entries  of  lands  in  township  12,  north,  range  7,  east, 

with  the  names  of  the  present  owners,  ai'e  given  as  follows  : 

Charles  Gibbard,  ii.  e.  qr.,  sec.  1  ;  Juue  8,  1818.     David  Hicke}-. 

Linus  Gilbert,  n.w.  qr.,  .sec.  1;  Aug.  12,  1850.     Anthony  Ryan. 

Samuel  D.  Sterns,  s.  w.  qr.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  1  ;  Dec.  6,  1817.  Julius  Barnes, 
s.  80,  W.  McCounell,  n.  80,  s.  w.  qr.,  Asahel  Wilmot,  s.  e.  qr. ,  sec.  1. 

John  T.  Eagelston,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  2;  June  21,  1851.     Bernard  Colgan. 

Laurence  Harman,  n.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  2;  Nov.  21,  1850.  John  Kelly,  n.  8t);  F.  Beall,  s.  80, 
n.  w.  qr. 

Thomas  Edwards,  s.  w.  (jr.,  sec.  2;  Nov.  5,  1817.     Thomas  Beall. 

Justus  Cobb,  s.  e.  qr    sec,  2  :  Nov.  5,  1817.     John  Kelly. 

John  T.  Eaii;elston,  e.  hf.  n.  c.  (jr.,  .sec.  8:  June  21,  1851.  W.  Atkinson,  e.  80, 
T.  Beall,  w.  80,  n.  e.  qr. 

Edwin  Hutchinson,  w.  hf.,  n.  c.  qr.,  sec.  3;  March  15,  1837. 

Edwin  Hutchinson,  n.  w.  ([r.,  .sec.  3;  March  15,  1837.  W.  Atkiu.son,  e.  80,  Jane 
Atkin.son,  w.  80,  n.  w.  qr. 

Joseph  McCord,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  8;  Feb.  16,  1818.     Anthony  Ryan,  s.  w.  qr. 

John  Thornburg.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Feb.  16,  1818.     Thoma.s  Beall,  s.  e.  qr. 

Edwin  Hutchinson,  n.  e.  ((r.,  sec.  4;  March  15,  1837.     George  W.  Duryea. 

James  ]\L  and  Edward  Colburn,  n.  w.  (jr.,  sec.  4:  Feb.  6.  1850.    H.  M!  Rogers  est. 

Charles  Young,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  4;  Oct.  6,  1817.     John  Bateman. 

John  Viuchane,  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  4:  Oct.  6,  1817.  Anthony  Ryan,  e.  hf . :  P.  Rj'an, 
w.  hf.,  s.  e.  (jr. 

\Vm.  C.  Cununings,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Sept.  12,  1836.  W.  AV.  Jarneau,  n.  85:  J. 
M.  Rogers,  s.  77. 

A.  Russell  and  D.  Safford.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec  5.  i  June  4.  1886.     Gharret  H.  Yoorhees. 

Welcome  Butterworth,  s.  e.  qr.  ands.  w.  qr.,.sec.  5;  Jan.  28, 1818.  S.  Wrigley,  s.  w. 
80;  J.  McGinn,  80,  s.  w.  qr.;  J.  T.  Rogers,  156  acres;  J.  31.  Roger-s,  4,  s.  e.  qr. 

A.  Ru.ssell  and  D.  Safford,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  June  4,  1836.     Gharret  H.  Voorhees. 

Titus  Hutchinson,  Jr.,  n.  av.  qr.,  sec.  6;  Aug.  12,  1836.     Andrew  Shearer. 

640 


VALLEY    TOWNSHIP.  641 

James  Sawyer,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  6;  June  10,  1818.  Samuel  Wrigle3^  s.  80;  A. 
Shearer,  n.  80. 

Jolin  Sargent,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  June  10,  1818.     Samuel  Wrigley. 

Isaac  Paulding,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  May  9,  1818.     B.  A.  Crone. 

Charles  Pope,  Jr.,  s.  w.  and  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  7;  Nov.  4,  1886.  Richard  Kerns,  40; 
B.  A.  Crone,  82;  and  Geo.  Pail,  38  in  n.  w.  qr. 

Samuel  P.  Steguer,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  May  9,  1818.  Michael  Colgan,  s.  w.  and 
s.  e.  qr.      ^ 

Nehemiah  Wood,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  ]March  d,  1818.     Edwin  Snare,  n.  e.  qr. 

Hugh  Robb,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  8;  March  3,  1818.  B.  A.  Croue,  120;  W.  Saxton,  40, 
n.  w.  qr. 

John  Enskine,  s.  w.  qr.,  see.  8:  Dec.  27,  1817.     M.  Colgan,  s.  w.  qr. 

Isaac  Childs,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  Dec.  27,  1817.  Harlow  Brown,  e.  80;  M.  Duffy,  w. 
80,  s.  e.  qr. 

William  Herrald,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Oct.  18,  1817.  Perry  Stancliff,  e.  80;  H.  M. 
Rogers,  w.  80. 

William  W.  Sickles,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9  ;  Oct.  6,  1817.  A.  J.  Traphagan,  150;  T.  Col- 
gan, 10  n.  w.  qr. 

Richard  Horton,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Jan.  5,  1818.     Thomas  Colgan. 

Nicholas  Van  Stevke,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Jan.  15,  1818.  Patrick  Moran,  n.  80;  John 
Ryan,  s.  80. 

John  Vanderbeck,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Nov.  10,  1817.  Philip  Welsh,  n.  60;  Thomas 
Gerry,  s.  100. 

Benjamin  Fall,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10  ;  Nov.  10,  1817.     John  Dexter. 

Caleb  Johnson,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Dec.  3,  1817.  P.  Colgan,  n.  80;  J.  A.  Colgan, 
s.  80. 

Leverett  Richard.son,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10  ;  Dec.  3,  1817.     John  A.  Colgan. 

John  Green,  u.  w.  and  n.  e.  qrs.,  sec.  11  ;  May  6,  1818.  Carl  Stagg,  n.  e.  qr.  and 
Henry  Wingert,  n.  w.  qr. 

David  Page,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  11  ;  Nov.  23,  1818.  J.  A.  Colgan,  e.  80;  John  Kelly, 
w.  80. 

Edward  Wymau,  s.  e.  qr.,    sec.  11  ;  Nov.  23,  1818.     Julius  Barnes. 

John  Pritchard,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12  ;  Aug.  13,  1818.  Andrew  Cain,  e.  80;  Thos.  Ryan, 
w.  80. 

William  Heath,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  12  ;  Dec.  22,  1818.     Julius  Barnes, 

Thomas  H.  Parker,  s.  e.  and  s.  w.  qrs.,  sec.  12;  Oct.  6,  1817.  Robert  Fennell, 
s.  w.  and  s.  e.  qrs. 

Th.  mpson  White,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13  ;  July  11,  1818.     David  Shearer. 

Robert  Brown,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  13  ;  July  11.  1818.     Patrick  Cain. 

Philip  Clarke,  s  w.  qr.,  sec.  13  ;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Patrick  Cain. 

Robert  Cockles,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13  ;  Oct.  6,  1817,  Denis  Ryan,  e.  80;  R.  O.  Caldwell, 
w.  80. 

John  Coffey,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14 ;  Dec.  8,  1817.    William  Gill,  e.  80;  Mrs.  Green,  w.  80. 

Charles  Kitchen,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14  ;  Dec.  8,  1817.  John  A.  Colgan,  n.  80;  Thomas 
Fox,  s.  80. 

Oliphant  Coleman,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  14;  Oct.  6,  1817      James  L.  Dawson. 

Zerah  Call,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14  ;  Oct.  6,  1817.     P.  Colgan,  e.  80;  T.  Colgan,  w.  80. 

John  O'Neil,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  April  9,  1818.     Edward  Weston. 

John  O'Neil,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15  ;  April  9,  1818.     John  Dexter. 

James  Briggs,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15  ;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Thomas  Beall. 

Lodowick  Blackley,  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  15  ;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Thomas  Wickham. 

Richard  Schofield,  lot  1,  e.  hf.  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16  ;  Nov.  3,  1851.  W.  Dwj-er,  Edward 
Colgan,  John  Duckworth,  Edward  Gaffeney,  Daniel  Stancliff  and  Thomas  Mernan  are 
the  pi-esent  owners  of  school  section  ;  E.  Colgan  having  341  acres,  the  others  80-acre 
tracts  on  sec.  16 

Jacob  Scholield,  lot  2,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16  ;  Nov.  3,  1851. 

John  Wholenstenholme,  lot  3,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  16;  Nov.  3,  1851. 

Andrew  Dawson,  lot  4,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  16  ;  Nov.  3,  1851. 

James  Jackson,  lot  6,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16  ;  Nov.  3,  1851. 

Andrew  Daw.son.  lot  5,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  16  ;  Nov.  3,  1851. 

Keller  Strass  and  Peter  Fries,  lot  8,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16  ;  Nov.  3,  1851. 

James  Jackson,  lot  7,  \v.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  16;  Nov.  3,  1851. 

George  Armstrong,  n.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  17;  Dec.  9,  1817.  -lohn  Duckworth,  60;  Pat. 
Cain,  140;  John  Jordan,  280;  Homer  Marlatt,  80;  Wm.  Marlatt,  80,  on  sec.  17. 

Hampton  Owens,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  17;  Dec.  9,  1817. 

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642  HISTORY   OF    STARK   COUNTY. 

John  Thompson,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Jan.  24,  1818. 

John  Concannon,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  17;  Jan.  24,  1818. 

Pleasant  Meredith,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Nov.  29,  1817.  Ann  Gorman  and  Andrew 
Simmerman,  on  n.  e.  qr.;  Thomas  Faulconer,  n.  w.  qr.;  A.  Simmerman,  28I3;  Alfred 
Castle,  1331.,,  on  s.  w.  qr.,  and  Andrew  Simmerman,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18. 

James  Beardwine,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Nov.  29,  1817. 

Peter  Rotis,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Jan.  29,  1818. 

Isaac  Ackerman,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Jan.  29,  1818. 

John  Bingham,  n.  e.  and  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  May  16,  1818.  Alonzo  Kingsley  and 
Richard  Parker,  on  n.  e.  qr.;  Robert  Kingsley  and  Abby  Murphy,  on  n.  w.  qr.;  Rob- 
ert Jordan,  s.  w.  qr.;  Wm.  Dunn,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19. 

N.  Collins,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  April  17,  1818. 

B.  R.  Meredith,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19;  April  17,  1818. 

Daniel  Burnis,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  Aug.  20,  1818.  M.  Marlatt,  80;  G.  Marlatt,  80, 
n.  e.  qr.;  John  Jordan,  80;  H.  Hampsonest.,  80,  n.  w.  qr.;  H.  Hampson,  s.  w.  qr.; 
Thomas  Heagney,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20. 

Wm.  Dillon,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  20;  Aug.  20,  1818. 

Philip  Kiniston,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  20;  March  24,  1818. 

Nathaniel  White,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  March  24,  1818. 

William  Walker,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  April  25,  1851.  John  Ryan  and  Peter  Carroll, 
n.  e.  qr. 

John  Booth,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  Nov.  29,  1817.  Ellen  Welsh,  J.  Wall,  E.  Gaf- 
feny,  n.  w.  qr. 

Gerard  Gibson,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  Nov.  29,  1817.     Wm.  Down  est. 

John  L.  Griswold,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  Aug.  27,  1851.     John  Dexter. 

David  Durand,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Oct.  6,  1817.     Jacob  Shulaw,  n.  e.  qr. 

John  L.  Griswold,  s.  w.  qr.  and  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Aug.  27,  1851.  Michael  Ryan, 
u.  w.  qr. ;  J.  L.  Griswold,  s.  w.  qr. 

Thomas  Guerin,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Oct.  6,  1817.  Thomas  Beall,  n.  80;  E.  H.  Mal- 
lory,  s.  80. 

Charles  Tabour,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  March  24,  1818.  C.  P.  Stisser,  160;  P.  Cart- 
ney,  80;  Thomas  Wickham,  80;  J.  L.  Dawson,  80;  John  Melcrist,  80;  C.  P.  Stisser,  s. 
e.  160,  sec.  23. 

John  Andrews,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  March  24,  1818. 

Isaac  Garritt,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Nov.  29,  1817. 

Nathan  Hall,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Nov.  29,  1817. 

Wm.  McGlynn,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Nov.  25,  1817.  John  Flynn,  n.  e.  qr.;  J.  L. 
Dawson,  n.  80;  T.  Butler,  s.  80;  John  Heinz,  s.  w.  qr.;  F.  Leibelle,  e.  80;  Charles 
Sagger,  w.  80,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24. 

Wm.  T.  Graves,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Nov.  25,  1817. 

Owen  Riley,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  July  13,  1818. 

Charles  Curran,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  July  13,  1818. 

Joseph  Yates,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Nov.  29,  1817.  A.  J.  Speers,  120;  John  Speers, 
355;  A.  Ghert,  5;  M.  Hiuman,  80:  S.  Piukney,  80. 

Tliomas  Carty,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  Nov.  29,  1817. 

James  Sprout,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  April  13,  1818. 

Samuel  Adams,  s.  e.   qr.,  sec.  25;  April  13,  1818. 

Frederick  Cook,  n.  e.  qr.,sec.  26;  Nov.  29,  1817.    George  Groner. 

Benjamin  Tarr,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Nov.  29,  1817.    Jacob  Wilson. 

Frank  Lowder,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  26;   Jan.  5,  1818.    John  Schanck. 

John  McConnack,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Jan.  19,  1818.    Ambrose  Ghert. 

Ichal)od  Colby,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Feb.  4,  1818.  D.  Joh  est.  80;  J.  Wilson,  80, 
n.  e.  qr. 

John  L.  Griswold,  n.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Aug.  27,  1851.  T.  Heagany,  n.  80 
of  n.  w.  qr  ;  George  Jackson,  John  Powers,  James  L.  Dawson  (90),  John  Powers  and 
William  Petersen  (100),  owners  lots  Ito  7  inclusive,  of  remainder  of  section. 

James  Jackson,  s.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.j  sec.  27;  Aug.   10,  1850. 

Thomas  Harris,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.   27;  Sept.  9,  1818. 

Conrad Mandall,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  September  9,  1818. 

John  L.  Griswold,  n.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,sec.  28;  Aug.  27,  1851.   John  Dexter. 

James  Jackson,  s.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Aug.  10,  1850.    WiUiam  Blackwell. 

John  S.  Peterson,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Sept.  7,  1849.  C.  and  H.  Blood,  e.  80.  A. 
W.  Hendricks,  w.  70. 

Clement  C.  Minor,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  May  8,  1818.  Charles  Blood,  e.  80;  Henry 
Blood,  w.  80. 


VALLEY    TOWNSHIP.  643 

Carlton  A.  Fox,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Fob.  24,  1849.  William Blackwell,  e.  100;  Eliza 
Ferbrache,  w.  60. 

David  Guthrie,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Feb.  2o,  1818.  H.  Blood,  e.  80;  C.  Hampson, 
w.  80. 

David  Bringman,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Jan.  30,  1818.  W .  N.  Dewhvirst,  s.  60;  Han- 
nah Kingsley,  n.  100. 

P^ancis"  Dudley,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Nov.  29,1817.  W.N.  Dewliurst,  40;  A. 
Kingsley,  40,  and  .John  Morrissy,  w.  80,  s.  w.  qr. 

IVIoses  Ilamphill,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Oct.  28,  1817.     George  R.  Jacdcson,  s.  e.  qr. 

A.  Waistcoat,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Dec.  27,  1817.  Percy  Jackson,  80;  J.  L.  Daw- 
son, I2314;  Hull  est.,  29;  C.  N.  Hull,  D.  Martin,  Erastus  Morrow,  George  L.  Jackson, 
J.  L.  Dawson,  C.  T.  Newell,  J.  N.  Brown,  Joe  Anderson,  John  A.  Berg,  C.  P.  Stis- 
ser,  Nathan  and  George  Eby,  William  Dawson,  Sr.;  ^I .  Smith,  W.  F.  Speers,  and  Percy 
Jackson,  are  also  the  owners  of  lots  on  sec.  30,  all  on  this  section. 

J.  Archibald,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Dec.  27,  1817. 

Joseph  Sulliman,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Nov.  28,  1836. 

Joseph  Sulliman,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  April  19,  1837. 

B.  S.  Snyder,  s.  e.   qr.,  sec.  30,  April  23,   1818. 
Daniel  Palmer,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec    31,  Jan.  1,  1818. 
Michael  Gabheart,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Jan.  7,  1818. 

Henry  Emery,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31;  March  31,  1849.  P.  Chase  est.,  139;  C.  P.  Stis- 
ser,  160;  B.  Germain,  79;  J.  Friedman,  82;  Anna  K.  Chase,  78}|;  H.  Whitehouse,  40, 
ami  W.  B.  Kackley,  383=2  acres  on  sec.  31. 

JoiinAyler,  s.  e.  qr.,sec.  31;  Dec.  31,  1817. 

Samuel  Chatterton,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Jan.  1,  1818.    W.  F.  Speers. 

Silas  Beverstock,  u.  w.  qr  ,  sec.  32;  Jan.  1,  1818.    John  Morrissj;. 

John  Lackey,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Dec.  13,  1817.    W.  Cunningham  and  C.  Aldrich. 

Calvin  Hoit,  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  32;  Dec.  13,  1817.    John  Morris.sv  and  James  Long. 

Wm.  Martland,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  April  3,  1818.   W.  Dickerson,  80;  D.  Hodges,  80. 

Horton  Wood,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  33;  April  3,  1818.     C.  Dewey,  66-^^';  P.  Blood,  931^. 

Wm.  Hearn,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  33;  August  11,  1818.  C.  Dewey,  33i;^;  P.  Blood, 
46%,  D.  Hodges,  30;  James  Harker,  50. 

Aaron  Turner,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  August  11,  1818.     David  Hodges,  160. 

Daniel  Woolford,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;  Dec.  10,  1818.     B.  F.  Burbanks. 

Peter  Holloway,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  34;  Dec.  10,  1818.  W.  Peterson,  60;  J.  Melchrist, 
100. 

Isaac  Smith,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  34;  Dec.  8,  1818.     Perrj^  Burdick. 

Wm.  Tapp,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;  August  7,  1818.     Lewis  Streetmather. 

Putnam  Concuss,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Feb.  9,  1818.  Michael  Ghert,  80;  Am.  Ghert, 
80,  n.  e. 

Ahaz  Cook,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  35;  Feb.  9,  1818.  Michael  Ghert,  160,  n.  w.;  Michael 
Ghert,  160  s.  e. 

James  H.  Rowland,  s.  e.  qr.  and  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  35;  Oct.  6,  1817.  A.  Ghert,  80, 
e.;  Streetmather,  80,  s.  w. 

]\Ioses  Davis,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec  36;  Nov.  29,  1817.  S.  Pinkney,  20;  L.  Kittridge,  140, 
n.  e.  qr. 

Luke  Barton,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  36;  Nov.  29,  1817.     John  Speers,  n.  w.  160. 

Zeba  Parmely,  s.  w.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  36;  July  29,  1818.  R.  Green,  w.  100;  N. 
Brimmer,  e.  60,  s.  w.;  R.  Green,  e.  105;  N.  Brimmer,  w.  50;  and  E.  W.  Dodge,  s.  e. 
cor.  5,  s.  e.  qr. 

The  township  was  organized  for  scliool  purposes  in  1847,  and  on 
July  17,  five  voters  assembled  at  David  Rouse's  house  and  elected 
David  Rouse,  William  Cumming's  and  Z.  G.  Bliss,  trustees.  At  this 
time  there  were  only  nine  families,  comprising  fortv-one  children,  in 
the  township.  In  1851,  twenty-three  of  the  twenty-seven  voters  then 
in  the  township  petitioned  for  the  sale  of  the  school  section,  which  was 
granted.  On  January  21,  1856  the  trustees  organized  by  appointing 
Charles  S.  Payne,  president;  W.  D.  McDonald,  treasurer;  J.  S.  Hop- 
kins, secretary,  and  Wesley  King.  In  March,  1856.  the  large  districts 
were  subdi  sided  into  six  school  districts,  each  two  bv  three  miles. 
Prior  to  this  the  school  of  district  No.  2  was  taught  bv  P.  A.  Ferbrache. 


644  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

In  district  Xo  1,  Ithamer  Daybault  taught.  At  this  time  the  house  in 
district  No.  3  was  erected,  and  in  April  the  house  in  district  Xo.  2  re- 
moved. In  August,  1856,  James  M.  Rogers  was  appointed  treasurer. 
In  A])ril,  1858,  John  Schanclc  succeeded  C.  S.  Payne  as  president.  J.  M. 
Rogers  was  continued  as  treasurer,  aud  J.  IIopl3:ins,  member  of  tlie 
board.  In  October,  1859,  the  names  of  John  Speers,  John  Schanck, 
and  S.  Dixon.  In  April.  1862,  Messrs.  Schanck,  Beal  and  Nicholas 
formed  the  board,  the  first.named  being  still  president.  James  M.  Rogers 
acting  as  treasurer  and  clerk.  In  April.  1S»U,  R.  8.  Kiloore  and  Peter 
Y.  Van  Patten  petitioned  for  the  formation  of  two  new  districts.  James 
M.  Rogers  served  up  to  1 867,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Charles  S. 
Blood.  In  1870  the  name  of  Hinman  appeare  as  trustee,  with  AV.  M. 
Speers,  Schanck  and  Blood.  In  1872  Henry  F.  Blood's  name  appears 
as  trustee.  In  1873  the  trustees  were  J.  M.  Rogers,  H.  F.  Blood  and 
Henry  Duckworth,  Charles  S.  Blood  still  serving  as  clerk.  On  March 
10,  1874,  the  present  treasurer,  Samuel  AYrigley,  was  appointed  and 
served  uninterruptedly  since  that  date.  In  October  the  names  of  John 
Graves,  W.  Down,  and  H.  Duckworth,  Avith  Mr.  AVrigley,  formed  the 
board.  In  October,  1875,  John  L.  Dawson  was  elected  vice  Graves, 
and  in  1876.  G.  AV.  Duryea  was  chosen  trustee  vice  Duckworth.  In 
1877  W.  Dowii.  J.  L.  Dawson,  and  G.  AV.  Dur\'ea  formed  the  board, 
with  Samuel  AVrigley.  clerk.  In  1878  Alessrs.  Duryea.  AVilliam  F. 
Speers  and  Eri  II.  Alallary.  They  with  Air.  AVrigley  served  until  1882, 
when  D.  AI.  Crone  took  a  place  on  the  board,  and  he  as  ])resident,  with 
Samuel  AVrigley.  treasurer,  A\".  F.  S])eers  and  Eri  H.  Mallary  continue 
to  serve  to  the  present  time. 

In  1886  there  were  280  males  and  211  females  under  twenty-one 
years,  or  356  scholai's,  nine  ungraded  schools,  256  attending  pupils,  four 
male  and  thirteen  female  teachers,  one  brick  and  eight  frame  school 
houses;  district  tax  82.929;  value  of  property.  S5.660;  three  illiterates; 
total  receipts,  s5, 192.01;  amount  paid  to  male  teachers,  81,765.55;  to 
female  teachers.  82,256,36;  expended,  82.597.69;  fund  invested, 
8843.66.     Samuel  AVrigley  was  serving-  as  secretary  and  treasurer. 

Officials. — In  pioneer  days,  this  disltrict  was  a  part  of  Spoon  River 
Precinct.  The  first  town  meeting,  under  the  law  of  1851,  was  held  on 
the  4th  day  of  April,  1853,  at  the  brick  sclioolhouse  in  what  now  is 
school  district  Xo.  7.  Z.  G.  Bliss  was  chosen  chairman  and  James  H. 
Hathway  clerk  of  said  meeting.  Charles  C.  AVilson  ('now  Judge  AVil- 
son,  of  Henrv  county)  was  chosen  supervisor,  George  Alarlatt,  town 
clerk  (the  Alarlatts  s\]ll  reside  here);  J.  S.  Hopkins,  assessor;  Harry 
Hull,  collector;  Paul  Rouse,  jr.,  overseer  of  the  poor;  E.  C.  Stowell. 
Joseph  Ebv,  James  AI.  Rogers,  commissioners  of  highways;  David 
Rouse,  overseer  of  roads;  P.  Chase,  Z.  G.  Bliss  and  D.  Whitfin,  a  com- 
mittee to  divide  the  town  into  three  road  districts.  The  supervisors  of 
the  township  have  been  :  '53-4.  Charles  C.  AA'ilson ;  '55,  Jacob  Speers; 
'56,  Charles  C.  AVilson;  '57-60,  J.  S.  Hopkms:  '60,  Simon  Dixon, 
who  died  this  vear,  when  Henrv  AI.  Rogers  was  elected ;  '63-5,  James 
AI.  Rogers;  '65,  Xathaniel  Smfth;  '66-8,  James  AI.  Rogers;  '68,  John 
Speei^;  '69-75,  Henry  AI.  Rogers;  '75,  John  Jordan;  '76,  Henry  M. 
Rogers;  '77-87,  Edward  Colgan. 


VALLEY   TOWNSHIP.  645 

The  justices  of  peace  elected  in  A'alle}^  are  named  as  follows  :  '54, 
D.  D.  Furbracbe  and  J.  M.  Eogers ;  '58,  Joseph  Woodward,  Jacob 
Spears  and  J.  M.  Rogers;  '60,  Simon  Dixon;  '61,  Joseph  Woodward, 
T.  Beall ;  '65,  Joseph  Woodward,  George  Wier;  '69,  George  W.  Nixon, 
Joseph  Wolf,  Thomas  Beall,  Edward  Colgan ;  '73,  Edward  CoWn  and 
Eli  H.  Mallary  ;  77,  C.  F.  Newell  and  E.  Colgan;  '81,  Jacob  ShuUow, 
C.  T.  Xewell;  '82,  Morris  Smith;  '83,  W.  F.  Speers ;  '85,  Michael 
Ryan,  Eli  li.  Mallary ;  '86,  Erastus  Morrow. 

William  T.  Ditmon  was  elected  clerk  in  1879,  and  still  continues  to 
fill  that  office  most  acceptably. 

On  March  26,  1869,  Valley  township  voted  $20,000  aid  to  the  D., 
P.  &  H.  R.  R. 

Nekjliboring  SeUlements. — Lawn  Ridge  dates  its  settlement  back  to 
1845,  when  Charles  Stone  made  his  home  there.  He  was  followed  b 
"  Deacon  "  Smith  and  Joshua  Powell,  the  deacon  being  the  first  black- 
smith. Alden  IFull  settled  in  the  township  about  1845,  and  shortly 
after  the  United  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized  there.  In  1846 
the  Congregational  Chiirch  of  Blue  Ridge  was  founded,  and  in  1850 
the  Methodists  organized  at  the  Centre.  On  October  5,  1864,  Lawn 
Ridge  Lodge,  No.  415,  was  chartered.  Close  by,  the  lost  towns  of 
Chambersburg  and  Troy  City  were  laid  out  in  1836, — the  former  by 
John  T.  Shepherd  and  Jesse  J.  Cox,  and  the  latter  by  Sanford  Klock. 

The  wolf  hunt  of  1830  was  organized  December  25,  1830,  with 
the  Roots,  Sillimans,  Reddicks,  Clevelands,  Coopers,  Holmes,  Miners 
and  Reeds  leading  hunters.     In  1845  the  great  hunt  w^as  organized.' 

Akron  Township,  of  Peoria  county,  was  first  settled  by  Hugh 
Montgomery,  in  1831.  The  same  year  D.  Prince,  James  Morrow  and 
Thomas  Morrow  settled  there.  In  1832  Rev.  Hill,  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  circuit,  preached  at  James  Morrow's  house,  and  four  years 
later  Mrs.  Hester  Stoddard  taught  in  the  first  schoolhouse.  In  1871 
the  first  house  of  worship  was  erected  by  Seventh  Day  Baptists. 

Valley  Cemetery. — ^In  Yalley  cemetery  are  interred  the  following 
welhknown  residents:  W.  Dowm  died  in  1878;  James  Jackson,  '71; 
Jane  Hodges,  '59;  Margaret  Jackson,  '82;  Lovina  Ann  Eby,  '70; 
Harry  Hull,  '78;  Sally  Hull,  '62;  Carlton  A.  Fox,  '72;  William  Mar- 
latt,  '86.  A  number  of  young  people  are  interred,  among  whom  are 
George  O.  Marlatt,  Company  E,  One-hundred-and-twelfth  Illinois  A^ol- 
unteer  Infantry,  died  April  8,  1864,  in  Libby  prison;  Joseph  M.  Mar- 
latt, died  in  1873;  Lizzie  Down,  died  in  1882;  and  William  Down,  Jr., 
in  1883.  At  Camp  Grove,  Lawn  Ridge,  Wyoming,  and  other  resting- 
places  for  the  dead  in  the  vicinity,  many  old  settlers  are  at  liome, 
while  throughout  the  west  others  have  found  the  end  of  life's  journey. 
-  Stark  Village  was  never  platted.  It  grew  up  spontaneoush',  so 
soon  as  the  railroad  was  opened,  as  the  competitor  of  Wady  Petra  for 
the  trade  of  the  township.  Tlie  business  circle  is  made  up  as  follows : 
Joseph  Anderson,  grain  and  tile;  Simpson  <k  Smith,  general  store; 
AYilliam  Speers,  live  stock  and  insurance;  Mrs.  Roth  well,  millinery ; 
Erastus  Morrow,  creamery  ;  Charles  X.  Hull,  merchant ;  Joseph  Brown 
and  D.  Martin,  blacksmiths ;  John  Burr,  shoemaker ;  John  Brooks,  res- 
taurant ;  Eric  Weberg,  railroad  agent ;  E.  Morrow,  postmaster.     Mr. 


64l6  history  of  stark  cotinty. 

Anderson  built  the  first  residence  there  some  years  a^o.  Many  cot- 
tages  have  since  been  erected,  and  with  the  stores,  depot,  grain  ware- 
house, and  stores  and  shops  named,  give  tlie  liamlet  a  business-hke  ap- 
pearance. 

The  pensioners  residing  at  Starkville  in  1883  were  William  Peter- 
son, receiving  $10  per  month;  Erastus  Morrow  and  Alonzo  Kingsley, 
$8  each ;  and  David  Martin.  84. 

The  new  depot  at  Stark,  built  to  replace  the  one  recently  burned, 
was  completed  in  October,  1880. 

The  Stark  Congregational  Aid  societv.  organized  March  3,  1885,  at 
the  little  village  of  Stark,  collected  SSOli.oO,  and  expended  8282  the 
first  year.     Mrs.  C.  T.  Xewell  is  secretary. 

Congregational  church  originated  in  a  series  of  meetings  which 
from  1880  to  1885  were  held  in  various  places  in  the  vicinity.  The 
first  effort  to  organize  a  meeting  -was  made  by  holding  services  in  the 
Avarehouse  of  Simpson  ik:  Smith,  but  subsequently  held  in  an  unused 
cheese  factory.  Ilere  a  Sunday-school  was  started  in  1883,  which,  in 
connection  with  regular  services,  continued  until  it  was  proposed  to 
build  a  church.  This  enterprise '  was  to  be  known  as  the  Union 
church.  Accordingly,  on  the  evening  of  February  19,  1885,  many 
citizens  of  Stark  and  vicinity  met  to  complete  arrangements. 

M.  S.  Smith  presided,  with  W.  F.  Speers,  secretar3\  A  committee 
of  five,  consisting  of  M.  S.  Smith.  11.  Blood,  W.  F.  Speers,  Charles 
Ham])son  and  L.  Dixon,  were  elected  as  a  financial  committee.  On 
February  21st,  this  committee  met  and  elected  M.  S.  Smith  treas- 
urer. By  February  26th,  8620  was  subscribed,  and  April  19th  a  meet- 
ing Avas  called  to  consider  the  question  of  organization,  at  which  meet- 
ing M.  S.  Smith  presided.  A  committee  to  call  a  council  to  organize  a 
Congregational  church,  com])risiHg  11.  F.  Blood,  M.  S.  Smith  and  L.  E. 
Brown,  was  appointed  April  28th,  with  M.  S.  Smith,  chairman,  and 
William  Simpson,  secretar\^,  and  a  Congregational  church  was  organ- 
ized with  the  following  members  holding  letters  from  other  churches: 
H.  F.  Blood,  Morris  S.  Smith,  Susan  Anderson,  Albert  Jordan,  Erilda 
Jordan,  Louisa  Dewev,  AVilliam  Peterson,  Mary  Peterson,  Eunice 
Blood,  Kate  Blood,  J.  M.  Brown,  L.  E.  Brown,  Elizabeth  Speers,  nee 
McCowen,  and  Prescott  Blood,  Sr.  On  Ai)ril  29th,  II.  F.  Blood  and 
Morris  S.  Smith  were  elected  deacons;  William  Simpson,  clerk;  Sister 
L.  E.  Brown,  treasurer;  and  Albert  Jordan,  trustee  for  one  3'ear,  Pres- 
cott Blood,  Sr.,  for  two  years,  and  J.  Anderson  for  three  years.  On 
May  31st,  Rev.  J.  Mitchell,  of  Wyoming,  was  called  as  ])astor  to 
preach  once  each  Sunday  for  the  consideration  of  83<)0  per  annum,  and 
H.  F.  Blood,  William  Peterson,  and  AVilliam  Simpson  appointed  a 
committee  to  solicit  subscriptions.  On  September  20,  1885,  the  church, 
which  in  the  meantime  had  been  erected  and  finished  at  a  cost  of 
aljout  82.00(»,  was  dedicated,  the  sermon  being  preached  by  Pev.  J.  K. 
Tomkins  of  Chicago.  On  the  day  of  the  dedication,  S331.78  was  col- 
lected to  liquidate  all  the  indebtedness  of  the  church.  From  its 
foundation  the  church  has  continued  to  grow. 

The  names  of  additional  memljers  of  Stark  Church  are  as  follows  : 
Prescott  Blood,  Jr.,  Olive  Blood,  Arthur  Hull,  Geo.  Thomas  Garside, 


VALLEY    TOWNSHIP.  64Y 

James  H.  Garside,  Fred  Blood,  Albert  Peterson,  Emor}^  Peterson, 
Thomas  Jackson,  James  Peterson,  Orrin  Peterson,  John  Garside,  John 
Nelson,  Maud  Hull,  Louisa  Hull,  Maggie  Jordan,  I^ertha  Newell, 
Anna  Brooks,  Sadie  Speers,  Isabel  Peterson,  Florence  Peterson,  Mary 
Peterson,  Alice  Hull,  Kate  Hull,  Abbie  Blood,  Lora  Simmerman, 
Dora  Simmerman,  Oran  McCraw,  Edson  Smith,  E.  A.  Weiberg ;  sis- 
ters: S.  Davis,  E.  Dawson,  C.  A.  Merrin,  Clara  Marlatt,  M.  E. 
Newell,  Ella  Hull,  Dora  Dewey,  C.  Stisser,  S.  E.  Smith,  Nellie  M. 
Smith ;  brothers :  Jas.  L.  Kingsley,  C.  T.  Newell,  C.  A.  Forbes.  Edgar 
Stisser,  Charles  Harman,  Lorin  Smith,  J.  W.  Davis,  E.  L.  Marvin, 
Joseph  Smith,  Allan  G.  Smith,  Otto  Smith  ;  sisters :  Ella  Hampson, 
Sarah  Kalseh,  Minnie  Kalseh, 

Wady  Petra. — The  village  of  Wady  Petra  stands  on  the  northeast 
quarter  of  section  31,  township  12,  range  7,  comprising  twenty  acres. 
It  was  surve3'ed  in  1873  by  Edwin  Butler  for  Anna  K.  Chase,  just  east 
of  the  Rock  Island  ct  Pacific  Pailroad.  The  plat  shows  Chase  and 
Front  streets  running  north  and  south,  with  Main  and  Hamilton 
stretching  east  from  the  depot  grounds.  At  the  time  of  survey  an 
Osage  orange  hedge  formed  the  northern  and  southern  boundaries. 
The  purchasers  of  lots  were  John  Brombaugh  in  1870  ;  Harry  A. 
Hammond  in  1879,  Henry  I.  Chase  in  1873,  Thomas  B.  Selders  in 
1876  ;  Wm.  F.  Speers  and  John  Freedman  in  1878;  Joseph  Freedman 
in  1882.  The  business  circle  comprises  Heber  Chase  &  Co.,  general 
merchants,  railroad  agents  and  luml)er  dealers,  and  agents  for  E.  S. 
Eaton  A:  Co.,  grain;  T.  B.  Selders,  builder;  A.  K.  Chase,  lime  and 
stone. 

Churcli  and  Society. — -The  Methodist  Protestant  Church  of  Yalley 
was  organized  in  February,  1808,  with  the  following  named  members : 
Welden  Reagan,  Sarah  Reagan,  Maria  Luper,  Richard  and  Ann  Hight, 
Daniel  S.  and  Clarinda  Thurston,  John  C.  and  Rachel  Wright,  Thomas 
and  Ann  Ileywood,  Emma  Pilgrim,  Alice  and  Nancy  A.  Scott,  Eliza- 
beth Pettit,  JosejJi  and  Rebecca  Essex,  John  and  Mary  Haines, 
Viola  (Haines)  Keeling,  Elizabeth  Simms.  Of  the  above  six  removed. 
Emma  Pilgrim  died  in  1881  and  Joseph  Essex  also  died.  There  were 
123  receptions  into  the  churcli  up  to  June  13,  1886,  no  less  than  six- 
teen becoming  members  during  tlie  revival  meeting  of  January,  1884. 
Wady  Petra  Grange  was  presidetl  over  by  Jacob  Taylor,  witli  William 
Peterson,  secretary. 

BIOGRAPHY    AND    KBMINISCENCP^S. 

The  settlement  of  Valley  was  postponed  beyond  that  of  au}^  other 
division  of  the  county  owing  to  the  fact,  that  many  of  the  soldiers  of 
1812  selected  their  land  grants  there  as  shown  in  the  list  of  original 
entries.  In  taking  up  the  personal  history  of  the  representative  fam- 
ilies now  in  the  townsliip,  several  brief  notices  of  men  and  women, 
who  resided  here,  are  giveii,  each  little  sketch  being  based  on  news- 
paper reports  or  collected  from  other  recorded  matter,  while  the  ma- 
terial for  the  complete  family  histories  here  given  was  collected  by 
Messrs.  Moffitt  and  Barringer,  rewritten  in  the  office  here,  revised  by 
a  member  of  each  family,  and  then  rewritten  and  printed.     In  the  his- 


648  BIOGRAPHY   AJ^^D   REMINISCEXCES 

tory  of  Toulon  township,  Avhich  emliraces  the  history  of  the  town  of 
AVyoniing,  very  many  ])ages  are  devoted  to  former  residents  and  pio- 
neers of  X^alley  township. 

Joseph  Anderson,  son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Davis)  Andereon,  was 
born  in  Butler  county.  O.,  March  IS.  1827,  to  which  state  his  father 
removed  from  his  native  Penns3^1vania.  About  1821  John  married 
Miss  Davis,  of  Ohio,  and  for  the  ten  following  years  made  his  home 
there.  The  family  moved  to  Taze\yell  county,  111.,  in  1831,  and  there 
were  known  among  the  leading  farmers  until  1851,  when  John  Ander- 
son retired,  selling  the  farm.  Sixteen  vears  later  Mr.  Anderson.  Sr., 
died  in  Indiana  in  his  eighty-second  year;  bis  widow  residing  with  the 
children  until  her  death,  in  1880,  at  her  son's  home  in  her  eightj^-third 
3" ear.  Of  their  thirteen  children  seven  are  living.  Joseph  Anderson, 
the  fifth  child  in  order  of  seniority,  resided  with  his  parents  on  the 
farm  until  twenty-one  years  of  age.  At  this  time  he  married  Miss 
Susanna  McGinness,  of  Peoria  county,  remained  two  years  in  Tazewell 
county,  then  moved  to  the  farm  in  Peoria  county,  where  for  twentv- 
five  years  they  made  their  home,  prior  to  their  removal  to  Stark  county. 
Here  he  built  a  modern  residence  for  his  home  and  an  elevator  for  the 
grain  trade  which  he  established,  together  with  other  buildings,  accom- 
phshing  as  much  to  build  up  Stark  village  as  any  other  one  man. 
Politically  he  is  Republican,  in  society  matters,  holds  a  high  place  in 
(Jdd  Fellows  circles.  His  wife  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
church  and  prominent  wherever  woman's  work  is  called  for.  Of  their 
eleven  children,  George  W.  is  deceased ;  James  W.,  conductor  on 
C.  I.  P.  P.;  Mary  J.,  in  Kansas  ;  Frank  M..  in  Stark  ;  Sarah  E.,  deceased  ; 
John  II.,  engineer  at  Rock  Island  ;  Lewis  AY.,  Robert  C,  and  Ulyssus 
L.,  in  Iowa  ;  Xathan  A.,  here  ;  and  Edward  E.,  deceased.  U.  L.  Ander- 
son is  vardmaster  of  the  Central  Iowa  Railroad  at  Keithsljuro-,  111. 
Mr.  Anderson  is  now  about  sixty  years  old.  He  was  an  infant  pioneer 
of  Ohio  and  came  to  the  military  tract  of  Illinois  while  it  was  a  wilder- 
ness, so  that  in  two  states  he  has  passed  through  the  pioneer  period, 
and  appears  today  to  be  a  man  of  forty  rather  than  sixty  summei's. 
Idleness  has  not  brought  him  this  look  of  youth,  for  in  every  part  he  has 
taken,  whether  on  the  farm,  in  the  grain  warehouse,  oi'  luml)er  yard,  he 
has  always  been  a  worker.  AVith  Mrs.  Anderson  his  home  at  Stark  is 
a  model  one. 

Margaret  {Cowley)  Brain.  (  Yide  history  of  H.  Chase.) 
William  Afkinson,  son  of  AVilliam  aud  Jane  (Lambert)  Atkinson, 
Avas  born  in  England.  March  14,  1835.  His  father  was  born  there, 
May  21,  1796.  On  February  4,  1826,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Jane,  daughter  of  James  and  Marv  Lambert,  the  latter  born  Julv 
23,  1804.  Several  vears  after  their  marriage  thev  emiorated  to 
America  and  settled  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  where  Mr.  Atkinson  was 
bookkeeper  for  a  large  wool  purchasing  firm.  Several  years  were 
spent  in  various  parts  of  the  East  and  in  1853,  he  and  two  of  his  sons 
came  to  Illinois  to  prepare  a  home  for  the  familv,  Avho  followed  them 
hither  in  1854.  makino-  a  home  in  Marshall  count v  for  three  vears. 
Having  purchased  eighty  acres  on  section  three,  A'alley  township,  they 
came  while  the  place  was  wild,  unbroken  prairie.     On  February  of 


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ISGO,  Mr.  Atkinson,  after  an  illness  of  three  weeks,  slept  his  last  sleep 
in  Ills  seventy-first  year.  His  widow  remained  with  her  children  nntil 
1884,  when  the  last  summons  came  to  her  also,  in  her  eiglitieth  year. 
Of  their  ten  children  five  are  still  living,  four  of  whom  are  in  Stark 
county  and  one  in  England. 

Williavi  Ath'nson  antl  his  sister  Mariah  J.,  with  filial  affection 
clung  to  their  parents  and  their  old  home,  and  since  the  death  of  their 
parents  tliev  have  together  taken  the  management  of  the  farm.  The 
original  farm  has  been  consideraljly  increased,  as  shown  in  the  list  of 
present  landowners. 

Perry  C.  Burdiok,  son  of  Clark  and  Permelia  (Coon)  Burdick,  was 
I)orn  in  Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  March  2(),  1824.  His  father  was  born 
in  Vermont,  December  1,  1798,  and  his  mother  in  New  York,  Decem- 
ber 31, 1800.  The  Burdicks  were  known  here  in  the  mercantile  marine 
prior  to  the  Bevolution.  Clark  Burdick  moved  from  Vermont  to  York 
state  at  an  early  date,  dying  there  January  1,  1862.  In  May,  1853, 
Perrv  C.  came  direct  from  his  New  York  home  and  purcliased  KJO 
acres  on  section  29,  Valley,  which  he  sold  in  a  short  time  after  and 
bought  the  southwest  quarter  of  section  34.  In  1863  he  married  Miss 
Mary  Ann  Ilickson,  to  whom  two  children  were  l)orn,  Grant,  residing 
here,  and  Sherman,  deceased.  His  wife  died  in  1869.  In  1871  he 
married  Mrs.  Sarah  (Dwall)  Stout,  a  native  of  Virginia,  whose  father 
died  there,  and  whose  mother  died  in  Missouri  in  1884;  removing  there 
on  the  death  of  her  husband.  Mr.  Burdick  holds  to  no  church  in  par- 
ticular, but  is  a  friend  of  all  Christian  denominations.  In  political 
affairs  he  is  decidedly  Republican,  but  as  decidedly  non-aggressive. 
Both  in  New  York  state  as  well  as  in  Illinois  he  has  given  his  undi- 
vided attention  to  farming  —  the  common  school  alone,  of  all  institu- 
tions, claiming  such  attention  as  he  can  giv^e  outside  his  business. 
Since  his  settlement  here  he  has  served  as  school  director  for  twelve 
years. 

Heher  Chase,  a  native  of  Jubilee,  Peoria  county.  111.,  removed  with 
liis  parents.  Philander  and  Anna  K.  Chase,  to  Stark  county  at  the  age 
of  four  vears,  and  for  the  six  succeeding  years  resided  with  them  on 
the  honiestead  farm  on  section  31,  Valley.  He  then  attended  a  winter 
term  of  school  at  Jubilee,  i^turned  home  and  some  time  later  took  a 
course  in  the  Normal  University  and  in  Jubilee  College.  Then  resum- 
ing work  on  the  farm,  he  resided  there  until  1871,  when  he  was 
a[)pointed  postmaster  at  this  place,  of  which  his  father  was  founder, 
and  by  whom  the  name  Wady  Petra  (Stone  Valley)  ^vas  given.  A^ery 
soon  after  he  received  the  a])pointment  of  railroad  and  express  agent. 
In  the  spring  of  1878  he  sustained  a  heavy  loss  in  the  death  of  his 
father,  wlien  the  ]*es]ionsibility  of  head  of  the  family,  and  indeed  of 
the  community,  Avhich  his  father  had  gathered  around  him,  fell  upon 
him.  About  this  time  he  formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother, 
William  J.  Chase,  to  carry  on  the  mercantile  liouse  which  his  father 
established.  In  1874  he  married  Miss  Emma  Isal)elle,  daughter  of 
George  and  Margaret  Brain,  of  Burlingame,  Kan.  Her  father  had 
been  dead  a  nundjer  of  years,  but  the  lady  and  her  mother  were  then 
visitino'  here  and  with  Mrs.  Chase's  cousin  at  Galva,  Thomas  Milcrist, 


652  BIOGRAPHY   AND    REMINISCENCES 

Mrs.  Brain  died  at  Wad^^Petra  in  July,  1886.  She  married  Geo.  Brain 
in  1854,  six  years  after  lier  emigration  tVom  the  Isle  of  Man,  and  eight 
years  preceiling  the  death  of  her  Imsband.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chase 
four  children  were  born,  of  whom  Virgin ius  H.  and  Victor  P.,  are  at 
home.  In  politics  he  is  Republican,  and  in  all  local  and  county  affairs 
hberal  and  enterprising. 

Bernard  Colgan,  one  of  the  most  prominent  farmers  of  A'alley 
township,  was  born  in  Down  county,  Ireland,  in  1836.  He  remained 
in  his  native  land  until  twent}^  years  of  age,  and  then  started  to  make 
a  home  in  the  new  world,  landing  at  New  York.  He  came  at  once  to 
Stark  county,  111.,  and  began  working  as  low  as  twelve  dollars  per 
month.  After  several  years  he  rented  land  which  he  worked  until 
1865  when  he  purchased  an  eighty  tract  on  section  16.  In  Jan.,  1867, 
he  married  Miss  Ann  Slogan,  who  is  also  a  native  of  Ireland.  After 
their  marriage  the}'  remained  some  seven  years  upon  this  place  and 
then  removed  to  a  farm  on  section  2,  which  he  had  purchased.  Here 
they  have  since  resided,  and  built  up  their  present  beautiful  home. 
Eight  children  have  l)lessed  their  marriage,  all  of  whom  make  their 
home  with  their  parents.  Mary,  Francis,  Edward.  James,  John, 
Bernard,  JMargaret,  Rose.  Thomas  is  numbered  among  the  dead. 
Mr.  Colgan  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  church,  of  which  his  family 
are  all  members.  In  politics  he  is  decidedly  Democratic.  He  has  now 
210  acres  of  choice  farming  land,  and  is  well  known  as  one  of  our  best 
farmers. 

John  A.  Colgan,  born  at  Greencastle,  Down  county,  Ireland,  Feb- 
ruary 11,  1836,  is  the  son  of  Edward  and  Sarah  (Brennan)  Colgan,  and 
grandson  of  Patrick  and  Catherine  (Fitzpatrick)  Colgan,  of  Lisnacree, 
in  that  countv,  who  were  the  children  of  Edward  Colgan,  of  Auoliioon- 
hill,  and  Denis  Fitzpatrick,  of  Ballymacdurphy,  of  Down  county,  the 
former  a  weaver,  and  the  latter  a  farmer  and  blacksmith.  The  mater- 
nal grandparents  of  John  A.  were  James  and  Rose  (Lands)  Brennan, 
of  Ballamena,  and  on  l)oth  sides  the  family  history  can  be  traced  liack 
to  the  Irish  Ijrians  and  to  the  illustrious  Colgan  family,  one  of  whom 
was  the  celebrated  historian.  To  Patrick  and  his  wife  Catherine  nine 
children  were  born,  one  of  whom  came  to  the  United  States.  Edward 
Colgan  was  married  in  1834 ;  moved  to  Greencastle,  where  he  died  in 
1848.  His  witlow  came  to  America  in  1865,  and  now  resides  with  her 
son,  John  A.  Her  children  are  John  A.  Colgan,  James,  who  was 
drowned  at  St.  John's,  Patrick,  Mary,  Kate,  now  Mrs.  Wni.  Gill, 
Peter,  drowned  near  Liverpool,  and  Thomas,  all  survivors  of  the  fam- 
ily residing  in  this  township.  John  A.  Colgaii  was  taken  by  his  pater- 
nal grandparents  in  1837,  and  lived  with  them  eighteen  years.  He 
then  moved  to  Liverpool  to  learn  the  ship-carpenter's  trade,  but  re- 
turned in  a  short  time  and  remained  at  home  until  1856,  when  lie 
came  to  Illinois,  residing  near  Brimfleld  for  three  years.  Subsequently 
he  freighted  between  Kansas  City  and  Ft.  Leavenworth  and  Ft.  LTnion, 
N.  M.,  but  after  seven  months,  returned  to  Peoria  county.  In  the 
spring  of  1863  he  ])urchased  eighty  acres  in  Valley.  In  Feln-uary, 
1867,  he  married  Miss  Sarah  Colgan,  a  very  distant  relative,  who 
shared  his  fortunes  until  death  took   her  away  in   June,    1882,     On 


OF   VALLEY    TOWNSHIP.  653 

August  16,  1880,  he  married  JMiss  Emma  Williams,  of  Valley.  Of 
seven  children  born  to  the  first  marriage,  Mary  M.,  Sarah  A.,  Patrick 
E.,  John,  liosa  and  Peter  V.  reside  here ;  Katie  died.  Mr.  Colgan  has 
increased  his  acreage  to  400,  all  excellent  land,  and  well  improved. 
Politically,  he  is  independent,  and  as  a  citizen,  ranks  with  the  best  in 
Stark  count ^^ 

Thomm  Ilevry  Crone^  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  ^McDonald) 
Cr'one.  was  born  in  Fayette  county,  Ohio,  January  20,  1820.  His 
o-randfather,  Henry  Crone,  went  to  Canada  to  learn  the  carpenter 
trade,  from  Pennsylvania,  of  which  state  he  was  a  native  like  his  wif^, 
and  during  the  year  the  family  spent  there,  Benjamin  was  born.  In 
1812  Ilenrv  returned  to  the  "United  States  and  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Union  service,  even  as  his  father  was  a  soldier  of  the  He  volution 
Benjamin  Crone  married  Nancy  McDonald  in  1828.  Her  parents  were 
natives  of  New  Jersey.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children: 
Thomas  H.,  Albert  W!,  John,  Henrietta,  James  F.  (deceased),  Wm.  A. 
and  Douglas  W.  Thomas  H.  learned  the  car})enter's  trade  at  an  early 
dav,  and  at  the  age  of  twent}^  years  married  Miss  Eliza  J.,  daughter 
of  Ananias  and  Ehzabeth  Allen,  a  native  of  Madison  count}^  Ohio. 
Six  years  later  this  lad}^  died,  leaving  two  children  :  AVilliam,  now  of 
Nod'awav  county,  M(j.,  and  Ammia  E.,  now  of  Crawford  count3%  Iowa. 
After  the  deatl/of  his  wife  he  came  to  Stark  county,  111.,  worked  at 
his  trade  until  18.54-,  when  he  settled  on  his  present  farm,  and  in  18.56 
revisited  Ohio,  wliere  he  married  Miss  Catherine,  dau^'hter  of  Dr.  and 
Ann  (McClean)  Eol)inson.  They  are  the  parents  of  seven  children : 
John  B.,  married.  May,  married,  both  of  Crawford  county,  Iowa; 
James  F.,  of  Valley  township,  married;  Henry  L.,  of  Essex  township, 
married ;  Kosella,  married,  residing  here ;  Thomas  S.  aiul  Nancy  A. 
with  parents.  Like  both  his  grandfathers,  Thomas  H.  also  was  in  the 
Union  service,  having  enlisted  in  the  Seventh  Illinois  \"olunteer 
M.  Infantry  in  February,  1865,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  For  thirty  years  he  has  filled  the  office  of  school  director,  is  a 
member  of  the  Central  Agricultural  Society,  a  supporter  of  the  Meth- 
odist church,  and  in  political  life,  a  Itepublican. 

Willi  am  Dawson,  born  in  Boss  county,  Ohio,  in  180!),  moved  with 
his  parents  to  Hawkins  county,  Ohio,  where  he  passed  his  youth  and 
received  Jiis  education.  About  1881  he  married  Miss  Amelia  Dorman, 
with  whom  he  was  a  playmate  from  childhood.  For  nine  years  after 
this  marriage  they  made  their  liome  in  Hocking  county,  engaged  on 
their  farm,  and  there  four  children  were  born  to  them.  In  1839-40 
the  famil}^  moved  to  Henry  county,  111.,  and  two  years  later  settled  in 
Stark  count}^,  where  Mr.  Dawson  liad  ]mrchased  lands.  Here  nine 
children  were  born  to  them,  live  of  whom  are  living,  and  two,  John  L. 
and  Minerva,  residents  of  this  county.  The  father  of  this  large  family, 
a  pioneer  of  Henry,  a  pioneer  of  Valley  and  an  old  settler  of  Stark 
countv,  was  called  away  by  death  Se[)tember  10,  1885.  Forty  days 
pi'ior  to  this  event  he  fell,  receiving  such  injuries  as  would  cause  the 
death  of  a  much  younger  man.  Mrs.  William  Dawson  was  born  in 
Boss  county,  Ohio,  January  1,  1805,  but  in  her  youth  accomj)anied  her 
parents  to  Ilock'ing  count}^,  Ohio,  where  she  was  also  educated  and 


654  BIOGRAPHY   AND   REMINISCENCES 

where  she  met  and  married  her  late  husband.  She  was  amono- 
the  very  earliest  settlers  of  Talley,  coming  here  when  Peoria  had  only 
one  store,  while  yet  it  was  a  day's  journey  to  a  neighbor's  house.  She 
is  considered  one  of  the  foreraothei's  of  the  township,  for,  with  her  hus- 
band, she  particii)ated  in  the  drama  of  settlement  and  progress,  and 
has  even  distanced  old  Time.  Since  her  husband's  death  she  has  re- 
sided on  the  homestead  with  her  daughter  Minerva. 

John  L.  Dawson^  son  of  William  and  Amelia  (Dorman)  Dawson, 
was  born  in  Essex,  Stark  county,  September  9, 1842.  Here  he  was 
educated  and  continued  to  reside  until  August,  '62,  when  he 
enlisted  in  Company  E,  One-hundred-and-twelfth  Illinois  Volunteer 
Infantry,  and  for  three  vears  participated  in  the  fortunes  of  that  com- 
mand as  related  in  the  military  chapter.  He  received  honorable  dis- 
charge June  20,  '65,  returned  to  his  father's  house  and  resided  there 
until  Februar}^  2.  '71.  when  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Jacol)  and  Alice  (Ho  wart)  Ta3'lor,  and  took  up -their  residence  on  sec- 
tion thirty,  Valley,  where  he  was  owner  of  124  acres.  Of  three  children 
born  to  them.  William  A.  and  Jacob  S.  are  living.  Mrs.  Dawson  was 
born  in  Lancashire.  England,  January  5,  '5U.  In  her  ninth  vear  she 
accompanied  her  parents  to  America,  and  settled  with  them  in  Vallev. 
was  educated  here  and  remained  with  them  until  her  marriage  in  '71. 
Mr.  Dawson  is  a  republican  in  political  life,  in  social  matters  a  member 
of  the  I.  O.  ().  F.,  has  served  one  year  as  collector,  and  since  '62  has 
proven  a  most  creditable  citizen,  whether  in  war  or  peace. 

James  L.  Daioson^  son  of  Andrew  and  Mar\^  (Little)  Dawson,  was 
born  in  Koss  county,  O.,  in  1826.  His  father  was  born  near  Pittsburg. 
Pa.,  where  he  married  Miss  Little,  of  the  same  county.  In  the  fall  of 
'43  the  family  moved  to  ChiUicothe,  111.,  and  thence  to  Stark  county 
in  '47-8.  Here  both  of  them  died  as  recorded  in  the  sketch  of  the 
cemeteries — Mr.  Dawson  dying  in  '64.  Of  their  nine  children,  three 
are  living.  James  L.  resided  with  his  parents — working  on  the  farm 
or  attendino-  school  in  his  vouth.  In  *47  he  came  to  this  countv.  and 
two  years  later  purchased  his  farm  here.  Owing  to  the  fact  that  the 
notes  on  his  family  histoiy  were  returned  without  corrections  and  with 
complaint  of  inaccuracies,  the  greater  ])art  is  omitted  rather  than 
knowingly  ]iublish  what  is  alleged  to  be  incorrect. 

Mrs.  Elizaht'th  Down,  daughter  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Hammot) 
Cutler,  was  born  in  Sutfolkshire,  England,  in  1832,  came  to  Buffalo,  X.  T., 
-y/a  Quebec,  with  her  parents  in '36,  and  after  two  years  removed  with 
them  to  Batavia,  X.  Y..  where  they  reared  a  family  of  eight  children 
of  whom  five  are  living.  In  '57  Mrs.  Down,  accompanied  by  friends, 
came  to  Kickapoo  Town,  and  here  she  married  William  Down,  also  a 
native  of  the  same  shire  in  England,  whose  parents,  Thomas  and  Mary 
Down,  never  left  Eno-land.  This  William  Down  left  Enofland  at  the 
age  of  sixteen  years,  came  to  Batavia,  X.  Y.,  there  learned  the  shoe- 
maker's trade,  and  there  met  Miss  Cutler,  to  Avhom  he  was  married 
December  25,  '56,  They  at  once  settled  in  Stark  county,  where  Mr. 
Down  died  September  29.  '78, — typhoid  fever,  from  which  he  suffered 
only  one  week,  being  the  direct  cause.  He  was  collector  of  this  town- 
ship two  terms,  and  filled  the  office  of  assessor  several  terms      Mrs. 


OF   VALLEY   TOWNSHIP.  655 

Down  resides  upon  tlie  homestead,  surrounded  by  her  family  of  six 
children:  John.  Mary,  Thomas,  Samuel,  Cora  and  Bertha.  The  eldest 
son,  William,  is  deceased.  He  married  Miss  Lizzie  Torrington  in  '82, 
who  died  the  same  year,  he  following  her  to  the  grave  in  September, 
'83.     Both  lie  in  the  Fox  cemetery. 

Mrs.  Mary  ji.  Dewhurst,  born  near  Hey  wood,  England,  tlied  near 
Stark  village  April  2,  1880,  aged  fifty-eight  years.  She  came  to  Peoria 
county  in  '50,  and  for  years  resided  in  or  near  Wyoming. 

Laicrence  DncJnoorfh,  Sr.,  born  in  1800,  came  to  the  United  States 
in  '-i'J,  resided  in  Peoria  county  for  thirteen  years,  \vhen  he  moved  to 
Valley  township,  thence  to  his  son's  home  at  Shenandoah,  Page  count3% 
Iowa,  died  near  Yates  City,  111.,  April  0,  '80. 

G.  ir.  Diiryea,  son  of  AVesley  and  Elizalieth  (P)arnum)  Duryea,  was 
born  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Brown  county.  111.,  in  1885.  His  parents  were 
natives  of  Kentucky,  who  after  marriage,  removed  to  Brown  county, 
111.,  about  the  year  '33,  where  he  continued  his  profession  of  law,  at 
which  he  labored  so  earnestl\"  that  he  became  totally  blind,  when  oui' 
subject  was  but  six  years  of  age.  A  few  months  later  he  passed  to 
the  "l)etter  land."  During  his  illness  his  proj)erty  had  been  about 
consumed,  and  after  his  death  Mrs.  Duryea  labored  hard  to  keep  her 
family  of  four  children  together.  Since  they  have  grown  up  she  has 
matle  her  home  with  her  daughter  near  Cuba,  111.  G.  W.  Duryea, 
when  but  nine  years  of  age,  left  homie  and  went  to  live  with  a  mer- 
chant of  Mt.  Sterling,  working  in  the  store  there  for  five  years,  when 
he  removed  to  Canton  where  he  was  a  clerk  until  'HI,  when  he  married 
Miss  Louisa  M.,  daugliter  of  James  and  Sarah  A.  (Carver)  Turner,  who 
was  born  in  December,  '41.  Her  parents  were  both  natives  of  Mercer 
county,  Ky.,  who  in  '31  and  '33  removed  to  Menard  county, 
111.,  '32  to  Fulton  county,  where  they  were  married  April  25,  '37.  Of 
their  thirteen  children,  nine  are  living,  three  of  them  in  Stark  county. 
{Vide page  Jf.7o,  J^^/lton  countij  Jiistoi'y.)  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Duryea  began 
farming  in  Woodford  county,  111.,  wliere  the^'  remained  foi*  eight  years, 
when  tTiey  removed  to  their  farm  in  Valley  townshi])  about  the  year 
'72.  In  '83  Mr.  Duryea,  after  several  months'  illness,  resolved  to  go 
to  the  Straits  of  Mackinaw  for  his  health,  and,  being  taken  suddenly 
worse,  died  at  Berrien  Springs,  June  I,  '83.  His  remains  now  rest  in 
Pleasant  Valley  cemetery.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist 
Protestant  church,  and  in  politics  a  republican,  having  held  vai'ious 
offices  of  trust  in  his  township.  About  two  years  prior  to  his  death  he 
rented  the  farm  and  removed  to  La  Harpe  to  educate  his  children, 
but  being  restless  for  some  occupation  he  returned  to  work  as  ])artner 
in  a  store  at  St.  David.  The  year  following  hei"  husl)and's  death  Mrs. 
Duryea  returned  to  their  beautiful  home  on  the  farm  where  she  still 
resides.  Of  her  seven  children,  two  died  in  infancy.  (Uiarles  E. 
resides  at  Washington,  L).  C.,  Minnie  Blanche,  James,  Frank,  Otto  C, 
Atina,  B.  C.  i-eside  at  home.  In  the  history  of  Fulton  county,  brief 
notices  of  the  Turner  and  Carver  families  a])])ear. 

Joseph  K})y^  who  resided  in  Valley  township  for  over  thirty  years, 
died  at  Stark  in  February,  1882,  in  Ids  eighty-fourth  year. 

Andrew  J.  Fa\dhier,  son  of   Thomas  J.  and    Lucy   (Arthington) 


656  BIOGRAPHY    AST)    EEMINISCEXCES 

Faulkner,  was  born  in  Peoria  county,  111.,  March  10,  1857.  His  father, 
a  Virginian,  moved  to  Ross  county,  Ohio,  when  but  seventeen  years  of 
ao-e.  where  he  ensfao-ed  in  the  mercantile  trade  and  also  tended  the 
locks  on  the  canal.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  married  Miss  Pollen  Dit- 
mon,  who  died  aliout  fourteen  vears  later.  To  his  first  marriao-e  five 
childi'en  were  born,  only  tAvo  of  whom  are  now  living.  About  three 
years  aft(^r  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  he  married  Miss  Lucy  Arthington. 
Immediately  after  their  marriage  they  came  to  Illinois  in  1852,  and  set- 
tling in  Peoria  county,  began  farming.  Six  years  after  they  removed 
to  ^^alley  townshi}),  where  they  purchased  a  farm,  and  where,  in  1S<!?), 
Mrs.  Faulkner  died,  leaving  five  children,  all  of  whom  are  living.  On 
March  19,  1885.  ^Iv.  Faulkner  was  called  to  his  reward,  in  his  seventy- 
third  year.  Andrew  J.  Faulkner  is  the  third  child  of  a  family  of  five 
children.  His  early  life  was  spent  at  home  with  his  parents,  assisting-  in 
the  duties  of  the  farm.  In  1 880  he  married  Miss  Minnie  F.,  daugliter  of 
William  and  Eliza l^eth  (Killingei')  Eeckling.  She  was  born  in  Boone 
county,  Ind.,  December  30,  18<)0.  Her  parents,  natives  of  Ohio. 
removed  to  Indiana  at  an  earlv  da  v.  where  thev  engaged  in  farmino-. 
In  1864  they  came  to  Illinois  and  settled  in  Penn  township,  Stark  county, 
where,  one  ye;.r  later.  April  2-1-.  1865.  Mr.  Redding's  death  occurred, 
in  his  fifty-sixth  year.  He  was  the  fatiier  of  nine  children,  six  of 
whom  were  living  at  his  death.  After  her  husband's  death  Mrs.  Red- 
ding removed  to  AYvoming-  with  her  familv.  She  was  married,  in 
1868  to  Mr.  Charles  Andress.  with  whom  she  lived  until  her  death. 
A]U"il  13.  187<i.  By  her  second  marriage  she  was  the  mother  of  one 
child.  Minnie,  after  her  eleventh  year,  made  her  home  in  the  family 
of  Mr.  Thomas  Timmons  until  her  marriasfe,  in  1S80,  with  Mr.  Faulk- 
ner.  ]\[r.  and  Mrs.  Faulkner  have  resided  in  Stark  county,  and  at 
present  live  on  their  farm  about  three  miles  south  of  AVyoming. 
Their  union  has  been  blessed  by  two  children,  Ilattie  P.  and  Matie  E. 
Politically  Mr.  Faulkner  is,  like  his  father  was,  a  Democrat. 

Amhrose  Gelrrt,  born  in  Saxony,  Germany,  in  1837,  came  to  the 
United  States  with  his  brother  sixteen  years  later,  landing  at  Balti- 
more, June  13,  1853  They  pushed  westward  at  once;  renuiined  in 
Jefferson  county,  Ohio,  twenty-one  months;  early  in  1855  he  came  to 
Peoria  countv,  111. :  worked  bv  the  month  there  for  three  vears;  then 
commenced  farming  as  a  tenant,  and  next  established  his  own  farm, 
which  he  im|)roved  until  August,  1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company 
E,  Eighty-sixth  Illinois  Infantry.  He  took  part  in  all  the  battles  and 
skirmishes  of  that  command,  as  related  in  the  military  chapter,  and 
came  out  at  the  close  of  the  war  without  a  wound.  Returning  to 
Peoria,  he  resumed  farming,  and  in  18(i8  bought  a  farm  in  this  county. 
The  following  year  he  married  Miss  Margarite  G.  Wessensee.  daughter 
of  George  and  Catherine  (Zinck)  Wessensee,  of  Xew  York  City.  After 
this  marriau-e  he  resided  on  the  inirchase  of  1868  for  nine  vears.  and 
then  moved  to  his  farm  of  165  acres  on  section  26.  Valley,  where  they 
have  since  lived.  Of  seven  children  born  to  them  there  are  living: 
Clara  L..  Albert  G  ,  Emma  L.  (deceased),  Martin  J..  Joseph  L..  Annie. 
Wilhelmina  and  Otelia  A.,  all  residing  here.  For  almost  twenty  years 
this  gentleman  has  labored   here  successfully.      He  has  increased  his 


OF   VALLEY   TOWNSHIP.  657 

fJo  acres  to  325,  all  ini])roved.  In  religious  life  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church  ;  in  politics,  a  Republican,  and  in  society,  a  member  of 
the  Grand  Army,  and  altogether  a  most  useful  citizen. 

A.  W.  Ilendricl's,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Luranae  (Morey)  Hen- 
dricks, was  born  in  Rensselaer  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1812,  of  whicii  state 
his  parents  were  also  natives.  In  1875  his  father  moved  to  Illinois, 
and  in  1877  died  in  Livingston  county  in  the  eighty-seventh  year  of 
his  age.  His  wife,  the  mother  of  A.  W.  ELendricks,  died  in  New  York 
State  in  1827.  Up  to  this  time  and  for  seven  years  after,  the  son  re- 
sided at  home.  .At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  he  married  Miss 
Betsy  Record,  also  a  native  of  his  countv,  and  for  ten  years  after  this 
marriage  he  was  engaged  in  a,  variety  of  work,  but  then  adopted  a 
farmer's  life  and  resided  on  the  same  ti'act  until  1864,  when  the  familv 
moved  to  section  28,  Valley  Township,  this  county,  where  for  twenty- 
three  years  he  has  been  an  agriculturalist.  Of  their  nine  children  five 
are  living:  Alexander  in  Michigan,  George  in  Kansas,  Lucy  in  New 
York;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  E.  Hampson,  of  X^alley ;  Lottie,  now  Mrs.  M. 
Graves,  of  Essex.  The  deceased  were:  Joel,  the  thnxl  son;  Francis, 
the  fourth  son,  died  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion;  Sally  S.,  died  here, 
and  also  an  infant.  This  family  gave  two  sons  to  the  Union,  whose 
records  are  given  in  the  military  chapter.  The  father  has  always  been  a 
Lhiionist,  and  today  while  yielding  hearty  supj)ort  to  the  Republican 
party,  votes  for  men  and  measures  according  to  his  judgment  of  them. 
Mrs.  Hendricks  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 

J//%S'.  Sarah  llanipson^  daughter  of  David  and  Elizalieth  (Hearst) 
Gilworth,  of  Cawthorn,  England,  was  born  there  in  1811,  wdieie  her 
])aternal  grandparents,  Thomas  and  Maiy  Gilworth,  also  resided,  while 
the  maternal  grandparents,  Joseph  and  Mary  Hearst,  were  natives  of 
Wakefield.  David  was  one  of  seven  children.  At  the  ag'e  of  twentv-nine 
lie  married  j\Iiss  Hearst,  and  to  tliem  seven  childi'en  were  l)orn,  of  whom 
Mrs.  Hampson  is  the  only  one  surviving.  Her  father  died  at  the  age 
of  fifty-nine  years,  and  her  mother  died  twenty  years  later.  Mrs. 
Hampson  resided  with  them  until  1825,  when  she  moved  to  Newton- 
nian,  Cheshire,  and  there,  a,t  the  age  of  eighteen,  married  Henry,  son 
of  Newton,  and  grandson  of  Thomas  and  Nancy  (Newton)  Hampson. 
For  seventeen  years  she  resided  there,  and  there  seven  children  were 
born  to  them,  who  came  with  them  to  America  in  1840.  The  follow- 
ing eighteen  months  were  jiassed  at  Newport,  R.  I.;  the  succeeding  four 
years  at  Salem,  Mass.;  thence  moved  to  Yonkers,  N.  Y.,  where  they 
remained  one  year.  Meantime  the  father  had  visited  Illinois  and  ]nir- 
chased  a  farm  in  Essex  Township,  and  in  1853  the  familv  came  bv  I'ail 
to  LaSalle,  bv  boat  to  Peoria,  and  bv  waji'on  to  their  Essex  farm,  where 
they  resided  three  years.  Then  the  Essex  farm  was  sold,  and  16u 
acres  in  Yalley  purchased,  wliich  was  increased  to  255  acres  prior  to 
Mr.  Hampson's  death  in  December.  1871.  Here  Mrs.  Hampson  and 
family  continue  to  reside.  Her  children  are :  Elizabeth,  Alice  (now 
Mrs.  Harris,  of  Attlel)orough,  Mass.),  Mary  (now  Mrs.  Simmons  of  At- 
tleborough),  Anna  (Mrs.  Jackson,  deceased),  Jane  (Mrs.  Mills,  of  Mid- 
dletown,  N.  Y.) ;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Bowes),  Charles,  and  Enieline  (widow  of 
Mr.    Kelsch),    residing  here ;  Martha   A.  (Mrs.    Jones,    of  Missouri) ; 


658  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

David  H.,  of  Massachusetts  ;  Emma  M.,  of  I^ew  York,  all  deceased. 
Mr.  Ilampson,  Sr.,  was  democratic  in  politics,  as  his  son  is  today.  Dur- 
ing life  he  was  a  most  industrious  worker  and  good  citizen,  and  gave 
to  this  count}'  a  family  who  have  aided  in  its  building  up  as  thev 
shared  in  its  prosjierity. 

Thomas  Heaghney,  son  of  Charles  and  Rosa  (McGurk)  Heaghney, 
was  born  in  Tyrone  County,  Ireland,  in  1834.  Twenty  years  later  he 
moved  to  New  York  State,  where  he  labored  as  a  farm  hand  for  two 
years,  when  he  came  to  Illinois  and  worked  on  a  farm  here  until  1861. 
In  this  year  he  nuirried  Miss  Margaret  Kinsley,  of  Stark  County, 
rented  a  piece  of  land  which  now  forms  a  part  of  his  estate,  and  other 
tracts  until  1S(U.  when  he  purchased  eighty  acres,  residing  there  in  a 
12x16  house  until  his  lands  were  paid  for,  when  he  built  his  present 
residence.  Mr.  Heaghne}"  has  now  a  tract  of  240  acres  of  excellent 
farm  land,  together  with  several  quarter  sections  in  the  west.  Of  their 
eight  children  six  are  livino-.  He  has  in  little  overtwentv  vears  wrunii' 
from  labor  a  just  reward,  and  today  holds  an  enviable  place  in  the  es- 
teem of  his  neighbors.  In  religious  life  he  is  Catholic,  in  political  life 
Democrat,  and  in  agricultural  affairs  a  hard  worker  and  close  calculator. 

Dai'ld  ILxhjffn,  boi'ii  in  Kentshire,  England,  February  5,  1822,  is 
the  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Hodges,  natives  of  England.  As  neai' 
as  can  now  be  ascertained  Thomas  was  married  in  1818  or  '19,  and  in 
1834  he  came  to  America,  and  settled  at  Saratoga  Springs,  K.  Y.;  but 
after  a  short  time  moved  six  miles  north  of  the  springs,  purchased  a 
farm  and  engaged  in  farming.  Of  their  eight  children  six  are  living: 
Matihla,  of  Worcester.  Mass.;  Harriet,  of  Washington  county,  ]S^.  Y.; 
Edwin,  of  Saratoga  county,  X.  Y.;  Amos,  of  Page  county,  Iowa; 
George  H.,  of  Greenfield,  Saratoga  county,  X.  Y.;  and  David,  of  this 
countv;  all  the  heads  of  families.  Tliomas  Plodges  remained  where 
he  last  settled,  engaged  in  farming,  until  his  death,  in  1853.  His  wife 
survived  him  until  tlie  year  of  1880.  David  Hodoes  was  thirteen  years 
old  when  he  left  England.  In  America  he  remained  with  iiis  father, 
helping  to  clear  the  farm,  until  1851,  when  he  came  to  Illinois,  pur- 
chased land  in  this  county.  Eetui-ning  home  he  Avas  married  in  1852, 
to  Miss  Jane  Standish,  a  native  of  Xew  York,  to  whom  were  born 
Harry,  residing  with  ])arents,  and  Joseph,  married,  of  Kingsbury 
countv.  Dak.  The  vear  followino-  his  marriao-e  David  settled  on  the 
land  he  had  ])urchased  in  this  county  in  1851,  building  a  house  thereon. 
On  March  23,  1860.  his  wife  died,  and  on  February  1, 1861,  he  married 
Miss  ]\Iarv  Hutchison,  a  native  of  Ohio,  whose  parents  removed  from 
Ohio  to  Illinois  about  1851,  and  settled  in  Peoria  county,  where  they 
i-emained  until  their  death.  They  are  the  parents  of  five  children, 
namely :  Otis.  Clark,  P'red,  Frank,  and  one  deceased.  The  first  pur- 
chase of  land  Mr.  Hodges  made  was  the  southeast  quarter  of  section 
33,  and  since  that  time  he  has  added  540  acres  to  this,  all  of  which  is 
well  im]n'ovea.  He  is  not  a  member  of  any  church,  Init  is  a  liberal 
saj)porter  of  the  Methodist  church.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican, 
takes  a  great  interest  in  schools,  and  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  the 
public  benefit.  He  has  held  several  township  offices,  and  is  at  present 
commissioner  of  highways. 


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Charlesi  M.  TIuU^  son  of  Hany  and  Sarah  (Shaw)  Hull,  was  born 
in  St.  Lawrence  county,  1^.  Y.,  in  1836.  His  father,  a  native  of  Yer- 
mont,  was  born  near  the  New  Hampshire  hne  in  1799,  and  his  grand- 
father in  xsew  Hampshire  in  1758.  This  latter  man  served  through 
the  Revohition,  soon  after  was  married  and  settled  in  tlie  village  of 
Kane,  Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  where  he  was  an  agriculturalist  until  his 
death,  in  '-±1,  his' wife  dying  about  '51.  Of  their  nine  children  all 
lived  over  sixty  years,  and  four  are  still  living.  He  with  five  of  his 
sons  served  in  the  War  of  '12.  Harry  Hull  was  married  about  '24, 
moved  to  St.  Lawrence  count}'  about  '26,  and  twenty  3'ears  later  to 
Wisconsin.  In  '47  he  came  to  Peoria  county  ;  in  January,  '50,  settled 
in  Stark,  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  on  section  30,  Yalley, 
and  died  here  in  '79.  His  first  wife  died  here  in  '62.  In  '64  he  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Alice  Surnberger,  of  Yictoria,  111.,  who  survives  him  and  re- 
sides on  the  homestead.  To  his -first  marriage  twelve  children  were 
born,  and  to  his  last,  two  children.  Of  the  first,  six  are  living :  Sdas, 
Clrorles  N.,  Xathan  II.,  John  D.,  Mrs.  R.  E.  Dickenson,  and  Mrs. 
Sarah  A.  Boutan,  of  whom  Charles  IN",  resides  in  Yalley  with  Eu])hra- 
sia  and  Catherine,  children  of  the  second  marriage.  Charles  Hull 
shared  in  the  travels  and  fortunes  of  the  family  until  '52,  when  he 
went  to  Princeville  to  learn  tlie  blacksmith's  trade.  In  '60  he  moved 
to  Osceola  and  followed  his  trade  there.  In  '61  he  married  Miss  Calista 
E.  Bales,  of  Orange  countv,  ().,  then  visiting  her  sister  at  Princeville. 
On  September  20,  '62,  he  enlisted  in  Company  A,  Second  Illinois  Light 
Artillery,  and  was  in  active  service  with  the  battery  for  thirty-four 
months  without  receiving  a  wound.  On  returning  he  worked  at  his 
trade  until  '70,  when  he  removed  to  his  Yalley  farm,  which  he  had 
purchased  prior  to  the  war.  In  '76  he  estabhshed  a  general  store  at 
Stark  village,  the  first  business  there.  In  '82  Mr.  Speers  and  he  built 
the  grain  elevator  there ;  in  '84  he  purchased  his  partner's  interest 
therein,  and  since  has  carried  on  his  large  interests  alone.  In  politics 
he  has  always  been  a  Eepublican,  avoiding  office,  and  ever  attentive  to 
his  own  business  and  the  development  of  his  district.  (  Vide  military 
and  Valley  histories.) 

George  L.  Jaclson,  son  of  R.  and  Jane  (Lonsley)  Jackson,  was 
born  at  Marrick,  Eng.,  in  1818.  His  father  was  born  and  lived  there 
forty-four  years.  His  mother  was  born  at  Heley,  in  1788,  married  at 
nineteen  years  of  age,  and  fifty-two  years  later  her  husband  died,  she 
following  him  to  the  grave  in  a  few  years.  They  came  to  Orange,  O., 
in  '35  with  their  eleven  children,  purchased  two  farms  there,  and  there 
died,  as  noted.  George  L.  came  with  his  parents  to  Ohio,  and  en- 
gaged in  farming  there  until  '47,  when  he  revisited  his  native  country 
foi"  ten  months,  married  INliss  Margaret  Carse  there  at  Ilichmond,  re- 
turned in  '48,  and  after  spending  the  winter  in  Ohio,  moved  to  Brim- 
field,  111.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  agriculture  for  eight  years,  and 
then  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  on  section  28,  Yalley.  In 
'82  his  wife  died  here.  One  of  her  children  died  in  '59,  but  three  still 
reside  here :  Thouias  C.  and  George  R.  on  the  homestead,  and  Percy 
near  Stark  station.  In  June,  '82,  Mr.  Jackson  deeded  his  lands  to  his 
boys,  lived  with  them  until  '85,  when  he  built  a  residence  near  Stark 
39 


660  BIOGKAPHY   AND   KEMINISCENCES 

station,  and  on  December  1,  that  year,  married  Miss  Lydia  Danley,  of 
Peoria  county.     In  politics  lie  has  always  been  Democratic. 

3£rs.  Judith  S.  Joh,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Elizabeth  (Frum)  Fur- 
brushe,  was  born  in  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  in  1820.  Her  fatlier  was 
born  on  the  Island  of  Guernsey,  a  French  possession,  in  1797.  Came 
with  the  Guernsey  colony  to  Ohio,  and  here  in  1818  married  Miss 
Frum,  a  native  of  Yirg-inia.  A  number  of  years  later  the  family 
moved  to  Preble  county,  Ohio,  and  moved  thence  in  1S54  to  this 
county.  Peter  Furbrushe  died  here  in  1855,  and  twenty  3'ears  later 
his  widow  followed  him  to  the  grave.  Of  their  seven  children  four  are 
living;  Mrs.  Joh,  however,  being  the  only  one  residing  here.  Mrs. 
Joh  remained  with  her  parents  until  1811,  when  she  married  David 
Joh.  David  Joh  was  born  in  Yirginia  about  1816.  In  1832  he  moved 
with  his  parents  to  Preble  county,  Ohio,  where  he  met  and  married 
Miss  Furbrushe.  After  four  years  they  moved  to  Butler  county,  and 
eight  years  later  settled  on  a  farm  in  Valley  township,  of  this  county, 
where,  after  a  long  illness,  he  ])assed  to  rest  in  August,  1879.  Of  their 
seven  children,  Elizabeth  A.  is  deceased,  John  A.  resides  in  Kansas, 
Mary  E.  is  Mrs.  H.  Martin,  of  Castleton  ;  Emma  S.,  Mrs.  A.  Schanck, 
resides  here ;  George  L.,  in  Colorado  ;  Clara  L.,  engaged  in  school 
teaching  in  this  county,  and  Nellie  E.,  residing  at  home.  Mrs.  Joh 
has  been  for  3^ears  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  of 
which  her  husband  was  also  a  member  up  to  the  period  of  his  death. 
She  resides  on  the  old  homestead  in  Valley  with  two  of  her  children. 

Thomas  Kelly  died  at  his  home  in  Valley  June,  1881.  He  leaves  a 
wife  and  four  children.  Was  buried  in  the  Camp  Grove  Catholic 
burying  ground. 

Gotliel)  Klepfer''s  body  was  found  in  the  creek  near  Stark  by  his 
son  and  Michael  Heggenberger  May  23,  1881.  He  was  one  of  the  old 
German  I'esidents  of  the  count}'^,  wealthy,  but  the  death  of  four  of  his 
children  within  a  few  months  preyed  so  heavily  on  his  mind,  he  was 
driven  to  commit  the  rash  act. 

Aloriso  K'nxjsley,  son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Pussell)  Kingsley,  was 
born  in  Peoria  county  in  1839.  His  father  was  born  at  Brattleboro', 
Vt.,  in  1815,  learned  the  mason's  trade  there,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years  married  Miss  Russell,  and  both  came  to  the  wilds  of  Peoria 
county,  where  their  famih^  was  I'aised  and  educated,  and  themselves 
have  resided.  Of  their  four  children  three  are  among  the  best  citizens 
of  the  state,  and  one  crossed  over  the  river  of  time.  John  Kingsley, 
the  father,  was  an  ardent  politician  until  his  sudden  death  in  Novem- 
ber, 1878.  His  widow  resides  on  the  old  home.  In  1861  Alonzo  mar- 
I'ied  Miss  Hannah,  daughter  of  James  and  Mary  A.  Dewhurst,  native 
of  Hey  wood,  Eng.  Tliis  lady  was  born  there  in  1811,  and  followed 
her  father,  wlio  came  in  1848.  In  1850,  with  other  members  of  the 
family,  all  settled  at  Peoria,  and  five  or  six  years  later  settled  in 
Valley,  section  29.  There  the  Dewhursts  resided  for  sixteen  years, 
when  they  moved  to  Wyoming.  Mi'S.  Dewhurst,  while  visiting  Mrs. 
Kingsley'  in  1880,  died\  Her  husband  moved  to  Oswell,  Burton 
county,  Ind.,  where  he  died,  in  1885.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  late 
war.     Alonzo  Kingsle}^  enlisted  in  Company  K,  Seventy-seventh  lUi- 


OF   VALLEY    TOWNSHIP.  661 

nois  Infantry  Angust  6,  1862,  but  suffered  so  terribly  on  the  march 
that  his  weight  reduced  to  ninety  jiounds,  so  that  he  was  left  sick  at 
Ft.  Pickering;  was  honorably  discharged,  and  is  now  a  United  States 
pensioner.  His  son,  James  L.  Kingsley,  resides  at  home.  Two  years 
after  his  return  from  the  war  the  family  moved  to  the  Dewhurst  home. 
In  politics  he  is  Republican,  and  in  works  of  benevolence  and  charity 
always  foremost.  Mr.  Kingsley,  Jr.,  twenty-two  years  of  age,  was 
the  first  member  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans  in  Stark  county,  was  first  in 
the  move  to  organize  the  Sons  of  Veterans  Camp  at  Wyoming,  and  is 
the  commander.  He  is  also  connected  in  Sunday-school  work,  being 
superintendent  of  the  Stark  Sunday-school.  He  is  also  a  Republican. 
3frs.  Malinda  Madatt^  widow  of  the  late  George  Marlatt,  and 
daughter  of  Alexander  and  Betsy  (Chatham)  Porter,  was  born  in  Gal- 
latin county,  Ivy.,  in  1817.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  she  moved  with 
her  parents  to  Indiana,  find  the  following  year  mari'ied  George  Mar- 
latt. In  1838  she  moved  with  him  to  Pittsburg  and  in  181:8  came 
with  him  to  Illinois.  Her  father  was  born  in  Mercer  Co.,  Pa.,  October 
12,  ISOT),  and  her  mother  in  South  Carolina.  Alexander  Porter  moved 
wich  his  father  to  South  Carolina,  where  they  engaged  in  weaving. 
There  the  son  worked  hard,  studied  at  night,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
years  opened  a  school ;  afterwartl  he  studied  engineering  and  became 
a  good  surveyor.  He  married  Miss  Chatham,  removed  to  Kentucky, 
and'  for  several  years  they  remained  there  in  the  wilds  as  the  friends 
of  Daniel  Boone.  In  1805  Mr.  Porter  enlisted  in  the  exploratory  part}^ 
under  Lewis  and  Clark,  but  owing  to  his  wife's  illness  did  not  go. 
After  several  years  he  moved  to  Indiana  and  engaged  in  fai'ming  and 
teaching  there  until  his  death  in  1838,  his  wife  having  preceded  him  to 
the  grave  several  years  before.  Of  tlieir  twelve  children  Mrs.  Marlatt 
is  the  only  survivor.  As  has  been  stated,  Malinda  Porter  married  Mr. 
Marlatt  in  1835.  In  1848  tiiey  came  by  river  to  Peru,  but  die  follow- 
ing year  settled  in  Stark  county,  where  Mr.  Marlatt  refitted  the  Spoon 
river  mill  north  of  W^'oming,  and  found  shelter  in  a  log-cabin  which 
had  no  floor  and  little  roof.  Meantime  he  built  a  house,  sawing  all  the 
lumber,  framing  and  erecting  with  his  own  hands.  In  1850  the  family 
moved  into  this  house — with  wolves  as  the  most  numerous  neighbors 
and  frequent  visitors.  There  they  resided  for  years;  the  father  in- 
creased his  original  farm  to  320  acres,  built  a  new  house,  and  when 
death  came,  October  15, 1886,  the  grim  monster  called  on  one  who  did 
a  life's  work  well.  George  Marlatt  was  born  Octol)er  12,  1806.  In 
1817  he  moved  with  his  ])arents  to  Adams  county,  Ohio,  and  worked 
with  his  father  as  millwright  for  two  years,  when  he  joined  his  brother 
at  Pittsljurg  in  sliipjiing  coal  to  the  New  Orleans  sugar  refineries. 
After  his  marriage  he  l)uilt  a  warehouse  at  the  mouth  of  the  Anderson 
river  and  conducted  a  general  store  therefor  several  years;  returned 
and  resumed  coal-sliipping  at  Pittsburg,  and  in  June,  18-1:8,  set  out  for 
Illinois.  Of  their  nine  ciiildren  two* died  in  infancy;  Druscilla  mar- 
ried Edward  Colgan,  of  Valley ;  -lames  and  Joseph  M.  are  dead,  the 
latter  leaving-  a  widow  and  two  children  ;  Georo'e  O.  died  in  the  rebel 
prison  at  Belle  Isle  ;  Emeline  is  Mrs.  Barrett,  of  Peoria;  Wilham, 
Homer  J.,  F.  M.  and  Myron  P.     All  reside  here.     The  boys  have  all 


662  BIOGRAPHY    AXD   EEMIXISCEXCES 


grown  to  manhood  here,  and  like  their  father,  till  a  place  in  the 
economy  of  the  county  completely.  Myron  F.,  who  resides  on  the 
homestead  with  his  mother,  was  born  July  20. 1800,  in  the  present  iiome. 
On  September  15,  1S84.  he  married  Miss  Kate,  daughter  of  James 
and  Mary  (Alyward)  Walsh,  of  Peoria.  To  them  a  little  ^irl,  Malinda 
M.,  has  been.  born.  Thus  runs  the  history  of  a  family  who  for 
almost  forty  years  have  added  largel\'  to  the  wealth  of  this  district, 
while  aiding  themselves. 

William  McCoiineU,  son  of  Robert  and  Martha  (Scott)  McConnell, 
was  born  in  Down  county,  Ireland,  in  the  year  1814.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-five  years  he  married  Miss  Susanna  Jelly,  daughter  of  John 
and  Margaret  (McBride)  Jelly.  In  1851:  they  came  to  America  and 
settled  with  the  son  of  old  Bishop  Chase,  at  Jubilee,  Peoria  county.  111. 
Here  they  spent  nine  years,  then  removed  to  Valley  township,  Stark 
county,  and  purchased  a  farm  of  eighty  acres  on  section  1.  Three 
children  have  come  to  their  home,  namely:  Margaret  (Mrs.  S.  Malone, 
of  Stark  county);  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  J.  Kelly,  of  Valley  township),  and 
Martha,  residing  at  home.  Mr.  McConnell  and  his  family  are  members 
of  the  old.  Presbyterian  church,  in  which  faith  he  and  his  wife  were 
both  reared.     He  has  always  been  a  Democrat. 

SaraJi  JL-Ginni.%  born  September  20,  1812,  is  the  daughter  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Harris)  Montgomery.  The  former,  born  in  North  Caro- 
lina in  1764,  at  the  age  of  sixteen  enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War,  and  served  until  liberty  was  secured.  At  the  close  of 
the  war  he  moved  to  Russell  county,  Va.,  and  taking  from  the  govern- 
ment a  title  to  a  piece  of  land,  called  a  "corn  ri^ht,''  began  its  im- 
provement. His  first  wife,  to  whom  he  was  married  at  the  close  of 
the  Revolution,  removed  with  him  to  Virginia,  where  after  several 
yeai-s  she  died,  leaving  him  a  family  of  eight  children,  four  boys  and 
four  girls.  He  was  again  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Harris,  of  Vir- 
ginia, with  ■  whom  and  his  family  he  moved  to  Russell  county,  Va., 
where  he  purchased  land  and  continued  fai-ming  for  a  time,  when  once 
more  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Floyd  county,  Ky.  At  the 
end  of  three  years  he  took  liis  familv  in  wagons,  and,  carefully  avoid- 
ing the  Indians,  arrived  safely  in  Franklin  county,  Ind.  There  he  re- 
mained for  seven  3^ears,  when  he  and  his  faithful  wife  removed  with 
the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  in  the  meantime  had  married,  to  Peoria 
county.  111.,  in  1835,  where  he  died  in  1815  in  his  eighty-second  year; 
some  "eighteen  months  later  his  wife  followed  him.  This  union  was 
blessed  by  four  children  (the  first  two  boys  died  in  infancy),  and  two 
girls,  Sarah  and  Susanna,  the  latter  deceased,  leaving  Mi-s.  McGinnis, 
the  sole  representative  of  the  family.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  she  was 
married  to  Geo.  I.  McGinnis,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Park  county, 
Ind.,  where  she  remained  some  nine  yeare,  and  then  with  her  husband 
and  two  children  moved  to  where  Prince ville  now  stands.  There  Mr. 
McGinnis  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-two  years.  Mrs.  McGinnis  still 
resides  upon  the  farm,  one  and  a  half  miles  north  of  Princeville.  Of 
their  twelve  children  nine  are  still  living,  namely  :  Susanna,  Sarah  Ann 
(deceased),  John,  James,  Xancy,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Temperance  (de- 
ceased), Jane,  WiUiam  (deceased),  George  I.,   Charles  H.     Susanna, 


OF   VALLEY   TOWNSHIP.  663 

the  wife  of  J.  Anderson,  resides  in  Stark  county,  111.  John  and  James 
are  at  Rochester;  Nancy  resides  on  homestead;  Mary  resides  at 
Wyoming;  Elizabeth  is  postmistress  at  Stark;  Jane  is  in  the  Indian 
Territory  ;  Georo-e  I.  at  Princeville,  and  Charles  H.  in  Peoria  county. 
The  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  for  a  time  a  friend  and 
companion  of  Daniel  Boone,  being  with  him  at  Fort  Boone  when  it 
was  besieged  by  the  Indians. 

John  Morrissy^  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Knox)  Morrissy,  was 
born  in  Kilkenny  county,  Ireland,  in  1820,  and  there  he  resided  for 
twenty -eiglit  years,  when  he  moved  to  Boston,  Mass.  Later  he  worked 
on  railroad  in  New  Ilamjjshire  as  section  hand,  but  after  one  year 
engaged  in  farm  work  in  Virginia,  where  he  remained  eighteen 
months,  then  moved  to  Peoria,  111.,  where  he  remained  three  years. 
While  there  he  married  Miss  Joanna  Prendergast.  who  in  1856  settled 
with  him  in  Yalley  on  160  acres  which  he  purchased  on  section  thirty- 
two,  an  area  since  increased  to  400  acres.  Mrs.  Morrissy  died  here  in 
Ma}'',  1875,  follo\ying  three  of  her  children  to  the  grave  and  leaving 
five,  namely :  John,  James,  Pobert,  Kate,  and  Bridget.  In  1850  his 
parents  came  to  the  United  States,  settled  in  Peoria  county,  where 
the  father  died  in  his  eighty-fourth  year,  and  the  mother  in  her 
eighty-second  year.  Mr.  Morrissy  has  always  been  a  Democrat,  and 
prominent  in  national  election  matters.  His  industry  has  won  for  him 
an  excellent  social  position,  and,  what  is  next  best,  a  good  estate  —  a 
something  which  neither  manliness,  honor,  nor  industry  could  accom- 
plish under  British  laws  in  his  native  land. 

William  Petevf^on^  born  in  Franklin  county,  Ind.,  August  23,  1812, 
is  the  son  of  Henry  and  Ziporah  (Halberstadt)  Peterson,  and  grandson 
of  John  Peterson,  of  Trenton,  N.  J.,  who  settled  in  Indiana  in  1823, 
eight  years  after  his  marriage  with  Miss  Edith  Gaines.  After  spend- 
ing thirty-four  years  in  Indiana  the  family  moved  to  LaSalle  county, 
111.,  where  they  resided  nine  years,  when  they  removed  to  Philo,  111., 
where  parents  died,  each  in  the  eightieth  year.  Of  their  fourteen  children 
thirteen  became  heads  of  families,  of  whom  seven  are  still  living. 
John  Peterson  held  a  claim  to  a  tract  of  land  on  which  the  Union 
depot  and  other  valuable  buildings  of  Philadelphia  now  stand,  but  this 
claim  was  set  aside  by  sliarpers,  who  produced  false  titles.  Being  a 
man  who  desired  peace  he  submitted  to  this  robbery,  but  his  heirs  con- 
tem]:>late  taking  steps  to  recover  the  millions  of  which  Mr.  Peterson 
was  defrauded.  Henry  Peterson  was  born  at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  where 
his  twin  brother  died  at  the  age  of  one  year.  He  shared  his  parents' 
labors  and  travels  until  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  when  he  married 
Miss  Halberstadt.  In  1850  he  moved  to  Lee  county,  Iowa,  where  he 
remained  until  1862,  when  he  removed  with  his  familv  to  the  Missouri 
boundary.  His  sons,  Samuel  and  William,  who  enlisted,  ditl  not  join 
in  this  migration.  Later  the  family  removed  to  Philo,  III.,  where,  on 
March  14,  1873,  he  bid  farewell  to  his  church  brethren,  stating  that  he 
would  never  meet  them  again.  On  the  succeeding  day,  while  drawing 
corn  across  his  meadow — the  sky  showing  but  a  single  cloud — he  was 
struck  by  lightning  and  instantly  killed.  His  widow  resides  upon  the 
homestead  at  Philo.     Of  their  famil}^  of  ten  children  :  Samuel  G.  is  in 


GQ4:  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

Missouri ;  William  resides  here  ;  Nelson,  deceased  ;  Maiy  E.  is  in  Mis- 
souri ;  B.  F.  in  Iowa ;  C.  W.  in  Kansas ;  Margaret  A.  at  Philo  ;  John 
in  Missouri ;  Thomas  at  Philo,  and  Charlotte  in  Iowa.  Samuel  was 
one  of  the  first  to  respond  to  the  call  for  troops  in  1861,  then  entering 
the  Twenty-first  Missouri  Infantry,  served  ninety  days  and  enlisted  in 
the  Fourth  Iowa  Cavahy,  serving  to  the  close  of  the  war ;  was  pro- 
moted several  times  for  braveiy  in  different  l)attles.  William  Peterson 
removed  to  Lee  county,  Iowa,  with  his  parents  when  eight  years  old, 
and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  enlisted  in  the  Fifteenth  Iowa  Infantr}^, 
participated  in  the  battles  of  Shiloh,  Bolivar,  luka  and  Corinth  ;  was 
discharged  for  w^ound  received  at  Corinth,  Miss.,  in  October,  1862.  On 
returning  he  married  Mrs.  Mary  Woodin,  daughter  of  James  and 
Elizabeth  (Town)  Jackson.  After  his  marriage  they  settled  on  their 
present  Valley  farm,  where  all  their  children  were  born  :  Florence, 
Mary,  James  W.,  Belle,  Albert  M.,  Henry  A.,  Orion  E.,  all  residing  at 
home,  and  one,  Henry,  deceased.  In  politics  he  is  decidedly  Republican, 
but  takes  no  active  part  in  political  contests — his  farm  and  stock  claim- 
ino'  the  attention  of  all  his  business  houi-s.  Himself  and  familv  are  all 
members  of  the  Congregational  church,  and  jn'ominent  in  all  matters 
relating  to  the  welfare  of  the  county.  In  Masonic  circles  he  belongs 
to  the  Chapter.  James  Jackson,  his  father-in-law,  Avas  born  in  York- 
shire, Eng.,  in  1796 ;  married  Miss  Town,  of  London,  when  twenty- 
five  3^ears  old  ;  six  years  later  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Dutchess 
county,  N.  Y.,  and  in  1841  moved  to  Peoria  county,  111.,  and  to  Stark 
count}^  in  1852.  Here  James  Jackson  died  in  1870  in  his  seventy -fifth 
year,  and  his  wife  in  1876  in  her  eighty- second  year,  leaving  seven  chil- 
dren, of  whom  four  are  living — Mrs.  Peterson  being  the  j'oungest 
member  of  the  family. 

John  Sehanck,  who  died  at  Wady  Petra  April  27,  1880,  aged  fifty- 
eight  years,  was  born  in  Preble  county,  Ohio,  January  16,  1823  ; 
moved  with  his  famih^  to  Yalley  township  in  1854.  In  1875  he  pur- 
chased the  Chase  store  and  was  in  business  there  until  his  death. 

A.  J.  Siinmei'vian,  son  of  Jacob  antl  Malinda  (Sheets)  Simnierman, 
was  born  in  West  Jersey,  October  11,  1846.  His  father  was  a  native 
of  Wythe  county,  Ya.;  born  in  1815.  Came  with  his  parents  to  Han- 
cock county,  IlL,  in  1833,  overland,  and  in  1835  to  Stark  county.  He 
worked  on  the  father's  eighty  acre  farm  until  1838,  when  he  married 
Miss  Sheets,  and  took  up  their  residence  on  a  farm  which  he  purchased 
near  the  David  Simnierman  farm  in  West  Jersey.  Eight  years  after 
his  young  wife  died  here,  leaving  three  boys.  Some  few  years  later 
Jacob  traded  his  farm  for  another  in  that  township  and  resided  on  his 
new  farm  until  i860,  when  he  moved  to  his  father's  homestead,  remain- 
ing there  until  his  migration  to  Linn  county,  Iowa,  in  the  spring  of 
1884.  In  1848  he  married,  for  second  wife,  Mrs.  Permelia  Lane.  To 
tlie  first  marriage  were  born  :  James  H..  deceased  ;  George  H.,  now  in 
Fillmore  county,  Neb.;  and  A.  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  To  the 
second  marriage  were  born:  -Malinda,  Sarah  A.,  Albert  and  Lydia,  all 
of  whom  are  married  and' residents  of  Linn  county,  Iowa.  In  politics 
he  was  a  Democrat;  in  religion  a  Methodist,  and  in  the  social  and  busi- 
ness circle  one  of  the  county's  first  and  most  useful  pioneers.     A.  J, 


OF    VALLEY   TOWNSHLP,  065 

Simmerman  passed  all  his  earlier  years  on  his  grandfather's  (Peter 
Sheets)  lands  or  attending  school  in  the  district.  He  was  but  six 
months  old  when  his  mother  died.  He  resided  with  grandfather 
Sheets  t\\  enty-one  years,  and  in  1868  moved  to  his  farm  of  ninet}^  acres 
on  section  18,  Yalley,  with  his  young  wife — Miss  Susan  M.,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  and  Loraney  (Fowler)  Luce,  of  Indiana,  to  Avhom  he  had 
been  married  only  a  short  time.  To  them  six  children  were  born : 
Mary  L.,  Isadora  M.,  Ada  J.,  Daisy  B.,  Ernest  M.,  and  Koy,  all  residing 
here.  His  wife  was  born  near  Indianapolis  in  1818.  In  1852  moved 
witli  her  parents  to  Fulton  county,  and  in  1855  came  to  Essex,  remain- 
ing with  Jefferson  Trickle's  family  until  her  marriage.  Mr.  Simmer- 
man  has  now  270  acres  of  prime  land,  and  since  1867  has  taken  all  the 
parts  credited  to  him  in  history. 

Kkoin  Snare,  son  of  John  P.  and  Nancy  (Kurfman)  Snare,  was  born 
in  Penn  township,  111.,  April  21,  1849.  His  father  was  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania  of  Grerman  descent.  Edwin  received  a  practical  education 
on  the  farm  and  in  the  district  schools.  In  1872  he  married  Miss  Nellie 
J.,  daughter  of  Harlow  and  Harriet  (Stouffer)  Brown,  of  Penn  town- 
ship, and  soon  after  purchased  a  farm  there,  on  which  he  resided  until 
1879,  when  he  sold  his  interests  there,  and  removing  to  Valley,  pur- 
chased his  present  l^arm.  Of  three  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs, 
Snare,  only  one —  an  infant,  is  living.  This  little  one  with  an  adopted 
daughter  'constitute  their  family.  He  is  a  supporter  of  the  M.  P. 
church,  in  political  life  a  Eepublican,  and  in  everyday  affairs  a  lib- 
eral helper  of  ever}^  enterprise  which  gives  promise  of  public  benefits. 
(  Vide  also  sketch  of  11.  Brown  and  Snare  fa-niily,  Penn  township.) 

Captain  John  Speers,  son  of  Henry  and  Esther  (McCrearv)  Speers, 
was  born  in  Washington  county.  Pa.,  January  13,  1822.  His  grand- 
father, of  German  descent,  was  a  Baptist  preacher  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  died  there  in  1810.  His  mother  was  of  Scotcli-Irish  origin.  Of 
her  nine  children,  three  are  now  living  :  William,  in  California  ;  Pless}^, 
wife  of  E.  Baker,  of  Springfield,  Mo.,  and  John,  of  Valley  township. 
Samuel  Speers,  uncle  of  John,  served  in  the  Pevolution,  and  was 
wounded — remaining  a  crippled  victim  of  British  tyranny  up  to  the 
period  of  his  death.  Abraham,  a  brother  of  our  subject,  served  in  the 
Mexican  war.  His  father  was  a  soldier  of  1812,  and  was  present  at 
the  capture  of  New  Orleans  by  "  Old  Hickory."  He  avenged  there 
the  wounds  inflicted  on  his  older  brother  by  the  British  during  the 
Eevolution.  Captain  Speers  passed  his  early  years  on  the  farm  or 
attending  school  At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  entered  a  machine  shop, 
remained  five  years  there,  and  then  took  the  position  of  engineer  on  a 
western  river  steamboat.  For  thirteen  years  he  was  in  this  service, 
being  captain  of  the  vessel  for  two  years.  Early  in  1855  he  came  to  Val- 
ley township,  ]iurchased  a  quarter  section  to  Avhich  he  has  since  added 
360  acres  together  with  presenting  eighty  acres  to  one  son,  120  acres 
to  another  and  the  cash  equivalent  of  eighty  acres  to  a  third  son.  He 
also  owns  a  section  in  Washington  county,  Kan.,  half  of  which  is  fenced 
and  stocked.  In  1811  he  married  Miss  Sarah  Cartwright,  a  native  of 
England,  who  came  to  the  United  States  with  her  aunt,  Mrs.  Sarah, 
wife  of  George  Price,  a  machinist,  who  settled  at  Brownsville,  Pa., 


666  BlOGKAPHY   AND   REMINISCENCES 

moved  to  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  in  1852,  where  he  died,  and  where 
Mrs.  Price  still  resides,  in  the  eighth-sixth  year  of  her  age.  Both  of 
Mrs.  Speers*  parents  died  in  England,  hut  a  brother  and  sister  reside 
there  still.  Captain  Speers  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  eleven  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  died  in  infancy  :  William  F.,  the  eldest,  who  served 
three  3^eai's  m  Company  E,  EightA^-sixth  Illinois  ^''ohinteer  Infantry, 
lost  his  wife  in  1882,  leaving  three  children.  He  married  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth (McCowan)  Boughton,  for  second  wife  and  resides  at  Stark  Sta- 
tion. Henry  C,  who  served  one  year  in  the  war,  married  Miss  Mary 
IS^ixon,  resides  in  Kansas.  Albert  J.  is  a  farmer  of  Valley  township  ; 
Mary  R.  was  a  school  teacher  until  her  marriage  with  "William  Gray, 
of  Chillicothe,  November  25, 1880 ;  Thomas  M.  died  in  his  twenty-nintli 
year,  February  21, 1886 ;  Oliver  C.  died  March  T,  1868,  in  his  eighteentli 
year ;  Esther  C,  Ella  M.  and  James  A.  reside  with  their  parents.  The 
father  of  this  large  family  is  a  staunch  Republican,  and  declares  liis 
boys  and  girls  to  be  also  of  that  political  faith.  Is  a  member  and 
stockholder  of  the  Central  Agricultural  Society,  liberal  in  religious 
matters,  and  equally  liberal  in  his  financial  support  of  all  Christian 
churclies.  He  has  been  school  director  for  twenty-three  years ;  has 
served  as  supervisor,  road  commissioner,  justice,  collector,  and  tilled 
other  township  offices,  and  during  his  residence  here  of  over  thirty-one 
years  has  never  been  plaintiff  or  defendant,  but  served  as  juryman  sev- 
eral times  in  a  court  of  justice.  Many  of  his  children  attend  the  Con- 
gregational church,  and  some  of  them  are  members  thereof.  At  the 
date  of  his  marriage  he  had  eighteen  dollars  capital. 

Carle  Stagg^  son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Carle)  Stagg,  was  born  in 
Montgomery  county,  N.  Y.,  in  18-10.  Ilis  paternal  ancestors  were 
French,  who  came  to  America  at  a  very  early  date  and  settled  in  New 
York.  His  father  when  a  young  man  learned  the  trade  of  a  carpentei', 
and  at  the  age  of  twenty  was  married  to  Miss  Mary,  daugliter  of  John 
and  Lucretia  Carle,  also  natives  of  Neu^  York.  Since  his  marriage,  he 
has  divided  his  attention  between  farming  and  liis  trade.  Their  home 
has  since  been  in  theii'  native  state,  althougli  seeking  I'est  from  hard 
labor.  They  now  reside  in  the  town  of  Canajoharie  on  the  New  York 
Central.  Of  their  famil}'  of  six  children,  four  still  live.  Carle  Stagg 
being  the  onl}^  one  m  Stark  county.  Carle  remained  at  home  until 
the  age  of  twenty-two  years.  He  taught  school  two  terms  in  New 
York,  and  then  removed  to  Wisconsin,  and  engaged  as  a  farm-hand 
for  the  summer,  and  as  teacher  for  the  winter.  In  the  sprmg  he 
removed  to  Whiteside  county.  111.,  and,  desiring  to  learn  the  trade  of 
his  father,  he  began  work  with  a  carpenter,  but  soon  returned  to 
agriculture.  After  seven  months,  he  visited  Storv  countv.  la.,  in 
search  of  land,  but,  finding  none  to  suit  him,  he  went  to  Cedar  county 
and  purchased  eighty  acres  of  prairie,  which  he  soon  had  in  good  con- 
dition for  farm  work,  although  beginning  work  with  onlv  150  cents. 
The  season  following,  he  sold  at  a  bargain,  returned  to  prairie  break- 
ing, and  doing  whatever  work  promised  remunei'ation  until  the  next 
summer,  when,  in  partnership  with  a  brother,  purchased  eighty  acres, 
which  the}^  improved.  Two  years  later,  he  married  Miss  Anna,  the 
daughter  of   Henry  and  Eliza  (Scott)  Wingert,  a  native  of   Peoria 


OF   VALLEY  TOWNSHIP.  669 

county,  111.,  whose  parents  were  natives  respectively  of  Pennsylvania 
and  Maryland,  and  settlers  of  Peoria  county  since  1846,  where  they 
still  reside.  Some  three  years  after  their  marriage,  they  removed  to 
their  present  farm  in  Yalley  township,  whicli  was  then  but  little  and 
verv  pooi'ly  improved,  now,  however,  one  of  the  finest  and  most  pro- 
ductive fa'rms  in  the  county.  In  1880,  Mr.  Stagg  built  his  present 
substantial  home,  together  with  barns  and  out-buildings.  Tlieir  family 
consists  of  three  children,  Mary,  Fred,  and  Everett,  all  at  home.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Stagg  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcoj)al  church  of  La 
Prairie.  Mr.  S.  is  a  Pepublican  in  sentiment,  although  not  tied  to 
party,  but  uses  his  judgment  to  support  tliose  whom  he  considers  the 
best  suited  for  public  position. 

Charles  1).  Stisser^  son  of  Solomon  and  Catherine  (Bane)  Stisser, 
was  born  at  Lenox,  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  March  15,  1828.  Solomon 
was  born  in  Seneca  county,  JST.  Y.,  where  his  father.  Dr.  Stissei',  and 
wife,  both  natives  of  Germany,  settled  after  the  Pevolution.  During 
the  Pe volution  he  was  surgeon,  and  won  a  national  reputation.  After 
the  war  he  settled  in  Seneca  county,  and  practiced  medicine  there  until 
his  death.  Solomon  received  a  fair  education,  and  selected  the  black- 
smith's trade,  which  he  followed  until  the  war  of  1812  broke  out.  Pie 
served  tliroughout  this  last  strnggle  of  the  Britisli  to  strangle  freedom 
in  her  home.  After  peace  was  declared  he  married  Miss  Kate  Bane, 
to  whom  was  born  three  children,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  being  the 
only  survivor.  This  lady  died  at  Lenox,  N.  Y..  in  1880.  A  year  later 
Solomon  married  his  late  wife's  sister,  moved  to  Orleans  county,  and 
resided  there  until  his  death  in  1875.  Charles  D.  passed  his  boyhood 
years  in  York  State.  In  1852  he  moved  to  Chicago,  and  was  in  the 
river  and  canal  marine  for  a,  number  of  years,  being  the  owner  of 
seven  canal  boats,  and  of  the  steamer  Wenona^  which  he  sold  at  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  in  1863.  While  there  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Stark  county, 
and  in  1866  purchased  a  second  farm  in  Peoria  county,  on  which  he 
resided  two  years.  In  1868  he  added  to  his  acres  in  Valley  township, 
sold  his  Peoria  farm,  came  to  reside  here,  and  has  since  made  it  his 
home,  owning  488  acres  in  Yalley  and  80  in  Goshen.  In  18()8  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Carrie  F.,  daughter  of  Sylvanus  and  Permelia  Mallory,  the 
former  a  native  of  Vermont,  who,  moving  to  York  State,  was  married 
there,  and  with  his  family  came  to  Marshall  county,  111.  In  1852  he 
moved  to  Adair  county,  la.,  returned  to  Marshall  county  after  the  war, 
and  died  there  in  1882.  To  Mrs.  Stisser  live  children  were  born,  four 
of  whom  are  living:  Edgar  E.,  Alida  B.,  Atta  W.,  Charles  L.  and 
Nettie  D.  Mrs.  S.  is  a  meml^er  of  the  Congregational  church,  of  which 
her  husband  is  a  supporter.  Politically,  he  is  Pepublican,  and  in  school 
matters  zealous  and  earnest.  Being  of  a  domestic  nature,  he  refrains 
from  active  participation  in  local  or  state  affairs,  but  what  is  worthy  of 
moral  or  financial  aid  finds  always  in  him  a  patron. 

George  C.  Van  OxdU  son  of  James  M.  and  Margaret  (Bates)  Van 
Osdel,  was  born  in  Fishkill,  Dutchess  county,  N.  Y..  December  13,  1812. 
His  ancestors  migrated  from  Holland  to  New  York  at  an  early  day; 
his  parents  were  natives  of  New  York,  who  removed  to  Illinois  in 
1854 ;  settled  in  Kendall  county,  where  his  father  engaged  at  his  trade 


670  BIOGRAPHY   AND   EEMINISCENCES 

of  blacksmith,  and  continued  so  engaged  at  Millington  until  his  death, 
Januaiy  16,  1884.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  ahva3^s  held  the  position  of  class-leader.  His  mother,  now 
aged  sixty-four  years,  resides  at  Yorkville,  Kendall  county.  George 
C.  Van  Osdel  is  the  second  child  of  a  famil}'^  of  ten  childreji,  of  whom 
seven  are  still  living ;  one  brother  being  engaged  in  the  ministry.  He 
spent  his  early  life  at  home,  assisting  m  the  duties  of  the  farm.  His 
educational  advantages  were  limited  to  the  common  schools,  bnt  apply- 
ing himself  diligently  to  study  he  acquired  a  practical  education.  At 
the  ao;e  of  twentv-one  he  entered  Brvant  tfe  Stratton's  college,  at  Chi- 
cago,  and.  completing  his  studies  there,  in  1864,  returned  to  Kendall 
county,  where,  at  Xewark,  he  engaged  in  clerking.  After  a  shoi't  time 
he  joined  Company  F.  One-hundred-and-forty-first  Illinois  Volunteer 
Infantry,  was  promoted  corporal,  and  at  the  close  of  his  term  of  enlist- 
ment returned  to  his  duties  at  the  store.  In  1865  he  went  to  Aurora, 
where  he  engaged  as  clerk  for  a  short  time,  ^vhen  he  was  attacked  by 
sciatic  rheumatism,  from  which  he  suffered  about  a  vear.  Recovermg 
from  this  attack  sufficientlv  to  resume  business,  he  was  eno-ao-ed  as 


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instructor  in  the  public  schools  of  La  Salle  and  Kendall  counties.  In 
1867  he  was  granted  a  license  to  preach  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  In  18«i8  he  married  Miss  Clara  A.,  a  daughter  of  Edward  P. 
and  Hannah  (Gridley)  Bibbins,  born  in  Kendall  count}^.  111.,  December 
13,  1847.  In  1871  Mr.  Yan  Osdel  became  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
church,  and  was  engaged  in  the  ministrv  at  Xewark,  Somonauk,  Wvo- 
niino-  and  Toulon,  111.  In  1876  he  came  to  AVvomino-  and  assumed 
charge  of  the  Baptist  church  there,  for  one  3^ear ;  he  moved  to  Toulon, 
where  he  was  engaged  as  pastor  of  the  Second  Baptist  church.  He 
was  instrumental  in  uniting  the  two  churches.  He  was  also  engaged 
in  photograi)iiv.  which  he  still  follows,  being  the  onlv  photographer 
at  Toulon.  On  February  16,  1883,  ^[rs.  Yan  Osdel  died.  Of  the  four 
children  who  blessed  this  union,  one  died  during  infancv.  In  1884  he 
married  Miss  Isaljel  Stuckey,  of  Washington  Courthouse,  O.,  Avho  was 
born  in  Fayette  county,  O..  in  1843.  Politically,  Mr.  Yan  Osdel  is  a 
Republican.  In  1881  he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  which  office 
he  stdl  holds.  He  has  been  quite  active  in  political  affairs,  and  has 
held  the  office  of  village  clerk.  His  penchant  for  home  studies  has 
accompanied  him  in  his  later  years  and  he  is  now  reading  law.  with  a 
view  of  becoming  a  member  of  the  bar  of  Illinois. 

Harriet  N.  V^'dniot,  daughter  of  William  and  Harriet  ]^.  (Morrill) 
Picker,  was  born  in  Topsham,  Me.,  Xoveml^er  17,  1845.  Her  father 
was  born  in  ^[aine,  August  12,  1812,  received  a  liberal  education,  and 
from  the  a"e  of  eighteen  to  thirtv-three  was  engaged  in  school  teach- 
ing  every  winter.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  moved  to  Topsham, 
and  was  identified  with  mercantile  interests  there  until  1851,  when  he 
moved  to  Marshall  county.  111.,  ]nirchased  land,  and  in  1853  was  joined 
there  b}"  his  wife  and  children.  He  married  Miss  Morrill  October  1, 
1840,  at  Topsham.  Eleven  children  blessed  this  union,  seven  of  whom 
are  living:  Mary  E.  L.,  Lyman  J..  Harriet  N.,  Samuel  M.,  Willie  C, 
Annie  E..  Susannah  I.,  P.  A.,  Timinicus,  Lucy  O.  and  Freddie  O.  In 
1867  the  family  moved  to  Peoria  county,  where  Mr.  Picker  was  engaged 


OF    VA1.1  y.Y   TOWNSHIP.  671 

in  mercantile  life  nntil  his  death,  in  1878.  His  widow  resides  at  Chani- 
paig-n,  111.,  since  188U.  Mrs.  Wilmot  shared  the  travels  and  fortures 
of  the  family  until  1863,  when  she  married  Asahel  AYilmot,  of  Steuben 
county,  X.  Y.  He  was  the  son  of  Stephen  B.  and  Bets}'  (Clawson) 
Wilmot.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  years  he  came  to  Marshall  countv\  111., 
with  his  parents.  In  1852  his  brother,  brother-in-law  and  himself 
crossed  the  plains  to  California,  met  with  disappointments,  and  turned 
his  steps  toward  the  silver  mines  of  Mexico,  but  would  not  be  allowed 
entrance  with  firearms.  Returning  on  foot  to  California,  raiseda  crop 
of  wheat,  \vhich  ^vas  rusted  so  badly  that  he  turned  in  a  drove  of  hogs 
to  fatten,  but  bears  came  and  carried  the  hogs  off.  He  then  engaged 
in  splitting  rails,  and  in  1857  left  the  "  golden  land,"  coming  home  via 
the  Isthmus,  the  Mississippi  and  Illinois  rivers.  He  remained  on  a 
farm  in  La  Prairie  until  1801,  wlien  he  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  Forty-seventh 
Illinois  Infantry,  and  served  at  Sliiloh  and  in  all  subsequent  actions 
for  fourteen  months,  receiving  honorable  discharge  October  15,  1862. 
In  the  fall  of  1862  he  purchased  eighty  acres  in  Valley,  and  after  his 
marriage  with  Miss  Kicker,  in  November,  1863,  settled  here.  After 
nine  3' ears  he  removed  to  his  Chillicothe  farm,  but  in  1878  returned  to 
Valley,  and  died  January  19,  1881,  at  his  home,  where  the  family  still 
reside.  Of  eight  children  born  to  them,  Asahel  C,  Lillie  I*.,  Ambrosia 
D.,  Fred  L.,  Eoyal  AV.,  Clawson  M.,  Ethan  A.,  are  at  home;  Willie  R. 
is  numbered  with  the  dead.  This  large  family  has  held  an  important 
dlace  in  the  history  of  Stark  for  almost  a  quarter  of  a  centuiy,  and 
since  its  3'outh  the  Wilmots  and  Kickers  weA^e  known  here. 

Samuel  Wrk/Jey,  son  of  Edmund  and  Alice  (Howarth)  Wrigley,  was 
born  at  Hooleybridge,  England,  in  1830.  There  he  first  worked  in  the 
cotton  factories,  and  afterward  learned  the  blacksmith  and  machinist's 
trade.  In  1853  he  came  to  the  United  States,  and  settling  at  AVyo- 
niing,  followed  for  five  years  his  ti-ade.  In  1858  he  moved  to  his  farm 
on  section  6,  Valle}'  township,  where  his  home  has  since  been  made. 
Before  leaving  England  lie  \vas  married  to  Miss  Betsy,  daughter  of 
Jos.  Garred.  Twoyears  later  she  joined  her  husband  in  America;  to 
her  five  children  were  l)orn  here  and  here  she  died,  in  1862,  as  re- 
lated in  other  pages.  Mr.  Wrigley  was  married  to  Miss  Joanna  E. 
Armstrong.  Tliey  are  the  parents  of  six  children.  Politically,  he  is  a 
Kepublican.  In  townsnip  matters  he  has  for  about  thirt}^  years  l)een 
prominent,  having  held  the  positions  of  assessor  and  treasurer  of  the 
township,  and  school  treasurer,  iilhng  all  with  credit  to  himself  and 
the  townshi}).  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  For  fifteen 
years  he  has  been  engaged  in  stock-growing,  and  has  converted  his  farm 
of  320  acres  from  the  wild  prairie  which  it  was  when  he  moved  upon 
it,  into  one  of  the  finest  and  most  productive  tracts  of  which  his 
township  can  boast.     His  home  is  modern  in  style  and  conveniences. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 


WEST   JEKSEY   TOWNSHIP. 


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HE  toAvnship  called  West  -Terse}'  since  1853.  the  date  of 
its  organization,  was  formei'ly  known  jis~l\Iassilloii_ Pre- 
cinct. Unlike  the  other  townships  of  the  county,  the  en- 
try of  its  lands  was  not  made  under  the  soldiers  homestead 
act,  as  the  advisors  of  the  men  of  1S12,  to  whom  permis- 
sion was  oTanted  to  locate  "tloats*'  in  Illinois,  did  not 
look  favorably  on  this  portion  of  Walnut  Creek  Valley,  and 
accordingly  their  selections  of  quarter  sections  here  were 
verv  few.  In  1836  the  speculator  as  well  as  the  settler 
came,  and  before  185:2  almost  every  acre  had  passed  into 
their  hands.  With  the  exception  of  the  "Barrens"  a 
small  tract  of  sand,  the  township  presents  one  of  the 
finest  agricultural  districts  in  the  whole  Walnut  Creek  region.  Spring 
Avells.  such  as  are  on  the  Mahany  farm,  and  spring  creeks  are  common, 
and  in  minerals,  such  as  coal  and  fire-clay,  it  is  not  wanting.  The 
population  in  1880  was  1,207,  including  nmety-four  in  West  Jersey 
village.  The  church  and  school  have  been  institutions  here^\lmost 
from  the  beginnings  of  settlement,  and  for  years  the  village  of  West 
Jersey  and  hamlet  of  Starwauo  have  l^een  centers  for  mutual  benefit 
and  literary  associations. 

The  original  entries  of  lands  in  township  12  north,  range  5  east, 
and  the  names  of  the  present  owners  of  each  tract  are  given  as  follows: 

Solomon  Marshall,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  1,  April  6,  1818.     .John  Ham. 
Herman  Knox,  n.  w.  qr.,»sec.  1,  .Jul}'  19,  1836.     .John  Ham. 
Robert  P.  Coates,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  1;  Xov.  7,  1836.     J.  Y.  B.  and  .J.  W.  Mahany. 
Herman  Knox,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  1;  July  19,  1836.     .J.  V.  B.  Mahany. 
Herman  Knox,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  2;  July  19,  1836.      John  Ham,  e.  hf  ;   John  Jackson, 
w.  hf. 

David  Barber,  u.  w.  qr.,  sec.  2;  Aug.   13,  1836.     Charles  Potter,  west  side;   John 

Robert  B.  Coates,  s.  w.  qr.  sec.  2;  Nov.  8,  1836.     Charles  Potter. 

Orville  H.  Browning,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  2;  Sept.  5,  1836;  Carlon  Rice,  east  side;  Charles 
Potter,  w.  side. 

Orville  H.  Browning,  n.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  8;  Sept.  7,  1836.     Thomas  Terrj-. 

Orville  H.  Browning,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Sept.  7,  1836.     Thomas  Pyle,  n.  e.  qr.  of; 
B.  R.  Brown,  n.  w.  qr.  of,  and  s.  hf .  of. 

David  Barber,  s.  av.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Aug.  13,  1836.     Philip  Knoff,  n.  hf.  of;  George 
Leiffh,  s.  hf.  of. 

^David  Barber,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  3;  Aug.  13,  1836.  Daniel  D.  Addis,  e.  hf . :  R.  A.  Boyd, 
w.  hf. 

Andrew  Johnson,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4.;  Aug.  13,  1836.     B.  R.  Brown. 

George  A.  Charles,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  4:  May  10,  1836.     B.  R.  Brown. 

David  Simmerman,  w.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Feb.  29,  1836.     George  Simmerman. 

Daniel  Trash,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Xov.   29,  1817.     J.  C.  Atherton,  n.   hf.;   J.   L. 
Young,  s.  hf . 

673 


WEST   JERSEY   TOWNSHIP. 


673 


n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Feb.  29,  1836. 
n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  5;  Nov.  2,  1835. 
1.  w.  qr.,  sec.  5;    Aug.  13,  1836 


w. 

w. 

w 

w. 

.  e. 


qr., 

qr-: 

.  qr. 

qr.,  sec. 

s.  e.  qr 


sec. 
sec. 
,  sec 


e., 
M. 


s.  e.  qr. 


sec. 


hf. 


Andrew  Johnson,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  4;  Aug.  13,  1836 
L.  Young,  s.  M . 

Silas  Richards,  e.  hf., 
and  s.  w.  qr.  of. 

Sihis  Richards,  w.  hf., 
and  part  of  e.  hf . 

Jesse  Emmery,  n.  e.,  i 
hf.  of 

Isaiah  Berry,  w.  hf.,  n 

Silas  Richards,  n.  e.,  s. 

Samuel  Moore,  w.  hf.  s 

Jesse  Emmery,  s.  e.,  s 

George  Simmerman,   r 
side  of  u.  e.  qr.  of. 

Francis  C.  ]\Ioore,  s 
n.  e.  qr.  of,  and  also  w 

David  Simmerman,  w 
qr.  of. 

Joseph  Morton,  e.  hf .  and  w 
mer,  n.  e.  qr. 

Joseph  Morton,  e.  hf.  and  w.  hf 
part  n.  w.  qr. ;  H.  C.  Cree,  part  n.  w 

Conrad  Emmery,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr. 

Samuel  Moore,  w.  hf.,  s.  w 

Joseph  Emmery,  n.  e. 

Jacob  f^mmery,  w.  hf 

David  Simmerman,  s. 

Isaiah  Berry,  e.  hf.  n. 

David  Simmerman,  w. 
mler. 

William  Cue,  e.  iif.  n.  w.  qr 
cob  M.  Jones,  w.  hf .  of  s.  e.  qr 
Jones,  parts  of  w.  hf .  of;  J.  M.  Jones. 

William  Kent,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  hf.,  sec.  7;  Aug.  3,  1836 

William  Kent,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  7;  Aug.  3,  1836. 

Alexander  Mosher,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.   7;  Aug.  20,  1853. 


George  Simmerman,  n.  hf . ;  J. 
George  Simmerman,  e.  hf . 
J.  H.  Emery,  n.  w.  qr., 
Hannah  J  .  Emmery,  e . 


5;  May  26,  1836.     James  H.  Emery,  w.  hf.  of. 
5;  Nov.  2,  1835.     Sarah  J.  Wilson. 
5;  June  16,  1836.     Sarah  J.  Wilson. 
5;  Oct.  19,  1836.     Sarah  J.  Wilson. 
. ,   sec.    5;    July  19,  1836.     G.  Simmerman,  e. 


s.  e.  qr. 
hf.,   I 


5;  July  7,  1851.    J.  C.  Atherton,  w.  side  of 
sec.  5;  Feb.  29,  1836.     James  Addis,  s.  e. 


e.  qr.,  sec.  6;    June  25,  1835. 


qr.  s. 
.  s.  e. 
e.  qr. 
e.  qr. 
hf.  n. 


qr, 

e. 

qr. 


n.  w.  qr.,  sec  6;  June  25,  1835. 

qr. 
.,  sec.  6;  July  25,  1835.     Town  lots. 
.,  sec.   6:  June  6,  1836.     Town  lots, 
qr. ,  sec.  6;  Aug.  3,  1835.     Town  lots. 


Joseph  Pal- 
Willard  Palmer, 


.sec.  6;  July  25,  1835.     Town  lots, 
s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  6;  Feb.  29,  1836.     Town  lots, 
sec.  7;   May  26,  1836.     Philip  Cromier. 
e.  qr.,  sec.  7;  Feb.  29,  1836.     Syl.  Orwig  and  P.  Cro- 


sec.  7; 
of;  S. 


]May  9,  1836.     Irvin  Addis,  n.  e.  qr.  of;  Ja- 
F.  Smith,  e.  hf.  of  s.    e.    qr.   of;  Addis  S. 


A.  B.  Smith,  e.  hf. 


of;S.  Or- 
Shadrach 


qr.,  sec.  9; 

Aug.  15,1836. 

qr.,  sec.   9; 

Aug.  13,   1836 

e .  qr . ,  sec . 

10;  Oct.  5,  183( 

Cook. 


1836.     Eli  Emery. 
Eli  Emery. 
I .  L .  Newman ,  Margaret  Sim- 


S.  y.   Addis, 


Margaret  Sim- 


wig,  n.  w.  qr.  of;  O.  B.  Smith,  s.  w.  qr.  of;  J.  L.  Young;  G.  Simmerman 
Morris,  I.   L.Newman. 

R.  R.  and  Arch.  Williams,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  Aug.  15,  1836. 

R.  R.  and  Arch.  Williams,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  8;  Aug.  15,  1836.     W.  E 

Ebenezer  Bacon,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  8;  Nov.  5,  1836.     Elizabeth  Newman. 

Stephen  Griggs,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  8;  July  27,  1835.     Isaac  L.  Newman. 

Ebenezer  Bacon,  w,  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  8;  Nov.  5,  1836.     Isaac  L.  Newman. 

Andrew  Johnson,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Aug.  13,  1836.     James  Addis. 

iNIihon  Richards,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  9;  Aug.  13, 

John  Field,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  9;  Nov.  9,  1836 

Andrew  Johnson,  s.  w 
merman . 

Andrew  Johnson,  s.  e. 
merman,  Isaac  L.  Newman 

John  B.  Burlingam,n.  e.  qr.,  .sec.   10;  Oct.  5,  1836.     R.   A.  Boyd,  C 

David  Barber,  n.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  10;  Aug.  13,  1836.     D.  O.  Addis. 

Robert  E.  Little,  s.  w.  qr.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  10;  Oct.  5,  1836.    E 
,;  J.  R.  Henry,  s.  w.  qr.;  C.  L.  and  S.   R.  Hazen,  s.  e.   qr. 

Edward  C.  Delavan,  all  sec.  11;  Oct.  5,  1836.     I.   V.    B.  and 
Stonier,  John  and  R.  ]M.  Hazen. 

Herman  Knox,  n.  e.  qr.,  ,sec.  12;  July  19,  1836.     Poor  farm. 

David  Barber,  n.  w.  qr.,sec.  12;  Aug.   13,  1830.     Sam  Cree. 

David  Barber,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  12;  Aug.  13,  1836.     J.  W.  Cole. 

Henry  Emmery,  s.    w.   qr.,  sec.    12;  March  30,  1849.     S.   Cree  and  J 
s.  w.  qr." 

Howard  Ogle,  n.  e.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  13;  Sept.   22,  1836.     Theo.  Whitten 
dis,  J.  J.  Spencer. 

Jonah  Lewis,  n.  w.  and  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  13;  July  31,  1838.     W.  A.   Currie,  B.  H 
Trickle. 


qr. 


J. 


L    Hazen 

Newman,  s. 
W .    Mahan ; 


w. 


R. 


W.  Cole, 
D.  Ad- 


674  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY, 

Jonah  Lewis,  n.  e.  qr.  and  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Julj^  30,  1838.  J.  Hazen,  J.  W.  Cole 
and  S.   W.  Newton,  u.  e.  qr. 

Jonah  Lewis,  e.  hf.  of  ii.  w.  (jr.,  e.  lif.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Nov.  3,    1841. 

John  B.  Burlingame,  w.  hf.  of  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  Oct.  5,  1836.  John  W.  Cole,  R. 
Stonier,  ii.  w.  qr. 

Royal  Arnold,  w.  hf.  of  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  14;  May  6,  1889.  Levi  Silliman,  W. 
Newton,  John  McKinstry,  s.  e.  qr. 

Charles  Akin,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Oct.  5,  1836.    J.  E.  Smith,  A.  Kamerer. 

Charles  Akin,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Oct.  5,  1836.     I.  L.  Newton,  John  H.  Anthony. 

Philander  Arnold,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  15;  Julv  31,  1838.  Francis  Anthony  and  W. 
H.  Givitts. 

Philander  Arnold,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  15;  July  31,  1838.     Andrew  Kamerer. 

Philip  Knolf,  pt.  lots  1  and  2,  sec.  16;  June  25,  1847.  Philip  Knoff,  E.  Newman, 
A.  Johnson,  G.  Sheets,  C.  W.  Young,  A.  Vansickle,  S.  J.  Fox,  Watson  Henry,  Ellen 
Nelson,  J.  H.  Emery  and  W  .  C.  Henry  are  taxed  as  owners  of  propertv  in  this  section. 

Thomas  Clark,  pt.  lots  T  and  8,  sec.   16;  May  21,  184T. 

Aaron  Johnson,  pt   It.  3,  sec.  16;  June  3.  1851. 

David  Emmery,  pt.  lot  4,  sec.   16;  Aug.  7,  1848. 

Jacob  Young, *pt.  lot  5,  sec.  16;  Aug.  8,  1846. 

George  Sheets,  pt.  lot  6,  sec.  16;  Sept.  4,  1848. 

Joel  S.   Wdson,  pt.  lots  11  and  14,  sec.  16;  June  30,  1848. 

Jacob  Young,  pt.  lot  13,  sec.  16;  Dec.  16,  1846. 

William  Locev,  pt.  lot  13,  sec.  16;  June  10,  1850. 

John  W.  Hanna,  pt.  lot  9,  .sec.  16;  Nov.  30.  1846. 

John  W.  Hanna,  pt.  lot  10,  sec.  16;  Sept.  16,  1848. 

Jacob  Young,  pt.  lots  15  and  16,  sec.  16;  Aug.  8,  1846. 

A.  and  R.  R.  Williams,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  17;  July  35,  1835.  I.  L.  Newman,  Reuben 
Swank,     A.    Brazee.  W.  Swank,  inn.  e.  qr. 

Daniel  Bane,  n.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17;  July  12,  1853.  E.  Newman,  J.  Dryden, 
A.  Brazee,  R.  Swank,  J.  B.  Newman,  in  the  n.   w.   qr. 

Canson  Berfield,  s.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  17.  April  4,  1836. 

John  Berfield,  n.  hf.,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  17;  April  18,  1836.  R.  Swank  and  M.  Bell  in 
s.  w.  qr. 

John  Berfield,  s.  hf.,  s.  w.,  qr..  sec.  17;  Oct.  8,  1836. 

Hezekiali  Adcock,  s.  e.  rjr.,  sec.  17;  Dec.  7,  1817.  Elisha  Swank  and  Reuben 
Swank,  in  s.  e.  qr. 

Robert  G.  Rankin,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  18;  March  23,  1837.  John  and  Thomas  Dryden, 
in  n.  e;   qr. 

Andrew  Johnson,  e.  iif.,  n.  w.  (p-.,  sec.  18;  3Larch  18,1837.  P.  Cromier,  J.  Dry- 
den and  James  Coleman,  in  n.  w.  qr. 

Morris  C.  Miller,  w.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Nov.  8,  1852. 

Morris  ('.  :\[iller,  n.  hf..  lots  1  and  3,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Dec.  16,  1851.  Michael 
Plankael,  James  Coleman  and  Samuel  Coleman,  in  s.  w.  qr. 

J.  B.  Gilpin  and  C.  B.  Lawrence,  s.  hf.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  Sept.  13,  1853. 

Robert  G.  Rankin,  s.  e.  qr.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  18;  March  33,  1837.  Thomas  Dryden, 
J.  B.  Newman  and  il.  Bell,  s.  e.  qr.  ' 

Michael  Jones,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  19;  June  19,  1837.  M.  Bell,  J.  B.  Newman,  W. 
Peve  and  J.  J.  Shockley,  in  n.  e.  cp\ 

Peter  Nicholson,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr. ,  sec.  19;  Jan.  7,  1854. 

David  McCoy,  lot  1,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  Nov.  33,  1851.     John  Caton,  n.  w.  qr. 

Samuel  ^IcCoy,  lot  3,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  Nov.  34.  1851. 

Almond  Soule,  Jr.,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;   April  36,  1837. 

Theo.  F.  Hurd,  n.  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  19;  July  30,  1851. 

John  Laffrrt}',  s.  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr. ,  .sec.  19;  Jan.  3,  1854. 

Summer  Shaw,  n.  e.  hf.  se.  qr. ,  sec.  19;  Aug.  3,  1836.  John  Caton,  all  except  Wm. 
Peve's  part  of  w.  hf.,  and  S.  F.  Rice,  in  s.  w.  qr.  of  s.  w.  qr. 

Nathaniel  :McClure,  w.  hf.  and  s.  e.  hf.  of  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  19;  April  36,  1837. 

Nathaniel  .McClure,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  April  26.  1837.  B.  N.  Fox,  J.  J.  Shock- 
ley,  W.  P.  Clifford,  G.  W.  Shockley,  J.  Bodine,  John  Wiley  and  A.  Van  Sickle,  in  sec.  20. 

Allen  Grunlee,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  June  7,  1838. 

Michael  Jones,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  20;  April  19,  1837. 

Loring  H.  Reynolds,  s.  w.  qr. ,  sec.  20;  April  37,  1836. 

Charles  Davis,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  20;  Jan.  31.  1818. 

Elisha  Barton,  n.  e.  qr.,  see.  21;  -July  33,  1846.  W.  H.  Little,  n.  e.  cor.;  M.  R. 
Hurd,  n.  end  e.  hf  of  n.  e.  qr. ;  David  ^Vebster,  s.  end  of  same,  and  C.  Chamberlin,  e. 


WEST   JERSEY   TOWNSHIP.  675 

lif.  of  w.  hf.  qr.  of  n.  e.  qr.      In  this  section  also  are  II.  R.  Swank,  AV.  Johnson,  C.  W. 
Young,  Brown  &  Adams  and  A.  Vausickle. 

Henrv  R.  Swank,  n.  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  April  18,  1850. 

Nathaniel  McClure,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31;  April  26,  1837. 

Ezra  Witter^  s.  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.  sec.  21;  March  5,  1852. 

Benj.  Shearman,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  21;  Oct.  6,  1817. 

Wiliiam  Riggin,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  21;  March  24,  IS'67 . 

John  Risigin,  w.  hf.,  s.  e.  qr.  sec.  21;  May  13,  1837. 

NathaniemcClure,  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  April  26,  1837.     S.  H.  Huffman,  W.  Egbert. 

John  Snnth,  Jr  ,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  22;  July  20,  1837.  M.  A.  Swank,  S.  J.  Fox,  Cath- 
erine Saunders  and  A.  D.  Perrine,  in  n.  w.  qr. 

AVm.  Kent,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  22;  March  24,  1837.  Perrine  D.  Webster  in  s.  w. 
quarter. 

John  Smith,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  22;  May  11,  1837. 

Nicholas  Walsh,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  22;  Jan.  7,  1818.     Jonathan  Pratz,  s.  e.  qv. 

Nathaniel  McClure,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  2);  April  26,  1837.     Daniel  Huffman. 

Henrv  Emery,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  May  16,  1848.     Rol)ert  Stonier. 

John"Smith,*n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  May  11,  1837.  M.  A.  Swank,  E.  G.  Swank  and  C. 
W.  Swank,  n.  w.  qr  ,  nnd  in  the  s.  w.  and  s.  e.  qrs.  are  L.  C.  Egbert,  Stephen  Mer- 
riam,  D.  Huffman  and  Ilattie  McCormick. 

Harrison  Armstrong,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  23;  Dec.  2,  1836. 

Stephen  Trickle,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  23;  May  13,  1837. 

George  Clayburg,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  May  13,  1837.  Levi  Eckley,  Catherine 
Spencer,  Sylvester  Bamber,  Wm.  White,  D.  B.  Sluitts, Edward  Trickle,  sec.  24. 

AVm.  Porter,  n.  w.  qr..  sec.  24;  May  31,  1837. 

Edward  Porter,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  24;  May  31,  1837. 

Lewis  Finch,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  24;  Oct.  17,  1836. 

Ezra  Witter,  n.  e.  qr.,sec.  25;  Oct.  17,  1836.  Isaac  Addis,  D.  B.  Shutts,  D. 
Gingrich,  Catherine  Trimmer,  H.  Proutz,  Levi  Eckley,  John  Adams,  and  A.  W.  Hotch- 
kiss,  in  sec.  25. 

John  (barter,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  May  13,  1837-. 

George  R.  Eckley,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  June  4,  1836. 

Ephraim  Baruett"  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  25;  July  20,  1836. 

George  Dearborn,  s.  e.  qr..  sec.  25;  Jan.  20,  1818. 

James  I.  C.  Carpenter,  e.  lif.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Dec.  3,  1836.  A.  J.  Finley,  Hattie 
McCormick,  Jonathan  Pratz,  Levi  Eckley,  Wm.  Whitten,  John  Adams,  in  sec.  26. 

Ellis  Dwire,  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Aug.  11,  1836. 

Harrison  Armstrong,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Dec.  2,  1836. 

Harrison  Armstrong,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Nov.  7,  1836. 

John  Smith,  n    e.  lif.  s.  w.   qr.,  sec.   26;  l^Tay  11,   1837.. 

Philip  Keller,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  26;  Aug.  3,  1836. 

John  Brown,  s.  e.  qr.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  26;  June  4,  1836. 

Ephraim  Barnett,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr,. ,  sec.  26;  July  20.  1836. 

Stephen  Trekell,  n.  w.  hf.,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26;  April  21,  1837. 

John  Brown,  s.  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  26;  June  4,  1836. 

Jacob  Clayburg,  e.  hf.  n.  e.  ((r.,  sec.  27;  Aug.  3,  1836.  L.  J.  Hazen,  S.  R.  Ilazen, 
W.  O.  Leigh,  Samuel  Leigh,  A.  J.  Johnson,  J.  Pratz,    J.E.  Pratz,  in  sec. 27. 

William  Kent,  n.  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Sept.  3,  1836. 

Jacob  Clayburg,  s.  w.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Aug.  3,  1836. 

Newton  Matthews,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Oct.  10,  1836. 

Newton  Matthews,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Oct.  10,  1836. 

Augustus  Moore,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  (]r.,  sec.  27;  July  20,  1^36. 

Harrison  Armstrong,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  27;  Nov.  7,  1836. 

Enos  Holmes,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Aug.  12,  1836.     N.  B.  Leigh,  F.  Dugan. 

Sho>ldnn  Clark,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Feb.  9,  1818.     S.  H.  Saunders. 

James  Main,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  28;  Oct.   28,  1817.     A.  D.  Vansickle. 

Nehemiah  Wycoff,  s.  e.  ^r.,  sec.  28;  July  27,  1836.    .loseph  Reed  and  Boyd  estate. 

Charles  Higgins,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Nov.  29,  1817.  The  present  owners  of  sec.  29 
are  John  Wiley  and  Vincent  Dancer,  in  n.  e.  qr.;  Julia  A.  Stratton,  V.  Dancer, 
Daniel  Smith,  in  n.  w.  qr.-,  V.  Dancer,  D.  Smith,  Thomas  Riggin,  and  Darius  Sanders, 
in  s.  w.  (p-.,  and  J.  P.  Bodine,  in  s.  e.  qr. 

Washington  Trickle,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  April  11,  1836 

Loringll.  Reynolds,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr..  sec.  29;  April  27,  1836. 

Washington  Trickle,  e.  hf .  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.   29;  Jan.  26,  1836. 

Washington  Trickle,  w    hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  29;  June  19,  1837. 


676  HISTORY    OF    STAEK    COUNTY. 

Charles  Hoover,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  29;  Nov.  29,  1817. 

Nathaniel  McClure,  n.  e.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  July  20,  1837.  On  sec.  30  are  the 
following  named  landholders:  D.  P.  Smith,  John  Caton,  John  Ingle,  E.  IT.  Gale, 
James  A.  Stargell,  G.  W.  Elliott,  David  Stargell,  Sylvester  Cravens,  Samuel  W.  Smith. 
A.  Vansickle. 

Nathaniel  :\IcClure,  n.  w.  hf.  u.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Aug.  3,  1836. 

Thenygood  Smith,  s.  hf.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Jan.  6,  183(5. 

James  W.  Slocum,  n.  w.  qr.  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  Dec.  25,  1835. 

Almond  Soule,  Jr.,  n.  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  April  26,  1837. 

Lewis  D.  White,  s.  e.  hf.,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  30;  May  3,  1855. 

Washington  Trickle,  w.  hf.  s.  w.  qr..  sec.  30;  Nov.  5,  1836. 

Nathaniel  McClure,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  30;  July  20,  1837. 

John  Smith,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  May  23,  1836.  On  .sec.  31  are:  S.  W.  Smith,  John 
Wiley,  Jf)hn  W.  Gross,  Sylvester  Cravens,  I.  H.  Schrider,  John  Hart,  William  Gross 
and  Bernard  Whitraore. 

LeAvis  D.  White,  n.  e.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31;  May  3,  1855. 

Robert  Armstrong,  w.  hf .,  n.  sub.,  sec.  31;  Sept.  28,  1844. 

Gilliert  Arnold,  s.  hf.  n.  sub.,  sec.  31;  Aug.  30,  1837. 

Gilbert  Arnold,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31;  June  14,  1837. 

John  Smith,  n.  w.  hf.  s.,w.  qr.,  sec.  31;  May  23,  1836. 

John  Lesley,  s.  av.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  31;  June  14,  1837. 

Enos  Holnies,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  31;  Aug.  12,  1836. 

Elijah  Smith,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Nov.  24,  1818.  The  tax  payers  on  lands  in  sec. 
32  are:  Aaron  Vansickle,  Joseph  Bodine,  Vincent  Dancer,  John  'Wiley,  S.  W.  Smith, 
Watson  Egbert,  James  McGiuuiss,  Thomas  Riggin,  F.  ]\r.  Hazen,  J.  W.  Cole,  John 
Hazen,  William  Whitten,  Samuel  Leigh,  J.  D.  Webster,  Philip  Beamer,  Henry  Webster, 
J.  D.  W^ebster. 

John  Riggin,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Jan.  26,  1836. 

Washington  Trickle,  n.  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Dec.  25,  1835. 

John  Riguin,  s.  w.  hf.,  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Jan.  26.  1836. 

William"  W.  Webster,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  32;  Oct.  22,  1835. 

Ebenezer  Nichols,  s.  e.  qr..  sec.  32;  Nov.  23,  1818. 

W'illiam  W.  Web.ster,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Oct.  22,  1835.  On  sec.  33  are:  Henry 
Webster,  J.  D.  Webster,  A.  B.  Jones,  James  Webster,  Henry  Sweet,  Carl  Rich  and 
Bernard  Winter. 

Peleg  Tupper,  n.  w.  (jr.,  .sec.  33;  July  30,  1818. 

John  Scott,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  33;  July  30,  1818. 

Oliver  Whittaker,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  May  12,  1855. 

Patrick  Butler,  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  33;  Dec.'20,  1851. 

Edward  Stewart,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;  April  17.  1818.  On  sec.  34  are:  ]\Iary  J. 
Young,  Sarah  E.  Coleman,  Daniel  Leigh's  heirs,  J.  H.  Mcintosh,  D.  R.  Gilvin,  Solomon 
Johnson,  Jolin  Sargent,  A.  J.  Johnson. 

Joseph  Wright,  e.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  34;  February  11,  1836. 

Augustus  Moore,  w.  hf.  n.  w.  qr.,  sec.  34;  Maj^  7,  1836. 

Augustus  ]\[oore,  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  34;  May  7,  1836. 

Robert  C.  Jackson,  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  34;  April  17,  1818. 

Cromwell  Bullock,  n.  e.  (jr.,  sec  35;  April  14,  1818.  On  sec.  35  are:  A.  J. 
Finley,  Eliza  A.  I^orance,  John  E.  Pratz,  Jackson  Lorance,  Sarah  H.  Stimmell,  Vir- 
gennie  Brady,  F-.  L.  Stimmell,  Missouri  Griffin,  Sarah  H.  Stimmell,  Isaac  L.  Stimmell, 
and  Jonathan  Pratz. 

Cato  Bunnell,  n.  w.  (p-.,  sec.  35;  April  9,  1818. 

Henry  S.  Hunt,  s.  w.  qr.,  .sec.  35:  Jan.  3,  1818. 

Jacob  Smitii,  s.  e.  (jr.,  sec.  35;  February  11.  1836. 

John  Phillips,  n.  e.  qr.,  sec.  36;  Dec.  4,  1817.  The  owners  of  sec.  36  are:  Isaac 
Addis,  M.  P.  Gingrich,  Levi  Eckley,  John  Adams,  Edward  Trickle,  Dan  Gingrich,  and 
C.  L.  Gingrich. 

David  Bowen,  n.  w.  qr.,.sec.  36;  March  18.  1818. 

George  R.  Eckley,  e.  hf.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  36;  April  20.  1836. 

Ephraim  Barnett,  w.  lif.  s.  w.  qr.,  sec.  36;  June  4,  1836. 

Edward  Trickle,  e.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  .sec.  36;  Oct.  14,  1836. 

George  Weaver,  w.  hf.  s.  e.  qr.,  sec.  36;  3Iay  23.  1836. 

Schools. — AYest  Jersey  was  organized  for  school  purposes  April  5, 
1842,  when  twenty-two  voters  assembled  at  Phil.  Arnold's  house  and 
voted  for  incorporation.     The  township  was  divided  into  two  districts 


WEST   JERSEY    TOWNSHIP.  G77 

in  April,  1842,  l\v  the  trustees.     In  1845  there  were  lOG  pupils  in  the 
toAvnship.     In  1840,  Wash.  Trickle,  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,and  A.  G.  Dunn  were 
trustees,  with  the  latter  treasurer.     D.  V.  Frazer  taught  in  district  No. 
6.     A.  C.  Cohvell  was  also  a   teacher.     John  Berfield  was  appointed 
treasurer  in   1847,  and  Philander  Arnold  and  John  Berfield,  trustees. 
Miss  S.  E.  Rhodes  taught  in  district  4.     In  1848,  John  Emery,  C.  M.  S. 
Lyon  and  W.  W.  Webster  trustees.     In  '49,  C.  M.  S.  Lyon  appointed 
treasurer.     In  '50,  Carson  Berfield,  Isaac  Heiner  and  Sylvester  li.  San- 
ders, were  trustees.     In  '52  AV.  W.  Webster  was  trustee.     In  '54,  John 
Wolf,  William  M.  Pratt  and  Aaron  Aten,  were  elected  trustees.     The 
teachers  were  E.  C.  Dyer,  M.  Dwire,  J.  C.  Buchanan,  J.  E.  Hitchcock, 
and  Eliza  Yocum.     In  '54,  James  C.  Egbert  was  appointed  treasurer. 
In  '56.  Jacob  Young  was  elected  trustee.     M.  Dwire,  Sarah  J.  Lamper, 
S.  M.  Winchester,  E.  M.  Cooper,  R.  H.  Bower,  Lucy  W.  ]>s^orton,  Justin 
Denis  were  teachers.     In  '62,  Eph.  Markley,  S.  A.  Munson  and  Lewis 
Olmstead,  were  trustees,  with  James  C.  Egbert,  treasurer,  succeeded  in 
'63  by  C.  W.  Young.     In  '64,  Jeff.  Raymond,  I.  L.  Newman  and  S.  A. 
Munson,  were  trustees,  who  served  until  October,  '68,  when  Norman  E. 
Pomroy,  I.  L.  Newman  and  Jefferson  Raymond,  were  elected,  (there 
was  no  election  held  in  '67),  who  served  until  '73,  when  James  McCin- 
nis  took  Mr.  Newman's  place,  C.  W.  Young  still  acting  as  treasurer. 
In  '74,  Robert  Stonier  was  elected  trustee,  and  Jesse  McKinstry,  treas- 
urer.    In  '75,  I.  L.  Newman  was   chosen  trustee  ;  A.  J.  Johnson,   in 
'76,  John    W.Cole  in  '77;  in  '78,  G.  M.  Hazen;   in  '79;  D.  B.   Shultz  ; 
in  '80.    (I.  M.  Hazen  and  Frank   Berfield;  in  '81,  R.  R.   Worley  and 
Thomas   Dryden,    and  Joseph    Swank,    appointed   deputv    treasurer. 
In   '82,    Thomas   Dryden,   James   McGinnis   and    John  Hazen,  were 
elected   trustees,    and     Joseph    Swank     was   chosen    treasurer    and 
clerk ;  James   R.   Henry,    trustee  in  '85,    and    Henry    Sweet    in   -SC}. 
In  Decemlier,  '55,  Henr}^  Seymore  taught  a  school  of  eighteen  pupils 
near  Jacob  Smith's,  West  Jersey,  for  $20  per  month  and  board.     Like 
other  schools  of  the  county  at  that  time,  there  were  no  regular  books 
in  use.     In  June,  '56,  Miss    S.  J.  Lamper  was  teacher,  at  $4  per  week 
and   board ;  thirteen  pupils   attended.     A   school   near    W.  Trickle's 
house.  West  Jersey,  was  opened  November  1,  '55,  by  S.  Law,  teacher, 
with  fifteen  or  twenty  ynipils.     On  June  4,  '56,  Miss  M.  E.  Cooper  pre- 
sided over  thirty-five  pupils,  although  there  were  fifty  enrolled.     She 
received  $4  per  week  and  board.     In  '57,  C.  M.  S.  Lyon,  Jacob  Young 
and  S.  11.  Sanders,  were  elected    trustees.     Among  the  teachers  were  : 
S.  Law,  D.  R.  Gelvin,  George  B.  Cumming,  O.  F.  Conklin,  E.  J.  Creigh- 
ton,    M.  E.  M.  Cooper,  and   J.  J.  Clark.     In  '58,  John  H.   Anthony, 
Jackson  Lorance  and  W.  M.  Pratt,  were  trustees.    The  names  of  Sarah 
Baldwin,  Wilson  Spencer,  R.  B.  Robinson,  Julia  R.  Pratt  and  James  E. 
Squiers,  appear  among  the  teachers.     In  '60,  Daniel  Olmstead,  E.  Mar- 
key  and  W.   W.  Riggen,  were  trustees,  J.  C.  Egbert  still  holding  the 
treasurer's  office.     The  total  number  of  children  in  the  twelve  districts 
in '62,  was  638.     In '86,  there   were  283   males  and  238  females  under 
twenty-one  years,  nine  ungraded  schools  attended  by  219  males  and 
182  females,  presided  over  bv  eight  male  and   sixteen  female  teachers, 
the  former  receiving  $1,393.67,  and   the  latter  $981.50.     The  tax  levy 
40 


678  HISTORY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

was  82,820,  value  of  property-,  $6,050 ;  total  receipts,  $4,214.64 ;  ex- 
pended, $;3,101.15.     Joseph  Swank  served  as  treasurer  and  clerk. 

Officials. — The  supervisors,  other  than  the  one  referred  to  m  organic 
chapter,  are  named  as  follows :  '53-6,  W.  W.  Webster ;  '56-8,  C.  M. 
S.  L3^on ;  '58,  S.  H.  Sanders  ;  '59,  Ephraini  Markley  ;  '60,  C.  M.  S. 
Lvon  ;  '61,  Aaron  Schmuck  ;  '62,  C  M.  S.  Lyon  ;  "63,  Milton  Atherton  : 
'64,  Isaac  L.  Newman  ;  *65-8,  Xelson  Jones  ;  '68.  Levi  Eckley ;  "69-71; 
Isaac  L.  Xewman ;  "71-3,  And  re  av  J.Johnson;  '73-6,  Daniel  E.  Gel- 
vin;'76,  James  McGlnnis;  '77,  A.  J.  Johnson;  "78,  I.  L.  Xewman  ;  '79, 
I.  L.  Xe-wman;  '80,  H.  C.  Hyde;  '81,  George  M.  Hazen;  '82,  Lewis  Eg- 
bert;  '83,  Lewis  C.  Egbert;  '84,  Philip  Beanier;  '85,  Lewis  C.  Eg- 
bert; '86,  John  Hazen. 

The  justices  were :  '53,  Washington  Trickle  and  Jacob  Young ; 
'56,  John  H.  Anthonv,  Jacob  Young;  '61,  S.  F.  Farrar  and  Jeff.  Eay- 
mond  ;  '65,  C.  AV.  Young  and  D.  R.  Gelvin  ;  '69,  Charles  W.  Young 
and  A.  J.  Finley ;  "73,  A.  J.  Johnson  and  C.  W.  i'oung;  '77,  J.  H.  An- 
thony and  R.  C.  Laing;  '78.  Joseph  Swank;  '81,  Joseph  Swank  and 
J.  H.  Anthonv;  '82,  John  W.  Cole  ;  '85,  Joseph  Swank  and  J.  H.  An- 
thony ;  '86,  J.'  W.  Cole. 

As  stated  in  the  general  history,  this  township  and  Goshen  opposed 
affiliation  with  Coffee  county  in  1837,  but  supported  connection  with 
Stark  in  1838-9.  It  was  organized  in  1853,  and  the  name  conferred  in 
honor  of  the  number  of  Xew  Jersev  people,  who  had  then  made  set- 
tlements here. 

Pioneer  NeigJibors. — Before  proceeding  to  notice  the  pioneers  of 
the  township,  let  us  examine  who  were  their  neighbors  on  the  south 
and  west.  Millbrook  Township  adjoining,  was  first  settled  in  "33  by 
"William  Metcalf  and  his  family.  In  '36.  John  Smith,  jr..  platted  the 
village  of  Rochester,  Clark  Stanton  being  the  onh^  other  settler  there 
then.  About  this  time  one  Hurd  opened  a  store  there,  but  was  soon 
succeeded  by  Stacy  &  Holmes.  In  '37,  a  mill  was  erected  here  ;  in  '46, 
Therrygood  Smith  was  chosen  first  postmaster.  Dr.  John  Fitield  prac- 
ticed there  from  "38  to  '45.  In  '44  the  Christian  church  was  organized 
there  by  Milton  King ;  the  Congregational  in  '41,  by  S.  G.  Wright,  at 
the  house  of  EliasWycoff,  which  was  known  as  Spoon  River  Congre- 
gational church  until  -iSQ.  In  '36,  Rev.  William  Cummings  organized 
tlie  Methodist  church,  and  George  G.  Sill,  the  Old  School  Presbyterian 
church.  In  '36-7,  Caleb  North  taught  the  first  school  for  .slO  per 
month. 

Victoria  Township,  of  Knox  county,  adjoins  West  Jersey  on  the 
west.  In  '35  the  Fraziers,  John  Essex  and  Edward  Brown  made  the 
first  settlement,  and  following  them  came  Moses  Moody  and  Archibald 
Robinson  ;  William  Overlander,  John  and  Conrad  Smith,  Charles  Bos- 
tic,  John  Arnold,  P.  Aldridge  and  H.  Shurtliff.  Sarah  Robinson  was 
the  first  Avhite  child  born  there  (Xovember  It).  "36).  and  Mrs.  Frazier, 
who  died  in  '37,  the  first  death.  In  "36  Peter  Sornberger  and  Phoebe 
Wilbur,  were  the  parties  to  the  first  marriage ;  G.  F.  Reynolds  built  the 
first  house  near  the  village  in  "37  ;  P.  Aldridge  was  the  first  justice  in 
"37,  and  Charles  Bostic,  a  local  Methodist  preacher,  held  the  first  relig- 
ious services  in  '36.     Salem  schoolhouse,  built  in  '37,  was  the  first 


WEST   JERSEY   TOWNSHIP.  679 

school ;  J.  L.  Jarnag-han  was  the  first  supervisor  in  '53 ;  Rev.  S.  G. 
Wright  organized  the  first  church  in  '51 ;  the  Swede  Methodist  church 
was  built  in  '54;  the  Methodist  Episcopal,  Free  Methodist  church,  Mor- 
mon church,  and  Second  Adventists  all  followed. 

•  Pioneer  Memories. — West  Jersey  township,  or  Prairie  de  Fun,  owes 
its  name  to  the  fancy  of  jSTew  Jersey  settlers,  who  came  after  the  organ- 
ization of  the  county  and  settled  around  the  village  of  that  name.  So 
late  as  1850  it  was  almost  an  unbroken  prairie  from  Edward  Trickle's, 
on  the  east,  to  Washington  Trickle's,  on  the  west.  In  1835  Jacob  B. 
Smith,  the  first  actual  settler,  came  to  Fulton  county  from  Ashland 
county,  O.,  and  in  the  spring  of  1836  settled  on  the  southeast  quarter 
of  section  tliirty-five,  where  he  put  up  a  log  cabin.  George  Eckley 
came  from  Seneca  county,  O.,  the  same  year  to  Fulton,  and  with  his 
family — Mrs.  Eckley,  Levi,  George,  Daniel,  John  and  Margery — moved 
into  West  Jersey  in  1836,  and  settled  on  section  thirty-six.  Though 
Smith  Avas  the'  first  settler,  the  Eckleys  were  the  first  improvers. 
Later,  in  1836,  Philip  Keller,  Jacob  Clayburg,  Michael  Jones,  John 
Bi'own,  Washington  and  Stephen  Trickle,  Ephraim  Barnett  and  the 
Widow  Dunn  came  in.  Early  in  1837  came  John  Pratz,  Newton 
Matthews,  Nehemiah  Wykoff  and  AVm.  Webster,  while  just  near  the 
line  the  Riggen  family  made  their  home. 

At  this  time  the  women  would  become  entangled  in  tlie  weed  known 
as  the  devil's  darning-needle,  whenever  they  ventured  out,  or  if  escap- 
ing this,  had  to  fly  from  the  snakes,  which  were  found  everywhere. 
The  men  had  their  milling  done  at  Ellisville,  Bernadotte  or  Peoria  for 
some  time,  and  there,  also,  was  their  marketing  done.  Twenty-five 
cents  a  bushel  was  the  ])rice  of  the  best  wheat,  while  calico  sold  for 
thirty-eight  cents  per  yard.  To  escape  the  trials  of  going  to  mill,  the 
old  corn-mortar  was  brought  into  use.  In  1836  Daniel  Prince  erected 
a  log  mill,  11x16  feet,  at  Shickwater,  with  a  capacity  of  five  bushels 
cracked  corn  per  diem.  Later,  a  distillery  was  connected  with  this 
concern.  Some  Spoon  river  men,  enraged  at  the  poor  qualit}^  of  the 
whisky  produced,  attacked  the  distillery  part  of  the  building  one  night, 
and  put  an  end  to  the  enterprise  of  Prince  in  this  direction.  The  Bar- 
nett, Jones  and  Trickle  mill,  on  Walnut  creek,  begun  in  1838,  was 
completed  in  1839.  Harvey  Barnett  hewed  the  timbers ;  his  brother 
Ephraim,  Michael  Jones  and  Stephen  Trickle  helped  to  erect  it. 
Stephen  Trickle  l)ecame  owner  of  this  concern,  whicli  in  later  years 
was  known  as  '^  Pound's  Mill.''  In  1838-9  Stanton's  mill,  at 
Rochester,  was  erected  and  entered  into  fair  competition  with  "  Trickle's 
mill,"  doing  away  forever  with  the  prospect  of  long  journeys,  delays, 
etc.,  attending  the  old-time  "going  to  mill."  The  first j:eg.ular  ball  in 
West  Jersey  was  at  Joseph  Palmer's,  on  Wain  lit  creelT,  July  4,  1838. 
Palmer  contracted  to  give  dinner  to  twenty-one  couples  for  forty-two 
dollars,  provided  that  number  presented  themselves.  Forty-six  per- 
sons were  present.  Caleb  North  delivered  the  oration.  Wm.  Mason, 
then  residing  near  Toulon,  was  the  orchestra,  for  wiiich  he  was  paid 

nine  dollars,  "  the  first  money,"  says  G.  A.  Clifford,  "  he  ever  took  in 
for  music." 

The  first  school  in  the  township  was  taught  by  Miss  Columbia  Ann 


680  HISTOEY    OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Dunn,  a  sister  of  Rev.  R.  C.  Dunn.      The  sclioolhouse  was  erected  iii 
1837  or  1838. 

Regarding  the  first  white  child  born  in  the  county :  AVilson  Smith 
was  born  two  miles  south  of  West  Jersey  in  1829.  and  is  now  a  resi- 
dent  of  Eola.  Pottawattamie  count\',  la.  TTashington  Smith  was  boru 
two  miles  south  of  West  Jersey  in  1832,  now  residing  at  Lewis,  Cass 
county,  la.  They  are  the  sons  of  Jacob  Smith,  who  died  in  1885  at 
Galva.  Bert  Smith,  now  with  0.  W.  Brown,  of  Penn,  states  positively 
that  his  grandfather  settled  in  West  Jersey  in  1827. 

The  first  post  office  w^as  kept  by  Silas  Richards  where  Wm.  Pratt 
resided  m  1862.  In  the  summer  of  1838  Washington  Trickle  erected 
the  first  frame  house,  which  in  later  years  stood  south  of  his  modern 
buildings.  W.  Trickle  and  Charles  Yocuni  erected  a  carding  mill  on 
Walnut  creek  in  1812.  This  was  in  the  extreme  southwest  corner  of 
the  township.  The  underground  railroad  passed  by  Xigger  Point,  near 
where  ^ehemiah  Wykoff  settled  in  1837.  and  thence  via  the  Webster 
settlement  toward  the  northeast,  as  related  in  the  general  history. 

Pioneer  Census. — The  census  of  pioneers  or  persons  here  when  the 
county  was  organized  and  residing  here  in  the  spring  of  1866,  was 
taken  by  W.  Trickle — the  committee  appointed  by  the  old  Old  Settlers' 
Society."^  The  names  are  as  follows :  Sumner  Shaw  and  wife,  Eunice 
Kelson.  Andrew  McClure,  Francis  Webster,  Whitfield  Matthews  and 
wife,  Oliver  Smith  and  wife,  George  Albright,  Hiram  Albright  and 
wife.  David  Gelvin  and  wife,  Jonathan  Pratz  and  wife,  A.  J.  Findley 
and  wife.  Levi  Eckley  and  wife.  Daniel  Eckley  and  wife,  John  Eckley 
and  wife,  James  B.  Witter  and  wife,  Wm.  White  and  wife,  Andrew 
Full  and  wnfe,  Washington  Smith  and  wife,  Berry  Smith  and  wife, 
Joseph  Smith  and  wife,  George  Sheets  and  wife,  John  Rounds,  James 
Rounds  and  wife.  John  Shockley  and  wife,  George  Simmerman  and 
wife,  David  Simmerman,  David  Simmerman  and  wife,  Georgo  Simmer- 
man,  Jacob  Simmerman,  John  Simmerman.  Remsley  Richard  and  wife, 
Williard  Palmer  and  wife,  Joseph  De  Wolf  and  wife,  Hannah  Emery, 
Jacob  Wile}"  and  wife,  W.  Trickle  and  wife. 

West  Jersey  Cemetery. — Interred  in  the  cemetery  near  the  village 
are  the  remains  of  the  following-named  old  residents,  the  name  and 
year  of  death  being  given:  John  Riggen,  1851;  Eliza  Riggen, '51; 
David  Gumming,  '76;  Jesse  Cooper,  '70;  Mitchell  Tull,  '70;  Jane  TuU, 
'58;  Mary  Stetzler, '77;  Thomas  Price,  "71;  Pha?be  Price, '75;  Amanda 
Albertson,  '53;  Lucinda  Dancer.  *82;  Jennie  D.  Swank.  '81;  Susan 
Smith,  '85;  W.  B.  Masters.  '71;  Lucius  Hotchkiss,  '19;  W.  S.  Hotch- 
kiss.  '56;  Stephen  A.  Munson,  '76;  James  G.  Egbert,  '63;  Wilhani  W. 
Shannon.  '59;  Jacob  Hazen.  '17;  Jane  Hazen.  '69;  Henry  Swank.  ' — ; 
Eliza  Sanders,  '69;  William  Barr,  '51;  Archibald  Ayers,''80;  Barbara 
Kane,  '81 ;  Charlotte  Coleman,  '79;  Marv  L.  Horselev.  '71 ;  John  Mc- 
intosh, '82;  Alex  Mcintosh. '58;  Peter 'Huber. '81 ;"' John  Peve, 'ti2  ; 
Charlotte  Laing, '67;  Samuel  W.  Laing, '67;  Xathan  H.  Daniel, '68; 
Sarah  Dngan,  *82;  Grace  W.  Bentley.  ''6%',  John  McDaniel,  '56;  Ama 
Young,  '65;  Ann  Mcintosh,  '62;  Maria  Riggen, '51;  John  Wetzell, 
'51;  Elizabeth  Wetzell, '57;  John  Mclviustry. '72;  Daniel  Leigh.  "85; 
Ehzabeth  Forge, '62;  Edward  Forge, '62;  Henry  Swank, '61;  Rebecca 


WEST   JERSEY    TOWNSHIP.  681 

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Swank,  '73 ;  Aaron  Tansickle,  '74 ;  Maiy  Yansickle,  '75 ;  Eunice  Wiley, 
'05;  Enpbeniia  Denis,  '00;  Martha  Denis,  '57;  Gertrude  Groff,  '57; 
Mary  Trickle,  '56;  Oliver  B.  Webster,  '70;  Anna  Kirkliuff,  '68;  Mat- 
thias Kirkhuff,  '68;  Anna  Wiley,  '54;  Eev.  Samuel  Coleman,  '75;  Will- 
iam Boyd,  '75;  Mary  Calhoon,  '63;  Caroline  Shannon,  '52;  llev. 
James  Cowden,  '71;  Marcus  Garner, '65;  Lucy  M.  Douglierty,  'Sio; 
Wilson  Garner, '61 ;  Sarah  Heath, '70;  George  W.  Leigh, '76;  John 
Pilgrim,  '83 ;  Lucinda  Packer,  '56 ;  Jane  Pilgrim,  '56 ;  Amanda  Aly- 
ward,  '54;  Benj.  Alyward,  '54;  John  Knoff,  '71;  Philip  Knoff, '76; 
Mary  Heaton,  '64;  Caleb  Ileaton,  '63;  John  Smith,  ^i)G;  Eliza 
Henry,  '83 ;  A.  D.  B.  Chamberlain,  '78 ;  Koderick  Triplett,  '71 ;  Marv 
Triplett,  '61;  Pveason  Williams,  '60;  John  S.  Trimmer,  '72;  Belle 
Sliafer, '85;  Erancis  Anthony,  '70;  Keuben  Swank,  '72;  Elmira  An- 
thony, '53. 

The  soldiers  buried  in  the  West  Jersey  cemetery  are  named  as 
follows:  George  T.  Gumming,  Company  H,  One-hundred-and-second 
Tlhnois  A'^olunteers;  William  Boyd,  One-hundred-and-twelfth  Volun- 
teers ;  Morris  T.  Ayers,  and  AVilliam  W.  Hughes. 

West  Jersey  village. — The  original  town  of  West  Jersey  was  sur- 
veyed by  Carson  Berfield  for  Jacob  Young  early  in  1856,  and  the  plat 
was  acknowledoed  February  19th  that  year.  Two  streets,  Jersey  and 
Seminary,  with  Plum  alley,  are  shown,  and  lots  1  to  20.  Tlie  pur- 
chasers of  lots  at  West  Jersey,  prior  to  the  beginning  of  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion,  are  named  as  follows:  W.  H.  Pierson,  1858;  Perry  H. 
Smith  and  Henry  Swank,  Jr.,  '59;  James  Ferguson,  '56;  Jesse  Cooper, 
'61.  During  the  war  the  buyers  were  John  Smith,  E.  B.  Pomero)^  G. 
L.  Smith,  T.  J.  R'o-gens,  Jacob  Young,  Amy  Clouse,  Newton  Mat- 
thews, S.  M.  Farrai^  Robert  R.  Worley,  S.  J."^  Fox,  Robert  W.  King, 
and  Emanuel  Kissell.  To  the  close  of  1866,  there  were  twenty-four 
purchasers  of  lots,  and  to  the  close  of  1884,  thirty-eight  additional  ]wr- 
chasers.  In  June,  1869,  the  Methodist  society  secured  lots  4,  5,  and 
part  of  8  from  Reuben  Swank,  who  bought  the  propert}^  from  C.  M. 
Johnson  that  year.  The  business  and  professional  circle  of  the  village 
is  made  up  as  follows:  J.  H.  Anthony,  lawyer  and  justice;  S.  J.  Fox, 
W.  H.  Johnson,  merchants;  John  Cotton,  coal  mines;  Fox  &  Swank, 
meat  market;  Girvits  &  Son,  planing  mill;  Miss  I.  Bell,  millinery; 
William  Atkinson  and  W.  H.  Girvits,  blacksmiths;  A.  Snedicor,-'^'>"<^*' '^^ 
miller;  W.  H.  Little,  harness;  W.  C.  Henr}^,  carpenter;  C.  E.  Girvits, 
painter;  R.  AY.  King,  druggist  and  physician;  AV.  S.  McClenahan, 
M.  D. ;  E.  Swank,  barber;  Dr.  R.  W.  King,  postmaster,  successor  of 
S.  J.  Fox,  who  held  the  office  from  November,  1870,  to  August  31, 
1885,  and  was  the  successor  of  C.  W.  Young. 

Methodist  Ej>isco2)al  church. — The  establishment  of  this  church  in 
the  township  post-dates  its  settlement  by  only  a  few  years.  All 
around  churches  were  in  existence.  The  only  authentic  records  which 
could  be  found  give  the  following  facts :  The  Methodist  Episcopal 
class,  at  Hazen's  schoolhouse  in  1851-52,  comprised  Arch.  Ayers, 
Dan.  P.  Steward  and  Eleanor  Reed,  Jane  B.  Plazen,  Rachel  Leigh, 
Ellis  and  Tacy  Dwire,  Eliza  Groft,  John  and  Mary  E.  Mills,  James  R. 
and    Eliza   Henry,    Garret   and   Amanda   Albertson,   Amanda   Barr, 


682  HISTORY   OF    STARK    COUNTY. 

Joseph  E.  D3^er,  Caleb  Eaton,  Martha  Hotchkiss,  James  F.  Buncli,  and 
Prudence  Dyer.     This  was  practically  the  West  Jersey  class. 

The  Methodist  Ejiiscopal  class  at  Finch's  schoolhouse,  on  the  east 
line  of  West  Jersey  townshij),  in  1851-52.  comprised  James  B.  Witter, 
leader;  Margery,  Ezra,  Evisson,  Isaac  M.,  and  Lora  M.  Witter;  Henry 
and  Catherine  Willia-ms,  Catherine  Moffitt,  Clarissa  Powell,  Clarissa 
Porter,  George  B.  and  Sarah  Berger,  Esther  A.  Eckley,  Conrad 
Schwakhamer,  Susan  U|)dyke,  Henry  and  Ann  Bartshe,  John  and 
Sarah  Adams.  Isaac  M.  Witter  was  local  preacher.  In  1858,  all  the 
classes  were  reorganized,  and  in  this  we  tind  the  names  of  lienben  and 
Martha  Swank,  William  Price,  Nelsons  and  the  Coopers,  in  1859-60. 
James  B.  Witter  was  classJeader  tliere  for  over  a  quarter  of  a 
century. 

Trickle's  Methodist  Episcopal  class  was  presided  over  by  Mitchell 
Tull  m  1852,  it  being  formed  May  ;30th.  The  members  were  Mitchell 
and  Jane  Tull,  Washington  and  Eleanor  Trickle,  Aaron  and  Dorcas 
Eaton,  Mary  J.  Eagon,  William  and  Harriet  Metcalf,  Jacob  and  Han- 
nah Wiley,  Widow  Mary  Cummings,  Sarah,  Harriet,  Maiy,  and  David 
Cummings,  Eliza  A.  Sanders,  Mahala  Metcalf,  and  Celia  Tull.  Jane  Tull 
died  in  1852 ;  MarFy. .  J..  Eagon  joined  the  Campbellites,  and  Mahala 
Metcalf  married  one  Pierce,  and  moved  Avithout  a  letter.  Meetings 
were  held  for  many  years  at  the  Trickle  schoolhouse,  ])rior  to  the 
transfer  of  the  class'  to  West  Jersey  in  1868-69.  Tlie  membership  of 
the  West  Jersey  class  is  101  of  the  177  received.  Kev.  Mr.  Adams  is 
preacher  in  charge,  with  Watson  Henry,  clerk. 

The  Preshjterian  cJmrch  is  said  to  date  back  to  1839,  but  there  are 
no  records.  Prior  to  1841,  a  Presbyterian  society  existed  at  West 
Jersey,  among  the  members  of  which  were  Elder  Mclntosli,  Mc- 
Ivinstry,  Elder  Eaton,  Elder  Shannon,  Elder  Hiner,  Francis  Anthony, 
James  Hulsizei",  AVesley  Heath,  Avers,  Groffs,  Elder  Stark,  Mrs.  Jacob 
Young,  Philip  Ivnoff,  John  Barick,  Mi'S.  Joseph  Bodine,  Samuel  Leigh, 
Newton  Matthews,  Thomas  Beard  and  wife,  and  Mrs.  lieard,  Sr.,  Mrs. 
Egbert,  Sr.,  Mrs.  Louis  Egbert,  and  others.  The  ])astoi's  were  Elder 
Breese,  S.  G.  Wright.  Dr.  Frazer,  J.  C.  Hannah,  John  Tui'bitt,  James 
Ferguson,  Kev.  Hawkins,  Rev.  A.  C.  Miller,  T.  S.  Vail,  Ilev.  Hough.  J.  C. 
Hannah  (1877)  the  last  regular  preacher. 

Eev.  James  Ferguson  was  called  June  5,  1857,  at  a  meeting  over 
which  Rev.  J.  C.  Hannah,  presided  Avith  J.  H.  Anthony  secretary.  He 
was  to  preach  at  Toulon  every  othei'  SalJjath.  In  1858,  Jacob  Young  was 
chosen  trustee,  mce  Joseph  Bodine  and  Henry  Hiner,  a  member  of  the 
financial  committee.  Rev.  Dr.  Frazer  preached  the  division  sermon 
between  the  old-  and  new-school  Presbyterians. 

Thomas  S.  Vail  was  pastor  in  1868,  and  Thomas  Price  one  of  the 
trustees.  In  1886  the  old  church  building  was  sold  for  fifty  dollars  to 
J.  V.  Newman,  who  moved  it  from  the  original  site  to  a  lot  south  of 
Dr.  McClenahan's  store,  where  it  was  rejiaired,  re-roofed,  etc.  So 
terrific  was  the  anti-union  feeling  among  some  of  the  membei's  during 
the  war,  that,  on  the  burial  of  a  Union  soldier  there,  the  Union  flag- 
was  torn  to  shreds.  About  1854  a  quarter  of  an  acre  of  land  was 
donated  by  Francis  Anthony  to  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  a  church 


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built  thereon  opposite  the  present  Fox  store  in  1855,  where  it  stood 
until  removed  this  year. 

In  November,  1849,  Jacob  and  Anna  Young  donated  to  the 
trustees  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  West  Jersey  —  Milton  Eckley, 
Samuel  Leio-h  and  Phili])  Knoff  —  one  acre  and  thirty-two  perches  near 
tlie  northeast  coi-ner  of  the  southeast  quarter  of  southeast  half  of  sec- 
tion IT,  township  12,  range  5.  This  was  devoted  to  cemetery  pur- 
poses. Mrs.  Egbert  was  the  first  buried  in  the  cemeter}^,  Mrs.  John 
Anthony,  Mr.  Barr,  Miss  ]\Iary  Ilulsizer,  and  others  shortly  after.  The 
names  of  the  old  settlers  and  soldiers  interred  herein  are  given  on  a 
former  page.     (  Vide  also  sketch  of  Rev.  A.  O.  Miller.) 

The  officers  of  theWest  Jersey  Sunday-school  for  188Y  are  Superin- 
tendent, W.  II.  Johnson;  assistant  superintendent,  W.  C.  Henry;  sec- 
retary, Azora  King;  treasurer,  Charles  Swank;  librarians,  Fred  Wyer- 
nian  and  A.  F.  Girvits.  In  March,  1868,  the  S.  S.  was  organized  with 
nine  teachers  and  seventy-two  members.  During  the  first  five  months 
of  its  existence,  there  was  an  average  attendance  of  forty-five  scliolars. 

Ifiscellaneous. — The  pensioners  residing  in  AVest  Jersey  in  1883 
were  Catherine  Porter,  receiving  $8 ;  and  Thomas  E.  Horseley,  $6  per 
month.   " 

The  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  club  of  West  Jersey  disbanded  in 
January,  1875,  and  the  money  in  treasury  ($16.15)  was  donated  to  the 
Kansas  lielief  fund. 

West  Jersey  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows,  l^o.  231,  was  instituted  March 
29,  1886,  by  D.  G.  M.  Hewitt,  of  Stark  Lodge,  Toulon.  It  was  organ- 
ized on  the  22d,  with  the  following-named  members:  Alex.  Ingles, 
J.  II.  Emery,  S.  J.  Fox,  W.  M.  Grey,  G.  B.  Yansickle,  N.  E.  Pomeroy, 
and  J.  W.  Wick.  Since  that  time  the  following  have  joined  the  lodge : 
A.  J.  Johnson,  J.  D.  Webster,  Joseph  Swank,  E.  B.  Swank,  O.  J. 
.lohnson,  Ed.  L.  Johnson,  Omar  Cummings,  W.  H.  Bell,  John  K 
Quick,  Dr.  W.  S.  McClenahan,  C.  M.  Mauley,  and  J.  M.  Doughert}^ 
Alex.  Ingles  Avas  N.  G.,  with  S.  J.  Fox,  R."^S.,  and  G.  B.  Vansickle, 
P.  S.  The  first  hall  of  the  lodge  is  on  the  second  floor  of  Dr.  Perry's 
building,  now  o\vned  by  Mrs.  C.  Sanders.  The  first  meeting  to  organ- 
ize was  called  by  S.  j!  Fox  in  December,  1885,  after  consulting  with 
the  charter  members. 

Starioano  is  the  new  name  of  an  old  settlement  near  the  eastern 
line  of  the  township.  For  years  the  little  place  has  been  the  head- 
quarters of  a  Methodist  class,  and  even  in  '40-7  the  Mormons  came 
hither  to  inculcate  the  faith  of  their  new  church,  and  succeeded  in  win- 
ning some  new  members. 

The  new  M.  E.  church  building  was  completed  in  '68,  at  a  cost  of 
$2,20(^,  and  was  dedicated  July  26,  that  year.  The  old  members  of 
this  class  find  mention  on  a  former  page. 

The  D.  B.  Shults  sorghum  molasses  factory  at  Starwano  Avas  an 
important  industry  in  '85. 

The  destruction  by  fire  of  the  county  infirmary  building  took  place 
December  5,  '86.  The  building  was  sold  by  contract  to  Wm.  P.  Caverly 
for  $16,000  in  the  fall  of  '68,  and  was  built  just  about  eighteen  years 
ago.     It  was  always  well  kept  in  repair,  and  recently  a  steam  heater  put 


684:  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

in.  It  was  also  well  furnished,  and  under  the  superintendency  of  Mr. 
Morrison,  well  managed.  There  was  85,000  insurance  on  the  building, 
$2,500  in  the  ^Etna  and  the  same  amount  in  the  Phoenix,  of  Hartford, 
Connecticut.  There  was  no  insurance  on  the  contents,  and  Mr.  Morri- 
son, having  his  private  apartments  well  furnished,  suffered  heavy  loss. 

BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES. 

^  Jl^y]  A'ldis,  born  in  Somerset  county,  X,  J.,  Xovember  26,  1804, 
is  a  son  ol  i)anieland  Margaret  (Van  Dyke)  Addis,  grandson  of  Simon, 
whose  father,  Richard  Addis,  came  from  Great  Britain  and  settled 
near  the  Xew  Brunswick  line,  where  he  married  a  Miss  Wykoff. 
Moving  to  Philadelphia,  he  purchased  30f>  acres,  where  the  Centennial 
buildings  stood  in  '76,  and  500  acres  fifteen  miles  distant,  where  is 
noAv  the  town  of  AddjsAllle.  Daniel,  Simon  and  Richard  were  well- 
known  citizens  of  Xew  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania.  Daniel  served  in 
the  war  of  1812,  and  died  at  the  age  of  fifty-tive,  the  victim  of  profes- 
sional malpractice.  Simon  served  seven  years  in  the  Revolution  against 
the  oppressor  who  would  strangle  a  hberty-loving  people.  S.  Y.  Addis' 
brothers  and  sisters  were  Eleanor  and  Peter,  deceased;  John  and 
Ephraim.  S.  Y.  Addis  received  a  common  school  education  in  his 
native  county,  worked  on  his  father's  farm  some  years,  and  in  '51 
moved  westward  to  this  township.  In  1830  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth 
A.,  daughter  of  John  R.  and  Mary  (Beavas)  Little,  natives  of  Hunter- 
don county,  N.  J.  Her  father  was  killed  in  Canada  during  the  war  of 
18]  2.  His  father,  James  Little,  was  a  native  of  Ireland — one  of  the 
many  polished  revolutionists  which  that  unfortunate  little  island  sent 
to  America  to  aid  in  founding  liberty  here.  To  this  marriage  nine 
children  were  born:  Mary  E.,  in  Ts'ebraska  ;  John  L.,  in  Iowa;  Daniel 
and  James,  in  this  county ;  Sarah  M.,  in  Iowa,  and  Irvme,  in  Knox 
countv.  Caroline,  Catherine  and  Gideon  are  numbered  with  the 
dead."  Mr.  aiul  Mrs.  Addis  are  members  of  the  M  E.  church  since 
their  marriage.  Mrs.  Addis  was  born  in  Hunterdon  county,  X.  J., 
February  T,  1810.  Her  husband  cast  his  fii'st  vote  for  Andrew  Jack- 
son ;  but  in  1860  voted  for  Lincoln,  and  has  since  been  a  firm  Re])ubli- 
can. 

Daniel  O.  Addis,  son  of  S.  Y.  and  Elizabeth  Ann  Addis,  was 
born  in  Xew  Jersey,  in  1839.  In  his  twelfth  year  he  came  with 
parents  to  Stark  count}'  and  remained  witli  them  until  his  twent3^-third 
year.  In  his  twenty-fourth  year  he  married  Miss  IS^ancy  M.,  daughter 
of  Sallus  and  Elizabeth  Caskey,  who  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1843.  In 
1860  her  parents  came  to  Stark  county,  remaining  here  a  few  years 
when  they  sold  their  property  and  removed  to  Missouri,  wliere  tiiey 
still  reside.  Her  grandfather,  a  native  of  Ohio,  enlisted  to  serve  in 
the  war  of  1812.  After  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Addis  began 
farming  in  AYest  Jersey  township.  Two  3'ears  later  they  purcliased  a 
farm  on  section  10,  Avhere  they  still  reside.  Their  union  has  been 
blessed  by  seven  children,  five  of  whom  still  live  :  Frankljn  Y.,  Will- 
iam A.,  Laura  E.  (deceased),  Grace  E.  (deceased),  Florence^  0.,  Eva  B. 
and  Pearl  H.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Addis  are  both  respected  members  of  the 
M.  E.  church,  and  are  interested   in  all    works  of  benevolence.    They 


OF   WEST  .TETtSKY   TOWNSHIP.  685 

have  been  Lard  workers,  and,  as  a  reward  of  their  labors,  now  OAvn 
340  acres  of  the  choicest  land,  and  one  of  the  finest  farm  residences 
in  Stark  county.  Mr,  Addis  has  never  voted  any  but  the  Republican 
ticket. 

James  P.  Addis^  son  of  S.  Y.  and  Elizabeth  Addis,  was  born  in 
New  "Jersey,  in  the  year  1840.  and  five  years  later  caine  with  his 
parents  to.  this  county.  James  remained  with  his  parents  until  his 
twenty-fifth  year,  when  he  married  Miss  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Benja- 
min and  Louisa  F.  (Stoddard)  (loodheart.  She  was  born  at  Poland, 
O.,  in  1840.  Her  paternal  ancestors  coming  to  America  from  Ger- 
many, her  father  a  Pennsylvanian,  was  born  there  September  21, 
1818.  Her  mother  was  born  in  ISTew  York,  September  lo,  1825.  In 
18()5  the  Goodhearts  removed  to  Toulon,  where  alwut  a  year  later,  her 
father  died,  being  then  forty-eiglit  years  of  age.  Her  mother,  now 
Mrs.  Dr.  Tyrrell,  i-esides  at"  Toulon.'  After  their  marriage,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Addis'began  farming  on  section  9^  and  have  increased  their  origi- 
nal holding  to  200  acres.  Six  chikTren  have  been  boi-n  to  them;  one 
of  them  died  in  infancy.  ]\[rs.  Addis  is  a  respected  member  of  the 
Christian  church.  In  politics  Mr.  Addis  has  always  voted  the  liepubli- 
can  ticket.  He  is  not  a  member  of  any  secret  organization.  Mrs. 
Addis  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Good  Templars. 

EUa  {Gm<jrich)  Addis  was  born  in  Essex  township,  May  8,  1856, 
and  was  united  in  marriage  to  Isaac  Addis,  February  16,  1874,  and  in 
the  township  where  she  was  born  her  entire  life  was  spent,  until  her 
death,  January  6,  1887. 

John  JL  Ardhony,  who  settled  on  his  present  farm  in  1851,  pur- 
chased his  first  eighty  acres  of  prairie  from  Oliver  Whitaker  that  year. 
He  was  born  in  Warren  county,  N.  J.,  in  1826.  His  parents  were 
Francis  and  Elizabeth  (Ilagar)  Anthony,  natives  of  Londonderry,  Ire- 
land, and  Warren  county,  N.  J.,  respectively.  The  former  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1819  and  to  New  Jersey'in  1820,  where  he  married 
Miss  Hagar  in  1824,  who  was  born  in  Warren  county  of  that  state. 
They  came  to  this  county  in  1853,  with  one  son  and  seven  daugliters. 
As  related  in  the  history  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  they  were  among 
its  early  members  and  suppoi'ters.  The  children  who  accompanied 
them  hither  were  Lydia,  noAv  Mrs.  Pomeroy ;  Eliza,  now  Mrs.  John 
Hazen ;  Sarah  J.,  now  Mrs.  W.  H.  Adams,  of  Elmore ;  Mary  A., 
widow  of  David  Cummings,  of  Knox  county.  111.;  Martha,  now  Mrs. 
Cuming,  of  Dallas  Center,  Iowa;  Cyrus  A.  and  Margaret,  twins,  the 
latter  Mrs.  R.  K.  Worley,  of  Kewanee,  Caroline,  wife  of  Robei't  Barr, 
a  lawyer  of  Adel,  Iowa.  Jacob  resides  at  Newark,  N.  J.,  and  never 
settled  here.  The  father  of  this  large  family  died  in  December.  1876, 
his  widow  is  living  here  at  the  good  old  age  of  eighty-nine  years. 
Cyrus  Anthony  served  in  the  Fifty-first  Illinois  Infantry,  and  was 
)romoted  gradually  from  the  ranks  to  captain  of  Company  G.  He  en- 
isted  in  1861  and '  in  the  spring  of  1864  reenlisted.  In  1867  he  com- 
menced to  study  law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  is  now  a  distin- 
guished lawyer  of  Marysville,  Mo.,  where  he  has  resided  since  1870. 
He  represented  his  county  in  the  Legislature  two  sessions  and  served 
as  prosecuting  attorney  for  Nodaway  county.     He  was  born  in  New 


686  BIOGRAPHY   AXt>   REMINISCENCES 

Jersey  in  1839.  In  1886  he  was  candidate  for  judge  of  the  t^Yenty- 
ninth  judicial  circuit  of  Missouri,  comprising  the  counties  of  Andrew, 
Atchison.  Holt  and  Nodaway,  getting  a  majority  in  every  county. 
His  majority  over  Judge  Kelley  (who  carried  the  district  six  3^ears  a^o 
by  1,700)  is  2,772.  John  H.  Anthony  was  raised  on  his  fathers  farm  in 
New  Jersey,  was  educated  in  the  schools  there  until  December  10, 
1848,  when  he  married  Miss  Elmi)'a  Drake,  to  whom  two  children  were 
born,  namely  :  Adeline  and  Francis  E.  This  lady  died  August  0. 1853, 
and  two  years  later  lie  married  Miss  Frances  E.  Egbert,  mother  of 
Harriet,  Isabella  and  Grace  Anthony.  Adeline,  who  accompanied  her 
father  to  this  township  in  1851,  is^iow  Mrs.  William  O.  Leigh.  Mr. 
Anthony  was  elected  justice  of  the  ])eace  in  1857  and  lias  been  re- 
elected four  terms  since  that  time.  In  the  fall  of  1S85  he  was  com- 
missioned notary  public  by  Governor  Oglesby.  Apart  entirely  from 
his  official  life  m  the  township,  he  has  been  a  most  useful  citizen  in 
every  sphere.  His  residence  and  grounds  near  AVest  Jersey,  form  an 
index  to  his  character  and  point  out  forcibly  what  he  can  teach  by 
example.  Mrs.  Anthony.  Sr.,  commonly  known  as  "Grandma 
Anthony,"  born  in  Warren  county,  X.  J.,  in  1798,  died  January  10, 
1887,  having  survived  her  husband  about  eleven  years. 

Mrs.  Allen  Bennett,  a  resident  for  upwards  of  thirty  years,  for  the 
first  time  visited  the  village  of  West  Jersey  in  August,  1886. 

William  Bisliop,  one  of  the  oldest  settlers  of  Brimfield,  died  at 
Shelby,  August  8,  1886,  at  the  age  of  ninety. 

John  P.  Bodine,  son  of  Joseph  and  Eebecca  M.  (Painter)  Bodine, 
was  born  in  New  Jersey,  October  26,  ls41.  In  1846  his  parents  came 
to  this  township,  where  they  purchased  a  farm,  and  where  they  re- 
mained until  1858,  when  they  removed  to  Eochester,  Peoria  county, 
where  the  father  engaged  in  his  trade  of  carriaoeJ:)uilding.  After 
some  years  he  retired  from  active  life  and  is  now  enjoying  the  fruits  of 
their  "^successful  labors,  he  in  his  seventy-fourth  year  and  she  in  her 
seventy-second  year.  Mrs.  Bodine.  Sr.,  is  a  respected  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  John  P.  Bodine  is  the  third  child  of  their  fam- 
ily of  four  children.  His  early  life  was  spent  assisting  his  parents 
on  the  farm.  His  education  was  limited  to  a  district  school  with 
the  exception  of  one  year  spent  at  Lombard  L"ni versify.  On  Septem- 
ber 11,  1867,  he  marri^ed  Miss  Kachel  D.,  daughter  of  John  and  Kezia 
(Davis)  Keller,  who  was  born  in  West  Virginia,  of  which  state  her  pa- 
rents were  natives,  March  19,  1849.  In  1856  her  people  settled  in 
Peoria  county,  111.,  and  purchased  a  farm  in  Millbrook  township.  In 
1857  a  hurricane  completely  destroyed  their  house,  the  family  escaping 
injury.  Mr.  Keller  was  Ijorn  October  16,  1817.  Mrs.  Keller,  January 
12,  1822.  Mrs.  Eachel  Bodine  is  the  tliird  chdd  of  their  family  of  six 
children.  She  remained  with  her  parents  until  her  marriage.  After 
their  maiTiage  they  moved  to  Victoria,  Knox  county.  111.,  Avhere  Mr. 
Bodine  engaged  in  milling,  having  an  interest  in  a  steam  mill.  Three 
years  later  he  traded  this  interest  for  a  farm  in  West  Jersey  township, 
and  here  he  remained  eight  years,  when  he  sold  that  place  and  pur- 
chased land  on  section  29,  where  he  now  resides.  Their  union  has 
been  blessed  by  two  children :  Addie  H.,  born  July  28,  1868,  and  Don 


OV  WEST  JERSEY   TOWNSHIP.  687 

L.,  born  March  11,  1881.  Politically,  Mr.  Bodine  is  a  Greenbacker, 
and  has  been  active  in  political  matters,  and  has  tilled  several  of  the 
township  offices  creditably.  He  owns  173  acres  of  choice  lands  in  this 
township,  with  a  home  considered  one  of  tlie  finest  in  the  county. 

David  J.  Bodine,  son  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca  M.  (Painter)  Bodine, 
was  born  in  Warren  county,  N.  J.,  in  1815.  A  complete  sketch  of  his 
parents'  lives  is  given  in  this  work.  In  1810  he  came  to  Illinois  with 
his  parents  and  lived  for  the  most  of  the  time  in  West  Jersey  town- 
shi}).  When  about  eighteen  years  of  age  he  entered  Lombard  Univer- 
sity, and  two  years  after  went  to  Mt.  Pleasant,  la.,  where  he  remained 
nearly  two  years;  then  returned  to  his  home  at  Rochester,  Peoria 
count}^,  and  engaged  in  stock-buying  which  he  followed  for  eleven 
years."  On  December  1,  1875.  he  married  Miss  IMary  Ann,  daughter 
of  Alexander  and  Susannali  (Hare)  McCoy.  She  was  born  in  Wayne 
county,  near  Wooster,  O.,  in  1817,  where  her  parents,  Pennsylvanians, 
had  settled.  Some  years  later  they  removed  to  Auglaize  county,  Ohio, 
where  Septendjer,  1852,  her  father  died.  After  her  luisl)an(rs  death 
Mrs.  McCov  remained  on  the  farm  about  two  years,  when  she  removed 
to  Knox  county,  111.,  where  she  remained  ten  years,  then  settled  at 
French  Grove,  Peoria  county,  where  she  purchased  a  farm.  After 
nine  years  she  sold  this  farm  and  made  her  home  with  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  "Bodine,  until  her  death  May  (5,  1883,  in  her  fifty -nintli  year. 
Mrs.  Bodine  is  the  second  cliild  of  a  famih"  of  three  children.  In 
1854  she  entered  Knox  College,  where  she  remained  one  year.  On 
account  of  failing  health  she  was  compelled  to  return  to  her  home, 
where  she  remained  until  her  marriage.  i\fter  this  marriage  Mr. 
Bodine  followed  stock-buying  for  about  a  year,  and  then  came  to 
West  Jersey  township  and  began  farming,  where  they  now  reside. 
Their  union  has  been  blessed  by  one  child,  Joseph  Clyde,  born  Decem- 
ber 13,  1886.  Politically  Mr.  Bodine  is  a  meml:ier  of  the  Greenback 
party,  but  formerly  was  a  Democrat.  He  is  an  ex])ert  hunter  and  en- 
joys'a  day's  sport  in  the  field  with  his  rifle  as  mucli  as  in  his  younger 
years. 

R.  A.  Bot/d  (hites  his  settlement  in  this  townsliip  to  January,  1858. 
He  was  born  in  Warren  county,  N.  J.,  in  May,  1833,  of  which  state  his 
parents,  James  and  Elizabeth'  (Moore)  Boyd",  were  natives,  where  his 
mother  died  in  f  854,  and  where  his  father  still  resides.  In  1858  became 
to  Illinois  as  a  visitor,  but  liking  the  country  made  the  visit  so  endur- 
ino-  that  lie  has  remained  with  us  almost  thirtv  vears.  For  a  year  or 
two  he  worked  by  the  mouth,  and  then  settled  on  his  present  place, 
eighty  acres  of  which  were  purchased  by  his  father  prior  to  R.  A.  Boyd's 
western  visit.  In  1868  he  married  Miss  Sarah  J.,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Kissell,  who.  witli  their  son,  C.  II.  Boyd,  are  exem])lary  mend^ers  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  His  elder  brother,  John  J.  Boyd,  settled 
liere  in  1850  and  resided  here  eighteen  years  prior  to  his  removal  to 
Henry  county,  where  he  now  resides.  Mr.  R.  A.  Boyd  owns  an  excellent 
farm  of  ir.O  acres.  In  political  life  he  is  an  admirer  of  what  the  Re- 
publican part}"  accomplished  since  1861,  and  a  staunch  sup})orter  of  the 
party's  platform. 

David   W.  Broimi,  born  near  Brockville,  Canada  West,  in  1802, 


688  BIOGRAPHY   AND   REMINISCENCES 

was  reared  and  educated  there,  and  there  also  married  Miss  Ohve, 
daughter  of  Joel  and  Sarah  (DeWolf)  Parrish.  In  1838,  with  his  wife 
and  three  children,  he  came  here  b}^  wagon  road  and  located  in  the 
northeast  quarter  of  section  2,  Goslien,  where  he  resided  six  years.  In 
1844  the  family  moved  to  DuPage  county.  111.,  where  his  wife  died  in 
184H.  He  subsequently  went  to  Michigan,  Avhere  he  died  in  1861. 
Their  children  are  B.  E.  Brown,  of  Stark  county ;  Lucy,  Sarah  and 
Alva  W.,  the  latter  born  here  in  October,  1839.  Alva  voted  for 
Lincoln  in  1860,  and  in  1861  enlisted  in  Company  B,  Thirty-seventh 
Illinois  Infantry,  served  over  his  three  years'  term,  reenlisted  and  was 
iionorabl}"  discharged  after  the  war.  lie  was  slighth^  wounded  at  Pea 
Ridge,  bn  his  return  he  married  Miss  Sarah  F.  Hodson,  a  native  of 
Goshen  township.  Eemoved  to  Harrison  county,  Iowa,  some  j^ears 
ago,  where  his  wife  died  June  23,  1886.  The  father  of  this  family  was 
an  old  member  of  the  Methodist  church  and  a  zealous  worker.  Llis 
wife  was  daughter  of  Joel  Parrish,  a  Pennsyivanian,  resident  of  Can- 
ada, who  came  to  Stark  county  in  January,  1838,  died  in  Iowa  in  1843 
or  1844,  followed  in  a  few  days  by  his  wife.  B.  R.  Brown  was  born  in 
Canada  in  1835,  came  with  his  parents  to  this  county  and  has  resided 
here  almost  continuously  for  the  past  half  century.  In  January,  1858, 
he  located  permanently  his  ]n^esent  home,  and  for  ten  years  has  served 
as  commissioner  of  higliwa^^s.  In  1857  he  married  Miss  Maria  J., 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Barbara  (Ileckert)  Cain.  They  are  the  parents 
of  six  chilch-en,  viz.:  C.  Morrow,  Lucy  E.,  Charley  E.,  Alva  C,  Joseph 
W.  and  Olive  B. 

Lucinda  Dcwcer,  who  died  February  2,  1882,  was  born  in  Beaver 
count}^.  Pa.,  in  18J6;  married  Vincent  Dancer  in  1832  in  Richmond 
county,  Ohio;  moved  to  Fulton  county.  111.,  in  1856,  and  in  1867  came 
to  Stark. 

John  Dryden,  son  of  Thomas  and  Margaret  Dryden,  was  born  in 
Northumberlandshire,  Eng.,  April  28, 1821,  where  his  father's  death  oc- 
curred September  6,  1874,  at  the  age  of  eighty -six,  and  his  mother's  in 
1876,  in  her  eighty-fourtli  year.  John  Dryden  is  the  fourth  chdd  of  a 
family  of  nineteen  children.  His  early  life  was  spent  at  farm  labor 
until'his  twenty-first  year,  when  he  began  mining.  In  1847  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Mai'garet,  daughter  of  George  and  Mary  Renwick,  born  in 
Cumberlandshire,  Eng.,  June  22,  1820.  In  1854  he  came  to  America; 
proceeding  at  once  to  Stark  count}^.  111.,  and  jnirchased  a  piece  of  land 
near  Wyoming,  remaining  there  three  years,  during  which  time  he  was 
engaged  at  mining.  He  revisited  England  for  his  wife,  and  the  same 
year  (1857)  they  returned,  and  in  five  years  after  they  removed  to 
West  Jersey  township.  In  1864  they  purchased  a  farm  on  section  18, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  agriculture,  owning  160  acres,  within  three  miles  of 
the  village.  Five  children  have  blessed  their  union,  three  of  whom  are 
still  living:  Thomas  J.,  George  (deceased),  Mary  J.  (deceased),  ]\[aggie 
A.  and  John  G.  PoHtically  Mr.  Dryden  is  a  Greenl)acker,  and  has  held 
several  township  offices.  In  1873  Mr.  Dryden  was  called  back  to  Eng- 
land on  account  of  the  illness  of  his  father,  and  at  his  death  was 
engaged  in  the  settlement  of  the  estate,  he  being  the  eldest  son. 

Rebecca  {Moore)  Dtinn,  a  native  of  Augusta,  Ga.,  where  she  married 


OF   WEST   JERSEY   TOWNSHIP.  C89 

Dr.  Charles  A.  Dunn,  and  where  her  husband  died,  moved  to  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  in  1831  with  her  family,  and  five  years  later,  in  September, 
1836,  settled  in  West  Jersey  township  of  this  county,  where  her  son, 
Augustns  A.,  had  bnilt  a  cabin  early  that  year,  and  where  he  remained 
to  welcome  his  mother,  brothers  and  sisters  to  their  new  home  in  the 
wilderness.  Mrs.  Dunn  was  accompanied  by  her  children  :  Columl)ia 
A.,  Avho  married  Mr.  Tillson ;  Kichard  C,  noticed  in  the  historj^  of 
Tonlon ;  William  E.  and  Caroline  E.,  who  married  O.  H.  Smith.  In 
1847  tliis  pioneer  woman  moved  to  Galesburg,  and  died  there,  May  10, 
that  year. 

Augustas  A.  Diinn^  son  of  Dr.  Charles  A.  and  Rebecca  (Moore) 
Dunn,  was  born  in  Georgia,  moved  with  his  widowed  motlier  to  Ohio 
in  1831.  and  early  in  183(v  settled  in  what  is  now  West  Jersey  town- 
ship, erected  a  log  cabin,  in  which  the  mother  and  family  —  who  came 
in  September  of  that  year  —  took  up  their  residence.  He  was  elected 
first  sheriff  of  this  county,  in  1839,  subsequently  graduated  in  medicine 
and  practiced  at  Cambridge,  111.,  until  1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany D.  One-hundred-and-twelfth  Illinois  Yolunteer  Infantry.  His 
left  hand  was  shot  away  at  Kelly's  Ford,  Tenn.,  and  again  wounded 
at  Franklin;  the  results  of  the  latter  leading  to  his  death,  March  2, 
1869,  in  his  fiftv  first  vear,  he  then  residintr  at  Chicao-o. 

George  EcJdeij,  vide  general  and  township  hislor^^ 

Hannah  Gajfney  Eiaery^  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Stark  county,  died 
at  Galva,  October  18,  1881,  as  related  in  the  history  of  the  family 
given  in  other  pages. 

John  F'inleij.  who  settled  on  section  19,  Essex,  in  1839,  was  I)orn  in 
Fayette  countv,  O.,  m  1802.  His  parents,  Robert  and  Mary  (Craig) 
Finley,  natives  of  Indiana,  settled  in  what  is  now  Ashland  county, 
O.,  prior  to  the  War  of  1812,  where  they  resided  until  their  death. 
John  Finley  married  Miss  Rebecca  Gaffney  in  Ohio,  came  with  her  in 
1831  to  Fulton  countv.  111.,  and  five  vears  later  settled  here.  iVs  shown 
in  the  organic  and  political  chapters,  he  was  a  member  of  the  first 
commissioners'  court  and  second  sheriff,  was  county  judge,  justice  of 
the  ])eace,  and  in  all  points  a  most  excellent  citizen.  Of  their  eleven 
children  nine  are  living:  Andrew  J.,  William  P.,  who  was  killed  be- 
fore Knoxville,  November  18,  1863,  aged  thirtj^-three  years,  while 
serving  with  the  One-hundred  and-twelfth  Regiment;  Priscilla  J., 
John  L.,  Mai\y  E.,  Albert  E.,  Robert  M.,  James  E.,  Caroline  R.  and 
Willis  O.  John  L.  went  to  California  in  1852,  enlisted  in  Third  Massa- 
chusetts Cavalry  in  1863,  was  made  prisoner,  escaped  from  Danville, 
and  was  commissioned  second  lieutenant  for  braveiy  ;  Albert  P.  served 
with  the  Third  Illinois  Cavalry  from  1861  to  1861;  James  E.,  of  the 
One-hundred-and-twelfth,  was  wounded  before  Atlanta,  Ga.,  all  of 
which  is  told  in  the  military  chapter.  The  father  of  this  great  family 
died  at  Toulon,  Februarv  28,  1883.  Ilis  first  wife  died  in  1856,  aged 
forty-nine  years;  but  his  second  wife.  Miss  Sarah  D.  Adams,  survives 
him.  Andrew  J.  Finley  was  l)orn  in  Ohio,  in  1828,  came  westward 
with  his  parents,  married  Miss  Margaret  J.  Carter,  October  6,  1850, 
and  has  been  a  permanent  resident  of  this  county  for  about  fifty  years. 
Their  children  are:    Arabella,  John  L.,  William  J.,  Mary  A.,  Ella  B., 


690  BIOGRAPHY    AND   REMINISCENCES 

"Walter  B.,  Oscar  E.,  Margaret  C,  Daisy  JST.,  and  two,  an  infant  and 
Lenora,  deceased.  Mr.  Finley  has  served  his  township  as  justice  of 
tlie  ])eace  and  assessor,  and  was  collector  of  Essex.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Ag-ricultural  Society  since  its  beginning.  His  farm  of 
460  acres  is  among  the  best  in  Stark  county. 

Samuel  J.  Fox,  son  of  Julius  W.  and  Mary  E.  (Jolmston)  Fox,  Avas 
])orn  in  Kichland  countv,  O.,  Januarv  28,  1835.  His  father  was  a 
native  of  New  York,  where  he  was  born  in  1796.  His  mother,  a  native 
of  Pennsylvania,  was  born  1804.  Tiiev  removed  to  Ohio  from  New 
York  at  an  earlv  dav,  and  again  in  1848  to  Wisconsin,  settled  in  Rich- 
hind  county,  thus  passing  through  the  pioneer  period  of  two  States. 
There,  in  1860.  Mr.  Fox.,  Sr.,  passed  way,  being  preceded  to  the  grave 
tw^o  years  l^y  his  wife.  Samuel  J.  Fox  assisted  his  parents  on  the 
farm,  or  attending  the  pioneer  district  school  in  his  earlv  years.  In  his 
twenty-second  year  he  married  ]\Iiss  Mary  E..  daughter  of  John  and 
iihoda  Myers,  who  was  born  in  Ohio,  December  31,  1840.  Her  parents 
removed  to  Indiana,  where  her  father  died.  Her  mother  remarried, 
and  in  a  short  time  was  again  a  widow.  She  removed  with  her  familv 
to  Wisconsin,  and  settled  in  Richland  county.  Wis.,  in  1850,  and  there 
jNlarv  met  Mr.  Fox,  to  whom  she  was  married  April  2,  1857.  Mr.  Fox 
followed  farming  one  year  after  this  event,  then  joined  a  prospecting 
party,  and  went  to  Colorado;  engaged  in  mining  for  one  year,  when 
he  returned  to  his  li<nne  at  Ricldand  Centre,  Wis.,  and  the  same  fall 
moved  to  Princeville,  111.,  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business. 
Remaining  there  a  short  time,  he  moved  to  Wyoming,  111.,  where  he 
remained  about  two  years.  He  then  purchased  a  store  at  West  Jersey, 
where  he  is  now  proprietor  of  a  general  store  in  the  village  and  of  a 
stock  farm  close  by.  Mi',  and  Mrs.  Fox  are  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren, namely  :  William  W.,  Charles  L.,  Frank  A.,  Rollin  S.,  Gilbert  T., 
Ernest  A.,  and  EHie  M.,  all  at  home.  They  are  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  are  interested  in  all  movements  of  a  chari- 
table or  progressive  nature.  Mr.  Fox  is  also  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O. 
F.,  and  in  politics  a  iiepublican.  He  served  as  postmaster  at  West 
Jersey  twelve  years;  has  also  been  elected  and  reelected  township 
clerk,  and  has  been  vice-])resident  of  the  Agricultural  Society  of  Stark 
countv. 

Sarah  George,  who  married  Frank  Dugan,  was  born  in  West  Vir- 
ginia in  1835,  and  died  in  West  Jersey,  July  26,  '82. 

Jacoh  JV.  JIasen,  deceased,  was  born  in  New  Jersey  in  1804;  mar- 
ried Miss  Jane  B.  ]\[itchell  there,  and  with  her  and  their  five  children 
moved  to  Fulton  county.  111.,  in  July,  1839.  and  to  section  twenty-seven. 
West  Jersey,  in  the  sjiring  of  1842.  Here  he  purchased  120  aci-es  of 
wild  land  at  $2.50  per  acre,  erected  a  frame  house,  which  was  the 
family  home,  school,  Methodist  class-room,  and  general  meeting-house 
of  tlie  town  for  many  years,  the  Hazens  making  every  one  welcome. 
Only  five  years  did  this  strong  man  stand  the  wear  and  tear  of  pioneer 
times  here,  for  he  died  in  March,  1847.  His  partner  in  all  the  toils 
and  troubles  of  earlv  vears  outlived  him  twentv  summers,  dving  in  1867, 
as  shown  m  the  cemetery  record  in  history  of  West  Jersey. 

John  Hazen,  the  second  son,  was  Ijorn  in  New  Jersey,  December  1, 


OF   WEST   JERSEY   TOWNSHIP.  691 

1831,  and  has  almost  as  distinct  a  recollection  of  pioneer  days  in  Fulton 
and  Stark  as  if  be  had  been  of  age  when  he  shared  in  them.  In  1857 
he  married  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Francis  Anthony,  and  the 
following  year  settled  where  he  now  resides,  on  his  fine  farm  of  206^ 
acres.  As  shown  in  the  official  and  school  history  of  the  township,  he 
has  served  as  trustee  and  supervisor.  In  politics  he  is,  like  his  father 
was,  always  Democratic  in  national  concerns,  but  independent  in  local 
affairs.  His  wife  and  children,  Frank  M.  and  Edna  Y.,  are  associated 
with  the  Presbyterian  chui-ch.  Mr.  Hazen  is  one  of  th<ise  pioneer  men 
whose  word  is  liis  bond  and  whose  ojnnions  are  considered. 

Sedgwick  R.  Hazen,  son  of  Jacob  JST.  Hazen,  whose  history  is  given 
in  this  chapter,  ^vas  born  in  NeAV  Jersey  in  1833.  lie  was  one  of 
twins,  the  sister  dying  in  infancy.  He  accompanied  his  parents  to 
Illinois  in  1839  and  here  his  youth  was  passed  in  the  manner  common 
to  boys  of  the  pioneer  period,  having  to  walk  two  miles  to  attend  the 
winter  school  of  his  district.  In  October,  1856,  he  married  Miss  Mary 
Isabelle,  daughtei'  of  William  and  Amanda  Barr,  who  in  1851  came 
from  Ohio  to  this  county.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  on  the  Hazen 
farm  where  he  resided  until  1875,  when  he  established  a  mercantile 
house  at  West  Jersey,  which  he  carried  on  for  eighteen  months,  when 
failing  health  compelled  a  change.  Disposing  of  his  stock,  he  re- 
sumed agricultural  life,  and  in  the  fall  of  1876  took  up  his  })resent 
residence,  owning  one  hundred  acres  of  the  best  improved  land  in  the 
township.  In  official  life  he  has  been  assessor,  road  commissioner  and 
school  director  for  a  number  of  years.  Mrs.  and  Mr.  Hazen  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Ohui'ch,  a  reorganization  of  the  old 
class  of  ''Hazen's  Schoolhouse."  Their  son,  Lewis  J.,  born  here 
December  16,  1857,  is  also  a  resident  of  this  township.  In  political 
life  J\[r.  Hazen  votes  the  prohibition  ticket, —  his  strong  ideas  on  tem- 
perance questions  urging  him  to  break  away  from  the  old  line  politics. 

Jivmes  JR.  Henry,  son  of  John  and  Martha  Henry,  was  born  in 
Hunterdon  county,  New  Jersey,  March  1,  1822.  His  father  was  born 
in  Ireland  in  1786^ came  to  America  and  settled  in  New  Jersey,  married 
Martha  Swears,  who  was  born  in  New  Jersey  in  1802.  His  father 
died  in  1852  at  the  age  of  sixty  and  his  mother  in  May  25,  1885,  in 
her  eighty-fourth  year.  James  R.  Henry  is  the  second  of  their  seven 
children.'^  His  early  hfe  was  spent  on  the  home  farm,  up  to  the  age 
of  twenty-two  years,  when  he  married  Miss  Eliza  Foyshur.  Her  par- 
ents, natives  of  Germany,  dying  in  New  Jersey  when  she  was  but  a 
child.  After  their  marriage  Mr.  Henry  followed  farming  in  New 
Jersey  six  3^ears.  He  came  to  Illinois  in  1851,  journeying  overland  by 
wagon,  the  trip  lasting  six  weeks.  They  purchased  land  in  this  town- 
ship, and  there  braved  the  dangers  of  pioneer  life  with  the  wolves 
and  deer  for  neighbors,  and  their  worst  enemies,  rattlesnakes,  with 
which  the  countiy  abounded.  On  July  1,  1883,  Mrs.  Henry  died 
suddenly,  beini>'  then  in  her  sixty-second  year.  They  were  the  i)arents 
of  eight  children,  four  of  whom  died  in  infancy;  those  living  are: 
Theodore  P.,  minister  in  Kansas ;  Watson  C,  West  Jersey ;  George 
W.,  principal  of  the  Lafayette  schools;  and  Charles  W.,  now  Dr. 
Henry,  of  Vermont,  111.     After  his  wife's  death  Mr.  Henry  rented  his 


692  BIOGRAPHY    AND    REMINISCENCES 

farm,  and  lias  since  made  his  home  with  his  son  Watson  in  West  Jer- 
sey village.  Mr.  Henry,  as  was  also  his  wife,  is  a  membei'  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church.  He  has  always  been  a  Republican,  and  has 
held  several  township  offices,  although  he  has  never  sought  them.  lie 
has  spent  some  time  visiting  the  scenes  of  his  childhood,  from  which 
he  has  recently  returned.  He  is  in  his  sixty-fifth  year,  and  although 
his  lochs  show  the  inroads  of  time,  he  is  quite  active. 

J//'.y.  Boone  Lujels,  who  died  at  El  Paso,  Tex.,  in  July,  1S83,  resided 
near  the  south  line  of  West  Jersey. 

John  Jach^on  born  in  Fayette  county,  O.,  in  the  vear  1832,  is  a  son 
of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Eonsei  Jackson,  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  who 
settled  in  Ohio,  where  Mr.  Jackson  died  in  1840.  Mrs.  Jackson  is  liv- 
ing at  the  age  of  ninety  years.  Our  subject  was  reared  on  the  farm 
and  in  1854  came  to  Hlinois  and  settletl  in  Toulon,  where  he  resided  till 
the  following  spring,  when  he  secnred  work  on  a  farm  near  Toulon,  as  a 
hand,  where  lie  has  since  resided.  In  1861  he  purchased  lo6  acres  in 
West  Jersey  township.  In  1857  he  married  Miss  Paulina  Ann,  a 
daughter  of  William  Mahany.  They  were  the  parents  of  live  children  : 
Lydia  E.,  Laura  B.,  William  A.,  Ursula  and  John.  This  lady  died  in 
1875.  aged  thirty-eight  years.  In  1876  he  married  Miss  Susan,  daughter 
of  Barnabas  Frail,  to  whom  two  children  were  born:  James  T.  and 
Jennie  E.  This  lad}''  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  church,  while  ]\Ir. 
Jackson  is  lil)eral  in  religions  matters.  Politically  he  is  a  Democrat. 
{Vide  sl'd<]i  of  Frail  family.) 

Levi  Johnson,  a  native  of  Xew  York,  was  boVn  October  13,  1769. 
He  followed  the  occupation  of  a  millwright.     He  married    Hannah 
Puss,  who  was  born  December  18.  1770.     Her  father.  Abraham  Puss, 
was  murdered  by  the  Indians  on  the  Allegiieny  river.  March  2.  1790. 
He  (Levi  Johnson)  was  the  father  of  live  children,  three  boys  and  two 
girls.     Henry,  the  eldest   of   these,  was   born    January   9,   1793.     He 
learned  his  father's  trade.     AVhen  he  was  about  seventeen  years  of  age 
he  removed  to  Kentucky  with  his  parents,  enlisted  during  the  war  of 
1812,  but  on  account  of'a  wound  on  his  arm  caused  bv  the  slipping  of 
a  hand  ax,  he   was  rejected.     On  March  28,  1816,  he  married  ]\lary, 
daughter  of  Amaziah  Davidson,  born  in  Kentucky,  September  11, 1799. 
Her  parents  were  Scotch  who  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Ken- 
tucky, as  companions  of  Daniel  Boone.     In  1827.  Mi'.  Johnson  with  his 
wife  settled   in   Pike  county.  111.,  but  on  account  of  the  troul)lesome 
Indians  they  were  compelled  to  return  to  Kentucky.     In  1830  they 
braved  the  dangers  of  a  frontier  life  and   returned  to  Pike  county, 
where  he  followed  his  trade  of  millwright.     Here  on  September  11. 
1816.  Mrs.  Johnson  died  in  her  forty-seventh  year.     In  1851  Mr.  John- 
son settled  near  the  ])lace  where  the  village  of   Sparland.  Marshall 
county,  now  stands.     In  1865  he  came  to  Stark  county,  where  he  died 
September  17,  1878,  in  the  eighty-sixth  year  of  his  age. 

A.  J.  Johnson,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (Davidson)  Johnson,  was 
born  in  Chambersburgh  township,  Pike  county.  111.,  October  23,  1833. 
He  is  of  Irish  descent,  his  paternal  ancestors  coming  to  America  prior 
to  the  time  of  the  Revolution  and  settling  in  Xew  York.  Andrew  J.  is 
the  eighth  child  of  their  family  of  eleven  children.     In  1851  he  married 


OF   WEST   JERSEY   TOWNSHIP.  693 

Miss  Margaret,  daughter  of  William  and.  Margaret  (Bunn)  Campbell, 
born  in  Penns3dvania,  December  1 6, 1833.  Her  father,  a  Penns34vanian, 
died  in  1835.  In  1818  she  came  with  her  mother,  who  had  married  a 
Mr.  Placher,  to  Peoria,  where  she  met  Mr.  Johnson,  as  before  stated,  and 
married  him  in  185-1.  After  this  marriage  he  followed  farming  in 
Marshall  county  several  years.  In  April,  1865,  the^^  came  to  Stark 
county  where  they  had  previously  purchased  one  hundred  acres  in 
"West  Jersey  township  where  they  still  reside.  ]Kine  children  have 
blessed  theii'  union,  eight  of  whom  are  still  living:  Charles  "W. 
(deceased),  William  H.,  Oscar  J.,  Edgar  L.,  Frank  C,  Lewis  O.,  Robert 
B.,  Ida  A.  and  Fannie  M.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnson  are  members  of  the 
M.  E.  church,  as  are  also  all  of  their  children.  Politically  Mr.  Johnson 
is  a  Pepublican,  and  has  held  several  oiRces  of  trust,  among  them, 
justice  of  the  peace,  and  supervisor  for  several  terms.  That  he  honor- 
ably discharged  his  duties  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  people  is  signified 
by  his  numerous  reelections.  He  has  increased  his  original  farm  of 
one  hundred  acres  to  240  acres  of  choice  lands,  located  within  two 
miles  of  the  village.  Mr.  Johnson  has  for  several  years  been  an  officer 
and  member  of  tlie  agricultural  society  of  this  county. 

William  H.  Johnson^  son  of  Andrew  J.  and  Margaret  J.  (Campbell) 
Johnson  was  born  in  Marshall  county.  111.,  August  6,  1850.  In  '65  he 
with  his  parents  settled  in  AFest  Jersey  township.  In  '76  he  entered 
Hedding  College,  Abingdon,  III,  and  after  a  study  there  of  four  years 
he  returned  to  his  home  on  account  of  ill  health,  and  at  various  times 
was  engaged  in  teaching  school.  On  December  5,  'S3,  he  married  ]\Iiss 
Flora,  a  daughter  of  Reuben  and  Martha  (Heaton)  Swank,  born  in 
Stark  county,  September  22,  '60.  Previous  to  his  marriage  Mr.  John- 
son had  purchased  a  store  at  West  Jersey  village,  which  he  now  owns. 
Mr.  Swank  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  born  November  14,  '30,  and 
died  April  14,  '72.  Mrs.  SAvank  was  born  in  Xew  Jersev,  November 
23,  '33.  They  came  to  Illinois  at  an  early  day,  and  after  their  mar- 
riage settled  near  West  Jersey,  where  Mr.  Swank  died.  At  the  age  of 
fourteen  Miss  Flora  entered  Hedding  College,  where  she  studied  for 
about  three  vears,  when  she  entered  the  Wesleyan  Universit}'  at 
Bloomington,  111.  Subsequently  she  spent  some  time  at  Chicago  in 
the  study  of  the  fine  arts,  and  in  '83  she  married  Mr.  Johnson,  as  be- 
fore stated.  Since  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnson  have  resided 
at  West  Jersey.  They  are  both  respected  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  interested  in  all  works  of  a  progressive  nature,  and 
are  held  in  high  esteem.  In  ])o]itics  Mr.  Johnson,  like  his  father,  is  a 
Republican,  and  has  honorably  filled  the  office  of  town  clerk. 

R.  W.  Kirtfj^  M.  D.^  one  of  the  old  physicians  of  the  county,  was 
born  in  Columbiana  county,  O.,  in  1819.  His  parents,  Wilham  and 
Elizabeth  (Ware)  King,  were  Virginians,  who  settled  in  Ohio  about  1810, 
where  both  died.  The  father  served  in  the  War  of  '12,  which  resulted 
in  the  total  banishment  of  the  British  fi'om  our  coasts.  Dr.  King  was 
educated  in  the  early  subscription  schools  of  his  district.  In  '45  he 
entered  the  study  of  medicine  at  Akron,  O.,  untler  Dr.  Bartges.  He 
practiced  in  that  cit\^  for  eleven  years,  until  coming  to  Peoria  county 
in  '56,  where  he  practiced  two  years ;  resided  at  Brimfield  two  years, 
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694  BIOGRAPHY    AND    KEMINISCENCES 

and  in  '60  established  an  office  at  West  Jersey.  In  addition  to  his 
professional  duties  he  served  as  school  director  for  sixteen  years,  col- 
lector one  year,  and  in  '85  was  appointed  postmaster.  He  is  also  en- 
gaged in  the  drug  trade  there,  his  son,  now  of  Toulon,  assisting  in  the 
store.  Dr.  King  was  married  in  '39  to  Miss  Sarah  Bartges,  to  whom 
six  children  were  born,  of  whom  two  are  living— Catherine  E.,  now 
Mrs.  James  Jones,  of  Omaha,  lN"eb.,  and  Elizabeth,  Mrs.  George  Slo- 
cum,  of  Ford  county,  Kan.  A  son,  John  W.,  enlisted  in  '62,  but  died 
at  Port  Hudson  before  muster-in.  The  mother  of  this  family  died  in 
May,  '56,  and  three  years  later  the  doctor  married  Miss  Fannie  E. 
Hunt.  They  are  the  parents  of  five  children:  Fannie  R.,  deceased, 
Frank,  Allen,  Bert  and  Azora  M.  In  political  life  Dr.  King  was  de- 
cidedly Democratic  up  to  a  few  years  ago,  when  the  fascinating  god- 
dess of  Greenbackism  won  his  allegiance. 

Jacob  Kissel,  who  settled  in  "West  Jerse}^  about  1862.  removed  to 
ISTebraska,  and  after  a  residence  of  nine  years  there  returued  to  this 
county.  Mr.  Kissel  was  born  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  in  1808,  moved 
to  Ohio,  and  subsequently  resided  in  Indiana,  Wisconsin  and  INTebraska, 
settling  down  here.  In  1833  he  married  Miss  Hester  Clouser  in 
Pennsylvania.  Of  their  children,  Keuben,  Nathaniel,  Marv,  Emanuel, 
Sarah,  Arabella,  Henrietta,  James  (deceased),  George  and  Jehial  Kis- 
sel, are  names  well  known.  Emanuel  served  three  vears  with  a  Peoria 
battery,  escaped  wounds,  and  is  now  a  useful  citizen  of  Dodge  City, 
Kan. 

Pldlip  Knqff\  deceased,  was  born  in  New  Jersey,  Feljruary  7,  1805, 
where  his  parents,  Peter  and  Susan  (Simmons)  Knoff,  then  resided.  In 
1832  he  married  Miss  Sarah  Young,  in  1845  moved  to  Ohio,  and  the 
following  year  set  out  for  this  county  by  wagon.  On  the  journey 
hither,  and  after  traveling  forty  miles,  one  of  liis  horses  died,  when  he 
returned  to  Ohio ;  but  in  the  next  spring  made  the  journey  and  here 
purchased  eiglity  acres  of  congressional  land,  built  a  log  cabin,  and 
entered  on  pioneer  life.  Here  he  resided  until  Ids  death,  October  11, 
18Y6.  lie  saw  his  original  farm  increased  to  160  acres,  and  two  sur- 
vivors, of  his  five  children;  settled  in  life — Mrs.  Kate  Cross,  of  Toulon, 
and  Mrs.  Margaret  Show,  of  West  Jersey.  In  politics  he  was  demo- 
cratic. Jacob  Young,  brother  of  Mrs.  Knoff,  settled  in  West  Jersey 
in  1846.  For  thirty  years  he  was  a  pioneer  here,  and  then  became  a 
pioneer  of  Iowa,  where  he  now  resides.  Mrs.  Knoff  was  born  in  New 
Jersey  in.l809.  Her  parents,  John  and  Susan  (Daly)  Young,  died  in 
that  state  about  1824.  She  has  been  connected  with  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  West  Jersey  since  her  settlement  here,  and  has  always  been 
looked  upon  as  a  most  exemplary  member  of  the  community. 

William  Mahany,  deceased,  settled  in  Toulon  township,  on  the  line 
of  Essex,  in  1836-7.  He  was  born  in  the  Shenandoah  valley,  in  1803  ; 
came  to  Illinois  a  single  man  and  here  mai*ried  Miss  Lydia  McMullen. 
The  farm  which  he  purchased  on  coming  here  was  improved  by  his 
own  hands,  and  on  it  he  resided  until  his  death,  in  1875.  Flis  wife 
died  in  1866,  at  a  time  when  her  husband's  success  in  life  was  assured 
and  her  young  family  provided  for.  Their  children  were:  Paulina  A. 
(deceased),  James  Y.  B,,  John   W.,  residents  here;  Baxter  M.,  died 


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while  in  the  ariny;  Marsliall,  residing  here,  and  Ohver,  deceased.  J. 
Y.  B.  Mahany  married  Miss  Belle  C.  Cain,  of  this  count3^  lie  is  the 
owner  of  350  acres  of  fertile  land  in  West  Jersey  township,  all  well 
ini])roved  and  thoroughly  cultivated.  Like  his  father,  he  is  democratic 
in  political  life,  but  liberal  and  enterprisiug  as  a  citizen.  (  Vide  general 
liistory  tmd  skdcli  of  Toulon  township.) 

W.  8.  McClanahan.,  physician  and  surgeon,  a  native  of  Monmouth, 
111.,  is  the  son  of  T.  S.  and  Mary  J.  (Martin)  McClanahan,  natives  of 
Ohio,  but  old  settlers  of  Warren  county,  111.,  of  which  T.  S.  McClan- 
aiian  \vas  surveyor  for  many  years.  The  doctor  com[)leted  his  literary 
education  during  a  two  years'  course  at  Monmouth  College.  He  taught 
school,  ])rincipallv  at  Berwick,  for  three  years;  read  medicine  under  his 
brother,  Dr.  J.  M.  McClanahan,  of  Kirkwood,  111.;  in  the  fall  of  1881 
matriculated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  where  he  took  a  full  course  in 
medicine  and  surgery,  and  from  which  he  graduated  in  1883.  He 
Ijegan  practice  immediately  after  in  Mercer  county.  111.,  and  six  months 
later  settled  at  West  Jersey,  where  he  has  confirmed  himself  in  the 
confidence  and  esteem  of  the  people.  As  related  in  the  history  of  the 
village,  he  is  a  member  of  the  new  I.  O.  O.  F.  lodge  there.  His  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Mabel  S.  Matteson,  of  Berwick,  111.,  was  celebrated  in 
]  884.     They  are  the  parents  of  one  child.  Earl  M. 

liev.  Allen  Cowen  Miller,  born  in  Fayette  county.  Pa.,  February 
12,  1807,  was  the  fourth  son  of  James  and  Agnes  Miller.  His  father 
died  early  in  the  twenties,  for  in  1826  his  mother  resided  at  Sewickley, 
Pa.,  where  her  son  united  with  the  Presbyterian  church  that  year. 
From  this  period  until  1829  he  devoted  all  his  leisure  hours  to  study. 
In  this  year  he  was  employed  by  Dr.  Jennings,  of  the  Christian  Tier- 
old,  to  canvass  for  that  paper  throughout  Northern  Pennsylvania  and 
Eastern  Ohio,  and  continued  in  this  position  until  the  fall  of  1831, 
when  he  entered  the  Bassenheim  Manual  Labor  Academy  at  Zelieno- 
ple.  Pa.  In  1832  he  entered  Jefferson  College,  and  with  the  exception 
of  the  summer  of  1835,  studied  tliere  until  1837,  when  he  graduated 
and  entered  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  from  Avhich  he  grad- 
uated in  1840.  He  was  licensed  by  the  Ohio  Presbyteiy  June  17, 
1840,  and  in  June,  1841,  was  instalfed  pastor  of  the  church  at  Mar- 
seilles, Ohio.  He  presided  over  that  church  for  seven  years,  and  while 
there  married  Miss  Mary  Pierson,  who  died  at  Toulon,  August  22, 
1872.  From  1848  to  1851  he  |n-esided  over  churches  at  Edna  and 
•  Carohne,  Ohio.  On  coming  to  Illinois  in  1851,  he  preached  at  Roscoe 
one  year  and  then  became  pastor  of  the  church  at  White  Rock,  where 
he  remained  for  nine  years.  During  that  time  he  organized  the  Pres- 
byterian church  atRochelle  and  also  jireached  there  for  two  years.  In 
the  fall  of  18(U  he  with  his  family  settled  at  West  Jersey,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1863  removed  to  Toulon  and  for  four  years  supplied  the  pul- 
pit at  West  Jersey.  Subsequently  he  rested  from  ministerial  labor, 
again  preached  to  several  congregations  throughout  this  district, 
acted  as  bible  agent  and  col])ortear,  and  in  1873  revisited  his  old  home 
and  friends  in  Pennsylvania  and  ch arches  in  Ohio.  On  returning  in 
January,  1874,  he  received  a  call  from  his  old  society  at  White  Rock, 
which  call  he  accepted.     There  he  died  May  12,  1874,  and  his  remains 


690  BIOGRAPHY   AND  REMINISCENCES 

were  taken  to  Toulon  to  rest.  Of  his  three  sons,  two  are  leading- 
lawyers  of  Stark  county,  and  the  youngest  lies  buried  beside  his 
parents  in  the  cemetery  at  Toulon. 

I.  L.  Neunnan,  born  in  Warren  county,  N.  J.,  July  7,  1827,  is  a 
son  of  Abraham  and  Eleanor  (Lanning)  Newman,  natives  of  that 
state,  and  still  residents  there.  His  grandparents  were  Abraham  and 
Mary  (Hankinson)  Newman,  whose  ancestors  were  British.  Grand- 
father Abraham  entered  the  service  of  the  Contineutal  Couo-ress  when 
fourteen  years  old  and  served  throughout  the  grand  struggle  for  free- 
dom. At  one  time  his  brother  and  a  man  named  Wykoff  were  capt- 
ured by  Indians  who  tomahawked  one,  wdiile  Wykoff  escaped. 
This  murder  Abi'aham  well  avenged,  both  on  the  Indians  and  their 
teachers  of  England.  After  the  war  he  settled  in  New  Jersey,  became 
a  preacher  of  the  M.  E.  church,  and  died  there  in  his  seventieth  year. 
Isaac  L.  Newman  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Warren  county.  In 
1851  he  left  his  liome  in  a  one-horse  buggy,  and  in  forty-two  days  ar- 
rived at  West  Jersey  Center  with  a  ca])itai  of  $300,  and  began  life  on 
the  prairies.  He  purchased  a  tract  of  forty  acres  on  section  15,  at  $3 
per  acre,  and  this  small  tract  has  grown,  so  to  speak,  into  a  magnifi- 
cent farm  of  600  acres.  On  September  12,  1857,  he  married  Miss 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James  R.  and  Anna  (Tuttle)  Waibasse,  whose 
brother  Joseph  came  from  Germauy,  and  in  1858  settled  here.  Pier 
father  was  the  first  to  break  sod  in  Sussex  county,  N.  J.  To  this 
marriage  there  were  born:  Jerome,  September  22,  1859;  Anna,  Feb- 
ruary 11,  1862;  Melden  A.  and  Selden  A.  (twins),  March  24,  1806,  all 
of  whom  are  living.  As  related  in  the  township  history,  he  has  been 
supervisor  of  West  Jerse}'^  for  five  years;  is  a  member  of  the  Blue 
Lodge  at  Toulon,  and  politically  a  member  of  the  Republican 
part3^  In  1881  Mr.  Newman  married  Miss  Permelia,  daughter  of 
John  and  Lydia  (Maines)  Pevey,  who  came  from  New  Jersey  to  the 
township  about  1850.  Here  her  father  died  in  1803.  aged  about  fift}'^- 
six  years,  and  here  her  mother  still  resides  in  her  seventy-sixth  year. 
The}''  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  namely:  Rachel,  Joseph, 
Henry,  John,  Catherine,  Permelia,  M^illiam,  Arthur,  Jane,  Aaron, 
Elizabeth  and  Clarrissa.  Arthur  resides  in  Peoria  county,  Aaron  in 
Fulton  county,  111.,  and  Elizabeth  in  Kansas.  The  other  children  are 
residents  of  Stark  county.     {Vide  General  History.) 

Joseph  Palmer  was  born  at  Brattleboro,  Yt.,  in  1802.  In  1827  he 
moved  to  Ashland  county,  O.,  and  ten  years  after  came  here,  settling 
on  the  farm  now  in  possession  of  his  son.  He  was  married  in  Ashland 
county  to  Mary,  a  daughter  of  Elias  Slocum.  On  coming  here  in  1837 
he  purchased  320  aci'es  and  made  this  township  his  home  until  after  the 
war,  when  he  moved  to  Galesburg.  He  was  one  of  the  old  Board  of 
County  Commissioners,  and  for  years  the  postmaster  at  Walnut  Creek. 
Of  his  children,  Willard  resides  here,  James  lives  at  Galesburg,  Anna 
is  wife  of  James  E.  White,  of  Garnett,  Kan.;  Averella  and  Rose  (the 
latter  known  as  Mrs.  McChesney)  are  deceased.  Mr.  Palmer  still  sur- 
vives pioneer  hardshi])s,  and  is  a  resident  of  Galesburg,  111. 

Willard  Palmer  was  born  in  Ashland  county  in  1837,  and  when 
seveti   months  old  was  brought  into  the  wilds  of  Spoon   river.     He 


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roc('iv(Ml  a  ]>rncticitl  education  1hm'(\  and  here  in  1801  married  Miss 
Elsie,  d;iuglit(>r  of  Wilson  (lai'nn.  of  l\licliii^an,  who  subsequetit.ly  set- 
tled in  this  county.  AFr.  PalnuM-  cjin'ics  on  a  lar<i;e  farm  and  devotes 
much  att(Mition  to  stock-gi-owini;-.  AVhile  ;ij>|)reciatini;-  tlu;  value  of 
good  men  inoUicial  positions,  ;iiid  like  his  father,  unpartisan  in  ])()litical 
affairs,  he  vf)tes  with  the  Democratic  party  on  all  state  and  national 
issues. 

JoJin  Praf."  (deceased)  was  boi-n  near  Carlisle,  Pa.,  April  17,  ITitS. 
His  marriage  with  Miss  IS'ancy  Layman  took  place  there  ai)out  1819, 
and  the  following  year  this  lady  di(Hl  there.  Subsequently  he  nuii-ried 
jMiss  Sarah  Wetzell,  and  in  1827  moved  to  a  point  near  what  is  n(.\v 
Ashland  City,  ().  In  1887,  with  their  eight  children,  and  in  com|)ai)y 
with  the  families  of  Elias  Wycoif,  Elias,  Jr.,  Nehemiah  Wy(M)ff  and 
Newton  Matthews,  they  came  to  Illinois.  P]acli  famil}'  had  two  ox 
teains,  a  span  of  horses  and  a  light  wagon,  with  which  they  made  the 
journey  overland.  Mr.  Pratz  s(^ttled  on  the  east  half  of  southeast 
quarter  of  section  twcMity-eight,  and  also  entei'cd  a  second  eighty  on 
the  same  section,  huilt  a  log  cabin,  the  chiidcs  of  which  were  Idled  with 
clay  and  chopped  prairie  grass.  For  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  lived 
here,  moved  to  Rochester,  whei'c  he  died  Decend^er  28,  18G2,  and  Mrs. 
Pratz  SeptcMuber  lit,  lS(i5.  They  were  ohl  mend)ers  of  the  (/ongr(\ga- 
tional  church,  but  later  connected  themselves  witli  the  Christian  church, 
of  which  th<?y  were  members  at  the;  period  of  death. 

Joiiathan  Prati,  their  only  surviving  son  residing  here,  was  born  in 
Pennsylvania  February  14,  1820,  came  with  his  i)arents  here  when 
sevenhMUi  yeai's  old,  was  married  here  Feltruary  8,  18H-,  to  Miss  Kliza 
J.,  daughter  of  James  and  Maria  (Ti-ickle)  ]\Iurphy,  began  farm  life  for 
himself,  and  in  184«)  settled  on  his  present  farm.  Of  theii*  eight  chil- 
dren, five  are  living:  Anna  M.,  in  Iowa;  llosetta  L.,  Sarah  C,  John 
E.  and  Hiram  X.  The  deceased  were:  j\[ary  F.,  Poyal  L.  and  Ora  E., 
who  died  in  August,  18S3.  For  thirty-five  years  they  have  been  mem- 
bers of  the  Christian  church,  but  prior  to  that  time  were  Congregation- 
alists.  lie  owns  220  acres,  apart' from  the  broad  acres  which  he  f^ave 
to  his  cliildren.  He  has  been  successful  in  all  his  dealings,  strictly 
upright,  and  now  lives  in  the  midst  of  peac<^  and  plenty. 

Sijlveder  11.  Sanders.,  born  in  Morris  county,  N.  J.,  Decemljer  10, 
1S12J  is  a  son  of  Darius  and  Mary  (Lochman)  Sanders,  natives  of  Xew 
Jersey,  where  both  died.  At  about  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he 
learned  the  carpenter  trade,  which  h(»  followed  until  1845,  when,  with 
his  wife,  Miss  Eliza  Ann  Bryan,  to  whom  he  was  married  October  8, 
1830,  and  three  children,  he  made  the  journey  to  Illinois  by  wagon, 
and  located  a  farm  of  160  acres  in  West  -lersey,  on  the  northwest  (quar- 
ter of  section  twentv-eight,  where  he  resided  for  a  number  of  years. 
On  this  journey  he  was  accompanied  by  Thomas  Fox,  his  bi'other-in- 
law,  and  family.  Here  his  wife  died  August  17,  1809,  in  her  fifty- 
fourth  year.  Of  the  three  children  Avho  came  with  them,  and  six 
born  here.  Rev.  Jacob  H.  is  a  Methodist  minister,  Peter  K.  is  dead, 
Mary  J.  is  wife  of  Rev.  A.  Atherton,  Susan  E.  is  deceased,  Sophronia 
is  Mrs.  Wm.  Sterler,  Susan  A.  deceased,  F'red  E.,  Darius  E.  and  Lucy 
M.,  wife  of  Rev.  R.  A.  Brown.     In  1879  Mr.  Sanders  and  wife  moved 


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into  West  Jereey  village,  M-here  their  residence  was  then  erected. 
Mr.  Sanders  owns  IGO  acres,  together  with  village  property,  all  the 
savings  of  years  of  labor.  In  religious  mattei-s  he  is  a  Methodist  of 
over  thirty  years'  standing.  His  second  marriage  was  solemnized 
A])ril  13.  iSTl,  with  Miss  Catherine  Egbert,  who,  hke  her  husband,  is 
a  devout  church  nieniber.  Prior  to  ISoO  ]\[r.  Sanders  was  a  Democrat, 
but  since  that  time  has  been  faitiiful  to  Iie[)ublican  doctrine  and  party. 

Darius  Satiders,  born  in  Moriis  county,  N.  J.,  in  1810,  died  March 
27,  1884.     In  1808  he  settled  in  AVest  Jersey  township. 

Eldi'r  Jolin  S(ir<iC'nt.  born  in  ]\Iaryland,  October,  1703,  sei'ved  two 
campaigns  in  the  "\Var  of  1812,  after  moving  to  Ohio  with  his  parents; 
came  to  Henry  county  in  1850,  to  Stark  county  in  1858,  later  to  Mis- 
souri, from  which  he  was  driven  by  the  Jay-hawkers  in  1801.  He  re- 
turned and  settling  at  Millbrook,  Peoria  countv,  died  there  Julv  14. 
1882. 

Belle  {Trimmer)  Shafer,  born  in  West  Jersey  township  in  1803; 
married  Peter  Shafer  in  1884;  died  March  15,  1885. 

Mary  L.  Swank  iShan/wn),  died  at  Grimes,  Iowa,  February  1,  ^885, 
aged  twenty-eight  years. 

l*eter  Sheets,  deceased,  son  of  Michael  and  Elizabeth  (Wy^ell) 
Sheets,  was  born  in  Hampshire  county,  Va.  His  parents  were  of  Ger- 
man origin  and  were  married  in  West  Virginia  in  the  spring  of  1»30; 
removed  to  what  is  now  Essex  townshij) ;  ])urchased  280  acres  on  sec- 
tion 10  for  ^1,UOO,  inchuling  a  small  house  and  thirty  acres  broken. 
Seven  children  accompanied  them  hither,  namely :  ^[alinda  (deceased), 
Irene,  Mi-s.  Alexander  Christy ;  George,  Valentine  (deceased),  Kosanna, 
Benton  county,  Iowa;  WilUam  M.,  Florida  (deceased),  Andrew  J.,  of 
Xodaway  county,  ]\ro.,  was  boi'n  here.  Jacob  AVygell,  Inother  of 
Mi*s.  Sheets,  came  with  them,  remained  two  or  three  years  and  returned 
to  Virginia.  Peter  Sheets  and  wife  have  passed  away  from  their 
pioneer  labors  here  as  stated  in  the  history  of  Essex  township.  George 
Siieets  was  born  in  Switzerland  c(juiity.  near  Patriot,  in  1825,  and  was 
twelve  yeai's  old  when  he  settled  with  parents  in  Essex  township.  He 
was  married,  December  24,  1844,  by  Justice  Edward  Trickle,  to  Char- 
lotte, daughtei",  of  Davit!  Simmerman,  wliose  history  is  given  in  this 
woi'k.  In  1848  he  located  in  West  Jersev  township,  and  owns  t(»dav 
an  eighty-acre  fai'm  well  improved.  Their  chikh-en  are  Eliza  A.,  ^Irs. 
J.  H.  Emery,  Sarah  E.,  Mrs.  G.  li.  Varside,  Eimira  J.,  Mi's.  E.  J>. 
Swank,  all  residents  of  this  townshi]).  ALrs.  George  Sheets  was  born 
in  West  A'^irginia  in  1828,  and  for  over  foi-ty  years  has  shared  her  hus- 
band's labors  and  successes.     (  Tide  llidonj  of  KKxtir  Toirnxhip.) 

Jacoh  B.  Siiiitli,  deceased,  born  in  Reading,  Pa.,  in  18Ul,  settled 
near  Ashland,  Ohio,  where  he  married  AIi's.  Maria  Murphy,  in'e 
Trickle,  and  in  1835  came  to  Illinois,  making  the  journey  by  wagon 
and  four  horses.  They  settled  near  Cajiton,  and  in  February,  1830, 
settled  on  100  acres,  section  35,  West  Jersey.  There  he  built  a  log- 
cabin  1()  by  10,  and  resided  there  for  many  years.  He  spent  his  later 
days  at  (ialva.  Both  were  membei*s  of  the  Chi'istian  Churcii,  as  were 
Julia  A.,  now  deceased;  Eliza  J.  and  ^Nfary  A.,  of  Peoria  county, 
daughters  of  Mrs.  ^lurpliy.     After  her  marriage  with  Mr,  Smith,  AVil- 


OF    WKST   .IKRSEY    TOWNSHIP.  7^1 

son  A.,  Algornon,  now  in  Iowa ;  AVasliiji«^ton  T.  and  Oliver  J.  in  Iowa., 

were  born,  the  two  last  natives  of  Stark.     Mr.  Sniitli   died   in  Septein- 

'ber,  1884,  and  ]\lrs.  Sniitli  at  Oalva,,  in  1S«;{>,  in  lier  seventy-first  year. 

Sii/'dli  II.  {I.()r<ni<'r)  S^i)in)id,  widow  of  Jacob  Stimniel,  was  boVn  in 
Yir<5n)iia  Novembei"  0,  1812.  Her  [)a!'cnts,  Virginians,  in  1815  setticMl 
near  Coluinbns,  Ohio,  where  the}'  engaged  in  fanning.  Here,  in  1825, 
her  father,  Mr.  Lorance,  died,  death  being  caused  by  being  out  in  a 
storm  assisting  a  neighbor  to  erect  a  log  cai)in.  Some  time  after  her 
husband's  death  Mrs.  Lorance  married  a  Mr.  JJill.  Again  in  IS^jn  she 
Avas  left  a  widow.  Several  years  later  she  started  for  Missouri,  but 
changing  her  mind  on  the  road  she  settled  in  Stark  county,  Illinois, 
In  1S()1  she  died  at  her  son's  home,  in  Knox  county,  in  her  eightv- 
second  year.  Sarah  Lorance  is  the  fourth  child  of  their  family  of  t(Mi 
children.  On  March  16,  1843,  she  married  Jacob  Stimmel,  whose  Vir- 
ginian parents  were  also  scttlei's  of  Ohio,  near  Columbus,  whei'e  they 
both  died.  I  lis  father,  Peter  Stimmel,  died  at  the  age  of  seventy,  and 
his  mother,  Eliza l)eth  (Lantis),  at  the  age  of  sixty-four.  Jacob  was  the 
eldest  of  a  family  of  eight  children.  Jle  was  born  May  18,  1818.  His 
early  life  was  spent  assisting  his  parents  on  the  farm.  After  his  mar- 
riage he  began  farming  in  Ohio.  Six  years  later  they  moved  into  the 
vilhige  of  (Trovei)()rt.  lie  came  westward  in  search  of  a  home,  and 
before  movin<^  iwade  three  visits.  In  1857  they  moved  to  Ivnox  county, 
HI.,  remained  on  their  farm  for  one  year,  then  removed  to  Peoria 
county  and  remained  tln'ce  yeai's,  and  next  settled  in  West  J(M'sey 
townshij).  A  yea-r  lator  tluw  j)urchas(Ml  the  ))1acn  wluire  Mi's.  Stimmel 
now  r(!sid('s.  At  the  time  of  tlunr  setth^mcnt  Illinois  was  a  wild(>rness; 
their  most  tniUHn'ous  neighbors  IxMug  wolves,  the  howiings  of  which 
could  be  liea.rd  every  night.  On  March  24,  J 885,  Mr.  Stimnu;l  died, 
having  passed  through  the  pionecM-  period  of  two  Sla((>s.  11(5  was  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  of  th(>  I.  O.  O.  V. 
IMiey  wer(>  the  i)arents  of  nine  childnMi,  live  of  whom  still  livt;:  V^ir- 
ginia  A.  (deceased),  Jacob  W.,  now  resicling  in  Missouri;  Isaac  L.,  also 
in  Missouri;  I*eter  (deceased),  Josephine  (deceased),  Fratddin  (dec(\*ised), 
Missoui'i,  now  Mrs.  (4rillin,  of  Iowa;  Virginia,  now  Mrs.  J>ra<ly, 
of  W(!st  .I(!rsey;  am!  I'^raidc  L..  r(!siding  at  home.  Mrs.  Stimmel 
is  now  in  l»(;r  seventy-lifth  year.  She  has  been  crippled  for  thirty-nine 
years,  and  for  iiearly  thn^e  years  has  bec^n  uiuible  to  walk,  but  she 
l)ears  her  allli(;tion  with  pa,tien(;e  a,nd  forbearance.  Her  fa,ri»i  consists 
of  250  a.cres,  w<^ll  imj)rov(>d. 

Uolx'H  Sl<mhii\  son  of  -Iannis  and  Zi|)orah  (Davis)  Stonier,  was  born 
in  llen^foi'dsiiii'e,  Englaiul,  on  Foxhall  fa i-m.  May  2,  1810.  His  ances- 
tors were  of  old  English  descent.  Ifis  fatlK^rduMl  April  10,  1840,  in 
his  eightv-thii'd  year,  and  mother  in  1851,  being  about  the  same  age  as 
h(!r  husband.  At  the  age  of  ff)urteen  Pobert  was  ai)i>renticed  to  a.  car- 
})cnter,  rec(Mving  for  his  labor  one  shilling  a  week,  this  being  increased 
as  ho  ])rogressed.  His  fatluu*  ))aid  £150  to  secure  him  this  position 
with  Henry  Haines,  of  Chelteiduun,  (iloucestershiro.  After  seven 
years  he  beg.'in  working  at  his  trade,  iii'st  at  Cheltenham  a  short  time*, 
next  at  Bristol,  then  at  London,  where  lie  remained  about  three  years; 
when  he  removed  to  Southampton,  and  in  1850  came  to  America. 


702  BIOGRAPHY    Am)   REMINISCENCES 

Landing  at  New  York  he  worked  there  at  his  trade  abdut  a  year,  when 
he  went  to  Buffalo  and  remained  a  short  time.  While  there  lie  sent 
to  England  for  Miss  Elizabeth  Bisco,  met  her  at  New  York,  where  they 
were  married  in  Trinity  church,  June  5,  1851.  Returning  to  Buffalo, 
they  remained  a  few  months,  and  the  same  fall  removed  to  Peoria,  111. 
Elizabeth  Bisco  is  a  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Arnold)  Bisco, 
born  in  Gloucestershire,  Eng.,  June  4,  1820.  Iler  father  was  proprie- 
tor of  a  large  linen  manufactory,  until  his  death  in  1857  at  the  age  of 
eighty-three,  being  preceded  by  liis  wife  three  years,  who  died  in  her 
eighty-first  year.  After  the  ai'rival  of  the  Stoniers  in  Peoria,  Mr.  ' 
Stonier  followed  his  trade  about  sixteen  years.  They  tlien  purchased 
a  fai'm  in  West  Jersey  townslii}),  where  they  still  reside.  At  the  time 
of  their  settlement  here  Stark  county  was  without  a  railroad,  and  the 
people  hauled  their  ])i'oduceto  Peoria.  Seven  children  luive  been  born 
to  them,  oidy  two  ot'  whom  are  living:  John  J.  (deceased),  Pobcrt  A. 
(deceased),  Artliur  F.  (deceased),  C'harles  E.  (deceased),  Ihirry  P., 
farmer  of  West  Jersey  township;  Albei-t  P.,  iit  home,  and  Eva  E. 
(deceased).  ]\lr.  and  Mrs.  Stoniei'  were  formerly  members  of  the  Pres- 
bvtcrian  (;hui"ch.  Their  two  sons  art^  mendx'rs  of  the  M.  I*],  chuixih. 
\lr.  Stonier  was  a  member  of  the;  1.  ().  ().  V.,  aiul  iiad  taUen  tlie  lil'Lh 
(h'gj'ce.  In  j)olitics  he  was  rormei'ly  a  Democrat,  hut  is  now  a  sup-' 
])orter  of  the  Ke])nhlican  party.  WhiU>  Hving  in  I'eoria  ]\fr.  St»)ni(>r 
was  oiK^  of  lh(^  lii'st  (o  sign  Ihc^  lirst  petition  foe  the  ahohtion  of 
slaveiy.  lie  now  owns  240  ac!'es  of  choice;  hinds,  a  little  over  two  miles 
lV<mi  the  village  of  AVest  Jersey. 

O/uirlen  W.  y'e/vv/,  son  of  Thomas  and  Harriet  Ann  (Ilopj)er)  Terry, 
was  born  at  Wood  Church,  East  Kent,  England,  April  25,  1849.  In 
1853  he  came  with  his  })arents  to  America,  the  ocean  journey  lasting  . 
thirteen  weeks.  His  ])arents  lirst  settled  in  New  York  for  two  years, 
then  removed  to  l^eoi'ia  county.  III.,  settled  near  Elmwood  ;  four  years 
later  moved  to  Knox  county  and  ])urchased  land,  and  for  several 
years  followed  farming.  In  1883  they  moved  to  Yates  City  where^ 
they  still  reside.  When  Mr.  Terry  lirst  reached  Illinois  he  had  but 
lifty  cents  in  his  ])ocket,  but  by  iiulustry  and  economy  he  has  anuissed 
a  fortune  and  can  now  enjoy  life  to  its  fullest  extent.  Mr.  Terry  cul- 
tivated corn  where  the  city  of  Elmwood  now  stands.  He  also  he]])ed 
to  build  tlie  lirst  railroad  in  Illinois,  and  has  seen  much  of  ])ioneer»life 
in  this  state.  Both  he  and  wife  are  mendjers  of  tlje  ]\[ethodist  Episco- 
pal church,  and  are  at  present  strong  and  active.  Mr.  Tei-ry  is  now 
sixty-live  and  Mrs.  Tei'ry  seventv-three  years  of  a<>e.  Chai'les  W. 
lerrv  is  the  oldest  of  their  familv  of  two  children.     His  earlv  life  was 

c/  •'  t'  ' 

spent  at  hard  labor.  At  twelve  years  of  age  he  began  school  for 
the  first  time.  The  schoolhouse  being  built  of  logs,  and  the  benches 
of  ])lanks.  On  September  23,  1873,  he  married  INIiss  Mary  Elizabeth, 
daught<n-  of  Eccless  B.  and  Jerusha  (Smith)  West,  born  in  Tazewell 
c(Mmty,  111.,  Septend>er  29,  1850,  Her  father  was  a  native  of  Ohio, 
and  her  nu)th(;r's  people  come  to  Chicago  from  Massachusetts,  journey- 
ing oviM'land  with  oxen,  the  tri])  lasting  three  months.  He  purchased 
foi'ty  acres  where  Chica<io  now  stands,  but  wmoved  to  Tazewell  count  v 
•   when  Jei'usha  was   but  a  child,  having  been  born  in  Chicago.     Her 


OF  WEST  J  HUSKY   ToWNSnTP.  703 

father  came  to  Putnam  comity,  where  lie  fii-st  met  Miss  Smitli.  lie 
afterwards  came  to  Tazewell  county  where  they  were  marri(Hl.  WIhmi 
]\[ary  was  hut  seven  years  old  they  canu^  to  Stark  county,  and  settled 
in  Essex  townshij),^nul  later  came  to  AVest  Jersey  township  where 
they  remained  until  ISSf),  when  they  removed  to  Missouri.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  AVest  are  mendjers  of  the  (Christian  church.  INfr.  West  is  now 
sixtv-eiirht  and  "Mrs.  West  sixtv  velars  of  a<j:e.  Of  their  ten  cJiildi-cii 
live  died  in  infancy.  iNfary.  now  Mrs.  'J'erry,  is  tiie  eldest  child.  Her 
early  life  was  s])ent  at  home  assisting  liei"  parents.  Her  advantages 
also  were  only  those  of  the  pioneer  ])erio(l.  Since  -their  marriage  in 
1878  j\Ir.  and  INIrs.  Terry  have  resided  on  their  farm  in  West  Jersey 
townsiiip,  which  Mr.  Tei'ry  had  j)reviously  ])urchased.  Thi-ee  children 
have  hlessed  their  union.  ]Mary  L.,  Harriet  J.  and  William  O.  Polit- 
ically Mr.  T(>rrv  is  a  ]{epul)lican,  and  is  ()p))osed  to  secret  organizations. 
Ml',  and  ]\rrs.  Terry  are  descendants  of  Illinois'  earliest  |)ioneers,  as 
this  sketch  will  show.  They  have  a  ])l(>;isant  home  four  miles  from 
Toulon,  whei'e  they  own  14.")  acres  (»f  well  improved  lands. 

WaxhiiKiton  Trh'l-h\ — ^[rs.  AVi ley's  father  is  the  son  of  Christopher 
and  Mary  Trickle.  He  was  hoi-n  Tiear  P>altimore,  Md.,  February  1, 
1805.  May  15,  1828,  he  married  Miss  Eleanor  Smith,  who  was  horn  in 
Delaware  in  1807.  In  1835  he  came  to  Fulton  county.  111.,  and  one 
year  later  to  Stark  county,  and  hegan  fai'ming.  On  July  15,  1883, 
^frs.  Trickle  died  at  their  home  in  Elm  wood.  111.  Since  her  death  ]Mr. 
Trickle  has  made  his  liome  with  his  son-in-law,  Mr.  Wiley.  He  is  now 
eighty-two  years  of  age,  strong  and  active.  In  1811  Mr.  Trickle  re- 
moved to  ()hio  from  Maryland,  where  on  account  of  the  Indians  he 
was  quartered  in  the  fort.  Almost  a  quarter  of  a  century  later  he 
came  to  Illinois. 

Adnm  I).  Van  SicMe,  son  of  Aaron  and  Nomey  (Decker)  Van 
Sickle,  was  born  in  AVarren  county,  N.  J.,  March  24,  1831.  His 
parents,  New  Jerseyians,  came  to^  West  Jersey  township,  where  his 
father  died  June  1,  1874._  His  mother  is  still"  livino-,  and  is  seventy- 
eight  years  of  age.  Aaron  D.  is  the  second  child  of  their  family  of  ten 
children.  In  1850  he  married  Miss  Mary  Kelly,  a  native  of  Ireland. 
After  their  marriage,  Mr.  Van  Sickle  was  employed  as  a  farm  hand, 
he  working  for  $90  per  year,  \'('hich  occupation  he  folloAved  six  years. 
In  1850  he  came  to  Stark  county,  and  in  18f3  he  purchased  a  farm 
and  began  its  improvement.  In'l875  Mrs.  Van  Sickle  died,  her  health 
having  been  failing  for  some  time.  She  left.five  children,  one  of  whom 
died  in  infancy;  Harriet,  now'  Mi-s.  I>arr,  of  Ouda,  111.;  George,  a 
farmer  of  West  Jersev ;  Josephine,  Mrs.  Laing,  of  Missouri,  and 
AVillie,  at  lionie.  In  1877  Mr.  A'an  Sickle  married  Miss  ]\Iartha  Ann 
AA^ilev,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Julia  Ann  AViley,  born  in  Stark  coun- 
ty,,111.,  IVrarch  20,  1860.  Her  father,  a  native  of  Kew  Jersey,  beinf^ 
l)()rn  in  Morris  county,  April  27,  1802,  removed  to  Illinois  in  1853,  and 
settled  in  Stark  county.  Here,  in  1854  Mrs.  AViley  died.  In  1855 
Mr.  Wiley  married  Mrs.  Julia  Ann  White.  She  was  born  in  Ohio, 
May  27,  1872.  Again  Mr.  Wiley  was  left  a  widoAver,  Mrs.  AA^ilev's 
death  occurring  March,  16,  1872.  She  left  five  children,  Mrs.  Van 
Sickle  being  the  third  child.     Since  his  wife's  death,  Mr.  Wiley  has  for 


704  BIOGRAPHY  AND   EEMIN18CEN0E8 

the  most  of  the  time  made  his  home  with  his  children,  recently  at  Mr. 
Van  Sickle's.  He  is  now  in  his  eighty-fifth  year,  and  for  so  old  a  man  is 
strong  and  active.  Since  Mr.  Van  Sickle's  marriao^e  with  Miss  Wiley 
in  1877,  he  has  resided  on  his  farm,  about  two  and  a  half  miles  from 
the  village  of  West  Jersey.  This  marriage  was  blessed  by  two  chil- 
dren, Bertha  A.  and  Charles  E.  He  has  always  been  a  Republican, 
and  has  held  several  township  offices.  He  has  increased  his  original 
farm  of  100  acres  to  500  acres  of  choice  lands  in  West  Jersey. 

Jo/i7i  Wiley,  son  of  Jacob  and  Anna  (Sandei's)  Wiley,  was  born  in  Xew 
Jersey  in  1834.  His  })arents,  both  boi-n  in  New  Jei-sey,  came  to  Illinois  in 
1852.  Tljey  settled  in  West  Jersey  township  where,  in  '54,  liis  mother 
died.  His  father  is  still  living,  being  now  eighty-five  yeai*s  of  age. 
John  Wiley  is  the  third  child  of  a  family  of  seven  children.  In  '52, 
when  he  was  eighteen  yeare  of  age,  he  came  with  his  parents  to  Stark 
county,  where  he  was  engaged  in  agriculture,  most  of  the  time  working 
by  the  month.  In  '65  he  married  Miss  Eunice,  daughter  of  Washing- 
ton and  Eleanor  Trickle,  born  in  1830.  After  their  marriage  Mr. 
Wiley  began  farming  in  West  Jersey  township,  where  he  now  resides. 
By  his  fii'st  marriage  four  children  were  born,  three  of  whom  are  liv- 
ing:  Arthur  J.,  Ella,  Laura  A.  George  AV.  is  numbered  with  the 
dead.  In  '05  Mrs.  Wiley  died  in 'iiienibership  with  the  (^liristian 
Cliui'ch.  In  '00  Ml-.  Wiley  mai-ried  Miss  Sarah  (".,  daughttM-  of  Aart)n 
and  Djjrcas  Ateii,  born  in  Kiiiton  county,  111.,  in  1837.  In  \S()  this  lady 
died,  leaving  live  eliildren  :  Alma  A.,  Jra  K.,  'I'liomas  Iv,  Mmma  T.  and 
Clara  L.  Politically  ho  is  a  Kepubliean.  lie  has  increased  his  original 
I'arni  of  eighty  acres  to  2'.H)  aeres,  adi  well  im|)roved.  (  ]'!</»;  .shitrfus  oj' 
,/itfol)    W  l/<  1/  ii/ii/    11.  7 '/•!(•/,/<'.) 

ir.  ir.  HVA.v/(/',  lo  whom  nmny  reij'erenees  art*  made  in  the  pohlical 
and  pionetM' ehaplers,  was  for  years  prominiMit  ammig  the  pioiieiMX  of 
Knox  eoiinly  as  well  as  of  Slarl<.  In  '56  W .  W ,  \\'ebstt<r,  l.w«» 
daughters,  and  Miss  M,  I"].  Meliilosh,  a  IVieud,  all  t)!'  \\'t>st  .lt>rsi>y,  W(M'e 
slriil<en  wilh  disi'asu,  wliieh  endi'tl  in  dealh.  W .  \V,  Webslei*  was  one 
of  the  jirst  temperanec!  workers  in  Stark  county,  and  certainly  tme  of 
the  most  earnest  abolitionists  in  the  State.     (  1  iile  (jenei'ul  history.) 

Naliala  Youikj,  died  June  1,  1883,  aged  fifty-foui*  years.  She  was 
born  in  ^laryland  in  182U;  moved  with  parents  to  Ohio  in  '37,  and  to 
Illinois  in  '44.     In  '4(1  she  married  Mr.  ^  oung. 

6'.  ir.  Ymuuu  retired  merchant,  was  born  in  Washington  county, 
Md.,  in  1825,  of  which  state  his  parents,  William  and  ^lahala  (Uoby) 
^'oung,  were  also  natives,  where  tlu?  latter  died  about  1833.  In  1838, 
before  Stark  was  oj'gani/.ed,  ^Ir.  Young,  with  his  five  children,  located 
in  Peoria  county,  111.,  and  died  there  in  1844  in  his  fitty-fii-st  year.  Of 
his  children  who  accomiianied  him  to  Illinois,  II.  S.  is  in  Minnesota, 
iJorcas  is  deceased,  C.  W.  resides  here,  Mary  in  ^lissouri,  and  Amanda, 
of  Princeville,  Illinois.  William,  Nelson  and  Charlotte  remained  in 
IMaryland  for  some  time,  but  ultimately  came  here.  William  now 
residijs  in  Iowa,  while  Nelson  and  (Miai'lotte  are  among  the  dead.  C. 
AV^  Young  was  in  his  thirteenth  year  when  he  came  to  Illinois.  He 
])assed  through  all  the  ])ioneer  vicissitudes  of  those  times.  In  1851  or 
1852  he  engaged  in  business  at  Ivickapoo  town,  lU.,  and  in  1853  opened 


OP   VAM.KV   TOWNf^flfl'.  705 

a  frenoral  store  at  West  .lersoy,  wliei-e  liis  f.'unily  settled  in  1854.  For 
twenty  yoai's  lie  carried  on  lar<;e  trade  li('f(^  ;ind  wassuceessCnl  in  every 
enterprise  lie  touched.  In  lS,")r)  he  v.;isii|)j)oint(>d  j)ostjnj(st<'r,which  olfiec: 
he  held  until  1872.  For  twelve  years  he  was  justice  of  the  peace  and 
school  treasurer  here,  also  served  as  assessor,  and  a  member  of  the 
It«^pul)lican  Central  Committee  of  Stark  county.  Tie  owns  two  hundred 
acn's  on  section  !(!,  all  well  im))roved  aud  highly  euItivatiMl.  Since 
1872  he  has  abandoned  many  business  cares,  now  devoting  himself  to 
the  care  of  his  landed  property.  Mrs.  Young,  an  old  membel*  of  the 
M.  E.  church,  di<^d  here  in  1883,  agt'd  fifty-four  years.  In  1885  he 
man-ied  Mrs.  Martha  A.  (Ileaton)  Swank,  who  is  also  a  uiember  of  the 
M.  PI  church.  Mr.  Young's  life  has  been  eminently  active  and  suc- 
cessful. 

J.  Q.  Yo\m<j^  born  in  Warrerio  county,  N.  J.,  in  182^,  is  a  son  of 
Silas  and  Sarah  Young,  natives  olothat  state.  Ilis  ])arents  died  there. 
In  1852  Mr.  J.  Q.  'i'oung  visited  ly-edericksburg,  Va.,  and  resided  there 
four  years,  coming  to  this  township  in  1850.  For  some  time  lie  worked 
by  the  month,  meantime  acted  "the  part  of  a  knid  ])rospector  and 
ultimately  purchased  the  100  acres  on  which  he  now  n^sides.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Julia  Ann,  daughter  of  Wilson  Garner,  who  came 
from  Michigan  years  ago,  returned  and  is  now  among  the  pioneers  of 
a  higher  land.  Mr.  Young  is  a  meml)er  of  the  Greenback  party  though 
formerly  a  Ilepublican. 

VALLEY    TOWNSIIil'. 

Bi!<J\np  Philander  Chase,  born  December  14,  1775,  in  New  Hamp- 
shire, graduated  from  Dartmouth  College  in  1795.  lie  Avas  brought 
uj)  in  the  Congi'egational  faith,  but  after  leaving  cf)llege  became  a 
member  of  the  Protestjyit  Episco})al  body,  studied  for  its  ministry  ; 
■was  ordain-ed  in  Ts'ew  York  in  May,  1798,  and  was  missionary  in  that 
state  for  several  years.  From  1805  to  1811  he  was  pastor  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  church  at  New  Orleans;  next  rector  of  the 
church  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  in  1817  we  find  him  on  the  Ohio  mis- 
sion, of  which  state  he  was  elected  bishop  in  1819.  In  1823  he  visited 
England  and  secured  $30,000  aid  for  his  church,  then  purchased  8,000 
acres  in  central  Ohio,  and  laid  the  foundation  of  Kenyon  College.  A 
dispute  with  the  trustees  of  the  college  about  funds  led  to- his  resigna- 
tion as  president  of  the  college,  and  also  of  his  position  as  bishop,  in 
1831.  Some  time  after  he  purcliased  land  near  Gilead,  Mich.,  and  re- 
sided thereon  until  1835,  Avhen  he  Avas  elected  Bishop  of  Illinois,  and 
settled  in  Peoria  county.  Revisiting  England  he  secured  !?10,000,  with 
Avhich  he  founded  Jubilee  College,  Peoria  county,  and  there  he  resided 
until  his  death,  September  20,  1852.  It  is  said  of  him  that  he  was  the 
most  useful,  indomitable,  earnest  pioneer  of  Protestant  Episco))alian- 
ism  in  the  west,  and  indeed  the  history  of  that  church  does  not  point 
out  a  more  distinguished  worker  on  this  continent.  Bishop  (yhase 
married  Miss  Mary  Fay.  of  Vermont,  in  1795.  She  died,  leaving  thi'ee 
children:  Philander,  George  and  Dudley.  The  first  named  was  a 
clergyman  until  his  death  in  1823;  George  became  a  lawyer,  but  died 
in  early  manhood ;  and  Dudley,  a  clergyman,  resides  at  Philadelphia. 


706  BIOGRAPHY  AND  REMINI8CENOK8. 

To  his  second  wife,  Miss  Sophia  M.  InOTaham,  three  children  were 
born.:  Henry,  manager  of  the  Chase  Elevator  Company,  Chicago; 
Mary,  wife  of  Rev.  Jacob  iS.  Chamberlain,  of,  Topeka,  Kan.;  and  Phi- 
lander, who  resided  in  Stark  c6unty  until  his  death  in  1872, 

Philander  Chase,  youngest  son  of  Bishop  Chase,  was  bom  at 
Worthington,  Ohio,  June  8,  1824;  educated  at  Jubilee  College,  and 
ordained  in  184(5.  For  many"  years  he  was  missionary  preacher  in 
Peoi'ia  and  Stark  counties.  In  November,  1852,  he,  with  his  family, 
settled  in  Valley  townsljip.  -In  1850  he  removed  to  Wyoming,  as  pas- 
tor of  St.  Luke's  church;  but  early  in  1800  returned  to  his  farm,  still 
conducting  services  at  Wyoming.  In  February,  1804,  he  moved  to 
Jubilee,  pi'cached  iji  Fulton" and  Iroquois  counties  until  1808.  Early 
in  1809  he  returned  to  Valley  township,  and  resided  on  his  farm 
■until  his  death,  A])ril  23,  1872.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Anna 
K.  Ingraham,  May  14,  1842.  Of  their  children,  Ilebor  is  a  merchant 
at  Wady  Petra;  Philander,  a  farmer  of  Wymore,  Neb.;  AV^illiam  I., 
])ublisher  of  the  /School  Herald,  Chicago;  Elliott,  a  merchant  of 
Wichita,  Kan.;  Henry  E.,  a  teacher,  of  Clarksburg,  W.  Va.;  Alice  C, 
on  the  editorial  staff  of  the  Inter  Ocean,  Chicago;  Laura,  now  Mrs.  B. 
II.  Freeman,  of  Freei)ort,  Kan.;  L.  So])hia  M.,  teacher  at  Piverside, 
111.,  and  Anna  Content,  a  teacher  of  this  county.  ( Vide  Jlidunes  of 
Toulon  and  Y alley ^^ 


CONCLUSION. 


The  expenditures  of  the  county  from  1839  to  the  close  of  the  liscul 
year  1885,  are  given  as  follows : 


1839-40.  .  . . 

...  $     566 
..,     1,298 

59 

1859 

5,841  11 

1878  .                     12  384  05 

1841 

02 

1860 

3,910  52 

1879 12,185  41 

1842 

.  .  .     1,020 

85 

1861 

8,128  98 

1880 10,085  57 

1843 

...     1,217 

31 

1862 

9,691   78 

1881 9,809  97 

1844 

.  .  .     1,200 

41 

1868 

14,914  86 

1882 9,821  62 

1845 

760 

685 

00 
00 

1864 

1865 

15,087  58 

17,149  70 

1883                        10  95'>  05 

1846 

1884 11,723  58 

1847 

984 

76 

1866 

14,680  65 

1885 17,841  72 

1848 

...     1,488 

02 

1867 

27,645  70 

1849 

...     2,106 

85 
01 
58 

1 868 

10,181  19 

Tli(>  committee  on  etiuiil- 

1850 

...     1,701 
...     1,864 

1869 

9,416  99 

izatiou  of  lands  of  tlie  state 

1851.      .    .. 

1870 

8,867  77 

board  of  equalization, 

1852 

.  . .     4,921 

32 

1871 

19,260  91 

places  the  value  of  lands  in 

1858 

. . .     8,586 

17 

1872 

9.474  72 

Stark  county  at  $14.. 54  iicr 

1854      

,  . .     4,603 

64 
07 

1S78 

7,117  73 

acre.     This  is  really   !   of 

1855 

...     4,418 

1874 

4,585  20 

the  true  vahu;  or  only  20  per 

1856 

.   13  068 

60 
66 

1875 

.    . .     18  309  65 

cent  of  the  present  average 

1857 

...   18,016 

1876 

10,982  24 

market  value. 

1858 

. .       8,562 

67 

1877 

12,585  28 

STATISTICS  OF  THE  CENSUS  RETURNS  FROM  1840  TO  1880,  ARE  GIVEN  AS 

FOLLOWS  : 


1840 

1850 

1855 

1855 

1855 

1860 

1865 

1865 

1865 

1870 

1870 

1870 

1880 

TOWNSHIPS. 

_o 

o 

p 

o 
Ph 

02 

s 

i 

S 

1 

o 

03 

1 

Is 
1 

1 

^ 

H 

> 

■4-> 

o 

1278 
1108 
1121 

•Mm 

1270 
lOtil 
1.538 
1315 

1 

Osceola 

281 
304 
243 
379 
388 
175 
407 
408 

580 
070 
518 
8()it 
854 
402 
8!t5 
764 

lono 

954 

999 

17S3 

um 

870 
1 198 
1100 

.537 
,554 
578 
980 
649 
611 
602 
651 

.527 
544 
407 
962 
015 
.524 
519 
508 

4726 

1064 
1098 
1045 
1942 
1204 
1135 
1121 
1219 

1148 
891 
972 

is-lri 

1123 

845 

1431 

1223 

130 
217 
149 
218 
147 
216 
107 
93 

1519 

Elmira 

366 

275 
430 
4t)6 
227 
488 
356 

978 

Penn 

1216 

Toulon 

2657 

Goshen 

1192 

Valley 

986 

Essex 

West  Jersey 

1452 
1207 

Stark  County 

1.576 

3710 

2913 

2585 

5498 

9004 

.5162 

9888 

9475 

1376 

10751 

IISOT 

In  1860  tliei-e  were  8,037  native  and  067  forei;Liii  liorn  citizens. 

In  1870  the  nationality  of  our  foreign  population  was  as  follows  : 
British,  308 ;  Canadian,  i07;  Irish,  359;  Scotch,  147;  German,  158; 
Scandinavian,  178;  French,  9.  In  1880  there  were  10,007  native  and 
1,200  foreign  born  residents.  These  numbers  are  made  uj)  as  follows  : 
1  Bohemian,  145  Dutch,  359  Irish,  267  English  and  Welsh,  142  Scotch, 

707 


708  CONCLUSION. 

108  Canadians,  7  French,  151  Swedes  and  ISTorwegians,  and  4  Swiss. 
The  native  population  comprises  0,711,  Illinois;  107,  Indiana;  531, 
New  York;  868,  Ohio;  628,  Pennsylvania;  40,  Kentucky;  68,  Mis- 
souri; 23,  Tennessee;  116,  Virginia;'  and  29,  Wisconsin.  In  1850  the 
pojnilation  of  the  county  seat  and  township  was  only  377. 

The  population  of  the  toAvns  in  1870  was  as  follows:  Toulon,  904; 
Wyoming,  640;  Lafayette,  284;  Bradford,  280.  In  1855,  Toulon  had 
355,  and  Lafayette  350.  In  1880  the  population  of  Wvoming  was 
1086;  of  Toulon,  967  ;  of  Bradford,  506  ;  of  Lafayette,  265  ;  of  Castle- 
ton.  149 ;  of  Lombardville,  104  ;  of  A¥est  Jersey,  94 ;  of  Elniira,  84,  of 
Modena,  76,  and  of  Osceola,  69.  The  population  of  1880  was  made 
up  of  5,854  males  and  5353  females  ;  1751  males  and  1645  females 
being  between  the  ages  of  5  and  17  years  inclusive.  " 

ELMIRA. 

A  son  of  Eev.  Mr.  McDermott,  of  the  Knox  Presbyterian  church, 
Elmira,  was  accidentally  shot  by  another  boy,  Walter  Stevenson,  in 
April,  1885.  There  Avas  no  coroner's  jury,  as  Dr.  Boardman,  the 
examining  physician,  did  not  deem  the  case  as  one  requiring  official 
examination.  The  matter  was  subsequently  brought  before  the  grand 
jury,  that  body  discharged  the  case,  crediting  the  death  of  young 
McDairmid  to  boyish  recklessness  rather  than  to  intent.  In  a  state- 
ment made  before  Judge  Wright  August  12. 1885,  bv  Mrs.  Marv  McDair- 
mid,  the  following  exphination  of  this  sad  affair  is  given:  'When 
John  McAVilliams  fir^t  saw  Nelson  (McDairmid)  and  Walt  er  Steven- 
son) they  were  shooting  in  the  pond,  then  they  lay  down  on  the  grass, 
Walter  having  Nelson's  gun;  he  gave  it  to  John  McWilliams,  saying, 
•'There  are  three  balls  in  it."  John  saw  the  balls  himself,  lie  shot  once 
at  the  fence,  when  Walter  took  the  gun  and  pointed  it  at  Nelson,  when 
Nelson  said,  '*  Don't  3^ou  point  that  gun  at  me;  I  don't  want  any  one 
to  point  a  gun  at  me  like  that."  Walter  sna]:)ped,  the  chamber  was 
empty.  Walter  continued  pointing  the  gun  at  Nelson,  when  the  latter 
moved  back,  bent  his  liead  nearly  to  the  ground,  held  up  his  arm  over 
his  head.  Walter  followed,  pointing,  snapped  the  second  time,  the 
gun  was  discharged,  the  ball  entering  Nelson's  head.  John  McWill- 
iams went  for  water.  l)rouglit  some  in  a  hat  and  bathed  Nelson's  head, 
when  Nelson  said,  "'That  is  nice."  Bringing  water  a  second  time,  he 
asked  Walter  if  he  should  go  and  tell  that  Nelson  was  shot.  Walter 
said,  "  Yes."  Johnny  said  that  one  of  the  Armstrongs  stated  it  was  a 
play  the  boys  were  playing  out  of  a  book;  but  as  he  saw  no  book,  he 
did  not  believe  it  was  any  play."  As  stated  in  the  history  of  the 
township,  the  general  belief  was  that  the  affair  was  accidental. 


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